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Structure-activity relationships of HDAC8 inhibitors: Non-hydroxamates as anticancer agents
Sk Abdul Amin1, Nilanjan Adhikari1, Tarun Jha1
1Natural Science Laboratory, Division of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, P. O. Box 17020, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, West Bengal, India.
Abstract:
Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) have a paramount importance in the acetylation process of histone and non-histone proteins that are crucial players in the cellular epigenetic modifications. HDACIs exert effective antiproliferation through DNA repairing, cell cycle arrest, apoptosis induction and alteration of genetic expression. HDAC8 is one of the crucial HDACs, affects the epigenetic gene silencing process and cancer progression. Hence, HDAC8 is one of the key cancer targets among class I HDACs that may be effectively blocked as a benchmark therapy to combat malignancy. In the current review, a special emphasis has been given for the non-hydroxamate type of HDAC8 inhibitors. It may provide some fruitful structural information to design newer better active candidates to fight against target specific malignancies in future.
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