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ArticleCell death & disease2018

Natural cyclopeptide RA-V inhibits the NF-κB signaling pathway by targeting TAK1.

Zhe Wang, Simeng Zhao, Lihua Song, Yuzhi Pu, Qiang Wang, Guangzhi Zeng, Xing Liu, Ming Bai, Shao Li, Fabao Gao and 3 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Zhe WangSchool of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy & State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7854-8207
Simeng ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.
Lihua SongSchool of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy & State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China.
Yuzhi PuState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Qiang WangState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Guangzhi ZengState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.
Xing LiuState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Ming BaiMOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Bioinformatics Division, TNLIST/Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
Shao LiMOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Bioinformatics Division, TNLIST/Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8709-9167
Fabao GaoState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Lijuan ChenState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China. ljchen@scu.edu.cn.
Chen WangSchool of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy & State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China. cwang1971@cpu.edu.cn.
Ninghua TanSchool of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy & State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China. nhtan@cpu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-3731-1000
Kunming Institute of Botany · CNSichuan University · CNChina Pharmaceutical University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNTsinghua University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) U1032602, 91013002, 31470428, 81225025, 81630103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rubiaceae-type cyclopeptides (RAs) are a type of plant cyclopeptides from the Rubia that have garnered significant attention owing to their unique bicyclic structures and amazing antitumour activities. Our recent work has shown that RAs suppress inflammation and angiogenesis and induce apoptosis. However, the underlying mechanism and targets remained unknown. Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway plays a critical role in these biological processes, prompting us to investigate whether and how RAs affect this pathway. By screening compound libraries using NF-κB-dependent luciferase reporter, we observed that RA-V is the best NF-κB inhibitor. Further experiments demonstrated that RA-V interrupted the TAK1-TAB2 interaction and targeted TAK1 in this pathway. Moreover, RA-V prevented endotoxin shock and inhibited NF-κB activation and tumor growth in vivo. These findings clarify the mechanism of RA-V on NF-κB pathway and might account for the majority of known bioactivities of RA-V, which will help RA-V develop as new antiinflammatory and antitumour therapies.

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AnimalsBiological ProductsDown-RegulationHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 7MAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceNF-kappa BPeptides, CyclicProtein BindingSignal TransductionBiological ProductsMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 7MAP Kinase Kinase KinasesNF-kappa BPeptides, CyclicRA V

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PMID29915207
PMCPMC6006164
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