A. Ganesan

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• 2022

  Euglenatides, potent antiproliferative cyclic peptides isolated from the freshwater photosynthetic microalga Euglena gracilis

  Ganesan, A., Aldholmi, M., Ahmad, R., Carretero-Molina, D., Pérez-Victoria, I., Martín, J., Reyes, F., Genilloud, O., Gourbeyre, L., Gefflaut, T., Carlsson, H., Maklakov, A., Field, R. A., O'Neill, E., Wilkinson, B. & O'Connell, M., 7 Jun 2022, In: Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 61, 23, e202203175.

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• 2021

  From hit seeking to magic bullets: The successful union of epigenetic and fragment based drug discovery (EPIDD + FBDD)

  Vaidergorn, M. M., da Silva Emery, F. & Ganesan, A., 14 Oct 2021, In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64, 19, p. 13980-14010 31 p.

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• Insights into the structure-activity relationship of glycosides as positive allosteric modulators acting on P2X7 receptors

  Piyasirananda, W., Beekman, A., Ganesan, A., Bidula, S. & Stokes, L., 1 Feb 2021, In: Molecular Pharmacology. 99, 2, p. 163-174 12 p.

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• Synthesis of carboxamide-containing tranylcypromine analogues as LSD1 (KDM1A) inhibitors targeting acute myeloid leukemia

  Teresa Borrello, M., Benelkebir, H., Lee, A., Hin Tam, C., Shafat, M., Rushworth, S. A., Bowles, K. M., Douglas, L., Duriez, P. J., Bailey, S., Crabb, S. J., Packham, G. & Ganesan, A., 20 Apr 2021, In: ChemMedChem. 16, 8, p. 1316-1324 9 p.

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• 2020

  Epigenetic modulation of secondary metabolite profiles in Aspergillus calidoustus and Aspergillus westerdijkiae through histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition by vorinostat

  Aldholmi, M., Wilkinson, B. & Ganesan, A., Jun 2020, In: Journal of Antibiotics. 73, 6, p. 410–413 4 p.

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• New tranylcypromine derivatives containing sulfonamide motif as potent LSD1 inhibitors to target acute myeloid leukemia: design, synthesis and biological evaluation

  Liang, L., Wang, H., Du, Y., Luo, B., Meng, N., Cen, M., Huang, P., Ganesan, A. & Wen, S., Jun 2020, In: Bioorganic Chemistry. 99, 103808.

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• Pharmacological inhibition of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) induces global transcriptional deregulation and ultrastructural alterations that impair viability in Schistosoma mansoni

  Coutinho Carneiro, V., de Abreu da Silva, I. C., Amaral, M. S., Pereira, A. S. A., Silveira, G. O., Pires, D. D. S., Verjovski-Almeida, S., Dekker, F. J., Rotili, D., Mai, A., Lopes-Torres, E. J., Robaa, D., Sippl, W., Pierce, R. J., Borrello, M. T., Ganesan, A., Lancelot, J., Thiengo, S., Fernandez, M. A., Vicentino, A. R. R., & 3 othersMourão, M. M., Coelho, F. S. & Fantappié, M. R., 1 Jul 2020, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14, 7, e0008332.

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• QSAR studies on the human sirtuin 2 inhibition by non-covalent 7,5,2-anilinobenzamide derivatives

  Ferreira, G. M., de Magalhães, J. G., Maltarollo, V. G., Kronenberger, T., Ganesan, A., Emery, F. D. S. & Trossini, G. H. G., 22 Jan 2020, In: Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 38, 2, p. 354-363 10 p.

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• Stereoselective synthesis of protected l-allo-Enduracididine and l-Enduracididine via asymmetric nitroaldol reaction

  Ohsawa, K., Zhao, H., Tokunaga, T., Thomas, C., Ganesan, A., Masuda, Y. & Doi, T., 17 Mar 2020, In: Synthesis-Stuttgart. 52, 6, p. 942-948 7 p.

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• Thirty years of HDAC inhibitors: 2020 hindsight

  Ho, T. C. S., Chan, A. H. Y. & Ganesan, A., 12 Nov 2020, In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63, 21, p. 12460–12484 25 p.

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• Three cheers for nitrogen: aza-DKPs, the aza analogues of 2,5-diketopiperazines

  Maujean, T., Girard, N., Ganesan, A., Gulea, M. & Bonnet, D., 2020, In: RSC Advances. 10, 71, p. 43358-43370 13 p.

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• Two-hit wonders: The expanding universe of multitargeting epigenetic agents

  De Lera, A. R. & Ganesan, A., Aug 2020, In: Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 57, p. 135-154 20 p.

