[HTML][HTML] Progress towards a public chemogenomic set for protein kinases and a call for contributions

…, CI Wells, DM Andrews, R Angell, H Al-Ali, AD Axtman… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Protein kinases are highly tractable targets for drug discovery. However, the biological
function and therapeutic potential of the majority of the 500+ human protein kinases remains …

[PDF][PDF] Development of a potent and selective chemical probe for the pleiotropic kinase CK2

…, D Menyhart, DW Litchfield, S Knapp, AD Axtman - Cell chemical …, 2021 - cell.com
Building on the pyrazolopyrimidine CK2 (casein kinase 2) inhibitor scaffold, we designed a
small targeted library. Through comprehensive evaluation of inhibitor selectivity, we identified …

[HTML][HTML] The kinase chemogenomic set (KCGS): an open science resource for kinase vulnerability identification

…, CRM Asquith, AD Axtman, I Dikic, D Ebner… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
We describe the assembly and annotation of a chemogenomic set of protein kinase inhibitors
as an open science resource for studying kinase biology. The set only includes inhibitors …

[PDF][PDF] WNT activates the AAK1 kinase to promote clathrin-mediated endocytosis of LRP6 and establish a negative feedback loop

MJ Agajanian, MP Walker, AD Axtman… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
β-Catenin-dependent WNT signal transduction governs development, tissue homeostasis,
and a vast array of human diseases. Signal propagation through a WNT-Frizzled/LRP …

Substrate binding allosterically relieves autoinhibition of the pseudokinase TRIB1

…, HD McMillan, JL Brewster, AK Dunbier, AD Axtman… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
The Tribbles family of pseudokinases recruits substrates to the ubiquitin ligase COP1 to facilitate
ubiquitylation. CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) family transcription factors are …

Discovery and characterization of a specific inhibitor of serine-threonine kinase cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) demonstrates role in hippocampal CA1 …

…, AN Bullock, TA Benke, SK Ultanir, AD Axtman - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
This important study reports selective CDKL5 inhibitors that may be of high interest to
investigate the role of this kinase in disease (particularly, in CDKL5 deficiency disorder) and to …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of tau tubulin kinases (TTBK1 and TTBK2) impacts ciliogenesis

…, JL Smith, DH Drewry, AS Beltran, AD Axtman - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Tau tubulin kinase 1 and 2 (TTBK1/2) are highly homologous kinases that are expressed
and mediate disease-relevant pathways predominantly in the brain. Distinct roles for TTBK1 …

Host Kinase CSNK2 is a Target for Inhibition of Pathogenic SARS-like β-Coronaviruses

…, BL Yount Jr, E Chang, AD Axtman… - ACS chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Inhibition of the protein kinase CSNK2 with any of 30 specific and selective inhibitors
representing different chemotypes, blocked replication of pathogenic human, bat, and murine β-…

Optimization of 3-Cyano-7-cyclopropylamino-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines toward the Development of an In Vivo Chemical Probe for CSNK2A

…, W Tao, E Chang, NJ Moorman, AD Axtman… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
3-Cyano-7-cyclopropylamino-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines, including the chemical probe SGC-CK2-1,
are potent and selective inhibitors of CSNK2A in cells but have limited utility in …

SGC-AAK1-1: a chemical probe targeting AAK1 and BMP2K

…, WJ Zuercher, R Zutshi, AD Axtman - ACS medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Inhibitors based on a 3-acylaminoindazole scaffold were synthesized to yield potent dual
AAK1/BMP2K inhibitors. Optimization furnished a small molecule chemical probe (SGC-AAK1-1…