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SUBMITTER: Osgerby L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5410652 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Osgerby Laura L Lai Yu-Chiang YC Thornton Peter J PJ Amalfitano Joseph J Le Duff Cécile S CS Jabeen Iqra I Kadri Hachemi H Miccoli Ageo A Tucker James H R JHR Muqit Miratul M K MMK Mehellou Youcef Y
Journal of medicinal chemistry 20170328 8
Since loss of function mutations of PINK1 lead to early onset Parkinson's disease, there has been growing interest in the discovery of small molecules that amplify the kinase activity of PINK1. We herein report the design, synthesis, serum stability, and hydrolysis of four kinetin riboside ProTides. These ProTides, along with kinetin riboside, activated PINK1 in cells independent of mitochondrial depolarization. This highlights the potential of modified nucleosides and their phosphate prodrugs a ...[more]