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ArticleCancers2021

Targeting DDX3X Helicase Activity with BA103 Shows Promising Therapeutic Effects in Preclinical Glioblastoma Models.

Annalaura Brai, Valentina Riva, Letizia Clementi, Lucia Falsitta, Claudio Zamperini, Virginia Sinigiani, Claudio Festuccia, Samantha Sabetta, Davide Aiello, Camilla Roselli and 12 more

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Article in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Annalaura BraiDepartment of Biotechnology, Chemistry & Pharmacy, University of Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6395-9348
Valentina RivaIstituto di Genetica Molecolare Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza, IGM-CNR, Via Abbiategrasso 207, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7686-4230
Letizia ClementiDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
Lucia FalsittaDepartment of Biotechnology, Chemistry & Pharmacy, University of Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy.
Claudio ZamperiniDepartment of Biotechnology, Chemistry & Pharmacy, University of Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy.
Virginia SinigianiIstituto di Genetica Molecolare Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza, IGM-CNR, Via Abbiategrasso 207, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.
Claudio FestucciaDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3463-6475
Samantha SabettaDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
Davide AielloIstituto di Genetica Molecolare Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza, IGM-CNR, Via Abbiategrasso 207, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.
Camilla RoselliIstituto di Genetica Molecolare Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza, IGM-CNR, Via Abbiategrasso 207, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2272-980X
Anna GarbelliIstituto di Genetica Molecolare Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza, IGM-CNR, Via Abbiategrasso 207, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.
Claudia Immacolata TrivisaniDepartment of Biotechnology, Chemistry & Pharmacy, University of Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8805-7754
Laura MaccariDepartment of Biotechnology, Chemistry & Pharmacy, University of Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy.
Francesca BugliDipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Maurizio SanguinettiDipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9780-7059
Pierpaolo CalandroDepartment of Biotechnology, Chemistry & Pharmacy, University of Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy.
Mario ChiarielloConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) and Core Research Laboratory (CRL), Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica (IFC), Istituto per lo Studio, la Prevenzione e la Rete Oncologica (ISPRO), Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8434-5177
Paola QuarantaDepartment of Translational Research, University of Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8828-0905
Lorenzo BottaDepartment of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Via S.C. De Lellis s.n.c., I-01100 Viterbo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0856-2986
Adriano AngelucciDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8755-1889
Giovanni MagaIstituto di Genetica Molecolare Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza, IGM-CNR, Via Abbiategrasso 207, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8092-1552
Maurizio BottaDepartment of Biotechnology, Chemistry & Pharmacy, University of Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy.
University of Siena · ITIstituto di Genetica Molecolare · ITUniversity of L'Aquila · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITIstituto di Fisiologia Clinica · ITUniversità degli Studi della Tuscia · ITUniversity of Pisa · IT

Funding

Italian Association for Cancer Research IG2017-20762PON-MIUR fellowship DOT13SR6G7Tuscany region - Bando salute DD3242/2009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DDX3X is an ATP-dependent RNA helicase that has recently attracted interest for its involvement in viral replication and oncogenic progression. Starting from hit compounds previously identified by our group, we have designed and synthesized a new series of DDX3X inhibitors that effectively blocked its helicase activity. These new compounds were able to inhibit the proliferation of cell lines from different cancer types, also in DDX3X low-expressing cancer cell lines. According to the absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination properties, and antitumoral activity, compound BA103 was chosen to be further investigated in glioblastoma models. BA103 determined a significant reduction in the proliferation and migration of U87 and U251 cells, downregulating the oncogenic protein β-catenin. An in vivo evaluation demonstrated that BA103 was able to reach the brain and reduce the tumor growth in xenograft and orthotopic models without evident side effects. This study represents the first demonstration that DDX3X-targeted small molecules are feasible and promising drugs also in glioblastoma.

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anticancerDDX3Xglioblastomahelicase inhibitorsxenograft

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PMID34771731
PMCPMC8582824
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