Brian T. Hopkins

ORCID: 0000-0002-2912-9954
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Research Areas
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Oral and gingival health research
  • Chemical Reaction Mechanisms
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • interferon and immune responses
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

Biogen (United States)
2010-2024

Infinity Pharmaceuticals (United States)
2006

Imperial College London
2001-2005

Abstract Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), a member of the TEC family kinases, plays crucial role in B‐cell maturation and mast cell activation. Although structures unphosphorylated mouse BTK domain phosphorylated domains human ITK are known, understanding selectivity profiles inhibitors has been hampered by lack availability high resolution, ligand‐bound structure. Here, we report crystal bound to either Dasatinib (BMS‐354825) at 1.9 Å resolution or...

10.1002/pro.321 article EN Protein Science 2010-01-05

Abstract Inhibition of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTKi) is now viewed as a promising next-generation B-cell-targeting therapy for autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS). Surprisingly little known; however, about how BTKi influences MS disease-implicated functions B cells. Here, we demonstrate that in addition to its expected impact on B-cell activation, attenuates B-cell:T-cell interactions via novel mechanism involving modulation metabolic pathways which, turn, mediates an...

10.1007/s00401-022-02411-w article EN cc-by Acta Neuropathologica 2022-03-18

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease with an underlying pathology characterized by inflammation-driven neuronal loss, axonal injury, and demyelination. Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), nonreceptor member of the TEC family kinases, involved in regulation, migration, functional activation B cells myeloid periphery central nervous system (CNS), cell types which are deemed to contributing progression MS patients. Herein, we describe discovery BIIB129 (25), structurally distinct...

10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00220 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2024-05-07

Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) that characterized by inflammation, demyelination, and axonal injury leading to permeant disability. In early stage MS, inflammation primary driver disease progression. There remains an unmet need develop high efficacy therapies with superior safety profiles prevent processes Herein, we describe discovery BIIB091, structurally distinct orthosteric ATP competitive, reversible inhibitor...

10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00926 article EN Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2021-11-04

Autoreactive B cell-derived antibodies form immune complexes that likely play a pathogenic role in autoimmune diseases. In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), these bind Fc receptors on myeloid cells and induce proinflammatory cytokine production by monocytes NETosis neutrophils. Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is non-receptor signals downstream of plays transduction antibody expression following cell activation. Given the roles BTK both sensing autoreactive antibodies, inhibitors activity...

10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00702 article EN Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2020-07-22

[reaction: see text] ROMPgel-supported triphenylphosphine was synthesized in three steps (67%) from norbornadiene, 4-bromoiodobenzene, and chlorodiphenylphosphine. The supported reagent has a high loading (2.5 mmol/g) favorable swelling properties organic solvents. It been utilized for the conversion of alcohols to halides, reduction ozonides, isomerization alpha,beta-acetylenic esters Staudinger reaction. In general, filtration resin reaction mixtures evaporation gave corresponding products...

10.1021/ol026008q article EN Organic Letters 2002-05-01

Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) plays a non-redundant signaling role downstream of the B-cell receptor (BCR) in B cells and receptors for Fc region immunoglobulins (FcR) myeloid cells. Here, we characterise BIIB091, novel, potent, selective reversible small-molecule inhibitor BTK.BIIB091 was evaluated vitro vivo preclinical models phase 1 clinical trial.In vitro, BIIB091 potently inhibited BTK-dependent proximal distal functional responses both with IC50s ranging from 3 to 106 nm, including...

10.1002/cti2.1295 article EN Clinical & Translational Immunology 2021-01-01

ROMPgel-supported ethyl 1-diazo-2-oxopropylphosphonate has been prepared, and the supported reagent effectively employed in conversion of a variety aldehydes into terminal alkynes under mild reaction conditions. The influence cross-link structure, comonomers, polymer structure on efficiency examined.

10.1021/ol049915z article EN Organic Letters 2004-02-07

Abstract Background and purpose: BTK mediates B-cell receptor signaling was validated as a target by the inhibitor ibrutinib in several malignancies, including mantle cell lymphoma chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). However, patients may have or acquire resistance. Resistance mechanisms include mutation of cysteine active site that requires for covalent binding (C481). We identified characterized SNS-062, potent, noncovalent with activity towards harboring resistance mutations also inhibits...

10.1158/1535-7163.targ-15-c186 article EN Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2015-12-01

Phospholipase D (PLD) is a phospholipase enzyme responsible for hydrolyzing phosphatidylcholine into the lipid signaling molecule, phosphatidic acid, and choline. From therapeutic perspective, PLD has been implicated in human cancer progression as well target neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's. Moreover, knockdown of rescues ALS phenotype multiple Drosophila models (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) displays modest motor benefits an SOD1 mouse model. To further validate whether...

10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00682 article EN ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2022-03-03

An operationally simple protocol has been discovered that couples primary or secondary amines with N-aryl-substituted lactams to deliver differentiated diamines in moderate high yields. The process allows for the partial reduction of a lactam presence Cp2ZrHCl (Schwartz's reagent), followed by reductive amination between resulting hemiaminal and amine. These reactions can be telescoped one-pot fashion significantly simplify operation. scope substituted various ring sizes was demonstrated...

10.1021/acs.joc.9b00816 article EN The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2019-05-22

Chemical process development efforts leading to multikilogram production of BIIB068 hemiadipate are discussed. Process optimization resulted in (1) removal transition metal from the process, (2) a streamlined with significantly improved overall yield, and (3) appropriate impurity control (including potential mutagenic impurities), which enabled delivery quality material for toxicology studies clinical trials.

10.1021/acs.oprd.0c00087 article EN Organic Process Research & Development 2020-04-21

Route evaluation, process development, and large-scale manufacturing of 4-chloro-N-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrimidin-2-amine (1) are described. The improved route consists two linear chemical steps: oxidation 4-chloro-2-(methylthio)pyrimidine (11) to 4-chloro-2-(methylsulfonyl)pyrimidine (7) displacement the sulfonyl with N-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)formamide (10) under basic conditions followed by in situ hydrolysis N-formyl intermediate deliver compound 1....

10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00314 article EN Organic Process Research & Development 2021-12-30

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10.1002/chin.200614196 article EN ChemInform 2006-03-14
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