Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Malott 4070, Lawrence, KA 66045-7563, USA.
Future Med Chem. 2009 May;1(2):267-83. doi: 10.4155/fmc.09.17.
The 90-kDa heat-shock proteins (Hsp90) have rapidly evolved into promising therapeutic targets for the treatment of several diseases, including cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Hsp90 is a molecular chaperone that aids in the conformational maturation of nascent polypeptides, as well as the rematuration of denatured proteins.
Many of the Hsp90-dependent client proteins are associated with cellular growth and survival and, consequently, inhibition of Hsp90 represents a promising approach for the treatment of cancer. Conversely, stimulation of heat-shock protein levels has potential therapeutic applications for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases that result from misfolded and aggregated proteins.
Hsp90 modulation exhibits the potential to treat unrelated disease states, from cancer to neurodegenerative diseases, and, thus, to fold or not to fold, becomes a question of great value.
90 千道尔顿热休克蛋白(Hsp90)已迅速成为治疗多种疾病(包括癌症和神经退行性疾病)的有希望的治疗靶点。Hsp90 是一种分子伴侣,可帮助新生多肽形成正确构象,并使变性蛋白重新复性。
许多依赖 Hsp90 的客户蛋白与细胞生长和存活有关,因此抑制 Hsp90 代表了治疗癌症的一种很有前途的方法。相反,刺激热休克蛋白水平具有治疗神经退行性疾病的潜在治疗应用,这些疾病是由错误折叠和聚集的蛋白质引起的。
Hsp90 调节具有治疗无关疾病状态的潜力,从癌症到神经退行性疾病,因此,折叠还是不折叠,成为一个非常有价值的问题。