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ArticleEBioMedicine2018

Inhibition of HDACs-EphA2 Signaling Axis with WW437 Demonstrates Promising Preclinical Antitumor Activity in Breast Cancer.

Tao Zhang, Jingjie Li, Xiaojun Ma, Yang Yang, Wei Sun, Wangrui Jin, Lei Wang, Yuan He, Feifei Yang, Zhengfang Yi and 4 more

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Article in EBioMedicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Targeting EphA2 in cancer.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2020
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  15. The application of histone deacetylases inhibitors in glioblastoma.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Tao ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China; Shanghai Bone Tumor Institution, Shanghai 201620, China. Electronic address: zhangtaoabc@2008.sina.com.
Jingjie LiInstitute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.
Xiaojun MaDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.
Yang YangShanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China.
Wei SunDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.
Wangrui JinShanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China.
Lei WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.
Yuan HeShanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China.
Feifei YangSchool of biological science and technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong Province 250022, China.
Zhengfang YiShanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China.
Yingqi HuaDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China; Shanghai Bone Tumor Institution, Shanghai 201620, China.
Mingyao LiuShanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China; Center for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yihua ChenShanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China. Electronic address: yhchen@bio.ecnu.edu.cn.
Zhengdong CaiDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China; Shanghai Bone Tumor Institution, Shanghai 201620, China. Electronic address: caizhengdong@sjtu.edu.cn.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNEast China Normal University · CNTexas A&M Health Science Center · USUniversity of Jinan · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) are small molecules targeting epigenetic enzymes approved for hematologic neoplasms, which have also demonstrated clinical activities in solid tumors. In our present study, we screened our internal compound library and discovered a novel HDACi, WW437, with potent anti-breast cancer ability in vitro and in vivo. WW437 significantly inhibited phosphorylated EphA2 and EphA2 expression. Further study demonstrated WW437 blocked HDACs-EphA2 signaling axis in breast cancer. In parallel, we found that EphA2 expression positively correlates with breast cancer progression; and combined use of WW437 and an EphA2 inhibitor (ALW-II-41-27) exerted more remarkable effect on breast cancer growth than either drug alone. Our findings suggested inhibition of HDACs-EphA2 signaling axis with WW437 alone or in combination with other agents may be a promising therapeutic strategy for advanced breast cancer.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorEphrin-A2FemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansNeoplasm ProteinsReceptor, EphA2Signal TransductionAntineoplastic AgentsEPHA2 protein, humanEphrin-A2Histone Deacetylase InhibitorsNeoplasm ProteinsReceptor, EphA2Breast cancerEphA2GrowthHDACsMetastasisWW437

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PMID29759486
PMCPMC6013969
OpenAlexW2803772858

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