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ArticleScientific reports2016

Cardiac glycosides display selective efficacy for STK11 mutant lung cancer.

Nayoung Kim, Hwa Young Yim, Ningning He, Cheol-Jung Lee, Ju Hyun Kim, Jin-Sung Choi, Hye Suk Lee, Somin Kim, Euna Jeong, Mee Song and 5 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nayoung KimCenter for Advanced Bioinformatics &Systems Medicine, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hwa Young YimCenter for Advanced Bioinformatics &Systems Medicine, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ningning HeDepartment of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Cheol-Jung LeeCollege of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Ju Hyun KimCollege of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Jin-Sung ChoiCollege of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Hye Suk LeeCollege of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Somin KimCenter for Advanced Bioinformatics &Systems Medicine, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Euna JeongCenter for Advanced Bioinformatics &Systems Medicine, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Mee SongCenter for Advanced Bioinformatics &Systems Medicine, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sang-Min JeonCollege of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Woo-Young KimRCCFC, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Gordon B MillsSystems Biology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Yong-Yeon ChoCollege of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Sukjoon YoonCenter for Advanced Bioinformatics &Systems Medicine, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sookmyung Women's University · KRCatholic University of Korea · KRAjou University · KRThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although STK11 (LKB1) mutation is a major mediator of lung cancer progression, targeted therapy has not been implemented due to STK11 mutations being loss-of-function. Here, we report that targeting the Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase (ATP1A1) is synthetic lethal with STK11 mutations in lung cancer. The cardiac glycosides (CGs) digoxin, digitoxin and ouabain, which directly inhibit ATP1A1 function, exhibited selective anticancer effects on STK11 mutant lung cancer cell lines. Restoring STK11 function reduced the efficacy of CGs. Clinically relevant doses of digoxin decreased the growth of STK11 mutant xenografts compared to wild type STK11 xenografts. Increased cellular stress was associated with the STK11-specific efficacy of CGs. Inhibiting ROS production attenuated the efficacy of CGs, and STK11-AMPK signaling was important in overcoming the stress induced by CGs. Taken together, these results show that STK11 mutation is a novel biomarker for responsiveness to CGs. Inhibition of ATP1A1 using CGs warrants exploration as a targeted therapy for STK11 mutant lung cancer.

Indexed as

MutationXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysA549 CellsAMP-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesAnimalsCardiac GlycosidesCardiotonic AgentsCell Line, TumorDigitoxinDigoxinGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLung NeoplasmsMice, NudeOuabainProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesAMP-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesCardiac GlycosidesCardiotonic AgentsDigitoxinDigoxinOuabainProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSTK11 protein, human

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PMID27431571
PMCPMC4949473
OpenAlexW2478759488

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