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Therapeutic targeting of TANK-binding kinase signaling towards anticancer drug development: Challenges and opportunities

TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) plays a fundamental role in regulating the cellular responses and controlling several signaling cascades. It regulates inflammatory, interferon, NF-κB, autophagy, and Akt pathways. Post-translational modifications (PTM) of TBK1 control its action and subsequent cellular signaling. The dysregulation of the TBK1 pathway is correlated to many pathophysiological conditions, including cancer, that implicates the promising therapeutic advantage for targeting TBK1. The present study summarizes current updates on the molecular mechanisms and cancer-inducing roles of TBK1. Designed inhibitors of TBK1 are considered a potential therapeutic agent for several diseases, including cancer. Data from pre-clinical tumor models recommend that the targeting of TBK1 could be an attractive strategy for anti-tumor therapy. This review further highlighted the therapeutic potential of potent and selective TBK1 inhibitors, including Amlexanox, Compound II, BX795, MRT67307, SR8185 AZ13102909, CYT387, GSK8612, BAY985, and Domainex. These inhibitors may be implicated to facilitate therapeutic management of cancer and TBK1-associated diseases in the future.

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S1274 BX-795 BX-795 is a potent and specific PDK1 inhibitor with IC50 of 6 nM, 140- and 1600-fold more selective for PDK1 than PKA and PKC in cell-free assays, respectively. Meanwhile, in comparison to GSK3β more than 100-fold selectivity observed for PDK1. BX-795 modulates autophagy via inhibiting ULK1. BX-795 also is a potent TBK1 inhibitor that blocks both TBK1 and IKKε with IC 50 values of 6 nM and 41 nM, respectively.

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Autophagy TBK1 PDK IκB/IKK