Bioactivity | Scriptaid is a potent histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, used in cancer research. Scriptaid is also a sensitizer to antivirals and has potential for epstein-barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphomas treatment. | ||||||||||||
Invitro | Scriptaid (1 µg/mL) treatment inhibits cell growth in breast cancer cell lines, results in increased accumulation of both acetyl H3 and acetyl H4 proteins in MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-435, and Hs578t cells. Scriptaid also inhibits cell growth of MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-435, and Hs578t cell lines, with IC50s of 0.5-1.0 µg/mL. Scriptaid (0.1-1.0 µg/mL) induces ER and PR mRNA expression in a dose dependent manner; when it is combined with AZA, they enhance ER expression and induce a functional ER protein[1]. Scriptaid and SAHA preferentially inhibit the Class I histone deacetylases, hdac1, 2, and 3. Scriptaid is a potent anti-T. gondii compound with low cytotoxicity, and the IC50 is 39 nM. Scriptaid has atypical effects in T. gondiiinfected HS68 cells[2]. Scriptaid inhibits the growth of HeLa cells with IC50 of 2 μM at 48 h in a dose-dependent manner. Scriptaid also affects cell-cycle and apoptosis[3]. | ||||||||||||
In Vivo | Scriptaid (3.5 µg/g mouse, i.p.) clearly inhibits tumor growth in a xenograft mouse model[1]. | ||||||||||||
Name | Scriptaid | ||||||||||||
CAS | 287383-59-9 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C18H18N2O4 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 326.35 | ||||||||||||
Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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Reference | [1]. Keen JC, et al. A novel histone deacetylase inhibitor, scriptaid, enhances expression of functional estrogen receptor alpha (ER) in ER negative human breast cancer cells in combination with 5-aza 2'-deoxycytidine. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2003 Oct;81(3):177-86. [2]. Strobl JS, et al. Scriptaid and suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid are histone deacetylase inhibitors with potent anti-Toxoplasma gondii activity in vitro. J Parasitol. 2007 Jun;93(3):694-700. [3]. Janaki Ramaiah M, et al. Scriptaid cause histone deacetylase inhibition and cell cycle arrest in HeLa cancer cells: A study on structural and functional aspects. Gene. 2017 Sep 5;627:379-386. [4]. Ghosh SK, et al. Histone deacetylase inhibitors are potent inducers of gene expression in latent EBV and sensitize lymphoma cells to nucleoside antiviral agents. Blood. 2012 Jan 26;119(4):1008-17. |