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ArticleLeukemia2019

Imipridone ONC212 activates orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR132 and integrated stress response in acute myeloid leukemia.

Takenobu Nii, Varun V Prabhu, Vivian Ruvolo, Neel Madhukar, Ran Zhao, Hong Mu, Lauren Heese, Yuki Nishida, Kensuke Kojima, Mathew J Garnett and 10 more

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Article in Leukemia, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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55citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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20 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Takenobu Nii *Section of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Varun V Prabhu *Oncoceutics, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Vivian RuvoloSection of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Neel MadhukarInstitute for Computational Biomedicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Ran ZhaoSection of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Hong MuSection of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Lauren HeeseSection of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Yuki NishidaSection of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Kensuke KojimaSection of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Mathew J GarnettWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK.
Ultan McDermottWellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK.
Cyril H BenesDepartment of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Neil CharterDiscoverX Corporation, Fremont, CA, USA.
Sean DeaconDiscoverX Corporation, Fremont, CA, USA.
Olivier ElementoInstitute for Computational Biomedicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Joshua E AllenOncoceutics, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Wolfgang OsterOncoceutics, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Martin StogniewOncoceutics, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jo IshizawaSection of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. JIshizawa@mdanderson.org.
Michael AndreeffSection of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. mandreef@mdanderson.org.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USOncoceutics (United States) · USCornell University · USDiscoveRx (United States) · USWellcome Sanger Institute · GBMassachusetts General Hospital · USSaga University · JP

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Fabien Delerue · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
THE THERAPY OF AMLP01CA055164 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI BERRY, DONALD A · 1992 to 2011
$25.3M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA055164NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 102696
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Imipridones constitute a novel class of antitumor agents. Here, we report that a second-generation imipridone, ONC212, possesses highly increased antitumor activity compared to the first-generation compound ONC201. In vitro studies using human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell lines, primary AML, and normal bone marrow (BM) samples demonstrate that ONC212 exerts prominent apoptogenic effects in AML, but not in normal BM cells, suggesting potential clinical utility. Imipridones putatively engage G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and/or trigger an integrated stress response in hematopoietic tumor cells. Comprehensive GPCR screening identified ONC212 as activator of an orphan GPCR GPR132 and Gαq signaling, which functions as a tumor suppressor. Heterozygous knock-out of GPR132 decreased the antileukemic effects of ONC212. ONC212 induced apoptogenic effects through the induction of an integrated stress response, and reduced MCL-1 expression, a known resistance factor for BCL-2 inhibition by ABT-199. Oral administration of ONC212 inhibited AML growth in vivo and improved overall survival in xenografted mice. Moreover, ONC212 abrogated the engraftment capacity of patient-derived AML cells in an NSG PDX model, suggesting potential eradication of AML initiating cells, and was highly synergistic in combination with ABT-199. Collectively, our results suggest ONC212 as a novel therapeutic agent for AML.

Indexed as

Stress, PhysiologicalTranscriptional ActivationAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisBiomarkersCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicHumansImidazolesLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkersCell Cycle ProteinsG2A receptorImidazolesPyridinesPyrimidinesReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledTIC10 compound

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PMID31127149
PMCPMC6874902
OpenAlexW2945196694

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