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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2016

Development of Specific, Irreversible Inhibitors for a Receptor Tyrosine Kinase EphB3.

Alvin Kung, Ying-Chu Chen, Marianne Schimpl, Feng Ni, Jianfa Zhu, Maurice Turner, Henrik Molina, Ross Overman, Chao Zhang

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Identification of tetracycline combinations as EphB1 tyrosine kinase inhibitors for treatment of neuropathic pain.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
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  12. Therapeutic potential of targeting the Eph/ephrin signaling complex.The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology · 2018
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  14. Covalent Modulators of the Vacuolar ATPase.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2017
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  15. Using Protein-Confined Proximity To Determine Chemical Reactivity.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alvin Kung
Ying-Chu Chen
Marianne SchimplDiscovery Sciences, Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca , Building 310, Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WG, United Kingdom.
Feng Ni
Jianfa Zhu
Maurice Turner
Henrik MolinaProteomic Resource Center, The Rockefeller University , New York, New York 10065, United States.
Ross OvermanDiscovery Sciences, Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca , Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4TG, United Kingdom.
Chao Zhang
AstraZeneca (United Kingdom) · GBRockefeller University · US

Funding

USC/NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER (CORE) SUPPORTP30CA014089 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Fumito Ito · 1985 to 2026
$181.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Erythropoietin-producing human hepatocellular carcinoma (Eph) receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) regulate a variety of dynamic cellular events, including cell protrusion, migration, proliferation, and cell-fate determination. Small-molecule inhibitors of Eph kinases are valuable tools for dissecting the physiological and pathological roles of Eph. However, there is a lack of small-molecule inhibitors that are selective for individual Eph isoforms due to the high homology within the family. Herein, we report the development of the first potent and specific inhibitors of a single Eph isoform, EphB3. Through structural bioinformatic analysis, we identified a cysteine in the hinge region of the EphB3 kinase domain, a feature that is not shared with any other human kinases. We synthesized and characterized a series of electrophilic quinazolines to target this unique, reactive feature in EphB3. Some of the electrophilic quinazolines selectively and potently inhibited EphB3 both in vitro and in cells. Cocrystal structures of EphB3 in complex with two quinazolines confirmed the covalent linkage between the protein and the inhibitors. A "clickable" version of an optimized inhibitor was created and employed to verify specific target engagement in the whole proteome and to probe the extent and kinetics of target engagement of existing EphB3 inhibitors. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the autophosphorylation of EphB3 within the juxtamembrane region occurs in trans using a specific inhibitor. These exquisitely specific inhibitors will facilitate the dissection of EphB3's role in various biological processes and disease contribution.

Indexed as

Drug DesignAmino Acid SequenceHEK293 CellsHumansModels, MolecularPhosphorylationProtein ConformationProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, EphB3Protein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, EphB3

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PMID27478969
PMCPMC7476666
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