JI051 is a stabilizer for the Hes1-PHB2 interaction. JI051 interacts with a cancer-associated protein chaperone prohibitin 2 (PHB2), induces cell-cycle arrest by inhibiting the Notch downstream effector gene Hes1. Anti-cancer activity[1].
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