Constructing novel dihydrofuran and dihydroisoxazole analogues of isocombretastatin-4 as tubulin polymerization inhibitors through [3+2] reactions
作者:Ming-Yu Song、Chen-Yu Cao、Qiu-Rui He、Qing-Miao Dong、Ding Li、Jiang-Jiang Tang、Jin-Ming Gao
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2017.07.048
日期:2017.10
[3+2] reactions play a key role in constructing various pharmaceutical moleculars. In this study, using Mn (OAc)(3) mediated and 1,3-dipolar [3+2] cyclization reactions, 38 novel dihydrofuran and dihydroisoxazole analogues of isoCA-4 were synthesized as inhibitors of tubulin polymerization. Among them, compound 6g was found to be the most potent cytotoxic agents against PC-3 cells with IC50 value of 0.47 mu M, and compound 5p exhibted highest activity on HeLa cells with IC50 vaule of 2.32 mu M. Tubulin polymerization assay revealed that 6g was a dose-dependent and effective inhibitor of tubulin assembly. Immunohistochemistry studies and cell cycle distribution analysis indicated that 6g severely disrupted microtubule network and significantly arrested most cells in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle in PC-3 cells. In addition, molecular docking studies showed that two chiral isomers of 6g can bind efficiently and similarly at colchicine binding site of tubulin. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.