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Spencer PS, Valdes Angues R, Edridge AWD, Palmer VS, Boele van Hensbroek M. Response to Prof. Robert Colebunders' Letter submitted to JNS regarding: Spencer PS, Valdes Angues R, Palmer VS. Nodding syndrome: A role for environmental biotoxins that dysregulate MECP2 expression? J Neurol Sci. 2024 Jul 15;462:123077. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.123077. J Neurol Sci 2024; 463:123153. [PMID: 39117466 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.123153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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- Peter S Spencer
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, and Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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- Amsterdam Centre for Global Child Health, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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- Amsterdam Centre for Global Child Health, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Aloss K, Leroy Viana PH, Bokhari SMZ, Giunashvili N, Schvarcz CA, Bócsi D, Koós Z, Benyó Z, Hamar P. Ivermectin Synergizes with Modulated Electro-hyperthermia and Improves Its Anticancer Effects in a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Mouse Model. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2024; 7:2496-2506. [PMID: 39144564 PMCID: PMC11320741 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.4c00314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2024] [Revised: 07/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
Abstract
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive breast cancer subtype, with limited treatment options. Modulated electro-hyperthermia (mEHT) is a novel adjuvant cancer therapy that induces selective cancer damage. However, mEHT upregulates heat shock protein beta 1 (HSPB1), a cancer-promoting stress chaperone molecule. Thus, we investigated whether ivermectin (IVM), an anthelmintic drug, may synergize with mEHT and enhance its anticancer effects by inhibiting HSPB1 phosphorylation. Isogenic 4T1 TNBC cells were inoculated into BALB/c mice and treated with mEHT, IVM, or a combination of both. IVM synergistically improved the tumor growth inhibition achieved by mEHT. Moreover, IVM downregulated mEHT-induced HSPB1 phosphorylation. Thus, the strongest cancer tissue damage was observed in the mEHT + IVM-treated tumors, coupled with the strongest apoptosis induction and proliferation inhibition. In addition, there was no significant body weight loss in mice treated with mEHT and IVM, indicating that this combination was well-tolerated. In conclusion, mEHT combined with IVM is a new, effective, and safe option for the treatment of TNBC.
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- Kenan Aloss
- Institute
of Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26., Budapest 1085, Hungary
- Department
of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis
University, Budapest 1089, Hungary
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- Institute
of Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26., Budapest 1085, Hungary
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- Institute
of Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26., Budapest 1085, Hungary
- HUN-REN-SU
Cerebrovascular and Neurocognitive Diseases Research Group, Tűzoltó utca 37-47., Budapest 1094, Hungary
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- Institute
of Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26., Budapest 1085, Hungary
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- Institute
of Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26., Budapest 1085, Hungary
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- Institute
of Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26., Budapest 1085, Hungary
- HUN-REN-SU
Cerebrovascular and Neurocognitive Diseases Research Group, Tűzoltó utca 37-47., Budapest 1094, Hungary
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- Institute
of Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26., Budapest 1085, Hungary
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Asmamaw MD, He A, Zhang LR, Liu HM, Gao Y. Histone deacetylase complexes: Structure, regulation and function. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2024; 1879:189150. [PMID: 38971208 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2024.189150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are key epigenetic regulators, and transcriptional complexes with deacetylase function are among the epigenetic corepressor complexes in the nucleus that target the epigenome. HDAC-bearing corepressor complexes such as the Sin3 complex, NuRD complex, CoREST complex, and SMRT/NCoR complex are common in biological systems. These complexes activate the otherwise inactive HDACs in a solitary state. HDAC complexes play vital roles in the regulation of key biological processes such as transcription, replication, and DNA repair. Moreover, deregulated HDAC complex function is implicated in human diseases including cancer. Therapeutic strategies targeting HDAC complexes are being sought actively. Thus, illustration of the nature and composition of HDAC complexes is vital to understanding the molecular basis of their functions under physiologic and pathologic conditions, and for designing targeted therapies. This review presents key aspects of large multiprotein HDAC-bearing complexes including their structure, function, regulatory mechanisms, implication in disease development, and role in therapeutics.
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- Moges Dessale Asmamaw
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Esophageal Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Key Laboratory of Henan Province for Drug Quality and Evaluation, Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450001, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Esophageal Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Key Laboratory of Henan Province for Drug Quality and Evaluation, Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province, Key Laboratory of Henan Province for Drug Quality and Evaluation, Institute of Drug Discovery and Development, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450001, China.
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Goswami P, Banks CA, Thornton J, Bengs B, Sardiu ME, Florens L, Washburn MP. Distinct regions within SAP25 recruit O-linked glycosylation, DNA demethylation, and ubiquitin ligase and hydrolase activities to the Sin3/HDAC complex. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.03.05.583553. [PMID: 38496433 PMCID: PMC10942353 DOI: 10.1101/2024.03.05.583553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Epigenetic control of gene expression is crucial for maintaining gene regulation. Sin3 is an evolutionarily conserved repressor protein complex mainly associated with histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity. A large number of proteins are part of Sin3/HDAC complexes, and the function of most of these members remains poorly understood. SAP25, a previously identified Sin3A associated protein of 25 kDa, has been proposed to participate in regulating gene expression programs involved in the immune response but the exact mechanism of this regulation is unclear. SAP25 is not expressed in HEK293 cells, which hence serve as a natural knockout system to decipher the molecular functions uniquely carried out by this Sin3/HDAC subunit. Using molecular, proteomic, protein engineering, and interaction network approaches, we show that SAP25 interacts with distinct enzymatic and regulatory protein complexes in addition to Sin3/HDAC. While the O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and the TET1 /TET2/TET3 methylcytosine dioxygenases have been previously linked to Sin3/HDAC, in HEK293 cells, these interactions were only observed in the affinity purification in which an exogenously expressed SAP25 was the bait. Additional proteins uniquely recovered from the Halo-SAP25 pull-downs included the SCF E3 ubiquitin ligase complex SKP1/FBXO3/CUL1 and the ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 11 (USP11), which have not been previously associated with Sin3/HDAC. Finally, we use mutational analysis to demonstrate that distinct regions of SAP25 participate in its interaction with USP11, OGT/TETs, and SCF(FBXO3).) These results suggest that SAP25 may function as an adaptor protein to coordinate the assembly of different enzymatic complexes to control Sin3/HDAC-mediated gene expression.
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- Pratik Goswami
- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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Kaur B, Blavo C, Parmar MS. Ivermectin: A Multifaceted Drug With a Potential Beyond Anti-parasitic Therapy. Cureus 2024; 16:e56025. [PMID: 38606261 PMCID: PMC11008553 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.56025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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Ivermectin was first discovered in the 1970s by Japanese microbiologist Satoshi Omura and Irish parasitologist William C. Campbell. Ivermectin has become a versatile pharmaceutical over the past 50 years. Ivermectin is a derivative of avermectin originally used to treat parasitic infections. Emerging literature has suggested that its role goes beyond this and may help treat inflammatory conditions, viral infections, and cancers. Ivermectin's anti-parasitic, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and anticancer effects were explored. Its traditional mechanism of action in parasitic diseases, such as scabies and malaria, rests on its ability to interfere with the glutamate-gated chloride channels in invertebrates and the lack of P-glycoprotein in many parasites. More recently, it has been discovered that the ability of ivermectin to block the nuclear factor kappa-light-chain enhancer of the activated B (NF-κB) pathway that modulates the expression and production of proinflammatory cytokines is implicated in its role as an anti-inflammatory agent to treat rosacea. Ivermectin has also been evaluated for treating infections caused by viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2 and adenoviruses, through inhibition of viral protein transportation and acting on the importin α/β1 interface. It has also been suggested that ivermectin can inhibit the proliferation of tumorigenic cells through various pathways that lead to the management of certain cancers. The review aimed to evaluate its multifaceted effects and potential clinical applications beyond its traditional use as an anthelmintic agent.
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- Baneet Kaur
- Department of Medicine, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Clearwater, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Clearwater, USA
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- Department of Foundational Sciences, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Clearwater, USA
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Hu X, Ju Y, Zhang YK. Ivermectin as a potential therapeutic strategy for glioma. J Neurosci Res 2024; 102:e25254. [PMID: 37814994 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.25254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Ivermectin (IVM), a semi-synthetic macrolide parasiticide, has demonstrated considerable effectiveness in combating internal and external parasites, particularly nematodes and arthropods. Its remarkable ability to control parasites has earned it significant recognition, culminating in Satoshi Omura and William C. Campbell's receipt of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their contributions to the development of IVM. In recent years, investigations have revealed that IVM possesses antitumor properties. It can suppress the growth of various cancer cells, including glioma, through a multitude of mechanisms such as selective targeting of tumor-specific proteins, inducing programmed cell death, and modulation of tumor-related signaling pathways. Hence, IVM holds tremendous potential as a novel anticancer drug. This review seeks to provide an overview of the underlying mechanisms that enable IVM's capacity to suppress glioma. Furthermore, it aims to elucidate the challenges and prospects associated with utilizing IVM as a new anticancer agent.
