Novel Polyamine–Naphthalene Diimide Conjugates Targeting Histone Deacetylases and DNA for Cancer Phenotype Reprogramming
作者:Alice Pasini、Chiara Marchetti、Claudia Sissi、Marilisa Cortesi、Emanuele Giordano、Anna Minarini、Andrea Milelli
DOI:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00289
日期:2017.12.14
A series of hybrid compounds was designed to target histone deacetylases and ds-/G-quadruplex DNAs by merging structural features deriving from Scriptaid and compound 1. Compound 6 binds different DNA arrangements, inhibits HDACs both in vitro and in cells, and is able to induce a reduction of cell proliferation. Moreover, compound 6 displays cell phenotype-reprogramming properties since it prevents the epithelial to mesenchymal transition in cancer cells, inducing a less aggressive and migratory phenotype, which is one of the goals of present innovative strategies in cancer therapies.