FL-18

FL-18 (p97 inhibitor FL-18) is is the first small-molecule covalent inhibitor of VCP/p97 AAA ATPase with IC50 of 59.3 nM, capable of covalent engagement of p97 with proteome-wide selectivity.FL-18 showed better inhibition potency than NMS-873, a well-known p97 inhibitor.FL-18 covalently modified C522 residue in p97 and showed potent enzymatic inhibition.FL-18 showed potent inhibition towards U87MG glioma cancer cells (IC50=31 nM).FL-18 inhibited the p97 activity and induced aggregation of ubiquitinated proteins in U87MG cells.

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