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ArticleOncotarget2016

Compounds from the marine sponge Cribrochalina vasculum offer a way to target IGF-1R mediated signaling in tumor cells.

Ana Zovko, Metka Novak, Petra Hååg, Dimitry Kovalerchick, Teresa Holmlund, Katarina Färnegårdh, Micha Ilan, Shmuel Carmeli, Rolf Lewensohn, Kristina Viktorsson

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Article in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ana ZovkoDepartment of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Biomics Center, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Metka NovakDepartment of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Biomics Center, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Petra HåågDepartment of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Biomics Center, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dimitry KovalerchickSchool of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Teresa HolmlundDepartment of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Biomics Center, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Katarina FärnegårdhScience for Life Laboratory, Drug Discovery and Development Platform, Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Micha IlanDepartment of Zoology, George S Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Shmuel CarmeliSchool of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Rolf LewensohnDepartment of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Biomics Center, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Kristina ViktorssonDepartment of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Biomics Center, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutet · SETel Aviv University · ILStockholm University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work two acetylene alcohols, compound 1 and compound 2, which were isolated and identified from the sponge Cribrochalina vasculum, and which showed anti-tumor effects were further studied with respect to targets and action mechanisms. Gene expression analyses suggested insulin like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) signaling to be instrumental in controlling anti-tumor efficacy of these compounds in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Indeed compounds 1 and 2 inhibited phosphorylation of IGF-1Rβ as well as reduced its target signaling molecules IRS-1 and PDK1 allowing inhibition of pro-survival signaling. In silico docking indicated that compound 1 binds to the kinase domain of IGF-1R at the same binding site as the well known tyrosine kinase inhibitor AG1024. Indeed, cellular thermal shift assay (CETSA) confirmed that C. vasculum compound 1 binds to IGF-1R but not to the membrane localized tyrosine kinase receptor EGFR. Importantly, we demonstrate that compound 1 causes IGF-1Rβ but not Insulin Receptor degradation specifically in tumor cells with no effects seen in normal diploid fibroblasts. Thus, these compounds hold potential as novel therapeutic agents targeting IGF-1R signaling for anti-tumor treatment.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalErbB ReceptorsFibroblastsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsLung NeoplasmsPhosphorylationPoriferaProtein BindingProtein Kinase InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsErbB ReceptorsInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsIRS1 protein, humanProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, IGF Type 1Receptor, InsulinReceptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinasestyrphostin AG 1024Tyrphostinsinsulin growth factor receptorlung cancernatural productssmall moleculesponge

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PMID27384680
PMCPMC5226581
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