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MK-5108

Synonyms: VX-689

MK-5108 is a highly selective Aurora A inhibitor with IC50 of 0.064 nM in a cell-free assay and is 220- and 190-fold more selective for Aurora A than Aurora B/C, while it inhibits TrkA with less than 100-fold selectivity. MK-5108 (VX-689) induces autophagy. Phase 1.

MK-5108 Chemical Structure

MK-5108 Chemical Structure

CAS No. 1010085-13-8

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Signaling Pathway

Aurora Kinase Signaling Pathways

Aurora Kinase Signaling Pathway

Cell Data

Cell Lines Assay Type Concentration Incubation Time Formulation Activity Description PMID
BL21 (DE3) Rosetta Function assay 30 mins Inhibition of His-tagged human Aurora A kinase (122 to 40 residues) expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) Rosetta cells using biotinylated STK2 substrate incubated for 30 mins by HTRF assay, IC50 = 0.000064 μM. 27391133
HeLa Kyoto Function assay 20 hrs Inhibition of Aurora A kinase autophosphorylation at Thr288 in human HeLa Kyoto cells incubated for 20 hrs, IC50 = 0.3 μM. 27391133
HCC1143 Antiproliferation assay Antiproliferation activity against human HCC1143 cells assessed as inhibition of cell proliferation, IC50 = 0.42 μM. 28918096
AU565 Antiproliferation assay Antiproliferation activity against human AU565 cells assessed as inhibition of cell proliferation, IC50 = 0.45 μM. 28918096
MCF7 Antiproliferation assay Antiproliferation activity against human MCF7 cells assessed as inhibition of cell proliferation, IC50 = 0.52 μM. 28918096
HCC1806 Antiproliferation assay Antiproliferation activity against human HCC1806 cells assessed as inhibition of cell proliferation, IC50 = 0.56 μM. 28918096
CAL851 Antiproliferation assay Antiproliferation activity against human CAL851 cells assessed as inhibition of cell proliferation, IC50 = 0.74 μM. 28918096
HeLa Function assay 16 mg/kg 2 days Plasma concentration in F344/N Jcl-rnu rat xenografted with luciferase expressing human HeLa cells at 16 mg/kg, po BID for 2 days, Cp = 1.7 μM. 28918096
HeLa Function assay 32 mg/kg 2 days Plasma concentration in F344/N Jcl-rnu rat xenografted with luciferase expressing human HeLa cells at 32 mg/kg, po BID for 2 days, Cp = 4.4 μM. 28918096
Saos-2 qHTS assay qHTS of pediatric cancer cell lines to identify multiple opportunities for drug repurposing: Primary screen for Saos-2 cells 29435139
MG 63 (6-TG R) qHTS assay qHTS of pediatric cancer cell lines to identify multiple opportunities for drug repurposing: Primary screen for MG 63 (6-TG R) cells 29435139
OHS-50 qHTS assay qHTS of pediatric cancer cell lines to identify multiple opportunities for drug repurposing: Primary screen for OHS-50 cells 29435139
SK-N-MC qHTS assay qHTS of pediatric cancer cell lines to identify multiple opportunities for drug repurposing: Primary screen for SK-N-MC cells 29435139
BL21-Codon-Plus(DE3)-RIL Function assay 120 mins Inhibition of human N-terminal His-tagged Aurora A expressed in Escherichia coli BL21-Codon-Plus(DE3)-RIL cells using 5-carboxy-fluorescein-y-aminobutyric acid-Ala-Leu-Arg-Arg-Ala-Ser-Leu-Gly-NH2 as substrate after 120 mins by fluorescence polarization as, IC50 = 0.00054 μM. ChEMBL
HeLaS3 Cytotoxicity assay 3 days Cytotoxicity against human HeLaS3 cells assessed as cell growth inhibition after 3 days by WST-8 assay, IC50 = 1.26 μM. ChEMBL
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Biological Activity

Description MK-5108 is a highly selective Aurora A inhibitor with IC50 of 0.064 nM in a cell-free assay and is 220- and 190-fold more selective for Aurora A than Aurora B/C, while it inhibits TrkA with less than 100-fold selectivity. MK-5108 (VX-689) induces autophagy. Phase 1.
Targets
Aurora A [1]
(Cell-free assay)
0.064 nM
In vitro
In vitro

