Patents by Inventor Ronald Breslow

Ronald Breslow has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10626100
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having the structure: wherein R1 is halogen, —NR5R6, —NR5—C(?O)—R6, —NH—C(?O)—OR7, —OR7, —NO2, —CN, —SR7, —SO2R7, —CO2R7, CF3, —SOR7, —POR7, —C(?S)R7, —C(?O)—NR5R6, —CH2—C(?O)—NR5R6, —C(?NR5)R6, —P(?O)(OR5)(OR6), —P(OR5)(OR6), —C(?S)R7, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, wherein R5, R6, and R7 and are each, independently, H, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C1-5 alkyl-aryl, or C1-5 alkyl-NH-aryl; Ar1 is phenyl or thiophene; wherein when Ar1 is phenyl, then R1 is other than —C(?O)—NR5R6, where one of R5 or R6 is phenyl or quinoline and the other of R5 or R6 is hydroxyalkyl, or where one of R5 or R6 is quinoline and the other of R5 or R6 is H; and wherein when Ar1 is phenyl, then R1 is other than —NR5—C(?O)—R6, where one of R5 is H and R6 is quinoline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Paul Marks, Adaickapillai Mahendran, Yuanshan Yao
  • Publication number: 20180118709
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having the structure: wherein R1 is halogen, —NR5R6, —NR5—C(?O)—R6, —NH—C(?O)—OR7, —OR7, —NO2, —CN, —SR7, —SO2R7, —CO2R7, CF3, —SOR7, —POR7, —C(?S)R7, —C(?O)—NR5R6, —CH2—C(?O)—NR5R6, —C(?NR5)R6, —P(?O)(OR5)(OR6), —P(OR5)(OR6), —C(?S)R7, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, wherein R5, R6, and R7 and are each, independently, H, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C1-5 alkyl-aryl, or C1-5 alkyl-NH-aryl; Ar1 is phenyl or thiophene; wherein when Ar1 is phenyl, then R1 is other than —C(?O)—NR5R6, where one of R5 or R6 is phenyl or quinoline and the other of R5 or R6 is hydroxyalkyl, or where one of R5 or R6 is quinoline and the other of R5 or R6 is H; and wherein when Ar1 is phenyl, then R1 is other than —NR5—C(?O)—R6, where one of R5 is H and R6 is quinoline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicants: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Paul Marks, Adaickapillai Mahendran, Yuanshan Yao
  • Patent number: 9890136
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having the structure: wherein R1 is halogen, —NR5R6, —NR5—C(?O)—R6, —NH—C(?O)—OR7, —OR7, —NO2, —CN, —SR7, —SO2R7, —CO2R7, CF3, —SOR7, —POR7, —C(?S)R7, —C(?O)—NR5R6, —CH2—C(?O)—NR5R6, —C(?NR5) R6, —P(?O)(OR5)(OR6), —P(OR5)(OR6), —C(?S)R7, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, wherein R5, R6, and R7 and are each, independently, H, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C1-5 alkyl-aryl, or C1-5 alkyl-NH-aryl; Ar1 is phenyl or thiophene; wherein when Ar1 is phenyl, then R1 is other than —C(?O)—NR5R6, where one of R5 or R6 is phenyl or quinoline and the other of R5 or R6 is hydroxyalkyl, or where one of R5 or R6 is quinoline and the other of R5 or R6 is H; and wherein when Ar1 is phenyl, then R1 is other than —NR5—C(?O)—R6, where one of R5 is H and R6 is quinoline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Paul Marks, Adaickapillai Mahendran, Yuanshan Yao
  • Publication number: 20170066712
    Abstract: This invention provides a compound having the structure: wherein R1 is H, halogen, —NR5R6, —NR5—C(?0)-R6, —NH—C(?O)—OR7, —OR7, —NO2, —CN, —SR7, —SO2R7, —CO2R7, CF3, —SOR7, —POR7, —C(?S)R7, —C(?O)—NR5R6, —CH2—C(?O)—NR5R6, —C(?NR5)R6, —P(?O)(OR5)(OR6), —P(OR5)(OR6), —C(?S)R7, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, wherein R5, R6, and R7 and are each, independently, H, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; m is an integer from 0 to 2; R2 and R3 are each, independently, H, halogen, —NH2, —CX3, —C(?O)OR8, C(?O)R8, —C(?O)NR9R10, C1-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, C2-10 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; wherein X is Cl, Br, or F; R8, R9 and R10 are each, independently, H, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; Q is —Ar1—Z— or —Z—Ar1—Z—, wherein Ar1 is aryl or heteroaryl; and each occurrence of Z is independently present or
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicants: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Paul A. Marks
  • Publication number: 20160347732
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having the structure: wherein R1 is halogen, —NR5R6, —NR5—C(?O)—R6, —NH—C(?O)—OR7, —OR7, —NO2, —CN, —SR7, —SO2R7, —CO2R7, CF3, —SOR7, —POR7, —C(?S)R7, —C(?O)—NR5R6, —CH2—C(?O)—NR5R6, —C(?NR5) R6, —P(?O)(OR5)(OR6), —P(OR5)(OR6), —C(?S)C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, wherein R5, R6, and R7 and are each, independently, H, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C1-5 alkyl-aryl, or C1-5 alkyl-NH-aryl; Ar1 is phenyl or thiophene; wherein when Ar1 is phenyl, then R1 is other than —O(?O)—NR5R6, where one of R5 or R6 is phenyl or quinoline and the other of R5 or R6 is hydroxyalkyl, or where one of R5 or R6 is quinoline and the other of R5 or R6 is H; and wherein when Ar1 is phenyl, then R1 is other than —NR5—C(?O)—R6, where one of R5 is H and R6 is quinoline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicants: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Paul Marks, Adaickapillai Mahendran, Yuanshan Yao
