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. 2015 Jan 23;7(1):179–237. doi: 10.3390/cancers7010179

Table 3.

Major CDK inhibitors.

Inhibitor Type/Nature/Class Target References
ATP-competitive compounds
Butyrolactone I ATP-competitive/natural product CDK1 > CDK2 [290,291,292,293]
Staurosporine ATP-competitive/alkaloid CDK1, CDK2, CDK4 [294,295]
7-hydroxystaurosporine/UCN01 ATP-competitive/alkaloid CDK2, pRb, Chk1 [270,296,297]
Flavopiridol/Alvocidib ATP-competitive/flavonoid CDK2, CDK4, CDK6, CDK9 [270,298,299,300,301,302,303,304]
P276-00 ATP-competitive/flavone CDK1, CDK4, CDK9 [305,306]
Hymenialdisine ATP-competitive/natural product CDK5, GSK3beta, CDK2, CDK1, Chk1 [307]
Fascaplysine ATP-competitive/natural product CDK4 [308]
Meriolins ATP-competitive/aminopyrimidine indole CDK1, CDK4, CDK9 [309]
Roscovitine/CYC202/Seliciclib/CYC065 ATP-competitive/trisubstituted purine CDK5, CDK2, CDK1, CDK7, CDK9 [310,311,312,313,314,315]
NU2058 & NU6027 ATP-competitive/purine/pyrimidine CDK1, CDK2 [316,317]
Purvalanol-A ATP-competitive/purine CDK1,2, 5 [318,319]
NU6140 ATP-competitive/purine [320]
Olomoucine ATP-competitive/purine CDK1, CDK2, CDK5 [321,322]
Indirubin-5 ATP-competitive/indolinone CDK1 > CDK2 > CDK5 [323,324]
SU9516 ATP-competitive/3-substituted indolinone CDK2, CDK4 [325,326]
Paullones ATP-competitive/paullone CDKs [323,324,327]
R547/Ro-4584820 ATP-competitive/Diaminopyrimidine CDK1, CDK2, CDK4 [328,329,330]
Dinaciclib (SCH 727965) ATP-competitive/pyrimidine CDK9, CDK1, CDK2, CDK5 [331,332,333,334]
CDKI-73 ATP-competitive/pyrimidine CDK9 [335]
PD-0183812 ATP-competitive/pyridine CDK4, CDK6 [336]
PD-0322991/Palbociclib ATP-competitive/pyrido-pyrimidine CDK4, CDK6 [337,338,339,340,341,342]
LEE011/LY2835219 Small molecule CDK1, CDK2, CDK4 [343,344,345]
SNS-032/BMS-387032 ATP-competitive/thiazole CDK2, CDK7, CDK9 [346,347]
RO-3306 ATP-competitive/thiazolinone CDK1 > CDK2 [348]
AT7519 ATP-competitive/pyrazole CDK2, CDK9, CDK5, CDK4 [349,350,351,352]
Peptides Targeting PPI
Spa310 and derivative from p130/pRb spacer domain Peptide Competing with Substrate CDK2/Cyclin A [353,354]
CIP Peptide derived from p53, targeting CDK2/p53 Peptide Competing with Substrate CDK2/Cyclin A [355]
C4 interface peptide derived from Cyclin A Peptide Targeting CDK/Cyclin PPI CDK2/CyclinA [356]
NBI1 hexapeptide targeting Cyclin A surface pocket Peptide Targeting CDK/Cyclin PPI CDK2/Cyclin A [357]
Interface Peptides derived from p35: CIP and p5 Peptide Targeting CDK/Cyclin PPI CDK5/p35 [358,359,360,361,362,363]
RXL peptides Peptide Targeting Cyclin-binding Groove CDK2/CyclinA [364]
C-terminal hexapeptide PRGPRP Peptides Targeting CDK4 CDK4/Cyclin D [365]
Small peptides derived from E2F1 Peptide Targeting Cyclin-binding Groove CDK2 [366]
Peptides derived from p21 Peptide Targeting Cyclin-binding Groove CDK2, CDK4 [367,368,369,370,371,372]
Peptides derived from p27 Peptide Targeting Cyclin-binding Groove CDK2, CDK4 [373]
Cyc103/cyclic peptide derived from p27 Peptide Targeting Cyclin-binding Groove CDK2 [374]
Constrained peptidomimetic of p27 peptide Peptide Targeting Cyclin-binding Groove CDK2 [375]
Peptide derived from P16INK4 Peptide Targeting Cyclin-binding Groove CDK4, CDK6 [376,377]
ATP-Non Competitive Small molecules
SU9516 ATP-competitive/3-substituted indolinone CDK4 [325,326]
Compound 1 Small Molecule CDK4 [378]
3-ATA: 3-amino thioacridone Aminoacridines CDK4 [379]
CPD1—3alpha-amino-5alpha androstane Small Molecule Non-ATP competitive CDK5/p35 [380,381]
Allosteric pocket in CDK2/CyclinA/p27 Small Molecule Non-ATP competitive CDK2/cyclinA/p27 [382]
Chrysin-derivative/compound 69407 Small Molecule Non-ATP competitive Allosteric CDK2 & CDK4/CDK6 [383]
ZK304709/MTGI/ZK-CDK ATP-competitive CDK1, CDK2,CDK4, CDK7, CDK9 [384,385]
Cki-277 ATP-competitive/thiazole urea CDK1, CDK2 [386]
JNJ-7706621 ATP-competitive/acyl-substitutes triazole diamine CDK1, CDK2/Aurora kinases [387,388]
RGB-286199 ATP-competitive/indenopyrazole
AG-024322 Drug-like CDK1, CDK2, CDK4 [389]
AZD5438 Drug-like CDK1, CDK2, CDK9 [390,391]
PHA-848125 Drug like CDK2
PHA-793887 Drug like CDK1, CDK2, CDK5, CDK7, CDK9
BAY-1000394 Drug like CDK1, CDK4, CDK9
CINK4 ATP-competitive/triamino-pyrimidine CDK4, CDK6 [392]
2-Aminoquinazoline inhibitors Small molecule CDK4 [393]
7X Cyanopyridopyrimidine CDK4 (ARK5) [394]
Small molecule CDK2, CDK4 [395]