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ArticleRSC medicinal chemistry2025

Design, synthesis, and structure-activity relationship studies of 4-substituted phenylpyrazolidinone derivatives as potent Ku70/80 targeted DNA-PK inhibitors.

Narva Deshwar Kushwaha, Pamela VanderVere-Carozza, Tyler L Vernon, Pamela L Mendoza-Munoz, Jitender D Gaddameedi, Karim Ben Ali Gacem, Joseph Engel, Jean-Baptiste Charbonnier, Navnath S Gavande, John J Turchi

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Narva Deshwar KushwahaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS), Wayne State University Detroit MI 48201 USA ngavande@wayne.edu +1 (313) 577 2033 +1 (313) 577 1523.
Pamela VanderVere-CarozzaDepartment of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) Indianapolis IN 46202 USA jturchi@iu.edu +1 317 274 0396 +1 317 278 1996.
Tyler L VernonDepartment of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) Indianapolis IN 46202 USA jturchi@iu.edu +1 317 274 0396 +1 317 278 1996.
Pamela L Mendoza-MunozDepartment of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) Indianapolis IN 46202 USA jturchi@iu.edu +1 317 274 0396 +1 317 278 1996.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7416-9875
Jitender D GaddameediDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS), Wayne State University Detroit MI 48201 USA ngavande@wayne.edu +1 (313) 577 2033 +1 (313) 577 1523.
Karim Ben Ali GacemInstitute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute Joliot, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex France.
Joseph EngelDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS), Wayne State University Detroit MI 48201 USA ngavande@wayne.edu +1 (313) 577 2033 +1 (313) 577 1523.
Jean-Baptiste CharbonnierInstitute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Institute Joliot, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex France.
Navnath S GavandeDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS), Wayne State University Detroit MI 48201 USA ngavande@wayne.edu +1 (313) 577 2033 +1 (313) 577 1523.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2413-0235
John J TurchiDepartment of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) Indianapolis IN 46202 USA jturchi@iu.edu +1 317 274 0396 +1 317 278 1996.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5375-2992

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Discovery and development of Ku-targeted small molecule inhibitors: A novel mechanism of DNA-PK inhibitionR01CA247370 · NCI · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Navnath S Gavande, JOHN J. TURCHI · 2020 to 2026
$3.5M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA247370
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Abstract

The Ku70-Ku80 (Ku) heterodimer complex plays a central role in the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) double-strand break (DSB) repair pathway and the DNA damage response (DDR). Like DNA-PK, Ku is a promising drug target for cancer treatment when combined with radiotherapy or DSB-inducing agents. We have previously reported the first-in-class, early-generation, highly potent, and specific Ku-DNA binding inhibitors (Ku-DBi's) that block the Ku interaction with DNA and inhibit DNA-PK kinase activity. These early-generation Ku-DBi's also inhibit cellular DNA-PK, NHEJ-catalyzed DSB repair, sensitize non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells to DSB-inducing agents, and potentiate the cellular effects of these agents

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PMCPMC12452633

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