Discovering proteasomal deubiquitinating enzyme inhibitors for cancer therapy: lessons from rational design, nature and old drug reposition
Recommended Citation
Patel K, Ahmed ZS, Huang X, Yang Q, Ekinci E, Neslund-Dudas CM, Mitra B, Elnady FA, Ahn YH, Yang H, Liu J, Dou QP. Discovering proteasomal deubiquitinating enzyme inhibitors for cancer therapy: lessons from rational design, nature and old drug reposition. Future Med Chem. 2018 Sep 1;10(17):2087-2108.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2018
Publication Title
Future Med Chem
Abstract
The ubiquitin proteasome system has been validated as a target of cancer therapies evident by the US FDA approval of anticancer 20S proteasome inhibitors. Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs), an essential component of the ubiquitin proteasome system, regulate cellular processes through the removal of ubiquitin from ubiquitinated-tagged proteins. The deubiquitination process has been linked with cancer and other pathologies. As such, the study of proteasomal DUBs and their inhibitors has garnered interest as a novel strategy to improve current cancer therapies, especially for cancers resistant to 20S proteasome inhibitors. This article reviews proteasomal DUB inhibitors in the context of: discovery through rational design approach, discovery from searching natural products and discovery from repurposing old drugs, and offers a future perspective.
Medical Subject Headings
Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Deubiquitinating Enzymes; Drug Design; Drug Discovery; Drug Repositioning; Humans; Neoplasms; Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; Proteasome Inhibitors; Ubiquitin; Ubiquitination
PubMed ID
30066579
Volume
10
Issue
17
First Page
2087
Last Page
2108
