Characterization of a Pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine Inhibitor of Cyclin-dependent Kinases 2 and 5 and Aurora A With Pro-Apoptotic and Anti-Angiogenic Activity In Vitro

0454968 - ÚEB 2016 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Řezníčková, Eva - Weitensteiner, S. - Havlíček, Libor - Jorda, Radek - Gucký, Tomáš - Berka, K. - Bazgier, Václav - Zahler, S. - Kryštof, Vladimír - Strnad, Miroslav
Characterization of a Pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine Inhibitor of Cyclin-dependent Kinases 2 and 5 and Aurora A With Pro-Apoptotic and Anti-Angiogenic Activity In Vitro.
Chemical Biology & Drug Design. Roč. 86, č. 6 (2015), s. 1528-1540. ISSN 1747-0277. E-ISSN 1747-0285
R&D Projects: GA ČR GAP305/12/0783; GA ČR GA14-19590S; GA MŠMT(CZ) LO1204
Institutional support: RVO:61389030
Keywords : angiogenesis * apoptosis * aurora A
Subject RIV: CE - Biochemistry
Impact factor: 2.802, year: 2015
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Selective inhibitors of kinases that regulate the cell cycle, such as cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and aurora kinases, could potentially become powerful tools for the treatment of cancer. We prepared and studied a series of 3,5,7-trisubstituted pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidines, a new CDK inhibitor scaffold, to assess their CDK2 inhibitory and antiproliferative activities. A new compound, 2i, which preferentially inhibits CDK2, CDK5, and aurora A was identified. Both biochemical and cellular assays indicated that treatment with compound 2i caused the downregulation of cyclins A and B, the dephosphorylation of histone H3 at Ser10, and the induction of mitochondrial apoptosis in the HCT-116 colon cancer cell line. It also reduced migration as well as tube and lamellipodia formation in human endothelial cells. The kinase inhibitory profile of compound 2i suggests that its anti-angiogenic activity is linked to CDK5 inhibition. This dual mode of action involving apoptosis induction in cancer cells and the blocking of angiogenesis-like activity in endothelial cells offers possible therapeutic potential.
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