Description
PFI-1isaninhibitorofBETbromodomains(BRDs)thatpreventstheassociationofBETwithhistones;itactsasanacyl-lysine(Kac)mimeticinhibitor,bindingtheKacsiteofBRD2andBRD4.PFI-1exhibitsanti-inflammatoryandanticanceractivities.InH202-treatedbronchialepithelialcells,PFI-1decreasesexpressionofIL-6andCXCL8.Inleukemiacells,PFI-1downregulatesexpressionofMycandAurKB,inducingG1phasecellcyclearrestandsuppressingcellgrowth.