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4.5.3 Biological Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Tricyclic Pyrroles<br />

The library <strong>of</strong> tricyclic pyrroles has been made available to a broad range <strong>of</strong> collaborators via the<br />

biological outreach program at the UPCMLD (Figure 4.3).<br />

Figure 4.3 List <strong>of</strong> assays performed on the tricyclic pyrroles 314{1-3,1-2,1-41}.<br />

Testing facility Assay type<br />

JMI Labs antibacterial assays<br />

Southern Research Institute antiviral assays:<br />

PDSP<br />

(Phychoactive Drug Screening Program) 40-50 assays<br />

influenza<br />

tacaribe<br />

west nile<br />

ponta toro<br />

denga<br />

yellow fever<br />

herpes-HSV, VZV, HSV-1<br />

tuberculosis<br />

hepatitis C and B<br />

Testing facility Assay type<br />

NIH-Chemical Genomics Center various assays:<br />

Prx2<br />

sOGT<br />

P450-cyp1a2<br />

GR-EFC<br />

National Cancer Institute 60 cell-line cytotoxicity assays<br />

HIV protease inhibition<br />

ChemBank<br />

(Broad Institute-Harvard <strong>University</strong>) various assays:<br />

CREB reporter assay<br />

NOX superoxide generation<br />

yeast growth modification assay<br />

In addition, members <strong>of</strong> this library have been identified as inhibitors <strong>of</strong> cytoplasmic dynein by<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Day’s lab (<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pittsburgh</strong>) and as inhibitors <strong>of</strong> human mitogen-activated protein<br />

kinase phosphatase-1 (MKP-1) by Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lazo’s lab (<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pittsburgh</strong>).<br />

Cytoplasmic dynein is an ATPase motor protein involved in multiple cellular<br />

processes. 216 For example, dynein provides force for nuclear envelope breakdown, formation in<br />

the mitotic spindle and chromosomal segregation. 216d In addition, dynein is responsible for<br />

intracellular transport <strong>of</strong> organelles, protein complexes etc. Small molecules that interfere with<br />

dynein activity can be used to study its important functions in the cell. Unfortunately, there are<br />

only a few known inhibitors <strong>of</strong> dynein, characterized with low activity and/or lack <strong>of</strong><br />

specificity. 217 Therefore, the discovery <strong>of</strong> structurally novel inhibitors <strong>of</strong> dynein is an important<br />

area <strong>of</strong> research. Using a cell-based phenotypic assay, Day and coworkers have identified<br />

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