Table 1.
Summary of Published Hsp70 Inhibitor Scaffolds
| Scaffold | Nomenclature (Compound Name) |
Compound Structure | Hsp70/DnaJ Inhibitory Activity Reported |
Hsp70 Family member targeted |
Anti-Tau Activity Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodacyanine | 3-benzyl-2-((Z)-((E)-5-(6- chloro-3- methylbenzo[d]thiazol-2(3H)- ylidene)-3-ethyl-4- oxothiazolidin-2- ylidene)methyl)thiazol-3-ium chloride (JG-98) |
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(Li et al., 2013; Rousaki et al., 2011) |
HSPA8 (Hsc70); HSPA9 (Mortalin); HSPA1 (Hsp72); SSA1 (Hsp70 yeast) DnaK (Hsp70 Bacterial) |
(Fontaine et al., 2015; Rousaki et al., 2011) |
| Dihydropyrimidine | 4-[1,1'-Biphenyl]-4-yl-3,4- dihydro-6-methyl-2-oxo-5- [(phenylmethoxy)carbonyl]- 1(2H)-pyrimidinehexanoic acid (116-9E) |
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(Chang et al., 2008; Wisen et al., 2010) |
DnaK (Hsp70 Bacterial) |
Unknown |
| Phenothiazine | 3,7- bis(Dimethylamino)phenazat hionium chloride (Methylene Blue) |
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(Chang et al., 2008; Jinwal et al., 2009; Miyata et al., 2012) |
HSPA1 (Hsp72) | (Jinwal et al., 2009; Wischik, Edwards, Lai, Roth, & Harrington, 1996) |
| Piperidine-3-Carboxamide | (S)-N-(1-propyl-1H- benzimidazol-2-yl)-1-(2- pyrazinyl)piperidine-3- carboxamide (HS72) |
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(Howe et al., 2014) | HSPA1 (Hsp72) | Unknown |
| Adenosine Analog | 5'-O-[(4- Cyanophenyl)methyl]-8- [[(3,4- dichlorophenyl)methyl]amino ]-adenosine (VER-155008) |
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(Williamson et al., 2009) | HSPA8 (Hsc70); HSPA1 (Hsp72) |
Unknown |
| Phenoxy-N-Arylacetamide | butyl 3-[2-(2,4- dichlorophenoxy)acetamido] benzoate (ALSB-2970) |
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(Cassel, llyin, McDonnell, & Reitz, 2012) | targets and binds to DNAJ |
Unknown |
| Sulfonamide | 2-Phenylethynesulfonamide (PES) |
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(Leu, Pimkina, Frank, Murphy, & George, 2009) | HSPA1 (Hsp72) DnaK (Hsp70 Bacterial) |
Unknown |
| Flavonol | 3,3',4',5,5',7- Hexahydroxyflavone (Myricetin) |
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(Chang et al., 2008; Chang et al., 2011; Jinwal et al., 2009) |
HSPA8 (Hsc70) DnaK (Hsp70 Bacterial) |
(Jinwal et al., 2009) |







