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Thieno[2,3-b]pyridine compounds potently inhibit prostate cancer growth and motility (2025)
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Alkheilewi, M. A., Leach, D. A., Mohr, A., Zwacka, R. M., Laissue, P., Metodiev, M., Bevan, C. L., Van Rensburg, M., Pilkington, L. I., Barker, D., Reynisson, J., Brooke, G. N., Alkheilewi, M. A., Mohr, A., Zwacka, R. M., Laissue, P., Metodiev, M., Van Rensburg, M., Pilkington, L. I., & Reynisson, J. (2025). Thieno[2,3-b]pyridine compounds potently inhibit prostate cancer growth and motility. Endocrine Oncology, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.1530/eo-24-0082

Objective Prostate cancer growth is dependent upon androgens and hence therapies often target this signalling axis. These therapies, for example the antiandrogen enzalutamide, are successful in the majority of men; however, resistance is inevitable a... Read More about Thieno[2,3-b]pyridine compounds potently inhibit prostate cancer growth and motility.

Thieno[2,3-b]pyridines as a Novel Strategy Against Cervical Cancer: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Potential (2025)
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Čikeš Botić, M., Marijan, S., Radan, M., Novak, I., Glumac, M., Pilkington, L. I., Odak, Z., Barker, D., Reynisson, J., & Čikeš Čulić, V. (in press). Thieno[2,3-b]pyridines as a Novel Strategy Against Cervical Cancer: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Potential. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(6), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26062651

Cervical cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality in women worldwide, with limited therapeutic options for advanced or recurrent cases. In this study, the effects of a recent thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivative, (E)-3-amino-5-(3-bromopheny... Read More about Thieno[2,3-b]pyridines as a Novel Strategy Against Cervical Cancer: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Potential.

Sulfide, Sulfoxide, and Sulfone Derivatives of Usnic Acid as Inhibitors of Human TDP1 and TDP2 Enzymes (2024)
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Filimonov, A. S., Mikhailova, M. A., Dyrkheeva, N. S., Chernyshova, I. A., Kornienko, T. E., Naumenko, K. A., Anarbaev, R. O., Nefedov, A. A., Achara, C., Curtis, A. D. M., Luzina, O. A., Volcho, K. P., Salakhutdinov, N. F., Lavrik, O. I., & Reynisson, J. (2024). Sulfide, Sulfoxide, and Sulfone Derivatives of Usnic Acid as Inhibitors of Human TDP1 and TDP2 Enzymes. Chemistry, 6(6), 1658-1679. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry6060101

Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterases 1 and 2 (TDP1 and TDP2) are important DNA repair enzymes that remove various adducts from the 3′- and 5′-ends of DNA, respectively. The suppression of the activity of these enzymes is considered as a promising adjuvant... Read More about Sulfide, Sulfoxide, and Sulfone Derivatives of Usnic Acid as Inhibitors of Human TDP1 and TDP2 Enzymes.

Correction: Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors (2024)
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Dolan, J. P., Ahmadipour, S., Wahart, A. J. C., Cheallaigh, A. N., Sari, S., Eurtivong, C., Lima, M. A., Skidmore, M. A., Volcho, K. P., Reynisson, J., Field, R. A., & Miller, G. J. (in press). Correction: Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors. RSC Chemical Biology, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cb90026j

Correction for ‘Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors’ by Jonathan P. Dolan et al., RSC Chem. Biol., 2023, 4, 865–870, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CB00126A.

Are the metal identity and stoichiometry of metal complexes important for colchicine site binding and inhibition of tubulin polymerization? † (2024)
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Besleaga, I., Raptová, R., Stoica, A.-C., Milunovic, M. N. M., Zalibera, M., Bai, R., Igaz, N., Reynisson, J., Kiricsi, M., Enyedy, É. A., Rapta, P., Hamel, E., & Arion, V. B. (in press). Are the metal identity and stoichiometry of metal complexes important for colchicine site binding and inhibition of tubulin polymerization? †. Dalton Transactions, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4dt01469c

Quite recently we discovered that copper(ii) complexes with isomeric morpholine-thiosemicarbazone hybrid ligands show good cytotoxicity in cancer cells and that the molecular target responsible for this activity might be tubulin. In order to obtain b... Read More about Are the metal identity and stoichiometry of metal complexes important for colchicine site binding and inhibition of tubulin polymerization? †.

