Biological Activity
CYC116 is an orally active small molecule multi-kinase inhibitor with anti-neoplastic activity. CYC116 inhibits Aurora kinases A/B and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), resulting in disruption of the cell cycle, rapid cell death, and the inhibition of angiogenesis.
in vitro
the anticancer effects of cyc116 were shown to emanate from cell death following mitotic failure and increased polyploidy as a consequence of cellular inhibition of aurora a and b kinases. moreover, cyc116 was also assessed against other kinases [1].
References
[1] wang s, midgley ca, sca?rou f, grabarek jb, griffiths g, jackson w, kontopidis g, mcclue sj, mcinnes c, meades c, mezna m, plater a, stuart i, thomas mp, wood g, clarke rg, blake dg, zheleva di, lane dp, jackson rc, glover dm, fischer pm. discovery of n-phenyl-4-(thiazol-5-yl)pyrimidin-2-amine aurora kinase inhibitors. j med chem. 2010;53(11):4367-78.