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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2019

Design and Synthesis of Selective Phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) Allosteric Inhibitors for the Treatment of Fragile X Syndrome and Other Brain Disorders.

Mark E Gurney, Richard A Nugent, Xuesheng Mo, Janice A Sindac, Timothy J Hagen, David Fox, James M O'Donnell, Chong Zhang, Ying Xu, Han-Ting Zhang and 9 more

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. PDE4D: A Multipurpose Pharmacological Target.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  15. Research progress on phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors in central nervous system diseases.Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2024
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  16. Robust Quantification of Phosphodiesterase-4D in Monkey Brain with PET andJournal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Mark E GurneyTetra Discovery Partners, Inc. , 38 Fulton Street West , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503 , United States.
Richard A NugentTetra Discovery Partners, Inc. , 38 Fulton Street West , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503 , United States.
Xuesheng MoTetra Discovery Partners, Inc. , 38 Fulton Street West , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503 , United States.
Janice A SindacTetra Discovery Partners, Inc. , 38 Fulton Street West , Grand Rapids , Michigan 49503 , United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2489-1576
Timothy J HagenDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Northern Illinois University , 1425 West Lincoln Highway , DeKalb , Illinois 60115 , United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1929-9121
David FoxBeryllium Discovery Corp. , 7869 NE Day Road West , Bainbridge Island , Washington 98110 , United States.
James M O'DonnellDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York , Buffalo , New York 14214-8033 , United States.
Chong ZhangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York , Buffalo , New York 14214-8033 , United States.
Ying XuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York , Buffalo , New York 14214-8033 , United States.
Han-Ting ZhangDepartments of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry and Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute , West Virginia University Health Sciences Center , 1 Medical Center Drive , Morgantown , West Virginia 26506 , United States.
Vincent E GroppiMichigan Drug Discovery, Life Sciences Institute , University of Michigan , 210 Washtenaw Avenue , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48103 , United States.
Marc BailieINDS Inc. , 6111 Jackson Road, Suite 100 , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48103 , United States.
Ronald E WhiteWhite Global Pharma Consultants , 31 Kinglet Drive , South Cranbury , New Jersey 08512 , United States.
Donna L RomeroPharma-Vation Consulting, LLC , 1201 Turnberry Ridge Court , Chesterfield , Missouri 63005 , United States.
A Samuel VellekoopAlbany Molecular Research, Inc. , 21 Corporate Circle , Albany , New York 12203 , United States.
Joel R WalkerAlbany Molecular Research, Inc. , 21 Corporate Circle , Albany , New York 12203 , United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6855-2969
Matthew D SurmanAlbany Molecular Research, Inc. , 21 Corporate Circle , Albany , New York 12203 , United States.
Lei ZhuAlbany Molecular Research, Inc. , 21 Corporate Circle , Albany , New York 12203 , United States.
Robert F CampbellAlbany Molecular Research, Inc. , 21 Corporate Circle , Albany , New York 12203 , United States.
Albany Molecular Research (United States) · USTetra Therapeutics (United States) · USUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York · USBeryllium (United States) · USIntegrated Nonclinical Development Solutions (United States) · USNorthern Illinois University · USUniversity of Michigan · USWest Virginia University · US

Funding

University of Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute - Supplement SchulyerUL1TR001412 · NCATS · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI MURPHY, TIMOTHY F · 2015 to 2024
$33.8M
PDE4D-NAMs for Treating Cognitive ImpairmentU01NS078034 · NINDS · TETRA DISCOVERY PARTNERS, INC. · PI GURNEY, MARK E · 2012 to 2016
$2.0M
PDE4D PET LigandR44MH107077 · NIMH · TETRA DISCOVERY PARTNERS, INC. · PI GURNEY, MARK E · 2018 to 2020
$1.6M
PDE4D PET Ligand for Psychiatric DiseaseR43MH107077 · NIMH · TETRA DISCOVERY PARTNERS, INC. · PI GURNEY, MARK E · 2015 to 2015
$346k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001412NIMH NIH HHS R43 MH107077NIMH NIH HHS R44 MH107077NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS078034
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Novel pyridine- and pyrimidine-based allosteric inhibitors are reported that achieve PDE4D subtype selectivity through recognition of a single amino acid difference on a key regulatory domain, known as UCR2, that opens and closes over the catalytic site for cAMP hydrolysis. The design and optimization of lead compounds was based on iterative analysis of X-ray crystal structures combined with metabolite identification. Selectivity for the activated, dimeric form of PDE4D provided potent memory enhancing effects in a mouse model of novel object recognition with improved tolerability and reduced vascular toxicity over earlier PDE4 inhibitors that lack subtype selectivity. The lead compound, 28 (BPN14770), has entered midstage, human phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of Fragile X Syndrome.

Indexed as

Drug DesignAllosteric RegulationAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBrain DiseasesCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4Fragile X SyndromeHumansInhibitory Concentration 50MaleMice, Inbred ICRMolecular StructurePhosphodiesterase 4 InhibitorsStructure-Activity RelationshipCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors

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PMID31013090
PMCPMC7444661
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