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ReviewAntioxidants & redox signaling2014

Targeting Neddylation pathways to inactivate cullin-RING ligases for anticancer therapy.

Yongchao Zhao, Meredith A Morgan, Yi Sun

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Review in Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 141 papers.

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141citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

141 citing papers in PubMed, 241 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yongchao ZhaoDivision of Radiation and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Meredith A Morgan
Yi Sun
University of Michigan · US

Funding

The role of FBXW2 as a novel lung tumor suppressor that cross-talks with oncogenic beta-TrCP and SKP2R01CA156744 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MORGAN, MEREDITH A · 2011 to 2020
$3.4M
SAG E3 ubiquitin ligase in regulation of transformation and carcinogenesisR01CA118762 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SUN, YI · 2006 to 2015
$2.6M
Selective Sensitization of Pancreatic Cancer to Therapy by Chk1 and PARP1 InhibitR01CA163895 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MORGAN, MEREDITH A · 2012 to 2016
$1.6M
Role of SAG/RBX2 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase in Skin CarcinogenesisR01CA171277 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SUN, YI · 2013 to 2017
$1.6M
Anti-pancreatic tumorigenesis by inactivation of SAG/RBX2 E3 ubiquitin ligaseR21CA170995 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SUN, YI · 2013 to 2014
$367k
NCI NIH HHS CA118762NCI NIH HHS CA156744NCI NIH HHS CA170995NCI NIH HHS R01 CA118762NCI NIH HHS R01 CA156744NCI NIH HHS R01 CA163895NCI NIH HHS R01 CA171277
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

significanceProtein neddylation is catalyzed by an E1 NEDD8-activating enzyme (NAE), an E2 NEDD8-conjugating enzyme, and an E3 NEDD8 ligase. Known physiological substrates of neddylation are cullin family members. Cullin neddylation leads to activation of cullin-RING ligases (CRLs), the largest family of E3 ubiquitin ligases responsible for ubiquitylation and degradation of many key signaling/regulatory proteins. Thus, through modulating CRLs, neddylation regulates many biological processes, including cell cycle progression, signal transduction, and tumorigenesis. Given that NEDD8 is overexpressed and CRLs are abnormally activated in many human cancers, targeting protein neddylation, in general, and cullin neddylation, in particular, appears to be an attractive anticancer approach. RECENT ADVANCES: MLN4924, a small molecule inhibitor of NAE, was discovered that inactivates CRLs and causes accumulation of CRL substrates to suppress tumor cell growth both in vitro and in vivo. Promising preclinical results advanced MLN4924 to several clinical trials for anticancer therapy. CRITICAL ISSUES: In preclinical settings, MLN4924 effectively suppresses tumor cell growth by inducing apoptosis, senescence, and autophagy, and causes sensitization to chemoradiation therapies in a cellular context-dependent manner. Signal molecules that determine the cell fate upon MLN4924 treatment, however, remain elusive. Cancer cells develop MLN4924 resistance by selecting target mutations. FUTURE DIRECTIONS: In the clinical side, several Phase 1b trials are under way to determine the safety and efficacy of MLN4924, acting alone or in combination with conventional chemotherapy, against human solid tumors. In the preclinical side, the efforts are being made to develop additional neddylation inhibitors by targeting NEDD8 E2s and E3s.

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Antineoplastic AgentsCullin ProteinsDrug DesignHumansLigasesNEDD8 ProteinNeoplasmsUbiquitinsAntineoplastic AgentsCullin ProteinsLigasesNEDD8 ProteinNEDD8 protein, humanUbiquitins

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PMID24410571
PMCPMC4241876
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