A metal-based inhibitor of tumor necrosis factor-α

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Author(s)

  • Chung-Hang Leung
  • Hai-Jing Zhong
  • Hui Yang
  • Zhen Cheng
  • Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan
  • Victor Pui-Yan Ma
  • Ruben Abagyan
  • Dik-Lung Ma

Detail(s)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9010-9014
Journal / PublicationAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number36
Publication statusPublished - 3 Sept 2012

Abstract

Staying in the pocket: A cyclometalated iridium(III) biquinoline complex targets the protein-protein interface (see picture; C yellow, N blue, Ir dark green) of the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) trimer. Molecular-modeling studies confirm the nature of this interaction. Both enantiomers of the iridium complex display comparable in vitro potency to the strongest small-molecule inhibitor of TNF-α. Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Research Area(s)

  • inhibitors, iridium(III) complexes, metal-based inhibitors, protein-protein interactions, tumor necrosis factor

Citation Format(s)

A metal-based inhibitor of tumor necrosis factor-α. / Leung, Chung-Hang; Zhong, Hai-Jing; Yang, Hui et al.
In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, Vol. 51, No. 36, 03.09.2012, p. 9010-9014.

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