Discovery of Potent and Orally Bioavailable Pyrimidine Amide cGAS Inhibitors via Structure-Guided Hybridization.

Using a high-throughput screening (HTS) approach, a new GTP-site binding pyridine-carboxylate series of cGAS inhibitors was discovered. The biochemical potency of this new pyridine carboxylate series was improved 166-fold from the original hit to double-digit nanomolar levels using structure-based design insights, but the series was found to suffer from low permeability and low bioavailability. A structure-based hybridization of the metal-binding motifs of the pyridine carboxylate series and our previously disclosed tetrahydrocarboline GTP-site ligand identified pyrimidine amide compound .

Dual Glycolate Oxidase/Lactate Dehydrogenase A Inhibitors for Primary Hyperoxaluria.

Both glycolate oxidase (GO) and lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) influence the endogenous synthesis of oxalate and are clinically validated targets for treatment of primary hyperoxaluria (PH). We investigated whether dual inhibition of GO and LDHA may provide advantage over single agents in treating PH. Utilizing a structure-based drug design (SBDD) approach, we developed a series of novel, potent, dual GO/LDHA inhibitors.

In Vitro and In Vivo Mechanistic Studies toward Understanding the Role of 1-Aminobenzotriazole in Rat Drug-Drug Interactions.

1-Aminobenzotriazole (ABT) is regularly used in vivo as a nonspecific and irreversible cytochrome P450 inhibitor to elucidate the role of metabolism on the pharmacokinetic profile of xenobiotics. However, few reports have considered the recent findings that ABT can alter drug absorption or have investigated the possible differential inhibition of ABT on intestinal and hepatic metabolism. To address these uncertainties, pharmacokinetic studies under well controlled and defined ABT pretreatment conditions (50 mg/kg, 1 hour ABT i.

Gαs regulates the post-endocytic sorting of G protein-coupled receptors.

The role of Gαs in G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signalling at the cell surface is well established. Recent evidence has revealed the presence of Gαs on endosomes and its capacity to elicit GPCR-promoted signalling from this intracellular compartment. Here, we report an unconventional role for Gαs in the endocytic sorting of GPCRs to lysosomes.