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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2009

Hexosamine template. A platform for modulating gene expression and for sugar-based drug discovery.

Noha Elmouelhi, Udayanath Aich, Venkata D P Paruchuri, M Adam Meledeo, Christopher T Campbell, Jean J Wang, Raja Srinivas, Hargun S Khanna, Kevin J Yarema

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Noha ElmouelhiThe Department of Biomedical Engineering, 106A Clark Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
Udayanath Aich
Venkata D P Paruchuri
M Adam Meledeo
Christopher T Campbell
Jean J Wang
Raja Srinivas
Hargun S Khanna
Kevin J Yarema
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Probing the Connections between Monosaccharide Analogs, Sialic Acid Metabolism, aR01CA112314 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI YAREMA, KEVIN J · 2005 to 2022
$4.5M
Synthesis amd Mechanism of Polyglucosamine for Cartilage Tissue EngineeringR01AR054005 · NIAMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ELISSEEFF, JENNIFER H, YAREMA, KEVIN J · 2006 to 2013
$2.5M
NCI NIH HHS CA112314-01NCI NIH HHS R01 CA112314NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR054005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates the breadth of cellular responses engendered by short chain fatty acid (SCFA)-hexosamine hybrid molecules, a class of compounds long used in "metabolic glycoengineering" that are now emerging as drug candidates. First, a "mix and match" strategy showed that different SCFA (n-butyrate and acetate) appended to the same core sugar altered biological activity, complementing previous results [Campbell et al. J. Med. Chem. 2008, 51, 8135-8147] where a single type of SCFA elicited distinct responses. Microarray profiling then compared transcriptional responses engendered by regioisomerically modified ManNAc, GlcNAc, and GalNAc analogues in MDA-MB-231 cells. These data, which were validated by qRT-PCR or Western analysis for ID1, TP53, HPSE, NQO1, EGR1, and VEGFA, showed a two-pronged response where a core set of genes was coordinately regulated by all analogues while each analogue simultaneously uniquely regulated a larger number of genes. Finally, AutoDock modeling supported a mechanism where the analogues directly interact with elements of the NF-kappaB pathway. Together, these results establish the SCFA-hexosamine template as a versatile platform for modulating biological activity and developing new therapeutics.

Indexed as

AcylationApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDrug DiscoveryEarly Growth Response Protein 1Fatty Acids, VolatileGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGlucuronidaseHeparanaseHexosaminesHumansModels, MolecularMucin-1N-Acetylneuraminic AcidEarly Growth Response Protein 1Fatty Acids, VolatileGlucuronidaseHeparanaseHexosaminesMucin-1N-Acetylneuraminic AcidNF-kappa BTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID19326913
PMCPMC2721157
OpenAlexW2033381870

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