  • Patent number: 9499479
    Abstract: This invention provides a compound having the structure: wherein R1 is H, halogen, —NR5R6, —NR5—C(?O)—R6, —NH—C(?O)—OR7, —OR7, —NO2, —CN, —SR7, —SO2R7, —CO2R7, CF3, —SOR7, —POR7, —C(?S)R7, —C(?O)—NR5R6, —CH2—C(?O)—NR5R6, —C(?NR5)R6, —P(?O)(OR5)(OR6), —P(OR5)(OR6), —C(?S)R7, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, wherein R5, R6, and R7 and are each, independently, H, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; m is an integer from 0 to 2; R2 and R3 are each, independently, H, halogen, —NH2, —CX3, —C(?O)OR8, C(?O)R8, —C(?O)NR9R10, C1-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, C2-10 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; wherein X is Cl, Br, or F; R8, R9 and R10 are each, independently, H, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; Q is —Ar1—Z— or —Z—Ar1—Z—, wherein Ar1 is aryl or heteroaryl; and each occurrence of Z is independently present or
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Paul A. Marks
  • Publication number: 20140288119
    Abstract: This invention provides a compound having the structure: wherein R1 is H, halogen, —NR5R6, —NR5—C(?O)—R6, —NH—C(?O)—OR7, —OR7, —NO2, —CN, —SR7, —SO2R7, —CO2R7, CF3, —SOR7, —POR7, —C(?S)R7, —C(?O)—NR5R6, —CH2—C(?O)—NR5R6, —C(?NR5)R6, —P(?O)(OR5)(OR6), —P(OR5)(OR6), —C(?S)R7, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, wherein R5, R6, and R7 and are each, independently, H, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; m is an integer from 0 to 2; R2 and R3 are each, independently, H, halogen, —NH2, —CX3, —C(?O)OR8, C(?O)R8, —C(?O)NR9R10, C1-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, C2-10 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; wherein X is Cl, Br, or F; R8, R9 and R10 are each, independently, H, C1-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl, C2-5 alkynyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; Q is —Ar1—Z— or —Z—Ar1—Z—, wherein Ar1 is aryl or heteroaryl; and each occurrence of Z is independently present or
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicants: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Paul A. Marks
  • Publication number: 20140031368
    Abstract: This disclosure is related to compounds having the structure wherein Ar1, Ar2, R1-R6, Z, m, n, o, and p are defined herein. This disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and methods for their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicants: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Paul A. Marks, K. G. Abhilash, Jianing Wang
  • Patent number: 7799803
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of hydroxamic acid derivatives having at least two aryl containing groups, at least one of which is a quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl or benzyl moiety, linked to the hydroxamic acid group through a methylene chain. The hydroxamic acid compounds can be used to treat cancer, for example, brain cancer. The hydroxamic acid compounds can also inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention are also useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignees: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Thomas A. Miller, Sandro Belvedere, Paul A. Marks, Victoria M. Richon, Richard A. Rifkind
  • Patent number: 7345174
    Abstract: The present invention provides the compound having the formula: wherein each of R1 and R2 is, substituted or unsubstituted, aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylamino, naphtha, pyridineamino, piperidino, t-butyl, aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, or pyridine group; wherein A is an amido moiety, —O—, —S—, —NH—, or —CH2—; and wherein n is an integer from 3 to 8. The present invention also provides a method of selectively inducing growth arrest, terminal differentiation and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells and thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Moreover, the present invention provides a method of treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. Lastly, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically acceptable amount of the compound above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignees: Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Sandro Belvedere, Leland Gershell, Thomas A. Miller, Paul A. Marks, Victoria M. Richon, Richard A. Rifkind
