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      A small-molecule inhibitor, 5'-O-tritylthymidine, targets FAK and Mdm-2 interaction, and blocks breast and colon tumorigenesis in vivo.

      Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
      Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, chemistry, pharmacology, Apoptosis, drug effects, Breast Neoplasms, drug therapy, metabolism, pathology, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Survival, Colonic Neoplasms, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor, Enzyme Inhibitors, Female, Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, antagonists & inhibitors, Humans, Mice, Mice, Nude, Models, Molecular, Molecular Structure, Molecular Weight, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2, Structure-Activity Relationship, Thymidine, analogs & derivatives, Trityl Compounds

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          Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) is overexpressed in many types of tumors and plays an important role in survival. We developed a novel approach, targeting FAK-protein interactions by computer modeling and screening of NCI small molecule drug database. In this report we targeted FAK and Mdm-2 protein interaction to decrease tumor growth. By macromolecular modeling we found a model of FAK and Mdm-2 interaction and performed screening of > 200,000 small molecule compounds from NCI database with drug-like characteristics, targeting the FAK-Mdm-2 interaction. We identified 5';-O-Tritylthymidine, called M13 compound that significantly decreased viability in different cancer cells. M13 was docked into the pocket of FAK and Mdm-2 interaction and was directly bound to the FAK-N terminal domain by ForteBio Octet assay. In addition, M13 compound affected FAK and Mdm-2 levels and decreased complex of FAK and Mdm-2 proteins in breast and colon cancer cells. M13 re-activated p53 activity inhibited by FAK with Mdm-2 promoter. M13 decreased viability, clonogenicity, increased detachment and apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner in BT474 breast and in HCT116 colon cancer cells in vitro. M13 decreased FAK, activated p53 and caspase-8 in both cell lines. In addition, M13 decreased breast and colon tumor growth in vivo. M13 activated p53 and decreased FAK in tumor samples consistent with decreased tumor growth. The data demonstrate a novel approach for targeting FAK and Mdm-2 protein interaction, provide a model of FAK and Mdm-2 interaction, identify M13 compound targeting this interaction and decreasing tumor growth that is critical for future targeted therapeutics.

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