Cevipabulin (TTI-237) fumarate is a microtubule-active antitumor compound and inhibits the binding of [3H] vinblastine to tubulin (IC50: 18-40 nM in the human tumor cell line).
CAY10701 is a 7-deazahypoxanthine analog that prevents microtubule formation, blocking the proliferation of HeLa and MCF-7 cells (GI50s = 22 and 38 nM, respectively). It also inhibits the growth of several different colorectal cancer cell lines (GI50 values range from 9 to 17 nM), while being at least 1,500-fold less effective against normal human fibroblast WI38 cells. CAY10701 is effective in vivo, reducing tumor volume in colorectal cell xenografts in mice without significantly altering body weight.
IG-105 is a potent microtubule inhibitor with potential anticancer activity. IG-105 inhibits microtubule assembly by binding at colchicine pocket. IG-105 shows a potent anticancer activity in vitro and in vivo and has good safety in mice. IG-105 showed a potent activity against human leukemia and solid tumors in breast, liver, prostate, lung, skin, colon, and pancreas with IC(50) values between 0.012 and 0.298 mumol/L. It was also active in drug-resistant tumor cells and not a P-glycoprotein substrate. It inhibited microtubule assembly followed by M-phase arrest, Bcl-2 inactivation, and then apoptosis through caspase pathways.
MPT0B098 is a potent microtubule inhibitor through binding to the colchicine-binding site of tubulin. MPT0B098 is active against the growth of various human cancer cells, including chemoresistant cells with IC50 values ranging from 70 to 150 nmol/L. MPT0B098 arrests cells in the G2–M phase and subsequently induces cell apoptosis. In addition, MPT0B098 effectively suppresses VEGF-induced cell migration and capillary-like tube formation of HUVECs. Distinguished from other microtubule inhibitors, MPT0B098 not only inhibited the expression levels of HIF-1α protein but also destabilized HIF-1α mRNA. The mechanism of causing unstable of HIF-1α mRNA by MPT0B098 is through decreasing RNA-binding protein, HuR, translocation from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. Notably, MPT0B098 effectively suppresses tumor growth and microvessel density of tumor specimens in vivo. Taken together, our results provide a novel mechanism of inhibiting HIF-1α of a microtubule inhibitor MPT0B098. MPT0B098 is......
MPT0B214 is a novel and potent microtubule inhibitor with potential anticancer activity. MPT0B214 inhibited tubulin polymerization through strongly binding to the tubulin's colchicine-binding site and had cytotoxic activity in a variety of human tumor cell lines. After treatment with MPT0B214, KB cells were arrested in the G2-M phase before cell death occurred, which were associated with upregulation of cyclin B1, dephosphorylation of Cdc2, phosphorylation of Cdc25C and elevated expression of the mitotic marker MPM-2. Furthermore, the compound induced apoptotic cell death through mitochondria/caspase 9-dependent pathway. Notably, several KB-derived multidrug-resistant cancer cell lines were also sensitive to MPT0B214 treatment. ( PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e58953).