Accessing active fragments for drug discovery utilising nitroreductase biocatalysis. (2024)
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Holder, L., Yuce, E., Oriomah, G., Jenkins, A.-P., Reynisson, J., Winter, A., & Cosgrove, S. (in press). Accessing active fragments for drug discovery utilising nitroreductase biocatalysis. ChemBioChem, 25(18), Article e202400428. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202400428

Biocatalysis has played a limited role in the early stages of drug discovery. This is often attributed to the limited substrate scope of enzymes not affording access to vast areas of novel chemical space. Here, we have shown a promiscuous nitroreduct... Read More about Accessing active fragments for drug discovery utilising nitroreductase biocatalysis..

Deciphering the Interplay: Thieno[2,3- b ]pyridine’s Impact on Glycosphingolipid Expression, Cytotoxicity, Apoptosis, and Metabolomics in Ovarian Tumor Cell Lines (2024)
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Odak, Z., Marijan, S., Radan, M., Pilkington, L. I., Čikeš Botić, M., Barker, D., Reynisson, J., Leung, E., & Čikeš Čulić, V. (in press). Deciphering the Interplay: Thieno[2,3- b ]pyridine’s Impact on Glycosphingolipid Expression, Cytotoxicity, Apoptosis, and Metabolomics in Ovarian Tumor Cell Lines. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(13), Article 6954. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25136954

Ovarian cancer is among the most prevalent causes of mortality among women. Despite improvements in diagnostic methods, non-specific symptoms and delayed gynecological exams can lead to late-stage ovarian tumor discovery. In this study, the effect of... Read More about Deciphering the Interplay: Thieno[2,3- b ]pyridine’s Impact on Glycosphingolipid Expression, Cytotoxicity, Apoptosis, and Metabolomics in Ovarian Tumor Cell Lines.

Suppressed basal mitophagy drives cellular aging phenotypes that can be reversed by a p62-targeting small molecule. (2024)
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Kelly, G., Kataura, T., Panek, J., Ma, G., Salmonowicz, H., Davis, A., Kendall, H., Brookes, C., Ayine-Tora, D. M., Banks, P., Nelson, G., Dobby, L., Pitrez, P. R., Booth, L., Costello, L., Richardson, G. D., Lovat, P., Przyborski, S., Ferreira, L., Greaves, L., …Korolchuk, V. I. (2024). Suppressed basal mitophagy drives cellular aging phenotypes that can be reversed by a p62-targeting small molecule. Developmental Cell, 59(15), 1924-1939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.04.020

Selective degradation of damaged mitochondria by autophagy (mitophagy) is proposed to play an important role in cellular homeostasis. However, the molecular mechanisms and the requirement of mitochondrial quality control by mitophagy for cellular phy... Read More about Suppressed basal mitophagy drives cellular aging phenotypes that can be reversed by a p62-targeting small molecule..

Copper(II) Complexes with Isomeric Morpholine-Substituted 2-Formylpyridine Thiosemicarbazone Hybrids as Potential Anticancer Drugs Inhibiting Both Ribonucleotide Reductase and Tubulin Polymerization: The Morpholine Position Matters (2024)
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Milunovic, M. N. M., Ohui, K., Besleaga, I., Petrasheuskaya, T. V., Dömötör, O., Enyedy, É. A., Darvasiova, D., Rapta, P., Barbieriková, Z., Vegh, D., Tóth, S., Tóth, J., Kucsma, N., Szakács, G., Popović-Bijelić, A., Zafar, A., Reynisson, J., Shutalev, A. D., Bai, R., Hamel, E., & Arion, V. B. (in press). Copper(II) Complexes with Isomeric Morpholine-Substituted 2-Formylpyridine Thiosemicarbazone Hybrids as Potential Anticancer Drugs Inhibiting Both Ribonucleotide Reductase and Tubulin Polymerization: The Morpholine Position Matters. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00259

The development of copper(II) thiosemicarbazone complexes as potential anticancer agents, possessing dual functionality as inhibitors of R2 ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) and tubulin polymerization by binding at the colchicine site, presents a promis... Read More about Copper(II) Complexes with Isomeric Morpholine-Substituted 2-Formylpyridine Thiosemicarbazone Hybrids as Potential Anticancer Drugs Inhibiting Both Ribonucleotide Reductase and Tubulin Polymerization: The Morpholine Position Matters.

