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ArticleCell chemical biology2022

Identification of Pax protein inhibitors that suppress target gene expression and cancer cell proliferation.

Shayna T J Bradford, Edward Grimley, Ann M Laszczyk, Pil H Lee, Sanjeevkumar R Patel, Gregory R Dressler

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Article in Cell chemical biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Pax inhibition: stressing proximal tubule for successful repair.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2025
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  8. Design, synthesis, andRSC advances · 2024
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  9. The Role of the PAX Genes in Renal Cell Carcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  11. International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  12. Co-Expression of MultipleInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shayna T J BradfordDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, BSRB 2049, 109 Zina Pitcher Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Molecular and Cellular Pathology Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Edward GrimleyDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, BSRB 2049, 109 Zina Pitcher Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Molecular and Cellular Pathology Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Ann M LaszczykDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, BSRB 2049, 109 Zina Pitcher Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Pil H LeeDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Sanjeevkumar R PatelDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Gregory R DresslerDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, BSRB 2049, 109 Zina Pitcher Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: dressler@umich.edu.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

XenograftP30CA046592 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Alexey I Nesvizhskii · 1988 to 2026
$178.2M
Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health Related ResearchR01DK054740 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DRESSLER, GREGORY R · 1999 to 2024
$9.0M
Epigenetic Regulation of Kidney DevelopmentR01DK073722 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DRESSLER, GREGORY R · 2006 to 2020
$4.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA046592NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK054740NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK073722
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Pax family of developmental control genes are frequently deregulated in human disease. In the kidney, Pax2 is expressed in developing nephrons but not in adult proximal and distal tubules, whereas polycystic kidney epithelia or renal cell carcinoma continues to express high levels. Pax2 reduction in mice or cell culture can slow proliferation of cystic epithelial cells or renal cancer cells. Thus, inhibition of Pax activity may be a viable, cell-type-specific therapy. We designed an unbiased, cell-based, high-throughput screen that identified triazolo pyrimidine derivatives that attenuate Pax transactivation ability. We show that BG-1 inhibits Pax2-positive cancer cell growth and target gene expression but has little effect on Pax2-negative cells. Chromatin immunoprecipitation suggests that these inhibitors prevent Pax protein interactions with the histone H3K4 methylation complex at Pax target genes in renal cells. Thus, these compounds may provide structural scaffolds for kidney-specific inhibitors with therapeutic potential.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsPAX2 Transcription FactorAnimalsCell ProliferationGene ExpressionKidneyMethylationMiceAntineoplastic AgentsPAX2 Transcription Factorhistone H3K4 methylationPax inhibitorsPKDPTIPrenal cancer

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