Multisite-directed inhibitors of protein kinase CK2: new challenges

Mol Cell Biochem. 2011 Oct;356(1-2):117-9. doi: 10.1007/s11010-011-0962-7. Epub 2011 Jul 13.

Abstract

New 4,5,6,7-tetrabromo benzotriazole derivatives have been synthesized, and their activities against CK2 have been tested. A click chemistry approach based on the copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition has been utilized to connect benzotriazoles, which efficiently interact with the ATP-binding site, to other subunits designed to simultaneously bind to the active and the substrate-binding sites of the enzyme. Docking studies allowed us to identify key interactions between CK2 and the designed ligands, which will be useful to optimize this series of multisite-directed inhibitors.

MeSH terms

  • Binding Sites
  • Casein Kinase II / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Casein Kinase II / metabolism
  • Models, Molecular
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Casein Kinase II