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Automatically associated channels: Kv11.1

Title: Optimization of the in Vitro Cardiac Safety of Hydroxamate-Based Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors.

Authors: Michael D Shultz, Xueying Cao, Christine H Chen, Young Shin Cho, Nicole R Davis, Joe Eckman, Jianmei Fan, Alex Fekete, Brant Firestone, Julie Flynn, Jack Green, Joseph D Growney, Mats Holmqvist, Meier Hsu, Daniel Jansson, Lei Jiang, Paul Kwon, Gang Liu, Franco Lombardo, Qiang Lü, Dyuti Majumdar, Christopher Meta, Lawrence Perez, Minying Pu, Tim Ramsey, Stacy Remiszewski, Suzanne Skolnik, Martin Traebert, Laszlo Urban, Vinita Uttamsingh, Ping Wang, Steven Whitebread, Lewis Whitehead, Yan Yan-Neale, Yung-Mae Yao, Liping Zhou, Peter Atadja

Journal, date & volume: , 2011 Jun 17 , ,

PubMed link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21650221

Abstract
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have shown promise in treating various forms of cancer. However, many HDAC inhibitors from diverse structural classes have been associated with QT prolongation in humans. Inhibition of the human ether a-go-go related gene (hERG) channel has been associated with QT prolongation and fatal arrhythmias. To determine if the observed cardiac effects of HDAC inhibitors in humans is due to hERG blockade, a highly potent HDAC inhibitor devoid of hERG activity was required. Starting with dacinostat (LAQ824), a highly potent HDAC inhibitor, we explored the SAR to determine the pharmacophores required for HDAC and hERG inhibition. We disclose here the results of these efforts where a high degree of pharmacophore homology between these two targets was discovered. This similarity prevented traditional strategies for mitigating hERG binding/modulation from being successful and novel approaches for reducing hERG inhibition were required. Using a hERG homology model, two compounds, 11r and 25i, were discovered to be highly efficacious with weak affinity for the hERG and other ion channels.