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ArticleBMC cancer2024

Discovery of a small molecule that inhibits Bcl-3-mediated cyclin D1 expression in melanoma cells.

Karunakar Saamarthy, Kristofer Ahlqvist, Renée Daams, Navisraj Balagunaseelan, Agnes Rinaldo-Matthis, Julhash U Kazi, Wondossen Sime, Ramin Massoumi

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Article in BMC cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Unveiling the multifaceted roles of BCL3: biological functions and disease implications.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  5. Portrait of WWP1: the current state in human cancer.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Karunakar SaamarthyDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Translational Cancer Research, Division of Molecular Tumor Pathology, Lund University, Medicon Village, 22383, Lund, Sweden.
Kristofer AhlqvistDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Translational Cancer Research, Division of Molecular Tumor Pathology, Lund University, Medicon Village, 22383, Lund, Sweden.
Renée DaamsDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Translational Cancer Research, Division of Molecular Tumor Pathology, Lund University, Medicon Village, 22383, Lund, Sweden.
Navisraj BalagunaseelanDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division of Chemistry II, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Agnes Rinaldo-MatthisDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division of Chemistry II, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Julhash U KaziDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Translational Cancer Research, Division of Molecular Tumor Pathology, Lund University, Medicon Village, 22383, Lund, Sweden.
Wondossen SimeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Translational Cancer Research, Division of Molecular Tumor Pathology, Lund University, Medicon Village, 22383, Lund, Sweden.
Ramin MassoumiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Translational Cancer Research, Division of Molecular Tumor Pathology, Lund University, Medicon Village, 22383, Lund, Sweden. Ramin.Massoumi@med.lu.se.
Lund University · SEKarolinska Institutet · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular targeted therapy using a drug that suppresses the growth and spread of cancer cells via inhibition of a specific protein is a foundation of precision medicine and treatment. High expression of the proto-oncogene Bcl-3 promotes the proliferation and metastasis of cancer cells originating from tissues such as the colon, prostate, breast, and skin. The development of novel drugs targeting Bcl-3 alone or in combination with other therapies can cure these patients or prolong their survival. As a proof of concept, in the present study, we focused on metastatic melanoma as a model system. High-throughput screening and in vitro experiments identified BCL3ANT as a lead molecule that could interfere with Bcl-3-mediated cyclin D1 expression and cell proliferation and migration in melanoma. In experimental animal models of melanoma, it was demonstrated that the use of a Bcl-3 inhibitor can influence the survival of melanoma cells. Since there are no other inhibitors against Bcl-3 in the clinical pipeline for cancer treatment, this presents a unique opportunity to develop a highly specific drug against malignant melanoma to meet an urgent clinical need.

Indexed as

MelanomaSkin NeoplasmsAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCyclin D1HumansMaleProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Cyclin D1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Bcl-3Cyclin D1MelanomaProliferation

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PMID38238702
PMCPMC10795364
OpenAlexW4390963849

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