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Asressu KH, Smith JL, Dickmander RJ, Moorman NJ, Wellnitz J, Popov KI, Axtman AD, Willson TM. Synthesis of 5-Benzylamino and 5-Alkylamino-Substituted Pyrimido[4,5-c]quinoline Derivatives as CSNK2A Inhibitors with Antiviral Activity. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:306. [PMID: 38543092 PMCID: PMC10976173 DOI: 10.3390/ph17030306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024] Open
Abstract
A series of 5-benzylamine-substituted pyrimido[4,5-c]quinoline derivatives of the CSNK2A chemical probe SGC-CK2-2 were synthesized with the goal of improving kinase inhibitor cellular potency and antiviral phenotypic activity while maintaining aqueous solubility. Among the range of analogs, those bearing electron-withdrawing (4c and 4g) or donating (4f) substituents on the benzyl ring as well as introduction of non-aromatic groups such as the cyclohexylmethyl (4t) were shown to maintain CSNK2A activity. The CSNK2A activity was also retained with N-methylation of SGC-CK2-2, but α-methyl substitution of the benzyl substituent led to a 10-fold reduction in potency. CSNK2A inhibition potency was restored with indene-based compound 4af, with activity residing in the S-enantiomer (4ag). Analogs with the highest CSNK2A potency showed good activity for inhibition of Mouse Hepatitis Virus (MHV) replication. Conformational analysis indicated that analogs with the best CSNK2A inhibition (4t, 4ac, and 4af) exhibited smaller differences between their ground state conformation and their predicted binding pose. Analogs with reduced activity (4ad, 4ae, and 4ai) required more substantial conformational changes from their ground state within the CSNK2A protein pocket.
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- Kesatebrhan Haile Asressu
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (K.H.A.); (J.L.S.)
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (K.H.A.); (J.L.S.)
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- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Modeling, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Center of Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (K.H.A.); (J.L.S.)
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; (K.H.A.); (J.L.S.)
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Galal KA, Krämer A, Strickland BG, Smith JL, Dickmander RJ, Moorman NJ, Willson TM. Identification of 4-(6-((2-methoxyphenyl)amino)pyrazin-2-yl)benzoic acids as CSNK2A inhibitors with antiviral activity and improved selectivity over PIM3. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2024; 99:129617. [PMID: 38199328 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2024.129617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
Abstract
We report the synthesis of 2,6-disubstituted pyrazines as potent cell active CSNK2A inhibitors. 4'-Carboxyphenyl was found to be the optimal 2-pyrazine substituent for CSNK2A activity, with little tolerance for additional modification. At the 6-position, modifications of the 6-isopropylaminoindazole substituent were explored to improve selectivity over PIM3 while maintaining potent CSNK2A inhibition. The 6-isopropoxyindole analogue 6c was identified as a nanomolar CSNK2A inhibitor with 30-fold selectivity over PIM3 in cells. Replacement of the 6-isopropoxyindole by isosteric ortho-methoxy anilines, such as 7c, generated analogues with selectivity for CSNK2A over PIM3 and improved the kinome-wide selectivity. The optimized 2,6-disubstituted pyrazines showed inhibition of viral replication consistent with their CSNK2A activity.