  • Publication number: 20070155785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of hydroxamic acid derivatives having at least two aryl containing groups, at least one of which is a quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl or benzyl moiety, linked to the hydroxamic acid group through a methylene chain. The hydroxamic acid compounds can be used to treat cancer, for example, brain cancer. The hydroxamic acid compounds can also inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention are also useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Thomas Miller, Sandro Belvedere, Paul Marks, Victoria Richon, Richard Rifkind
  • Publication number: 20070100559
    Abstract: The present invention provides three-dimensional structural information from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus which is a histone deacetylase-like protein (HDLP). HDLP shares 35.2% amino acid sequence identity with human histone deacetylase (HDAC1). The present invention further provides three-dimensional structural information of HDLP bound by inhibitor molecules. The three-dimensional structural information of the present invention is useful to design, isolate and screen deacetylase inhibitor compounds capable of inhibiting HDLP, HDAC family members and HDLP-related molecules. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding a mutant HDLP which facilitates the determination of the three-dimensional structure of HDLP in the presence of a zinc atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Nikola Pavletich, Michael Finnin, Jill Donigian, Victoria Richon, Richard Rifkind, Paul Marks, Ronald Breslow
  • Publication number: 20070087427
    Abstract: The present invention provides three-dimensional structural information from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus which is a histone deacetylase-like protein (HDLP). HDLP shares 35.2% amino acid sequence identity with human histone deacetylase (HDAC1). The present invention further provides three-dimensional structural information of HDLP bound by inhibitor molecules. The three-dimensional structural information of the present invention is useful to design, isolate and screen deacetylase inhibitor compounds capable of inhibiting HDLP, HDAC family members and HDLP-related molecules. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding a mutant HDLP which facilitates the determination of the three-dimensional structure of HDLP in the presence of a zinc atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Nikola Pavletich, Michael Finnin, Jill Donigian, Victoria Richon, Richard Rifkind, Paul Marks, Ronald Breslow
  • Patent number: 7199134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of hydroxamic acid derivatives having at least two aryl containing groups, at least one of which is a quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl or benzyl moiety, linked to the hydroxamic acid group through a methylene chain. The hydroxamic acid compounds can be used to treat cancer, for example, brain cancer. The hydroxamic acid compounds can also inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention are also useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignees: Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Thomas A. Miller, Sandro Belvedere, Paul A. Marks, Victoria M. Richon, Richard A. Rifkind
  • Publication number: 20070010669
    Abstract: The present invention provides the compound having the formula: wherein each of R1 and R2 is, substituted or unsubstituted, aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylamino, naphtha, pyridineamino, piperidino, t-butyl, aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, or pyridine group; wherein A is an amido moiety, —O—, —S—, —NH—, or —CH2—; and wherein n is an integer from 3 to 8. The present invention also provides a method of selectively inducing growth arrest, terminal differentiation and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells and thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Moreover, the present invention provides a method of treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. Lastly, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically acceptable amount of the compound above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Sandro Belvedere, Leland Gershell, Thomas Miller, Paul Marks, Victoria Richon, Richard Rifkind
  • Publication number: 20070010536
