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Di(1 H -indol-3-yl)(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)methane (DIM-Ph-4-CF 3 ) is an analog of orphan nuclear receptor 4A1 (NR4A1) ligand cytosporone B. We have synthesized several oxidation products of DIM-Ph-4-CF 3 , focusing on analogs with electron-withdrawing or donating groups at their phenyl ring 4-positions, and examined their anti-cancer activity and mechanism-of-action. Mesylates (DIM-Ph-4-X + OMs - s) having CF 3 , CO 2 Me and Cl groups were more effective inhibitors of cancer cell viability than their precursors. 19 F NMR spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry strongly indicated interactions of DIM-Ph-4-CF 3  + OMs - with the NR4A1 ligand binding domain, and compound-induced apoptosis of prostate cancer cells was dependent on NR4A1. DIM-Ph-4-CF3 + OMs - showed robust inhibition of LNCaP prostate cancer xenografts with no apparent toxicity. In vitro and in vivo , DIM-Ph-4-CF3 + OMs - activated proapoptotic unfolded protein response (UPR) signaling in prostate cancer cells. Independently of DIM-Ph-4-CF 3  + OMs - , the bulk of NR4A1 localized to the cytoplasm in various cancer cell lines, suggesting a cytoplasmic mechanism-of-action of DIM-Ph-4-CF 3  + OMs - in UPR induction and cell death. In summary, the data suggest that oxidized analogs of DIM-Ph-4-CF3 possess potent and safe anti-cancer activity which is mediated through UPR signaling downstream of NR4A1 binding.

Oxidized analogs of Di(1H-indol-3-yl)methyl-4-substituted benzenes are NR4A1-dependent UPR inducers with potent and safe anti-cancer activity