New Dual Inhibitors of Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase 1 and 2 Based on Deoxycholic Acid: Design, Synthesis, Cytotoxicity, and Molecular Modeling (2024)
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Salomatina, O. V., Kornienko, T. E., Zakharenko, A. L., Komarova, N. I., Achara, C., Reynisson, J., Salakhutdinov, N. F., Lavrik, O. I., & Volcho, K. P. (in press). New Dual Inhibitors of Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase 1 and 2 Based on Deoxycholic Acid: Design, Synthesis, Cytotoxicity, and Molecular Modeling. Molecules, 29(3), Article 581. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29030581

Deoxycholic acid derivatives containing various heterocyclic functional groups at C-3 on the steroid scaffold were designed and synthesized as promising dual tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 and 2 (TDP1 and TDP2) inhibitors, which are potential target... Read More about New Dual Inhibitors of Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase 1 and 2 Based on Deoxycholic Acid: Design, Synthesis, Cytotoxicity, and Molecular Modeling.

Synthesis of adamantane-monoterpene conjugates with 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2(3H)-imine linker and evaluation of their inhibitory activity against TDP1 (2024)
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Munkuev, A. A., Zakharenko, A. L., Kornienko, T. E., Dyrkheeva, N. S., Ilina, E. S., Suslov, E. V., Issa, F., Achara, C., Reynisson, J., Volcho, K. P., Salakhutdinov, N. F., & Lavrik, O. I. (2024). Synthesis of adamantane-monoterpene conjugates with 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2(3H)-imine linker and evaluation of their inhibitory activity against TDP1. Medicinal Chemistry Research, 33(2), 324-335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-023-03184-x

Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1) is a DNA repair enzyme that can reduce the efficacy of some anticancer drugs targeting topoisomerase 1 (TOP1) making it a promising target for antitumor therapy when combined with TOP1 poisons. Here we describe... Read More about Synthesis of adamantane-monoterpene conjugates with 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2(3H)-imine linker and evaluation of their inhibitory activity against TDP1.

THE KYNURENINE PATHWAY AND ITS ROLE IN GLIOBLASTOMA CELL MIGRATION (2023)
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Sirnikova, D., Reynisson, J., Brüning-Richardson, A., & Kirby, C. THE KYNURENINE PATHWAY AND ITS ROLE IN GLIOBLASTOMA CELL MIGRATION. Presented at BNOS Manchester 2023 Conference, Manchester, UK

AIMS The kynurenine (Kyn) pathway plays an important role in the pathogenesis of many cancers including glioblastomas (GBMs). The enzymes, indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO1) and tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase (TDO2), regulate the first and rate-limiting... Read More about THE KYNURENINE PATHWAY AND ITS ROLE IN GLIOBLASTOMA CELL MIGRATION.

Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors † (2023)
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Dolan, J., Ahmadipour, S., Wahart, A., Ni Cheallaigh, A., Sari, S., Eurtivong,, C., Lima, M., Skidmore, M., Volcho, K., Reynisson, J., Field, R., & Miller, G. (2023). Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors †. RSC Chemical Biology, 4(11), 865-870. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CB00126A

Upon undergoing mucoid conversion within the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients, the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa synthesises copious quantities of the virulence factor and exopolysaccharide alginate. The enzyme guanosine diphosphate ma... Read More about Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors †.

Phosphatidylcholine-Specific Phospholipase C as a Promising Drug Target (2023)
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Eurtivong, C., Leung, E., Sharma, N., Leung, I. K. H., & Reynisson, J. (in press). Phosphatidylcholine-Specific Phospholipase C as a Promising Drug Target. Molecules, 28(15), 5637. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28155637

Phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C (PC-PLC) is an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of the important secondary messengers phosphocholine and diacylglycerol (DAG) from phosphatidylcholine. Although PC-PLC has been linked to the progression... Read More about Phosphatidylcholine-Specific Phospholipase C as a Promising Drug Target.

Indolo[2,3- e ]benzazocines and indolo[2,3- f ]benzazonines and their copper( ii ) complexes as microtubule destabilizing agents † (2023)
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Wittmann, C., Dömötör, O., Kuznetcova, I., Spengler, G., Reynisson, J., Holder, L., Miller, G. J., Enyedy, E. A., Bai, R., Hamel, E., & Arion, V. B. (2023). Indolo[2,3- e ]benzazocines and indolo[2,3- f ]benzazonines and their copper( ii ) complexes as microtubule destabilizing agents †. Dalton Transactions, 52(29), 9964-9982. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt01632c

A series of four indolo[2,3-e]benzazocines HL1–HL4 and two indolo[2,3-f]benzazonines HL5 and HL6, as well as their respective copper(ii) complexes 1–6, were synthesized and characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry, single c... Read More about Indolo[2,3- e ]benzazocines and indolo[2,3- f ]benzazonines and their copper( ii ) complexes as microtubule destabilizing agents †.

