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ArticleACS medicinal chemistry letters2022

Aroylhydrazone Glycoconjugate Prochelators Exploit Glucose Transporter 1 (GLUT1) to Target Iron in Cancer Cells.

Yu-Shien Sung, Baris Kerimoglu, Aikseng Ooi, Elisa Tomat

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Article in ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. AnOrganic letters · 2026
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  3. Disulfide-based 2-pyridyl-hydrazone prochelators induce iron deprivation and oxidative stress in ovarian cancer cells.Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry · 2025
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  7. Targeting iron to contrast cancer progression.Current opinion in chemical biology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yu-Shien SungDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721-0041, United States.
Baris KerimogluDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1703 E. Mabel St., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States.
Aikseng OoiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, 1703 E. Mabel St., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States.
Elisa TomatDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721-0041, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7075-9501
University of Arizona · US

Funding

VITAMIN AP30CA023074 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Teri L Bankhead · 1985 to 2026
$110.2M
Selective Killing of FH-/- Cancer Cells by Targeting Cellular Iron HomeostasisR01CA226920 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI OOI, AIKSENG · 2019 to 2023
$1.6M
Molecular Strategies to Examine and Exploit the Role of Iron in Cell Proliferation and MalignancyR01GM127646 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI TOMAT, ELISA · 2018 to 2021
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023074NCI NIH HHS R01 CA226920NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM127646
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycoconjugation strategies in anticancer drug discovery exploit the high expression of glucose transporters in malignant cells to achieve preferential uptake and hence attractive pharmacological characteristics of increased therapeutic windows and decreased unwanted toxicity. Here we present the design of glycoconjugated prochelators of aroylhydrazone AH1, an antiproliferative scavenger that targets the increased iron demand of rapidly proliferating malignant cells. The constructs feature a monosaccharide (d-glucose, d-glucosamine, or glycolytic inhibitor 2-deoxy-d-glucose) connected at the C2 or C6 position via a short linker, which masks the chelator through a disulfide bond susceptible to intracellular reduction. Cellular assays showed that the glycoconjugates rely on the GLUT1 transporter for uptake, lead to intracellular iron deprivation, and present antiproliferative activity. Ectopic overexpression of GLUT1 in malignant and normal cells increased the uptake and toxicity of the glycoconjugated prochelators, demonstrating that these compounds are well suited for targeting cells overexpressing glucose transporters and therefore for selective iron sequestration in malignant cells.

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PMID36105345
PMCPMC9465708
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