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Li N, Chen S, Cai X. Harnessing molecular probes for imaging of human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) family. Bioorg Med Chem 2024; 113:117931. [PMID: 39362074 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117931] [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: 08/18/2024] [Revised: 09/15/2024] [Accepted: 09/16/2024] [Indexed: 10/05/2024]
Abstract
The human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) family plays a critical role in the development, migration, and invasion of various cancers. Currently, the FDA has approved numerous targeting therapies for the HER family consist of small molecule drugs, monoclonal antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates. To facilitate precision therapy using currently approved targeted agents, early detection and quantification of each HER receptor are essential for assessment, treatment, and prognostic purposes. This study provides a comprehensive review of the latest advancements in detection and quantification of HER receptors, including traditional biopsies, liquid biopsies, and non-invasive detection methods. Although traditional histological methods, such as immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), have yielded valuable insights, advancements in real-time and non-invasive detection technologies necessitate improved methods for the dynamic evaluation of HER status. This article also reviews several emerging real-time techniques for detecting and quantifying HER status in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) extracted from blood samples, as well as in vivo assessments using positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging. This review emphasizes the importance of continuous innovation in the application of HER receptor imaging technologies, with the goal of enhancing treatment outcomes and prognoses for cancer patients.
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- Na Li
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 132 East Outer Ring Road, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Biodesign Center for BioEnergetics, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287, USA.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 132 East Outer Ring Road, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Park JW, Choi TI, Kim TY, Lee YR, Don DW, George-Abraham JK, Robak LA, Trandafir CC, Liu P, Rosenfeld JA, Kim TH, Petit F, Kim YM, Cheon CK, Lee Y, Kim CH. RFC2 may contribute to the pathogenicity of Williams syndrome revealed in a zebrafish model. J Genet Genomics 2024:S1673-8527(24)00254-6. [PMID: 39368701 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2024.09.016] [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: 05/30/2024] [Revised: 09/27/2024] [Accepted: 09/27/2024] [Indexed: 10/07/2024]
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Williams syndrome (WS) is a rare multisystemic disorder caused by recurrent microdeletions on 7q11.23, characterized by intellectual disability, distinctive craniofacial and dental features, and cardiovascular problems. Previous studies have explored the roles of individual genes within these microdeletions in contributing to WS phenotypes. Here, we report five patients with WS with 1.4 Mb-1.5 Mb microdeletions that include RFC2, as well as one patient with a 167 kb microdeletion involving RFC2 and six patients with intragenic variants within RFC2. To investigate the potential involvement of RFC2 in WS pathogenicity, we generate a rfc2 knockout (KO) zebrafish using CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Additionally, we generate a KO zebrafish of its paralog gene, rfc5, to better understand the functions of these RFC genes in development and disease. Both rfc2 and rfc5 KO zebrafish exhibit similar phenotypes reminiscent of WS, including small head and brain, jaw and dental defects, and vascular problems. RNA-seq analysis reveals that genes associated with neural cell survival and differentiation are specifically affected in rfc2 KO zebrafish. In addition, heterozygous rfc2 KO adult zebrafish demonstrate an anxiety-like behavior with increased social cohesion. These results suggest that RFC2 may contribute to the pathogenicity of Williams syndrome, as evidenced by the zebrafish model.
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- Ji-Won Park
- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Baylor Genetics Laboratories, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Baylor Genetics Laboratories, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, Clinique de génétique Guy Fontaine, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Children's Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea.
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- Clinical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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Singh PK, Kim S, Smith AW. HER4 is a high-affinity dimerization partner for all EGFR/HER/ErbB family proteins. Protein Sci 2024; 33:e5171. [PMID: 39276020 PMCID: PMC11401057 DOI: 10.1002/pro.5171] [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: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 08/21/2024] [Accepted: 08/26/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024]
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Human epidermal growth factor receptors (HER)-also known as EGFR or ErbB receptors-are a subfamily of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) that play crucial roles in cell growth, division, and differentiation. HER4 (ErbB4) is the least studied member of this family, partly because its expression is lower in later stages of development. Recent work has suggested that HER4 can play a role in metastasis by regulating cell migration and invasiveness; however, unlike EGFR and HER2, the precise role that HER4 plays in tumorigenesis is still unresolved. Early work on HER family proteins suggested that there are direct interactions between the four members, but to date, there has been no single study of all four receptors in the same cell line with the same biophysical method. Here, we quantitatively measure the degree of association between HER4 and the other HER family proteins in live cells with a time-resolved fluorescence technique called pulsed interleaved excitation fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (PIE-FCCS). PIE-FCCS is sensitive to the oligomerization state of membrane proteins in live cells, while simultaneously measuring single-cell protein expression levels and diffusion coefficients. Our PIE-FCCS results demonstrate that HER4 interacts directly with all HER family members in the cell plasma membrane. The interaction between HER4 and other HER family members intensified in the presence of a HER4-specific ligand. Our work suggests that HER4 is a preferred dimerization partner for all HER family proteins, even in the absence of ligands.
