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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 16.
Published in final edited form as: Trends Cancer. 2021 Sep 24;7(12):1050–1053. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2021.08.008

Table 1:

Key cancer therapeutics that target the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt)

UPRmt Target Drug Mechanism Phase References
HSP60 Epolactaene and derivatives Inhibits HSP60/HSP10 chaperone activity Preclinical [7]
HSP60 Gold (III) porphyrins Inhibits HSP60/HSP10 chaperone activity Preclinical [8]
HSP60 BSP-SCA hybrid analogs Inhibits HSP60/HSP10 chaperone activity Preclinical [9]
mtHSP70 MKT 077 Inhibits interactions between mtHSP70 and Bag co-chaperones Phase 1 [10]
mtHSP70 JG-231 Inhibits interactions between mtHSP70 and nucleotide exchange factors Preclinical [11]
LONP1 CDDO-Me Inhibits LONP1 protease activity Phase 1 [12,I*]
ClpP ONC201 Hyperactivates ClpP protease activity Phase 1,2 [IV*]
ClpP A2-32-01 Inhibits ClpP protease activity Preclinical [13]
ATF5, CEBPs (d/n)-ATF5 peptides Prevents dimerization of transcription factors Preclinical [14]
*

Indicates references from ClinicalTrials.gov