title: Histone deacetylase inhibitors: latest developments, trends and prospects.
abstract: Histone deacetylases (HDACs) and histone acetyltransferases (HATs) are enzymes that catalyze the deacetylation and acetylation of lysine residues located in the NH(2) terminal tails of histones and non-histone proteins. Perturbation of this balance is often observed in human cancers and inhibition of HDACs has emerged as a novel therapeutic strategy against cancer. To date, more that 30 groups, academic and industrial, are involved in research related to these target enzymes. Over the past year, dozens of research papers and patent applications describing new HDAC inhibitors belonging to different structural classes have been disclosed. The present review highlights the latest developments in design and synthesis of HDAC inhibitors -- potential anti-cancer drugs.
authors.affiliation: MethylGene Inc., 7220 Frederick-Banting, Montréal, Québec H4S 2A1, Canada.
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Moradei
authors.forename: Christiane R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Maroun
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paquin
authors.forename: Arkadii
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaisburg
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D015195:Drug Design; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; D000123:Acetyltransferases; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases