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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Macrocyclization of Broad-Spectrum Kinase Inhibitor Bosutinib leads to Potent and Selective Quinoline-based HIPK4 Inhibitor AZ137.

Athina Zerva, Nicolai D Raig, Zaile Zhuang, Andreas Krämer, Johannes Dopfer, Riley Togashi, Martin P Schwalm, Lewis Elson, Julia M Frischkorn, Benedict-Tilman Berger and 4 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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14 authors.

Athina ZervaInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-5221-9471
Nicolai D RaigInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Zaile ZhuangDepartment of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3294-5805
Andreas KrämerInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3294-2660
Johannes DopferInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-6356-1864
Riley TogashiDepartment of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
Martin P SchwalmInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1252-1829
Lewis ElsonInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0009-0004-6142-3653
Julia M FrischkornInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0009-0006-7748-931X
Benedict-Tilman BergerInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3314-2617
Susanne MüllerInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
James K ChenDepartment of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9220-8436
Stefan KnappInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5995-6494
Thomas HankeInstitute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7202-9468

Funding

Chemical tools for developmental biologyR35GM127030 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI JAMES K CHEN · 2018 to 2026
$6.3M
Molecular Pharmacology Training ProgramT32GM136631 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI BOGYO, MATTHEW, CHEN, JAMES K · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM127030NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM136631
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homeodomain-interacting protein kinase 4 (HIPK4) remains an understudied member of the dark kinome. While genetic knockout studies suggest roles for HIPK4 in spermiogenesis and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, whether these cellular functions can be recapitulated by pharmacological inhibition remains to be determined. However, such investigations have been hampered by a lack of high-quality chemical tools. To address this, we employed a rational design strategy utilizing macrocyclization of a bosutinib-based scaffold. Systematic optimization led to the discovery of

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