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Chemistry, Physical
Dong Zhao, Antal H. Kovacs, Michael Campbell, Wely Floriano, Jinqiang Hou
Summary: In this study, the selective binding mechanism of Barasertib, a ligand with high selectivity for Aurora kinase B over A, was investigated through molecular dynamics simulations and binding free energy analyses. The results showed that the hinge residue Arg159 in Aurora kinase B played a crucial role in Barasertib binding, and the binding interactions at the hydrophobic back pocket were important for the selectivity. The insights into the structural determinants of subtype selectivity will contribute to the development of selective Aurora kinase B inhibitors for cancer therapy.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2023)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Mu -Chun Li, Mohane Selvaraj Coumar, Shu-Yu Lin, Yih-Shyan Lin, Guan-Lin Huang, Chun-Hwa Chen, Tzu-Wen Lien, Yi-Wen Wu, Yen-Ting Chen, Ching-Ping Chen, Yu-Chen Huang, Kai-Chia Yeh, Chen -Ming Yang, Bikashita Kalita, Shiow-Lin Pan, Tsu-An Hsu, Teng-Kuang Yeh, Chiung-Tong Chen, Hsing-Pang Hsieh
Summary: This article describes the development of orally bioavailable, furanopyrimidine-based double-mutant (L858R/T790M) EGFR inhibitors. Selectivity for mutant EGFR was achieved by replacing the (S)-2-phenylglycinol moiety of compound 12 with either an ethanol or an alkyl substituent. The lead compound 52 showed 8-fold selectively inhibition of H1975 (EGFR(L858R/T790M) overexpressing) cancer cells and displayed in vivo antitumor effects in two mouse xenograft models with TGI = 74.9% and 97.5% after oral administration (F = 27%).
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Priya, Shalini Jaswal, Ghanshyam Das Gupta, Sant Kumar Verma
Summary: Aurora kinase family plays a critical role in cell division and the cell cycle, and overexpression of AURKA and AURKB has been linked to the development of various carcinomas. The synthesis and development of Aurora Kinase inhibitors offer new opportunities for anticancer therapy.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Digambar B. Yevale, Nishith Teraiya, Twinkle D. Lalwani, Rakesh Kumar Ameta, Chetan B. Sangani
Summary: In this study, a novel pyrazole compound substituted at the 4th position was designed, synthesized, and evaluated for its cytotoxicity against cancer cells and inhibition of Aurora-A kinase. Compound 5h and 5e showed high cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells and displayed strong inhibition of Aurora-A kinase. These findings suggest that compounds 5h and 5e may have potential as anticancer agents.
BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ahmed Karam Farag, Byung Sun Ahn, Je Sik Yoo, Reham Karam, Eun Joo Roh
Summary: A new series of compounds targeting EGFR kinase was designed and synthesized in this study. Compound 4a showed high efficacy against melanoma, colon, and blood cancers, making it the most effective. In vitro enzyme assays and molecular modeling study confirmed significant potency of 4a against EGFR.
BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jun-ich Sato, Hiroshi Onogi, Namiko Nomura, Masatoshi Hagiwara, Satoshi Inouye
Summary: A bioluminescent immunoassay system was developed to determine serine/threonine protein kinase activity using aequorin-labeled monoclonal antibody and a synthetic peptide. The system showed potential for screening inhibitors of various protein kinases.
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Medicinal
Tathagata Pradhan, Ojasvi Gupta, Gurpreet Singh, Vikramdeep Monga
Summary: Aurora kinases, a family of regulatory proteins playing a crucial role in cell proliferation, have emerged as validated drug targets for anticancer drug discovery. The design and development of Aurora kinase inhibitors have been widely explored as potential anticancer agents, showing promising results in growth inhibition and apoptosis in tumor cells.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Engineering, Biomedical
Sun Jin Kim, Andrew S. Dixon, Shawn C. Owen
Summary: A novel platform technology for monitoring protein-protein interactions (PPIs) without modifying target proteins has been developed, using a split luciferase to track EGFR-HER2 dimerization. This approach shows potential for assessing potential drugs without the need for cell engineering.
ACTA BIOMATERIALIA
(2021)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Dan Yan, Justus M. Huelse, Dmitri Kireev, Zikang Tan, Luxiao Chen, Subir Goyal, Xiaodong Wang, Stephen Frye, Madhusmita Behera, Frank Schneider, Suresh S. Ramalingam, Taofeek Owonikoko, H. Shelton Earp, Deborah DeRyckere, Douglas K. Graham
Summary: Acquired resistance is inevitable in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) treated with osimertinib (OSI). Activation of MERTK is associated with OSI resistance and inhibition of MERTK kinase can resensitize resistant cells to OSI.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shiao-Ya Hong, Yi-Chun Lu, Shih-Hsin Hsiao, Yu-Rung Kao, Meng-Hsuan Lee, Yi-Ping Lin, Cheng-Yi Wang, Cheng-Wen Wu
Summary: This study reveals that CBLC is involved in cell cycle regulation by stabilizing AURKA through ubiquitination, and targeting CBLC can inhibit tumor growth and enhance sensitivity to paclitaxel in LAD cells.
