Abstract
A cyclometallated rhodium(III) complex [Rh(ppy)2(dppz)]+ (1) (where ppy = 2-phenylpyridine and dppz = dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine dipyridophenazine) has been prepared and identified as an inhibitor of NEDD8-activating enzyme (NAE). The complex inhibited NAE activity in cell-free and cell-based assays, and suppressed the CRL-regulated substrate degradation and NF-κB activation in human cancer cells with potency comparable to known NAE inhibitor MLN4924. Molecular modeling analysis suggested that the overall binding mode of 1 within the binding pocket of the APPBP1/UBA3 heterodimer resembled that for MLN4924. Complex 1 is the first metal complex reported to suppress the NEDDylation pathway via inhibition of the NEDD8-activating enzyme.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e49574 |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Nov 2012 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- General