Editorial
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng.
World J Pharmacol. Aug 9, 2012; 1(4): 55-64
Published online Aug 9, 2012. doi: 10.5497/wjp.v1.i4.55
Table 1 Targets and effects of the ADP-ribosylation factor inhibitors
InhibitorArf regulatorsArfPhenotype/functionCell type
Brefeldin AGBF1Arf1Tubulation and collapse of Golgi apparatusMammalian cells
Gea1p/2pArf5
Sec7pArf1pInhibition of protein secretionYeast
LM11Cytohesin-2Arf1Dispersion of Golgi markersMDCK cells
BIG1Arf5Inhibition of migration
Golgicide AGBF1Arf1Protection from Shiga toxin toxicityMammalian cells
Dispersion of cis- and medial-Golgi
Inhibition of protein secretion
Inhibition of viral replication: (hepatitis C virus; enteroviruses; poliovirus; coxsackievirus)
EXO1ArfGAPsArf1Tubulation, collapse of GolgiMammalian cells
EXO2BIG1Arf1Dispersion of the trans-Golgi networkHeLa cells
Interfere with shiga toxin trafficking to the endoplasmic reticulum
LG186BIG1Arf1Dissociation of COP I vesicles from the GolgiHeLa cells
GBF1
M69 aptamerCytohesin-1Arf1Actin remodellingJurkat T cells
Cytohesin-2Inhibition of adhesion
K61 aptamerCytohesin-1Arf1Inhibition of serum-induced ERK MAP Kinase activationHeLa cells
Cytohesin-2
SecinH3Cytohesin-1Arf1Insulin resistanceHepG2 cells; rat and human β pancreatic cells
Cytohesin-2Arf6
Cytohesin-3Inhibition of superoxide anion productionNeutrophils
Inhibition of degranulation
Activation of Mac-1-dependent adhesion, phagocytosis and migration
Inhibition of LFA-1 dependent adhesion
Inhibition of migration3T3-L1 cells
Inhibition of neuritis outgrowthN1E-115 neublastoma cells
Regulation of β-1 integrin internalization and of β-1 integrin-dependent adhesionHeLa cells
SteppkeInsulin resistanceFly cells