product name JNJ-26854165 (Serdemetan)
Description: JNJ-26854165, also named as Serdemetan, is originally developed as an activator of p53, is now regarded as a novel oral Human Double Minute-2 (HDM-2) ubiquitin ligase antagonist. It can increase the level of HDM-2 client proteins, such as p53, by inhibiting the association of HDM-2-client protein complex with the proteosome. It demonstrated potent anti-proliferative and apoptosis-inducing activity of JNJ-26854165 in a broad range of p53 wild type and mutant tumor models.
Reference: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Aug;59(2):329-32.