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ArticleTetrahedron letters2026

Gram-scale synthesis of the thiazolidinedione-based mitoNEET ligand NL-1 using a Hantzsch ester reduction.

James Mersch, Yehenew Agazie, Michael Menze, Mary Konkle, Jason D Huber, Werner J Geldenhuys

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6 authors.

James MerschDepartment of Biochemistry, West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States.
Yehenew AgazieDepartment of Biochemistry, West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States.
Michael MenzeDepartment of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40208, United States.
Mary KonkleDepartment of Chemistry, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, United States.
Jason D HuberDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, West Virginia University, School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV 26505 United States.
Werner J GeldenhuysDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, West Virginia University, School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV 26505 United States.

Funding

WV INBRE: The Inhibitor of Growth Family Member 4 (ING4) inhibits L-Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 (LAT1) expression to suppress Breast CancerP20GM103434 · NIGMS · MARSHALL UNIVERSITY · PI GARY O RANKIN · 2012 to 2026
$61.1M
mitoNEET as a therapeutic target for mitigating ischemic brain injury following MCAOR01NS129998 · NINDS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Werner Geldenhuys, JASON D HUBER · 2023 to 2026
$2.1M
MitoNEET is a Regulator of the Cellular Thiol State in Health and DiseaseR15GM154239 · NIGMS · BALL STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KONKLE, MARY · 2024 to 2024
$447k
Targeting CISD1-mediated ferropoptosis in head and neck cancerR21DE033813 · NIDCR · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI GELDENHUYS, WERNER, WEED, SCOTT A · 2025 to 2025
$418k
Development of mitoNEET agonists for the treatment of strokeR41NS110070 · NINDS · MODULATION THERAPEUTICS, INC. · PI GELDENHUYS, WERNER, HAZLEHURST, LORI · 2019 to 2019
$259k
NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE033813NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103434NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM154239NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS129998NINDS NIH HHS R41 NS110070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MitoNEET (CISD1), an [2Fe-2S] cluster protein located on the outer mitochondrial membrane and known for its role in cellular redox regulation and bioenergetics, has been identified as a novel ferroptosis-related drug target in neurodegeneration and cancer. The mitoNEET ligand NEET ligand-1 (NL-1) was developed as a pharmacological tool to elucidate the biochemistry of the novel protein in a variety of disease states, ranging from oncology to neurodegenerative disorders. Here, we present a scalable gram-level synthesis of the thiazolidinedione (TZD) containing NL-1 from the precursor CI-987 using the Hantzsch ester reduction as an alternative to conventional lithium borohydride or cobalt chloride-based methods. This optimized protocol enables the reliable production of NL-1 in quantities sufficient for preclinical disease modeling.

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ferroptosisiron-sulfur clustermitochondriamitophagyreduction

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PMID41312021
PMCPMC12652943

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