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ArticleChemical biology & drug design2016

Discovery of Novel Allosteric Eg5 Inhibitors Through Structure-Based Virtual Screening.

Wei Zhang, Ling Zhai, Wenyan Lu, Rebecca J Boohaker, Indira Padmalayam, Yonghe Li

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Article in Chemical biology & drug design, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei ZhangDrug Discovery Division, Southern Research Institute, 2000 9th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Ling ZhaiDrug Discovery Division, Southern Research Institute, 2000 9th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Wenyan LuDrug Discovery Division, Southern Research Institute, 2000 9th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Rebecca J BoohakerDrug Discovery Division, Southern Research Institute, 2000 9th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Indira PadmalayamDrug Discovery Division, Southern Research Institute, 2000 9th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Yonghe LiDrug Discovery Division, Southern Research Institute, 2000 9th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Southern Research Institute · US

Funding

XRAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA013148 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Robert S Welner · 1985 to 2026
$165.9M
Small molecule Fzd7 inhibitors for cancer therapyR21CA182056 · NCI · SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI LI, YONGHE · 2014 to 2015
$571k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013148NCI NIH HHS R21 CA182056
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitotic kinesin Eg5 is an attractive anticancer drug target. Discovery of Eg5 inhibitors has been focused on targeting the 'monastrol-binding site'. However, acquired drug resistance has been reported for such inhibitors. Therefore, identifying new Eg5 inhibitors which function through a different mechanism(s) could complement current drug candidates and improve drug efficacy. In this study, we explored a novel allosteric site of Eg5 and identified new Eg5 inhibitors through structure-based virtual screening. Experiments with the saturation-transfer difference NMR demonstrated that the identified Eg5 inhibitor SRI35566 binds directly to Eg5 without involving microtubules. Moreover, SRI35566 and its two analogs significantly induced monopolar spindle formation in colorectal cancer HCT116 cells and suppressed cancer cell viability and colony formation. Together, our findings reveal a new allosteric regulation mechanism of Eg5 and a novel drug targeting site for cancer therapy.

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Allosteric RegulationCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsDrug DiscoveryDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorHumansKinesinsMicroscopy, ConfocalMolecular StructureNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularKIF11 protein, humanKinesinsdrug discoveryenzymatic mechanismstructure-based drug designvirtual screening

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PMID26864917
PMCPMC4936947
OpenAlexW2293722766

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