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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2009
Hsuan-yin Lan-hargest, Fallston, MD (US);
Robert J. Kaufman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Hsuan-Yin Lan-Hargest, Fallston, MD (US);
Robert J. Kaufman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Errant Gene Therapeutics, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Histone deacetylase is a metallo-enzyme with zinc at the active site. Compounds having a zinc-binding moiety, for example, an alpha-ketoepoxide group, such as an alpha-ketothio group, can inhibit histone deacetylase. Histone deacetylase inhibition can repress gene expression, including expression of genes related to tumor suppression. Accordingly, inhibition of histone deacetylase can provide an alternate route for treating cancer, hematological disorders, e.g., hemoglobinopathies, autosomal dominant disorders, e.g. spinal muscular atrophy and Huntington's disease, genetic related metabolic disorders, e.g., cystic fibrosis and adrenoleukodystrophy, or to stimulate hematopoietic cells ex vivo.