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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2022

CFI-402257, a TTK inhibitor, effectively suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma.

Cerise Yuen-Ki Chan, David Kung-Chun Chiu, Vincent Wai-Hin Yuen, Cheuk-Ting Law, Bowie Po-Yee Wong, Kelsie Lynn Thu, David Ward Cescon, Isabel Soria-Bretones, Jacinth Wing-Sum Cheu, Derek Lee and 9 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Cerise Yuen-Ki ChanDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
David Kung-Chun ChiuDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Vincent Wai-Hin YuenDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Cheuk-Ting LawDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Bowie Po-Yee WongDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Kelsie Lynn ThuThe Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
David Ward CesconThe Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Isabel Soria-BretonesThe Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jacinth Wing-Sum CheuDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Derek LeeDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Aki Pui-Wah TseDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Misty Shuo ZhangDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Kel Vin TanDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-5762-6958
Irene Oi-Lin NgDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Pek-Lan KhongDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Thomas Chung-Cheung YauDepartment of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Mark Robert BrayThe Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Tak Wah MakThe Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6766-861X
Carmen Chak-Lui WongDepartment of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation · HKUniversity of Hong Kong · HKPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deregulation of cell cycle is a typical feature of cancer cells. Normal cells rely on the strictly coordinated spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) to maintain the genome integrity and survive. However, cancer cells could bypass this checkpoint mechanism. In this study, we showed the clinical relevance of threonine tyrosine kinase (TTK) protein kinase, a central regulator of the SAC, in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its potential as therapeutic target. Here, we reported that a newly developed, orally active small molecule inhibitor targeting TTK (CFI-402257) effectively suppressed HCC growth and induced highly aneuploid HCC cells, DNA damage, and micronuclei formation. We identified that CFI-402257 also induced cytosolic DNA, senescence-like response, and activated DDX41-STING cytosolic DNA sensing pathway to produce senescence-associated secretory phenotypes (SASPs) in HCC cells. These SASPs subsequently led to recruitment of different subsets of immune cells (natural killer cells, CD4

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrazolesPyrimidinesAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationKiller Cells, NaturalMiceProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesCell Cycle ProteinsCFI-402257Protein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrazolesPyrimidinesCFI-402257cytosolic DNA sensingsenescenceSTING pathwayTTK inhibitor

Identifiers

PMID35914158
PMCPMC9371652
OpenAlexW4289261665

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