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ArticleeLife2018

Dynamics of human protein kinase Aurora A linked to drug selectivity.

Warintra Pitsawong, Vanessa Buosi, Renee Otten, Roman V Agafonov, Adelajda Zorba, Nadja Kern, Steffen Kutter, Gunther Kern, Ricardo Ap Pádua, Xavier Meniche and 1 more

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Article in eLife, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Warintra Pitsawong *Department of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5438-1783
Vanessa Buosi *Department of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.
Renee Otten *Department of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7342-6131
Roman V Agafonov *Department of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.
Adelajda ZorbaDepartment of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4452-8419
Nadja KernDepartment of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1313-5890
Steffen KutterDepartment of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0349-8161
Gunther KernDepartment of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.
Ricardo Ap PáduaDepartment of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9719-3440
Xavier MenicheDepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States.
Dorothee KernDepartment of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7631-8328

Funding

Collaborative experimental & computational studies of conformational transitionsR01GM100966 · NIGMS · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI HAGAN, MICHAEL F, KERN, DOROTHEE · 2013 to 2016
$1.2M
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation DRG-2114-12Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM100966NIH HHS GM100966-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein kinases are major drug targets, but the development of highly-selective inhibitors has been challenging due to the similarity of their active sites. The observation of distinct structural states of the fully-conserved Asp-Phe-Gly (DFG) loop has put the concept of conformational selection for the DFG-state at the center of kinase drug discovery. Recently, it was shown that Gleevec selectivity for the Tyr-kinase Abl was instead rooted in conformational changes after drug binding. Here, we investigate whether protein dynamics after binding is a more general paradigm for drug selectivity by characterizing the binding of several approved drugs to the Ser/Thr-kinase Aurora A. Using a combination of biophysical techniques, we propose a universal drug-binding mechanism, that rationalizes selectivity, affinity and long on-target residence time for kinase inhibitors. These new concepts, where protein dynamics in the drug-bound state plays the crucial role, can be applied to inhibitor design of targets outside the kinome.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationAurora Kinase ACrystallography, X-RayDrug DiscoveryHumansImatinib MesylateKineticsProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein Kinase InhibitorsAurora Kinase AImatinib MesylateProtein Kinase Inhibitorscancer biologydrug bindingE. colienzyme kineticsmolecular biophysicsprotein kinasestructural biology

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PMID29901437
PMCPMC6054532

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