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- Pradeep Kumar Singh
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryTexas Tech UniversityLubbockTexasUSA
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- Division of Cancer Biology, Department of MedicineMetroHealth Medical CenterClevelandOhioUSA
- Department of MedicineCase Western Reserve University School of MedicineClevelandOhioUSA
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryTexas Tech UniversityLubbockTexasUSA
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Yang Y, Chen G, Li J, Li J, Zhang O, Zhang X, Li L, Hao J, Wang E, Heng PA. Enabling target-aware molecule generation to follow multi objectives with Pareto MCTS. Commun Biol 2024; 7:1074. [PMID: 39223327 PMCID: PMC11368924 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06746-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: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Target-aware drug discovery has greatly accelerated the drug discovery process to design small-molecule ligands with high binding affinity to disease-related protein targets. Conditioned on targeted proteins, previous works utilize various kinds of deep generative models and have shown great potential in generating molecules with strong protein-ligand binding interactions. However, beyond binding affinity, effective drug molecules must manifest other essential properties such as high drug-likeness, which are not explicitly addressed by current target-aware generative methods. In this article, aiming to bridge the gap of multi-objective target-aware molecule generation in the field of deep learning-based drug discovery, we propose ParetoDrug, a Pareto Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) generation algorithm. ParetoDrug searches molecules on the Pareto Front in chemical space using MCTS to enable synchronous optimization of multiple properties. Specifically, ParetoDrug utilizes pretrained atom-by-atom autoregressive generative models for the exploration guidance to desired molecules during MCTS searching. Besides, when selecting the next atom symbol, a scheme named ParetoPUCT is proposed to balance exploration and exploitation. Benchmark experiments and case studies demonstrate that ParetoDrug is highly effective in traversing the large and complex chemical space to discover novel compounds with satisfactory binding affinities and drug-like properties for various multi-objective target-aware drug discovery tasks.
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- Yaodong Yang
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Noah's Ark Lab, Huawei, Shenzhen, China.
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Mackenzie SC, Rahmioglu N, Romaniuk L, Collins F, Coxon L, Whalley HC, Vincent K, Zondervan KT, Horne AW, Whitaker LHR. Genome-wide association reveals a locus in neuregulin 3 associated with gabapentin efficacy in women with chronic pelvic pain. iScience 2024; 27:110370. [PMID: 39258169 PMCID: PMC11384074 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110370] [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: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women with no obvious pelvic pathology has few evidence-based treatment options. Our recent multicenter randomized controlled trial (GaPP2) in women with CPP and no obvious pelvic pathology showed that gabapentin did not relieve pain overall and was associated with more side effects than placebo. We conducted an exploratory genome-wide association study using eligible GaPP2 participants aiming to identify genetic variants associated with gabapentin response. One genome-wide significant association with gabapentin analgesic response was identified, rs4442490, an intron variant located in Neuregulin 3 (NRG3) (p = 2·11×10-8; OR = 18·82 (95% CI 4·86-72·83). Analysis of a large sample of UK Biobank participants demonstrated phenome-wide significant brain imaging features of rs4442490, particularly implicating the orbitofrontal cortex. NRG3 is expressed predominantly in central nervous system tissues and plays a critical role in nervous system development, maintenance, and repair, suggesting a neurobiologically plausible role in gabapentin efficacy and potential for personalized analgesic treatment.
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- Scott C Mackenzie
- Centre for Reproductive Health, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
- Oxford Endometriosis CaRe Centre, Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH10 5HF, UK
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- Centre for Reproductive Health, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK
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- Oxford Endometriosis CaRe Centre, Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH10 5HF, UK
- Generation Scotland, Institute for Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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- Oxford Endometriosis CaRe Centre, Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
- Oxford Endometriosis CaRe Centre, Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Centre for Reproductive Health, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK
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- Centre for Reproductive Health, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK
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Varlı M, Kim E, Oh S, Pulat S, Zhou R, Gamage CDB, Gökalsın B, Sesal NC, Kim KK, Paik MJ, Kim H. Chrysophanol inhibits of colorectal cancer cell motility and energy metabolism by targeting the KITENIN/ErbB4 oncogenic complex. Cancer Cell Int 2024; 24:253. [PMID: 39030594 PMCID: PMC11264950 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-024-03434-x] [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: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Expression of the KITENIN/ErbB4 oncogenic complex is associated with metastasis of colorectal cancer to distant organs and lymph nodes and is linked with poor prognosis and poor survival. METHODS Here, we used in vitro and in silico methods to test the ability of chrysophanol, a molecule of natural origin, to suppress the progression of colorectal cancer by targeting the KITENIN/ErbB4 complex. RESULTS Chrysophanol binds to ErbB4, disrupting the ErbB4/KITENIN complex and causing autophagic degradation of KITENIN. We demonstrated that chrysophanol binds to ErbB4 according to a molecular docking model. Chrysophanol reversed KITENIN-mediated effects on cell motility, aerobic glycolysis, and expression of downstream effector genes. Moreover, under conditions of KITENIN overexpression, chrysophanol suppressed the production of onco-metabolites. CONCLUSION Chrysophanol suppresses oncogenic activities by targeting the KITENIN/ErbB4 complex.
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- Mücahit Varlı
- College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Sunchon, Jeonnam, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chosun University, 146 Chosundae-gil, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Sunchon, Jeonnam, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Sunchon, Jeonnam, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Sunchon, Jeonnam, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Sunchon, Jeonnam, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pharmacology, Chonnam National University Medical School, 160 Baekseoro, Gwangju, 61469, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Sunchon, Jeonnam, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Sunchon, Jeonnam, 57922, Republic of Korea.
