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ArticleOncoscience2016

EZH2 inhibition re-sensitizes multidrug resistant B-cell lymphomas to etoposide mediated apoptosis.

Matthew Smonskey, Elena Lasorsa, Spencer Rosario, Jason S Kirk, Francisco J Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, Leigh Ellis

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Article in Oncoscience, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Getting the right combination to break the epigenetic code.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2025
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  4. Can we use epigenetics to prime chemoresistant lymphomas?Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2020
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  7. An EZH2-mediated epigenetic mechanism behind p53-dependent tissue sensitivity to DNA damage.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2018
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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.

Matthew SmonskeyDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Elena LasorsaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Spencer RosarioDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA; Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Cancer Therapeutics, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA.
Jason S KirkDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Francisco J Hernandez-IlizaliturriDepartment of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Leigh EllisDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA; Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Cancer Therapeutics, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center · USUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

Funding

Two-Spirit Films in Indigenous Cancer HealthP30CA016056 · NCI · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP · PI MARK G FRATTINI · 1985 to 2026
$116.6M
Enabling Access to Cutting-Edge Biomedical and Behavioral ScienceR25GM095459 · NIGMS · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI DUBOCOVICH, MARGARITA L · 2012 to 2021
$4.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016056NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM095459
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reactivation of apoptotic pathways is an attractive strategy for patients with treatment-resistant B-cell lymphoma. The tumor suppressor, p53 is central for apoptotic response to multiple DNA damaging agents used to treat aggressive B-cell lymphomas, including etoposide. It has been demonstrated that etoposide induced DNA damage and therapeutic efficacy is enhanced by combination with inhibitors of the histone methyltransferase, enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2). Further, EZH2 was identified to regulate cell fate decisions in response to DNA damage. Using B-cell lymphoma cell lines resistant to etoposide induced cell death; we show that p53 is dramatically down regulated and MDMX, a negative regulator of p53, is significantly up regulated. However, these cell lines remain responsive to etoposide mediated DNA damage and exhibit cell cycle inhibition and induction of senescence. Furthermore, chemical inhibition of EZH2 directs DNA damage to a predominant p53 dependent apoptotic response associated with loss of MDMX and BCL-XL. These data provide confirmation of EZH2 in determining cell fate following DNA damage and propose a novel therapeutic strategy for patients with aggressive treatment-resistant B-cell lymphoma.

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epigeneticsetoposideEZH2lymphomatherapy

Identifiers

PMID26973857
PMCPMC4751913
OpenAlexW2299390417

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