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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2025

Covalent Targeting Leads to the Development of a LIMK1 Isoform-Selective Inhibitor.

Sebastian Mandel, Thomas Hanke, Niall Prendiville, María Baena-Nuevo, Lena Marie Berger, Frederic Farges, Martin Peter Schwalm, Benedict-Tilman Berger, Andreas Kraemer, Lewis Elson and 12 more

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22 authors.

Sebastian MandelInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Thomas HankeInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7202-9468
Niall PrendivilleEnzymlogic, Qube Technology Park, C/Santiago Grisolía, 2, 28760 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0009-0000-2788-1782
María Baena-NuevoEnzymlogic, Qube Technology Park, C/Santiago Grisolía, 2, 28760 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5960-2271
Lena Marie BergerInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7835-8067
Frederic FargesInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Martin Peter SchwalmInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1252-1829
Benedict-Tilman BergerInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3314-2617
Andreas KraemerInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Lewis ElsonInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Hayuningbudi SaraswatiInstitute of Transfusion Medicine, Transfusion Centre, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center Mainz and Research Center for Immunotherapy (FZI), University Medical Center, University of Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Kamal R Abdul AzeezInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Verena DedererInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Sebastian MatheaInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8500-4569
Ana CorrioneroEnzymlogic, Qube Technology Park, C/Santiago Grisolía, 2, 28760 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0009-0002-9990-1214
Patricia AlfonsoEnzymlogic, Qube Technology Park, C/Santiago Grisolía, 2, 28760 Madrid, Spain.
Sabrina KellerInstitute of Molecular Systems Biology, Otto-Stern-Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
Matthias GstaigerInstitute of Molecular Systems Biology, Otto-Stern-Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
Daniela S KrauseInstitute of Transfusion Medicine, Transfusion Centre, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center Mainz and Research Center for Immunotherapy (FZI), University Medical Center, University of Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Susanne MüllerInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2402-4157
Sandra RöhmInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3999-712X
Stefan KnappInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5995-6494

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Selectivity for closely related isoforms of protein kinases is a major challenge in the design of drugs and chemical probes. Covalent targeting of unique cysteines is a potential strategy to achieve selectivity for highly conserved binding sites. Here, we used a pan-LIMK inhibitor to selectively probe LIMK1 over LIMK2 by targeting the LIMK1-specific cysteine C349 located in the glycine-rich loop region. Binding kinetics of both noncovalent and covalent LIMK inhibitors were investigated, and the fast on-rate and small size of type-I inhibitors were used in the design of a covalent LIMK1 inhibitor. The developed cell-active, isoform-selective LIMK1 inhibitor showed excellent proteome-wide selectivity in pull-down assays, enabling studies of LIMK1 isoform-selective functions in cellular model systems and providing a versatile chemical tool for studies of the LIMK signaling pathway.

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Lim KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsHumansIsoenzymesProtein IsoformsStructure-Activity RelationshipIsoenzymesLIMK1 protein, humanLim KinasesProtein IsoformsProtein Kinase Inhibitors

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PMID40598933
PMCPMC12305648

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