J-104871

J-104871 is an FTase inhibitor. J-104871 inhibits FTase in an FPP-competitive manner in whole cells as well as in the in vitro system. J-104871 suppressed tumor growth in nude mice transplanted with activated H-ras-transformed NIH3T3 cells.

1. Yonemoto M, Satoh T, Arakawa H, Suzuki-Takahashi I, Monden Y, Kodera T, Tanaka K, Aoyama T, Iwasawa Y, Kamei T, Nishimura S, Tomimoto K. J-104,871, a novel farnesyltransferase inhibitor, blocks Ras farnesylation in vivo in a farnesyl pyrophosphate-competitive manner. Mol Pharmacol. 1998 Jul;54(1):1-7. PubMed PMID: 9658183.