Month: December 2020

PND-1186 is a Highly-Specific FAK Inhibitor and Induces Apoptosis

Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a tyrosine kinase overexpressed in cancer cells. Especially, FAK plays an important role in the progression of tumors to a malignant phenotype. FAK associates with integrins and modulates various cellular processes including growth, survival, and migration. In particular, PND-1186 is a substituted pyridine reversible...

BI-3802-Induced Polymerization Triggers Degradation of BCL6

PROTAC has been developed to degrade a wide range of clinically relevant targets. These small-molecule degraders engage both the E3 ligase and the target protein to promote the formation of a substrate–drug–ligase ternary complex. Although degraders can show notable efficacy and sustained depletion of targets, some proteins are resistant....

CTPI-2 is a Mitochondrial Citrate Carrier SLC25A1 Inhibitor

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and inflammatory steatohepatitis (NASH) comprise a series of manifestations that span from reversible hepatic steatosis to progressive necroinflammatory and fibrotic disease. There exists a clear association between NASH with obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Slc25a1 is a mitochondrial citrate carrier, which belongs to a...

EMI56 is a Superior Mutant EGFR Inhibitor

Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (RTKs) play critical roles in embryogenesis, normal physiology, and several diseases. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a transmembrane protein with cytoplasmic kinase activity that transduces important growth factor signaling from the extracellular milieu to the cell. Furthermore, EGFR common double mutations include 19Del, L858R, and...

SAR-020106 is an ATP-Competitive and Selective CHK1 Inhibitor

Genotoxic antitumor drugs cause DNA damage and activate cell cycle checkpoints, which are required for DNA repair and the maintenance of genomic integrity. The transcription factor p53 is a critical checkpoint protein. As a result, in the presence of damaged DNA, p53 stabilized and activated, causes the upregulation of...

CHDI-390576 is a CNS Penetrant Class IIa HDAC Inhibitor

Class IIa HDAC is a transcriptional corepressor enzyme. They interact with MEF2 transcription factors and the N-CoR, BCoR, and CtBP corepressors.  They are capable of shuttling between the cytoplasm and nucleus, hence they are directly linked to cellular signaling networks. Class IIa HDACs found in a wide variety of...