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ID: ALA5096243

Journal: J Med Chem

Title: Selective TASK-1 Inhibitor with a Defined Structure-Activity Relationship Reduces Cancer Cell Proliferation and Viability.

Authors: Arévalo B, Bedoya M, Kiper AK, Vergara F, Ramírez D, Mazola Y, Bustos D, Zúñiga R, Cikutovic R, Cayo A, Rinné S, Ramirez-Apan MT, Sepúlveda FV, Cerda O, López-Collazo E, Decher N, Zúñiga L, Gutierrez M, González W.

Abstract: Chemical structures of selective blockers of TASK channels contain aromatic groups and amide bonds. Using this rationale, we designed and synthesized a series of compounds based on 3-benzamidobenzoic acid. These compounds block TASK-1 channels by binding to the central cavity. The most active compound is 3-benzoylamino-N-(2-ethyl-phenyl)-benzamide or F3, blocking TASK-1 with an IC50 of 148 nM, showing a reduced inhibition of TASK-3 channels and not a significant effect on different K+ channels. We identified putative F3-binding sites in the TASK-1 channel by molecular modeling studies. Mutation of seven residues to A (I118A, L122A, F125A, Q126A, L232A, I235A, and L239A) markedly decreased the F3-induced inhibition of TASK-1 channels, consistent with the molecular modeling predictions. F3 blocks cell proliferation and viability in the MCF-7 cancer cell line but not in TASK-1 knockdown MCF-7 cells, indicating that it is acting in TASK-1 channels. These results indicated that TASK-1 is necessary to drive proliferation in the MCF-7 cancer cell line.

CiteXplore: 36378530

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00378