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Qiang Z, Wan J, Chen X, Wang H. Mechanisms and therapeutic targets of ErbB family receptors in hepatocellular carcinoma: a narrative review. Transl Cancer Res 2024; 13:3156-3178. [PMID: 38988928 PMCID: PMC11231811 DOI: 10.21037/tcr-24-837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Background and Objective Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly heterogeneous and aggressive tumor. In recent years, the incidence of HCC has been increasing worldwide. Despite notable advancements in treatment methodologies, the prognosis of HCC patients remains unsatisfactory. ErbB family proteins play important roles in the occurrence, progression, and metastasis of HCC, and their abnormal expression is often closely associated with poor patient prognosis. This article sought to investigate the current status and research progress of ErbB family protein targeted therapy in HCC in recent years to provide a reference for basic research and clinical treatment. Methods We performed a comprehensive, narrative review of the latest literature to define the current progress of ErbB family receptors in HCC in both the pre-clinical and clinical arenas. Key Content and Findings The ErbB family belongs to the tyrosine kinase (TK) receptor family that comprises four members. These members are closely associated with proliferation, cell cycle regulation, and migration during HCC development through multiple signaling pathways. ErbB-targeted therapy has shown tremendous potential and prospects in the treatment of HCC. Conclusions Through in-depth research and the application of ErbB-targeted therapy, broader avenues will be opened for the treatment of HCC and other tumors, leading to more personalized and precise treatment approaches.
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- Zeyuan Qiang
- Division of Liver Surgery, Department of General Surgery and Laboratory of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China Centre of Excellence for Pancreatitis, Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Liver Surgery, Department of General Surgery and Laboratory of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Liver Surgery, Department of General Surgery and Laboratory of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Stoup N, Liberelle M, Lebègue N, Van Seuningen I. Emerging paradigms and recent progress in targeting ErbB in cancers. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2024; 45:552-576. [PMID: 38797570 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2024.04.009] [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: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
Abstract
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family is a class of transmembrane proteins, highly regarded as anticancer targets due to their pivotal role in various malignancies. Standard cancer treatments targeting the ErbB receptors include tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Despite their substantial survival benefits, the achievement of curative outcomes is hindered by acquired resistance. Recent advancements in anti-ErbB approaches, such as inhibitory peptides, nanobodies, targeted-protein degradation strategies, and bispecific antibodies (BsAbs), aim to overcome such resistance. More recently, emerging insights into the cell surface interactome of the ErbB family open new avenues for modulating ErbB signaling by targeting specific domains of ErbB partners. Here, we review recent progress in ErbB targeting and elucidate emerging paradigms that underscore the significance of EGF domain-containing proteins (EDCPs) as new ErbB-targeting pathways.
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- Nicolas Stoup
- University of Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, UMR9020-U1277 - CANTHER - Cancer Heterogeneity Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, UMR-S 1172 - LiNC -Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, UMR-S 1172 - LiNC -Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, UMR9020-U1277 - CANTHER - Cancer Heterogeneity Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, F-59000 Lille, France.
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Kamboj P, Anjali, Imtiyaz K, Rizvi MA, Nath V, Kumar V, Husain A, Amir M. Design, synthesis, biological assessment and molecular modeling studies of novel imidazothiazole-thiazolidinone hybrids as potential anticancer and anti-inflammatory agents. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8457. [PMID: 38605072 PMCID: PMC11009276 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59063-x] [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: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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A new series of imidazothiazole derivatives bearing thiazolidinone moiety (4a-g and 5a-d) were designed, synthesized and evaluated for potential epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase inhibition, anticancer and anti-inflammatory activity, cardiomyopathy toxicity and hepatotoxicity. Compound 4c inhibited EGFR kinase at a concentration of 18.35 ± 1.25 µM, whereas standard drug erlotinib showed IC50 value of 06.12 ± 0.92 µM. The molecular docking, dynamics simulation and MM-GBSA binding energy calculations revealed strong interaction of compound 4c with binding site of EGFR. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their anticancer activity by MTT assay against three human cancer cell lines A549 (Lung), MCF-7 (Breast), HCT116 (Colon), one normal human embryonic kidney cell line HEK293 and also for their EGFR kinase inhibitory activity. Few compounds of the series (4a, 4b, 4c) showed promising growth inhibition against all the tested cancer cell lines and against EGFR kinase. Among these, compound 4c was found to be most active and displayed IC50 value of 10.74 ± 0.40, 18.73 ± 0.88 against cancer cell lines A549 and MCF7 respectively whereas it showed an IC50 value of 96.38 ± 1.79 against HEK293 cell line indicating lesser cytotoxicity for healthy cell. Compounds 4a, 4b and 4c were also examined for their apoptosis inducing potential through AO/EB dual staining assay and it was observed that their antiproliferative activity against A549 cells is mediated via induction of apoptosis. Cardiomyopathy studies showed normal cardiomyocytes with no marked sign of pyknotic nucleus of compounds 4b and 4c. Hepatotoxicity studies of compounds 4b and 4c also showed normal architecture of hepatocytes. Compounds 4a-g and 5a-d were also evaluated for their in-vitro anti-inflammatory activity by protein albumin denaturation assay. Among the tested compounds 4a-d and 5a-b showed promising activity and were selected for in-vivo inflammatory activity against carrageenan rat paw edema test. Among these compounds, 4b was found to be most active in the series showing 84.94% inhibition, whereas the standard drug diclofenac sodium showed 84.57% inhibition. Compound 4b also showed low ulcerogenic potential and lipid peroxidation. Thus, compounds 4c and 4b could be a promising lead compounds for developing anticancer and anti-inflammatory agents with low toxicity and selectivity.
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- Payal Kamboj
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Genome Biology Lab, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Genome Biology Lab, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India.
