This invention is in the field of
medicinal chemistry. In particular, the invention relates to a new class of small-molecules having a 6,5-heterocyclic structure (e.g., compounds having a
imidazopyridine, imidazopyrimidine, imidazopyrazine, imidazopyridazine, imidazotriazine, benzoimidazole,
benzotriazole, benzoisoxazole,
purine,
indazole, triazolotriazine, triazolopyridazine, triazolopyrimidine, triazolopyrazine, triazolotetrazine,
triazolopyridine, pyrazolopyrazine,
pyrazolopyrimidine, pyrazolopyridazine, pyrazolotriazine,
pyrazolopyridine, isoxazolopyrazine, isoxazolopyrimidine, isoxazolopyrdiazine, isoxazolotriazine, or isoxalopyridine structure) which function as inhibitors of DYRK1A, DYRK1B, and Clk-1, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer's
disease,
Down syndrome, diabetes,
glioblastoma, autoimmune diseases,
cancer (e.g.,
glioblastoma,
prostate cancer), inflammatory disorders (e.g.,
airway inflammation), and other diseases.