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US 2006/0134768 A1Published application
Erbb4 co-crystal
OwnerLisa Shewchuk, Anne Hassell +1inventors
InventorsLisa Shewchuk, Anne Hassell, Perry Brignola
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Abstract
A crystal structure of the ErbB4 kinase domain (ErbB4K), specifically the ErbB4K in liganded form as well as methods of using the same in the discovery of ErbB4 inhibitors. Disclosed further are methods of treatment of diseases mediated by inappropriate ErbB4 activity utilizing ErbB4 inhibitors identified by the methods disclosed herein.
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An ErbB4 kinase domain in liganded crystalline form, comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and having the structural coordinates of Table 2.
A method of ErbB4 inhibitor design, comprising:
- generating a three dimensional computer model which represents ErbB4 kinase domain in liganded form, said kinase domain described by the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and having the structural coordinates of Table 2;
- evaluating compounds as potential ErbB4 inhibitors using said model;
- and
- selecting compounds for further testing based on said evaluation.
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A method of ErbB4 inhibitor design, comprising:
- generating a three dimensional computer model which represents a ErbB4 kinase domain in liganded form, said kinase domain described by the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and having the structural coordinates of Table 2;
- evaluating compounds as potential ErbB4 inhibitors using said model;
- wherein said evaluation comprises identifying compounds capable of at least one of the following ErbB4 kinase domain/compound interactions:
- (iv) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain hinge region;
- (v) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain adenine pocket,
- (iii) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase sugar pocket,
- (iv) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain back pocket, and
- (v) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain solvent interface;
- and
- selecting compounds for further testing based on said evaluation.
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A method of ErbB4 inhibitor design, comprising:
- generating a three dimensional computer model which represents a ErbB4 kinase domain in liganded form, said kinase domain described by the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and having the structural coordinates of Table 2;
- evaluating compounds as potential ErbB4 inhibitors using said model;
- wherein said evaluation comprises identifying compounds capable of at least one of the following ErbB4 kinase domain/compound interactions:
- (i) one or more interactions with amino acid residues 796, 797, 798, 799, and 800;
- (ii) one or more interactions with amino acid residues 724, 749, and 850;
- (iii) one or more interactions with amino acid residues 848, 860, 803, 847, 732, and 725;
- (iv) one or more interactions with amino acid residues 732, 749, 751, 796, 861, 860, 772, 781, 783, 794, 796, and 862;
- and
- (v) one or more interactions with residues 801, 802, 803, 806, and 810;
- and
- selecting compounds for further testing based on said evaluation.
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A method of treating a disorder characterized by inappropriate ErbB4 activity in a mammal, comprising:
- administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that can form a complex with a ErbB4 kinase domain thereby resulting in a ErbB4 kinase domain in liganded form, said kinase domain in liganded form being described by the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and the structural coordinates of Table 2, wherein said complex is characterized by at least one of the following ErbB4 kinase domain/compound interactions:
- (i) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain hinge region;
- (ii) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain adenine pocket,
- (iii) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase sugar pocket and phosphate region,
- (iv) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain back pocket, and
- (v) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain solvent interface.
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A method of inhibiting ErbB4 in a mammal, comprising:
- administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that can form a complex with a ErbB4 kinase domain thereby resulting in a ErbB4 kinase domain in liganded form, said kinase domain in liganded form being described by the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and the structural coordinates of Table 2, wherein said complex is characterized by at least one of the following ErbB4 kinase domain/compound interactions:
- (i) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain hinge region;
- (ii) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain adenine pocket,
- (iii) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase sugar pocket and phosphate region,
- (iv) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain back pocket, and
- (v) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain solvent interface.
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An ErbB4 kinase domain/inhibitor complex, comprising:
- an ErbB4 kinase domain form being described by the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and the structural coordinates of Table 2 and a compound that can form a complex with the ErbB4 kinase domain said complex is characterized by at least one of the following ErbB4 kinase domain/compound interactions:
- (i) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain hinge region;
- (ii) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain adenine pocket,
- (iii) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase sugar pocket and phosphate region,
- (iv) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain back pocket, and
- (v) one or more interactions with amino acid residues of the ErbB4 kinase domain solvent interface.
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