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ArticleLeukemia2014

Chaetoglobosin A preferentially induces apoptosis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells by targeting the cytoskeleton.

P B Knudsen, B Hanna, S Ohl, L Sellner, T Zenz, H Döhner, S Stilgenbauer, T O Larsen, P Lichter, M Seiffert

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Article in Leukemia, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

P B Knudsen1] Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany [2] Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark.
B HannaDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
S OhlDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
L Sellner1] Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany [2] Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
T Zenz1] Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany [2] Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
H DöhnerInternal Medicine III, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
S StilgenbauerInternal Medicine III, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
T O LarsenDepartment of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark.
P LichterDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
M SeiffertDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DEUniversität Ulm · DETechnical University of Denmark · DK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is an incurable malignancy of mature B cells. One of the major challenges in treatment of CLL is the achievement of a complete remission to prevent relapse of disease originating from cells within lymphoid tissues and subsequent chemoresistance. In search for novel drugs that target CLL cells in protective microenvironments, we performed a fungal extract screen using cocultures of primary CLL cells with bone marrow-derived stromal cells. A secondary metabolite produced by Penicillium aquamarinium was identified as Chaetoglobosin A (ChA), a member of the cytochalasan family that showed preferential induction of apoptosis in CLL cells, even under culture conditions that mimic lymphoid tissues. In vitro testing of 89 CLL cases revealed effective targeting of CLL cells by ChA, independent of bad prognosis characteristics, like 17p deletion or TP53 mutation. To provide insight into its mechanism of action, we showed that ChA targets filamentous actin in CLL cells and thereby induces cell-cycle arrest and inhibits membrane ruffling and cell migration. Our data further revealed that ChA prevents CLL cell activation and sensitizes them for treatment with PI3K and BTK inhibitors, suggesting this compound as a novel potential drug for CLL.

Indexed as

ActinsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCase-Control StudiesCell AdhesionCell CycleCell MovementCell ProliferationChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCoculture TechniquesCytokinesisCytoskeletonFlow CytometryFungiHealthy VolunteersHumansActinschaetoglobosinsIndole AlkaloidsMycotoxins

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