Description
DM4-SMe is a metabolite of antibody-maytansin conjugates (AMCs) and a tubulin inhibitor, and also a cytotoxic moiety of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), which can be linked to antibody through disulfide bond or stable thioether bond. DM4-SMe inhibits KB cells with an IC50 of 0.026 nM[1][2].
References
[1]. Widdison W, et al. Metabolites of antibody-maytansinoid conjugates: characteristics and in vitro potencies. Mol Pharm. 2015 Jun 1;12(6):1762-73.
[2]. Chen H, et al. Tubulin Inhibitor-Based Antibody-Drug Conjugates for Cancer Therapy. Molecules. 2017 Aug 1;22(8).
