Description
LCL-161isasecondmitochondria-derivedactivatorofcaspases(SMAC)mimeticthatbindstocIAP1andcIAP2(membersoftheinhibitorsofapoptosisfamilyofproteins,oftenupregulatedinmanycancers)andinitiatestheirdestruction.Thiscompoundexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticactivitybyinducingapoptosisininvitromodelsoflymphoidcancers.LCL-161alsoactivateshumanPXRandinducesactivityofCYP3A4/5.
References
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HoughtonPJ,KangMH,ReynoldsCP,etal.Initialtesting(stage1)ofLCL161,aSMACmimetic,bythePediatricPreclinicalTestingProgram.PediatrBloodCancer.2012Apr;58(4):636-9.PMID:21681929.