Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Characterization of FGF401 as a reversible covalent inhibitor of fibroblast growth factor receptor 4

Zhan Zhou,  Xiaojuan Chen,  Ying Fu,  Ye Zhang,  Shuyan Dai,  Jun Li,  Lin Chen,  Guangyu Xu,  Zhuchu Chen  and  Yongheng Chen

Chem. Commun., 2019

DOI: 10.1039/C9CC02052G

Biochemical and structural studies provide information on the mode of action of FGF401 as a selective, reversible covalent inhibitor of FGFR4. Kinase and proliferation assays reveal that FGF401 has the ability to overcome gatekeeper mutations in FGFR4.

Covalent chemical probes

Backus, K.M., Wilson, A.J.  Commun Chem   8 , 266 (2025).  https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-025-01652-6