A hallmark of cancer is uncontrolled cell proliferation caused by deregulation of multiple signaling pathways associated with cell replication, metabolism and programmed cell death
[1].
Cytostatic nucleotides are substrate analogs of physiological nucleotides that inhibit cell proliferation by interfering with cellular targets involved in DNA/RNA synthesis and nucleotide metabolism.
In vivo or cell culture experiments can be performed using the non-phosphorylated
nucleoside variant of a cytostatic nucleotide that is metabolized by multiple cellular kinases to its active phosphorylated forms (NMP → NDP → NTP).
Alternatively, a number of
mono-, di- and triphosphorylated analogs of cytostatic nucleotides are available for functional
in vitro experiments (Tab. 1).
Please refer to the corresponding data sheet for detailed application data.