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An Isosteric and Fluorescent DNA Base Pair Consisting of 4-aminophthalimide and 2,4-diaminopyrimidine as C-Nucleosides
Merkel, Marcus,Dehmel, Lars,Ernsting, Nikolaus P.,Wagenknecht, Hans-Achim
, p. 384 - 388 (2017)
A 13mer DNA duplex containing the artificial 4-aminophthalimide:2,4-diaminopyrimidine (4AP:DAP) base pair in the central position was characterized by optical and NMR spectroscopy. The fluorescence of 4AP in the duplex has a large Stokes shift of Δλ=124 nm and a quantum yield of ΦF=24 %. The NMR structure shows that two interstrand hydrogen bonds are formed and confirms the artificial base pairing. In contrast, the 4-N,N-dimethylaminophthalimide moiety prefers the syn conformation in DNA. The fluorescence intensity of this chromophore in DNA is very low and the NMR structure shows no significant interaction with DAP. Primer-extension experiments with DNA polymerases showed that not only is the 4AP C nucleotide incorporated at the desired position opposite DAP in the template, but also that the polymerase is able to progress past this position to give the full-length product. The observed selectivity supports the NMR results.
In pursuit of a selective hepatocellular carcinoma therapeutic agent: Novel thalidomide derivatives with antiproliferative, antimigratory and STAT3 inhibitory properties
Nutt, Michael J.,Yee, Yeung Sing,Buyan, Amanda,Andrewartha, Neil,Corry, Ben,Yeoh, George C.T.,Stewart, Scott G.
, (2021/03/30)
Advanced stage liver cancer is predominantly treated with the multi-kinase inhibitor sorafenib; however, this therapeutic agent lacks selectivity in its cytotoxic actions and is associated with poor survival outcomes. Herein we report the design and preparation of several thalidomide derivatives, including a variety of novel thioether-containing forms that are especially rare in the literature. Importantly, two of the derivatives described are potent antiproliferative agents with dose-dependent selectivity for tumorigenic liver progenitor cells (LPC) growth inhibition (up to 36% increase in doubling time at 10 μM) over non-tumorigenic cells (no effect at 10 μM). Furthermore, these putative anti-liver cancer agents were also found to be potent inhibitors of tumorigenic LPC migration. This report also describes these derivatives’ effects on several key signalling pathways in our novel liver cell lines by immunofluorescence and AlphaLISA assays. Aryl thioether derivative 7f significantly reduced STAT3 phosphorylation (23%) and its nuclear localisation (16%) at 10 μM in tumorigenic LPCs, implicating the IL-6/JAK/STAT3 axis is central in the mode of action of our derivatives.
Dihydroxyphenyl Sulfonylisoindoline Derivatives
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Paragraph 058; 060; 0116, (2018/06/12)
Provided are compounds that are inhibitors of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrides and stereoisomers thereof. The compounds are employed in pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of making and use, including treating a person in need thereof with an effective amount of the compound or composition.
