Cancer Cell
Volume 6, Issue 1, July 2004, Pages 33-43
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Small molecule blockade of transcriptional coactivation of the hypoxia-inducible factor pathway

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Abstract

Homeostasis under hypoxic conditions is maintained through a coordinated transcriptional response mediated by the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway and requires coactivation by the CBP and p300 transcriptional coactivators. Through a target-based high-throughput screen, we identified chetomin as a disrupter of HIF binding to p300. At a molecular level, chetomin disrupts the structure of the CH1 domain of p300 and precludes its interaction with HIF, thereby attenuating hypoxia-inducible transcription. Systemic administration of chetomin inhibited hypoxia-inducible transcription within tumors and inhibited tumor growth. These results demonstrate a therapeutic window for pharmacological attenuation of HIF activity and further establish the feasibility of disrupting a signal transduction pathway by targeting the function of a transcriptional coactivator with a small molecule.

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Present address: Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486

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Present address: Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, California 94608