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Inhibitor against ArfGEF ARNO- and BRAG2/GEP100-dependent ARF1/6 activity. Inhibits melanoma growth in vitro and in vivo.
NAV-2729 (IC50 of 1.5 μM) has a therapeutic benefit in reducing the adverse effect of diabetic retinopathy in animal models.
Originally characterized as a non-nucleotide-competitive and reversible ARF6-selective inhibitor (IC50 = 1.4 μM without GEF and 2.4 μM with 100 nM ARNO or BRAG2/GEP100) that targets ARF6 GEF-binding region, NAV-2729 prevents GEF-dependent ARF1 & ARF6 activity (% inhibition of BRAG2Sec7PH-stimulated GTPase activity/[NAV-2729] = 50% Δ17Arf1/10 μM and 15% Δ13Arf6/25 μM) with higher potency against BRAG2- than ARNO-dependent ARF1 activity (64% vs. 20% Δ17Arf1 inhibition at 25 μM in the presence of respective GEF sec7 domain). NAV-2729 treatment effectively inhibits G-alpha-q downstream signaling pathways and anchorage-independent colony growth of Mel92.1 & Mel202 melanoma cells in vitro (10 μM) as well as uveal melanoma tumor establishment in Mel202 xenograft mice in vivo (30 mg/kg/day i.p.).
| assay | ≥98% (HPLC) |
| form | powder |
| color | white to beige |
| solubility | DMSO: 2 mg/mL, clear |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| SMILES string | O=C1C=C(C2=CC=C([N+]([O-])=O)C=C2)NC3=C(C4=CC=C(Cl)C=C4)C(CC5=CC=CC=C5)=NN31 |
| InChI | 1S/C25H17ClN4O3/c26-19-10-6-18(7-11-19)24-22(14-16-4-2-1-3-5-16)28-29-23(31)15-21(27-25(24)29)17-8-12-20(13-9-17)30(32)33/h1-13,15,27H,14H2 |
| InChI key | GUUWHOSUKOCRHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N |