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• 2019

  Combined ligand and fragment-based drug design of selective histone deacetylase – 6 inhibitors

  Ruzic, D., Petkovic, M., Agbaba, D., Ganesan, A. & Nikolic, K., May 2019, In: Molecular Informatics. 38, 5, 1800083.

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• 2018

  LSD1 inhibition attenuates androgen receptor V7 splice variant activation in castration resistant prostate cancer models

  Regufe da Mota, S., Bailey, S., Strivens, R. A., Hayden, A. L., Douglas, L. R., Duriez, P. J., Borrello, M. T., Benelkebir, H., Ganesan, A., Packham, G. & Crabb, S. J., 9 May 2018, In: Cancer Cell International. 18, 71.

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• Synthesis of breast cancer targeting conjugate of temporin-SHa analog and its effect on pro- and anti-apoptotic protein expression in MCF-7 cells

  Shaheen, F., Nadeem-ul-Haque, M., Ahmed, A., Simjee, S. U., Ganesan, A., Jabeen, A., Shah, Z. A. & Choudhary, M. I., Aug 2018, In: Peptides. 106, p. 68-82 15 p.

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• Total synthesis of altissimacoumarin D, a small molecule sirtuin1 activator

  Silva, A. C., Benelkebir, H., Lopes, R. S. C., Lopes, C. C. & Ganesan, A., 9 Feb 2018, In: Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. 29, 5, p. 1157-1161 5 p.

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• β-amino alcohols and their respective 2-phenyl-N-alkyl aziridines as potential DNA minor groove binders

  Vaidergorn, M. M., Carneiro, Z. A., Lopes, C. D., de Albuquerque, S., Reis, F. C. C., Nikolaou, S., Mello, J. F. R., Genesi, G. L., Trossini, G. H. G., Ganesan, A. & Emery, F. S., 5 Sep 2018, In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 157, p. 657-664 8 p.

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• 2017

  Cellular analysis of the action of epigenetics drugs and probes

  Hau, M., Zenk, F., Ganesan, A., Iovino, N. & Jung, M., Jan 2017, In: Epigenetics. 12, 5, p. 308-322 15 p.

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• Fluorinated tranylcypromine analogues as inhibitors of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1, KDM1A)

  Borrello, M. T., Schinor, B., Bartels, K., Benelkebir, H., Pereira, S., Al-Jamal, W. T., Douglas, L., Duriez, P. J., Packham, G., Haufe, G. & Ganesan, A., 15 May 2017, In: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 27, 10, p. 2099–2101

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• The histone deacetylase inhibitor, romidepsin, as a potential treatment for pulmonary fibrosis

  Conforti, F., Davies, E. R., Calderwood, C. J., Thatcher, T. H., Jones, M. G., Smart, D. E., Mahajan, S., Alzetani, A., Havelock, T., Maher, T. M., Molyneaux, P. L., Thorley, A. J., Tetley, T. D., Warner, J. A. ., Packham, G., Ganesan, A., Skipp, P. J., Marshall, B. J., Richeldi, L., Sime, P. J., & 2 othersO’reilly, K. M. A. & Davies, D. E., 14 Apr 2017, In: Oncotarget. 8, p. 48737-48754 18 p.

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• 2016

  Epigenetic polypharmacology: from combination therapy to multitargeted drugs

  de Lera, A. R. & Ganesan, A., 12 Oct 2016, In: Clinical Epigenetics. 8, 105.

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• Inhibition of NAADP signalling on reperfusion protects the heart by preventing lethal calcium oscillations via two-pore channel 1 and opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore

  Davidson, S. M., Foote, K., Kunuthur, S., Gosain, R., Tan, N., Tyser, R., Zhao, Y. J., Graeff, R., Ganesan, A., Duchen, M. R., Patel, S. & Yellon, D. M., 1 Dec 2016, In: Cardiovascular Research. 108, 3, p. 357-366 10 p.

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• Multitarget drugs: an epigenetic epiphany

  Ganesan, A., 20 Jun 2016, In: ChemMedChem. 11, 12, p. 1227-1241 15 p.

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• Synthesis of two 'heteroaromatic rings of the future' for applications in medicinal chemistry

  Silva Júnior, P. E., Rezende, L. C. D., Gimenes, J. P., Maltarollo, V. G., Dale, J., Trossini, G. H. G., Emery, F. S. & Ganesan, A., 22 Feb 2016, In: RSC Advances. 6, 27, p. 22777-22780 4 p.