    Abstract: The present invention provides the compound having the formula: wherein each of R1 and R2 is, substituted or unsubstituted, aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylamino, naphtha, pyridineamino, piperidino, t-butyl, aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, or pyridine group; wherein A is an amido moiety, —O—, —S—, —NH—, or —CH2—; and wherein n is an integer from 3 to 8. The present invention also provides a method of selectively inducing growth arrest, terminal differentiation and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells and thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Moreover, the present invention provides a method of treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. Lastly, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically acceptable amount of the compound above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Sandro Belvedere, Leland Gershell, Thomas Miller, Paul Marks, Victoria Richon, Richard Rifkind
  • Publication number: 20060241129
    Abstract: The present invention provides the compound having the formula: wherein each of R1 and R2 is, substituted or unsubstituted, aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylamino, naphtha, pyridineamino, piperidino, t-butyl, aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, or pyridine group; wherein A is an amido moiety, —O—, —S—, —NH—, or —CH2—; and wherein n is an integer from 3 to 8. The present invention also provides a method of selectively inducing growth arrest, terminal differentiation and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells and thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Moreover, the present invention provides a method of treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. Lastly, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically acceptable amount of the compound above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Sandro Belvedere, Leland Gershell, Thomas Miller, Paul Marks, Victoria Richon, Richard Rifkind
  • Patent number: 7126001
    Abstract: The present invention provides the compound having the formula: wherein each of R1 and R2 is, substituted or unsubstituted, aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylamino, naphtha, pyridineamino, piperidino, t-butyl, aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, or pyridine group; wherein A is an amido moiety, —O—, —S—, —NH—, or —CH2—; and wherein n is an integer from 3 to 8. The present invention also provides a method of selectively inducing growth arrest, terminal differentiation and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells and thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Moreover, the present invention provides a method of treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. Lastly, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically acceptable amount of the compound above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignees: Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Sandro Belvedere, Leland Gershell, Thomas A. Miller, Paul A. Marks, Victoria M. Richon, Richard A. Rifkind
  • Patent number: 7124068
    Abstract: The present invention provides three-dimensional structural information from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus which is a histone deacetylase-like protein (HDLP). HDLP shares 35.2% amino acid sequence identity with human histone deacetylase (HDAC1). The present invention further provides three-dimensional structural information of HDLP bound by inhibitor molecules. The three-dimensional structural information of the present invention is useful to design, isolate and screen deacetylase inhibitor compounds capable of inhibiting HDLP, HDAC family members and HDLP-related molecules. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding a mutant HDLP which facilitates the determination of the three-dimensional structure of HDLP in the presence of a zinc atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: Nikola Pavletich, Michael Finnin, Jill Donigian, Victoria M. Richon, Richard A. Rifkind, Paul A. Marks, Ronald Breslow
  • Publication number: 20040266818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of hydroxamic acid derivatives having at least two aryl containing groups, at least one of which is a quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl or benzyl moiety, linked to the hydroxamic acid group through a methylene chain. The hydroxamic acid compounds can be used to treat cancer, for example, brain cancer. The hydroxamic acid compounds can also inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention are also useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Ronald Breslow, Thomas A. Miller, Sandro Belvedere, Paul A. Marks, Victoria M. Richon, Richard A. Rifkind