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ArticleProgress in biophysics and molecular biology2021

An effective human uracil-DNA glycosylase inhibitor targets the open pre-catalytic active site conformation.

My T Nguyen, Davide Moiani, Zamal Ahmed, Andrew S Arvai, Sarita Namjoshi, Dave S Shin, Yuriy Fedorov, Edward J Selvik, Darin E Jones, John Pink and 5 more

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Article in Progress in biophysics and molecular biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

My T NguyenCase Western Reserve University, Department of Biochemistry, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Davide MoianiDepartments of Cancer Biology and of Molecular & Cellular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcomb Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Zamal AhmedDepartments of Cancer Biology and of Molecular & Cellular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcomb Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Andrew S ArvaiIntegrative Structural & Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Sarita NamjoshiDepartments of Cancer Biology and of Molecular & Cellular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcomb Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Dave S ShinMolecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
Yuriy FedorovCase Small-Molecule Screening Core, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44016, USA.
Edward J SelvikDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Darin E JonesDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
John PinkCase Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Yan YanCase Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Daniel J LavertyDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Zachary D NagelDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
John A TainerDepartments of Cancer Biology and of Molecular & Cellular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcomb Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA; Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA. Electronic address: JTainer@mdanderson.org.
Stanton L GersonCase Western Reserve University, Department of Biochemistry, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA; Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA. Electronic address: Slg5@case.edu.
Case Western Reserve University · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USHarvard University · USUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · USLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · USScripps Research Institute · US

Funding

TUMOR METABOLISM PROGRAMP30CA043703 · NCI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI Amar Desai · 1987 to 2026
$142.3M
Transcription-Coupled & Replication-Associated Excision RepairP01CA092584 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LAWRENC BERKELEY LAB · PI WALTER J. CHAZIN · 2001 to 2026
$89.6M
Translational Research Support CoreP30ES000002 · NIEHS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI JAIME ELIZABETH HART · 1985 to 2026
$44.6M
Training Program in Molecular and Integrative Physiological SciencesT32HL007118 · NHLBI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI LU, QUAN · 1985 to 2025
$14.3M
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Technologies Integrated by Structures for DNA Repair Complexes (MANTIS-DRC)R35CA220430 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI John A. Tainer · 2018 to 2026
$7.6M
Multi-Pathway DNA Repair Capacity Measurements in Lung Cancer Patients and Healthy ControlsU01ES029520 · NIEHS · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI CHRISTIANI, DAVID C, ENGELWARD, BEVIN P. · 2018 to 2022
$3.3M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA092584NCI NIH HHS P30 CA043703NCI NIH HHS R35 CA220430NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007118NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES000002NIEHS NIH HHS U01 ES029520
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human uracil DNA-glycosylase (UDG) is the prototypic and first identified DNA glycosylase with a vital role in removing deaminated cytosine and incorporated uracil and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) from DNA. UDG depletion sensitizes cells to high APOBEC3B deaminase and to pemetrexed (PEM) and floxuridine (5-FdU), which are toxic to tumor cells through incorporation of uracil and 5-FU into DNA. To identify small-molecule UDG inhibitors for pre-clinical evaluation, we optimized biochemical screening of a selected diversity collection of >3,000 small-molecules. We found aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) as an inhibitor of purified UDG at an initial calculated IC

Indexed as

DNA RepairUracil-DNA GlycosidaseCatalytic DomainCytidine DeaminaseDNA DamageHumansMinor Histocompatibility AntigensUracilAPOBEC3B protein, humanCytidine DeaminaseMinor Histocompatibility AntigensUracilUracil-DNA GlycosidaseCancerDNA repairLigandStructuresUDG

Identifiers

PMID33675849
PMCPMC8722130
OpenAlexW3133515716

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