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ArticleScience advances2025

Small molecule OPA1 inhibitors amplify cytochrome c release and reverse cancer cells resistance to Bcl-2 inhibitors.

Anna Pellattiero, Charlotte Quirin, Federico Magrin, Mattia Sturlese, Alberto Fracasso, Nikolaos Biris, Stéphanie Herkenne, Laura Cendron, Evripidis Gavathiotis, Stefano Moro and 2 more

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Anna PellattieroVeneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9793-3493
Charlotte QuirinVeneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy.
Federico MagrinVeneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5217-0904
Mattia SturleseMolecular Modeling Section, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3944-0313
Alberto FracassoDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0009-0002-1149-1944
Nikolaos BirisDepartments of Biochemistry and Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4055-5521
Stéphanie HerkenneVeneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy.
Laura CendronVeneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0125-0461
Evripidis GavathiotisDepartments of Biochemistry and Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6319-8331
Stefano MoroMolecular Modeling Section, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7514-3802
Andrea MattareiDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2023-0749
Luca ScorranoVeneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8515-8928

Funding

Small Molecule Activators of Pro-apoptotic BAX for Cancer TherapyR01CA178394 · NCI · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI GAVATHIOTIS, EVRIPIDIS · 2014 to 2024
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NCI NIH HHS R01 CA178394
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) activity of the mitochondrial dynamin-related protein Optic Atrophy 1 (OPA1) regulates cristae remodeling, cytochrome c release, and apoptosis. Elevated OPA1 levels in multiple cancers correlate with reduced therapy sensitivity and poor survival, calling for specific OPA1 GTPase inhibitors. A high-throughput screening of ~10,000 compounds identified MYLS22, a heterocyclic

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Antineoplastic AgentsCytochromes cDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnzyme InhibitorsGTP PhosphohydrolasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Small Molecule LibrariesApoptosisCell Line, TumorHumansMitochondriaPyrazolesStructure-Activity RelationshipAntineoplastic AgentsCytochromes cEnzyme InhibitorsGTP PhosphohydrolasesOPA1 protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2PyrazolesSmall Molecule Libraries

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PMID40614185
PMCPMC12227059

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