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  1. Article ; Online: The expanding role for small molecules in immuno-oncology.

    Offringa, Rienk / Kötzner, Lisa / Huck, Bayard / Urbahns, Klaus

    Nature reviews. Drug discovery

    2022  Volume 21, Issue 11, Page(s) 821–840

    Abstract: The advent of immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) using antibodies against PD1 and its ligand PDL1 has prompted substantial efforts to develop complementary drugs. Although many of these are antibodies directed against additional checkpoint proteins, ... ...

    Abstract The advent of immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) using antibodies against PD1 and its ligand PDL1 has prompted substantial efforts to develop complementary drugs. Although many of these are antibodies directed against additional checkpoint proteins, there is an increasing interest in small-molecule immuno-oncology drugs that address intracellular pathways, some of which have recently entered clinical trials. In parallel, small molecules that target pro-tumorigenic pathways in cancer cells and the tumour microenvironment have been found to have immunostimulatory effects that synergize with the action of ICI antibodies, leading to the approval of an increasing number of regimens that combine such drugs. Combinations with small molecules targeting cancer metabolism, cytokine/chemokine and innate immune pathways, and T cell checkpoints are now under investigation. This Review discusses the recent milestones and hurdles encountered in this area of drug development, as well as our views on the best path forward.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Immunotherapy ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Tumor Microenvironment ; Cytokines ; T-Lymphocytes
    Chemical Substances Cytokines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2062954-0
    ISSN 1474-1784 ; 1474-1776
    ISSN (online) 1474-1784
    ISSN 1474-1776
    DOI 10.1038/s41573-022-00538-9
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  2. Article: Small molecules-Giant leaps for immuno-oncology.

    Kötzner, Lisa / Huck, Bayard / Garg, Sakshi / Urbahns, Klaus

    Progress in medicinal chemistry

    2020  Volume 59, Page(s) 1–62

    Abstract: Immuno-oncology therapies are revolutionizing the oncology landscape with checkpoint blockade becoming the treatment backbone for many indications. While inspiring, much work remains to increase the number of cancer patients that can benefit from these ... ...

    Abstract Immuno-oncology therapies are revolutionizing the oncology landscape with checkpoint blockade becoming the treatment backbone for many indications. While inspiring, much work remains to increase the number of cancer patients that can benefit from these treatments. Thus, a new era of immuno-oncology research has begun which is focused on identifying novel combination regimes that lead to improved response rates. This review highlights the significance of small molecules in this approach and illustrates the huge progress that has been made to date.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acids/antagonists & inhibitors ; Amino Acids/immunology ; Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry ; Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology ; Humans ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Neoplasms/immunology ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/chemistry ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Protein Kinases/immunology ; Protein Kinases/metabolism ; Small Molecule Libraries/chemistry ; Small Molecule Libraries/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Amino Acids ; Antineoplastic Agents ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors ; Small Molecule Libraries ; Protein Kinases (EC 2.7.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-20
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 209306-6
    ISSN 1875-7863 ; 0079-6468
    ISSN (online) 1875-7863
    ISSN 0079-6468
    DOI 10.1016/bs.pmch.2019.11.001
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  3. Article ; Online: Small Molecules Drive Big Improvements in Immuno-Oncology Therapies.

    Huck, Bayard R / Kötzner, Lisa / Urbahns, Klaus

    Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)

    2018  Volume 57, Issue 16, Page(s) 4412–4428

    Abstract: Immuno-oncology therapies have the potential to revolutionize the armamentarium of available cancer treatments. To further improve clinical response rates, researchers are looking for novel combination regimens, with checkpoint blockade being used as a ... ...

    Abstract Immuno-oncology therapies have the potential to revolutionize the armamentarium of available cancer treatments. To further improve clinical response rates, researchers are looking for novel combination regimens, with checkpoint blockade being used as a backbone of the treatment. This Review highlights the significance of small molecules in this approach, which holds promise to provide increased benefit to cancer patients.
    MeSH term(s) Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Immunotherapy ; Neoplasms/immunology ; Neoplasms/pathology ; Neoplasms/therapy ; Small Molecule Libraries/chemistry ; Small Molecule Libraries/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Small Molecule Libraries
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-02-22
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2011836-3
    ISSN 1521-3773 ; 1433-7851
    ISSN (online) 1521-3773
    ISSN 1433-7851
    DOI 10.1002/anie.201707816
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  4. Article ; Online: High-Throughput Screening and Proteomic Characterization of Compounds Targeting Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells.