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- Xing Hu
- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
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Li MY, Zhang J, Lu X, Zhou D, Deng XF, Liu QX, Dai JG, Zheng H. Ivermectin induces nonprotective autophagy by downregulating PAK1 and apoptosis in lung adenocarcinoma cells. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2024; 93:41-54. [PMID: 37741955 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-023-04589-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION LUAD (Lung adenocarcinoma), the most common subtype of lung carcinoma and one of the highest incidences and mortality cancers in the world remains still a substantial treatment challenge. Ivermectin, an avermectin derivative, has been traditionally used as an antiparasitic agent in human and veterinary medicine practice during the last few decades. Though ivermectin has been shown to be effective against a variety of cancers, however, there is few available data reporting the antitumor effects of ivermectin in LUAD. METHODS The effect of ivermectin on cell viability and proliferative ability of LUAD cells was evaluated using CCK-8 and colony formation assay. Apoptosis rate and autophagy flux were detected using flow cytometry based on PI/Annexin V staining and confocal laser scanning microscope based on LC3-GFP/RFP puncta, respectively. Western blotting experiment was conducted to verify the results of changes in apoptosis and autophagy. LUAD-TCGA and GEO databases were used to analyse the expression and predictive value of PAK1 in LUAD patients. Xenograft model and immumohistochemical staining were used for verification of the inhibitor effect of ivermectin in vivo. RESULTS Ivermectin treatment strikingly impeded the colony formation, and the viability of the cell, along with cell proliferation, and caused the apoptosis and enhanced autophagy flux in LUAD cells. In addition, ivermectin-induced nonprotective autophagy was confirmed by treating LUAD cells with 3-MA, an autophagy inhibitor. Mechanistically, we found that ivermectin inhibited PAK1 protein expression in LUAD cells and we confirmed that overexpression of PAK1 substantially inhibited ivermectin-induced autophagy in LUAD cells. Based on TCGA and GEO databases, PAK1 was highly expressed in LUAD tissues as compared with normal tissues. Furthermore, LUAD patients with high PAK1 level have poor overall survival. Finally, in vivo experiments revealed that ivermectin efficiently suppressed the cellular growth of LUAD among nude mice. CONCLUSION This study not only revealed the mechanism of ivermectin inhibited the growth of LUAD but also supported an important theoretical basis for the development of ivermectin during the therapy for LUAD.
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- Man-Yuan Li
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, People's Republic of China.
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Buljan M, Banaei-Esfahani A, Blattmann P, Meier-Abt F, Shao W, Vitek O, Tang H, Aebersold R. A computational framework for the inference of protein complex remodeling from whole-proteome measurements. Nat Methods 2023; 20:1523-1529. [PMID: 37749212 PMCID: PMC10555833 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-023-02011-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
Abstract
Protein complexes are responsible for the enactment of most cellular functions. For the protein complex to form and function, its subunits often need to be present at defined quantitative ratios. Typically, global changes in protein complex composition are assessed with experimental approaches that tend to be time consuming. Here, we have developed a computational algorithm for the detection of altered protein complexes based on the systematic assessment of subunit ratios from quantitative proteomic measurements. We applied it to measurements from breast cancer cell lines and patient biopsies and were able to identify strong remodeling of HDAC2 epigenetic complexes in more aggressive forms of cancer. The presented algorithm is available as an R package and enables the inference of changes in protein complex states by extracting functionally relevant information from bottom-up proteomic datasets.
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- Marija Buljan
- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- EMPA, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, St Gallen, Switzerland.
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Idorsia Pharmaceuticals, Allschwil, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Science & Biotechnology, and Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Faculty of Science, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Bao L, Kumar A, Zhu M, Peng Y, Xing C, Wang JE, Wang Y, Luo W. SAP30 promotes breast tumor progression by bridging the transcriptional corepressor SIN3 complex and MLL1. J Clin Invest 2023; 133:e168362. [PMID: 37655663 PMCID: PMC10471174 DOI: 10.1172/jci168362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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SAP30 is a core subunit of the transcriptional corepressor SIN3 complex, but little is known about its role in gene regulation and human cancer. Here, we show that SAP30 was a nonmutational oncoprotein upregulated in more than 50% of human breast tumors and correlated with unfavorable outcomes in patients with breast cancer. In various breast cancer mouse models, we found that SAP30 promoted tumor growth and metastasis through its interaction with SIN3A/3B. Surprisingly, the canonical gene silencing role was not essential for SAP30's tumor-promoting actions. SAP30 enhanced chromatin accessibility and RNA polymerase II occupancy at promoters in breast cancer cells, acting as a coactivator for genes involved in cell motility, angiogenesis, and lymphangiogenesis, thereby driving tumor progression. Notably, SAP30 formed a homodimer with 1 subunit binding to SIN3A and another subunit recruiting MLL1 through specific Phe186/200 residues within its transactivation domain. MLL1 was required for SAP30-mediated transcriptional coactivation and breast tumor progression. Collectively, our findings reveal that SAP30 represents a transcriptional dependency in breast cancer.
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- Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development
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- Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development
- Department of Bioinformatics
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- Department of Pathology
- Department of Neurology
- Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute
- Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, and
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- Department of Pathology
- Department of Pharmacology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Huang Y, Zeng A, Song L. Facts and prospects of peptide in targeted therapy and immune regulation against triple-negative breast cancer. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1255820. [PMID: 37691919 PMCID: PMC10485606 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1255820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer. Due to the lack of specific therapeutic targets, treatment options are limited, and the recurrence and metastasis rate is high, the overall survival of patients is poor. However, with the discovery of some new targets and the corresponding immune regulation after targeting these targets, TNBC has a new hope in treatment. The peptide has a simple structure, strong binding affinity, and high stability, and has great potential in targeted therapy and immune regulation against TNBC. This review will discuss how single peptides and peptide combinations target triple-negative breast cancer to exert immunomodulatory effects. Among them, single peptides target specific receptors on TNBC cells, act as decoys to target key ligands in the regulatory pathway, and target TME-related cells. The combinations of peptides work in the form of cancer vaccines, engineered exosomes, microRNAs and other immune-related molecular pathways, immune checkpoint inhibitors, chimeric antigen receptor T cells, and drug-peptide conjugates. This article is mainly dedicated to exploring new treatment methods for TNBC to improve the curative effect and prolong the survival time of patients.
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- Yongxiu Huang
- School of Medical and Life Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Translational Pharmacology and Clinical Application, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Medical and Life Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Reisenauer KN, Aroujo J, Tao Y, Ranganathan S, Romo D, Taube JH. Therapeutic vulnerabilities of cancer stem cells and effects of natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2023; 40:1432-1456. [PMID: 37103550 PMCID: PMC10524555 DOI: 10.1039/d3np00002h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
Abstract
Covering: 1995 to 2022Tumors possess both genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity leading to the survival of subpopulations post-treatment. The term cancer stem cells (CSCs) describes a subpopulation that is resistant to many types of chemotherapy and which also possess enhanced migratory and anchorage-independent growth capabilities. These cells are enriched in residual tumor material post-treatment and can serve as the seed for future tumor re-growth, at both primary and metastatic sites. Elimination of CSCs is a key goal in enhancing cancer treatment and may be aided by application of natural products in conjunction with conventional treatments. In this review, we highlight molecular features of CSCs and discuss synthesis, structure-activity relationships, derivatization, and effects of six natural products with anti-CSC activity.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor Univesrity, Waco, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor Univesrity, Waco, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor Univesrity, Waco, TX, USA
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- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
- Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Wan MSM, Muhammad R, Koliopoulos MG, Roumeliotis TI, Choudhary JS, Alfieri C. Mechanism of assembly, activation and lysine selection by the SIN3B histone deacetylase complex. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2556. [PMID: 37137925 PMCID: PMC10156912 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38276-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Lysine acetylation in histone tails is a key post-translational modification that controls transcription activation. Histone deacetylase complexes remove histone acetylation, thereby repressing transcription and regulating the transcriptional output of each gene. Although these complexes are drug targets and crucial regulators of organismal physiology, their structure and mechanisms of action are largely unclear. Here, we present the structure of a complete human SIN3B histone deacetylase holo-complex with and without a substrate mimic. Remarkably, SIN3B encircles the deacetylase and contacts its allosteric basic patch thereby stimulating catalysis. A SIN3B loop inserts into the catalytic tunnel, rearranges to accommodate the acetyl-lysine moiety, and stabilises the substrate for specific deacetylation, which is guided by a substrate receptor subunit. Our findings provide a model of specificity for a main transcriptional regulator conserved from yeast to human and a resource of protein-protein interactions for future drug designs.
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- Mandy S M Wan
- Division of Structural Biology, Chester Beatty Laboratories, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Chester Beatty Laboratories, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Chester Beatty Laboratories, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Functional Proteomics, Chester Beatty Laboratories, Cancer Biology Division, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Functional Proteomics, Chester Beatty Laboratories, Cancer Biology Division, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Chester Beatty Laboratories, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
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Guo Z, Chu C, Lu Y, Zhang X, Xiao Y, Wu M, Gao S, Wong CCL, Zhan X, Wang C. Structure of a SIN3-HDAC complex from budding yeast. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2023:10.1038/s41594-023-00975-z. [PMID: 37081318 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-023-00975-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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SIN3-HDAC (histone deacetylases) complexes have important roles in facilitating local histone deacetylation to regulate chromatin accessibility and gene expression. Here, we present the cryo-EM structure of the budding yeast SIN3-HDAC complex Rpd3L at an average resolution of 2.6 Å. The structure reveals that two distinct arms (ARM1 and ARM2) hang on a T-shaped scaffold formed by two coiled-coil domains. In each arm, Sin3 interacts with different subunits to create a different environment for the histone deacetylase Rpd3. ARM1 is in the inhibited state with the active site of Rpd3 blocked, whereas ARM2 is in an open conformation with the active site of Rpd3 exposed to the exterior space. The observed asymmetric architecture of Rpd3L is different from those of available structures of other class I HDAC complexes. Our study reveals the organization mechanism of the SIN3-HDAC complex and provides insights into the interaction pattern by which it targets histone deacetylase to chromatin.
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- Zhouyan Guo
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, China
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, China
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, China
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, China
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China
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- Human Nutrition Program & James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Clinical Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, China.
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, China.
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou, China.
