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ArticleBioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters2019

Structure-based design, synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel series of isoquinolone and pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridine inhibitors of fascin 1 as potential anti-metastatic agents.

Stuart Francis, Daniel Croft, Alexander W Schüttelkopf, Charles Parry, Angelo Pugliese, Ken Cameron, Sophie Claydon, Martin Drysdale, Claire Gardner, Andrea Gohlke and 10 more

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Article in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stuart FrancisDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK. Electronic address: s.francis@beatson.gla.ac.uk.
Daniel CroftDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Alexander W SchüttelkopfDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Charles ParryDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Angelo PuglieseDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Ken CameronDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Sophie ClaydonDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Martin DrysdaleDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Claire GardnerDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Andrea GohlkeDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Gillian GoodwinDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Christopher H GrayDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Jennifer KonczalDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Laura McDonaldDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Mokdad MeznaDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Andrew PanniferDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Nikki R PaulCell Migration Laboratory, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Laura MacheskyCell Migration Laboratory, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK; Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, G61 1QH Glasgow, UK.
Heather McKinnonDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Justin BowerDrug Discovery Unit, CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 15673Cancer Research UK 17096Cancer Research UK 24452Cancer Research UK A17096Cancer Research UK A17196
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fascin is an actin binding and bundling protein that is not expressed in normal epithelial tissues but overexpressed in a variety of invasive epithelial tumors. It has a critical role in cancer cell metastasis by promoting cell migration and invasion. Here we report the crystal structures of fascin in complex with a series of novel and potent inhibitors. Structure-based elaboration of these compounds enabled the development of a series with nanomolar affinities for fascin, good physicochemical properties and the ability to inhibit fascin-mediated bundling of filamentous actin. These compounds provide promising starting points for fascin-targeted anti-metastatic therapies.

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Drug DesignAntineoplastic AgentsBinding SitesCarrier ProteinsCrystallography, X-RayHumansInhibitory Concentration 50Microfilament ProteinsMolecular Docking SimulationProtein Structure, TertiaryPyrazolesPyridinesQuinolonesStructure-Activity RelationshipAntineoplastic AgentsCarrier ProteinsFSCN1 protein, humanMicrofilament ProteinsPyrazolespyrazolopyridinePyridinesQuinolonesCancerDrug discoveryFragmentsMedicinal chemistryVirtual screening

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PMID30773430
PMCPMC6419574
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