    Krumm, Johannes / Petrova, Elissaveta / Lechner, Severin / Mergner, Julia / Boehm, Hans-Henning / Prestipino, Alessandro / Steinbrunn, Dominik / Deline, Marshall L / Koetzner, Lisa / Schindler, Christina / Helming, Laura / Fromme, Tobias / Klingenspor, Martin / Hahne, Hannes / Pieck, Jan-Carsten / Kuster, Bernhard

    Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP

    2023  Volume 22, Issue 9, Page(s) 100632

    Abstract: Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are a heterogeneous cell population of incompletely differentiated immune cells. They are known to suppress T cell activity and are implicated in multiple chronic diseases, which make them an attractive cell ... ...

    Abstract Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are a heterogeneous cell population of incompletely differentiated immune cells. They are known to suppress T cell activity and are implicated in multiple chronic diseases, which make them an attractive cell population for drug discovery. Here, we characterized the baseline proteomes and phospho-proteomes of mouse MDSC differentiated from a progenitor cell line to a depth of 7000 proteins and phosphorylation sites. We also validated the cellular system for drug discovery by recapitulating and identifying known and novel molecular responses to the well-studied MDSC drugs entinostat and mocetinostat. We established a high-throughput drug screening platform using a MDSC/T cell coculture system and assessed the effects of ∼21,000 small molecule compounds on T cell proliferation and IFN-γ secretion to identify novel MDSC modulator. The most promising candidates were validated in a human MDSC system, and subsequent proteomic experiments showed significant upregulation of several proteins associated with the reduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Proteome-wide solvent-induced protein stability assays identified Acyp1 and Cd74 as potential targets, and the ROS-reducing drug phenotype was validated by measuring ROS levels in cells in response to compound, suggesting a potential mode of action. We anticipate that the data and chemical tools developed in this study will be valuable for further research on MDSC and related drug discovery.
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Humans ; Animals ; Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells/metabolism ; High-Throughput Screening Assays ; Proteome/metabolism ; Proteomics ; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Proteome ; Reactive Oxygen Species
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2075924-1
    ISSN 1535-9484 ; 1535-9476
    ISSN (online) 1535-9484
    ISSN 1535-9476
    DOI 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100632
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  5. Article ; Online: Extract2Chip-Bypassing Protein Purification in Drug Discovery Using Surface Plasmon Resonance.

    Paiva, Ana C F / Lemos, Ana R / Busse, Philipp / Martins, Madalena T / Silva, Diana O / Freitas, Micael C / Santos, Sandra P / Freire, Filipe / Barrey, Evelyne J / Manival, Xavier / Koetzner, Lisa / Heinrich, Timo / Wegener, Ansgar / Grädler, Ulrich / Bandeiras, Tiago M / Schwarz, Daniel / Sousa, Pedro M F

    Biosensors

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 10

    Abstract: Modern drug discovery relies on combinatorial screening campaigns to find drug molecules targeting specific disease-associated proteins. The success of such campaigns often relies on functional and structural information of the selected therapeutic ... ...

    Abstract Modern drug discovery relies on combinatorial screening campaigns to find drug molecules targeting specific disease-associated proteins. The success of such campaigns often relies on functional and structural information of the selected therapeutic target, only achievable once its purification is mastered. With the aim of bypassing the protein purification process to gain insights on the druggability, ligand binding, and/or characterization of protein-protein interactions, herein, we describe the Extract2Chip method. This approach builds on the immobilization of site-specific biotinylated proteins of interest, directly from cellular extracts, on avidin-coated sensor chips to allow for the characterization of molecular interactions via surface plasmon resonance (SPR). The developed method was initially validated using Cyclophilin D (CypD) and subsequently applied to other drug discovery projects in which the targets of interest were difficult to express, purify, and crystallize. Extract2Chip was successfully applied to the characterization of Yes-associated protein (YAP): Transcriptional enhancer factor TEF (TEAD1) protein-protein interaction inhibitors, in the validation of a ternary complex assembly composed of Dyskerin pseudouridine synthase 1 (DKC1) and RuvBL1/RuvBL2, and in the establishment of a fast-screening platform to select the most suitable NUAK family SNF1-like kinase 2 (NUAK2) surrogate for binding and structural studies. The described method paves the way for a potential revival of the many drug discovery campaigns that have failed to deliver due to the lack of suitable and sufficient protein supply.
    MeSH term(s) Surface Plasmon Resonance/methods ; Drug Discovery/methods ; Proteins ; Chromatography, Affinity ; Protein Binding
    Chemical Substances Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-05
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662125-3
    ISSN 2079-6374 ; 2079-6374
    ISSN (online) 2079-6374
    ISSN 2079-6374
    DOI 10.3390/bios13100913
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  6. Article: Crystal structure of 5-tert-but-yl-10,15,20-tri-phenyl-porphyrin.

