Covalent inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor using a long-lived iridium(III)-afatinib probe

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The overexpression and overactivation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are frequently observed in human cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. In this study, a covalent EGFR probe was developed by conjugating afatinib to an iridium(III) scaffold. Complex 1 showed enhanced luminescence in living epidermoid squamous carcinoma A431 cells compared to other cell lines, via engaging EGFR as confirmed via CETSA and knockdown experiments. Moreover, complex 1 inhibited downstream targets of EGFR in cellulo with repression persisting after removal of the complex, indicating an irreversible mode of inhibition. Finally, complex 1 showed potent antiproliferative activity against A431 cells with comparable potency to afatinib alone. To our knowledge, complex 1 is the first EGFR covalent inhibitor based on an iridium scaffold reported in the literature, with the potential to be further explored as a theranostic agent in the future.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:259

Enthalten in:

International journal of biological macromolecules - 259(2024), Pt 1 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 129211

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nao, Sang-Cuo [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Lingtan [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Daniel Shiu-Hin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jianhua [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Le-Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jia [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Chun-Yuen [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wanhe [VerfasserIn]
Leung, Chung-Hang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

41UD74L59M
44448S9773
Afatinib
Afatinib conjugate
Covalent inhibitor
EC 2.7.10.1
EGFR
ErbB Receptors
Iridium
Iridium complex
Journal Article
Multifunctional probe
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Quinazolines

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Date Completed 22.02.2024

Date Revised 22.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129211

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366746502