We tested the effect of substituents at the (1) C3 ́, C3 ́N, (2) C10, and (3) C2-meta-benzoate positions of taxane derivatives on their activity against sensitive versus counterpart paclitaxel-resistant breast (MCF-7) and ovarian (SK-OV-3) cancer cells. We found that (1) non-aromatic groups at both C3 ́ and C3 ́N positions, when compared with phenyl groups at the same positions of a taxane derivative, significantly reduced the resistance of ABCB1 expressing MCF-7/PacR and SK-OV-3/PacR cancer cells. This is, at least in the case of the SB-T-1216 series, accompanied by an ineffective decrease of intracellular levels in MCF-7/PacR cells. The low binding affinity of SB-T-1216 in the ABCB1 binding cavity can elucidate these effects. (2) Cyclopropanecarbonyl group at the C10 position, when compared with the H atom, seems to increase the potency and capability of the derivative in overcoming paclitaxel resistance in both models. (3) Derivatives with fluorine and methyl substituents at the C2-meta-benzoate position were variously potent against sensitive and resistant cancer cells. All C2 derivatives were less capable of overcoming acquired resistance to paclitaxel in vitro than non-substituted analogs. Notably, fluorine derivatives SB-T-121205 and 121,206 were more potent against sensitive and resistant SK-OV-3 cells, and derivatives SB-T-121405 and 121,406 were more potent against sensitive and resistant MCF-7 cells. (4) The various structure-activity relationships of SB-T derivatives observed in two cell line models known to express ABCB1 favor their complex interaction not based solely on ABCB1.

Department of Hygiene Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine 3rd Faculty of Medicine Charles Univesity Prague Czech Republic

Division of Cell and Molecular Biology Department of Biochemistry Cell and Molecular Biology 3rd Faculty of Medicine Charles University Prague Czech Republic

Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook NY USA

Laboratory of Structural Bioinformatics of Proteins Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences BIOCEV Research Centre Vestec Czech Republic

Laboratory of Tumor Resistance Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences BIOCEV Research Centre Vestec Czech Republic

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