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ArticleCancer research2017

Modulation of Bax and mTOR for Cancer Therapeutics.

Rui Li, Chunyong Ding, Jun Zhang, Maohua Xie, Dongkyoo Park, Ye Ding, Guo Chen, Guojing Zhang, Melissa Gilbert-Ross, Wei Zhou and 13 more

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Article in Cancer research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rui LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Chunyong DingDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Chemical Biology Program, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Jun ZhangDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Maohua XieDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dongkyoo ParkDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Ye DingDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Chemical Biology Program, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Guo ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Guojing ZhangDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Melissa Gilbert-RossDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Wei ZhouDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Adam I MarcusDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Shi-Yong SunDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Zhuo G ChenDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Gabriel L SicaDepartment of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Suresh S RamalingamDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Andrew T MagisInstitute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington.
Haian FuDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Fadlo R KhuriDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Walter J CurranDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Taofeek K OwonikokoDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dong M ShinDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. xdeng4@emory.edu jizhou@utmb.edu dmshin@emory.edu.
Jia ZhouDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Chemical Biology Program, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. xdeng4@emory.edu jizhou@utmb.edu dmshin@emory.edu.
Xingming DengDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. xdeng4@emory.edu jizhou@utmb.edu dmshin@emory.edu.
Emory University · USThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USInstitute for Systems Biology · US

Funding

Targeting the p53 pathway for reversal of oral premalignancyP50CA097007 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI LEE, J. JACK · 2002 to 2012
$26.1M
Structure-based anti-cancer drug developmentR01CA136534 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI DENG, XINGMING · 2010 to 2020
$3.4M
Developing a pharmacologic approach to treat LKB1 mutant NSCLC patientsR01CA194027 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI GILBERT-ROSS, MELISSA, MARCUS, ADAM I. · 2016 to 2020
$2.5M
Modulation of BAK in Lung Cancer TherapeuticsR01CA200905 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI DENG, XINGMING · 2017 to 2021
$1.8M
Modulation of Bcl2 BH4 and mTOR in lung cancer therapeuticsR01CA193828 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI DENG, XINGMING · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
Pro-Oncogenic Role of LKB1 in NSCLCR01CA140571 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI ZHOU, WEI · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
Core Center for Translational Addiction SciencesP30DA028821 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI CUNNINGHAM, KATHRYN A. · 2009 to 2010
$1.5M
Translational Physician-Scientist Training Program in OncologyT32CA160040 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI SHIN, DONG M · 2013 to 2017
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA097007NCI NIH HHS R01 CA136534NCI NIH HHS R01 CA140571NCI NIH HHS R01 CA193828NCI NIH HHS R01 CA194027NCI NIH HHS R01 CA200905NCI NIH HHS T32 CA160040NIDA NIH HHS P30 DA028821
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A rationale exists for pharmacologic manipulation of the serine (S)184 phosphorylation site of the proapoptotic Bcl2 family member Bax as an anticancer strategy. Here, we report the refinement of the Bax agonist SMBA1 to generate CYD-2-11, which has characteristics of a suitable clinical lead compound. CYD-2-11 targeted the structural pocket proximal to S184 in the C-terminal region of Bax, directly activating its proapoptotic activity by inducing a conformational change enabling formation of Bax homooligomers in mitochondrial membranes. In murine models of small-cell and non-small cell lung cancers, including patient-derived xenograft and the genetically engineered mutant KRAS-driven lung cancer models, CYD-2-11 suppressed malignant growth without evident significant toxicity to normal tissues. In lung cancer patients treated with mTOR inhibitor RAD001, we observed enhanced S184 Bax phosphorylation in lung cancer cells and tissues that inactivates the propaoptotic function of Bax, contributing to rapalog resistance. Combined treatment of CYD-2-11 and RAD001 in murine lung cancer models displayed strong synergistic activity and overcame rapalog resistance

Indexed as

Animalsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalHumansLung NeoplasmsMiceModels, StructuralPhosphorylationSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine Kinasesbcl-2-Associated X ProteinMTOR protein, humanTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

Identifiers

PMID28381544
PMCPMC5503158
OpenAlexW2605095179

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