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ArticleJACS Au2026

Reactivity-Guided Selective Covalent Targeting of mtDNA over nDNA by an NHC-Rhenium Complex Triggers Bioenergetic Collapse in Cancer Cells.

Amlanjyoti Dutta, Shubhangi Das, Sushanta Chhatar, Parth Sarathi Nayak, Subhadeep Paul, Srinidhi Srinivasan, Malay Patra

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Amlanjyoti DuttaMedicinal Chemistry and Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400005, India.
Shubhangi DasMedicinal Chemistry and Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400005, India.
Sushanta ChhatarMedicinal Chemistry and Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400005, India.
Parth Sarathi NayakMedicinal Chemistry and Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400005, India.
Subhadeep PaulMedicinal Chemistry and Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400005, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2928-9882
Srinidhi SrinivasanMedicinal Chemistry and Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400005, India.
Malay PatraMedicinal Chemistry and Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400005, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3373-6762

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Abstract

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has emerged as a promising target for the development of next-generation chemotherapeutics, as its damage can disrupt key processes that drive cancer progression and resistance to nuclear DNA (nDNA)-targeting drugs. However, achieving selective and direct targeting of mtDNA remains a significant challenge due to its nucleobase similarity to nDNA and necessitates mitochondria-directed delivery strategies. This study reports the identification of a novel N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) rhenium (Re) complex

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antitumorbioorganometallicmitophagymtDNAOXPHOSrhenium

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PMID42819294
PMCPMC13625545

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