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ArticleRSC medicinal chemistry2025

Allosteric targeting of RIPK1: discovery of novel inhibitors

R S K Vijayan, Matthew M Hamilton, Dana E Pfaffinger, Fernando G Alvarez, Naphtali J Reyna, Jennifer P Bardenhagen, Hannah Shepard, Christian Rodriguez, Sunil Goodwani, Yaima Lightfoot and 11 more

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Article in RSC 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Cellular Context Influences Kinase Inhibitor Selectivity.Journal of medicinal chemistry · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

R S K VijayanInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4868-8214
Matthew M HamiltonInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1703-1685
Dana E PfaffingerInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.
Fernando G AlvarezInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.
Naphtali J ReynaInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3776-2718
Jennifer P BardenhagenInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.
Hannah ShepardInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.
Christian RodriguezInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.
Sunil GoodwaniBelfer Neurodegeneration Consortium, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA.
Yaima LightfootBelfer Neurodegeneration Consortium, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA.
Klaus MaskosProteros biostructures GmbH Bunsenstr. 7a D-82152 Martinsried Germany.
Sven JohannssonProteros biostructures GmbH Bunsenstr. 7a D-82152 Martinsried Germany.
Georg KempfProteros biostructures GmbH Bunsenstr. 7a D-82152 Martinsried Germany.
Quanyun Alan XuInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.
Lars NeumannProteros biostructures GmbH Bunsenstr. 7a D-82152 Martinsried Germany.
Yongying JiangInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.
Mary Geck DoInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.
Philip JonesInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.
Richard T LewisInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.
William J RayBelfer Neurodegeneration Consortium, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4491-167X
Jason B CrossInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1881 East Road Houston Texas 77054 USA jbcross@mdanderson.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0919-2833

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Receptor-interacting serine/threonine protein-kinase 1 (RIPK1) is a critical signalling protein that regulates inflammation and cell death in response to TNF signalling. Inhibiting RIPK1 kinase activity prevents neuronal cell death in various animal models, making it a promising therapeutic target for neurodegenerative, inflammatory, and autoimmune disorders. To identify novel allosteric RIPK1 inhibitors, we used a parallel virtual screening strategy that employed structure-based pharmacophore, shape-based, and fuzzy pharmacophore similarity approaches. Structure-guided optimization enabled by X-ray crystallography led to the discovery of a potent and selective piperidinecarboxamide inhibitor with an acceptable pharmacokinetic (PK) profile and limited brain exposure. This work highlights the effectiveness of virtual screening, followed by structure-guided optimization, in identifying progressible allosteric kinase inhibitors.

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PMID40969564
PMCPMC12442725

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