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Wang C, Guo Z, Chu C, Lu Y, Zhang X, Zhan X. Two assembly modes for SIN3 histone deacetylase complexes. Cell Discov 2023; 9:42. [PMID: 37076472 PMCID: PMC10115800 DOI: 10.1038/s41421-023-00539-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023] Open
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The switch-independent 3 (SIN3)/histone deacetylase (HDAC) complexes play essential roles in regulating chromatin accessibility and gene expression. There are two major types of SIN3/HDAC complexes (named SIN3L and SIN3S) targeting different chromatin regions. Here we present the cryo-electron microscopy structures of the SIN3L and SIN3S complexes from Schizosaccharomyces pombe (S. pombe), revealing two distinct assembly modes. In the structure of SIN3L, each Sin3 isoform (Pst1 and Pst3) interacts with one histone deacetylase Clr6, and one WD40-containing protein Prw1, forming two lobes. These two lobes are bridged by two vertical coiled-coil domains from Sds3/Dep1 and Rxt2/Png2, respectively. In the structure of SIN3S, there is only one lobe organized by another Sin3 isoform Pst2; each of the Cph1 and Cph2 binds to an Eaf3 molecule, providing two modules for histone recognition and binding. Notably, the Pst1 Lobe in SIN3L and the Pst2 Lobe in SIN3S adopt similar conformation with their deacetylase active sites exposed to the space; however, the Pst3 Lobe in SIN3L is in a compact state with its active center buried inside and blocked. Our work reveals two classical organization mechanisms for the SIN3/HDAC complexes to achieve specific targeting and provides a framework for studying the histone deacetylase complexes.
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- Chengcheng Wang
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Institute of Biology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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He J, Chen J, Shen J. Selamectin increases cisplatin sensitivity by inhibiting cisplatin-resistant genes expression and autophagy in uveal melanoma. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 661:75-81. [PMID: 37087801 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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Cisplatin resistance is the main reason for uveal melanoma (UM) treatment failure. Thus, developing strategy that increasing cisplatin sensitivity is needed. In this study, we performed drug repositioning analysis with the Connectivity Map database using a panel of previously identified cisplatin sensitivity-associated genes and cisplatin resistance-associated genes as the signature and obtained the antiparasitic drug selamectin. We demonstrated that the selamectin and cisplatin combination showed a synergistic effect on inhibiting UM cell growth. Experiments in tumor-bearing nude mice further showed that selamectin and cisplatin have synergistic effects in reducing tumor growth. Previous studies have linked increased autophagy with tumor resistance to chemotherapy. We found that selamectin inhibited the expression of the autophagy-related gene ATG9B, thus reducing autophagy. The cisplatin resistance-associated genes PDGFRB, DUSP1, MAST1 and IL11 were significantly downregulated in UM cells treated with selamectin. In summary, our study shows that selamectin enhanced the sensitivity of UM to cisplatin, through the mechanism of inhibiting cisplatin resistance-associated gene expression and autophagy. These findings may provide a new strategy for the treatment of UM.
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- Jie He
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orbital Diseases and Ocular Oncology, Shanghai, 200025, China; Institute of Translational Medicine, National Facility for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Shibei Hospital of Jing'an District, Shanghai, 2000443, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Shibei Hospital of Jing'an District, Shanghai, 2000443, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orbital Diseases and Ocular Oncology, Shanghai, 200025, China; Institute of Translational Medicine, National Facility for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Perucho L, Icardi L, Di Simone E, Basso V, Agresti A, Vilas Zornoza A, Lozano T, Prosper F, Lasarte JJ, Mondino A. The transcriptional regulator Sin3A balances IL-17A and Foxp3 expression in primary CD4 T cells. EMBO Rep 2023; 24:e55326. [PMID: 36929576 PMCID: PMC10157306 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202255326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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The Sin3 transcriptional regulator homolog A (Sin3A) is the core member of a multiprotein chromatin-modifying complex. Its inactivation at the CD4/CD8 double-negative stage halts further thymocyte development. Among various functions, Sin3A regulates STAT3 transcriptional activity, central to the differentiation of Th17 cells active in inflammatory disorders and opportunistic infections. To further investigate the consequences of conditional Sin3A inactivation in more mature precursors and post-thymic T cell, we have generated CD4-Cre and CD4-CreERT2 Sin3AF/F mice. Sin3A inactivation in vivo hinders both thymocyte development and peripheral T-cell survival. In vitro, in Th17 skewing conditions, Sin3A-deficient cells proliferate and acquire memory markers and yet fail to properly upregulate Il17a, Il23r, and Il22. Instead, IL-2+ and FOXP3+ are mostly enriched for, and their inhibition partially rescues IL-17A+ T cells. Notably, Sin3A deletion also causes an enrichment of genes implicated in the mTORC1 signaling pathway, overt STAT3 activation, and aberrant cytoplasmic RORγt accumulation. Thus, together our data unveil a previously unappreciated role for Sin3A in shaping critical signaling events central to the acquisition of immunoregulatory T-cell phenotypes.
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- Laura Perucho
- Lymphocyte Activation Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Lymphocyte Activation Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Lymphocyte Activation Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Lymphocyte Activation Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Lymphocyte Activation Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Departamento de Hematología, Clínica Universidad de Navarra and CCUN, IDISNA, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Pamplona, Spain
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- Immunology and Immunotherapy Program, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), CCUN, IDISNA, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Hematología, Clínica Universidad de Navarra and CCUN, IDISNA, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Pamplona, Spain
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- Immunology and Immunotherapy Program, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), CCUN, IDISNA, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Lymphocyte Activation Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Jiang L, Sun YJ, Song XH, Sun YY, Yang WY, Li J, Wu YJ. Ivermectin inhibits tumor metastasis by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin/integrin β1/FAK signaling pathway. Am J Cancer Res 2022; 12:4502-4519. [PMID: 36381328 PMCID: PMC9641399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Tumor metastasis is the major cause of cancer mortality; therefore, it is imperative to discover effective therapeutic drugs for anti-metastasis therapy. In the current study, we investigated whether ivermectin (IVM), an FDA-approved antiparasitic drug, could prevent cancer metastasis. Colorectal and breast cancer cell lines and a cancer cell-derived xenograft tumor metastasis model were used to investigate the anti-metastasis effect of IVM. Our results showed that IVM significantly inhibited the motility of cancer cells in vitro and tumor metastasis in vivo. Mechanistically, IVM suppressed the expressions of the migration-related proteins via inhibiting the activation of Wnt/β-catenin/integrin β1/FAK and the downstream signaling cascades. Our findings indicated that IVM was capable of suppressing tumor metastasis, which provided the rationale on exploring the potential clinical application of IVM in the prevention and treatment of cancer metastasis.
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- Lu Jiang
- Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, Institute of Zoology, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100101, China
- Henan University of Chinese MedicineZhengzhou 450046, Henan, China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing University of AgricultureBeijing 102206, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, Institute of Zoology, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100101, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, Institute of Zoology, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100101, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, Institute of Zoology, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100101, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, Institute of Zoology, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100101, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, Institute of Zoology, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100101, China
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Sukocheva OA, Lukina E, Friedemann M, Menschikowski M, Hagelgans A, Aliev G. The crucial role of epigenetic regulation in breast cancer anti-estrogen resistance: Current findings and future perspectives. Semin Cancer Biol 2022; 82:35-59. [PMID: 33301860 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Breast cancer (BC) cell de-sensitization to Tamoxifen (TAM) or other selective estrogen receptor (ER) modulators (SERM) is a complex process associated with BC heterogeneity and the transformation of ER signalling. The most influential resistance-related mechanisms include modifications in ER expression and gene regulation patterns. During TAM/SERM treatment, epigenetic mechanisms can effectively silence ER expression and facilitate the development of endocrine resistance. ER status is efficiently regulated by specific epigenetic tools including hypermethylation of CpG islands within ER promoters, increased histone deacetylase activity in the ER promoter, and/or translational repression by miRNAs. Over-methylation of the ER α gene (ESR1) promoter by DNA methyltransferases was associated with poor prognosis and indicated the development of resistance. Moreover, BC progression and spreading were marked by transformed chromatin remodelling, post-translational histone modifications, and expression of specific miRNAs and/or long non-coding RNAs. Therefore, targeted inhibition of histone acetyltransferases (e.g. MYST3), deacetylases (e.g. HDAC1), and/or demethylases (e.g. lysine-specific demethylase LSD1) was shown to recover and increase BC sensitivity to anti-estrogens. Indicated as a powerful molecular instrument, the administration of epigenetic drugs can regain ER expression along with the activation of tumour suppressor genes, which can in turn prevent selection of resistant cells and cancer stem cell survival. This review examines recent advances in the epigenetic regulation of endocrine drug resistance and evaluates novel anti-resistance strategies. Underlying molecular mechanisms of epigenetic regulation will be discussed, emphasising the utilization of epigenetic enzymes and their inhibitors to re-program irresponsive BCs.
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- Olga A Sukocheva
- Discipline of Health Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia.
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- Discipline of Biology, College of Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital `Carl Gustav Carus`, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital `Carl Gustav Carus`, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital `Carl Gustav Carus`, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, 119991, Russia; Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia; Federal State Budgetary Institution «Research Institute of Human Morphology», 3, Tsyurupy Str., Moscow, 117418, Russian Federation; GALLY International Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
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Christensen LM, Hancock WW. Nuclear Coregulatory Complexes in Tregs as Targets to Promote Anticancer Immune Responses. Front Immunol 2022; 13:909816. [PMID: 35795673 PMCID: PMC9251111 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.909816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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T-regulatory (Treg) cells display considerable heterogeneity in their responses to various cancers. The functional differences among this cell type are heavily influenced by multiprotein nuclear complexes that control their gene expression. Many such complexes act mechanistically by altering epigenetic profiles of genes important to Treg function, including the forkhead P3 (Foxp3) transcription factor. Complexes that form with certain members of the histone/protein deacetylase (HDAC) class of enzymes, like HDACs 1, 2, and 3, along with histone methyltransferase complexes, are important in the induction and stabilization of Foxp3 and Treg identity. The functional behavior of both circulating and intratumoral Tregs greatly impacts the antitumor immune response and can be predictive of patient outcome. Thus, targeting these regulatory complexes within Tregs may have therapeutic potential, especially in personalized immunotherapies.
