IAP binding compounds
IAP binding molecules and compositions including these are disclosed. The IAP binding molecules interact with IAPs (inhibitor of apoptosis proteins) in cells and may be used to modify apoptosis in cells treated with such molecules. Embodiments of these compounds have a K d of less than 0.1 micromolar. Methods of using these IAP binding molecules for therapeutic, diagnostic, and assay purposed are also disclosed.
1. A compound of formula (5)
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
where A 1 is H, or lower alkyl, or A 1 and R 1b together form a ring of 3-5 atoms;
R 1a is H; R 1b is lower alkyl, or together with A 1 forms a ring of 3 to 5 atoms;
Y is an alkyl group, an alkynyl group, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 7 carbon atoms, optionally substituted versions of these groups, or Y together with Z 1a , Z 1b , or R 10 forms a carbocyclic ring, or a heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, where Y is linked to Z 1a , Z 1b , or R 10 ;
Z 1a and Z 1b are independently an H, hydroxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, or heteroaryloxy; or Z 1a , Z 1b , together with Y or R 10 form a carbocyclic ring, or a heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, where Z 1a or Z 1b , is linked to Y or R 10 ;
M is an optionally-substituted alkylene of 1 to 5 carbon atoms;
G is a bond, a heteroatom, —(C═O)—; —NR 18 —; —NCOR 18 —; or —NS(O) x R 18 — where x=0, 1, or 2, and R 18 is lower alkyl, optionally-substituted lower alkyl; and
R 10 is an optionally substituted heteroaryl.
2. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
where A 1 is H, or lower alkyl;
R 1a is H; R 1b is lower alkyl;
Y is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 7 carbon atoms, optionally substituted versions of these groups, hydroxy substituted versions of these groups;
Z 1a and Z 1b are independently an H, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, or heteroaryloxy;
M is an optionally-substituted alkylene of 1 to 5 carbon atoms;
G is a bond, a heteroatom, or —NCOR 18 — and R 18 is lower alkyl, optionally-substituted lower alkyl; and
R 10 is anyone of structures (4a), or:
where X 2 is nitrogen and independently R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 are H, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, polyalkylether, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyloxyalkyl, sulfonate, aryloxy or heteroaryloxy; independently R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 are H, optionally-substituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, polyalkylether, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyloxyalkyl, aryloxy, or heteroaryloxy; independently R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 are acyl or acetyl groups, carboxylate, sulfonate, sulfone, imine, or oxime groups; or groups R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 are contained within a carbocyclic ring, or a heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, and linked to groups at position Y, Z 1a , Z 1b , M, G, R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 .
3. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
where A 1 is H, or methyl;
R 1a is H; R 1b is methyl or ethyl;
Y is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 7 carbon atoms, optionally substituted versions of these groups, or hydroxy substituted versions of these groups;
Z 1a and Z 1b are independently an H, hydroxy, or alkoxy;
M is a methylene;
G is a bond; and
R 10 is any one of structures (4a) or (4b):
where X 2 is nitrogen and independently R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 are H, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, polyalkylether, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyloxyalkyl, sulfonate, aryloxy or heteroaryloxy; independently R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 are H, optionally-substituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, polyalkylether, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyloxyalkyl, aryloxy, or heteroaryloxy; independently R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 are acyl or acetyl groups, carboxylate, sulfonate, sulfone, imine, or oxime groups; or groups R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 are contained within a carbocyclic ring, or a heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, and linked to groups at position Y, Z 1a , Z 1b , M, G, R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 .
4. The compound of claim 3 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in which R 10 is:
5. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof where A 1 is H, methyl, or ethyl and where R 1a is H; R 1b is methyl or ethyl.
6. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof where Y is an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkynyl group, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 7 carbon atoms, or optionally substituted versions of these groups.
7. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof where Z 1a and Z 1b are independently an H, hydroxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, or heteroaryloxy.
8. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof where M is an alkyl or an alkylene of 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
9. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof where R 10 is anyone of structures (4a), or (4b):
where X 2 is nitrogen and independently groups R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 is H, halogen, alkyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, polyalkylether, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyloxyalkyl, aryloxy or heteroaryloxy; independently R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 are H, optionally-substituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, polyalkylether, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyloxyalkyl, aryloxy, or heteroaryloxy; independently R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 are acyl or acetyl groups, carboxylate, sulfonate, sulfone, imine, or oxime groups.
10. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof where R 10 has the structure of formula (4a):
where X 2 is nitrogen and independently groups R 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 is H, or optional substituents including halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyloxyalkyl, sulfonate, aryloxy or heteroaryloxy independently R 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 are H, optionally-substituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, polyalkylether, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyloxyalkyl, aryloxy, or heteroaryloxy; independently R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 are acyl or acetyl groups, carboxylate, sulfonate, sulfone, imine, or oxime groups.