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- Kareem A Galal
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Buchmann Institute for Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strabe 15, Frankfurt 60438, Germany; Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strabe 9, Frankfurt 60438, Germany; Frankfurt Cancer Institute, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 42-44, Frankfurt 60596, Germany
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Galal KA, Krämer A, Strickland BG, Smith JL, Dickmander RJ, Moorman NJ, Willson TM. Identification of 4-(6-((2-methoxyphenyl)amino)pyrazin-2-yl)benzoic acids as CSNK2A inhibitors with antiviral activity and improved selectivity over PIM3. bioRxiv 2023:2023.12.04.569845. [PMID: 38106118 PMCID: PMC10723276 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.04.569845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
Abstract
We report the synthesis of 2,6-disubstituted pyrazines as potent cell active CSNK2A inhibitors. 4'-Carboxyphenyl was found to be the optimal 2-pyrazine substituent for CSNK2A activity, with little tolerance for additional modification. At the 6-position, modifications of the 6-isopropylaminoindazole substituent were explored to improve selectivity over PIM3 while maintaining potent CSNK2A inhibition. The 6-isopropoxyindole analogue 6c was identified as a nanomolar CSNK2A inhibitor with 30-fold selectivity over PIM3 in cells. Replacement of the 6-isopropoxyindole by isosteric ortho-methoxy anilines, such as 7c, generated analogues with selectivity for CSNK2A over PIM3 and improved the kinome-wide selectivity. The optimized 2,6-disubstituted pyrazines showed inhibition of viral replication consistent with their CSNK2A activity.
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- Kareem A. Galal
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Buchmann Institute for Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strabe 15, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strabe 9, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
- Frankfurt Cancer Institute, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 42-44, Frankfurt 60596, Germany
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Yang X, Ong HW, Dickmander RJ, Smith JL, Brown JW, Tao W, Chang E, Moorman NJ, Axtman AD, Willson TM. Optimization of 3-Cyano-7-cyclopropylamino-pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidines toward the Development of an In Vivo Chemical Probe for CSNK2A. ACS Omega 2023; 8:39546-39561. [PMID: 37901516 PMCID: PMC10600890 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
Abstract
3-Cyano-7-cyclopropylamino-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines, including the chemical probe SGC-CK2-1, are potent and selective inhibitors of CSNK2A in cells but have limited utility in animal models due to their poor pharmacokinetic properties. While developing analogues with reduced intrinsic clearance and the potential for sustained exposure in mice, we discovered that phase II conjugation by GST enzymes was a major metabolic transformation in hepatocytes. A protocol for codosing with ethacrynic acid, a covalent reversible GST inhibitor, was developed to improve the exposure of analogue 2h in mice. A double codosing protocol, using a combination of ethacrynic acid and irreversible P450 inhibitor 1-aminobenzotriazole, increased the blood level of 2h by 40-fold at a 5 h time point.
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- Xuan Yang
- Structural
Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Rapidly
Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Rapidly
Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Rapidly
Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department
of Microbiology & Immunology, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Lineberger
Comprehensive Cancer Center, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, Chapel
Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Takeda Development
Center Americas, Inc., San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Takeda Development
Center Americas, Inc., San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Takeda Development
Center Americas, Inc., San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Rapidly
Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department
of Microbiology & Immunology, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Lineberger
Comprehensive Cancer Center, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Rapidly
Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Rapidly
Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Guarnieri JW, Dybas JM, Fazelinia H, Kim MS, Frere J, Zhang Y, Soto Albrecht Y, Murdock DG, Angelin A, Singh LN, Weiss SL, Best SM, Lott MT, Zhang S, Cope H, Zaksas V, Saravia-Butler A, Meydan C, Foox J, Mozsary C, Bram Y, Kidane Y, Priebe W, Emmett MR, Meller R, Demharter S, Stentoft-Hansen V, Salvatore M, Galeano D, Enguita FJ, Grabham P, Trovao NS, Singh U, Haltom J, Heise MT, Moorman NJ, Baxter VK, Madden EA, Taft-Benz SA, Anderson EJ, Sanders WA, Dickmander RJ, Baylin SB, Wurtele ES, Moraes-Vieira PM, Taylor D, Mason CE, Schisler JC, Schwartz RE, Beheshti A, Wallace DC. Core mitochondrial genes are down-regulated during SARS-CoV-2 infection of rodent and human hosts. Sci Transl Med 2023; 15:eabq1533. [PMID: 37556555 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abq1533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral proteins bind to host mitochondrial proteins, likely inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and stimulating glycolysis. We analyzed mitochondrial gene expression in nasopharyngeal and autopsy tissues from patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In nasopharyngeal samples with declining viral titers, the virus blocked the transcription of a