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ArticleBlood2017

Targeting sphingosine kinase 1 induces MCL1-dependent cell death in acute myeloid leukemia.

Jason A Powell, Alexander C Lewis, Wenying Zhu, John Toubia, Melissa R Pitman, Craig T Wallington-Beddoe, Paul A B Moretti, Diana Iarossi, Saumya E Samaraweera, Nik Cummings and 7 more

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Article in Blood, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
64citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Targeting sphingosine kinase 1 in p53KO thymic lymphoma.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2023
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4 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jason A PowellCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Alexander C LewisCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Wenying ZhuCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
John ToubiaCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Melissa R PitmanCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Craig T Wallington-BeddoeCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Paul A B MorettiCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Diana IarossiCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Saumya E SamaraweeraCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Nik CummingsDepartment of Haematology, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Hayley S RamshawCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Daniel ThomasInstitute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; and.
Andrew H WeiDepartment of Haematology, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Angel F LopezCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Richard J D'AndreaCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Ian D LewisCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Stuart M PitsonCentre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9527-2740
South Australia Pathology · AUMonash University · AUStanford University · US

Funding

Discovery of Synthetic Lethal Targets for Recurrent Epigenetic Mutations in Acute Myeloid LeukemiaK99CA207731 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI THOMAS, DANIEL · 2017 to 2018
$347k
NCI NIH HHS K99 CA207731
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive malignancy where despite improvements in conventional chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation, overall survival remains poor. Sphingosine kinase 1 (SPHK1) generates the bioactive lipid sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) and has established roles in tumor initiation, progression, and chemotherapy resistance in a wide range of cancers. The role and targeting of SPHK1 in primary AML, however, has not been previously investigated. Here we show that SPHK1 is overexpressed and constitutively activated in primary AML patient blasts but not in normal mononuclear cells. Subsequent targeting of SPHK1 induced caspase-dependent cell death in AML cell lines, primary AML patient blasts, and isolated AML patient leukemic progenitor/stem cells, with negligible effects on normal bone marrow CD34

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, LeukemicAmino Acid Chloromethyl KetonesAmino AlcoholsAnimalsBone Marrow CellsCaspase InhibitorsCaspasesCell DeathCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteLysophospholipidsMiceMice, Inbred NODMolecular Targeted TherapyAmino Acid Chloromethyl KetonesAmino AlcoholsCaspase InhibitorsCaspasesLysophospholipidsMCL1 protein, humanMyeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 ProteinN-methyl-5-(4'-pentylphenyl)-2-aminopent-4-ene-1,3-diolPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)Protein Kinase InhibitorsQuinolinesquinoline-val-asp(OMe)-CH2-OPHReceptors, LysosphingolipidSphingosinesphingosine 1-phosphateSphingosine Kinase

Identifiers

PMID27956387
PMCPMC7484978
OpenAlexW2567383510

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