(-)-Epothilone A is a microtubule (MT) stabilizing drug and natural macrolide antitumor from myxobacteria Sorangium cellulosum. EpoA exhibits kinetics similar to paclitaxel by inducing tubulin polymerization in vitro and producing enhanced microtubule stability and bundling in cultured cells. In contrast to paclitaxel, Epothilone A exhibits a greater cytotoxicity against P-glycoprotein-expressing multidrug resistant (MDR) cells (IC50 = 20 nM for MDR CCRF-CEM/VBL100 cells). Epothilone A is a competitve inhibitor of 3H-paclitaxel binding with comparable IC50 to paclitaxel in displacement competition assays. EpoA causes cell cycle arrest at the G2/M transition leading to cytotoxicity.
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Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) maintain the entire blood system throughout life and are utilized in therapeutic approaches for blood diseases. Prospective isolation of highly purified HSCs is crucial to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying regulation of HSCs. The zebrafish is
The preparation and biological evaluation of a novel series of dimeric epothilone A derivatives (1-6) are described. Two types of diacyl spacers were introduced to establish the various dimeric epothilone A constructs. The effect of these compounds on tubulin polymerization
The SAR of a series of new epothilone A derivatives with a 2-substituted-1,3-oxazoline moiety trans-fused to the C12-C13 bond of the deoxy macrocycle have been investigated with regard to tubulin polymerization induction and cancer cell growth inhibition. Significant differences in
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K C Nicolaou
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The conformational properties of the microtubule-stabilizing agent epothilone A ( 1a) and its 3-deoxy and 3-deoxy-2,3-didehydro derivatives 2 and 3 have been investigated in aqueous solution by a combination of NMR spectroscopic methods, Monte Carlo conformational searches, and NAMFIS calculations.
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