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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Bifunctional HDAC Therapeutics: One Drug to Rule Them All?

Joshua P Smalley, Shaun M Cowley, James T Hodgkinson

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  12. The Role of Histone Deacetylases in Acute Lung Injury-Friend or Foe.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Joshua P SmalleyLeicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, George Porter Building, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
Shaun M CowleyDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK.
James T HodgkinsonLeicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, George Porter Building, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/N002954/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/P021689/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/S030492/1Medical Research Council MR/J009202/1Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award NWellcome Trust 100237/Z/12/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes play crucial roles in epigenetic gene expression and are an attractive therapeutic target. Five HDAC inhibitors have been approved for cancer treatment to date, however, clinical applications have been limited due to poor single-agent drug efficacy and side effects associated with a lack of HDAC isoform or complex selectivity. An emerging strategy aiming to address these limitations is the development of bifunctional HDAC therapeutics-single molecules comprising a HDAC inhibitor conjugated to another specificity targeting moiety. This review summarises the recent advancements in novel types of dual-targeting HDAC modulators, including proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs), with a focus on HDAC isoform and complex selectivity, and the future potential of such bifunctional molecules in achieving enhanced drug efficacy and therapeutic benefits in treating disease.

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Molecular Targeted TherapyHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHumansIsoenzymesHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesIsoenzymescancerclass selectivecomplex selectiveCoRESTdual inhibitorepigeneticshistone deacetylasehydroxamic acido-aminoanilidePROTAC

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PMID32987782
PMCPMC7583022

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