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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2021

Discovery of Quinoxaline-Based P1-P3 Macrocyclic NS3/4A Protease Inhibitors with Potent Activity against Drug-Resistant Hepatitis C Virus Variants.

Desaboini Nageswara Rao, Jacqueto Zephyr, Mina Henes, Elise T Chan, Ashley N Matthew, Adam K Hedger, Hasahn L Conway, Mohsan Saeed, Alicia Newton, Christos J Petropoulos and 4 more

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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14 authors.

Desaboini Nageswara RaoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, United States.
Jacqueto ZephyrDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, United States.
Mina HenesDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, United States.
Elise T ChanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, United States.
Ashley N MatthewDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, United States.
Adam K HedgerDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1529-2598
Hasahn L ConwayDepartment of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States.
Mohsan SaeedDepartment of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States.
Alicia NewtonMonogram Biosciences, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Christos J PetropoulosMonogram Biosciences, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Wei HuangMonogram Biosciences, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Nese Kurt YilmazDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5036-676X
Celia A SchifferDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2270-6613
Akbar AliDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3491-791X

Funding

Drug Resistance in HCV NS3/4A - Inhibitor binding versus substrate recognitionR01AI085051 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SCHIFFER, CELIA A. · 2010 to 2019
$4.6M
Integration of Evolution to Avoid Resistance in Structure Based Drug DesignR01GM135919 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SCHIFFER, CELIA A. · 2020 to 2023
$2.5M
Fragment-based drug design and substrate envelope model of the Zika virus proteaseF31GM131635 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI ZEPHYR, JACQUETO · 2019 to 2021
$80k
Structure-based design of robust cross-genotypic NS3/4A protease inhibitors that avoid resistanceF31GM119345 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI MATTHEW, ASHLEY NICOLE · 2016 to 2017
$64k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI085051NIGMS NIH HHS F31 GM119345NIGMS NIH HHS F31 GM131635NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM135919
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The three pan-genotypic HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitors (PIs) currently in clinical use-grazoprevir, glecaprevir, and voxilaprevir-are quinoxaline-based P2-P4 macrocycles and thus exhibit similar resistance profiles. Using our quinoxaline-based P1-P3 macrocyclic lead compounds as an alternative chemical scaffold, we explored structure-activity relationships (SARs) at the P2 and P4 positions to develop pan-genotypic PIs that avoid drug resistance. A structure-guided strategy was used to design and synthesize two series of compounds with different P2 quinoxalines in combination with diverse P4 groups of varying sizes and shapes, with and without fluorine substitutions. Our SAR data and cocrystal structures revealed the interplay between the P2 and P4 groups, which influenced inhibitor binding and the overall resistance profile. Optimizing inhibitor interactions in the S4 pocket led to PIs with excellent antiviral activity against clinically relevant PI-resistant HCV variants and genotype 3, providing potential pan-genotypic inhibitors with improved resistance profiles.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntiviral AgentsCrystallography, X-RayDrug Resistance, ViralHepacivirusHepatitis CMacrocyclic CompoundsMaleMolecular StructureProtease InhibitorsProtein BindingQuinoxalinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySerine ProteasesStructure-Activity RelationshipAntiviral AgentsMacrocyclic CompoundsNS3-4A serine protease, Hepatitis C virusProtease InhibitorsQuinoxalinesSerine ProteasesViral Nonstructural Proteins

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PMID34405680
PMCPMC9228641

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