5A09

Crystal Structure of human neutrophil elastase in complex with a dihydropyrimidone inhibitor

Summary for 5A09

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb5a09/pdb
• Related: 5A0A 5A0B 5A0C
• Descriptor: NEUTROPHIL ELASTASE, alpha-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose, ... (5 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: trypsin family fold, protease, hydrolase, hydrolase- inhibitor complex
• Biological source: HOMO SAPIENS (HUMAN)
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 24732.29

Authors

vonNussbaum, F.,Li, V.M.-J.,Allerheiligen, S.,Anlauf, S.,Baerfacker, L.,Bechem, M.,Delbeck, M.,Fitzgerald, M.F.,Gerisch, M.,Gielen-Haertwig, H.,Haning, H.,Karthaus, D.,Lang, D.,Lustig, K.,Meibom, D.,Mittendorf, J.,Rosentreter, U.,Schaefer, M.,Schaefer, S.,Schamberger, J.,Telan, L.A.,Tersteegen, A. (deposition date: 2015-04-17, release date: 2015-08-19, Last modification date: 2024-10-16)

Primary citation

von Nussbaum, F.,Li, V.M.,Allerheiligen, S.,Anlauf, S.,Barfacker, L.,Bechem, M.,Delbeck, M.,Fitzgerald, M.F.,Gerisch, M.,Gielen-Haertwig, H.,Haning, H.,Karthaus, D.,Lang, D.,Lustig, K.,Meibom, D.,Mittendorf, J.,Rosentreter, U.,Schafer, M.,Schafer, S.,Schamberger, J.,Telan, L.A.,Tersteegen, A.
Freezing the Bioactive Conformation to Boost Potency: The Identification of BAY 85-8501, a Selective and Potent Inhibitor of Human Neutrophil Elastase for Pulmonary Diseases.
ChemMedChem, 10:1163-1173, 2015

PubMed Abstract: Human neutrophil elastase (HNE) is a key protease for matrix degradation. High HNE activity is observed in inflammatory diseases. Accordingly, HNE is a potential target for the treatment of pulmonary diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acute lung injury (ALI), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), bronchiectasis (BE), and pulmonary hypertension (PH). HNE inhibitors should reestablish the protease-anti-protease balance. By means of medicinal chemistry a novel dihydropyrimidinone lead-structure class was identified. Further chemical optimization yielded orally active compounds with favorable pharmacokinetics such as the chemical probe BAY-678. While maintaining outstanding target selectivity, picomolar potency was achieved by locking the bioactive conformation of these inhibitors with a strategically positioned methyl sulfone substituent. An induced-fit binding mode allowed tight interactions with the S2 and S1 pockets of HNE. BAY 85-8501 ((4S)-4-[4-cyano-2-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-3,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile) was shown to be efficacious in a rodent animal model related to ALI. BAY 85-8501 is currently being tested in clinical studies for the treatment of pulmonary diseases.

PubMed: 26083237
DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201500131

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.81 Å)