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                                                                Synonyms: IFB-088 | IFB088 | Sephin-1 | Sephin1
                                 
                                                         
                            Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Icerguastat (IFB-088, Sephin1) selectively inhibits the regulatory subunit PPP1R15A within the PPP1R15A/PP1c phosphatase complex [2]. Inhibiting PPP1R15A results in reduced dephosphorylation of the translation initiation factor eIF2α, which rescues cells from proteostasis collapse. Structurally icerguastat is a guanabenz derivative but it has no α2-adrenerceptor agonist activity. Icerguastat is designed to maintain an active integrated stress response as a cytoprotective mechanism to combat the toxic effects of cellular stress [1].
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                      
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                    
                                    
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                                                                         1. Chen Y, Podojil JR, Kunjamma RB, Jones J, Weiner M, Lin W, Miller SD, Popko B. (2019)
                                         Sephin1, which prolongs the integrated stress response, is a promising therapeutic for multiple sclerosis. Brain, 142 (2): 344-361. [PMID:30657878]  | 
                                                                
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                                                                         2. Das I, Krzyzosiak A, Schneider K, Wrabetz L, D'Antonio M, Barry N, Sigurdardottir A, Bertolotti A. (2015)
                                         Preventing proteostasis diseases by selective inhibition of a phosphatase regulatory subunit. Science, 348 (6231): 239-42. [PMID:25859045]  |