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HDN-1 is a naturally occurring fungal
epipolythiodioxopiperazine / epipolythiopiperazine-2,5-dione
(ETP) isolated from the Antarctic fungus
Oidiodendron truncatum GW3-13. HDN-1 has demonstrated preclinical
anticancer activity and acts as a direct Hsp90 inhibitor,
binding the C-terminal region of Hsp90α. Hsp90 inhibition by HDN-1 promotes
degradation of multiple oncogenic client proteins, enhances downregulation of
wild-type and mutant EGFR and suppresses tumour-cell proliferation. HDN-1 has
also induced differentiation followed by apoptosis in selected promyelocytic
leukemia cell lines. Its mechanism overlaps with that of the structurally
related ETP chaetocin, which also inhibits Hsp90, but HDN-1 and chaetocin are
chemically distinct compounds and should be maintained as separate products.
HDN-1 should be classified as an experimental natural fungal metabolite
/ epipolythiodioxopiperazine / Hsp90 inhibitor, with current anticancer
evidence predominantly preclinical. |
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| Type: Oncogene |
| Stat3 (Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3) is a transcription factor that plays a crucial role in various cellular processes, including cell growth, survival, differentiation, and immune response. Stat3 is frequently found to be constitutively activated in many types of cancers, including breast, prostate, lung, and head and neck cancers. (associated with poor prognosis and reduced survival.) -STAT3 is typically activated by cytokines (such as IL-6) and growth factors binding to their respective receptors. -Activated STAT3 upregulates the expression of genes that promote cell cycle progression (e.g., cyclin D1) and anti-apoptotic proteins (e.g., Bcl-2, Bcl-xL). |
| 7169- | HDN-1, | CHA, | Identification of epipolythiodioxopiperazines HDN-1 and chaetocin as novel inhibitor of heat shock protein 90 |
| - | in-vitro, | Lung, | H1975 | - | in-vitro, | Lung, | HCC827 | - | in-vitro, | Lung, | A549 |
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