To examine the potential role of conformational binding properties in drug resistance, we mapped the mutations in BCR-ABL capable of conferring resistance to BMS-354825....T315I conferred the greatest degree of resistance to BMS-354825 with an IC50 >750-fold over WT BCR-ABL. T315A and F317V, two previously uncharacterized mutants, show the next highest IC50s, 40- to 90-fold over WT.