Description
CCG1423isaninhibitorofRhosignalingthatinhibitsserumresponsefactor(SRF);itdisplaysanti-metastatic,anti-diabetic,andanti-fibroticactivities.CCG1423bindsmyocardin-relatedtranscriptionfactorA(MRTF-A),preventingitsaccumulationandpotentiallyinhibitingtheepithelial-to-mesenchymaltransition(EMT).CCG1423alsoinhibitsinvasivenessofprostatecancercells.Inanimalmodelsofdiabetespathogenesis,thiscompoundimprovesglucoseuptakeandtolerance.
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