54923-52-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Discovery of 4,6-bis(benzyloxy)-3-phenylbenzofuran as a novel Pin1 inhibitor to suppress hepatocellular carcinoma via upregulating microRNA biogenesis
Fan, Xin,He, Huaiyu,Li, Jiao,Luo, Guoyong,Zheng, Yuanyuan,Zhou, Jian-Kang,He, Juan,Pu, Wenchen,Zhao, Yun
, p. 2235 - 2244 (2019/04/30)
Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase NIMA-interacting 1 (Pin1)participates in diverse cancer-associated signaling pathways, playing an oncogenic role in multiple human cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Our recent works clarify that Pin1 modulates miRNAs biogenesis by interacting with ERK-phosphorylated exportin-5 (XPO5)and changing XPO5 conformation, giving a potential target for HCC treatment. Herein, we discover 4,6-bis(benzyloxy)-3-phenylbenzofuran (TAB29)as a novel Pin1 inhibitor that targets Pin1 PPIase domain. TAB29 potently inhibits Pin1 activity with the IC50 value of 874 nM and displays an excellent selectivity toward Pin1 in vitro. Cell-based biological evaluation reveals that TAB29 significantly suppresses cell proliferation of HCC cells through restoring the nucleus-to-cytoplasm export of XPO5 and upregulating mature miRNAs expression. Collectively, this work provides a promising small molecule lead compound for Pin1 inhibition, highlighting the therapeutic potential of miRNA-based treatment for human cancers.
Benzofurans from benzophenones and dimethylacetamide: Copper-promoted cascade formation of furan O1-C2 and C2-C3 bonds under oxidative conditions
Moure, Maria J.,Sanmartin, Raul,Dominguez, Esther
supporting information; experimental part, p. 3220 - 3224 (2012/05/05)
DMA donates: Copper(II) acetate and 8-hydroxyquinoline promote the formation of a benzofuran core through a cascade of copper-catalyzed processes wherein the key carbon atom comes from the dimethylacetamide (DMA) solvent. Strong evidence for the participation of a Wacker cyclization catalyzed solely by copper is provided, not only in the title reaction from benzophenones but also from 2-hydroxy-α-arylstyrene derivatives. Copyright
