Vibliome Therapeutics, LLC, has developed a new, systematic approach that enables the design of small molecule Type II kinase inhibitors with unique profiles and a high degree of selectivity
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Kinases are key regulators of cell function that represent one of the largest and most functionally diverse gene families. There are over 500 kinase enzymes encoded by the human genome which control nearly all cellular functions by phosphorylating proteins and other molecules. Aberrations in these cell signaling pathways affect cell metabolism, division, activation, growth and death, and are hallmarks in the development of cancer as well as other chronic diseases. Kinase inhibitors have been shown to be effective in targeting these aberrant signaling mechanisms that drive disease progression, yet currently-approved inhibitors act against fewer than 40 kinase targets.
Vibliome is focused on the design of Type II inhibitors that lock kinase targets in an inactive conformation. By analyzing these structures across the kinome, the company has been able to identify unique similarities and differences between kinases that help to tune in selectivity. This structure-guided approach, coupled with the company's novel, annotated Type II kinase inhibitor library, is ideally suited to support precision medicine approaches for cancer and other diseases where selective kinase targeting is needed. Vibliome works with a global network of collaborators to use this approach to develop better medicines for the patients who need them the most.
Centrosomes are organizing centers comprised of a pair of microtubule-based structures termed centrioles, and accurate control of centrosome number is critical for the maintenance of genomic integrity. Centriole duplication is under the control of PLK4, an upstream regulator of centriole assembly. Amplifications in chromosome 17q23 are common in cancers, particularly in breast cancer, and lead to tumor development and progression. When the gene TRIM37 (located within 17q23) is amplified in these cancers, centrosomal material is depleted and inhibition of PLK4 is synthetically lethal. Vibliome is developing a PLK4 inhibitor to treat cancer patients with TRIM37 amplifications, which are found in 9% of breast cancers, 40% of neuroblastomas, and potentially other cancer types.
Receptor-interacting protein kinase 2 (RIPK2, also known as RIP2) is associated with NF-κB activation and cell death. Activity of RIPK2 is essential for the bacteria-sensing receptors NOD1/2 inflammatory signaling pathway, inducing proinflammatory and antimicrobial responses, and RIPK2 inhibitors significantly inhibit the immune response of NOD1/2. Excessive activation of RIPK2 is involved in the development of inflammatory bowel disease and other chronic inflammatory conditions. RIPK2 can also signal through kinases that are commonly associated with cancer progression: MKK7 (MAP2K7), DNA-PKcs (PRKDC), RSK2 (RPS6KA3), MST4 (STK26), MEK2 (MAP2K2), and CSK (CSK). In particular, the RIPK2/MKK7/JNK/c-Myc signaling pathway appears to be important in the progression of late-stage prostate cancer. Vibliome is developing a RIPK2 inhibitor to treat inflammatory diseases and castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Vibliome’s research operations are located in Bozeman, Montana on the edge of Yellowstone National Park and in the midst of world class skiing, fly fishing, unsurpassed access to nature and Montana’s largest research university.
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of Clinical Research, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA
Chief Scientific Officer, Celtaxsys, Inc.
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Biochemistry, Director of Clinical Innovation and Information Technology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas TX
Anne Murnick Cogan and David H. Cogan Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine; Director, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, New York University Langone Health
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