NUAK1-In-10i | NUAK1-In-10i : Inhibitor of NUAK1
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Cellular Use: (2 reviews)

In Model Organisms: (2 reviews)
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Probe Summary

Targets Biochemical/Biophysical Potency Cellular Potency
NUAK1
  • IC50:0.49 nM
  • Inhibition:75%
  • INH:5 µM
Inhibitor
up to 10 µM

Selectivity

In Vitro Selectivity Assessment
Potency Assay Off-Target:
Cpd 10i activity was profiled against a panel of 416 human kinases via the ADP-Glo or HTRF assay @ 1 ...
Selectivity Assessment Description:
Only nine wild-type kinases were inhibited >90% by cpd 10i, namely PDGFRβ, TNK1, RET, NUAK1, KDR, QI ...

Potency
Cellular
In Vitro

NUAK1

Mode of Action: Inhibitor

Structure-Activity-Relationship data available? Yes

DOI Reference: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c03079

In Vivo Validations

Mouse
Dose: 2 mg/Kg
Route of delivery: Intravenous
Plasma half life: 0.85 h
Systemic clearance: 161 mL/min/kg
Cmax: 581 ng/mL
Tmax: 0.03 h
Area Under the Curve:: 204 h*ng/mL
Volume of Distribution at Steady-State: 6.20 L/kg

DOI Reference: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c03079

Dose: 6 mg/Kg
Route of delivery: Oral
Plasma half life: 1.69 h
Cmax: 45.6 ng/mL
Tmax: 0.08 h
Area Under the Curve:: 96.6 h*ng/mL
Bioavailability: 16.6%

DOI Reference: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c03079

Dose: 60 mg/Kg
Route of delivery: Oral
Plasma half life: 1.21 h
Cmax: 809 ng/mL
Tmax: 0.194 h
Area Under the Curve:: 768 h*ng/mL
Bioavailability: 12.6%

DOI Reference: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c03079

Dose: 60 mg/Kg
Route of delivery: Intraperitoneal
Plasma half life: 0.773 h
Cmax: 7177 ng/mL
Tmax: 0.194 h
Area Under the Curve:: 5947 h*ng/mL
Bioavailability: 95.9%

DOI Reference: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c03079

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Expert Reviews


(on 8 Apr 2026)
Cellular Use Rating
In Model Organisms
There are not a lot of selective NUAK1 inhibitors out there, many based on pan kinase scaffolds. This compound is one of the best options available, still a long way to go. together with: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01237?ref=article_openPDF,...
(on 20 Apr 2026)
Cellular Use Rating
In Model Organisms
In summary, 5–10 µM of this proposed NUAK1 chemical probe is likely too high to be reliable for clean biology. My concerns are (1) The selectivity panel (see supplemental) at 1 µM already shows substantial...
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