期刊
CHEMMEDCHEM
卷 9, 期 10, 页码 2274-2285出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201402189
关键词
10074-G5; c-Myc; JY-3-094; Max; protein-protein interactions
资金
- American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant
- University of Maryland School of Pharmacy start-up funds
- American Chemical Society Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
- US National Institutes of Health (NIH) [R01 CA140624]
- COSAT-Pitt Translational Partnership Program from The Johnson Johnson Co.
c-Myc is a basic helix-loop-helix-leucine zipper (bHLH-ZIP) transcription factor that is responsible for the transcription of a wide range of target genes involved in many cancer-related cellular processes. Over-expression of c-Myc has been observed in, and directly contributes to, a variety of human cancers including those of the hematopoietic system, lung, prostate and colon. To become transcriptionally active, c-Myc must first dimerize with Myc-associated factor X (Max) via its own bHLH-ZIP domain. A proven strategy towards the inhibition of c-Myc oncogenic activity is to interfere with the structural integrity of the c-Myc-Max heterodimer. The small molecule 10074-G5 is an inhibitor of c-Myc-Max dimerization (IC50 = 146 mu m) that operates by binding and stabilizing c-Myc in its monomeric form. We have identified a congener of 10074-G5, termed 3jc48-3 (methyl 4'-methyl-5-(7-nitrobenzo[c][1,2,5] oxadiazol-4-yl)-[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-carboxylate), that is about five times as potent (IC50=34 mu m) at inhibiting c-Myc-Max dimerization as the parent compound. 3jc48-3 exhibited an approximate twofold selectivity for c-Myc-Max heterodimers over Max-Max homodimers, suggesting that its mode of action is through binding c-Myc. 3jc48-3 inhibited the proliferation of c-Myc-over-expressing HL60 and Daudi cells with single-digit micromolar IC50 values by causing growth arrest at the G(0)/G(1) phase. Co-immunoprecipitation studies indicated that 3jc48-3 inhibits c-MycMax dimerization in cells, which was further substantiated by the specific silencing of a c-Myc-driven luciferase reporter gene. Finally, 3jc48-3's intracellular half-life was > 17 h. Collectively, these data demonstrate 3jc48-3 to be one of the most potent, cellularly active and stable c-Myc inhibitors reported to date.
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