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Popović L, Wintgens JP, Wu Y, Brankatschk B, Menninger S, Degenhart C, Jensen N, Wichert SP, Klebl B, Rossner MJ, Wehr MC. Profiling of ERBB receptors and downstream pathways reveals selectivity and hidden properties of ERBB4 antagonists. iScience 2024; 27:108839. [PMID: 38303712 PMCID: PMC10831936 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.108839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
Abstract
ERBB receptor tyrosine kinases are involved in development and diseases like cancer, cardiovascular, neurodevelopmental, and mental disorders. Although existing drugs target ERBB receptors, the next generation of drugs requires enhanced selectivity and understanding of physiological pathway responses to improve efficiency and reduce side effects. To address this, we developed a multilevel barcoded reporter profiling assay, termed 'ERBBprofiler', in living cells to monitor the activity of all ERBB targets and key physiological pathways simultaneously. This assay helps differentiate on-target therapeutic effects from off-target and off-pathway side effects of ERBB antagonists. To challenge the assay, eight established ERBB antagonists were profiled. Known effects were confirmed, and previously uncharacterized properties were discovered, such as pyrotinib's preference for ERBB4 over EGFR. Additionally, two lead compounds selectively targeting ERBB4 were profiled, showing promise for clinical trials. Taken together, this multiparametric profiling approach can guide early-stage drug development and lead to improved future therapeutic interventions.
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- Lukša Popović
- Research Group Cell Signalling, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
- Systasy Bioscience GmbH, Balanstrasse 6, 81669 Munich, Germany
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- Research Group Cell Signalling, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
- Systasy Bioscience GmbH, Balanstrasse 6, 81669 Munich, Germany
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- Research Group Cell Signalling, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Systasy Bioscience GmbH, Balanstrasse 6, 81669 Munich, Germany
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- Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Section of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Systasy Bioscience GmbH, Balanstrasse 6, 81669 Munich, Germany
- Section of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Systasy Bioscience GmbH, Balanstrasse 6, 81669 Munich, Germany
- Section of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Research Group Cell Signalling, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
- Systasy Bioscience GmbH, Balanstrasse 6, 81669 Munich, Germany
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Kwon Y, Kang M, Jeon YM, Lee S, Lee HW, Park JS, Kim HJ. Identification and characterization of novel ERBB4 variant associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). J Neurol Sci 2024; 457:122885. [PMID: 38278691 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.122885] [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: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is the most common type of motor neuron disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration in brain and spinal cord. Most cases are sporadic in ALS and 5-10% of cases are familiar. >50 genes are known to be associated with ALS and one of them is ERBB4. In this paper, we report the case of a 53-year-old ALS patient with progressive muscle weakness and fasciculation, but he had no cognitive decline. We performed the next generation sequencing (NGS) and in silico analysis, it predicted a highly pathogenic variant, c.2116 A > G, p.Asn706Asp (N706D) in the ERBB4 gene. The amino acid residue is highly conserved among species. ERBB4 is a member of the ERBB family of receptor tyrosine kinases. ERBB4 has multiple tyrosine phosphorylation sites, including an autophosphorylation site at tyrosine 1284 residue. Autophosphorylation of ERBB4 promotes biological activity and it associated with NRG-1/ERBB4 pathway. It is already known that tyrosine 128 phosphorylation of ERBB4 is decreased in patients who have ALS-associated ERBB4 mutations. We generated ERBB4 N706D construct using site-directed mutagenesis and checked the phosphorylation level of ERBB4 N706D in NSC-34 cells. We found that the phosphorylation of ERBB4 N706D was decreased compared to ERBB4 wild-type, indicating a loss of function mutation in ERBB4. We report a novel variant in ERBB4 gene leading to ALS through dysfunction of ERBB4.
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- Younghwi Kwon
- Dementia Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Dementia Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Daegu, South Korea
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- Dementia Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Brain Science & Engineering Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Brain Science & Engineering Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
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- Dementia Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Daegu, South Korea; Department of Brain Sciences, DGIST, Daegu, South Korea.
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Eliceiri GL. Novel Pathways between Invasiveness Modulators in Breast Cancer Single Cells. Crit Rev Eukaryot Gene Expr 2024; 34:73-75. [PMID: 38073443 DOI: 10.1615/critreveukaryotgeneexpr.2023050843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Individual cells are known to behave differently than their whole populations of cells. The present work focused on proteins that control cancer invasiveness. Individual Dicer siRNA knockdown of HER4, CDC42, and E-cadherin decreased MMP1 mRNA levels in SCP2, a cancer single-cell progeny that is highly metastatic to bone and adrenal gland. Individual knockdown of β-catenin, CDC42, HER3, and the γ catalytic subunit of PI3K raised MMP1 mRNA levels in SCP21, a single-cell progeny of the same tumor and patient, with low metastasis to bone and adrenal.