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- Lanette M. Christensen
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- *Correspondence: Wayne W. Hancock,
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Davenport ML, Davis MR, Davenport BN, Crossman DK, Hall A, Pike J, Harada S, Hurst DR, Edmonds MD. Suppression of SIN3A by miR-183 Promotes Breast Cancer Metastasis. Mol Cancer Res 2022; 20:883-894. [PMID: 35247910 PMCID: PMC9177717 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-21-0508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Recent work has established that SWI-independent-3 (SIN3) chromatin modification complexes play key roles in cancer progression. We previously demonstrated that knockdown of SIN3A expression promotes human breast cancer cell invasion and metastasis; however, the levels of SIN3A in patient breast carcinoma are not known. We therefore examined SIN3A mRNA and protein in patient tissues and determined that SIN3A expression is lower in breast carcinoma relative to normal breast. Given the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of SIN3A has several conserved binding sites for oncogenic miRNA, we hypothesized that SIN3A is targeted by miRNA and found that ectopic miR-183 results in decreased SIN3A in breast carcinoma cell lines. Functionally, we demonstrate that miR-183 promotes breast cancer cell migration and invasion in a SIN3A-dependent manner and ectopic miR-183 promotes metastasis in vivo. Patients with breast cancer with high levels of miR-183 and low levels of SIN3A have the shortest overall survival. Given the critical link between metastasis and survival in patients with breast cancer, it is of utmost importance to identify clinically relevant genes involved in metastasis. Here, we report for the first time the aberrant expression of the putative metastasis suppressing gene SIN3A in human breast cancers and propose a mechanism of SIN3A suppression by miR-183. IMPLICATIONS SIN3A expression is decreased in metastatic breast cancer in part due to miR-183.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Singhal S, Maheshwari P, Krishnamurthy PT, Patil VM. Drug Repurposing Strategies for Non-Cancer to Cancer Therapeutics. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2022; 22:2726-2756. [PMID: 35301945 DOI: 10.2174/1871520622666220317140557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Global efforts invested for the prevention and treatment of cancer need to be repositioned to develop safe, effective, and economic anticancer therapeutics by adopting rational approaches of drug discovery. Drug repurposing is one of the established approaches to reposition old, clinically approved off patent noncancer drugs with known targets into newer indications. The literature review suggests key role of drug repurposing in the development of drugs intended for cancer as well as noncancer therapeutics. A wide category of noncancer drugs namely, drugs acting on CNS, anthelmintics, cardiovascular drugs, antimalarial drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs have come out with interesting outcomes during preclinical and clinical phases. In the present article a comprehensive overview of the current scenario of drug repurposing for the treatment of cancer has been focused. The details of some successful studies along with examples have been included followed by associated challenges.
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- Shipra Singhal
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry KIET School of Pharmacy, KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry KIET School of Pharmacy, KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry KIET School of Pharmacy, KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad, India
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Min D, Byun J, Lee EJ, Khan AA, Liu C, Loudig O, Hu W, Zhao Y, Herlyn M, Tycko B, Cole PA, Ryu B. Epigenetic Silencing of BMP6 by the SIN3A-HDAC1/2 Repressor Complex Drives Melanoma Metastasis via FAM83G/PAWS1. Mol Cancer Res 2022; 20:217-230. [PMID: 34610961 PMCID: PMC9744461 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-21-0289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Aberrant epigenetic transcriptional regulation is linked to metastasis, a primary cause of cancer-related death. Dissecting the epigenetic mechanisms controlling metastatic progression may uncover important insights to tumor biology and potential therapeutic targets. Here, we investigated the role of the SIN3A histone deacetylase 1 and 2 (SIN3A-HDAC1/2) complex in cancer metastasis. Using a mouse model of melanoma metastasis, we found that the SIN3A-HDAC1/2 transcription repressor complex silences BMP6 expression, causing increased metastatic dissemination and tumor growth via suppression of BMP6-activated SMAD5 signaling. We further discovered that FAM83G/PAWS1, a downstream effector of BMP6-SMAD5 signaling, contributes critically to metastatic progression by promoting actin-dependent cytoskeletal dynamics and cell migration. Pharmacologic inhibition of the SIN3A-HDAC1/2 complex reduced the numbers of melanoma cells in the circulation and inhibited metastatic tumor growth by inducing disseminated cell dormancy, highlighting the SIN3A-HDAC1/2 repressor complex as a potential therapeutic target for blocking cancer metastasis. IMPLICATIONS: This study identifies the novel molecular links in the metastatic progression to target cytoskeletal dynamics in melanoma and identifies the SIN3A-HDAC1/2 complex and FAM83G/PAWS1 as potential targets for melanoma adjuvant therapy.
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- Dongkook Min
- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack University Medical Center, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack University Medical Center, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack University Medical Center, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack University Medical Center, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack University Medical Center, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack University Medical Center, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA,John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA,Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington DC, 20057, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemistry Biology, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack University Medical Center, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA,John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program. Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack University Medical Center, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA,John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA,Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington DC, 20057, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Departments of Medicine and Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack University Medical Center, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA,John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA,Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington DC, 20057, USA
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He X, Nie Y, Zhou H, Hu R, Li Y, He T, Zhu J, Yang Y, Liu M. Structural Insight into the Binding of TGIF1 to SIN3A PAH2 Domain through a C-Terminal Amphipathic Helix. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222312631. [PMID: 34884456 PMCID: PMC8657803 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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TGIF1 is a transcriptional repressor playing crucial roles in human development and function and is associated with holoprosencephaly and various cancers. TGIF1-directed transcriptional repression of specific genes depends on the recruitment of corepressor SIN3A. However, to date, the exact region of TGIF1 binding to SIN3A was not clear, and the structural basis for the binding was unknown. Here, we demonstrate that TGIF1 utilizes a C-terminal domain (termed as SIN3A-interacting domain, SID) to bind with SIN3A PAH2. The TGIF1 SID adopts a disordered structure at the apo state but forms an amphipathic helix binding into the hydrophobic cleft of SIN3A PAH2 through the nonpolar side at the holo state. Residues F379, L382 and V383 of TGIF1 buried in the hydrophobic core of the complex are critical for the binding. Moreover, homodimerization of TGIF1 through the SID and key residues of F379, L382 and V383 was evidenced, which suggests a dual role of TGIF1 SID and a correlation between dimerization and SIN3A-PAH2 binding. This study provides a structural insight into the binding of TGIF1 with SIN3A, improves the knowledge of the structure–function relationship of TGIF1 and its homologs and will help in recognizing an undiscovered SIN3A-PAH2 binder and developing a peptide inhibitor for cancer treatment.
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- Xiaoling He
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Das A, Agarwal P, Jain GK, Aggarwal G, Lather V, Pandita D. Repurposing drugs as novel triple negative breast cancer therapeutics. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021; 22:515-550. [PMID: 34674627 DOI: 10.2174/1871520621666211021143255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Among all the types of breast cancer (BC), triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive form having high metastasis and recurrence rate with limited treatment options. Conventional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy have lots of toxic side effects and also no FDA approved therapies are available till now. Repurposing of old clinically approved drugs towards various targets of TNBC is the new approach with lesser side effects and also leads to successful inexpensive drug development with less time consuming. Medicinal plants containg various phytoconstituents (flavonoids, alkaloids, phenols, essential oils, tanins, glycosides, lactones) plays very crucial role in combating various types of diseases and used in drug development process because of having lesser side effects. OBJECTIVE The present review focuses in summarization of various categories of repurposed drugs against multitarget of TNBC and also summarizes the phytochemical categories that targets TNBC singly or in combination with synthetic old drugs. METHODS Literature information was collected from various databases such as Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus and Medline to understand and clarify the role and mechanism of repurposed synthetic drugs and phytoconstituents aginst TNBC by using keywords like "breast cancer", "repurposed drugs", "TNBC" and "phytoconstituents". RESULTS Various repurposed drugs and phytochemicals targeting different signaling pathways that exerts their cytotoxic activities on TNBC cells ultimately leads to apoptosis of cells and also lowers the recurrence rate and stops the metastasis process. CONCLUSION Inhibitory effects seen in different levels, which provides information and evidences to researchers towards drug developments process and thus further more investigations and researches need to be taken to get the better therapeutic treatment options against TNBC.
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- Amiya Das
- Amity Institute of Molecular Medicine & Stem Cell Research (AIMMSCR), Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, 201313. India
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- Amity Institute of Molecular Medicine & Stem Cell Research (AIMMSCR), Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, 201313. India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, 110017. India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, 110017. India
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- Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, 201313. India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushp Vihar, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, 110017. India
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Repurposing of Antimicrobial Agents for Cancer Therapy: What Do We Know? Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13133193. [PMID: 34206772 PMCID: PMC8269327 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13133193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The substantial costs of clinical trials, the lengthy timelines of new drug discovery and development, along the high attrition rates underscore the need for alternative strategies for finding quickly suitable therapeutics agents. Given that most approved drugs possess more than one target tightly linked to other diseases, it encourages promptly testing these drugs in patients. Over the past decades, this has led to considerable attention for drug repurposing, which relies on identifying new uses for approved or investigational drugs outside the scope of the original medical indication. The known safety of approved drugs minimizes the possibility of failure for adverse toxicology, making them attractive de-risked compounds for new applications with potentially lower overall development costs and shorter development timelines. This latter case is an exciting opportunity, specifically in oncology, due to increased resistance towards the current therapies. Indeed, a large body of evidence shows that a wealth of non-cancer drugs has beneficial effects against cancer. Interestingly, 335 drugs are currently being evaluated in different clinical trials for their potential activities against various cancers (Redo database). This review aims to provide an extensive discussion about the anti-cancer activities exerted by antimicrobial agents and presents information about their mechanism(s) of action and stage of development/evaluation.