subset of nuclear DNA (nDNA)-encoded mitochondrial OXPHOS genes, induced the expression of microRNA 2392, activated HIF-1α to induce glycolysis, and activated host immune defenses including the integrated stress response. In autopsy tissues from patients with COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 was no longer present, and mitochondrial gene transcription had recovered in the lungs. However, nDNA mitochondrial gene expression remained suppressed in autopsy tissue from the heart and, to a lesser extent, kidney, and liver, whereas mitochondrial DNA transcription was induced and host-immune defense pathways were activated. During early SARS-CoV-2 infection of hamsters with peak lung viral load, mitochondrial gene expression in the lung was minimally perturbed but was down-regulated in the cerebellum and up-regulated in the striatum even though no SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the brain. During the mid-phase SARS-CoV-2 infection of mice, mitochondrial gene expression was starting to recover in mouse lungs. These data suggest that when the viral titer first peaks, there is a systemic host response followed by viral suppression of mitochondrial gene transcription and induction of glycolysis leading to the deployment of antiviral immune defenses. Even when the virus was cleared and lung mitochondrial function had recovered, mitochondrial function in the heart, kidney, liver, and lymph nodes remained impaired, potentially leading to severe COVID-19 pathology.
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- Joseph W Guarnieri
- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10023, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Rocky Mountain Laboratory, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, NIH, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60615, USA
- Clever Research Lab, Springfield, IL 62704, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Logyx, LLC, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
- NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX 75219, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Central, Paraguay
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 19103, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA
- New York Genome Center, New York, NY 10013, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- KBR, Space Biosciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
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- Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team, Medford, MA 02155, USA
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Yang X, Ong HW, Dickmander RJ, Smith JL, Brown JW, Tao W, Chang E, Moorman NJ, Axtman AD, Willson TM. Optimization of 3-Cyano-7-cyclopropylamino-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines Toward the Development of an In Vivo Chemical Probe for CSNK2A. bioRxiv 2023:2023.05.15.540828. [PMID: 37292607 PMCID: PMC10245575 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.15.540828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
3-cyano-7-cyclopropylamino-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines, including the chemical probe SGC-CK2-1, are potent and selective inhibitors of CSNK2A in cells but have limited utility in animal models due to their poor pharmacokinetic properties. While developing analogs with reduced intrinsic clearance and the potential for sustained exposure in mice, we discovered that Phase II conjugation by GST enzymes was a major metabolic transformation in hepatocytes. A protocol for co-dosing with ethacrynic acid, a covalent reversible GST inhibitor, was developed to improve the exposure of analog 2h in mice. A double co-dosing protocol, using a combination of ethacrynic acid and irreversible P450 inhibitor 1-aminobenzotriazole increased the blood level of 2h by 40-fold at a 5 h time point.
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- Xuan Yang
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Takeda San Diego, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Takeda San Diego, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
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- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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Drewry DH, Potjewyd FM, Bayati A, Smith JL, Dickmander RJ, Howell S, Taft-Benz S, Min SM, Hossain MA, Heise M, McPherson PS, Moorman NJ, Axtman AD. Identification and Utilization of a Chemical Probe to Interrogate the Roles of PIKfyve in the Lifecycle of β-Coronaviruses. J Med Chem 2022; 65:12860-12882. [PMID: 36111834 PMCID: PMC9574855 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c00697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
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From a designed library of indolyl pyrimidinamines, we
identified
a highly potent and cell-active chemical probe (17) that
inhibits phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate 5-kinase (PIKfyve). Comprehensive
evaluation of inhibitor selectivity confirmed that this PIKfyve probe
demonstrates excellent kinome-wide selectivity. A structurally related
indolyl pyrimidinamine (30) was characterized as a negative
control that lacks PIKfyve inhibitory activity and exhibits exquisite
selectivity when profiled broadly. Chemical probe 17 disrupts
multiple phases of the lifecycle of β-coronaviruses: viral replication
and viral entry. The diverse antiviral roles of PIKfyve have not been
previously probed comprehensively in a single study or using the same
compound set. Our scaffold is a distinct chemotype that lacks the
canonical morpholine hinge-binder of classical lipid kinase inhibitors
and has a non-overlapping kinase off-target profile with known PIKfyve
inhibitors. Our chemical probe set can be used by the community to
further characterize the role of PIKfyve in virology.