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- George L Eliceiri
- Department of Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 709 St. James Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri 63119
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Kouhmareh K, Martin E, Finlay D, Bhadada A, Hernandez-Vargas H, Downey F, Allen JK, Teriete P. Capture of circulating metastatic cancer cell clusters from a lung cancer patient can reveal a unique genomic profile and potential anti-metastatic molecular targets: A proof of concept study. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.09.19.558270. [PMID: 37781582 PMCID: PMC10541091 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.19.558270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Metastasis remains the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and lung cancer, known for its highly metastatic progression, remains among the most lethal of malignancies. The heterogeneous genomic profile of lung cancer metastases is often unknown. Since different metastatic events can selectively spread to multiple organs, strongly suggests more studies are needed to understand and target these different pathways. Unfortunately, access to the primary driver of metastases, the metastatic cancer cell clusters (MCCCs), remains difficult and limited. These metastatic clusters have been shown to be 100-fold more tumorigenic than individual cancer cells. Capturing and characterizing MCCCs is a key limiting factor in efforts to help treat and ultimately prevent cancer metastasis. Elucidating differentially regulated biological pathways in MCCCs will help uncover new therapeutic drug targets to help combat cancer metastases. We demonstrate a novel, proof of principle technology, to capture MCCCs directly from patients' whole blood. Our platform can be readily tuned for different solid tumor types by combining a biomimicry-based margination effect coupled with immunoaffinity to isolate MCCCs. Adopting a selective capture approach based on overexpressed CD44 in MCCCs provides a methodology that preferentially isolates them from whole blood. Furthermore, we demonstrate a high capture efficiency of more than 90% when spiking MCCC-like model cell clusters into whole blood. Characterization of the captured MCCCs from lung cancer patients by immunofluorescence staining and genomic analyses, suggests highly differential morphologies and genomic profiles., This study lays the foundation to identify potential drug targets thus unlocking a new area of anti-metastatic therapeutics.
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- Kourosh Kouhmareh
- PhenoVista Biosciences, 6195 Cornerstone Ct E STE 114, San Diego, CA 92121
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- PhenoVista Biosciences, 6195 Cornerstone Ct E STE 114, San Diego, CA 92121
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- NCI Cancer Center Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, 10901 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037
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- TumorGen Inc., 6197 Cornerstone Ct E STE #101, San Diego, CA 92121
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- TumorGen Inc., 6197 Cornerstone Ct E STE #101, San Diego, CA 92121
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- TumorGen Inc., 6197 Cornerstone Ct E STE #101, San Diego, CA 92121
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- IDEAYA Biosciences, 7000 Shoreline Ct STE #350, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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Deng A, Wang S, Qin J, Yang P, Shen S, Zhou H, Chen X. ErbB4 processing is involved in OGD/R induced neuron injury. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2023; 32:107373. [PMID: 37734179 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107373] [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: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Our previous study found that ErbB4 gene expression was changed after oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R). However, the exact role and mechanism of ErbB4 in brain ischemia are largely unknown. In this study, we explored the protective effects of ErbB4 and its possible mechanism after OGD/R. METHODS Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury model was established in vitro and in vivo. Cell viability, apoptosis, and ROS production were measured by MTT, TUNEL, and fluorescent probe 2', 7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA). Infarct size was evaluated by TTC. We performed bioinformatics analyses to screen for novel key genes involved in ErbB4 changes. RNA-Seq was used to transcriptome analysis. RNA and protein expression were detected by quantitative RT‒PCR and western bloting. RESULTS The expression of 80-kDa ErbB4 decreased after cerebral I/R injury in vitro and in vivo. Co-expression network analysis revealed that ErbB4 expression was correlated with the changes in Adrb1, Adrb2, Ldlr, and Dab2. Quantitative RT‒PCR revealed that the mRNA expression levels of Adrb1, Adrb2, and Dab2 were upregulated, and that of Ldlr was decreased after OGD/R. Activation of ErbB4 expression by neuregulin 1 (NRG1) significantly promoted cell survival, attenuated hippocampal apoptosis, and decreased ROS production after OGD/R. Furthermore, the elimination of ErbB4 using a specific siRNA reversed these beneficial effects. CONCLUSION Our data revealed the neuroprotective effects of ErbB4 against OGD/R injury, and the action could be related to changes in the ErbB4 membrane-associated fragment and the expression of Adrb1, Adrb2, Ldlr, and Dab2.
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- Aiqing Deng
- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China.
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Zagami P, Boscolo Bielo L, Nicolò E, Curigliano G. HER2-positive breast cancer: cotargeting to overcome treatment resistance. Curr Opin Oncol 2023; 35:461-471. [PMID: 37621172 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000000971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The introduction in clinical practice of anti-HER2 agents changed the prognosis of patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer in both metastatic and early setting. Although the incomparable results obtained in the last years with the approval of new drugs targeting HER2, not all patients derive benefit from these treatments, experiencing primary or secondary resistance. The aim of this article is to review the data about cotargeting HER2 with different pathways (or epitopes of receptors) involved in its oncogenic signaling, as a mechanism to overcome resistance to anti-HER2 agents. RECENT FINDINGS Concordantly to the knowledge of the HER2+ breast cancer heterogeneity as well as new drugs, novel predictive biomarkers of response to anti-HER2 treatments are always raised helping to define target to overcome resistance. Cotargeting HER2 and hormone receptors is the most well known mechanism to improve benefit in HER2+/HR+ breast cancer. Additional HER2-cotargeting, such as, with PI3K pathway, as well as different HERs receptors or immune-checkpoints revealed promising results. SUMMARY HER2+ breast cancer is an heterogenous disease. Cotargeting HER2 with other signaling pathways involved in its mechanism of resistance may improve patient outcomes. Research efforts will continue to investigate novel targets and combinations to create more effective treatment regimes.