New 5-Hydroxycoumarin-Based Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase I Inhibitors Sensitize Tumor Cell Line to Topotecan (2023)
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Khomenko, T. M., Zakharenko, A. L., Kornienko, T. E., Chepanova, A. A., Dyrkheeva, N. S., Artemova, A. O., Korchagina, D. V., Achara, C., Curtis, A., Reynisson, J., Volcho, K. P., Salakhutdinov, N. F., & Lavrik, O. I. (in press). New 5-Hydroxycoumarin-Based Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase I Inhibitors Sensitize Tumor Cell Line to Topotecan. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(11), Article 9155. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24119155

Tyrosyl-DNA-phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1) is an important enzyme in the DNA repair system. The ability of the enzyme to repair DNA damage induced by a topoisomerase 1 poison such as the anticancer drug topotecan makes TDP1 a promising target for complex... Read More about New 5-Hydroxycoumarin-Based Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase I Inhibitors Sensitize Tumor Cell Line to Topotecan.

Novel TDP1 Inhibitors: Disubstituted Thiazolidine-2,4-Diones Containing Monoterpene Moieties. (2023)
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Reynisson, J. (2023). Novel TDP1 Inhibitors: Disubstituted Thiazolidine-2,4-Diones Containing Monoterpene Moieties. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24043834

Tyrosyl-DNA-phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1) is a promising target for antitumor therapy; the use of TDP1 inhibitors with a topoisomerase 1 poison such as topotecan is a potential combination therapy. In this work, a novel series of 3,5-disubstituted thiaz... Read More about Novel TDP1 Inhibitors: Disubstituted Thiazolidine-2,4-Diones Containing Monoterpene Moieties..

Latonduine-1-Amino-Hydantoin Hybrid, Triazole-Fused Latonduine Schiff Bases and Their Metal Complexes: Synthesis, X-ray and Electron Diffraction, Molecular Docking Studies and Antiproliferative Activity (2023)
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Wittmann, C., Gruene, T., Prado-Roller, A., Aranđelović, S., Reynisson, J., & Arion, V. B. (2023). Latonduine-1-Amino-Hydantoin Hybrid, Triazole-Fused Latonduine Schiff Bases and Their Metal Complexes: Synthesis, X-ray and Electron Diffraction, Molecular Docking Studies and Antiproliferative Activity. Inorganics, 11(1), Article 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11010030

A series of latonduine derivatives, namely 11-nitro-indolo[2,3-d]benzazepine-7-(1-amino-hydantoin) (B), triazole-fused indolo[2,3-d]benzazepine-based Schiff bases HL1 and HL2 and metal complexes [M(p-cymene)(HL1)Cl]Cl, where M = Ru (1), Os (2), and [... Read More about Latonduine-1-Amino-Hydantoin Hybrid, Triazole-Fused Latonduine Schiff Bases and Their Metal Complexes: Synthesis, X-ray and Electron Diffraction, Molecular Docking Studies and Antiproliferative Activity.

Monoterpene substituted thiazolidin-4-ones as novel TDP1 inhibitors: Synthesis, biological evaluation and docking. (2022)
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Reynisson. (2022). Monoterpene substituted thiazolidin-4-ones as novel TDP1 inhibitors: Synthesis, biological evaluation and docking. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.128909

Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1(TDP1) is a promising target for a new therapy in oncological disease as an adjunct to topoisomerase 1 (TOP1) drugs. In this paper, novel thiazolidin-4-one derivatives with a benzyl and monoterpene substituents were syn... Read More about Monoterpene substituted thiazolidin-4-ones as novel TDP1 inhibitors: Synthesis, biological evaluation and docking..

Novel Thieno [2,3-b]pyridine Anticancer Compound Lowers Cancer Stem Cell Fraction Inducing Shift of Lipid to Glucose Metabolism. (2022)
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Reynisson. (2022). Novel Thieno [2,3-b]pyridine Anticancer Compound Lowers Cancer Stem Cell Fraction Inducing Shift of Lipid to Glucose Metabolism. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231911457

Due to the role of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in tumor resistance and glycosphingolipid (GSL) involvement in tumor pathogenesis, we investigated the effect of a newly synthesized compound (3-amino-N-(3-chloro-2-methylphenyl)-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrothi... Read More about Novel Thieno [2,3-b]pyridine Anticancer Compound Lowers Cancer Stem Cell Fraction Inducing Shift of Lipid to Glucose Metabolism..