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ArticleCell reports2020

Rocaglates Induce Gain-of-Function Alterations to eIF4A and eIF4F.

Jennifer Chu, Wenhan Zhang, Regina Cencic, Patrick B F O'Connor, Francis Robert, William G Devine, Asher Selznick, Thomas Henkel, William C Merrick, Lauren E Brown and 3 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Jennifer ChuDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Wenhan ZhangDepartment of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Regina CencicDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Patrick B F O'ConnorSchool of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Francis RobertDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
William G DevineDepartment of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Asher SelznickDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Thomas HenkelIMAX Discovery GmbH, Dortmund, Germany.
William C MerrickDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4935, USA.
Lauren E BrownDepartment of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Pavel V BaranovSchool of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Moscow, Russia.
John A PorcoDepartment of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: porco@bu.edu.
Jerry PelletierDepartment of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Rosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. Electronic address: jerry.pelletier@mcgill.ca.

Funding

SYNTHESIS OF LIBRARIES--LINEAR/POLYKETIDE/POLYPROPIONATEP50GM067041 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI SCHAUS, SCOTT EDWARD · 2002 to 2012
$23.7M
Chemical Synthesis of Complex Natural Products for Translational ScienceR35GM118173 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI JOHN A. PORCO · 2016 to 2026
$8.2M
Center for Molecular Discovery (CMD): A Small Molecule Resource for Biomedical ResearchR24GM111625 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI PORCO, JOHN A. · 2015 to 2017
$1.5M
Generation:Stereochemically/Structurally Complex*(RMI)P41GM076263 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI PORCO, JOHN A · 2005 to 2007
$1.2M
CIHR FDN-148366NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM076263NIGMS NIH HHS P50 GM067041NIGMS NIH HHS R24 GM111625NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM118173Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 210692/Z/18/
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rocaglates are a diverse family of biologically active molecules that have gained tremendous interest in recent years due to their promising activities in pre-clinical cancer studies. As a result, this family of compounds has been significantly expanded through the development of efficient synthetic schemes. However, it is unknown whether all of the members of the rocaglate family act through similar mechanisms of action. Here, we present a comprehensive study comparing the biological activities of >200 rocaglates to better understand how the presence of different chemical entities influences their biological activities. Through this, we find that most rocaglates preferentially repress the translation of mRNAs containing purine-rich 5' leaders, but certain rocaglates lack this bias in translation repression. We also uncover an aspect of rocaglate mechanism of action in which the pool of translationally active eIF4F is diminished due to the sequestration of the complex onto RNA.

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AnimalsBase SequenceBenzofuransBiological AssayEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4FGain of Function MutationHEK293 CellsHumansMiceNIH 3T3 CellsProtein BiosynthesisRNA, MessengerBenzofuransEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4FRNA, MessengereIF4AeIF4Finterfacial inhibitorrocaglatestranslation initiation

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PMID32101697
PMCPMC7077502

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