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• Total synthesis, structural, and biological evaluation of stylissatin A and related analogs

  Shaheen, F., Jabeen, A., Ashraf, S., Nadeem-ul-Haque, M., Ali Shah, Z., Asad Ziaee, M., Dastagir, N. & Ganesan, A., Sep 2016, In: Journal of Peptide Science. 22, 9, p. 607-617 11 p.

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• 2014

  Intra- and intermolecular alkylation of N,O-acetals and π-activated alcohols catalyzed by in situ generated acid

  Hamon, M., Dickinson, N., Devineau, A., Bolien, D., Tranchant, M-J., Taillier, C., Jabin, I., Harrowven, D. C., Whitby, R. J., Ganesan, A. & Dalla, V., 7 Mar 2014, In: Journal of Organic Chemistry. 79, 5, p. 1900-1912 13 p.

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• Synthesis of N-acyl-N,O-acetals mediated by titanium ethoxide

  Li, M., Luo, B., Liu, Q., Hu, Y., Ganesan, A., Huang, P. & Wen, S., 3 Jan 2014, In: Organic Letters. 16, 1, p. 10-13 4 p.

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• Three-component Pd/Cu-catalyzed cascade reactions of cyclic iodoniums, alkynes, and boronic acids: An approach to methylidenefluorenes

  Zhu, D., Wu, Y., Wu, B., Luo, B., Ganesan, A., Wu, F., Pi, R., Huang, P. & Wen, S., 2 May 2014, In: Organic Letters. 16, 9, p. 2350-2353 4 p.

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• 2013

  Expanding the druggable space of the LSD1/CoREST epigenetic target: New potential binding regions for drug-like molecules, peptides, protein partners, and chromatin

  Robertson, J. C., Hurley, N. C., Tortorici, M., Ciossani, G., Borrello, M. T., Vellore, N. A., Ganesan, A., Mattevi, A. & Baron, R., 18 Jul 2013, In: PLoS Computational Biology. 9, 7, e1003158.

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• Protein recognition by short peptide reversible inhibitors of the chromatin-modifying LSD1/CoREST lysine demethylase

  Tortorici, M., Borrello, M. T., Tardugno, M., Chiarelli, L. R., Pilotto, S., Ciossani, G., Vellore, N. A., Bailey, S. G., Cowan, J., O'Connell, M., Crabb, S. J., Packham, G., Mai, A., Baron, R., Ganesan, A. & Mattevi, A., 16 Aug 2013, In: ACS Chemical Biology. 8, 8, p. 1677-1682 6 p.

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• 2012

  Combinational aid for underprivileged scaffolds: solution and solid-phase strategies for a rapid and efficient access to novel aza-diketopiperazines (Aza-DKP)

  Bonnet, D., Margathe, J-F., Radford, S., Pflimlin, E., Riche, S., Doman, P., Hibert, M. & Ganesan, A., 2012, In: ACS Combinatorial Science. 14, 5, p. 323-334 12 p.

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• Solid-phase total synthesis of cherimolacyclopeptide E and discovery of more potent analogues by alanine screening

  Shaheen, F., Rizvi, T. S., Musharraf, S. G., Ganesan, A., Xiao, K., Townsend, J. B., Lam, K. S. & Choudhary, M. I., 26 Nov 2012, In: Journal of Natural Products. 75, 11, p. 1882-1887 6 p.

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• Spiruchostatin A inhibits proliferation and differentiation of fibroblasts from patients with pulmonary fibrosis

  Davies, E. R., Haitchi, H. M., Thatcher, T. H., Sime, P. J., Kottmann, R. M., Ganesan, A., Packham, G., O'Reilly, K. M. A. & Davies, D. E., May 2012, In: American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 46, 5, p. 687-694 8 p.

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• 2011

  Enantioselective synthesis of tranylcypromine analogues as lysine demethylase (LSD1) inhibitors

  Benelkebir, H., Hodgkinson, C., Duriez, P. J., Hayden, A. L., Bulleid, R. A., Crabb, S. J., Packham, G. & Ganesan, A., 15 Jun 2011, In: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 19, 12, p. 3709-3716 8 p.

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• Pictet-Spengler reaction using ion-exchange resin as a catalyst and support for ‘catch and release’ purification

  Izumi, M., Kido, T., Murakami, M., Nakajima, S. & Ganesan, A., 2011, In: Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. 75, 2, p. 391-392 2 p.

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• The histone deacetylase inhibitors vorinostat and romidepsin downmodulate IL-10 expression in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cells

  Tiffon, C. E., Adams, J. E., van der Fits, L., Wen, S., Townsend, P. A., Ganesan, A., Hodges, E., Vermeer, M. H. & Packham, G., Apr 2011, In: British Journal of Pharmacology. 162, 7, p. 1590-1602 13 p.

