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ArticleACS medicinal chemistry letters2021

Optimization of Naphthyridones into Selective TATA-Binding Protein Associated Factor 1 (TAF1) Bromodomain Inhibitors.

Michael A Clegg, Natalie H Theodoulou, Paul Bamborough, Chun-Wa Chung, Peter D Craggs, Emmanuel H Demont, Laurie J Gordon, Gemma M Liwicki, Alex Phillipou, Nicholas C O Tomkinson and 2 more

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Article in ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Harnessing the TAF1 Acetyltransferase for Targeted Acetylation of the Tumor Suppressor p53.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  3. Bromodomain inhibitors and therapeutic applications.Current opinion in chemical biology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Michael A CleggGlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.
Natalie H TheodoulouGlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.
Paul BamboroughGlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9479-2894
Chun-Wa ChungGlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2480-3110
Peter D CraggsGlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.
Emmanuel H DemontGlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7307-3129
Laurie J GordonGlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.
Gemma M LiwickiGlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3508-8711
Alex PhillipouGlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.
Nicholas C O TomkinsonWestCHEM, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Thomas Graham Building, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5509-0133
Rab K PrinjhaGlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.
Philip G HumphreysGlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8614-7155

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bromodomain containing proteins and the acetyl-lysine binding bromodomains contained therein are increasingly attractive targets for the development of novel epigenetic therapeutics. To help validate this target class and unravel the complex associated biology, there has been a concerted effort to develop selective small molecule bromodomain inhibitors. Herein we describe the structure-based efforts and multiple challenges encountered in optimizing a naphthyridone template into selective TAF1(2) bromodomain inhibitors which, while unsuitable as chemical probes themselves, show promise for the future development of small molecules to interrogate TAF1(2) biology. Key to this work was the introduction and modulation of the basicity of a pendant amine which had a substantial impact on not only bromodomain selectivity but also cellular target engagement.

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PMID34413961
PMCPMC8366007

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