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ArticleNature2016

Dual targeting of p53 and c-MYC selectively eliminates leukaemic stem cells.

Sheela A Abraham, Lisa E M Hopcroft, Emma Carrick, Mark E Drotar, Karen Dunn, Andrew J K Williamson, Koorosh Korfi, Pablo Baquero, Laura E Park, Mary T Scott and 8 more

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Article in Nature, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 147 papers.

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147citing papers in PubMed
21.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

147 citing papers in PubMed, 225 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sheela A AbrahamPaul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, UK.
Lisa E M HopcroftPaul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, UK.
Emma CarrickStem Cell and Leukaemia Proteomics laboratory, University of Manchester, Manchester M20 3LJ, UK.
Mark E DrotarPaul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, UK.
Karen DunnPaul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, UK.
Andrew J K WilliamsonStem Cell and Leukaemia Proteomics laboratory, University of Manchester, Manchester M20 3LJ, UK.
Koorosh KorfiPaul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, UK.
Pablo BaqueroInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.
Laura E ParkPaul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, UK.
Mary T ScottPaul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, UK.
Francesca PellicanoPaul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, UK.
Andrew PierceStem Cell and Leukaemia Proteomics laboratory, University of Manchester, Manchester M20 3LJ, UK.
Mhairi CoplandPaul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, UK.
Craig NourseInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.
Sean M GrimmondUniversity of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
David VetrieInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.
Anthony D WhettonStem Cell and Leukaemia Proteomics laboratory, University of Manchester, Manchester M20 3LJ, UK.
Tessa L HolyoakePaul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0YN, UK.
University of Glasgow · GBUniversity of Manchester · GBGartnavel General Hospital · GBUniversity of Melbourne · AU

Funding

Cancer Research UK 11008Cancer Research UK A11008Cancer Research UK C11074/A11008Cancer Research UK C596/A17196Cancer Research UK C596/A18076Chief Scientist Office CZB/4/56Chief Scientist Office CZB/4/690Medical Research Council G0600782Medical Research Council MC_PC_13063Medical Research Council MR/K014854/1Medical Research Council MR/M008959/1Medical Research Council MR/N00583X/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) arises after transformation of a haemopoietic stem cell (HSC) by the protein-tyrosine kinase BCR-ABL. Direct inhibition of BCR-ABL kinase has revolutionized disease management, but fails to eradicate leukaemic stem cells (LSCs), which maintain CML. LSCs are independent of BCR-ABL for survival, providing a rationale for identifying and targeting kinase-independent pathways. Here we show--using proteomics, transcriptomics and network analyses--that in human LSCs, aberrantly expressed proteins, in both imatinib-responder and non-responder patients, are modulated in concert with p53 (also known as TP53) and c-MYC regulation. Perturbation of both p53 and c-MYC, and not BCR-ABL itself, leads to synergistic cell kill, differentiation, and near elimination of transplantable human LSCs in mice, while sparing normal HSCs. This unbiased systems approach targeting connected nodes exemplifies a novel precision medicine strategy providing evidence that LSCs can be eradicated.

Indexed as

AcetamidesAnimalsAntigens, CD34AzepinesCell DeathCell DifferentiationDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleFusion Proteins, bcr-ablHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansImatinib MesylateImidazolinesLeukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL PositiveMaleMiceAcetamidesAntigens, CD34AzepinesCPI203DNA-Binding ProteinsFusion Proteins, bcr-ablImatinib MesylateImidazolinesMYC protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRG7112TP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53ZNF331 protein, human

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PMID27281222
PMCPMC4913876
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