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  2. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of conformationally constrained analogues of naphthol AS-E as inhibitors of CREB-mediated gene transcription

Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of conformationally constrained analogues of naphthol AS-E as inhibitors of CREB-mediated gene transcription

  • J Med Chem. 2012 Apr 26;55(8):4020-4. doi: 10.1021/jm300043c.
Min Jiang 1 Bingbing X Li Fuchun Xie Frances Delaney Xiangshu Xiao
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Affiliation

  • 1 Program in Chemical Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Abstract

Cyclic AMP response element binding protein (CREB) is often dysregulated in Cancer cells and is an attractive Cancer drug target. Previously, we described naphthol AS-E (1) as a small molecule inhibitor of CREB-mediated gene transcription. To understand its bioactive conformation, a series of conformationally constrained analogues of 1 were designed and synthesized. Biological evaluation of these analogues suggests that the global energy minimum of 1 is the likely bioactive conformation.

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