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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2022

An Unrevealed Molecular Function of Corannulene Buckybowl Glycoconjugates in Selective Tumor Annihilation by Targeting the Cancer-Specific Warburg Effect.

Shengnan Liu, Ziru Sun, Min Liang, Weijie Song, Ru Zhang, Yunli Shi, Yujun Cui, Qingzhi Gao

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2022. 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
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Shengnan LiuInstitute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education of China), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.
Ziru SunInstitute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education of China), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.
Min LiangInstitute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education of China), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.
Weijie SongInstitute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education of China), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.
Ru ZhangInstitute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education of China), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.
Yunli ShiInstitute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education of China), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.
Yujun CuiInstitute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education of China), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-9783-0785
Qingzhi GaoInstitute of Molecular Plus, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education of China), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery and High-Efficiency, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-5092-0487
Tianjin University · CN

Funding

National Key Research and Development (R&D) Program of China 2020YFA0907903School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and TechnologyTianjin University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The biomedical application of corannulene π-bowls is historically limited by low solubility and bioavailability despite the potential in their unique electronic properties for new functional materials. Herein, the unexpected role and molecular mechanism of Corranulene π-bowls are uncovered in biomedical applications as an effective anticancer agent for Warburg effect mediated selective tumor targeting. The corannulene triazolyl monosaccharides Cor-sugars exhibit highly potent cytotoxicity against human cancer cells and effectively inhibit xenograft growth of hyperglycolytic tumors. Particularly, the galactose-conjugated Cor-gal exhibits superior in vivo anticancer efficacy in A549 tumor models with outstanding safety profile compared to doxorubicin. Moreover, the combined treatment of Cor-gal with immune checkpoint inhibitor results in an effective synergy in treating H460 human lung carcinoma. An uptake mechanism study reveals that Cor-sugars exploit tumor-specific glucose transporter glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) for targeted cell delivery and intra-tumoral accumulation through the cancer-specific Warburg effect. Their significant anticancer activity is attributed to multiphasic DNA-binding and cell cycle alteration effects. This study uncovers new molecular properties of corannulene buckybowl and enabling their potential new applications in biomedical engineering.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsCell Line, TumorGlycoconjugatesHumansAntineoplastic AgentscorannuleneGlycoconjugatesPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsanticancercorannuleneDNA bindingglucose transporterWarburg effect

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PMID35253390
PMCPMC8981914
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