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Alavi SE, Ebrahimi Shahmabadi H. Anthelmintics for drug repurposing: Opportunities and challenges. Saudi Pharm J 2021; 29:434-445. [PMID: 34135669 PMCID: PMC8180459 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2021.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Drug repositioning is defined as a process to identify a new application for drugs. This approach is critical as it takes advantage of well-known pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and toxicity profiles of the drugs; thus, the chance of their future failure decreases, and the cost of their development and the required time for their approval are reduced. Anthelmintics, which are antiparasitic drugs, have recently demonstrated promising anticancer effects in vitro and in vivo. This literature review focuses on the potential of anthelmintics for repositioning in the treatment of cancers. It also discusses their pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics as antiparasitic drugs, proposed anticancer mechanisms, present development conditions, challenges in cancer therapy, and strategies to overcome these challenges.
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- Seyed Ebrahim Alavi
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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Li YQ, Zheng Z, Liu QX, Lu X, Zhou D, Zhang J, Zheng H, Dai JG. Repositioning of Antiparasitic Drugs for Tumor Treatment. Front Oncol 2021; 11:670804. [PMID: 33996598 PMCID: PMC8117216 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.670804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Drug repositioning is a strategy for identifying new antitumor drugs; this strategy allows existing and approved clinical drugs to be innovatively repurposed to treat tumors. Based on the similarities between parasitic diseases and cancer, recent studies aimed to investigate the efficacy of existing antiparasitic drugs in cancer. In this review, we selected two antihelminthic drugs (macrolides and benzimidazoles) and two antiprotozoal drugs (artemisinin and its derivatives, and quinolines) and summarized the research progresses made to date on the role of these drugs in cancer. Overall, these drugs regulate tumor growth via multiple targets, pathways, and modes of action. These antiparasitic drugs are good candidates for comprehensive, in-depth analyses of tumor occurrence and development. In-depth studies may improve the current tumor diagnoses and treatment regimens. However, for clinical application, current investigations are still insufficient, warranting more comprehensive analyses.
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- Yan-Qi Li
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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Banks CAS, Zhang Y, Miah S, Hao Y, Adams MK, Wen Z, Thornton JL, Florens L, Washburn MP. Integrative Modeling of a Sin3/HDAC Complex Sub-structure. Cell Rep 2021; 31:107516. [PMID: 32294434 PMCID: PMC7217224 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.03.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Sin3/HDAC complexes function by deacetylating histones, condensing chromatin, and modulating gene expression. Although components used to build these complexes have been well defined, we still have only a limited understanding of the structure of the Sin3/HDAC subunits assembled around the scaffolding protein SIN3A. To characterize the spatial arrangement of Sin3 subunits, we combined Halo affinity capture, chemical crosslinking, and high-resolution mass spectrometry (XL-MS) to determine intersubunit distance constraints, identifying 66 interprotein and 63 self-crosslinks for 13 Sin3 subunits. Having assessed crosslink authenticity by mapping self-crosslinks onto existing structures, we used distance restraints from interprotein crosslinks to guide assembly of a Sin3 complex substructure. We identified the relative positions of subunits SAP30L, HDAC1, SUDS3, HDAC2, and ING1 around the SIN3A scaffold. The architecture of this subassembly suggests that multiple factors have space to assemble to collectively influence the behavior of the catalytic subunit HDAC1. Banks et al. capture positional information for subunits within Sin3/HDAC complexes by combining crosslinking and high-resolution mass spectrometry. This information is then used to guide docking of Sin3 subunit structures to develop a model of a Sin3/HDAC complex sub-structure.
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
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Metabolism and interactions of Ivermectin with human cytochrome P450 enzymes and drug transporters, possible adverse and toxic effects. Arch Toxicol 2021; 95:1535-1546. [PMID: 33719007 PMCID: PMC7956433 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-021-03025-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The review presents metabolic properties of Ivermectin (IVM) as substrate and inhibitor of human P450 (P450, CYP) enzymes and drug transporters. IVM is metabolized, both in vivo and in vitro, by C-hydroxylation and O-demethylation reactions catalyzed by P450 3A4 as the major enzyme, with a contribution of P450 3A5 and 2C9. In samples from both in vitro and in vivo metabolism, a number of metabolites were detected and as major identified metabolites were 3″-O-demethylated, C4-methyl hydroxylated, C25 isobutyl-/isopropyl-hydroxylated, and products of oxidation reactions. Ivermectin inhibited P450 2C9, 2C19, 2D6, and CYP3A4 with IC50 values ranging from 5.3 μM to no inhibition suggesting that it is no or weak inhibitor of the enzymes. It is suggested that P-gp (MDR1) transporter participate in IVM efflux at low drug concentration with a slow transport rate. At the higher, micromolar concentration range, which saturates MDR1 (P-gp), MRP1, and to a lesser extent, MRP2 and MRP3 participate in IVM transport across physiological barriers. IVM exerts a potent inhibition of P-gp (ABCB1), MRP1 (ABCC1), MRP2 (ABCC2), and BCRP1 (ABCG2), and medium to weak inhibition of OATP1B1 (SLC21A6) and OATP1B3 (SLCOB3) transport activity. The metabolic and transport properties of IVM indicate that when IVM is co-administered with other drugs/chemicals that are potent inhibitors/inducers P4503A4 enzyme and of MDR1 (P-gp), BCRP or MRP transporters, or when polymorphisms of the drug transporters and P450 3A4 exist, drug–drug or drug–toxic chemical interactions might result in suboptimal response to the therapy or to toxic effects.
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Tang M, Hu X, Wang Y, Yao X, Zhang W, Yu C, Cheng F, Li J, Fang Q. Ivermectin, a potential anticancer drug derived from an antiparasitic drug. Pharmacol Res 2021; 163:105207. [PMID: 32971268 PMCID: PMC7505114 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ivermectin is a macrolide antiparasitic drug with a 16-membered ring that is widely used for the treatment of many parasitic diseases such as river blindness, elephantiasis and scabies. Satoshi ōmura and William C. Campbell won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the excellent efficacy of ivermectin against parasitic diseases. Recently, ivermectin has been reported to inhibit the proliferation of several tumor cells by regulating multiple signaling pathways. This suggests that ivermectin may be an anticancer drug with great potential. Here, we reviewed the related mechanisms by which ivermectin inhibited the development of different cancers and promoted programmed cell death and discussed the prospects for the clinical application of ivermectin as an anticancer drug for neoplasm therapy.
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- Mingyang Tang
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China; Clinical Medical Department, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China.
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China.
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China.
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China.
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China; Clinical Medical Department, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China.
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China; Clinical Medical Department, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China.
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China; Clinical Medical Department, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China.
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China.
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China; School of Fundamental Sciences, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui Province 233030, China.
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Luo Y, Li H. Structure-Based Inhibitor Discovery of Class I Histone Deacetylases (HDACs). Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E8828. [PMID: 33266366 PMCID: PMC7700698 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21228828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Class I histone deacetylases (HDACs) are promising targets for epigenetic therapies for a range of diseases such as cancers, inflammations, infections and neurological diseases. Although six HDAC inhibitors are now licensed for clinical treatments, they are all pan-inhibitors with little or no HDAC isoform selectivity, exhibiting undesirable side effects. A major issue with the currently available HDAC inhibitors is that they have limited specificity and target multiple deacetylases. Except for HDAC8, Class I HDACs (1, 2 and 3) are recruited to large multiprotein complexes to function. Therefore, there are rising needs to develop new, hopefully, therapeutically efficacious HDAC inhibitors with isoform or complex selectivity. Here, upon the introduction of the structures of Class I HDACs and their complexes, we provide an up-to-date overview of the structure-based discovery of Class I HDAC inhibitors, including pan-, isoform-selective and complex-specific inhibitors, aiming to provide an insight into the discovery of additional HDAC inhibitors with greater selectivity, specificity and therapeutic utility.
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- Yuxiang Luo
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, No.132 Wai Huan Dong lu, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China;
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, No.132 Wai Huan Dong lu, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China;
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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Expression of the Neural REST/NRSF-SIN3 Transcriptional Corepressor Complex as a Target for Small-Molecule Inhibitors. Mol Biotechnol 2020; 63:53-62. [PMID: 33130996 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-020-00283-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The repressor element 1 (RE1) silencing transcription factor/neuron-restrictive silencing factor (REST/NRSF) modulates the expression of genes with RE1/neuron-restrictive silencing element (RE1/NRSE) sites by recruiting the switch independent 3 (SIN3) factor and the REST corepressor (COREST) to its N and C-terminal repressor domain, respectively. Both, SIN3 and COREST assemble into protein complexes that are composed of multiple subunits including a druggable histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzyme. The SIN3 core complex comprises the eponymous proteins SIN3A or SIN3B, the catalytically active proteins HDAC1 or HDAC2, the histone chaperone retinoblastoma-associated protein 46/retinoblastoma-binding protein 7 (RBAP46/RBBP7) or RBAP48/RBBP4, the SIN3-associated protein 30 (SAP30), and the suppressor of defective silencing 3 (SDS3). Here, we overcome a bottleneck limiting the molecular characterization of the REST/NRSF-SIN3 transcriptional corepressor complex. To this end, SIN3 genes were amplified from the complementary DNA of neural stem/progenitor cells, and expressed in a baculovirus/insect cell expression system. We show that the isolates bind to DNA harboring RE1/NRSE sites and demonstrate that the histone deacetylase activity is blocked by small-molecule inhibitors. Thus, our isolates open up for future biomedical research on this critical transcriptional repressor complex and are envisioned as tool for drug testing.
