Selective Allosteric Antagonists for the G Protein-Coupled Receptor GPRC6A Based on the 2-Phenylindole Privileged Structure Scaffold

J Med Chem. 2015 Nov 25;58(22):8938-51. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01254. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

Abstract

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent a biological target class of fundamental importance in drug therapy. The GPRC6A receptor is a newly deorphanized class C GPCR that we recently reported for the first allosteric antagonists based on the 2-arylindole privileged structure scaffold (e.g., 1-3). Herein, we present the first structure-activity relationship study for the 2-arylindole antagonist 3, comprising the design, synthesis, and pharmacological evaluation of a focused library of 3-substituted 2-arylindoles. In a FRET-based inositol monophosphate (IP1) assay we identified compounds 7, 13e, and 34b as antagonists at the GPRC6A receptor in the low micromolar range and show that 7 and 34b display >9-fold selectivity for the GPRC6A receptor over related GPCRs, making 7 and 34b the most potent and selective antagonists for the GPRC6A receptor reported to date.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • CHO Cells
  • Cell Line
  • Cricetinae
  • Cricetulus
  • Cyclization
  • Drug Design
  • Goldfish
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Indoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Indoles / pharmacology*
  • Inosine Monophosphate / metabolism
  • Ligands
  • Mice
  • Rats
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Transfection

Substances

  • GPRC6A protein, human
  • Indoles
  • Ligands
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • Inosine Monophosphate
  • 2-phenylindole