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Dual-inhibitors of N-Myc and AURKA as potential therapy for neuroendocrine prostate cancer
Ban, Fuqiang,Cherkasov, Artem,Lallous, Nada,Leblanc, Eric,Lee, Joseph,Morin, Hélène,Singh, Kriti,Ton, Anh-Tien
, p. 1 - 19 (2020/11/11)
Resistance to androgen-receptor (AR) directed therapies is, among other factors, associated with Myc transcription factors that are involved in development and progression of many cancers. Overexpression of N-Myc protein in prostate cancer (PCa) leads to its transformation to advanced neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) that currently has no approved treatments. N-Myc has a short half-life but acts as an NEPC stimulator when it is stabilized by forming a protective complex with Aurora A kinase (AURKA). Therefore, dual-inhibition of N-Myc and AURKA would be an attractive therapeutic avenue for NEPC. Following our computer-aided drug discovery approach, compounds exhibiting potent N-Myc specific inhibition and strong anti-proliferative activity against several N-Myc driven cell lines, were identified. Thereafter, we have developed dual inhibitors of N-Myc and AURKA through structure-based drug design approach by merging our novel N-Myc specific chemical scaffolds with fragments of known AURKA inhibitors. Favorable binding modes of the designed compounds to both N-Myc and AURKA target sites have been predicted by docking. A promising lead compound, 70812, demonstrated low-micromolar potency against both N-Myc and AURKA in vitro assays and effectively suppressed NEPC cell growth.
Antithrombotic carboxylic acid amides
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, (2008/06/13)
Carboxylic acid amides of formula having antithrombotic activity and a factor Xa-inhibiting activity. Exemplary are: 2-(5-amidino-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-N-[3-methyl-4-(2-tert-butoxycarbonylaminomethyl -benzimidazol-1-yl)-phenyl]-acetamide; 2-(5-amidino-2-hydro