Structural Requirements of HDAC Inhibitors: SAHA Analogues Modified at the C2 Position Display HDAC6/8 Selectivity.
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) proteins are epigenetic regulators that deacetylate protein substrates, leading to subsequent changes in cell function. HDAC proteins are implicated in cancers, and several HDAC inhibitors have been approved by the FDA as anticancer drugs, including SAHA (suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid; Vorinostat and Zolinza). Unfortunately, SAHA inhibits most HDAC isoforms, which limits its use as a pharmacological tool and may lead to side effects in the clinic. In this work SAHA analogues substituted at the C2 position were synthesized and screened for HDAC isoform selectivityin vitroand in cells. The most potent and selective compound, C2-n-hexyl SAHA, displayed submicromolar potency with 49- to 300-fold selectivity for HDAC6 and HDAC8 compared to HDAC1, -2, and -3. Docking studies provided a structural rationale for selectivity. Modification of the nonselective inhibitor SAHA generated HDAC6/HDAC8 dual selective inhibitors, which can be useful lead compounds toward developing pharmacological tools and more effective anticancer drugs.
Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University , 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States.
Ahmed T
AT
Negmeldin
Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University , 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States.
Geetha
G
Padige
Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University , 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States.
Anton V
AV
Bieliauskas
Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University , 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States.
Mary Kay H
MK
Pflum
HDAC inhibitor; HDAC isoform selectivity; HDAC6 HDAC8 selective inhibitor; Histone deacetylase; Vorinostat