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Structure-based design, synthesis and biological evaluation of aminopyrazines as highly potent, selective, and cellularly active allosteric SHP2 inhibitors

Tang, Kai, Zhao, Min, Wu, Ya-Hong, Wu, Qiong, Wang, Shu, Dong, Yu, Yu, Bin, Song, Yihui +1 more·2022·European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Abstract

Src homology-2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 (SHP2) encoded by the proto-oncogene PTPN11 is the first identified non-receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase. SHP2 dysregulation contributes to the pathogenesis of different cancers, making SHP2 a promising therapeutic target for cancer therapy. In this article, we report the structure-guided design based on the well-characterized SHP2 inhibitor SHP099, extensive structure-activity relationship studies (SARs) of aminopyrazines, biochemical characterization and cellular potency. These medicinal chemistry efforts lead to the discovery of the lead compound TK-453, which potently inhibits SHP2 (SHP2 WT IC 50 = 0.023 μM, ΔTm = 7.01 °C) in a reversible and noncompetitive manner. TK-453 exhibits high selectivity over SHP2 PTP, SHP1 and PTP1B, and may bind at the "tunnel" allosteric site of SHP2 as SHP099. As the key pharmacophore, the aminopyrazine scaffold not only reorganizes the cationic-π stacking interaction with R111 via the novel hydrogen bond interaction between the S atom of thioether linker and T219, but also mediates a hydrogen bond with E250. In vitro studies indicate that TK-453 inhibits proliferation of HeLa, KYSE-70 and THP-1 cells moderately and induces apoptosis of Hela cells. Further mechanistic studies suggest that TK-453 can decrease the phosphorylation levels of AKT and Erk1/2 in HeLa and KYSE-70 cells. Collectively, TK-453 is a highly potent, selective, and cellularly active allosteric SHP2 inhibitor that modulates the phosphorylation of SHP2-mediated AKT and Erk cell signaling pathways by inhibiting the phosphatase activity of SHP2.

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  • TK-453 exhibited a notable capacity to inhibit protease activities of SHP2WT with an IC50 value of 0.023 nM, outperforming its impact on SHP2-related proteins (SHP2E76K, SHP2PTP) as well as their homologs (SHP1 and PTP1B).

    “Moreover, TK-453 exhibited a notable capacity to inhibit protease activities of SHP2WT with an IC50 value of 0.023 nM, outperforming its impact on SHP2-related proteins (SHP2E76K, SHP2PTP) as well as their homologs (SHP1 and PTP1B).293”
  • TK-453 (Kd = 150 nM) is a selective SHP2 metastable conformation inhibitor identified by a screening method for the enzymatic activity of SHP2-related proteins developed by Sun's team and Yu's team.

    “Sun’s team from Nanjing University and Yu’s team from Zhengzhou University developed a screening method for the enzymatic activity of SHP2-related proteins and identified TK-453 (93) (Kd = 150 nM) as a selective SHP2 metastable conformation inhibitor.”
  • TK-453 binds to the N-SH2, C-SH2 and PTP structural domains of SHP2 proteins at the interface to stabilize the inactive self-inhibited conformation of SHP2.

    “TK-453 binds to the N-SH2, C-SH2 and PTP structural domains of SHP2 proteins at the interface to stabilize the inactive self-inhibited conformation of SHP2.”

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Authors
Tang, K., Zhao, M., Wu, Y.-H., Wu, Q., Wang, S., Dong, Y., Yu, B., Song, Y., & Liu, H.-M.
Affiliations
Zhengzhou University (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Yu, Bin
  • Song, Yihui
  • Liu, Hong-Min
Venue
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-02
Volume
230
Pages
114106
ISSN
0223-5234 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4206740821
Cited by
20
References
63
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 3
FWCI
1.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Science and Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province (21HASTIT045)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (81973177, U21A20416, 31900875, 81773562)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
Keywords
SHP2 inhibitors, aminopyrazine, allosteric inhibition, SHP099, structure-activity relationship, protein tyrosine phosphatase, PTPN11, cancer therapy, Akt phosphorylation, ERK1/2 phosphorylation, apoptosis, HeLa cells, cellular potency, hydrogen bonding
MeSH terms
Allosteric Site, Enzyme Inhibitors, HeLa Cells, Humans, Phosphorylation, Pyrazines, Structure-Activity Relationship, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11

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