11. A compound of formula (3):
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
where A 1 is H, lower alkyl, or optionally-substituted lower alkyl; R 1a and R 1b are separately H, lower alkyl, optionally-substituted lower alkyl, lower alkylene, optionally substituted lower alkylene; or A 1 together with either R 1a or R 1b form an optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl of 3 to 6 atoms;
Y is H, alkyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl of 3 to 7 carbon atoms, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, or optionally-substituted versions of these groups, or Y together with Z, M, G, or R 10 forms a carbocyclic ring, or a heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, where Y is linked to Z, M, G, or R 10 ;
Z is H, alkyl, hydroxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, aryl, heteroaryl, aryloxy, or heteroaryloxy; or Z together with Y, M, G, or R 10 form a carbocyclic ring, or a heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, where Z is linked to Y, M, G, or R 10 ;
M is an optionally-substituted alkylene, alkenylene, or alkynylene;
G is a bond, a heteroatom, —(C═O)—; —S(O) t — where t=0, 1, or 2; —NR 18 —; —NCOR 18 —; or —NS(O) x R 18 — where x=0, 1, or 2, and R 18 is lower alkyl, optionally-substituted lower alkyl, or cycloalkyl or R 18 is contained within a carbocyclic, or heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, where R 18 is linked to Z, M, or R 10 ; and
R 10 is an optionally substituted heteroaryl.
12. The compound of claim 11 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
where A 1 is H, lower alkyl, or optionally-substituted lower alkyl; R 1a and R 1b are separately H, lower alkyl, optionally-substituted lower alkyl, lower alkylene, optionally substituted lower alkylene; or A 1 together with either R 1a or R 1b form an optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl of 3 to 6 atoms;
Y is H, an alkyl group, an alkynyl group, a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 7 carbon atoms, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, optionally-substituted versions of these groups, hydroxy substituted versions of these groups, or Y together with Z, M, G, or R 10 forms a carbocyclic ring, or a heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, where Y is linked to Z, M, G, or R 10 ;
Z is H, alkyl, hydroxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, aryl, heteroaryl, aryloxy, or heteroaryloxy; or Z together with Y, M, G, or R 10 form a carbocyclic ring, or a heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, where Z is linked to Y, M, G, or R 10 ;
M is an optionally-substituted alkylene, alkenylene, or alkynylene of 1 to 5 carbon atoms;
G is a bond, a heteroatom, —(C═O)—; —S(O) t — where t=0, 1, or 2; —NR 18 —; —NCOR 18 —; or —NS(O) x R 18 — where x=0, 1, or 2, and R 18 is lower alkyl, optionally-substituted lower alkyl, or cycloalkyl or R 18 is contained within a carbocyclic, or heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, where R 18 is linked to Z, M, or R 10 ; and
R 10 is any one of structures (4a), or (4b):
where X 2 is a nitrogen and independently R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 is H, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, polyalkylether, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyloxyalkyl, sulfonate, aryloxy or heteroaryloxy; independently R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 is H, optionally-substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, polyalkylether, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyloxyalkyl, aryloxy, or heteroaryloxy; or independently R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 is acyl or acetyl groups, carboxylate, sulfonate, sulfone, imine, or oxime groups; or groups R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 is contained within a carbocyclic ring, or a heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, and linked to groups at position Y, Z, M, G, R 11 , R′ 11 , R 12 , or any of R 14-17 .
13. A method of treating cancerous cells comprising administering to the cells an IAP binding compound of claim 1 .
14. A method of treating cells comprising:
administering to cells that have a proliferation disorder, wherein the disorder is selected from the group consisting of a cancer or an autoimmune disorder, an amount of the IAP binding compound of claim 11 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that reduces the cellular proliferation disorder in the sample of cells.
15. A method of treating cells comprising:
administering to cells that have a proliferation disorder, wherein the disorder is selected from the group consisting of a cancer or an autoimmune disorder, an amount of the IAP binding compound of claim 12 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that reduces the cellular proliferation disorder in the sample of cells.
16. A method of treating a cellular proliferative disorder in a patient, wherein the proliferative disorder is selected from the group consisting of a cancer or an autoimmune disorder, the method comprising administering to the patient an IAP binding compound of claim 1 in an amount that ameliorates the cellular proliferative disorder.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the IAP binding compound is an IAP binding compound of claim 2 .
18. The method of claim 16 wherein the IAP binding compound is an IAP binding compound of claim 3 .
19. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
20. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 11 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.