Design of new anti-cancer agents based on topoisomerase poisons targeted to specific DNA sequences

PB Arimondo, C Helene - Current Medicinal Chemistry-Anti …, 2001 - ingentaconnect.com
There is considerable interest in the development of sequence-selective DNA drugs.
Chemical agents able to interfere with DNA topoisomerases-essential nuclear enzymes-are …

[HTML][HTML] Design and optimization of camptothecin conjugates of triple helix-forming oligonucleotides for sequence-specific DNA cleavage by topoisomerase I

PB Arimondo, A Boutorine, B Baldeyrou, C Bailly… - Journal of Biological …, 2002 - ASBMB
To achieve a sequence-specific DNA cleavage by topoisomerase I, derivatives of the
antitumor drug camptothecin have been covalently linked to triple helix-forming …

Triple helix-forming oligonucleotides conjugated to indolocarbazole poisons direct topoisomerase I-mediated DNA cleavage to a specific site

PB Arimondo, C Bailly, AS Boutorine… - Bioconjugate …, 2001 - ACS Publications
Topoisomerase I is an ubiquitous DNA-cleaving enzyme and an important therapeutic target
in cancer chemotherapy for camptothecins as well as for indolocarbazole antibiotics such as …

DNA sequence selectivity of topoisomerases and topoisomerase poisons

G Capranico, M Binaschi - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 1998 - Elsevier
Chemical agents able to interfere with DNA topoisomerases are widespread in nature, and
some of them have clinical efficacy as antitumor or antibacterial drugs. Drugs which have as …

A protein-mediated mechanism for the DNA sequence-specific action of topoisomerase II poisons

G Capranico, M Binaschi, ME Borgnetto… - Trends in …, 1997 - cell.com
Chemical agents able to interfere with DNA topoisomerases are widespread in nature, and
some of them have outstanding therapeutic efficacy in human cancer and infectious …

Targeting topoisomerase I cleavage to specific sequences of DNA by triple helix-forming oligonucleotide conjugates. A comparison between a rebeccamycin …

PB Arimondo, C Bailly, A Boutorine, JS Sun… - Comptes Rendus de l' …, 1999 - Elsevier
Topoisomerase I is an ubiquitous DNA cleaving enzyme and an important therapeutic target
in cancer chemotherapy for the camptothecins as well as for indolocarbazole antibiotics …

Drugs acting on DNA topoisomerases: recent advances and future perspectives.

B Gatto, G Capranico, M Palumbo - Current pharmaceutical design, 1999 - europepmc.org
DNA-topoisomerases, a family of DNA-processing enzymes, represent the pharmacological
target of major clinically useful chemotherapeutic agents. These drugs essentially act by …

Spatial organization of topoisomerase I‐mediated DNA cleavage induced by camptothecin–oligonucleotide conjugates

PB Arimondo, S Angenault, L Halby… - Nucleic acids …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Triple helix‐forming oligonucleotides covalently linked to topoisomerase I inhibitors, in
particular the antitumor agent camptothecin, trigger topoisomerase I‐mediated DNA …

DNA topoisomerases in cancer chemotherapy: using enzymes to generate selective DNA damage.

JL Nitiss - Current opinion in investigational drugs (London …, 2002 - europepmc.org
DNA topoisomerase II targeting agents such as etoposide and doxorubicin are well-
established cancer chemotherapeutic agents. Topotecan (Hycamtin) and irinotecan …

Topoisomerase I poisons and suppressors as anticancer drugs

C Bailly - Current medicinal chemistry, 2000 - ingentaconnect.com
Inhibitors of topoisomerase I constitute a novel family of antitumor agents. The camptothecin
derivatives topotecan and irinotecan represent new weapons in our arsenal for battling …