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• Total synthesis and stereochemical assignment of burkholdac B, a depsipeptide HDAC inhibitor

  Benelkebir, H., Donlevy, A. M., Packham, G. & Ganesan, A., 2011, In: Organic Letters. 13, 24, p. 6334-6337 4 p.

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• Total synthesis of largazole and analogues: HDAC inhibition, antiproliferative activity and metabolic stability

  Benelkebir, H., Marie, S., Hayden, A. L., Lyle, J., Loadman, P. M., Crabb, S. J., Packham, G. & Ganesan, A., 15 Jun 2011, In: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 19, 12, p. 3650-3658 9 p.

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• 2010

  Determination of molecular torsion angles using nuclear singlet relaxation

  Tayler, M. C. D., Marie, S., Ganesan, A. & Levitt, M. H., 27 May 2010, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132, 24, p. 8225-8227 3 p.

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• TPC2 is a novel NAADP-sensitive Ca²⁺ release channel, operating as a dual sensor of luminal pH and Ca²⁺

  Pitt, S. J., Funnell, T. M., Sitsapesan, M., Venturi, E., Rietdorf, K., Ruas, M., Ganesan, A., Gosain, R., Churchill, G. C., Zhu, M. X., Parrington, J., Galione, A. & Sitsapesan, R., 5 Nov 2010, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285, 45, p. 35039-35046 8 p.

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• 2009

  Analogues of the nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP) antagonist Ned-19 indicate two binding sites on the NAADP receptor

  Rosen, D., Lewis, A. M., Mizote, A., Thomas, J. M., Aley, P. K., Vasudevan, S. R., Parkesh, R., Galione, A., Izumi, M., Ganesan, A. & Churchill, G. C., 11 Dec 2009, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284, 50, p. 34930-34934 5 p.

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• A solid-phase total synthesis of the cyclic depsipeptide HDAC inhibitor spiruchostatin A

  Iijima, Y., Munakata, A., Shin-ya, K., Ganesan, A., Doi, T. & Takahashi, T., 17 Jun 2009, In: Tetrahedron Letters. 50, 24, p. 2970-2972 3 p.

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• Epigenetic therapy: Histone acetylation, DNA methylation and anti-cancer drug discovery

  Ganesan, A., Nolan, L., Crabb, S. J. & Packham, G., Dec 2009, In: Current Cancer Drug Targets. 9, 8, p. 963-981 19 p.

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• Identification of a chemical probe for NAADP by virtual screening

  Naylor, E., Arredouani, A., Vasudevan, S. R., Lewis, A. M., Parkesh, R., Mizote, A., Rosen, D., Thomas, J. M., Izumi, M., Ganesan, A., Galione, A. & Churchill, G. C., 2009, In: Nature Chemical Biology. 5, 4, p. 220-226 7 p.

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• Thioflavin S (NSC71948) interferes with Bcl-2-associated athanogene (BAG-1)-mediated protein-protein interactions

  Sharp, A., Crabb, S. J., Johnson, P. W. M., Hague, A., Cutress, R., Townsend, P. A., Ganesan, A. & Packham, G., Nov 2009, In: Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 331, 2, p. 680-689 10 p.

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• 2008

  Macrolactamization versus macrolactonization: Total synthesis of FK228, the depsipeptide histone deacetylase inhibitor

  Wen, S., Packham, G. & Ganesan, A., 7 Nov 2008, In: The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 73, 23, p. 9353-9361 9 p.

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• The impact of natural products upon modern drug discovery

  Ganesan, A., Jun 2008, In: Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 12, 3, p. 306-317 12 p.

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• Will histone deacetylase inhibitors require combination with other agents to fulfil their therapeutic potential?

  Nolan, L., Johnson, P. W. M., Ganesan, A., Packham, G. & Crabb, S. J., 2 Sep 2008, In: British Journal of Cancer. 99, 5, p. 689-694 6 p.

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• 2007

  The first biologically active synthetic analogues of FK228, the depsipeptide histone deacetylase inhibitor

  Yurek-George, A., Cecil, A. R. L., Mo, A. H. K., Wen, S., Rogers, H., Habens, F., Maeda, S., Yoshida, M., Packham, G. & Ganesan, A., 1 Nov 2007, In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 50, 23, p. 5720-5726 7 p.

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• Total synthesis of azumamide A and azumamide E, evaluation as histone deacetylase inhibitors, and design of a more potent analogue

  Wen, S., Carey, K. L., Nakao, Y., Fusetani, N., Packham, G. & Ganesan, A., 1 Mar 2007, In: Organic Letters. 9, 6, p. 1105-1108 4 p.

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