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- Paola Zagami
- Division of Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Lineberger comprehensive cancer center, University of North Carolina, Chapel hill, North Carolina
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- Division of Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Torp SH, Arnli MB, Scheie D. Clinicopathological significance of concurrent ErbB receptor expression in human meningioma. Mol Clin Oncol 2023; 19:79. [PMID: 37719042 PMCID: PMC10502797 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2023.2675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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In general, human meningiomas grow slowly and have a favourable prognosis; however, some are prone to recur despite their benign histology. Therefore, knowledge of their tumour biology is essential to determine objective biomarkers that can identify cases with an increased risk for recurrence and to generate effective treatment options. Thus, studies on the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family, comprising ErbB1/EGFR, ErbB2/HER2, ErbB3/HER3 and ErbB4/HER4, are important. We have recently published papers on the expression of each of these receptor proteins in human meningiomas. The present study aimed to assess the clinicopathological significance of their concurrent expression. A total of 185 grade 1 and 2 meningiomas with robust clinical data underwent immunohistochemical analyses with antibodies against the aforementioned receptors. All meningiomas exhibited upregulation of these receptor proteins relative to normal meninges. In addition, the expression of phosphorylated/activated ErbB1/EGFR1 and phosphorylated/activated ErbB2/HER2 was significantly associated with histological malignancy grade and prognosis, respectively. The concurrent upregulation of ErbB receptors in human meningioma supports their fundamental role in the tumourigenesis of these tumours, and they could thus be exploited in diagnostics, prognosis, and ultimately, in targeted clinical interventions.
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- Sverre Helge Torp
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Pathology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, 7006 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Pathology, Copenhagen University Hospital, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Moody TW, Ramos-Alvarez I, Jensen RT. Peptide G-Protein-Coupled Receptors and ErbB Receptor Tyrosine Kinases in Cancer. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:957. [PMID: 37508387 PMCID: PMC10376828 DOI: 10.3390/biology12070957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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The ErbB RTKs (EGFR, HER2, HER3, and HER4) have been well-studied in cancer. EGFR, HER2, and HER3 stimulate cancer proliferation, principally by activating the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathways, resulting in increased cancer cell survival and proliferation. Cancer cells have high densities of the EGFR, HER2, and HER3 causing phosphorylation of tyrosine amino acids on protein substrates and tyrosine amino acids near the C-terminal of the RTKs. After transforming growth factor (TGF) α binds to the EGFR, homodimers or EGFR heterodimers form. HER2 forms heterodimers with the EGFR, HER3, and HER4. The EGFR, HER2, and HER3 are overexpressed in lung cancer patient tumors, and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), such as Herceptin against HER2, are used to treat breast cancer patients. Patients with EGFR mutations are treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors, such as gefitinib or osimertinib. Peptide GPCRs, such as NTSR1, are present in many cancers, and neurotensin (NTS) stimulates the growth of cancer cells. Lung cancer proliferation is impaired by SR48692, an NTSR1 antagonist. SR48692 is synergistic with gefitinib at inhibiting lung cancer growth. Adding NTS to lung cancer cells increases the shedding of TGFα, which activates the EGFR, or neuregulin-1, which activates HER3. The transactivation process is impaired by SRC, matrix metalloprotease, and reactive oxygen species inhibitors. While the transactivation process is complicated, it is fast and occurs within minutes after adding NTS to cancer cells. This review emphasizes the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors and SR48692 to impair transactivation and cancer growth.
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- Terry W Moody
- Center for Cancer Training, NCI, and Digestive Diseases Branch, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Center for Cancer Training, NCI, and Digestive Diseases Branch, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Center for Cancer Training, NCI, and Digestive Diseases Branch, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Cai X, Zhang L, Chen S. Editorial: Cancer treatment and early detection targeting HER receptors, Volume II. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1229765. [PMID: 37426424 PMCID: PMC10325823 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1229765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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- Xiaoqing Cai
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Biodesign Center for Bioenergetics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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Lei B, Jiang X, Saxena A. TCGA Expression Analyses of 10 Carcinoma Types Reveal Clinically Significant Racial Differences. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:2695. [PMID: 37345032 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15102695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Epidemiological studies reveal disparities in cancer incidence and outcome rates between racial groups in the United States. In our study, we investigated molecular differences between racial groups in 10 carcinoma types. We used publicly available data from The Cancer Genome Atlas to identify patterns of differential gene expression in tumor samples obtained from 4112 White, Black/African American, and Asian patients. We identified race-dependent expression of numerous genes whose mRNA transcript levels were significantly correlated with patients' survival. Only a small subset of these genes was differentially expressed in multiple carcinomas, including genes involved in cell cycle progression such as CCNB1, CCNE1, CCNE2, and FOXM1. In contrast, most other genes, such as transcriptional factor ETS1 and apoptotic gene BAK1, were differentially expressed and clinically significant only in specific cancer types. Our analyses also revealed race-dependent, cancer-specific regulation of biological pathways. Importantly, homology-directed repair and ERBB4-mediated nuclear signaling were both upregulated in Black samples compared to White samples in four carcinoma types. This large-scale pan-cancer study refines our understanding of the cancer health disparity and can help inform the use of novel biomarkers in clinical settings and the future development of precision therapies.
