Accelerated bottom-up drug design platform enables the discovery of novel stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 inhibitors for cancer therapy
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
Here we present an innovative computational-based drug discovery strategy, coupled with machine-based learning and functional assessment, for the rational design of novel small molecule inhibitors of the lipogenic enzyme stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1). Our methods resulted in the discovery of several unique molecules, of which our lead compound SSI-4 demonstrates potent anti-tumor activity, with an excellent pharmacokinetic and toxicology profile. We improve upon key characteristics, including chemoinformatics and absorption/distribution/metabolism/ excretion (ADME) toxicity, while driving the IC50 to 0.6 nM in some instances. This approach to drug design can be executed in smaller research settings, applied to a wealth of other targets, and paves a path forward for bringing small-batch based drug programs into the Clinic.
Publication Title
Oncotarget
Volume
9
Issue
1
First Page
3
Last Page
20
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.18632/oncotarget.21545
E-ISSN
19492553
Citation Information
von Roemeling, Caulfield, T. R., Marlow, L., Bok, I., Wen, J., Miller, J. L., Hughes, R., Hazlehurst, L., Pinkerton, A. B., Radisky, D. C., Tun, H. W., Kim, Y. S. B., Lane, A. L., & Copland, J. A. (2018). Accelerated bottom-up drug design platform enables the discovery of novel stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 inhibitors for cancer therapy. Oncotarget, 9(1), 3–20. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.21545