Discovery of a PCAF Bromodomain Chemical Probe. Moustakim, M., Clark, P., G., Trulli, L., Fuentes de Arriba, A., L., Ehebauer, M., T., Chaikuad, A., Murphy, E., J., Mendez-Johnson, J., Daniels, D., Hou, C., F., D., Lin, Y., H., Walker, J., R., Hui, R., Yang, H., Dorrell, L., Rogers, C., M., Monteiro, O., P., Fedorov, O., Huber, K., V., Knapp, S., Heer, J., Dixon, D., J., & Brennan, P., E. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 56(3):827-831, 1, 2017.
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The p300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) and related GCN5 bromodomain-containing lysine acetyl trans- ferases are members of subfamily I of the bromodomain phylogenetic tree. Iterative cycles of rational inhibitor design and biophysical characterization led to the discovery of the triazolopthalazine-based L-45 (dubbed L-Moses) as the first potent, selective, and cell-active PCAF bromodomain (Brd) inhibitor. Synthesis from readily available (1R,2S)-(?)-nor- ephedrine furnished L-45 in enantiopure form. L-45 was shown to disrupt PCAF-Brd histone H3.3 interaction in cells using a nanoBRET assay, and a co-crystal structure of L-45 with the homologous Brd PfGCN5 from Plasmodium falci- parum rationalizes the high selectivity for PCAF and GCN5 bromodomains. Compound L-45 shows no observable cyto- toxicity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), good cell-permeability, and metabolic stability in human and mouse liver microsomes, supporting its potential for in vivo use. Bromodomains

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