ArticleCancers2019
The Novel Mnk1/2 Degrader and Apoptosis Inducer VNLG-152 Potently Inhibits TNBC Tumor Growth and Metastasis.
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- ASC/inflammasome-independent pyroptosis in ovarian cancer cells through translational augmentation of caspase-1.iScience · 2023Article
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- Application of the Nicoya OpenSPR to Studies of Biomolecular Binding: A Review of the Literature from 2016 to 2022.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- An Aptamer against MNK1 for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment.Pharmaceutics · 2023Article
- VNLG-152R and its deuterated analogs potently inhibit/repress triple/quadruple negative breast cancer of diverse racial originsFrontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- An optimized MNK1b aptamer, apMNKQ2, and its potential use as a therapeutic agent in breast cancer.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2022Article
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- Overcoming Paradoxical Kinase Priming by a Novel MNK1 Inhibitor.Journal of medicinal chemistry · 2022Article
- Phosphorylation of the mRNA cap-binding protein eIF4E and cancer.Cellular signalling · 2020Review
- The MNK1/2-eIF4E Axis as a Potential Therapeutic Target in Melanoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Deeping in the Role of the MAP-Kinases Interacting Kinases (MNKs) in Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- The Fluoro-Thiazolylhydrazone Compound TSC-3C Inhibits Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Cell Line Activity by Promoting Apoptosis, Regulating the MAPK Pathway and Inducing Mitochondrial Dysfunction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
Currently, there are no effective therapies for patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive and highly metastatic disease. Activation of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) by mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-interacting kinases 1 and 2 (Mnk1/2) play a critical role in the development, progression and metastasis of TNBC. Herein, we undertook a comprehensive study to evaluate the activity of a first-in-class Mnk1/2 protein degraders, racemic VNLG-152R and its two enantiomers (VNLG-152E1 and VNLG-152E2) in in vitro and in vivo models of TNBC. These studies enabled us to identify racemic VNLG-152R as the most efficacious Mnk1/2 degrader, superior to its pure enantiomers. By targeting Mnk1/2 protein degradation (activity), VNLG-152R potently inhibited both Mnk-eIF4E and mTORC1 signaling pathways and strongly regulated downstream factors involved in cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines secretion, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and metastasis. Most importantly, orally bioavailable VNLG-152R exhibited remarkable antitumor (91 to 100% growth inhibition) and antimetastatic (~80% inhibition) activities against cell line and patient-derived TNBC xenograft models, with no apparent host toxicity. Collectively, these studies demonstrate that targeting Mnk-eIF4E/mTORC1 signaling with a potent Mnk1/2 degrader, VNLG-152R, is a novel therapeutic strategy that can be developed as monotherapy for the effective treatment of patients with primary/metastatic TNBC.
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