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ArticleExperimental hematology & oncology2023

Molecular characterization of the CXCR4 / CXCR7 axis in germ cell tumors and its targetability using nanobody-drug-conjugates.

Gamal A Wakileh, Philipp Bierholz, Mara Kotthoff, Margaretha A Skowron, Felix Bremmer, Alexa Stephan, Stephanie M Anbuhl, Raimond Heukers, Martine J Smit, Philipp Ströbel and 1 more

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Article in Experimental hematology & oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Gamal A WakilehDepartment of Urology, Urological Research Laboratory, Translational UroOncology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Philipp BierholzDepartment of Urology, Urological Research Laboratory, Translational UroOncology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Mara KotthoffDepartment of Urology, Urological Research Laboratory, Translational UroOncology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Margaretha A SkowronDepartment of Urology, Urological Research Laboratory, Translational UroOncology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Felix BremmerInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Alexa StephanDepartment of Urology, Urological Research Laboratory, Translational UroOncology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Stephanie M AnbuhlAmsterdam Institute for Molecular and Life Sciences, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Raimond HeukersAmsterdam Institute for Molecular and Life Sciences, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Martine J SmitAmsterdam Institute for Molecular and Life Sciences, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Philipp StröbelInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Daniel NettersheimDepartment of Urology, Urological Research Laboratory, Translational UroOncology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany. Daniel.Nettersheim@med.uni-duesseldorf.de.
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEDüsseldorf University Hospital · DEUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DEVrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLQserve Group (Netherlands) · NL

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft NE1861/8-1Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie Ferdinand Eisenberger-StipendiumWilhelm Sander-Stiftung 2016.041.1/.2/.3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Being stimulated by the chemokine CXCL12, the CXCR4 / CXCR7 cascade is involved in tumor proliferation, migration, and metastasis. The interaction between CXCL12, secreted by cells from the microenvironment, and its receptors is complex and has been ascribed to promote chemotherapy resistance. However, the role of this signaling axis and its targetability in germ cell tumors (GCT) is not fully understood. Thus, this study investigated the therapeutic efficacy of a nanobody-drug-conjugate targeting CXCR4 (CXCR4-NDC) and functionally characterized this signaling pathway in GCT using small molecule inhibitors and nanobodies. As shown by diminished cell viability, enhanced apoptosis induction, and detection of mitotic catastrophes, we confirmed the cytotoxic efficacy of the CXCR4-NDC in CXCR4

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CXCL12CXCR4CXCR7Germ cell tumorsNanobody-drug-conjugateResistanceTestis cancerTherapy

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PMID37996954
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