波谱学杂志 ›› 2021, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (4): 503-513.doi: 10.11938/cjmr20212928

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靶向肿瘤因子c-MYC基因启动区G4-DNA的小分子药物设计及核磁共振研究进展

胡晓东,蓝文贤,王春喜,曹春阳*()   

  1. 中国科学院分子合成卓越中心, 中国科学院上海有机化学研究所生命有机国家重点实验室, 上海 200032
  • 收稿日期:2021-06-29 出版日期:2021-12-05 发布日期:2021-09-16
  • 通讯作者: 曹春阳 E-mail:ccao@mail.sioc.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划资助项目(2017YFE0108200);国家自然科学基金资助项目(21977110);国家自然科学基金资助项目(21778065);国家自然科学基金资助项目(21807105);中国科学院先导项目(XDB20000000);中国科学院分子合成卓越中心资助项目(FZHCZY020600)

Research Advance and NMR Studies of Anti-Cancer Small Molecules Targeting c-MYC G4-DNA

Xiao-dong HU,Wen-xian LAN,Chun-xi WANG,Chun-yang CAO*()   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
  • Received:2021-06-29 Online:2021-12-05 Published:2021-09-16
  • Contact: Chun-yang CAO E-mail:ccao@mail.sioc.ac.cn

摘要:

肿瘤基因MYC在人类70%癌细胞中高表达,抑制其转录是治疗肿瘤的有效手段.c-MYC启动子区P1近端的核酸酶超敏元件Ⅲ1(NHE Ⅲ1)控制MYC基因近90%的转录激活.NHE Ⅲ1区域富含碱基G序列并且形成G-四链体(G4),调控c-MYC基因转录,是抗肿瘤药物靶标.但G4-DNA和G4-RNA的三维结构高度相似,小分子与其他G4(如端粒G4、mRNA G4、c-Kit G4等)的非特异性作用会产生小分子药物“脱靶”效应,同时小分子药物会诱导其他G4形成从而干扰正常细胞的功能,造成靶向c-MYC G4抗癌药物设计困难.本文综述了近些年靶向肿瘤因子c-MYC G4-DNA的小分子药物研究进展,及核磁共振(NMR)技术在G4-DNA和G4-RNA结构确定中的作用,为靶向c-MYC G4-DNA的小分子药物设计等相关研究工作提供参考.

关键词: 肿瘤基因, c-MYC, G-四链体(G4), 小分子药物, 核磁共振(NMR)

Abstract:

MYC is a highly expressed oncogene in about 70% of human cancer cells and inhibition of its transcription serves as an effective tumor treatment. The P1 proximal nuclease hypersensitive element (NHE) Ⅲ1 of c-MYC promoter region controls nearly 90% transcriptional activation of MYC gene. This region enriched with base G forms G-quadruplex (G4) structure, which regulates c-MYC gene transcription and is a target of anti-tumor drugs. However, the three-dimensional structures of G4-DNA and G4-RNA are highly similar. Non-specific interactions between small molecules and other G4s, such as telomere G4, mRNA G4, c-Kit G4, etc., yield "off-target" effects. Meanwhile, small molecules can induce the formation of other G4s, thus interfering with the function of normal cells. All of these hinder the design of anti-cancer drugs targeting c-MYC G4. In this paper, we summarize the recent research progress of small molecules targeting tumor factor c-MYC G4-DNA, and the role of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in determining G4-DNA and G4-RNA structure. This review provides a reference for designing drugs targeting c-MYC G4-DNA and other related research works.

Key words: tumor gene, c-MYC, G-quadruplex (G4), small molecular drug, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

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