Investigation of 3-aryl-pyrimido[5,4-e][1,2,4]triazine-5,7-diones as small molecule antagonists of β-catenin/TCF transcription
摘要:
Nearly all colorectal cancers (CRCs) and varied subsets of other cancers have somatic mutations leading to beta-catenin stabilization and increased beta-catenin/TCF transcriptional activity. Inhibition of stabilized beta-catenin in CRC cell lines arrests their growth and highlights the potential of this mechanism for novel cancer therapeutics. We have pursued efforts to develop small molecules that inhibit beta-catenin/TCF transcriptional activity. We used xanthothricin, a known beta-catenin/TCF antagonist of microbial origin, as a lead compound to synthesize related analogues with drug-like features such as low molecular weight and good metabolic stability. We studied a panel of six candidate Wnt/beta-catenin/Tcf-regulated genes and found that two of them (Axin2, Lgr5) were reproducibly activated (9-10 fold) in rat intestinal epithelial cells (IEC-6) following beta-catenin stabilization by Wnt-3a ligand treatment. Two previously reported beta-catenin/TCF antagonists (calphostin C, xanthothricin) and XAV939 (tankyrase antagonist) inhibited Wnt-activated genes in a dose-dependent fashion. We found that four of our compounds also potently inhibited Wnt-mediated activation in the panel of target genes. We investigated the mechanism of action for one of these (8c) and demonstrated these novel small molecules inhibit beta-catenin transcriptional activity by degrading beta-catenin via a proteasome-dependent, but GSK3 beta-, APC-, AXIN2- and beta TrCP-independent, pathway. The data indicate the compounds act at the level of beta-catenin to inhibit Wnt/beta-catenin/TCF function and highlight a robust strategy for assessing the activity of beta-catenin/TCF antagonists. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Investigation of 3-aryl-pyrimido[5,4-e][1,2,4]triazine-5,7-diones as small molecule antagonists of β-catenin/TCF transcription
摘要:
Nearly all colorectal cancers (CRCs) and varied subsets of other cancers have somatic mutations leading to beta-catenin stabilization and increased beta-catenin/TCF transcriptional activity. Inhibition of stabilized beta-catenin in CRC cell lines arrests their growth and highlights the potential of this mechanism for novel cancer therapeutics. We have pursued efforts to develop small molecules that inhibit beta-catenin/TCF transcriptional activity. We used xanthothricin, a known beta-catenin/TCF antagonist of microbial origin, as a lead compound to synthesize related analogues with drug-like features such as low molecular weight and good metabolic stability. We studied a panel of six candidate Wnt/beta-catenin/Tcf-regulated genes and found that two of them (Axin2, Lgr5) were reproducibly activated (9-10 fold) in rat intestinal epithelial cells (IEC-6) following beta-catenin stabilization by Wnt-3a ligand treatment. Two previously reported beta-catenin/TCF antagonists (calphostin C, xanthothricin) and XAV939 (tankyrase antagonist) inhibited Wnt-activated genes in a dose-dependent fashion. We found that four of our compounds also potently inhibited Wnt-mediated activation in the panel of target genes. We investigated the mechanism of action for one of these (8c) and demonstrated these novel small molecules inhibit beta-catenin transcriptional activity by degrading beta-catenin via a proteasome-dependent, but GSK3 beta-, APC-, AXIN2- and beta TrCP-independent, pathway. The data indicate the compounds act at the level of beta-catenin to inhibit Wnt/beta-catenin/TCF function and highlight a robust strategy for assessing the activity of beta-catenin/TCF antagonists. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Construction of pyrimido[5,4-<i>e</i>]-<i>as</i>-triazine, purine,<i>v</i>-triazolo-[4,5-<i>d</i>]pyrimidine and pyrazolo[3,4-<i>d</i>]pyrimidine ring systems from 5-arylazo-6-arylidenehydrazino-1,3-dimethyluracils
Reaction of 5-arylazo-6-arylidenehydrazino-1,3-dimethyluracils (II), prepared by the treatment of 6-aryl-idenehydrazino-1,3-dimethyluracils (I) with diazotized arylamines, with dimethylformamide dimethylacetal resulted in the formation of pyrimido[5,4-e]-as-triazine (V) system, while the thermolysis of II resulted in the formation of purine (X), v-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine (XII), and pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine
通过用重氮化的芳胺处理6-芳基-亚氨基肼基-1,3-二甲基尿嘧啶(I)制备的5-芳基偶氮-6-亚芳基肼基-1,3-二甲基尿嘧啶(II)与二甲基甲酰胺二甲基缩醛反应形成以嘧啶[5,4- e ]-为-三嗪(V)体系,而II的热解导致嘌呤(X),v-三唑并[4,5- d ]嘧啶(XII)和吡唑并[ 3,4- d ]嘧啶(XIV,XIX)系统代替了预期的V。已提出了在这些反应中形成各种环系统的合理机理。
Kanazawa, Hashime; Nishigaki, Sadao; Senga, Keitaro, Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 1984, vol. 21, p. 969 - 974