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ArticleBiochemistry2018

Streptonigrin Inhibits SENP1 and Reduces the Protein Level of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α (HIF1α) in Cells.

Nigus Ambaye, Chih-Hong Chen, Swati Khanna, Yi-Jia Li, Yuan Chen

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Article in Biochemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Naturally Derived SENP1 Inhibitors with Anticancer Activity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  10. Current Status of SUMOylation Inhibitors.Current medicinal chemistry · 2021
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  11. Noncovalent structure of SENP1 in complex with SUMO2.Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nigus AmbayeDepartment of Molecular Medicine , Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope , Duarte , California 91010 , United States.
Chih-Hong ChenDepartment of Molecular Medicine , Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope , Duarte , California 91010 , United States.
Swati KhannaDepartment of Molecular Medicine , Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope , Duarte , California 91010 , United States.
Yi-Jia LiDepartment of Molecular Medicine , Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope , Duarte , California 91010 , United States.
Yuan ChenDepartment of Molecular Medicine , Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope , Duarte , California 91010 , United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5579-5950
City of Hope · US

Funding

Transgenic Mouse FacilityP30CA033572 · NCI · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI STANLEY R. HAMILTON · 1985 to 2026
$86.3M
SUMO modification and DNA damage response in cancer therapyR01GM086171 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHEN, YUAN · 2008 to 2020
$5.2M
Targeting c-Myc and Proteasome Inhibitor Resistance in Multiple MyelomaR01CA212119 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHEN, YUAN · 2017 to 2021
$2.8M
SUMO Modification and Cancer TherapyR01CA265410 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CHEN, YUAN · 2021 to 2025
$2.5M
K-Ras sumoylation in cell proliferation and transformationR01CA216987 · NCI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI CHEN, YUAN, DAI, WEI · 2017 to 2021
$2.5M
SENP:Conformational Dynamics and Inhibition by Small MoleculesR01GM102538 · NIGMS · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI CHEN, YUAN · 2012 to 2015
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA033572NCI NIH HHS R01 CA212119NCI NIH HHS R01 CA216987NCI NIH HHS R01 CA265410NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM086171NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM102538
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Streptonigrin (CAS no. 3930-19-6) is a natural product shown to have antitumor activities in clinical trials conducted in the 1960s-1970s. However, its use in clinical studies eventually faded, and the molecular mechanisms of streptonigrin antitumor effects remain poorly defined. Despite its lack of current clinical use, efforts on its total synthesis have continued. Here, we show that streptonigrin binds and inhibits the SUMO-specific protease SENP1. NMR studies identified that streptonigrin binds to SENP1 on the surface where SUMO binds and disrupts SENP1-SUMO1 interaction. Site-directed mutations in combination with NMR chemical shift perturbation suggest key roles of aromatic π stacking interactions in binding streptonigrin. Treatment of cells with streptonigrin resulted in increased global SUMOylation levels and reduced level of hypoxia inducible factor alpha (HIF1α). These findings inform both the design of SENP1 targeting strategy and the modification of streptonigrin to improve its efficacy for possible future clinical use.

Indexed as

Cysteine EndopeptidasesHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitStreptonigrinSUMO-1 ProteinCell Line, TumorHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopySumoylationCysteine EndopeptidasesHIF1A protein, humanHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitSENP1 protein, humanStreptonigrinSUMO-1 ProteinSUMO1 protein, human

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PMID29481054
PMCPMC5963266
OpenAlexW2788186328

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