- Identification of Pyruvate Carboxylase as the Cellular Target of Natural Bibenzyls with Potent Anticancer Activity against Hepatocellular Carcinoma via Metabolic Reprogramming
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Cancer cell proliferation in some organs often depends on conversion of pyruvate to oxaloacetate via pyruvate carboxylase (PC) for replenishing the tricarboxylic acid cycle to support biomass production. In this study, PC was identified as the cellular target of erianin using the photoaffinity labeling-click chemistry-based probe strategy. Erianin potently inhibited the enzymatic activity of PC, which mediated the anticancer effect of erianin in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Erianin modulated cancer-related gene expression and induced changes in metabolic intermediates. Moreover, erianin promotes mitochondrial oxidative stress and inhibits glycolysis, leading to insufficient energy required for cell proliferation. Analysis of 14 natural analogs of erianin showed that some compounds exhibited potent inhibitory effects on PC. These results suggest that PC is a cellular target of erianin and reveal the unrecognized function of PC in HCC tumorigenesis; erianin along with its analogs warrants further development as a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of HCC.
- Sheng, Yuwen,Chen, Yuwen,Zeng, Zhongqiu,Wu, Wenbi,Wang, Jing,Ma, Yuling,Lin, Yuan,Zhang, Jichao,Huang, Yulan,Li, Wenhua,Zhu, Qiyu,Wei, Xiao,Li, Suiyan,Wisanwattana, Wisanee,Li, Fu,Liu, Wanli,Suksamrarn, Apichart,Zhang, Guolin,Jiao, Wei,Wang, Fei
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supporting information
p. 460 - 484
(2022/01/03)
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- Rapid Discovery of Pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine Inhibitors of Monopolar Spindle Kinase 1 (MPS1) Using a Structure-Based Hybridization Approach
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Monopolar spindle 1 (MPS1) plays a central role in the transition of cells from metaphase to anaphase and is one of the main components of the spindle assembly checkpoint. Chromosomally unstable cancer cells rely heavily on MPS1 to cope with the stress arising from abnormal numbers of chromosomes and centrosomes and are thus more sensitive to MPS1 inhibition than normal cells. We report the discovery and optimization of a series of new pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine based inhibitors via a structure-based hybridization approach from our previously reported inhibitor CCT251455 and a modestly potent screening hit. Compounds in this novel series display excellent potency and selectivity for MPS1, which translates into biomarker modulation in an in vivo human tumor xenograft model.
- Innocenti, Paolo,Woodward, Hannah L.,Solanki, Savade,Naud, Sébastien,Westwood, Isaac M.,Cronin, Nora,Hayes, Angela,Roberts, Jennie,Henley, Alan T.,Baker, Ross,Faisal, Amir,Mak, Grace Wing-Yan,Box, Gary,Valenti, Melanie,De Haven Brandon, Alexis,O'Fee, Lisa,Saville, Harry,Schmitt, Jessica,Matijssen, Berry,Burke, Rosemary,Van Montfort, Rob L. M.,Raynaud, Florence I.,Eccles, Suzanne A.,Linardopoulos, Spiros,Blagg, Julian,Hoelder, Swen
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p. 3671 - 3688
(2016/05/19)
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- Multicomponent cascade cycloaddition involving tropone, allenoate, and isocyanide: A rapid access to a 7,6,5-fused tricyclic skeleton
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Multicomponent cascade cycloaddition of tropone, allenoate, and isocyanide has been disclosed. This method allows for the rapid construction of a highly unusual tricyclic skeleton in an efficient manner. The proposed transformation proceeds through [8 + 2 + 1] cycloaddition, [1,5]-H shift, and cyclization followed by an alkoxy group migration process.
- Jia, Shuanglong,Su, Shikuan,Li, Chunju,Jia, Xueshun,Li, Jian
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supporting information
p. 5604 - 5607
(2015/02/19)
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- Efficient one-pot synthesis of unsymmetrical gold(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes and their use as catalysts
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Eleven different gold(I) complexes of new NHC ligands were prepared in excellent yield, demonstrating the versatility of the new route to NHC complexes. While the influence of electronically different ligands on the synthesis of the catalysts was small, the catalytic activities of the products differed significantly.
- Hashmi, A. Stephen K.,Yu, Yang,Rominger, Frank
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experimental part
p. 895 - 904
(2012/04/04)
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- Isocyanide-based multicomponent [2+2+1]-cycloaddition strategy to construct functionalized spirocyclic oxindoles
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Isocyanide-based three-component [2+2+1]-cycloaddition reactions from isocyanides, activated alkynes, and isatylidene malononitriles were investigated to provide a new access to spirocyclic oxindole with five-membered carbon rings. The displacement of isatylidene malononitrile with oxindolylideneacetate essentially results in opposite regioselectivity, which adds to its attractiveness. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart ? New York.
- Jie, Haohua,Li, Jian,Li, Chunju,Jia, Xueshun
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supporting information
p. 2274 - 2278
(2012/10/29)
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- A copper(I) isonitrile complex as a heterogeneous catalyst for azide-alkyne cycloaddition in water
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A structurally well-defined copper(I) isonitrile complex is shown to be an efficient, heterogeneous catalyst for the Huisgen azide-alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition under mild conditions in water. Notably, this catalyst can also be utilized in a three-component reaction of halides, sodium azide and alkynes to form 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles in high yields. Furthermore, it can be readily recovered by precipitation and filtration and recycled for at least five runs without significant loss of activity.(Figure Presented)
- Liu, Meina,Reiser, Oliver
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 1102 - 1105
(2011/04/24)
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- 10-Aminomethylene-1,8-dihydroxy-9(10H)-anthracenones: Inhibitory action against 5-lipoxygenase and the growth of HaCaT cells
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A novel series of 10-aminomethylene substituted 1,8-dihydroxy-9(10H)-anthracenones was synthesized and evaluated both in the bovine polymorphonuclear leukocyte 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) and in the HaCaT keratinocyte proliferation assay for their enzyme inhibitory and antiproliferative activity, respectively. The synthesis required readily available formanilides as starting materials and a modified Vilsmeier type reaction with the parent anthracenone. The most potent inhibitor of 5-LO was a 4-hydroxyphenyl analog, whereas a 4-nitrophenyl substituent was essential for potent antiproliferative activity. The results of this study indicate that an activated double bond at C-10 of phenylalkylidene-substituted anthracenones is required for potency.
- Mueller,Sellmer,Prinz
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p. 895 - 900
(2007/10/03)
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- Quinoline Alkaloids. Part 20. Synthesis of Ptelefolone and O-Methylribaline. Ring Closure of Epoxides of 3-Prenylquinolones
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2-(1-Hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-6,8-dimethoxy-9-methyl-2,3-dihydrofuroquindiolin-4(9H)-one (5a) and its 8-monomethoxy-analogue O-methylribaline (5d) were prepared from 3-prenylquinolones.Reaction of the N-methyl-4-quinolone (5a) with triphenyl phosphite dichloride gave ptelefolone (9) and the asymmetric synthesis of the alkaloid was explored.Ring closure of epoxides of 3-prenylquinolones in basic and non-basic media is discussed.
- Gaston, John L.,Grundon, Michael F.
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p. 2294 - 2299
(2007/10/02)
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