The Psammaplysenes, Specific Inhibitors of FOXO1a Nuclear Export

Abstract
A small collection of marine natural product extracts was screened for compounds that would compensate lost tumor suppressor functionality in PTEN-deficient cells. From the most active extract, the previously unreported bromotyrosine derivative, psammaplysene A (1), was identified. Psammaplysene A compensates for PTEN loss by relocalizing the transcription factor FOXO1a to the nucleus.