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CX-5461 is a potent and oral rRNA synthesis inhibitor. It inhibits RNA polymerase I-driven transcription of rRNA with IC50s of 142, 113, and 54 nM in HCT-116, A375, and MIA PaCa-2 cells, respectively[1].
CX-5461 is a potent and orally bioavailable inhibitor of Pol I-mediated rRNA synthesis, with IC50s of 142 nM in HCT-116, 113 nM in A375, and 54 nM in MIA PaCa-2 cells, and shows little or no effect on Pol II (IC50, ≥25 μM). CX-5461 has modest inhibition on DNA replication and protein translation. CX-5461 also exhibits broad antiproliferative activity against a panel of human cancer cell lines, with a mean EC50 of 147 nM, but has minimal effect on viability of nontransformed human cells, with EC50 values of appr 5000 nM. EC50s of CX-5461 for HCT-116, A375, and MIA PaCa-2 cell lines are 167, 58, and 74 nM, respectively. CX-5461 induces autophagy and senescence in solid tumor cancer cells, rather than apoptosis, through a p53-independent process[1]. Eμ-Myc lymphoma cells from tumor-bearing mice are exquisitely sensitive to CX-5461 with an IC50 of 27.3 nM ± 8.1 nM for Pol I transcription after 1 hr and IC50 of 5.4 nM ± 2.1 nM for cell death after 16 hr. CX-5461 activates p53 via the nucleolar stress response in Eμ-MycLymphoma Cells[2].
CX-5461 displays antitumor activity against human solid tumors in murine xenograft models. CX-5461 (50 mg/kg, p.o.) shows significant MIA PaCa-2 growth inhibition with TGI equal to 69% on day 31 and 79% TGI on A375 on day 32[1]. CX-5461 (50 mg/kg, p.o.) inhibits the Eμ-Myc tumor cells with 84% repression in Pol I transcription at 1 hr posttreatment in C57BL/6 mice. CX-5461 also induces a rapid reduction in tumor burden in the lymph nodes and a concomitant reduction of spleen size to within the normal range[2].
| Catalog Number | I000525 |
| CAS Number | 1138549-36-6 |
| Synonyms | 2-(4-methyl-1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-N-[(5-methylpyrazin-2-yl)methyl]-5-oxo-[1,3]benzothiazolo[3,2-a][1,8]naphthyridine-6-carboxamide |
| Molecular Formula | C27H27N7O2S |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C27H27N7O2S/c1-17-14-29-18(15-28-17)16-30-26(36)23-24(35)19-8-9-22(33-11-5-10-32(2)12-13-33)31-25(19)34-20-6-3-4-7-21(20)37-27(23)34/h3-4,6-9,14-15H,5,10-13,16H2,1-2H3,(H,30,36) |
| InChIKey | XGPBJCHFROADCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | CC1=CN=C(C=N1)CNC(=O)C2=C3N(C4=CC=CC=C4S3)C5=C(C2=O)C=CC(=N5)N6CCCN(CC6)C |
| Reference | [1]. Drygin D et al. Targeting RNA polymerase I with an oral small molecule CX-5461 inhibits ribosomal RNA synthesis and solid tumor growth. Cancer Res. 2011 Feb 15;71(4):1418-30. [2]. Bywater MJ, et al. Inhibition of RNA Polymerase I as a Therapeutic Strategy to Promote Cancer-Specific Activation of p53. |
