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ArticleScientific reports2017

A structure- and chemical genomics-based approach for repositioning of drugs against VCP/p97 ATPase.

Aldo Segura-Cabrera, Reshmi Tripathi, Xiaoyi Zhang, Lin Gui, Tsui-Fen Chou, Kakajan Komurov

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Aldo Segura-CabreraRed de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
Reshmi TripathiDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA.
Xiaoyi ZhangDivision of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Torrance, CA, USA.
Lin GuiDivision of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Torrance, CA, USA.
Tsui-Fen ChouDivision of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Torrance, CA, USA.
Kakajan KomurovDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USHarbor–UCLA Medical Center · USInstituto de Ecología · MXUCLA Medical Center · US

Funding

Exploiting proteotoxic stress in therapy-refractory HER2+ breast cancersR01CA193549 · NCI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI PRIVETTE VINNEDGE, LISA M. · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA193549
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Valosin-containing protein (VCP/p97) ATPase (a.k.a. Cdc48) is a key member of the ER-associated protein degradation (ERAD) pathway. ERAD and VCP/p97 have been implicated in a multitude of human diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. Inhibition of VCP/p97 induces proteotoxic ER stress and cell death in cancer cells, making it an attractive target for cancer treatment. However, no drugs exist against this protein in the market. Repositioning of drugs towards new indications is an attractive alternative to the de novo drug development due to the potential for significantly shorter time to clinical translation. Here, we employed an integrative strategy for the repositioning of drugs as novel inhibitors of the VCP/p97 ATPase. We integrated structure-based virtual screening with the chemical genomics analysis of drug molecular signatures, and identified several candidate inhibitors of VCP/p97 ATPase. Importantly, experimental validation with cell-based and in vitro ATPase assays confirmed three (ebastine, astemizole and clotrimazole) out of seven tested candidates (~40% true hit rate) as direct inhibitors of VCP/p97 and ERAD. This study introduces an effective integrative strategy for drug repositioning, and identified new drugs against the VCP/p97/ERAD pathway in human diseases.

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Drug RepositioningAllosteric RegulationBinding SitesDrug DiscoveryEnzyme InhibitorsGenomicsHumansInhibitory Concentration 50Models, MolecularMolecular ConformationProtein BindingReproducibility of ResultsStructure-Activity RelationshipValosin Containing ProteinEnzyme InhibitorsValosin Containing Protein

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PMID28322292
PMCPMC5359624
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