Chemical Name:9,10,11,12-Tetrahydro-
9,12-epoxy-1H-diindolo[1,2,3-fg:3',2',1'-kl]pyrrolo[3,4
- i][1,6]benzodiazocine-1,3(2H)-dione
Biological Activity:
Inhibitor of checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) that
displays selectivity over other protein kinases (IC50 values are 15,
250 and 1000 nM for Chk1, cdc2 and PKC respectively). Abrogates G2
cell cycle arrest caused by γ-irradiation
and topoisomerase I inhibition. Potentiates cytotoxicity of DNA-damaging drugs,
enhancing the efficacy of some chemotherapeutics.
Jacksonet al (2000)
An indolocarbazole inhibitor of human checkpoint kinase (Chk1) abrogates cell
cycle arrest caused by DNA damage. Cancer Res. 60 566. Kawabe (2004)
G2 checkpoint abrogators as anticancer drugs. Mol.Cancer Ther. 3
513. Chenet al (2006) Checkpoint kinase 1-mediated
phosphorylation of cdc25C and bad proteins are involved in antitumor effects of
loratadine-induced G2/M phase cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis.
Mol.Carcinogenesis 45 461.