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. 2003 Apr 2;125(13):3714-5.
doi: 10.1021/ja034247i.

Discovery of a potent small molecule IL-2 inhibitor through fragment assembly

Andrew C Braisted  1 , Johan D Oslob, Warren L Delano, Jennifer Hyde, Robert S McDowell, Nathan Waal, Chul Yu, Michelle R Arkin, Brian C Raimundo
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Discovery of a potent small molecule IL-2 inhibitor through fragment assembly

Andrew C Braisted et al. J Am Chem Soc. .

Abstract

Using a site-directed fragment discovery method called tethering, we have identified a 60 nM small molecule antagonist of a cytokine/receptor interaction (IL-2/IL2Ralpha) with cell-based activity. Starting with a low micromolar hit, we employed a combination of tethering, structural biology, and computational analysis to design a focused set of 20 compounds. Eight of these compounds were at least 5-fold more active than the original hit. One of these compounds showed a 50-fold enhancement and represents the highest affinity inhibitor reported against this protein-protein target class. This method of coupling selected fragments with a low micromolar hit shows great potential for generating high-affinity lead compounds.

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