MI-538

• CAT Number: I007982
• CAS Number: 1857417-10-7
• Molecular Formula: C27H25F3N8OS
• Molecular Weight: 566.60
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 6-hydroxy-1-(1H-pyrazol-4-ylmethyl)-5-[[4-[[6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]piperidin-1-yl]methyl]indole-2-carbonitrile
• InChI: InChI=1S/C27H25F3N8OS/c28-27(29,30)9-21-7-22-25(32-15-33-26(22)40-21)36-19-1-3-37(4-2-19)14-18-5-17-6-20(10-31)38(23(17)8-24(18)39)13-16-11-34-35-12-16/h5-8,11-12,15,19,39H,1-4,9,13-14H2,(H,34,35)(H,32,33,36)
• InChIKey: QXLJOBRSTCFLMC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C1CN(CCC1NC2=C3C=C(SC3=NC=N2)CC(F)(F)F)CC4=C(C=C5C(=C4)C=C(N5CC6=CNN=C6)C#N)O

MI-538 is an inhibitor of the interaction between menin and MLL fusion proteins with an IC50 of 21 nM.
MI-538 inhibits the proliferation of MLL leukemia cells with a GI50 of 83 nM. MI-538 shows no effect (up to 6 μM) on growth of the control cell lines HL-60 and HM-2, which do not harbor MLL translocations, demonstrating good selectivity toward MLL fusion protein transformed cells. MI-538 binds to menin with low nanomolar affinity (Kd=6.5 nM). Its potent cellular activity originates from the improved binding affinity to menin and possibly increased cell membrane permeability. Treatment with MI-538 results in strong down regulation of expression of Hoxa9 and Meis1 genes. About 100 nM 27 was sufficient to reduce by ~50% Hoxa9 expression in MLL-AF9 cells, and even more pronounced effect was seen on Meis1 expression[1].
Treatment with MI-538 results in a pronounced, about 80%, reduction in the MV4;11 tumor volume, without causing substantial signs of toxicity reflected by less than 10% reduction of the body weight. MI-538 demonstrates markedly improved exposure (area under the curve, AUC, values), Cmax (maximum compound concentration) in the blood plasma, and the lowest value of clearance. The half-life of MI-538 is about 1.6 h. MI-538 has also high oral bioavailability (~50%)[1].

Reference

[1]. Borkin D, et al. Property Focused Structure-Based Optimization of Small Molecule Inhibitors of the Protein-Protein Interaction between Menin and Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL). J Med Chem. 2016 Feb 11;59(3):892-913.
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