| Assay Method Information | |
| | In Vitro Evaluation of EPAC2 Inhibition |
| Description: | From the biological results discussed above, compounds 10, 14-15, 23-24, 26-27, and 31-32 were identified as potent EPAC1 inhibitors with IC50 values lower than 8 μM and more potent than reference compound 1. Therefore, these selected compounds together with hit 1 were further evaluated for their ability to inhibit EPAC2-mediated Rap1b-bGDP exchange activity. As shown in Table 3, the previous hit 1 is 2.5-fold more potent on EPAC2 inhibition than that on EPAC1, with an IC50 value of 4.4 μM. Interestingly, almost all of our selected, newly synthesized analogues exhibit significantly enhanced potency compared to that of 1, except compounds 23 and 24 (FIG. 3). Among these, compound 33 exhibits the best inhibitory activity for EPAC2, with an IC50 value of 1.9 μM (FIG. 3). Compounds such as 14, 26 and 32-33 with IC50 values lower than 4 μM for both EPAC1 and EPAC2 may serve as valuable pharmacological tools to probe the functions of EPAC in diseases or as potential drug candidates for further preclinical development. |
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