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ArticleScience advances2025

Impaired mitochondrial metabolism is a critical cancer vulnerability for MYC inhibitors.

William Yang, Qianyu Guo, Songhua Quan, Zachary R Chalmers, J Brandon Parker, Mihai Truica, Mary F Dufficy, Megan M Kerber, Karthik Vasan, Dikshat G Gupta and 8 more

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

William YangDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-1801-8978
Qianyu GuoDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Songhua QuanDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-6474-6407
Zachary R ChalmersDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1012-8529
J Brandon ParkerDivision of Reproductive Science in Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Mihai TruicaDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0866-1407
Mary F DufficyDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Megan M KerberDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-7219-4168
Karthik VasanThe Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Dikshat G GuptaDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9449-7585
Adam W T SteffeckDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5660-9371
Hao PanDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5543-4792
Mohammed SiddiquiDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
H Tran PhamDivision of Internal Medicine, Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5498-615X
Gary E SchiltzDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4180-5051
Debabrata ChakravartiThe Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8446-8599
Navdeep S ChandelThe Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7208-3886
Sarki A AbdulkadirDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2963-2899

Funding

Targeting FOXA1-downstream pathways: a novel therapeutic strategy for castration-resistant prostate cancerP50CA180995 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI ABDULKADIR, SARKI A., HUSSAIN, MAHA H · 2015 to 2025
$19.9M
CARCINOGENESIS TRAINING PROGRAMT32CA009560 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Kathleen Janee Green · 1986 to 2026
$8.4M
Small molecule probes of MYC stability and function intumorigenesisR01CA257258 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI ABDULKADIR, SARKI A., CHAKRAVARTI, DEBABRATA · 2021 to 2025
$2.8M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA180995NCI NIH HHS R01 CA257258NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009560
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MYC is a key driver in many aggressive and therapy-resistant cancers. We have developed and characterized a small-molecule MYC inhibitor named MYCi975. To uncover combination strategies for MYC inhibitors, we conducted a genome-wide CRISPR screen using MYCi975. This screen revealed a notable synthetic lethality when MYC inhibition was paired with disruption of mitochondrial complex I components, but not other complexes. Mechanistically, MYC inhibition reduced oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis, triggering a compensatory up-regulation of complex I genes. Consequently, genetic or pharmacological targeting of complex I sensitized tumors to MYCi975 treatment, leading to increased purine catabolism and infiltration of CD8

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Antineoplastic AgentsMitochondriaNeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycAnimalsCell Line, TumorElectron Transport Complex IGlycolysisHumansMiceOxidative PhosphorylationXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntineoplastic AgentsElectron Transport Complex IMYC protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc

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PMID40668928
PMCPMC12266110

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