3,17β-Bis-sulfamoyloxy-2-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-triene and Nonsteroidal Sulfamate Derivatives Inhibit Carbonic Anhydrase IX: Structure-Activity Optimization for Isoform Selectivity

J Med Chem. 2019 Feb 28;62(4):2202-2212. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01990. Epub 2019 Feb 18.

Abstract

3,17β-Bis-sulfamoyloxy-2-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-triene (STX140), a bis-sulfamate derivative of the endogenous steroid 2-methoxyestradiol, has shown promising anticancer potency both in vitro and in vivo, with excellent bioavailability. Its activity against taxane-resistant xenografts makes it a potential drug candidate against triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). These properties are linked to the ability of STX140 to act in a multitargeting fashion in vivo as a microtubule disruptor, leading to cell cycle arrest and with both proapoptotic and anti-angiogenic activities. Carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX) is a well-established biomarker for aggressive cancers, including TNBC. This study reports, for the first time, the inhibitory activities of a series of steroidal and nonsteroidal sulfamate derivatives against CA IX in comparison to the ubiquitous CA II, with some compounds demonstrating 100-200-fold selectivity for CA IX over CA II. X-ray crystallographic studies of four of the most promising compounds reveal that isoform-specific residue interactions are responsible for the high specificity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Neoplasm / chemistry*
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / metabolism
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / metabolism
  • Carbonic Anhydrase IX / chemistry*
  • Carbonic Anhydrase IX / metabolism
  • Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors / metabolism
  • Catalytic Domain
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Estrenes / chemistry*
  • Estrenes / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Isoforms / chemistry
  • Protein Isoforms / metabolism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • 2-methoxyestradiol-3,17-O,O-bis(sulfamate)
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
  • Estrenes
  • Protein Isoforms
  • CA9 protein, human
  • Carbonic Anhydrase IX