1998
Eponemycin analogues: syntheses and use as probes of angiogenesis
Sin N, Meng L, Auth H, Crews C. Eponemycin analogues: syntheses and use as probes of angiogenesis. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 1998, 6: 1209-1217. PMID: 9784862, DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(98)00089-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
The anti-angiogenic agent fumagillin covalently binds and inhibits the methionine aminopeptidase, MetAP-2
Sin N, Meng L, Wang M, Wen J, Bornmann W, Crews C. The anti-angiogenic agent fumagillin covalently binds and inhibits the methionine aminopeptidase, MetAP-2. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 6099-6103. PMID: 9177176, PMCID: PMC21008, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.12.6099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAminopeptidasesAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticBinding SitesCattleCyclohexanesFatty Acids, UnsaturatedHumansKineticsMammalsMetalloendopeptidasesMethionyl AminopeptidasesMolecular Sequence DataNeovascularization, PathologicO-(Chloroacetylcarbamoyl)fumagillolSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSesquiterpenesConceptsMethionine aminopeptidaseMetAP-1MetAP-2Mammalian proteinsBlood vessel formationVegetative growthTNP-470New blood vessel formationPotent biological activitiesMolecular modeProteinFungal metabolitesVessel formationAnimal model studiesAminopeptidaseAnti-angiogenic compoundsDetailed pharmacological studiesBiological activityImportant targetFumagillinClinical trialsSolid tumorsPharmacological studiesNatural productsSaccharomyces