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Dinić J, Efferth T, García-Sosa AT, Grahovac J, Padrón JM, Pajeva I, Rizzolio F, Saponara S, Spengler G, Tsakovska I. Repurposing old drugs to fight multidrug resistant cancers. Drug Resist Updat 2020; 52:100713. [PMID: 32615525 DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2020.100713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Overcoming multidrug resistance represents a major challenge for cancer treatment. In the search for new chemotherapeutics to treat malignant diseases, drug repurposing gained a tremendous interest during the past years. Repositioning candidates have often emerged through several stages of clinical drug development, and may even be marketed, thus attracting the attention and interest of pharmaceutical companies as well as regulatory agencies. Typically, drug repositioning has been serendipitous, using undesired side effects of small molecule drugs to exploit new disease indications. As bioinformatics gain increasing popularity as an integral component of drug discovery, more rational approaches are needed. Herein, we show some practical examples of in silico approaches such as pharmacophore modelling, as well as pharmacophore- and docking-based virtual screening for a fast and cost-effective repurposing of small molecule drugs against multidrug resistant cancers. We provide a timely and comprehensive overview of compounds with considerable potential to be repositioned for cancer therapeutics. These drugs are from diverse chemotherapeutic classes. We emphasize the scope and limitations of anthelmintics, antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, antimalarials, antihypertensives, psychopharmaceuticals and antidiabetics that have shown extensive immunomodulatory, antiproliferative, pro-apoptotic, and antimetastatic potential. These drugs, either used alone or in combination with existing anticancer chemotherapeutics, represent strong candidates to prevent or overcome drug resistance. We particularly focus on outcomes and future perspectives of drug repositioning for the treatment of multidrug resistant tumors and discuss current possibilities and limitations of preclinical and clinical investigations.
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- Jelena Dinić
- Department of Neurobiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Pasterova 14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- BioLab, Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González (IUBO AG), Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, E-38071 La Laguna, Spain.
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 105, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, 301724 Venezia-Mestre, Italy; Pathology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Dóm tér 10, Hungary
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 105, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Samy ALPA, Bakthavachalam V, Vudutha M, Vinjamuri S, Chinnapaka S, Munirathinam G. Eprinomectin, a novel semi-synthetic macrocylic lactone is cytotoxic to PC3 metastatic prostate cancer cells via inducing apoptosis. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2020; 401:115071. [PMID: 32454055 PMCID: PMC7716802 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2020.115071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Prostate Cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer among men in United States after skin cancer. Conventional chemotherapeutic drugs available for PCa treatment are limited due to toxicity and resistance issues. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop more effective treatment for advanced PCa. In this current study, we focused on evaluating the anti-cancer efficacy of Eprinomectin (EP), a novel avermectin analog against PC3 metastatic PCa cells. EP displayed robust inhibition of cell viability of PC3 cells in addition to suppressing the colony formation and wound healing capabilities. Our study showed that EP targets PC3 cells via inducing ROS and apoptosis activation. EP treatment enforces cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase via targeting cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) and subsequent induction of apoptosis in PC3 cells. At the molecular level, EP effectively inhibited the expression of various cancer stem cell markers such as ALDH1, Sox-2, Nanog, Oct3/4 and CD44. Interestingly, EP also inhibited the activity of alkaline phosphatase, a maker of pluripotent stem cells. Of note, EP treatment resulted in the translocation of β-catenin from the nucleus to the cytoplasm indicating that EP antagonizes Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Western blotting analysis revealed that EP downregulated the expression of key cell cycle markers such as cyclin D1, cyclin D3, CDK4, and c-Myc. In addition, EP inhibited the anti-apoptotic markers such as Mcl-1, XIAP, c-IAP1 and survivin in PC3 cells. On the other hand, EP treatment resulted in the activation of pH2A.X, Bad, caspase-9, caspase-3 and cleavage of PARP1. Taken together, our data suggests that EP is a potential agent to treat advanced PCa cells via modulating apoptosis signaling.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Illinois, Rockford, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Illinois, Rockford, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Illinois, Rockford, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Illinois, Rockford, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Illinois, Rockford, IL, United States of America.
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Juarez M, Schcolnik-Cabrera A, Dominguez-Gomez G, Chavez-Blanco A, Diaz-Chavez J, Duenas-Gonzalez A. Antitumor effects of ivermectin at clinically feasible concentrations support its clinical development as a repositioned cancer drug. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2020; 85:1153-1163. [PMID: 32474842 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-020-04041-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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PURPOSE Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug that exhibits antitumor effects in preclinical studies, and as such is currently being repositioned for cancer treatment. However, divergences exist regarding its employed doses in preclinical works. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether the antitumor effects of ivermectin are observable at clinically feasible drug concentrations. METHODS Twenty-eight malignant cell lines were treated with 5 μM ivermectin. Cell viability, clonogenicity, cell cycle, cell death and pharmacological interaction with common cytotoxic drugs were assessed, as well as the consequences of its use on stem cell-enriched populations. The antitumor in vivo effects of ivermectin were also evaluated. RESULTS The breast MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-468, and MCF-7, and the ovarian SKOV-3, were the most sensitive cancer cell lines to ivermectin. Conversely, the prostate cancer cell line DU145 was the most resistant to its use. In the most sensitive cells, ivermectin induced cell cycle arrest at G0-G1 phase, with modulation of proteins associated with cell cycle control. Furthermore, ivermectin was synergistic with docetaxel, cyclophosphamide and tamoxifen. Ivermectin reduced both cell viability and colony formation capacity in the stem cell-enriched population as compared with the parental one. Finally, in tumor-bearing mice ivermectin successfully reduced both tumor size and weight. CONCLUSION Our results on the antitumor effects of ivermectin support its clinical testing.
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- Mandy Juarez
- Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Mexico City, Mexico. .,Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, San Fernando 22, Tlalpan, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Chen L, Bi S, Wei Q, Zhao Z, Wang C, Xie S. Ivermectin suppresses tumour growth and metastasis through degradation of PAK1 in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:5387-5401. [PMID: 32237037 PMCID: PMC7205794 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), the most common form of oesophageal malignancies in the Asia‐Pacific region, remains a major clinical challenge. In this study, we found that ivermectin, an effective antiparasitic drug that has been approved for patients to orally treat onchocerciasis for over 30 years, displayed potent antitumour activity against ESCC cells in vitro and in nude mice. We demonstrated that ivermectin significantly inhibited cell viability and colony formation, and induced apoptosis through a mitochondrial‐dependent manner in ESCC cells. Ivermectin also abrogated ESCC cell migration, invasion, as well as the protein levels of MMP‐2 and MMP‐9. Mechanistically, ivermectin strongly inhibited the expression of PAK1; by further gain‐ and loss‐of‐function experiments, we confirmed that PAK1 played a crucial role in ivermectin‐mediated inhibitory effects on ESCC cells. In addition, the data indicated that ivermectin promoted PAK1 degradation through the proteasome‐dependent pathway. Additionally, ivermectin synergized with chemotherapeutic drugs including cisplatin and 5‐fluorouracil to induce apoptosis of ESCC cells. Interestingly, the in vivo experiments also confirmed that ivermectin effectively suppressed tumour growth and lung metastasis of ESCC. Collectively, these results indicate that ivermectin exerts a potent antitumour activity against ESCC and is a promising therapeutic candidate drug for ESCC patients, even those carrying metastasis.
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- Liang Chen
- School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Luohe Medical College, Luohe, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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Armando RG, Gómez DLM, Gomez DE. New drugs are not enough‑drug repositioning in oncology: An update. Int J Oncol 2020; 56:651-684. [PMID: 32124955 PMCID: PMC7010222 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2020.4966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Drug repositioning refers to the concept of discovering novel clinical benefits of drugs that are already known for use treating other diseases. The advantages of this are that several important drug characteristics are already established (including efficacy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and toxicity), making the process of research for a putative drug quicker and less costly. Drug repositioning in oncology has received extensive focus. The present review summarizes the most prominent examples of drug repositioning for the treatment of cancer, taking into consideration their primary use, proposed anticancer mechanisms and current development status.
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- Romina Gabriela Armando
- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Science and Technology Department, National University of Quilmes, Bernal B1876, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Science and Technology Department, National University of Quilmes, Bernal B1876, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Science and Technology Department, National University of Quilmes, Bernal B1876, Argentina
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Liu J, Zhang K, Cheng L, Zhu H, Xu T. Progress in Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Antitumour Effects of Ivermectin. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2020; 14:285-296. [PMID: 32021111 PMCID: PMC6982461 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s237393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ivermectin, a dihydro derivative of avermectin (AVM), was introduced into the veterinary, agricultural and aquaculture markets for animal health in 1981. Ivermectin was soon adopted in 1987 as a human medicine that was originally used for the treatment of onchocerciasis, a parasitic infection. Since then, ivermectin has also been used to control other human diseases and has exerted a significant effect on human health and welfare. In the past decade, many published studies have attempted to determine the role of ivermectin in cancer. In this review, we summarize the published studies to define the current progress in the characterization of ivermectin. Ivermectin causes cell death in cancer cell lines by inducing PAK1-mediated cytostatic autophagy, caspase-dependent apoptosis and immunogenic cell death (ICD) through the modulation of some pathways, including the WNT-T cell factor (TCF), Hippo and Akt/mTOR pathways. Ivermectin can affect the growth and proliferation of cancer cells and plays several different roles, such as its functions as an RNA helicase, a small-molecule mimetic of the surface-induced dissociation (SID) peptide, an activator of chloride channel receptors, and an inducer of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. In addition, ivermectin induces the multidrug resistance protein (MDR), has potent anti-mitotic activity, targets angiogenesis and inhibits cancer stem-like cells (CSCs). Many studies have proven that ivermectin exerts antitumour effects and might thus benefit patients with cancer after sufficient clinical trials.
