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ArticlePLoS computational biology2020

Perturbation biology links temporal protein changes to drug responses in a melanoma cell line.

Elin Nyman, Richard R Stein, Xiaohong Jing, Weiqing Wang, Benjamin Marks, Ioannis K Zervantonakis, Anil Korkut, Nicholas P Gauthier, Chris Sander

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Article in PLoS computational biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Elin NymanDepartment of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-4261-0291
Richard R SteincBio Center, Department of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-5110-6863
Xiaohong JingMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065 U.S.A.
Weiqing WangMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065 U.S.A.
Benjamin MarksDepartment of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0003-0462-4040
Ioannis K ZervantonakisDepartment of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0003-2386-9553
Anil KorkutUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 U.S.A.
Nicholas P GauthierDepartment of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, U.S.A.
Chris SanderDepartment of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0001-6059-6270
Broad Institute · USHarvard University · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USLinköping University · SEThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
TR&D 3 - Network Guided Machine LearningP41GM103504 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI IDEKER, TREY · 2012 to 2024
$17.3M
Variability of Cellular Responses to Growth Factors and Drugs During TumorgenesisU54CA148967 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI SANDER, CHRIS · 2010 to 2014
$13.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS U54 CA148967NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM103504
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer cells have genetic alterations that often directly affect intracellular protein signaling processes allowing them to bypass control mechanisms for cell death, growth and division. Cancer drugs targeting these alterations often work initially, but resistance is common. Combinations of targeted drugs may overcome or prevent resistance, but their selection requires context-specific knowledge of signaling pathways including complex interactions such as feedback loops and crosstalk. To infer quantitative pathway models, we collected a rich dataset on a melanoma cell line: Following perturbation with 54 drug combinations, we measured 124 (phospho-)protein levels and phenotypic response (cell growth, apoptosis) in a time series from 10 minutes to 67 hours. From these data, we trained time-resolved mathematical models that capture molecular interactions and the coupling of molecular levels to cellular phenotype, which in turn reveal the main direct or indirect molecular responses to each drug. Systematic model simulations identified novel combinations of drugs predicted to reduce the survival of melanoma cells, with partial experimental verification. This particular application of perturbation biology demonstrates the potential impact of combining time-resolved data with modeling for the discovery of new combinations of cancer drugs.

Indexed as

MelanomaPhosphoproteinsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansModels, BiologicalSignal TransductionSystems BiologyAntineoplastic AgentsPhosphoproteins

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PMID32667922
PMCPMC7384681
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