Selective inhibition of casein kinase 1ϵ minimally alters circadian clock period

KM Walton, K Fisher, D Rubitski, M Marconi… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2009 - ASPET
KM Walton, K Fisher, D Rubitski, M Marconi, QJ Meng, M Sladek, J Adams, M Bass…
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 2009ASPET
The circadian clock links our daily cycles of sleep and activity to the external environment.
Deregulation of the clock is implicated in a number of human disorders, including
depression, seasonal affective disorder, and metabolic disorders. Casein kinase 1 epsilon
(CK1ϵ) and casein kinase 1 delta (CK1δ) are closely related Ser-Thr protein kinases that
serve as key clock regulators as demonstrated by mammalian mutations in each that
dramatically alter the circadian period. Therefore, inhibitors of CK1δ/ϵ may have utility in …
The circadian clock links our daily cycles of sleep and activity to the external environment. Deregulation of the clock is implicated in a number of human disorders, including depression, seasonal affective disorder, and metabolic disorders. Casein kinase 1 epsilon (CK1ϵ) and casein kinase 1 delta (CK1δ) are closely related Ser-Thr protein kinases that serve as key clock regulators as demonstrated by mammalian mutations in each that dramatically alter the circadian period. Therefore, inhibitors of CK1δ/ϵ may have utility in treating circadian disorders. Although we previously demonstrated that a pan-CK1δ/ϵ inhibitor, 4-[3-cyclohexyl-5-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-3H-imidazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-ylamine (PF-670462), causes a significant phase delay in animal models of circadian rhythm, it remains unclear whether one of the kinases has a predominant role in regulating the circadian clock. To test this, we have characterized 3-(3-chloro-phenoxymethyl)-1-(tetrahydro-pyran-4-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-ylamine (PF-4800567), a novel and potent inhibitor of CK1ϵ (IC50 = 32 nM) with greater than 20-fold selectivity over CK1δ. PF-4800567 completely blocks CK1ϵ-mediated PER3 nuclear localization and PER2 degradation. In cycling Rat1 fibroblasts and a mouse model of circadian rhythm, however, PF-4800567 has only a minimal effect on the circadian clock at concentrations substantially over its CK1ϵ IC50. This is in contrast to the pan-CK1δ/ϵ inhibitor PF-670462 that robustly alters the circadian clock under similar conditions. These data indicate that CK1ϵ is not the predominant mediator of circadian timing relative to CK1δ. PF-4800567 should prove useful in probing unique roles between these two kinases in multiple signaling pathways.
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