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- Jian Liu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jilin University Second Hospital, ChangChun 130041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jilin University Second Hospital, ChangChun 130041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jilin University Second Hospital, ChangChun 130041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jilin University Second Hospital, ChangChun 130041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jilin University Second Hospital, ChangChun 130041, People's Republic of China
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Old wine in new bottles: Drug repurposing in oncology. Eur J Pharmacol 2020; 866:172784. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.172784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Liu M, Saha N, Gajan A, Saadat N, Gupta SV, Pile LA. A complex interplay between SAM synthetase and the epigenetic regulator SIN3 controls metabolism and transcription. J Biol Chem 2019; 295:375-389. [PMID: 31776190 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.010032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The SIN3 histone-modifying complex regulates the expression of multiple methionine catabolic genes, including SAM synthetase (Sam-S), as well as SAM levels. To further dissect the relationship between methionine catabolism and epigenetic regulation by SIN3, we sought to identify genes and metabolic pathways controlled by SIN3 and SAM synthetase (SAM-S) in Drosophila melanogaster Using several approaches, including RNAi-mediated gene silencing, RNA-Seq- and quantitative RT-PCR-based transcriptomics, and ultra-high-performance LC-MS/MS- and GC/MS-based metabolomics, we found that, as a global transcriptional regulator, SIN3 impacted a wide range of genes and pathways. In contrast, SAM-S affected only a narrow range of genes and pathways. The expression and levels of additional genes and metabolites, however, were altered in Sin3A+Sam-S dual knockdown cells. This analysis revealed that SIN3 and SAM-S regulate overlapping pathways, many of which involve one-carbon and central carbon metabolisms. In some cases, the factors acted independently; in some others, redundantly; and for a third set, in opposition. Together, these results, obtained from experiments with the chromatin regulator SIN3 and the metabolic enzyme SAM-S, uncover a complex relationship between metabolism and epigenetic regulation.
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- Mengying Liu
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202; Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202; Department of Pathology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202; Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201; Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48201
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202; College of Engineering and Science, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan 48221
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202.
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Zhang X, Qin T, Zhu Z, Hong F, Xu Y, Zhang X, Xu X, Ma A. Ivermectin Augments the In Vitro and In Vivo Efficacy of Cisplatin in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer by Suppressing Akt/mTOR Signaling. Am J Med Sci 2019; 359:123-129. [PMID: 32039764 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2019.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 10/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The poor outcomes in epithelial ovarian cancer necessitate new treatments. In this work, we systematically analyzed the inhibitory effects of ivermectin and the molecular mechanism of its action in ovarian cancer. METHODS The effects of ivermectin alone and its combination with cisplatin on growth and survival were examined using cultured ovarian cancer cells and a xenograft mouse model. The molecular mechanism of action of ivermectin, focusing on Akt/mTOR signaling, was elucidated. RESULTS Ivermectin arrested growth in the G2/M phase and induced caspase-dependent apoptosis in ovarian cancer, regardless of specific cellular and molecular differences. Ivermectin significantly augmented the inhibitory effect of cisplatin on ovarian cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner. Mechanistically, ivermectin suppressed the phosphorylation of key molecules in the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in ovarian cancer cells. In addition, overexpression of constitutively active Akt restored ivermectin-induced inhibition of Akt/mTOR, growth arrest and apoptosis. In an ovarian cancer xenograft mouse model, ivermectin alone significantly inhibited tumor growth. In combination with cisplatin, tumor growth was completely reversed over the entire duration of drug treatment without any toxicity. Furthermore, the concentrations of ivermectin used in our study are pharmacologically achievable. CONCLUSIONS Our work suggests that ivermectin may be a useful addition to the treatment armamentarium for ovarian cancer and that targeting Akt/mTOR signaling is a therapeutic strategy to increase chemosensitivity in ovarian cancer.
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- Xiaohong Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The People's Hospital of Hanchuan, Hanchuan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University (Wuhan Third Hospital), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University (Wuhan Third Hospital), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University (Wuhan Third Hospital), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University (Wuhan Third Hospital), Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The People's Hospital of Hanchuan, Hanchuan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The People's Hospital of Hanchuan, Hanchuan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The People's Hospital of Hanchuan, Hanchuan, Hubei Province, China.
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Blondel A, Benberghout A, Pedeux R, Ricordel C. Exploiting ING2 Epigenetic Modulation as a Therapeutic Opportunity for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11101601. [PMID: 31640185 PMCID: PMC6827349 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11101601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, over the last few decades. Survival remains extremely poor in the metastatic setting and, consequently, innovative therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. Inhibitor of Growth Gene 2 (ING2) is a core component of the mSin3A/Histone deacetylases complex (HDAC), which controls the chromatin acetylation status and modulates gene transcription. This gene has been characterized as a tumor suppressor gene and its status in cancer has been scarcely explored. In this review, we focused on ING2 and other mSin3A/HDAC member statuses in NSCLC. Taking advantage of existing public databases and known pharmacological properties of HDAC inhibitors, finally, we proposed a therapeutic model based on an ING2 biomarker-guided strategy.
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- Alice Blondel
- INSERM U1242, Chemistry Oncogenesis Stress and Signaling, CLCC Eugène Marquis, 35033 Rennes, France.
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- INSERM U1242, Chemistry Oncogenesis Stress and Signaling, CLCC Eugène Marquis, 35033 Rennes, France.
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- INSERM U1242, Chemistry Oncogenesis Stress and Signaling, CLCC Eugène Marquis, 35033 Rennes, France.
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- INSERM U1242, Chemistry Oncogenesis Stress and Signaling, CLCC Eugène Marquis, 35033 Rennes, France.
- CHU Rennes, Service de Pneumologie, Université de Rennes 1, 35033 Rennes, France.
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Zwinderman MRH, de Weerd S, Dekker FJ. Targeting HDAC Complexes in Asthma and COPD. EPIGENOMES 2019; 3:19. [PMID: 34968229 PMCID: PMC8594684 DOI: 10.3390/epigenomes3030019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Around three million patients die due to airway inflammatory diseases each year. The most notable of these diseases are asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Therefore, new therapies are urgently needed. Promising targets are histone deacetylases (HDACs), since they regulate posttranslational protein acetylation. Over a thousand proteins are reversibly acetylated, and acetylation critically influences aberrant intracellular signaling pathways in asthma and COPD. The diverse set of selective and non-selective HDAC inhibitors used in pre-clinical models of airway inflammation show promising results, but several challenges still need to be overcome. One such challenge is the design of HDAC inhibitors with unique selectivity profiles, such as selectivity towards specific HDAC complexes. Novel strategies to disrupt HDAC complexes should be developed to validate HDACs further as targets for new anti-inflammatory pulmonary treatments.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP), University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands (M.R.H.Z.) (S.d.W.)
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de Sousa FA, de Morais CR, Vieira JS, Maranho LS, Machado FL, Pereira S, Barbosa LC, Coelho HE, Campos CF, Bonetti AM. Genotoxicity and carcinogenicity of ivermectin and amoxicillin in vivo systems. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 70:103196. [PMID: 31152944 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2019.103196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Antiparasitic substances are chemicals used to control or kill endoparasites and ectoparasites. Based on the premise that Ivermectin (IVM) and Amoxicillin (AMX) are commonly considered in parasitic control in mammals, the present study aimed to evaluate the carcinogenic and genotoxic potential of different concentrations of IVM and AMX through the detection of epithelial tumor test in Drosophila melanogaster. Third-instar larvae descending from the cross between wts/TM3, Sb1 females and mwh/mwh males were treated with different concentrations of IVM (2.9, 5.8, 11.6 and 23.2 x 10-17 mM) or AMX (1.37, 2.74, 5.48 and 10.9 x 10-16mM). The results revealed that IVM increased the frequency of epithelial tumor in D. melanogaster considering all evaluated concentrations, while AMX showed no carcinogenic effect. Furthermore, the Micronucleus (MN) test in Tradescantia pallida was used to evaluate the genotoxic effect of IVM and AMX. T. pallida individuals were exposed for 8 hours at different concentrations of IVM (5.71, 11.42, 22.84 and 45.68 x 10-5mM) or AMX (5.13, 10.26, 20.52 and 41.05 x 10-3mM). Findings showed an increase in the frequency of micronuclei in T. pallida treated with 11.42, 22.84 and 45.68 x 10-5mM of IVM. We conclude that chronic exposure to IVM is directly associated with events resulting from genetic instability (genotoxicity and carcinogenicity). On the other hand, AMX was neither carcinogenic nor genotoxic for D. melanogaster and T. pallida.
