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ArticleACS medicinal chemistry letters2025

Morita-Baylis-Hillman Adduct Chemistry as a Tool for the Design of Lysine-Targeted Covalent Ligands.

Marco Paolino, Giusy Tassone, Paolo Governa, Mario Saletti, Matteo Lami, Riccardo Carletti, Filippo Sacchetta, Cecilia Pozzi, Maurizio Orlandini, Fabrizio Manetti and 2 more

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Marco PaolinoDipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1387-7875
Giusy TassoneDipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2575-5528
Paolo GovernaDipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Mario SalettiDipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Matteo LamiDipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Riccardo CarlettiDipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5358-6375
Filippo SacchettaDipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5465-3432
Cecilia PozziDipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Maurizio OrlandiniDipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Fabrizio ManettiDipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9598-2339
Massimo OlivucciDipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8247-209X
Andrea CappelliDipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4140-3028

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Abstract

The use of Targeted Covalent Inhibitors (TCIs) is an expanding strategy for the development of innovative drugs. It is driven by two fundamental steps: (1) recognition of the target site by the molecule and (2) establishment of the covalent interaction by its reactive group. The development of new TCIs depends on the development of new warheads. Here, we propose the use of Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts (MBHAs) to covalently bind Lys strategically placed inside a lipophilic pocket. A human cellular retinoic acid binding protein II mutant (M2) was selected as a test bench for a library of 19 MBHAs. The noncovalent interaction step was investigated by molecular docking studies, while experimentally the entire library was incubated with M2 and crystallized to confirm covalent binding with the target lysine. The results, rationalized through covalent docking analysis, support our hypothesis of MBHAs as reactive scaffolds for the design of lysine-TCIs.

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PMCPMC11912265

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