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Identification of N-sulfonyl-tetrahydroquinolines as RORc inverse agonists
Benjamin P Fauber1, Alberto Gobbi1, Pascal Savy2
1Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
Abstract:
A high-throughput screen of the Genentech/Roche compound collection using a retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor C (RORc, RORγ, or NR1F3) biochemical assay revealed a N-sulfonyl-tetrahydroquinoline hit. Herein, we describe the hit-to-lead optimization and structure-activity relationships of these tetrahydroquinoline RORc inverse agonists. Through iterative synthesis and analog design, we identified compounds with improved biochemical RORc inverse agonist activity and RORc cellular potencies. These improved N-sulfonyl-tetrahydroquinoline compounds also exhibited selectivity for RORc over other nuclear receptors.
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