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- Francielle Aparecida de Sousa
- Department of Genetics, University Center of Cerrado Patrocínio, Avenida Líria Terezinha Lassi Capuano, 466, 38747-792, Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Campus Umuarama, 38900-402, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Carmelitana Foundation Mário Palmério, 38500-000, Monte Carmelo, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, University Center of Cerrado Patrocínio, Avenida Líria Terezinha Lassi Capuano, 466, 38747-792, Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, University Center of Cerrado Patrocínio, Avenida Líria Terezinha Lassi Capuano, 466, 38747-792, Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, University Center of Cerrado Patrocínio, Avenida Líria Terezinha Lassi Capuano, 466, 38747-792, Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, University Center of Cerrado Patrocínio, Avenida Líria Terezinha Lassi Capuano, 466, 38747-792, Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Pathology, University of Uberaba, Avenida Nenê Sabino, 1801 - Bairro Universitário, 38055-500, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Campus Umuarama, 38900-402, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Campus Umuarama, 38900-402, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Markowska A, Kaysiewicz J, Markowska J, Huczyński A. Doxycycline, salinomycin, monensin and ivermectin repositioned as cancer drugs. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2019; 29:1549-1554. [PMID: 31054863 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.04.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Chemotherapy is one of the standard methods for the treatment of malignant tumors. It aims to cause lethal damage to cellular structures, mainly DNA. Noteworthy, in recent years discoveries of novel anticancer agents from well-known antibiotics have opened up new treatment pathways for several cancer diseases. The aim of this review article is to describe new applications for the following antibiotics: doxycycline (DOX), salinomycin (SAL), monensin (MON) and ivermectin (IVR) as they are known to show anti-tumor activity, but have not yet been introduced into standard oncological therapy. To date, these agents have been used for the treatment of a broad-spectrum of bacterial and parasitic infectious diseases and are widely available, which is why they were selected. The data presented here clearly show that the antibiotics mentioned above should be recognised in the near future as novel agents able to eradicate cancer cells and cancer stem cells (CSCs) across several cancer types.
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- Anna Markowska
- Department of Perinatology and Women's Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Polna 33, 60-545 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Szamarzewskiego 82/84, 60-569 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89b, 61-614 Poznan, Poland.
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Co-repressor, co-activator and general transcription factor: the many faces of the Sin3 histone deacetylase (HDAC) complex. Biochem J 2018; 475:3921-3932. [PMID: 30552170 PMCID: PMC6295471 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20170314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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At face value, the Sin3 histone deacetylase (HDAC) complex appears to be a prototypical co-repressor complex, that is, a multi-protein complex recruited to chromatin by DNA bound repressor proteins to facilitate local histone deacetylation and transcriptional repression. While this is almost certainly part of its role, Sin3 stubbornly refuses to be pigeon-holed in quite this way. Genome-wide mapping studies have found that Sin3 localises predominantly to the promoters of actively transcribed genes. While Sin3 knockout studies in various species result in a combination of both up- and down-regulated genes. Furthermore, genes such as the stem cell factor, Nanog, are dependent on the direct association of Sin3 for active transcription to occur. Sin3 appears to have properties of a co-repressor, co-activator and general transcription factor, and has thus been termed a co-regulator complex. Through a series of unique domains, Sin3 is able to assemble HDAC1/2, chromatin adaptors and transcription factors in a series of functionally and compositionally distinct complexes to modify chromatin at both gene-specific and global levels. Unsurprisingly, therefore, Sin3/HDAC1 have been implicated in the regulation of numerous cellular processes, including mammalian development, maintenance of pluripotency, cell cycle regulation and diseases such as cancer.
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Setyaningsih WAW, Arfian N, Suryadi E, Romi MM, Tranggono U, Sari DCR. Hyperuricemia Induces Wnt5a/Ror2 Gene Expression, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, and Kidney Tubular Injury in Mice. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2018; 43:164-173. [PMID: 29749985 PMCID: PMC5936848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hyperuricemia contributes to kidney injury, characterized by tubular injury with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Wnt5a/Ror2 signaling drives EMT in many kidney pathologies. This study sought to evaluate the involvement of Wnt5a/Ror2 in hyperuricemia-induced EMT in kidney tubular injury. METHODS A hyperuricemia model was performed in male Swiss background mice (3 months old, 30-40 g) with daily intraperitoneal injections of 125 mg/kg body weight (BW) of uric acid. The mice were terminated on day 7 (UA7, n=5) and on day 14 (UA14, n=5). Allopurinol groups (UAl7 and UAl14, each n=5) were added with oral 50 mg/kg BW of allopurinol treatment. The serum uric acid level was quantified, and tubular injury was assessed based on PAS staining. Reverse transcriptase-PCR was done to quantify Wnt5a, Ror2, E-cadherin, and vimentin expressions. IHC staining was done for E-cadherin and collagen I. We used the Shapiro-Wilk for normality testing and one-way ANOVA for variance analysis with a P<0.05 as significance level using SPSS 22 software. RESULTS The hyperuricemia groups had a higher uric acid level, which was associated with a higher tubular injury score. Meanwhile, the allopurinol groups had a significantly lower uric acid level and tubular injury than the uric acid groups. Reverse transcriptase-PCR revealed downregulation of the E-cadherin expression. While vimentin and collagen I expression are upregulated, which was associated with a higher Wnt5a expression. However, the allopurinol groups had reverse results. Immunostaining revealed a reduction in E-cadherin staining in the epithelial cells and collagen I positive staining in the epithelial cells and the interstitial areas. CONCLUSION Hyperuricemia induced tubular injury, which might have been mediated by EMT through the activation of Wnt5a.
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Lewis MJ, Liu J, Libby EF, Lee M, Crawford NPS, Hurst DR. SIN3A and SIN3B differentially regulate breast cancer metastasis. Oncotarget 2018; 7:78713-78725. [PMID: 27780928 PMCID: PMC5340233 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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SIN3 corepressor complexes play important roles in both normal development and breast cancer. Mammalian cells have two paralogs of SIN3 (SIN3A and SIN3B) that are encoded by distinct genes and have unique functions in many developmental processes. However, specific roles for SIN3A and SIN3B in breast cancer progression have not been characterized. We generated stable knockdown cells of SIN3 paralogs individually and in combination using three non-overlapping shRNA. Stable knockdown of SIN3B caused a significant decrease in transwell invasion through Matrigel and decreased the number of invasive colonies when grown in a 3D extracellular matrix. Conversely, stable knockdown of SIN3A significantly increased transwell invasion and increased the number of invasive colonies. These results were corroborated in vivo in which SIN3B knockdown significantly decreased and SIN3A knockdown increased experimental lung metastases. RNA sequencing was used to identify unique targets and biological pathways that were altered upon knockdown of SIN3A compared to SIN3B. Additionally, we analyzed microarray data sets to identify correlations of SIN3A and SIN3B expression with survival in patients with breast cancer. These data sets indicated that high mRNA expression of SIN3A as well as low mRNA expression of SIN3B correlates with longer relapse free survival specifically in patients with triple negative breast cancer which corresponds with our in vitro and in vivo data. These results demonstrate key functional differences between SIN3 paralogs in regulating the process of breast cancer metastasis and suggest metastasis suppressive roles of SIN3A and metastasis promoting roles of SIN3B.
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- Monica J Lewis
- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Juarez M, Schcolnik-Cabrera A, Dueñas-Gonzalez A. The multitargeted drug ivermectin: from an antiparasitic agent to a repositioned cancer drug. Am J Cancer Res 2018; 8:317-331. [PMID: 29511601 PMCID: PMC5835698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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Drug repositioning is a highly studied alternative strategy to discover and develop anticancer drugs. This drug development approach identifies new indications for existing compounds. Ivermectin belongs to the group of avermectins (AVM), a series of 16-membered macrocyclic lactone compounds discovered in 1967, and FDA-approved for human use in 1987. It has been used by millions of people around the world exhibiting a wide margin of clinical safety. In this review, we summarize the in vitro and in vivo evidences demonstrating that ivermectin exerts antitumor effects in different types of cancer. Ivermectin interacts with several targets including the multidrug resistance protein (MDR), the Akt/mTOR and WNT-TCF pathways, the purinergic receptors, PAK-1 protein, certain cancer-related epigenetic deregulators such as SIN3A and SIN3B, RNA helicase, chloride channel receptors and preferentially target cancer stem-cell like population. Importantly, the in vitro and in vivo antitumor activities of ivermectin are achieved at concentrations that can be clinically reachable based on the human pharmacokinetic studies done in healthy and parasited patients. Thus, existing information on ivermectin could allow its rapid move into clinical trials for cancer patients.
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- Mandy Juarez
- División de Investigación Básica, Instituto Nacional de CancerologíaMéxico
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de la UNAM/Instituto Nacional de CancerologíaMéxico
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Bansal N, Bosch A, Leibovitch B, Pereira L, Cubedo E, Yu J, Pierzchalski K, Jones JW, Fishel M, Kane M, Zelent A, Waxman S, Farias E. Blocking the PAH2 domain of Sin3A inhibits tumorigenesis and confers retinoid sensitivity in triple negative breast cancer. Oncotarget 2018; 7:43689-43702. [PMID: 27286261 PMCID: PMC5190053 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) frequently relapses locally, regionally or as systemic metastases. Development of targeted therapy that offers significant survival benefit in TNBC is an unmet clinical need. We have previously reported that blocking interactions between PAH2 domain of chromatin regulator Sin3A and the Sin3 interaction domain (SID) containing proteins by SID decoys result in EMT reversal, and re-expression of genes associated with differentiation. Here we report a novel and therapeutically relevant combinatorial use of SID decoys. SID decoys activate RARα/β pathways that are enhanced in combination with RARα-selective agonist AM80 to induce morphogenesis and inhibit tumorsphere formation. These findings correlate with inhibition of mammary hyperplasia and a significant increase in tumor-free survival in MMTV-Myc oncomice treated with a small molecule mimetic of SID (C16). Further, in two well-established mouse TNBC models we show that treatment with C16-AM80 combination has marked anti-tumor effects, prevents lung metastases and seeding of tumor cells to bone marrow. This correlated to a remarkable 100% increase in disease-free survival with a possibility of "cure" in mice bearing a TNBC-like tumor. Targeting Sin3A by C16 alone or in combination with AM80 may thus be a promising adjuvant therapy for treating or preventing metastatic TNBC.
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- Nidhi Bansal
- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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