In order to suppress 5′ cap-mediated translation a highly available inhibitor of the interaction between the 5’ mRNA cap and the eIF4E complex has been developed. 4Ei-10 is a member of the class of ProTide compounds and has elevated membrane permeability and is a strong active chemical antagonist for eIF4E. Once taken up by cells it is converted by anchimeric activation of the lipophilic 2-(methylthio) ethyl protecting group and after that Hint1 P-N bond cleavage to N7-(p-chlorophenoxyethyl) guanosine 5′-monophosphate (7-Cl-Ph-Ethyl-GMP). Using this powerful interaction, it has been demonstrated that 4Ei-10 inhibits non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell growth. In addition, treatment of NSCLC cells with 4Ei-10 results in suppression of translation and diminished expression of a cohort of cellular proteins important to maintaining the malignant phenotype and resisting apoptosis such as Bcl-2, survivin, and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC). Finally, as a result of targeting the translation of anti-apoptotic proteins, NSCLC cells are synergized to be more sensitive to the existing anti-neoplastic treatment gemcitabine currently used in NSCLC therapy.
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Jacobson, B. A., Ahmad, Z., Chen, S., Waldusky, G., Dillenburg, M., Stoian, E., … Kratzke, R. A. (2021). 4Ei-10 interdiction of oncogenic cap-mediated translation as therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Investigational New Drugs, 39(3), 636–643. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10637-020-01036-8
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