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Angiogenesis is important in tumorigenesis and tumor progress.Human vascular endothelial growth factor(h VEGF)is an angiogenic growth factor that plays a crucial role in tumor progression.The G-rich region within the 5’-untranslated region(5’-UTR)of h VEGF m RNA can form a‘switchable’RNA G-quadruplex structure that is essential for a cap-independent translation initiation.We firstly screen our small-molecule library for binders of this G-tract.As a result,a novel quinazoline derivative compound 1shows a significant specific interaction with the G-tract and destabilizes the Gquadruplex structure.Cellular experiments results reveal that compound 1 downregulates h VEGF translation,and significantly impedes tumor cells migration.We also find thatcompound1exhibitsan obvious tumor inhibiting activity in MCF-7 xenograft tumors,which may relate with its ability to reduce h VEGF expression.These findings provide a new way of h VEGF translational control through interacting with Gquadruplex structure in the 5’UTRby small molecules.
Angiogenesis is important in tumorigenesis and tumor progress.Human vascular endothelial growth factor(h VEGF) is an angiogenic growth factor that plays a crucial role in tumor progression.The G-rich region within the 5'-untranslated region(5'-UTR) of h VEGF m RNA can form a ‘switchable' RNA G-quadruplex structure that is essential for a cap-independent translation initiation.We firstly screen our small-molecule library for binders of this G-tract.As a result,a novel quinazoline derivative compound 1 shows a significant specific interaction with the G-tract and destabilizes the Gquadruplex structure.Cellular experiments results reveal that compound 1 downregulates h VEGF translation,and significantly impedes tumor cells migration.We also find thatcompound1 exhibitsan obvious tumor inhibiting activity in MCF-7 xenograft tumors,which may relate with its ability to reduce h VEGF expression.These findings provide a new way of h VEGF translational control through interacting with Gquadruplex structure in the 5'UTRby small molecules.
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