Abstract
Hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs) are heterodimeric transcription factors induced in a variety of pathophysiological settings, including cancer. We describe the first detailed structure-activity relationship study of small molecules designed to inhibit HIF-2α-ARNT heterodimerization by binding an internal cavity of the HIF-2α PAS-B domain. Through a series of biophysical characterizations of inhibitor-protein interactions (NMR and X-ray crystallography), we have established the structural requirements for artificial inhibitors of the HIF-2α-ARNT PAS-B interaction. These results may serve as a foundation for discovering therapeutic agents that function by a novel mode of action.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1739-1747 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 28 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Drug Discovery