Synthesis and Structure–Activity Relationships of Inhibitors That Target the C-Terminal MEEVD on Heat Shock Protein 90

MN Rahimi, LK Buckton, SS Zaiter, J Kho… - ACS Medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Herein, we describe the synthesis and structure–activity relationships of cyclic peptides
designed to target heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90). Generating 19 compounds and evaluating …

The first report of direct inhibitors that target the C-terminal MEEVD region on heat shock protein 90

LK Buckton, H Wahyudi, SR McAlpine - Chemical Communications, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Sixteen linear and cyclic peptides were designed de novo to target the C-terminus of heat
shock protein 90 (Hsp90). Protein binding data indicates that three compounds directly block …

New dihydropyrimidin-2 (1 H)-one based Hsp90 C-terminal inhibitors

S Terracciano, A Foglia, MG Chini, MC Vaccaro… - Rsc Advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The inhibition of the C-terminal domain of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is emerging as a
novel strategy for cancer therapy, therefore the identification of a new class of C-terminal …

A Novel Class of Hsp90 C‐Terminal Modulators Have Pre‐Clinical Efficacy in Prostate Tumor Cells Without Induction of a Heat Shock Response

HK Armstrong, YC Koay, S Irani, R Das… - The …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND While there is compelling rationale to use heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90)
inhibitors for treatment of advanced prostate cancer, agents that target the N‐terminal ATP …

Redefining the phenotype of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitors

Y Wang, YC Koay, SR McAlpine - Chemistry–A European …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The phenotypes produced when cells are treated with the heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90)
inhibitors AUY922 or 17‐AAG (classical inhibitors) are different to those produced when …

Hitting a Moving Target: How Does an N‐Methyl Group Impact Biological Activity?

YC Koay, NL Richardson, SS Zaiter, J Kho… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Macrocycles have several advantages over small‐molecule drugs when it comes to
addressing specific protein–protein interactions as therapeutic targets. Herein we report the …

Reinventing Hsp90 Inhibitors: Blocking C‐Terminal Binding Events to Hsp90 by Using Dimerized Inhibitors

YC Koay, H Wahyudi… - Chemistry–A European …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a molecular chaperone (90 kDa) that functions as
a dimer. This protein facilitates the folding, assembly, and stabilization of more than 400 …

Polymer mediated transport of the Hsp90 inhibitor LB76, a polar cyclic peptide, produces an Hsp90 cellular phenotype

MN Rahimi, HG Foster, SN Farazi… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
LB76 is a cyclic peptide that shows great promise as a selective heat shock protein 90
(Hsp90) inhibitor. However despite strong binding to and inhibition of Hsp90 in cell lysate its …

Identifying and quantifying allosteric drug function

T Kenakin - 2016 - books.rsc.org
2.1 Introduction: Receptor Allosterism allosteric molecules are fundamentally different from
molecules that bind to the natural receptor binding pocket for endogenous hormones and …

Targeting the C-terminus of Hsp90 as a cancer therapy

J McConnell, Y Wang, S McAlpine - Heat Shock Protein Inhibitors: Success …, 2016 - Springer
Classical Hsp90 inhibitors target the N-terminal ATP binding site. While these inhibitors
have had some clinical success, treatment with these molecules leads to a dramatic …