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Affiliation(s)
- David H. Drewry
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Frances M. Potjewyd
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Armin Bayati
- Structural Genomics Consortium, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Rebekah J. Dickmander
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Stefanie Howell
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Sharon Taft-Benz
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Sophia M. Min
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Mohammad Anwar Hossain
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Mark Heise
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Peter S. McPherson
- Structural Genomics Consortium, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
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- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Puhl AC, Gomes GF, Damasceno S, Fritch EJ, Levi JA, Johnson NJ, Scholle F, Premkumar L, Hurst BL, Lee-Montiel F, Veras FP, Batah SS, Fabro AT, Moorman NJ, Yount BL, Dickmander RJ, Baric RS, Pearce KH, Cunha FQ, Alves-Filho JC, Cunha TM, Ekins S. Vandetanib Blocks the Cytokine Storm in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Mice. ACS Omega 2022; 7:31935-31944. [PMID: 36097511 PMCID: PMC9454268 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The portfolio of SARS-CoV-2 small molecule drugs is currently limited to a handful that are either approved (remdesivir), emergency approved (dexamethasone, baricitinib, paxlovid, and molnupiravir), or in advanced clinical trials. Vandetanib is a kinase inhibitor which targets the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), as well as the RET-tyrosine kinase. In the current study, it was tested in different cell lines and showed promising results on inhibition versus the toxic effect on A549-hACE2 cells (IC50 0.79 μM) while also showing a reduction of >3 log TCID50/mL for HCoV-229E. The in vivo efficacy of vandetanib was assessed in a mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 infection and statistically significantly reduced the levels of IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α and mitigated inflammatory cell infiltrates in the lungs of infected animals but did not reduce viral load. Vandetanib also decreased CCL2, CCL3, and CCL4 compared to the infected animals. Vandetanib additionally rescued the decreased IFN-1β caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice to levels similar to that in uninfected animals. Our results indicate that the FDA-approved anticancer drug vandetanib is worthy of further assessment as a potential therapeutic candidate to block the COVID-19 cytokine storm.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ana C. Puhl
- Collaborations
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 840 Main Campus Drive, Lab 3510, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
| | - Giovanni F. Gomes
- Center for
Research in Inflammatory Diseases (CRID), Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirao Preto 14049-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil
| | - Samara Damasceno
- Center for
Research in Inflammatory Diseases (CRID), Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirao Preto 14049-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil
| | - Ethan J. Fritch
- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, University
of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - James A. Levi
- Department
of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7001, United States
| | - Nicole J. Johnson
- Department
of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7001, United States
| | - Frank Scholle
- Department
of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7001, United States
| | - Lakshmanane Premkumar
- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, University
of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Brett L. Hurst
- Institute
for Antiviral Research, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-1400, United States
- Department
of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-1400, United States
| | - Felipe Lee-Montiel
- PhenoVista
Biosciences, 6195 Cornerstone
Ct E. #114, San Diego, California 92121, United States
| | - Flavio P. Veras
- Center for
Research in Inflammatory Diseases (CRID), Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirao Preto 14049-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil
| | - Sabrina S. Batah
- Department
of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14090900, Brazil
| | - Alexandre T. Fabro
- Department
of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14090900, Brazil
| | - Nathaniel J. Moorman
- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, University
of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Rapidly Emerging
Antiviral Drug Discovery Initiative, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States
- Center
for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Chemical Biology
and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Boyd L. Yount
- Department
of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States
| | - Rebekah J. Dickmander
- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, University
of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Rapidly Emerging
Antiviral Drug Discovery Initiative, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States
- Center
for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Chemical Biology
