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ArticleCell death & disease2014

Inhibition of human mitochondrial peptide deformylase causes apoptosis in c-myc-overexpressing hematopoietic cancers.

A Sheth, S Escobar-Alvarez, J Gardner, L Ran, M L Heaney, D A Scheinberg

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

A Sheth1] Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY, USA [2] Department of Pharmacology, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
S Escobar-Alvarez1] Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY, USA [2] Department of Pharmacology, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
J GardnerMolecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY, USA.
L RanMolecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY, USA.
M L HeaneyDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
D A Scheinberg1] Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY, USA [2] Department of Pharmacology, Weill Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA [3] Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Kettering University · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
T LYMPHOCYTE SUBSET FUNCTION POST-TRANSPLANTATIONP01CA023766 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI PAMER, ERIC G. · 1985 to 2023
$59.0M
TREATMENT OF CANCER PATIENTS WITH THYMIC FACTORSP01CA033049 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI DIVGI, CHAITANYA R. · 1985 to 2009
$19.8M
RECOMBINANT ANTICD33 ANTIBODY FOR AMLR01CA055349 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SCHEINBERG, DAVID A · 1991 to 2020
$6.8M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA023766NCI NIH HHS P01 CA033049NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS R01 CA055349NCI NIH HHS R01CA55349
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inhibition of human mitochondrial peptide deformylase (HsPDF) depolarizes the mitochondrial membrane, reduces mitochondrial protein translation and causes apoptosis in Burkitt's lymphoma. We showed that HsPDF mRNA and protein levels were overexpressed in cancer cells and primary acute myeloid leukemia samples. Myc regulates mitochondria and metabolism; we also demonstrated c-myc regulated the expression of HsPDF, likely indirectly. Inhibition of HsPDF by actinonin blocked mitochondrial protein translation and caused apoptotic death of myc-positive Burkitt's lymphoma, but not myc-negative B cells. Inhibition of mitochondrial translation by chloramphenicol or tetracycline, structurally different inhibitors of the mitochondrial ribosome, which is upstream of deformylase activity, followed by treatment with actinonin, resulted in reversal of the biochemical events and abrogation of the apoptosis induced by actinonin. This reversal was specific to inhibitors of HsPDF. Inhibition of HsPDF resulted in a mitochondrial unfolded protein response (increased transcription factors CHOP and CEB/P and the mitochondrial protease Lon), which may be a mechanism mediating cell death. Therefore, HsPDF may be a therapeutic target for these hematopoietic cancers, acting via a new mechanism.

Indexed as

ApoptosisHematopoiesisAmidohydrolasesBurkitt LymphomaCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlycolysisHematologic NeoplasmsHumansHydroxamic AcidsLeukemia, MyeloidMitochondriaProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycUnfolded Protein ResponseactinoninAmidohydrolasesHydroxamic Acidspeptide deformylase, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc

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PMID24675470
PMCPMC3973238
OpenAlexW2093190808

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