Structure-based discovery of novel non-nucleosidic DNA alkyltransferase inhibitors: virtual screening and in vitro and in vivo activities.

Abstract:

:The human DNA-repair O (6)-alkylguanine DNA alkyltransferase (MGMT or hAGT) protein protects DNA from environmental alkylating agents and also plays an important role in tumor resistance to chemotherapy treatment. Available inhibitors, based on pseudosubstrate analogs, have been shown to induce substantial bone marrow toxicity in vivo. These deficiencies and the important role of MGMT as a resistance mechanism in the treatment of some tumors with dismal prognosis like glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and lethal primary malignant brain tumor, are increasing the attention toward the development of improved MGMT inhibitors. Here, we report the identification for the first time of novel non-nucleosidic MGMT inhibitors by using docking and virtual screening techniques. The discovered compounds are shown to be active in both in vitro and in vivo cellular assays, with activities in the low to medium micromolar range. The chemical structures of these new compounds can be classified into two families according to their chemical architecture. The first family corresponds to quinolinone derivatives, while the second is formed by alkylphenyl-triazolo-pyrimidine derivatives. The predicted inhibitor protein interactions suggest that the inhibitor binding mode mimics the complex between the excised, flipped out damaged base and MGMT. This study opens the door to the development of a new generation of MGMT inhibitors.

journal_name

J Chem Inf Model

authors

Ruiz FM,Gil-Redondo R,Morreale A,Ortiz AR,Fábrega C,Bravo J

doi

10.1021/ci700447r

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-04-01 00:00:00

pages

844-54

issue

4

eissn

1549-9596

issn

1549-960X

journal_volume

48

pub_type

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