Identification of NAPRT Inhibitors with Anti-Cancer Properties by In Silico Drug Discovery.
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serval:BIB_844224CADBEE
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Identification of NAPRT Inhibitors with Anti-Cancer Properties by In Silico Drug Discovery.
Journal
Pharmaceuticals
ISSN
1424-8247 (Print)
ISSN-L
1424-8247
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/07/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
15
Number
7
Pages
848
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Depriving cancer cells of sufficient NAD levels, mainly through interfering with their NAD-producing capacity, has been conceived as a promising anti-cancer strategy. Numerous inhibitors of the NAD-producing enzyme, nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT), have been developed over the past two decades. However, their limited anti-cancer activity in clinical trials raised the possibility that cancer cells may also exploit alternative NAD-producing enzymes. Recent studies show the relevance of nicotinic acid phosphoribosyltransferase (NAPRT), the rate-limiting enzyme of the Preiss-Handler NAD-production pathway for a large group of human cancers. We demonstrated that the NAPRT inhibitor 2-hydroxynicotinic acid (2-HNA) cooperates with the NAMPT inhibitor FK866 in killing NAPRT-proficient cancer cells that were otherwise insensitive to FK866 alone. Despite this emerging relevance of NAPRT as a potential target in cancer therapy, very few NAPRT inhibitors exist. Starting from a high-throughput virtual screening approach, we were able to identify and annotate two additional chemical scaffolds that function as NAPRT inhibitors. These compounds show comparable anti-cancer activity to 2-HNA and improved predicted aqueous solubility, in addition to demonstrating favorable drug-like profiles.
Keywords
NAD, NAD synthesis, NAMPT, NAPRT inhibitors, anti-cancer agents, cancer metabolism, in silico drug design
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Web of science
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Yes
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