    Flanagan, Keith J / Mothi, Ebrahim Mohamed / Kötzner, Lisa / Senge, Mathias O

    Acta crystallographica. Section E, Crystallographic communications

    2016  Volume 72, Issue Pt 2, Page(s) 128–132

    Abstract: In the title free base porphyrin, C42H34N4, the neighbouring N⋯N distances in the center of the ring vary from 2.818 (8) to 2.998 (8) Å and the phenyl rings are tilted from the 24-atom mean plane at angles varying between 62.42 (2)-71.63 (2)°. The NH ... ...

    Abstract In the title free base porphyrin, C42H34N4, the neighbouring N⋯N distances in the center of the ring vary from 2.818 (8) to 2.998 (8) Å and the phenyl rings are tilted from the 24-atom mean plane at angles varying between 62.42 (2)-71.63 (2)°. The NH groups are involved in intra-molecular bifurcated N-H⋯(N,N) hydrogen bonds. The Ca-Cm-Ca angles vary slightly for the phenyl rings, between 124.19 (18)-126.17 (18)°. The largest deviation from the mean plane of the 24-atom macrocycle is associated with the meso carbon at the substituted tert-butyl position, which is displaced from the mean plane by 0.44 (2) Å. The free base porphyrin is characterized by a significant degree of ruffled (B 1u ) distortion with contributions from domed (A 2u ) and wave [Eg (y) and Eg (x)] modes. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by a number of weak C-H⋯π inter-actions, forming a three-dimensional framework. The structure was refined as a two-component inversion twin.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-01-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041947-8
    ISSN 2056-9890 ; 1600-5368
    ISSN 2056-9890 ; 1600-5368
    DOI 10.1107/S2056989016000025
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  7. Article: Crystal structure of [5-n-butyl-10-(2,5-di-meth-oxy-phen-yl)-2,3,7,8,13,12,17,18-octa-ethyl-porphyrin-ato]nickel(II).

    Flanagan, Keith J / Mothi, Ebrahim M / Kötzner, Lisa / Senge, Mathias O

    Acta crystallographica. Section E, Crystallographic communications

    2015  Volume 71, Issue Pt 11, Page(s) 1397–1400

    Abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title nickel(II) porphyrin, [Ni(C48H60N4O2)], contains one independent mol-ecule. The average Ni-N bond length is 1.917 (13) Å. The mol-ecules are arranged in a closely spaced lattice structure in which neighbouring porphyrins ... ...

    Abstract The asymmetric unit of the title nickel(II) porphyrin, [Ni(C48H60N4O2)], contains one independent mol-ecule. The average Ni-N bond length is 1.917 (13) Å. The mol-ecules are arranged in a closely spaced lattice structure in which neighbouring porphyrins are oriented in inversion-related dimers. The nickel(II) porphyrin is characterized by a significant degree of a ruffled (B 1u ) conformation with small contributions from saddle (B 2u ) and wave (y) [Eg (y)], as determined using normal structural decomposition. Disorder in the 2,5-di--meth-oxy-phenyl substituent was modelled over two positions with a 60% occupancy for the major moiety. One of the ethyl groups is also disordered over two positions and was modelled with the major moiety being present in 51.3% occupancy.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-10-31
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041947-8
    ISSN 2056-9890 ; 1600-5368
    ISSN 2056-9890 ; 1600-5368
    DOI 10.1107/S2056989015020058
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  8. Article ; Online: Catalytic asymmetric dearomatizing redox cross coupling of ketones with aryl hydrazines giving 1,4-diketones.

