| Title | Regression of castrate-recurrent prostate cancer by a small-molecule inhibitor of the amino-terminus domain of the androgen receptor |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Andersen, RJ, Mawji, NR, Wang, J, Wang, G, Haile, S, Myung, J-K, Watt, K, Tam, T, Yang, YChi, Banuelos, CA, Williams, DE, McEwan, IJ, Wang, Y, Sadar, MD |
| Journal | Cancer cell |
| Volume | 17 |
| Pagination | 535 - 46 |
| Date Published | 2010/// |
| ISBN Number | 1878-3686 |
| Abstract | Castration-recurrent prostate cancer (CRPC) is suspected to depend on androgen receptor (AR). The AF-1 region in the amino-terminal domain (NTD) of AR contains most, if not all, of the transcriptional activity. Here we identify EPI-001, a small molecule that blocked transactivation of the NTD and was specific for inhibition of AR without attenuating transcriptional activities of related steroid receptors. EPI-001 interacted with the AF-1 region, inhibited protein-protein interactions with AR, and reduced AR interaction with androgen-response elements on target genes. Importantly, EPI-001 blocked androgen-induced proliferation and caused cytoreduction of CRPC in xenografts dependent on AR for growth and survival without causing toxicity.[on SciFinder (R)] |
