UNC5293 (UNC-5293) is a potent, highly selective, orally available inhibitor of MER receptor tyrosine kinase (MERTK) with IC50 0.9 nM, Ki 0.19 nM.
UNC5293 exhibits an excellent Ambit selectivity score (S50 (100 nM) = 0.041), and displays 50-100 fold selectivity over other two TAM Receptor member kinases (Tyro3 and Axl).
UNC5293 demonstrated potent and selective inhibition of MERTK in cell-based assays. has excellent mouse PK properties (7.8 h half-life and 58% oral bioavailability) and was active in bone marrow leukemia cells in a murine model.
