Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

A covalent PIN1 inhibitor selectively targets cancer cells by a dual mechanism of action

  • Elena Campaner,
  • Alessandra Rustighi,
  • Alessandro Zannini,
  • Alberto Cristiani,
  • Silvano Piazza,
  • Yari Ciani,
  • Ori Kalid,
  • Gali Golan,
  • Erkan Baloglu,
  • Sharon Shacham,
  • Barbara Valsasina,
  • Ulisse Cucchi,
  • Agnese Chiara Pippione,
  • Marco Lucio Lolli,
  • Barbara Giabbai,
  • Paola Storici,
  • Paolo Carloni,
  • Giulia Rossetti,
  • Federica Benvenuti,
  • Ezia Bello,
  • Maurizio D’Incalci,
  • Elisa Cappuzzello,
  • Antonio Rosato,
  • Giannino Del Sal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15772
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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PIN1 is a promising therapeutic target for cancer treatment. In this study, the authors identify a covalent inhibitor of PIN1 with anti-tumour and anti-metastatic properties thanks to PIN1 inactivation and to the release, after binding to PIN1, of a quinone-mimicking compound that elicits reactive oxygen generation and causes DNA damage.