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Modulation of activation-loop phosphorylation by JAK inhibitors is binding mode dependent

Radimerski, Thomas, Andraos-Rey, Rita, Qian, Zhiyan, Bonenfant, Debora, Rubert, Joelle, Vangrevelinghe, Eric, Scheufler, Clemens, Marque, Fanny, Regnier, Catherine, De Pover, Alain, Ryckelynck, Hugues, Bhagwat, Neha, Koppikar, Priya, Goel, Aviva, Wyder, Lorenza, Tavares, Gisele, Baffert, Fabienne, Pissot Soldermann, Carole, Manley, Paul W., Gaul, Christoph, Voshol, Johannes, Levine, Ross L., Sellers, William and Hofmann, Francesco (2012) Modulation of activation-loop phosphorylation by JAK inhibitors is binding mode dependent. Cancer Discovery, 2 (6). pp. 512-523. ISSN 2159-8274

Abstract

JAK inhibitors are being developed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, myeloproliferative neoplasms and leukemias. Most of these drugs target the ATP-binding pocket and stabilize the active conformation of the JAK kinases. This type-I binding mode can lead to an increase in JAK activation-loop phosphorylation, despite blockade of kinase function. Here we report that stabilizing the inactive state via type-II inhibition acts in the opposite manner, leading to a loss of activation-loop phosphorylation. We used X-ray crystallography to corroborate the binding mode and report for the first time the crystal structure of the JAK2 kinase domain in an inactive conformation. Importantly, JAK inhibitor-induced activation-loop phosphorylation requires receptor interaction, as well as intact kinase and pseudokinase domains. Hence, depending on the respective conformation stabilized by a JAK inhibitor, hyperphosphorylation of the activation-loop may or may not be elicited.

Significance
This study demonstrates that JAK inhibitors can lead to an increase of activation-loop phosphorylation in a manner that is binding-mode dependent. Our results highlight the need for detailed understanding of inhibitor mechanism of action, and that it may be possible to devise strategies that avoid target priming using alternative modes of inhibiting JAK kinase activity for the treatment of JAK-dependent diseases.

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Date Deposited: 13 Oct 2015 13:15
Last Modified: 13 Oct 2015 13:15
URI: https://oak.novartis.com/id/eprint/5832

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