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ArticleNature communications2025

Small molecule BLVRB redox inhibitor promotes megakaryocytopoiesis and stress thrombopoiesis in vivo.

Natasha M Nesbitt, Gian Luca Araldi, Lisa Pennacchia, Natalia Marchenko, Zahra Assar, Kendall M Muzzarelli, Rahul Raghavan Thekke Veedu, Brian Medel-Lacruz, Eunjeong Lee, Elan Z Eisenmesser and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Natasha M NesbittBlood Cell Technologies, JLABS@NYC, New York, NY, USA. natasha@bloodcelltechnologies.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5549-0383
Gian Luca AraldiBlood Cell Technologies, JLABS@NYC, New York, NY, USA.
Lisa PennacchiaBlood Cell Technologies, JLABS@NYC, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4248-0482
Natalia MarchenkoBlood Cell Technologies, JLABS@NYC, New York, NY, USA.
Zahra AssarDepartment of Structural Biology, Cayman Chemical, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6008-6203
Kendall M MuzzarelliDepartment of Structural Biology, Cayman Chemical, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1488-0750
Rahul Raghavan Thekke VeeduDepartment of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3553-980X
Brian Medel-LacruzPharmacelera, Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-7731
Eunjeong LeeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Elan Z EisenmesserDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Dale F KreitlerCenter for Biomolecular Structure, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4758-7913
Wadie F BahouDepartment of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6527-8503

Funding

X-ray Scattering Technology CoreP30GM133893 · NIGMS · BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOC-BROOKHAVEN LAB · PI Vivian Stojanoff · 2019 to 2026
$38.6M
Optimization of biliverdin IXβ reductase redox inhibitors as novel reagents for enhancing platelet productionR44HL150927 · NHLBI · BLOOD CELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC · PI NESBITT, NATASHA M. · 2021 to 2023
$2.1M
Molecular characterization of biliverdin IXbeta reductaseR01HL153144 · NHLBI · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI BAHOU, WADIE F · 2021 to 2024
$2.0M
The global regulation of dynamics and structure mediated by single hydride in a family of reductasesR01GM139892 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI EISENMESSER, ELAN Z · 2021 to 2024
$1.2M
The Molecular Basis of Staphylococcus aureus SplB manipulation of the hostR01AI189606 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI ELAN Z EISENMESSER · 2025 to 2026
$780k
Development of a new class of BLVRB-targeted redox therapeutics in breast cancerR43CA284999 · NCI · BLOOD CELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC · PI MARCHENKO, NATALIA · 2023 to 2023
$285k
National Science Foundation (NSF) NSF2332239NCI NIH HHS R43 CA284999NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL153144NHLBI NIH HHS R44 HL150927NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI189606NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM133893NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM139892U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) CA284999U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) GM139892U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) HL150927U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) HL153144
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biliverdin IXβ reductase (BLVRB) is an NADPH-dependent enzyme previously implicated in a redox-regulated mechanism of thrombopoiesis distinct from the thrombopoietin (TPO)/c-MPL axis. Here, we apply computational modeling to inform molecule design, followed by de novo syntheses and screening of unique small molecules retaining the capacity for selective BLVRB inhibition as a novel platelet-enhancing strategy. Two distinct classes of molecules are identified, and NMR spectroscopy and co-crystallization studies confirm binding modes within the BLVRB active site and ring stacking between the nicotinamide moiety of the NADP

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Enzyme InhibitorsMegakaryocytesThrombopoiesisAnimalsBlood PlateletsHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxidation-ReductionSmall Molecule LibrariesThrombopoietinEnzyme InhibitorsSmall Molecule LibrariesThrombopoietin

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PMID40216753
PMCPMC11992022

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