Generic placeholder image

Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1386-2073
ISSN (Online): 1875-5402

Research Article

A Phenotypic Screen for Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Constitutively Active Mutant Thrombopoietin Receptor Implicated in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Author(s): Anna Ngo, Ann Zhufang Koay, Christian Pecquet, Carmen C. Diaconu, Yasmine Ould-Amer, Qiwei Huang, Congbao Kang, Anders Poulsen, May Ann Lee, David Jenkins, Andrew Shiau, Stefan N. Constantinescu and Meng Ling Choong

Volume 19, Issue 10, 2016

Page: [824 - 833] Pages: 10

DOI: 10.2174/1386207319666161010163825

Price: $65

Abstract

Background: Rather than a Janus Kinase 2 inhibitor (ruxolitinib), a specific thrombopoietin receptor (TpoR) inhibitor would be more specific for the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms due to TpoR mutations.

Objective: A cell-based phenotypic approach to identify specific TpoR inhibitors was implemented and a library of 505,483 small molecules was screened for inhibitory effects on cells transformed by TpoR mutants.

Results: Among the identified hits are two analogs of 3-(4-piperidinyl) indole. The analogs showed about five-fold preferential inhibition of cell viability towards Ba/F3 cells expressing the TpoR W515L mutation compared to the parental cells. There was no significant difference in inhibition of cell viability between the TpoR wild type and the TpoR W515L mutant cells. Preferential inhibition of viability was observed in Ba/F3 cells expressing erythropoietin receptor (EpoR) when stimulated with Epo compared to stimulation with interleukin-3 (IL3). The indole analog inhibited ex vivo colony formations of primary bone marrow cells from heterozygous JAK2 V617F knock-in mice. Drug combination treatment study was performed using ruxolitinib and the indole analog. Drug synergistic effects were observed when cells were stimulated to proliferate through both the IL3 and TpoR pathways. Our compound specifically targets monoamine receptors in the rhodopsin-like receptor family of G protein-coupled receptor.

Conclusion: This screen has identified a monoamine receptor inhibitor that can inhibit viability of cells with active TpoR or EpoR signalings. Drug synergism with ruxolitib is demonstrated.

Keywords: Myeloproliferative neoplasms, thrombopoietin receptor, G protein-coupled receptor, phenotypic screening, drug combination study, Janus Kinase 2.


Rights & Permissions Print Export Cite as
© 2024 Bentham Science Publishers | Privacy Policy