Nonpeptidic and potent small-molecule inhibitors of cIAP-1/2 and XIAP proteins

J Med Chem. 2010 Sep 9;53(17):6361-7. doi: 10.1021/jm100487z.

Abstract

A series of compounds were designed and synthesized as antagonists of cIAP-1/2 and XIAP based upon our previously identified lead compound SM-122 (1). The most potent of these (7) binds to XIAP, cIAP-1, and cIAP-2 proteins with K(i) values of 36, <1, and <1.9 nM, respectively. Consistent with its potent binding affinities to IAPs, 7 effectively antagonizes XIAP in a cell-free caspase-9 functional assay, efficiently induces cIAP-1 degradation in cells at concentrations as low as 10 nM, and triggers activation of caspases and PARP cleavage in the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell line. Compound 7 potently inhibits cell growth in the MDA-MB-231 cancer cell line with an IC(50) value of 200 nM and is 9 times more potent than compound 1.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alanine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Alanine / chemical synthesis
  • Alanine / chemistry
  • Alanine / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Baculoviral IAP Repeat-Containing 3 Protein
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / chemical synthesis*
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / chemistry
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / pharmacology
  • Caspase 3 / metabolism
  • Caspase Inhibitors
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins / metabolism
  • Molecular Structure
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein / metabolism

Substances

  • 6-(2-(methylamino)propanamido)-5-oxo-9-(2-phenylacetamido)-N-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)decahydropyrrolo(1,2-a)azocine-3-carboxamide
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
  • Caspase Inhibitors
  • Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins
  • X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein
  • XIAP protein, human
  • BIRC3 protein, human
  • Baculoviral IAP Repeat-Containing 3 Protein
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases
  • Caspase 3
  • Alanine