and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Ralph S. Baric
- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, University
of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Rapidly Emerging
Antiviral Drug Discovery Initiative, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States
- Department
of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, United States
| | - Kenneth H. Pearce
- Center
for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Chemical Biology
and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- UNC Lineberger
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel
Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Fernando Q. Cunha
- Center for
Research in Inflammatory Diseases (CRID), Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirao Preto 14049-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil
| | - José C. Alves-Filho
- Center for
Research in Inflammatory Diseases (CRID), Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirao Preto 14049-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil
| | - Thiago M. Cunha
- Center for
Research in Inflammatory Diseases (CRID), Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirao Preto 14049-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Collaborations
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 840 Main Campus Drive, Lab 3510, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
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Yang X, Dickmander RJ, Bayati A, Taft-Benz SA, Smith JL, Wells CI, Madden EA, Brown JW, Lenarcic EM, Yount BL, Chang E, Axtman AD, Baric RS, Heise MT, McPherson PS, Moorman NJ, Willson TM. Host Kinase CSNK2 is a Target for Inhibition of Pathogenic SARS-like β-Coronaviruses. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:1937-1950. [PMID: 35723434 PMCID: PMC9236220 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Inhibition of the protein kinase CSNK2 with any of 30 specific and selective inhibitors representing different chemotypes, blocked replication of pathogenic human, bat, and murine β-coronaviruses. The potency of in-cell CSNK2A target engagement across the set of inhibitors correlated with antiviral activity and genetic knockdown confirmed the essential role of the CSNK2 holoenzyme in β-coronavirus replication. Spike protein endocytosis was blocked by CSNK2A inhibition, indicating that antiviral activity was due in part to a suppression of viral entry. CSNK2A inhibition may be a viable target for the development of anti-SARS-like β-coronavirus drugs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xuan Yang
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Rebekah J Dickmander
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Armin Bayati
- Structural Genomics Consortium, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
| | - Sharon A Taft-Benz
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Jeffery L Smith
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Carrow I Wells
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Emily A Madden
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Jason W Brown
- Takeda San Diego, San Diego, California 92121, United States
| | - Erik M Lenarcic
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Boyd L Yount
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Edcon Chang
- Takeda San Diego, San Diego, California 92121, United States
| | - Alison D Axtman
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Ralph S Baric
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Mark T Heise
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
| | - Peter S McPherson
- Structural Genomics Consortium, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
| | - Nathaniel J Moorman
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Guarnieri JW, Dybas JM, Fazelinia H, Kim MS, Frere J, Zhang Y, Albrecht YS, Murdock DG, Angelin A, Singh LN, Weiss SL, Best SM, Lott MT, Cope H, Zaksas V, Saravia-Butler A, Meydan C, Foox J, Mozsary C, Kidane YH, Priebe W, Emmett MR, Meller R, Singh U, Bram Y, tenOever BR, Heise MT, Moorman NJ, Madden EA, Taft-Benz SA, Anderson EJ, Sanders WA, Dickmander RJ, Baxter VK, Baylin SB, Wurtele ES, Moraes-Vieira PM, Taylor D, Mason CE, Schisler JC, Schwartz RE, Beheshti A, Wallace DC. TARGETED DOWN REGULATION OF CORE MITOCHONDRIAL GENES DURING SARS-COV-2 INFECTION. bioRxiv 2022:2022.02.19.481089. [PMID: 35233572 PMCID: PMC8887073 DOI: 10.1101/2022.02.19.481089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Defects in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) have been reported in COVID-19 patients, but the timing and organs affected vary among reports. Here, we reveal the dynamics of COVID-19 through transcription profiles in nasopharyngeal and autopsy samples from patients and infected rodent models. While mitochondrial bioenergetics is repressed in the viral nasopharyngeal portal of entry, it is up regulated in autopsy lung tissues from deceased patients. In most disease stages and organs, discrete OXPHOS functions are blocked by the virus, and this is countered by the host broadly up regulating unblocked OXPHOS functions. No such rebound is seen in autopsy heart, results in severe repression of genes across all OXPHOS modules. Hence, targeted enhancement of mitochondrial gene expression may mitigate the pathogenesis of COVID-19.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joseph W. Guarnieri
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team
| | - Joseph M. Dybas
