Fragment-based identification and optimization of a class of potent pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazine MAP4K4 inhibitors

MAP4K4 has been shown to regulate key cellular processes that are tied to disease pathogenesis. In an effort to generate small molecule MAP4K4 inhibitors, a fragment-based screen was carried out and a pyrrolotriazine fragment with excellent ligand efficiency was identified. Further modification of this fragment guided by X-ray crystal structures and molecular modeling led to the discovery of a series of promising compounds with good structural diversity and physicochemical properties. These compounds exhibited single digit nanomolar potency and compounds 35 and 44 achieved good in vivo exposure.

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