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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2021

Discovery of a Napabucasin PROTAC as an Effective Degrader of the E3 Ligase ZFP91.

Maha Hanafi, Xinde Chen, Nouri Neamati

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Maha HanafiDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and the Rogel Cancer Center, North Campus Research Complex, 1600 Huron Parkway, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5389-4656
Xinde ChenDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and the Rogel Cancer Center, North Campus Research Complex, 1600 Huron Parkway, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Nouri NeamatiDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and the Rogel Cancer Center, North Campus Research Complex, 1600 Huron Parkway, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3291-7131
University of Michigan · USCairo University · EG

Funding

ROS-targeted therapy for pancreatic cancer - Diversity SupplementR01CA188252 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI NEAMATI, NOURI · 2015 to 2020
$2.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA188252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Napabucasin, undergoing multiple clinical trials, was reported to inhibit the signal transducer and transcription factor 3 (STAT3). To better elucidate its mechanism of action, we designed a napabucasin-based proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC),

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BenzofuransCell Line, TumorDrug DesignDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitMutant Chimeric ProteinsNAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)NaphthoquinonesPancreatic NeoplasmsProteolysisSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorStructure-Activity RelationshipUbiquitin-Protein LigasesBenzofuransHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitMutant Chimeric ProteinsNAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)napabucasinNaphthoquinonesNQO1 protein, humanSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorUbiquitin-Protein LigasesZFP91 protein, human

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PMID33506674
PMCPMC8083113
OpenAlexW3123529451

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