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- Brian Lei
- Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Biology Department, Brooklyn College, New York, NY 11210, USA
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- Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Brooklyn College, New York, NY 11210, USA
- Biology and Biochemistry Programs, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Biology Department, Brooklyn College, New York, NY 11210, USA
- Biology and Biochemistry Programs, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Feng H, Elladki R, Jiang J, Wei GW. Machine-learning analysis of opioid use disorder informed by MOR, DOR, KOR, NOR and ZOR-based interactome networks. Comput Biol Med 2023; 157:106745. [PMID: 36924727 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.106745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Opioid use disorder (OUD) continuously poses major public health challenges and social implications worldwide with dramatic rise of opioid dependence leading to potential abuse. Despite that a few pharmacological agents have been approved for OUD treatment, the efficacy of said agents for OUD requires further improvement in order to provide safer and more effective pharmacological and psychosocial treatments. Proteins including mu, delta, kappa, nociceptin, and zeta opioid receptors are the direct targets of opioids and play critical roles in therapeutic treatments. The protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks of the these receptors increase the complexity in the drug development process for an effective opioid addiction treatment. The report below presents a PPI-network informed machine-learning study of OUD. We have examined more than 500 proteins in the five opioid receptor networks and subsequently collected 74 inhibitor datasets. Machine learning models were constructed by pairing gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT) algorithm with two advanced natural language processing (NLP)-based autoencoder and Transformer fingerprints for molecules. With these models, we systematically carried out evaluations of screening and repurposing potential of more than 120,000 drug candidates for four opioid receptors. In addition, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) properties were also considered in the screening of potential drug candidates. Our machine-learning tools determined a few inhibitor compounds with desired potency and ADMET properties for nociceptin opioid receptors. Our approach offers a valuable and promising tool for the pharmacological development of OUD treatments.
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- Hongsong Feng
- Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, MI 48824, USA
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- Research Center of Nonlinear Science, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, PR China
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- Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, MI 48824, USA; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, MI 48824, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, MI 48824, USA.
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Yue A, Chen M, Dai S, Zhang Y, Wei W, Fan L, Wang F, Zhang F, Yu H, Lu Y, Lei Y. Tastin promotes non-small-cell lung cancer progression through the ErbB4, PI3K/AKT, and ERK1/2 pathways. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2023; 248:519-531. [PMID: 36691332 PMCID: PMC10281536 DOI: 10.1177/15353702221147566] [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: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Tastin might be involved in tumorigenesis, but its role in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not been adequately explored. This work aimed to examine tastin's role in NSCLC and to explore the underlying mechanism. The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), Gene Expression Database of Normal and Tumor tissues (GENT), and Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) databases were used. Four GEO datasets (GSE81089, GSE40419, GSE74706, and GSE19188) containing gene expression data for NSCLC and normal tissue samples were analyzed for tastin mRNA expression. Tastin expression levels in different tissues were compared using the GENT website. TCGA biolinks were used to download gene expression quantification (n = 594) and overall survival data (n = 535). In total, 30 lung adenocarcinoma and 25 lung squamous cell carcinoma cases were enrolled. In addition, four-week-old male BALB/c nude mice (n = 9/group) were used to establish xenograft mouse models. Furthermore, cultured HEK293T, A549, and NCI-H226 cells assessed. Immunoblot, hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, immunohistochemistry, real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, lentiviral transduction, and MTT, colony formation, wound healing, and Transwell assays were carried out. Tastin expression levels were markedly increased in NSCLC tumor tissue specimens and correlated with a poorer prognosis. Silencing of tastin inhibited the proliferative and migratory abilities of NSCLC cells. Bioinformatic analysis suggested that tastin interacts with ErbB4. The PI3K/AKT and ERK1/2 downstream pathways were suppressed in tastin-deficient cells. In conclusion, tastin might be involved in NSCLC growth and invasion and is a potential therapeutic target in NSCLC.
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- Andong Yue
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, P.R. China
- Department of Oncology, Anhui Chest Hospital, Hefei 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, P.R. China
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Designing Next-Generation Drug-like Molecules for Medicinal Applications. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28041860. [PMID: 36838848 PMCID: PMC9961863 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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The development of new drugs/drug candidates for medical treatment remains an exciting but challenging process as only a limited number of synthetic compounds fit well into the discovery and development process after multiple experiments and screening for their preclinical properties [...].
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Serrano-López EM, Coronado-Parra T, Marín-Vicente C, Szallasi Z, Gómez-Abellán V, López-Andreo MJ, Gragera M, Gómez-Fernández JC, López-Nicolás R, Corbalán-García S. Deciphering the Role and Signaling Pathways of PKCα in Luminal A Breast Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232214023. [PMID: 36430510 PMCID: PMC9696894 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232214023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Protein kinase C (PKC) comprises a family of highly related serine/threonine protein kinases involved in multiple signaling pathways, which control cell proliferation, survival, and differentiation. The role of PKCα in cancer has been studied for many years. However, it has been impossible to establish whether PKCα acts as an oncogene or a tumor suppressor. Here, we analyzed the importance of PKCα in cellular processes such as proliferation, migration, or apoptosis by inhibiting its gene expression in a luminal A breast cancer cell line (MCF-7). Differential expression analysis and phospho-kinase arrays of PKCα-KD vs. PKCα-WT MCF-7 cells identified an essential set of proteins and oncogenic kinases of the JAK/STAT and PI3K/AKT pathways that were down-regulated, whereas IGF1R, ERK1/2, and p53 were up-regulated. In addition, unexpected genes related to the interferon pathway appeared down-regulated, while PLC, ERBB4, or PDGFA displayed up-regulated. The integration of this information clearly showed us the usefulness of inhibiting a multifunctional kinase-like PKCα in the first step to control the tumor phenotype. Then allowing us to design a possible selection of specific inhibitors for the unexpected up-regulated pathways to further provide a second step of treatment to inhibit the proliferation and migration of MCF-7 cells. The results of this study suggest that PKCα plays an oncogenic role in this type of breast cancer model. In addition, it reveals the signaling mode of PKCα at both gene expression and kinase activation. In this way, a wide range of proteins can implement a new strategy to fine-tune the control of crucial functions in these cells and pave the way for designing targeted cancer therapies.