    Huang, Shenlin / Kötzner, Lisa / De, Chandra Kanta / List, Benjamin

    Journal of the American Chemical Society

    2015  Volume 137, Issue 10, Page(s) 3446–3449

    Abstract: An asymmetric Brønsted acid catalyzed dearomatizing redox cross coupling reaction has been realized, in which aryl hydrazines react with ketones to deliver 1,4-diketones, bearing an all-carbon quarternary stereocenter in high enantiopurity. ...

    Abstract An asymmetric Brønsted acid catalyzed dearomatizing redox cross coupling reaction has been realized, in which aryl hydrazines react with ketones to deliver 1,4-diketones, bearing an all-carbon quarternary stereocenter in high enantiopurity.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-03-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3155-0
    ISSN 1520-5126 ; 0002-7863
    ISSN (online) 1520-5126
    ISSN 0002-7863
    DOI 10.1021/ja511200j
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  9. Article ; Online: Asymmetric catalysis on the nanoscale: the organocatalytic approach to helicenes.

    Kötzner, Lisa / Webber, Matthew J / Martínez, Alberto / De Fusco, Claudia / List, Benjamin

    Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)

    2014  Volume 53, Issue 20, Page(s) 5202–5205

    Abstract: The first asymmetric organocatalytic synthesis of helicenes is reported. A novel SPINOL-derived phosphoric acid, bearing extended π-substituents, catalyzes the asymmetric synthesis of helicenes through an enantioselective Fischer indole reaction. A ... ...

    Abstract The first asymmetric organocatalytic synthesis of helicenes is reported. A novel SPINOL-derived phosphoric acid, bearing extended π-substituents, catalyzes the asymmetric synthesis of helicenes through an enantioselective Fischer indole reaction. A variety of azahelicenes and diazahelicenes could be obtained with good to excellent yields and enantioselectivities.
    MeSH term(s) Catalysis ; Nanotechnology ; Organic Chemicals/chemistry ; Polycyclic Compounds/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Organic Chemicals ; Polycyclic Compounds ; helicenes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-05-12
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2011836-3
    ISSN 1521-3773 ; 1433-7851
    ISSN (online) 1521-3773
    ISSN 1433-7851
    DOI 10.1002/anie.201400474
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  10. Article ; Online: The Organocatalytic Approach to Enantiopure 2H- and 3H-Pyrroles: Inhibitors of the Hedgehog Signaling Pathway.

    Kötzner, Lisa / Leutzsch, Markus / Sievers, Sonja / Patil, Sumersing / Waldmann, Herbert / Zheng, Yiying / Thiel, Walter / List, Benjamin

    Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)

    2016  Volume 55, Issue 27, Page(s) 7693–7697

    Abstract: A divergent approach to enantioenriched 2H- and 3H-pyrroles catalyzed by a spirocyclic phosphoric acid is reported that makes use of a Fischer-type indolization and a [1,5]-alkyl shift. Catalyzed by the chiral phosphoric acid STRIP, good to excellent ... ...

    Abstract A divergent approach to enantioenriched 2H- and 3H-pyrroles catalyzed by a spirocyclic phosphoric acid is reported that makes use of a Fischer-type indolization and a [1,5]-alkyl shift. Catalyzed by the chiral phosphoric acid STRIP, good to excellent yields and enantioselectivities could be obtained. Remarkably, biological evaluation reveals one of these novel 2H-pyrroles to be a potent but nontoxic inhibitor of the Hedgehog signaling pathway by binding to the Smoothened protein.
    MeSH term(s) Boron Compounds/chemistry ; Catalysis ; Crystallography, X-Ray ; HEK293 Cells ; Hedgehog Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors ; Hedgehog Proteins/metabolism ; Humans ; Microscopy, Fluorescence ; Molecular Conformation ; Phosphoric Acids/chemistry ; Pyrroles/chemistry ; Pyrroles/metabolism ; Pyrroles/pharmacology ; Signal Transduction/drug effects ; Stereoisomerism
    Chemical Substances 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene ; Boron Compounds ; Hedgehog Proteins ; Phosphoric Acids ; Pyrroles ; phosphoric acid (E4GA8884NN)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016--27
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2011836-3
    ISSN 1521-3773 ; 1433-7851
    ISSN (online) 1521-3773
    ISSN 1433-7851
    DOI 10.1002/anie.201602932
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