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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2025

Tetrahydropyrazolopyridinones as a Novel Class of Potent and Highly Selective LIMK Inhibitors.

Alex G Baldwin, David W Foley, D Heulyn Jones, Hyunah Lee, Ross Collins, Ben Wahab, Josephine H Pedder, Loren Waters, Marie Paine, Lauramariú Schino and 5 more

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2025. 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.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Alex G BaldwinMedicines Discovery Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7126-5220
David W FoleyMedicines Discovery Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.
D Heulyn JonesMedicines Discovery Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.
Hyunah LeeCentre for Medicines Discovery, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, United Kingdom.
Ross CollinsMedicines Discovery Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.
Ben WahabMedicines Discovery Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.
Josephine H PedderMedicines Discovery Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.
Loren WatersMedicines Discovery Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.
Marie PaineMedicines Discovery Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.
Lauramariú SchinoMedicines Discovery Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.
Gui Jie FengMedicines Discovery Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-6145-8504
Benson M KariukiSchool of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-8658-3897
Jonathan M ElkinsCentre for Medicines Discovery, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2858-8929
John R AtackMedicines Discovery Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.
Simon E WardMedicines Discovery Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-8745-8377

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

LIMKs are serine/threonine and tyrosine kinases that play critical roles in regulating actin filament turnover, affecting key cellular processes such as cytoskeletal remodeling, proliferation and migration. Aberrant LIMK overactivation has been implicated in several diseases, including cancers and neurodegenerative disorders. Understanding the precise molecular mechanisms by which LIMKs modulate actin cytoskeletal dynamics necessitates highly potent and selective LIMK pharmacological inhibitors. We report the discovery of a novel class of allosteric dual-LIMK1/2 inhibitors based on the tetrahydropyrazolopyridinone scaffold. Using structure-based drug design, we identified MDI-117740 (

Indexed as

Lim KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrazolesPyridonesAnimalsDrug DesignHumansMiceStructure-Activity RelationshipLIMK1 protein, humanLIMK2 protein, humanLim KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrazolesPyridones

Identifiers

PMID40765414
PMCPMC12406257

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