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Cell Biology
Haiyang Feng, Eric M. Thompson
Summary: The tunicate Oikopleura dioica possesses two Aurora kinases (Aurora1 and Aurora2) that play different roles in oogenic meiosis. Aurora1 is involved in spindle organization and chromosome congression, while Aurora2 is crucial for chromosome condensation and spindle assembly. In addition, Aur1 may interact with multiple proteins and participate in the regulation of microtubule motors and cohesin complexes.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Deepali Gupta, Mukesh Kumar, Mandeep Singh, Mohd Salman, Uddipan Das, Punit Kaur
Summary: The AURK protein family plays a key role in cell cycle events and has been linked to cancer. Using a computational approach, researchers have identified several novel molecules as potential AURK inhibitors for cancer therapeutics.
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Oncology
Tufia C. Haddad, Vera J. Suman, Antonino B. D'Assoro, Jodi M. Carter, Karthik V. Giridhar, Brendan P. McMenomy, Katelyn Santo, Erica L. Mayer, Meghan S. Karuturi, Aki Morikawa, P. Kelly Marcom, Claudine J. Isaacs, Sun Young Oh, Amy S. Clark, Ingrid A. Mayer, Khandan Keyomarsi, Timothy J. Hobday, Prema P. Peethambaram, Ciara C. O'Sullivan, Roberto A. Leon-Ferre, Minetta C. Liu, James N. Ingle, Matthew P. Goetz
Summary: This randomized clinical trial found that adding fulvestrant to treatment with alisertib did not increase objective tumor response rates (ORRs) or progression-free survival (PFS) in endocrine-resistant metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
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Chemistry, Physical
Mohamed E. Khalifa
Summary: Nine new purine-based compounds were designed and synthesized, characterized by physical and spectroscopic methods, and tested for their anti-cancer activity against various human cancer cell lines. The compounds showed higher efficiency against breast cancer cell lines and were docked with an anticancer enzyme for understanding the mechanism of action.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2021)
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Oncology
Benjamin Lin, Julia Ziebro, Erin Smithberger, Kasey R. Skinner, Eva Zhao, Timothy F. Cloughesy, Zev A. Binder, Donald M. O'Rourke, David A. Nathanson, Frank B. Furnari, C. Ryan Miller
Summary: This article discusses the unique biology of EGFR in GBM, the challenges in treatment, and how they have influenced past and present EGFR-targeted therapeutic design and clinical trials. It also explores the adjustments needed to exploit EGFR in this disease.
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Toxicology
Wim Waetjen, Sherif S. Ebada, Anja Bergermann, Yvonni Chovolou, Frank Totzke, Michael H. G. Kubbutat, Wenhan Lin, Peter Proksch
ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY
(2017)
Review
Clinical Neurology
V. Tell, I. Hilbrich, M. Holzer, Frank Totzke, Christoph Schaechtele, Inna Slynko, Wolfgang Sippl, A. Hilgeroth
CURRENT ALZHEIMER RESEARCH
(2016)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cornelius Hempel, Frank Totzke, Christoph Schaechtele, Abdulkarim Najjar, Wolfgang Sippl, Christoph Ritter, Andreas Hilgeroth
JOURNAL OF ENZYME INHIBITION AND MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2017)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tim Fischer, Karim Najjar, Frank Totzke, Christoph Schaechtele, Wolfgang Sippl, Christoph Ritter, Andreas Hilgeroth
JOURNAL OF ENZYME INHIBITION AND MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2017)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Laura Schluetke, Markus Immer, Lutz Preu, Frank Totzke, Christoph Schaechtele, Michael H. G. Kubbutat, Conrad Kunick
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS
(2018)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ashraf N. E. Hamed, Roland Schmitz, Anja Bergermann, Frank Totzke, Michael Kubbutat, Werner E. G. Mueller, Diaa T. A. Youssef, Mokhtar M. Bishr, Mohamed S. Kamel, RuAngelie Edrada-Ebel, Wim Waetjen, Peter Proksch
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES
(2018)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Claas Hundsdoerfer, Hans-Joerg Hemmerling, Janina Hamberger, Marc Le Borgne, Patrick Bednarski, Claudia Goetz, Frank Totzke, Joachim Jose
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2012)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Volkmar Tell, Max Holzer, Lydia Herrmann, Kazem Ahmed Mahmoud, Christoph Schaechtele, Frank Totzke, Andreas Hilgeroth
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2012)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Renate Determann, Jan Dreher, Knut Baumann, Lutz Preu, Peter G. Jones, Frank Totzke, Christoph Schaechtele, Michael H. G. Kubbutat, Conrad Kunick
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2012)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Maria Leticia de Castro Barbosa, Lidia Moreira Lima, Roberta Tesch, Carlos Mauricio R. Sant'Anna, Frank Totzke, Michael H. G. Kubbutat, Christoph Schaechtele, Stefan A. Laufer, Eliezer J. Barreiro
