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ArticleDevelopmental cell2021

CLIP-170S is a microtubule +TIP variant that confers resistance to taxanes by impairing drug-target engagement.

Prashant V Thakkar, Katsuhiro Kita, Urko Del Castillo, Giuseppe Galletti, Neel Madhukar, Elena Vila Navarro, Isabel Barasoain, Holly V Goodson, Dan Sackett, José Fernando Díaz and 6 more

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Article in Developmental cell, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Computational analysis of treatment resistant cancer cells.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Prashant V ThakkarWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Katsuhiro KitaWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Urko Del CastilloWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Giuseppe GallettiWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Neel MadhukarWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Elena Vila NavarroWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Isabel BarasoainCentro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Madrid, Spain.
Holly V GoodsonUniversity of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
Dan SackettEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
José Fernando DíazCentro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Madrid, Spain.
Yao LuDivision of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Healthcare Policy & Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Arindam RoyChoudhuryDivision of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Henrik MolinaProteomics Resource Center, the Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Olivier ElementoWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: ole2001@med.cornell.edu.
Manish A ShahWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: mas9313@med.cornell.edu.
Paraskevi GiannakakouWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: pag2015@med.cornell.edu.
Cornell University · USWeill Cornell Medicine · USCentro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas · ESEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · USRockefeller University · USUniversity of Notre Dame · US

Funding

Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001873 · NCATS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI REILLY, MUREDACH P · 2016 to 2025
$99.0M
Disparities in COVID Disease Severity and Outcomes in New York CityUL1TR002384 · NCATS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI JULIANNE L IMPERATO-MCGINLEY · 2017 to 2026
$86.2M
Clinical and Translational Science CenterUL1TR000457 · NCATS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI IMPERATO-MCGINLEY, JULIANNE L · 2012 to 2016
$46.0M
CANCER PHARMACOLOGYT32CA062948 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI LORRAINE J GUDAS · 1994 to 2026
$12.1M
The identification and validation of mechanisms and biomarkers for relapse in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (Administrative Supplement)R01CA194547 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI ELEMENTO, OLIVIER, TAM, WAYNE · 2015 to 2019
$2.6M
A novel, short isoform of the +TIP microtubule (MT) binding protein CLIP170 confers taxane resistance by obstructing the MT pore.R01CA228512 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI ELEMENTO, OLIVIER, GIANNAKAKOU, PARASKEVI · 2018 to 2022
$2.5M
Mechanistic Insights Underlying ERG-induced Taxane Resistance in Castration-ResisR01CA179100 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI GIANNAKAKOU, PARASKEVI, RICKMAN, DAVID S. · 2014 to 2018
$2.1M
Molecular and Translational Oncology ResearchT32CA203702 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI BLENIS, JOHN, GIANNAKAKOU, PARASKEVI · 2017 to 2021
$1.4M
Biomarkers of taxane chemotherapy response/resistance in prostate cancerR21CA216800 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI GIANNAKAKOU, PARASKEVI · 2018 to 2019
$400k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000457NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001873NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002384NCI NIH HHS R01 CA179100NCI NIH HHS R01 CA194547NCI NIH HHS R01 CA228512NCI NIH HHS R21 CA216800NCI NIH HHS T32 CA062948NCI NIH HHS T32 CA203702
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Taxanes are widely used cancer chemotherapeutics. However, intrinsic resistance limits their efficacy without any actionable resistance mechanism. We have discovered a microtubule (MT) plus-end-binding CLIP-170 protein variant, hereafter CLIP-170S, which we found enriched in taxane-resistant cell lines and patient samples. CLIP-170S lacks the first Cap-Gly motif, forms longer comets, and impairs taxane access to its MT luminal binding site. CLIP-170S knockdown reversed taxane resistance in cells and xenografts, whereas its re-expression led to resistance, suggesting causation. Using a computational approach in conjunction with the connectivity map, we unexpectedly discovered that Imatinib was predicted to reverse CLIP-170S-mediated taxane resistance. Indeed, Imatinib treatment selectively depleted CLIP-170S, thus completely reversing taxane resistance. Other RTK inhibitors also depleted CLIP-170S, suggesting a class effect. Herein, we identify CLIP-170S as a clinically prevalent variant that confers taxane resistance, whereas the discovery of Imatinib as a CLIP-170S inhibitor provides novel therapeutic opportunities for future trials.

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Gene DeletionAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansImatinib MesylateMiceMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalStomach NeoplasmsTaxoidsTumor Cells, CulturedAntineoplastic Agentscytoplasmic linker protein 170Imatinib MesylateMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsTaxoidsbiomarkerCLIP-170combination therapiesdrug resistancegastric cancerGleevecImatinibmicrotubule biologyTaxane resistance

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