Transforming Growth Factor β Mimetics: Discovery of 7-[4-(4-Cyanophenyl) phenoxy]-Heptanohydroxamic Acid, a Biaryl Hydroxamate Inhibitor of Histone Deacetylase
Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) is a multifunctional protein that has been shown to possess potent growth-inhibitory activity. To identify small molecular weight compounds with TGF-β-like activities, high throughput screening was performed using mink lung epithelial cells stably transfected wit...
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Published in: | Molecular cancer therapeutics Vol. 1; no. 10; p. 759 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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United States
American Association for Cancer Research
01-08-2002
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Summary: | Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) is a multifunctional protein that has been shown to possess potent growth-inhibitory
activity. To identify small molecular weight compounds with TGF-β-like activities, high throughput screening was performed
using mink lung epithelial cells stably transfected with a TGF-β-responsive plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 promoter/luciferase
construct. Biaryl hydroxamate compounds were identified that demonstrated TGF-β-like activities. 7-[4-(4-cyanophenyl)phenoxy]-heptanohydroxamic
acid (A-161906) demonstrated complete TGF-β-like agonist activity in the plasminogen activator inhibitor 1/luciferase construct.
A-161906 inhibited the proliferation of multiple cell lines in a concentration-dependent manner. Cells were growth arrested
at the G 1 -S checkpoint similar to TGF-β. Consistent with the G 1 -S arrest, A-161906 induced the expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 waf1/cip1 . A-161906 produced many cellular effects similar to that of TGF-β but did not displace labeled TGF-β from its receptors.
Cells with mutations in either of the TGF-β receptors I or II were growth-arrested by A-161906. Therefore, the site of action
of A-161906 appears to be distal to the receptors and possibly involved with the signaling events controlled by TGF-β. The
TGF-β mimetic effect of A-161906 can be partially, if not entirely, explained by its activity as a histone deacetylase (HDAC)
inhibitor. A-161906 demonstrated potent HDAC-inhibitory activity (IC 50 = 9 n m ). A-161906 is a novel small molecular weight compound (< 400 MW) having TGF-β mimetic activity as a result of its potent
HDAC-inhibitory activity. These results and those of others demonstrate the importance of HDACs in regulation of the TGF-β
signaling pathway(s). |
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ISSN: | 1535-7163 1538-8514 |