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2014)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Christian Limper, Yao Wang, Sven Ruhl, Zhiqiang Wang, Yijia Lou, Frank Totzke, Michael H. G. Kubbutat, Yvonni Chovolou, Peter Proksch, Wim Waetjen
JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY
(2013)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Max Holzer, Nico Schade, Ansgar Opitz, Isabel Hilbrich, Jens Stieler, Tim Vogel, Valentina Neukel, Moritz Oberstadt, Frank Totzke, Christoph Schaechtele, Wolfgang Sippl, Andreas Hilgeroth
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
G. Cozza, M. Fortuna, F. Meggio, S. Sarno, M. H. G. Kubbutat, F. Totzke, C. Schaechtele, L. A. Pinna, E. N. Olsufyeva, M. N. Preobrazhenskaya
BIOCHEMISTRY-MOSCOW
(2018)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Tim Fischer, Thomas Krueger, Abdulkarim Najjar, Frank Totzke, Christoph Schaechtele, Wolfgang Sippl, Christoph Ritter, Andreas Hilgeroth
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2017)
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Biochemical Research Methods
Holger Weber, Daniel Mueller, Melanie Mueller, Alexandra Ortiz, Marianne Birkle, Sarah Umber, Constance Ketterer, Oliver Siedentopf, Daniel Feger, Frank Totzke, Michael Kubbutat, Christoph Schaechtele, Kurt Ballmer-Hofer, Jan Erik Ehlert, Ralph Graeser
JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR SCREENING
(2014)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Shibin Zhao, Julian Maceren, Mia Chung, Samantha Stone, Raphael Geiben, Melissa L. Boby, Bradley S. Sherborne, Derek S. Tan
Summary: Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to public health, with Gram-negative bacteria presenting unique challenges due to their low permeability and efflux pumps. Limited understanding of the chemical rules for overcoming these barriers hinders antibacterial drug discovery. Efforts to address this issue, such as screening compound libraries and using cheminformatic analysis, have led to the design of sulfamidoadenosines with diverse substituents, showing potential utility in accumulation in Escherichia coli.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Jichun Li, Qing Li, Shuai Xia, Jiahuang Tu, Longbo Zheng, Qian Wang, Shibo Jiang, Chao Wang
Summary: This study successfully developed a short peptide mimetic as a MERS-CoV fusion inhibitor by reproducing the key recognition features of the HR2 helix. The resulting 23-mer lipopeptide showed comparable inhibitory effect to the 36-mer HR2 peptide HR2P-M2. This has important implications for developing short peptide-based antiviral agents to treat MERS-CoV infection.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Krista Jaunsleine, Linda Supe, Jana Spura, Sten van Beek, Anna Sandstrom, Jessica Olsen, Carina Halleskog, Tore Bengtsson, Ilga Mutule, Benjamin Pelcman
Summary: Beta(2)-adrenergic receptor agonists can stimulate glucose uptake by skeletal muscle cells and are therefore potential treatments for type 2 diabetes. The chirality of compounds has a significant impact on the activity of these agonists. This study found that certain synthesized compounds showed higher glucose uptake activity. These findings provide important information for the design of novel beta(2)AR agonists for T2D treatment.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Xin Xu, Jia Chen, Guan Wang, Xiaojuan Zhang, Qiang Li, Xiaobo Zhou, Fengying Guo, Min Li
Summary: The study focuses on EZH2, a promising therapeutic target for various types of cancers. Researchers designed and synthesized a series of novel derivatives aiming to enhance the EZH2 inhibition activity. Among them, compound 28 displayed potent EZH2 inhibition activity and showed high anti-proliferative effects in lymphoma cell lines and xenograft mouse models. The study suggests that compound 28 has potential as a therapeutic candidate for EZH2-associated cancers.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Wei Zhang, Wei Liu, Ya-Dong Zhao, Li-Zi Xing, Ji Xu, Rui-Jun Li, Yun-Xiao Zhang
Summary: This study developed a series of aromatic amide derivatives based on Rhein and investigated their inhibitory activity against alpha-Syn aggregation. Two of these compounds showed promising potential in treating Parkinson's disease by stabilizing alpha-Syn's conformation and disassembling alpha-Syn oligomers and fibrils.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Mani Sharma, S. S. S. S. Sudha Ambadipudi, Neeraj Kumar Chouhan, V. Lakshma Nayak, Srihari Pabbaraja, Sai Balaji Andugulapati, Ramakrishna Sistla
Summary: Therapeutically active lipids in drug delivery systems can enhance the safety and efficacy of treatment. The liposome formulation created using synthesized biologically active lipids showed additive anti-cancer effects and reduced tumorigenic potential.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)