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ArticleACS chemical biology2018

High-Throughput Screens To Identify Autophagy Inducers That Function by Disrupting Beclin 1/Bcl-2 Binding.

Wei-Chung Chiang, Yongjie Wei, Yi-Chun Kuo, Shuguang Wei, Anwu Zhou, Zhongju Zou, Jenna Yehl, Matthew J Ranaghan, Adam Skepner, Joshua A Bittker and 3 more

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Article in ACS chemical biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wei-Chung ChiangCenter for Autophagy Research, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas 75390 , United States.
Yongjie WeiCenter for Autophagy Research, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas 75390 , United States.
Yi-Chun KuoDepartment of Pharmacology , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas 75390 , United States.
Shuguang WeiDepartment of Biochemistry , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas 75390 , United States.
Anwu ZhouDepartment of Biochemistry , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas 75390 , United States.
Zhongju ZouCenter for Autophagy Research, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas 75390 , United States.
Jenna YehlCenter for the Development of Therapeutics , Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02142 , United States.
Matthew J RanaghanCenter for the Development of Therapeutics , Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02142 , United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3572-5127
Adam SkepnerCenter for the Development of Therapeutics , Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02142 , United States.
Joshua A BittkerCenter for the Development of Therapeutics , Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02142 , United States.
Jose R PerezCenter for the Development of Therapeutics , Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02142 , United States.
Bruce A PosnerDepartment of Biochemistry , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas 75390 , United States.
Beth LevineCenter for Autophagy Research, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas 75390 , United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1460-1638
Broad Institute · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

UT Southwestern Medical Center Simmons Comprehensive Cancer CenterP30CA142543 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Sandi Leigh Pruitt · 2010 to 2026
$53.7M
Genetic and Pathway Analysis CoreU19AI109725 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI VIRGIN, HERBERT W · 2014 to 2018
$32.7M
Beclin 1-Bcl-2 Interactions: Effects on AutophagyR01CA109618 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI LEVINE, BETH C · 2004 to 2014
$3.1M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA142543NCI NIH HHS R01 CA109618NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI109725
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy, a lysosomal degradation pathway, plays a crucial role in cellular homeostasis, development, immunity, tumor suppression, metabolism, prevention of neurodegeneration, and lifespan extension. Thus, pharmacological stimulation of autophagy may be an effective approach for preventing or treating certain human diseases and/or aging. We sought to establish a method for developing new chemical compounds that specifically induce autophagy. To do this, we developed two assays to identify compounds that target a key regulatory node of autophagy induction-specifically, the binding of Bcl-2 (a negative regulator of autophagy) to Beclin 1 (an allosteric modulator of the Beclin 1/VPS34 lipid kinase complex that functions in autophagy initiation). These assays use either a split-luciferase assay to measure Beclin 1/Bcl-2 binding in cells or an AlphaLISA assay to directly measure direct Beclin 1/Bcl-2 binding in vitro. We screened two different chemical compound libraries, comprising ∼300 K compounds, to identify small molecules that disrupt Beclin 1/Bcl-2 binding and induce autophagy. Three novel compounds were identified that directly inhibit Beclin 1/Bcl-2 interaction with an IC

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AutophagyBeclin-1Cell SurvivalDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalHeLa CellsHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansProtein BindingProtein Interaction MapsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2BCL2 protein, humanBeclin-1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2

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PMID29878747
PMCPMC6250051
OpenAlexW2805586774

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