MK-5108 inhibits Aurora-A activity in an ATP-competitive manner. MK-5108 shows robust selectivity against the other family kinases Aurora-B (220-fold) and Aurora-C (190-fold) in the biochemical assay. MK-5108 also reveals high selectivity for Aurora-A over other protein kinases. MK-5108 inhibits only one kinase (TrkA) with <100-fold selectivity. MK-5108 may be more Aurora-A selective than MLN8054. Consistent with the induction of pHH3-positive cells, MK-5108 induces accumulation of cells in the G2-M phase. MK-5108 inhibits the proliferation of tumor cells including HCC1143, AU565, MCF-7, HCC1806 and CAL85-1 with an IC50 of 0.42 μM, 0.45 μM, 0.52 μM, 0.56μM and 0.74 μM, respectively. [1] MK-5108 decreases cell viability in a dose-dependent fashion in all three cell lines including LEIO285, LEIO505 and SK-LSM1 cells with an IC50 of approximately 100 nM. Incubation with MK-5108 in LEIO285 increases the proportion of cells in G2/M at 48 and 72 hours post-treatment. MK-5108 significant increases in Caspase 3/7 activity when compared to DMSO-treated control cultures at both time points. In LEIO505 cells, MK-5108 leads to more cells accumulating at G2/M phases at 24 hours but not 48 hours or 72 hours.  [2]
Kinase Assay Biochemical kinase assays
Recombinant His-tagged human Aurora-A protein is expressed in Escherichia coli and is purified with HisTrap HP column. Purified recombinant human Aurora-B and Aurora-C protein are purchased. Experiments are done in quintuplicate in 96-well plates. The Aurora-A assay reaction is conducted in the presence of 20 μM ATP, 25 μM Tetra-Kemptide [RRR(GLRRASLG)4R-NH2], 1.0 μCi per well [γ-33P]-ATP, 0.1 ng per well Aurora-A in 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4), 15 mM Mg(OAc)2, and 0.2 mM EDTA at 30°C for 40 minutes. To investigate the inhibition mode of MK-5108 for Aurora-A, the IC50 values of MK-5108 are determined in the presence of different concentrations of ATP. Then, the IC50 value is plotted as a function of ATP concentration to analyze the effect of ATP concentration on the IC50 value of MK-5108. The Aurora-B assay reaction is conducted in the presence of 15 μM ATP, 100 μM Kemptide (GLRRASLG-NH2), 1.0 μCi per well [γ-33P]-ATP, 5.0 ng per well Aurora-B in 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4), 15 mM Mg(OAc)2, and 0.2 mM EDTA at 30 °C for 20 minuts. The Aurora-C assay reaction is conducted in the presence of 40 μM ATP, 100 μM Kemptide, 1.0 μCi per well [γ-33P]-ATP, 15 ng per well Aurora-C in 10 mM MOPS-NaOH (pH 7.4), 5 mM Mg(OAc)2, 1 mM (±) DTT, and 1 mM EGTA at 30 °C for 20 minutes. After kinase reactions are terminated by adding 2.0% phosphoric acid, Tetra-Kemptide or Kemptide is trapped on the MultiScreen-PH plate. Wells are washed five times with 0.64% phosphoric acid and then monitored for radioactivity in a liquid scintillation counter.
Cell Research Cell lines HeLa-S3 cells
Concentrations 0 μM -1 μM
Incubation Time 12 hours
Method

HeLa-S3 cells are synchronized at the G1-S phase boundary by double thymidine block with 2 mM thymidine. Cells are washed and seeded to 96-well cell culture plates. After 4 hours, an equal volume of medium containing MK-5108 is added to each well. Nocodazole (300 nM) is used as a 100% control. The cells are fixed overnight with cold methanol 12 hours after seeding. Then, the cells are stained with rabbit anti-phospho-histone H3 Ser28 antibody and then with anti-rabbit IgG-Cy5. Total nuclei are stained with 10 mg/mL 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole. Immunostained images are acquired using the IN Cell Analyzer1000 with ×10 objective lens. After acquisition of images, data are analyzed. The %pHH3-positive index is determined by measuring the %pHH3-positive cell counts per total nuclei counts for each sample, then by normalizing with respect to nocodazole-treated cells.
Experimental Result Images Methods Biomarkers Images PMID
Western blot p-Aurora A / Aurora-A / N-MYC 29262328
Growth inhibition assay Cell viability 24756365
In Vivo
In vivo

MK-5108 induces pHH3-positive cells at doses of 16 mg/kg and 32 mg/kg. Plasma concentration of MK-5108 at 8 mg/kg and 16 mg/kg are 1.7 μM and 4.4 μM, respectively. MK-5108 treatment results in the induction of pHH3 in tumor and skin tissues, which starts at 2 hours and reachs a maximum at 4 hours. MK-5108 treatments at 15 mg/kg and 30 mg/kg results in significant tumor growth inhibition with the change in mean tumor volume for the treatment group as a percentage of the mean change in the control group (%T/C) of 10% and −6% at day 11, and 17% and 5% at day 18, respectively. MK-5108 is well tolerated at both doses, with minimal reduction in body weight. MK-5108 also exhibits significant antitumor activity through intermittent dosing in nude rats bearing SW48 tumors, MK-5108 at 15 mg/kg and 45 mg/kg causes dose-dependent tumor growth inhibition with a %T/C of 35% and 7% at day 10, and 58% and 32% at day 27, respectively. [1]
Animal Research Animal Models SCID mice bearing HCT116 tumors
Dosages 30 mg/kg
Administration Oral administration

Chemical Information & Solubility

Molecular Weight 461.94 Formula

C22H21ClFN3O3S
CAS No. 1010085-13-8 SDF Download MK-5108 SDF
Smiles C1CC(CCC1OC2=C(C(=CC=C2)Cl)F)(CC3=NC(=CC=C3)NC4=NC=CS4)C(=O)O
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