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Structural bioinformatics-based design of selective, irreversible kinase inhibitors.


ABSTRACT: The active sites of 491 human protein kinase domains are highly conserved, which makes the design of selective inhibitors a formidable challenge. We used a structural bioinformatics approach to identify two selectivity filters, a threonine and a cysteine, at defined positions in the active site of p90 ribosomal protein S6 kinase (RSK). A fluoromethylketone inhibitor, designed to exploit both selectivity filters, potently and selectively inactivated RSK1 and RSK2 in mammalian cells. Kinases with only one selectivity filter were resistant to the inhibitor, yet they became sensitized after genetic introduction of the second selectivity filter. Thus, two amino acids that distinguish RSK from other protein kinases are sufficient to confer inhibitor sensitivity.

SUBMITTER: Cohen MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3641834 | biostudies-literature | 2005 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural bioinformatics-based design of selective, irreversible kinase inhibitors.

Cohen Michael S MS   Zhang Chao C   Shokat Kevan M KM   Taunton Jack J  

Science (New York, N.Y.) 20050501 5726


The active sites of 491 human protein kinase domains are highly conserved, which makes the design of selective inhibitors a formidable challenge. We used a structural bioinformatics approach to identify two selectivity filters, a threonine and a cysteine, at defined positions in the active site of p90 ribosomal protein S6 kinase (RSK). A fluoromethylketone inhibitor, designed to exploit both selectivity filters, potently and selectively inactivated RSK1 and RSK2 in mammalian cells. Kinases with  ...[more]

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