IRAK inhibitor 1

• CAT Number: I000244
• CAS Number: 1042224-63-4
• Molecular Formula: C17H19N5
• Molecular Weight: 293.37
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 6-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl-N-piperidin-4-ylpyridin-2-amine
• InChI: InChI=1S/C17H19N5/c1-2-11-22-15(12-19-17(22)6-1)14-4-3-5-16(21-14)20-13-7-9-18-10-8-13/h1-6,11-13,18H,7-10H2,(H,20,21)
• InChIKey: HUYUPQNBDBTPQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C1CNCCC1NC2=CC=CC(=N2)C3=CN=C4N3C=CC=C4

IRAK inhibitor 1 is a potent IRAK-4 inhibitor with IC50 of 216 nM, is poorly active against JNK-1 and JNK-2 with IC50 of 3.801 μM, and >10 μM, respectively.
IRAK inhibitor 1 possesses significant potency in an IRAK-4 enzyme assay but is poorly active against JNK-1 and JNK-2[1]. IRAK-4 is a novel member of the IRAK family with unique functional properties. IRAK-4 is the closest human homolog to Pelle. Endogenous IRAK-4 interacts with IRAK-1 and TRAF6 in an IL-1-dependent manner, and overexpression of IRAK-4 can activate NF-κB as well as mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathways. Most strikingly, and in contrast to the other IRAKs, IRAK-4 depends on its kinase activity to activate NF-κB. In addition, IRAK-4 is able to phosphorylate IRAK-1, and overexpression of dominant-negative IRAK-4 is blocking the IL-1-induced activation and modification of IRAK-1, suggesting a role of IRAK-4 as a central element in the early signal transduction of Toll/IL-1 receptors, upstream of IRAK-1. IRAK-4 shares the domain structure of the other IRAKs and it is able to activate similar signal transduction pathways, namely NF-κB and MAPK pathways. It rapidly and transiently associates with IRAK-1 and TRAF6 in an IL-1-dependent manner but it is not functionally redundant with IRAK-1. IRAK-4 is an active protein kinase and requires its kinase activity to activate NF-κB. IRAK-4 might act upstream of IRAK-1 as an IRAK-1 activator[2].

Reference

[1]. Buckley GM, et al. IRAK-4 inhibitors. Part II: A structure-based assessment of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine binding. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Jun 1;18(11):3291-5.
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[2]. Li S, et al. IRAK-4: a novel member of the IRAK family with the properties of an IRAK-kinase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Apr 16;99(8):5567-72.
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