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Structural analysis and biological activities of BXL0124, a gemini analog of vitamin D.

ABSTRACT: Gemini analogs of calcitriol, characterized by the extension of the C21-methyl group of calcitriol with a second chain, act as agonists of the vitamin D receptor (VDR). This second side chain of gemini is accommodated in a new cavity inside the VDR created by the structural rearrangement of the protein core. The resulting conformational change preserves the active state of the receptor and bestows gemini compounds with biological activities that exceed those of calcitriol. Of particular interest are gemini's anti-cancer properties, and in this study we demonstrate anti-proliferative and tumor-reducing abilities of BXL0124 and BXL0097, differing only by the presence or absence, respectively, of the methylene group on the A ring. BXL0124 acts as a more potent VDR agonist than its 19-nor counterpart by activating VDR-mediated transcription at lower concentrations. In a similar manner, BXL0124 is more active than BXL0097 in growth inhibition of breast cancer cells and reduction of tumor volume. Structural comparisons of BXL0097 and BXL0124, as their VDR complexes, explain the elevated activity of the latter.

SUBMITTER: Belorusova AY

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5357203 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural analysis and biological activities of BXL0124, a gemini analog of vitamin D.

Belorusova Anna Y AY Suh Nanjoo N Lee Hong Jin HJ So Jae Young JY Maehr Hubert H Rochel Natacha N

The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology 20160917

Gemini analogs of calcitriol, characterized by the extension of the C21-methyl group of calcitriol with a second chain, act as agonists of the vitamin D receptor (VDR). This second side chain of gemini is accommodated in a new cavity inside the VDR created by the structural rearrangement of the protein core. The resulting conformational change preserves the active state of the receptor and bestows gemini compounds with biological activities that exceed those of calcitriol. Of particular interest ...[more]

PMID: 27650654

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Structural analysis and biological activities of BXL0124, a gemini analog of vitamin D.

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Structural analysis and biological activities of BXL0124, a gemini analog of vitamin D.

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