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- Adrian Meredith, Jenny, 1971-, et al.
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P2 '-truncated BACE-1 inhibitors with a novel hydroxethylene-like core
- 2010
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Ingår i: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. - : Elsevier BV. - 0223-5234 .- 1768-3254. ; 45:2, s. 542-554
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Highly potent BACE-1 protease inhibitors derived from a novel hydroxyethylene-like core structure were recently developed by our group using X-ray crystal structure data and molecular modelling. In a continuation of this work guided by molecular modelling we have explored a truncated core motif where the P2' amide group is replaced by an ether linkage resulting in a set of alkoxy, aryloxy and alkylaryl groups, with the overall aim to reduce molecular weight and the number of amide bonds to increase permeability and bestow the inhibitors with drug-like features. The most potent of these inhibitors displayed a BACE-I IC50 value of 140 nM. The synthesis of these BACE-I inhibitors utilizes readily available starting materials, furnishing the target compounds in good overall yields.
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- Martinelli, Silvia, et al.
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ANGPT2 promoter methylation is strongly associated with gene expression and prognosis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- 2013
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Ingår i: Epigenetics. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1559-2294 .- 1559-2308. ; 8:7, s. 720-729
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Increasing evidence suggests a key role for angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT2) in influencing the aggressiveness of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). In the presence of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), ANGPT2 causes vessel destabilization leading to neoangiogenesis. Accordingly, high expression levels of ANGPT2 and high degree of angiogenesis have consistently been associated with poor prognosis in CLL; however, the molecular mechanisms behind the variability in ANGPT2 expression are still to be discovered. Here, for the first time, we investigated the DNA methylation status of the ANGPT2 promoter in a large CLL cohort (n = 88) using pyrosequencing and correlated methylation data with ANGPT2 expression levels, prognostic factors and outcome. Importantly, methylation levels of the ANGPT2 gene correlated inversely with its mRNA expression levels (p < 0.001). Moreover, low ANGPT2 methylation status was highly associated with adverse prognostic markers, shorter time to first treatment and overall survival. Finally, treatment with methyl inhibitors induced re-expression of ANGPT2 in two B-cell lymphoma cell lines, underscoring the importance of DNA methylation in regulating transcriptional silencing of this gene. In conclusion, we believe that the known variability in ANGPT2 expression among CLL patients could be explained by differential promoter DNA methylation and that low methylation levels of the ANGPT2 promoter have an adverse prognostic impact in CLL.
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- Öhrngren, Per, et al.
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Hiv-1 Protease Inhibitors with a Tertiary Alcohol Containing a Transition-State Mimic and Various P2/P1´ Substituents
- 2011
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Ingår i: MedChemComm. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 2040-2503 .- 2040-2511. ; 2:8, s. 701-709
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Two series, including in total 18 novel HIV-1 protease inhibitors, comprising a tertiary alcohol as thetransition-state mimic have been synthesised and evaluated. Replacement of the previously used, butmetabolically unstable, indanol amide group with amino acid derived aliphatic P2–P3 moietiesprovided potent inhibitors with low Ki- and EC50-values (2.7 nM and 2.0 mM, respectively). The P10subunit was varied using 10 different aromatic and heteroaromatic substituents furnishing thecorresponding inhibitors with retained activity. Permeability and stability studies showed examples inthe same range as Atazanavir. X-Ray crystallographic analysis of two selected inhibitor enzyme cocomplexes(9a and 9d) supplied detailed structural information. The binding modes were compared tothose of Atazanavir and a previously reported indanol amide containing inhibitor (14). The novelinhibitors with an elongated P1' side chain enabled a previously unexploited edge-on interaction withPhe53/153. Exchange of the previously used indanol amide P2 moiety, with a tert-leucine derived P2–P3side chain, furnished small main chain displacements in the S2–S3 pocket. The methyl amide in the P3 position caused a 2 Å shift of the Arg8/108 in comparison to 14, indicating the flexibility of the proteaseactive site.
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