Histone deacetylase inhibitors in clinical studies as templates for new anticancer agents

M Mottamal, S Zheng, TL Huang, G Wang - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Histone dacetylases (HDACs) are a group of enzymes that remove acetyl groups from
histones and regulate expression of tumor suppressor genes. They are implicated in many …

Inside HDACs with more selective HDAC inhibitors

J Roche, P Bertrand - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Inhibitors of histone deacetylases (HDACs) are nowadays part of the therapeutic arsenal
mainly against cancers, with four compounds approved by the Food and Drug …

HDAC8: a multifaceted target for therapeutic interventions

A Chakrabarti, I Oehme, O Witt, G Oliveira… - Trends in …, 2015 - cell.com
Histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8) is a class I histone deacetylase implicated as a therapeutic
target in various diseases, including cancer, X-linked intellectual disability, and parasitic …

Pathological role of HDAC8: cancer and beyond

JY Kim, H Cho, J Yoo, GW Kim, YH Jeon, SW Lee… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8) is a class I HDAC that catalyzes the deacetylation of histone
and non-histone proteins. As one of the best-characterized isoforms, numerous studies have …

Strategies to design selective histone deacetylase inhibitors

J Melesina, CV Simoben, L Praetorius… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review classifies drug‐design strategies successfully implemented in the development
of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, which have many applications including cancer …

Targeting class I histone deacetylases in a “complex” environment

CJ Millard, PJ Watson, L Fairall… - Trends in pharmacological …, 2017 - cell.com
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are proven anticancer therapeutics and have
potential in the treatment of many other diseases including HIV infection, Alzheimer's …

Innovation in neglected tropical disease drug discovery and development

HB Weng, HX Chen, MW Wang - Infectious diseases of poverty, 2018 - mednexus.org
Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are closely related to poverty and affect
over a billion people in developing countries. The unmet treatment needs cause high …

Characterization of histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8) selective inhibition reveals specific active site structural and functional determinants

M Marek, TB Shaik, T Heimburg… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Metal-dependent histone deacetylases (HDACs) are key epigenetic regulators that
represent promising therapeutic targets for the treatment of numerous human diseases. Yet …

Recent progress in histone deacetylase inhibitors as anticancer agents

L Cappellacci, DR Perinelli, F Maggi… - Current medicinal …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are a relatively new class of anti-cancer agents that
play important roles in epigenetic or non-epigenetic regulation, inducing death, apoptosis …

The zinc-binding group effect: lessons from non-hydroxamic acid vorinostat analogs

S Geurs, D Clarisse, K De Bosscher… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are enzymes pursued as drug targets in various cancers and
several non-oncological conditions, such as inflammation and neurodegenerative disorders …