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Item Identification of novel small molecules that elevate Klotho expression(Biochemical Journal, 2013-06) King, Gwendalyn D.; Chen, CiDi; Huang, Mickey M.; Zeldich, Ella; Brazee, Patricia L.; Schyman, Eli R.; Robin, Maxime; Cuny, Gregory D.; Glicksman, Marcie A.; Abraham, Carmela R.The absence of Klotho (KL) from mice causes the development of disorders associated with human aging and decreased longevity, whereas increased expression prolongs lifespan. With age, KL protein levels decrease, and keeping levels consistent may promote healthier aging and be disease-modifying. Using the KL promoter to drive expression of luciferase, we conducted a high-throughput screen to identify compounds that activate KL transcription. Hits were identified as compounds that elevated luciferase expression at least 30%. Following validation for dose-dependent activation and lack of cytotoxicity, hit compounds were evaluated further in vitro by incubation with opossum kidney and Z310 rat choroid plexus cells, which express KL endogenously. All compounds elevated KL protein compared with control. To determine whether increased protein resulted in an in vitro functional change, we assayed FGF23 (fibroblast growth factor 23) signalling. Compounds G–I augmented ERK (extracellular-signal-regulated kinase) phosphorylation in FGFR (fibroblast growth factor receptor)-transfected cells, whereas co-transfection with KL siRNA (small interfering RNA) blocked the effect. These compounds will be useful tools to allow insight into the mechanisms of KL regulation. Further optimization will provide pharmacological tools for in vivo studies of KL.Item Structure–activity relationship study of acridine analogs as haspin and DYRK2 kinase inhibitors(Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 6/15/2011) Cuny, Gregory D.; Robin, Maxime; Ulyanova, Natalia P.; Patnaik, Debasis; Pique, Valerie; Casano, Gilles; Liu, Ji-Feng; Lin, Xiangjie; Xian, Jun; Glicksman, Marcie A.; Stein, Ross L.; Higgins, Jonathan M.G.Haspin is a serine/threonine kinase required for completion of normal mitosis that is highly expressed during cell proliferation, including in a number of neoplasms. Consequently, it has emerged as a potential therapeutic target in oncology. A high throughput screen of approximately 140,000 compounds identified an acridine analog as a potent haspin kinase inhibitor. Profiling against a panel of 270 kinases revealed that the compound also exhibited potent inhibitory activity for DYRK2, another serine/threonine kinase. An optimization study of the acridine series revealed that the structure–activity relationship (SAR) of the acridine series for haspin and DYRK2 inhibition had many similarities. However, several structural differences were noted that allowed generation of a potent haspin kinase inhibitor (33, IC50 <60 nM) with 180-fold selectivity over DYRK2. In addition, a moderately potent DYRK2 inhibitor (41, IC50 <400 nM) with a 5.4-fold selectivity over haspin was also identified.