title: Histone deacetylase inhibitors: overview and perspectives.
abstract: Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) comprise structurally diverse compounds that are a group of targeted anticancer agents. The first of these new HDACi, vorinostat (suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid), has received Food and Drug Administration approval for treating patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. This review focuses on the activities of the 11 zinc-containing HDACs, their histone and nonhistone protein substrates, and the different pathways by which HDACi induce transformed cell death. A hypothesis is presented to explain the relative resistance of normal cells to HDACi-induced cell death.
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Milos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dokmanovic
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; D006655:Histone Deacetylases / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008667:Metalloproteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology*; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; D008667:Metalloproteins; D006655:Histone Deacetylases; D015032:Zinc