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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2026

NQO1-Responsive Prodrug for in Cellulo Release of Cytochalasin B as Cancer Cell-Targeted Migrastatic.

Mervic D Kagho, Katharina Schmidt, Christopher Lambert, Lili Jia, Vignesh Venkatakrishnan, Luisa Mehr, Johan Bylund, Klemens Rottner, Marc Stadler, Theresia E B Stradal and 1 more

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Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Biomaterials for Cancer Theranostics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Mervic D KaghoDepartment of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Division of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, Natrium, Medicinaregatan 7B, Gothenburg, 413 90, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3714-7738
Katharina SchmidtDepartment of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-1748
Christopher LambertDepartment of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany.
Lili JiaDepartment of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany.
Vignesh VenkatakrishnanDepartment of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemivägen 4, Göteborg, 41296, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5671-1547
Luisa MehrDepartment of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany.
Johan BylundDepartment of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 12F, Göteborg, 413 90, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9094-6478
Klemens RottnerDepartment of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4244-4198
Marc StadlerDepartment of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7284-8671
Theresia E B StradalDepartment of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0352-9474
Philipp KlahnDepartment of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Division of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, Natrium, Medicinaregatan 7B, Gothenburg, 413 90, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-2345

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft KL3012/4-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft RO2414/12-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft STA1282/8-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft STR 666/10-1Stiftelsen Konung Gustaf V:s 80-årsfondUniversity of GothenburgVetenskapsrådet 2022-00561
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Migrastatic drugs targeting cell motility and suppressing invasiveness of solid tumors, have the potential to bring about a paradigm shift in the treatment of solid cancer. Cytochalasin B (CB) is a potent migrastatic compound, but its clinical use is limited by poor selectivity. Here, a NQO1-responsive prodrug, BQTML-CB is developed, synthesized in three steps from cytochalasin B derived from Preussia similis G22. BQTML-CB is selectively activated in NQO1-positive cancer cells, releasing active CB. In vitro, BQTML-CB significantly inhibits proliferation and migration in NQO1-positive U-2OS cells, causing actin disruption and cytokinesis abnormalities, while sparing NQO1-negative B16-F1 cells. The prodrug shows reduced effects on human neutrophils, indicating reduced immunosuppressive activity of BQTML-CB compared to CB. Co-culture studies reveal a beneficial bystander effect, as cleaved CB diffused into adjacent NQO1-deficient cells. These findings support BQTML-CB as a cancer-targeted prodrug with selective antiproliferative and migrastatic properties, highlighting the potential of C7-OH-modified cytochalasans in cancer therapy.

Indexed as

Cytochalasin BNAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)NeoplasmsProdrugsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationHumansMiceNeutrophilsCytochalasin BNAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone)NQO1 protein, humanProdrugscytochalasin BmigrastaticsNQO1prodrugs

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PMID40095397
PMCPMC12994547

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