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team
| | - Hossein Fazelinia
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team
| | - Man S. Kim
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team
| | - Yentli Soto Albrecht
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team
| | | | - Alessia Angelin
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
| | - Larry N. Singh
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team
| | - Scott L. Weiss
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
| | - Sonja M. Best
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- Rocky Mountain Laboratories NIAID, Hamilton, MT 59840
| | - Marie T. Lott
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
| | - Henry Cope
- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
| | - Viktorija Zaksas
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60615, USA
| | - Amanda Saravia-Butler
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- Logyx, LLC, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
- NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
| | - Cem Meydan
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, 10065, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team
- Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX 75219, USA
| | - Waldemar Priebe
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
| | - Mark R. Emmett
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
| | - Robert Meller
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
| | - Urminder Singh
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
| | | | - Emily A. Madden
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- COVID-19 International Research Team
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
| | - Eve Syrkin Wurtele
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
| | | | - Deanne Taylor
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team
| | - Christopher E. Mason
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, 10065, USA
- New York Genome Center, NY, USA
| | - Jonathan C. Schisler
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
| | - Robert E. Schwartz
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, 10065, USA
| | - Afshin Beheshti
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
- KBR, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA
| | - Douglas C. Wallace
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- COVID-19 International Research Team
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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Yang X, Dickmander RJ, Bayati A, Taft-Benz SA, Smith JL, Wells CI, Madden EA, Brown JW, Lenarcic EM, Yount BL, Chang E, Axtman AD, Baric RS, Heise MT, McPherson PS, Moorman NJ, Willson TM. Host kinase CSNK2 is a target for inhibition of pathogenic β-coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2. bioRxiv 2022. [PMID: 35018375 PMCID: PMC8750650 DOI: 10.1101/2022.01.03.474779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Inhibition of the protein kinase CSNK2 with any of 30 specific and selective inhibitors representing different chemotypes, blocked replication of pathogenic human and murine β-coronaviruses. The potency of in-cell CSNK2A target engagement across the set of inhibitors correlated with antiviral activity and genetic knockdown confirmed the essential role of the CSNK2 holoenzyme in β-coronavirus replication. Spike protein uptake was blocked by CSNK2A inhibition, indicating that antiviral activity was due in part to a suppression of viral entry. CSNK2A inhibition may be a viable target for development of new broad spectrum anti-β-coronavirus drugs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xuan Yang
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.,Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
| | - Rebekah J Dickmander
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.,Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
| | - Armin Bayati
- Structural Genomics Consortium, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
| | - Sharon A Taft-Benz
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.,Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
| | - Jeffery L Smith
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
| | - Carrow I Wells
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
| | - Emily A Madden
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
| | - Jason W Brown
- Takeda San Diego, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
| | - Erik M Lenarcic
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.,Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
| | - Boyd L Yount
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
| | - Edcon Chang
- Takeda San Diego, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
| | - Alison D Axtman
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
| | - Ralph S Baric
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.,Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
| | - Mark T Heise
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.,Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
| | - Peter S McPherson
- Structural Genomics Consortium, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
| | - Nathaniel J Moorman
- Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.,Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.,Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI), Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
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