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- Emilio M. Serrano-López
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology A, Veterinary School, Universidad de Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), 30100 Murcia, Spain
- Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria IMIB-Arrixaca, El Palmar, 30120 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology A, Veterinary School, Universidad de Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), 30100 Murcia, Spain
- Microscopy Core Unit, Área Científica y Técnica de Investigación, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology A, Veterinary School, Universidad de Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), 30100 Murcia, Spain
- Cardiovascular Proteomics and Developmental Biology Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Computational Health Informatics Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Bioinformatics, Semmelweis University, H-1092 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology A, Veterinary School, Universidad de Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), 30100 Murcia, Spain
- Department of Cellular Biology and Histology, Biology School, Universidad de Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology A, Veterinary School, Universidad de Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), 30100 Murcia, Spain
- Molecular Biology Unit, Área Científica y Técnica de Investigación, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology A, Veterinary School, Universidad de Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), 30100 Murcia, Spain
- Centro Nacional Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology A, Veterinary School, Universidad de Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), 30100 Murcia, Spain
- Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria IMIB-Arrixaca, El Palmar, 30120 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology A, Veterinary School, Universidad de Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), 30100 Murcia, Spain
- Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria IMIB-Arrixaca, El Palmar, 30120 Murcia, Spain
- Department of Bromatology and Nutrition, Veterinary School, Universidad de Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), 30100 Murcia, Spain
- Correspondence: (R.L.-N.); (S.C.-G.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology A, Veterinary School, Universidad de Murcia, CEIR Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN), 30100 Murcia, Spain
- Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria IMIB-Arrixaca, El Palmar, 30120 Murcia, Spain
- Correspondence: (R.L.-N.); (S.C.-G.)
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Xiang J, Su R, Wu S, Zhou L. Construction of a prognostic signature for serous ovarian cancer based on lactate metabolism-related genes. Front Oncol 2022; 12:967342. [PMID: 36185201 PMCID: PMC9520471 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.967342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background The key biochemical feature of malignant tumor is the conversion of energy metabolism from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis, which provides sufficient capacity and raw materials for tumor cell rapid growth. Our study aims to construct a prognostic signature for ovarian cancer based on lactate metabolism-related genes (LMRGs). Methods Data of ovarian cancer and non-diseased ovarian data were downloaded from TCGA and the GTEx database, respectively. LMRGs were obtained from GeneCards and MSigDB databases, and the differentially expressed LMRGs were identified using limma and DESeq2 R packages. Cox regression analysis and LASSO were performed to determine the LMRGs associated with OS and develop the prognostic signature. Then, clinical significance of the prognostic signature in ovarian cancer was assessed. Results A total of 485 differentially expressed LMRGs in ovarian tissue were selected for subsequent analysis, of which 324 were up-regulated and 161 were down regulated. We found that 22 LMRGs were most significantly associated with OS by using the univariate regression analysis. The prognostic scoring model was consisted of 12 LMRGs (SLCO1B3, ERBB4, SLC28A1, PDSS1, BDH1, AIFM1, TSFM, PPARGC1A, HGF, FGFR1, ABCC8, TH). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis indicated that poorer overall survival (OS) in the high-risk group patients (P<0.0001). This prognostic signature could be an independent prognostic indicator after adjusting to other clinical factors. The calibration curves of nomogram for the signature at 1, 2, and 3 years and the ROC curve demonstrated good agreement between the predicted and observed survival rates of ovarian cancer patients. Furthermore, the high-risk group patients have much lower expression level of immune checkpoint-TDO2 compared with the low-risk group (P=0.024). Conclusions We established a prognostic signature based on LMRGs for ovarian cancer, and highlighted emerging evidence indicating that this prognostic signature is a promising approach for predicting ovarian cancer prognosis and guiding clinical therapy.
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- Jiangdong Xiang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Lina Zhou,
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Genomic Landscape Alterations in Primary Tumor and Matched Lymph Node Metastasis in Hormone-Naïve Prostate Cancer Patients. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14174212. [PMID: 36077746 PMCID: PMC9454441 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14174212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) is a disease with a wide range of clinical manifestations. Up to the present date, the genetic understanding of patients with favorable or unfavorable prognosis is gaining interest for giving the appropriate tailored treatment. We aimed to investigate genetic changes associated with lymph node metastasis in a cohort of hormone-naïve Pca patients. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from 470 patients who underwent surgery for PCa between 2010 and 2020 at the Department of Urology, University of Catania. Inclusion criteria were patients with lymph node metastasis and patients with PCa with extra capsular extension (pT3) and negative lymph node metastasis. The final cohort consisted of 17 different patients (11 PCa with lymph node metastasis and 6 PCa without lymph node metastasis). Through the cBioPortal online tool, we analyzed gene alterations and their correlations with clinical factors. Results: A total of 688 intronic, synonym and nonsynonym mutations were sequenced. The gene with the most sequenced mutations was ERBB4 (83 mutations, 12% of 688 total), while the ones with the lower percentage of mutations were AKT1, FGFR2 and MLH1 (1 mutation alone, 0.14%). Conclusion: In the present study we found mostly concordance concerning the ERBB4 mutation between both primary PCa samples and matched lymph node metastasis, underlining that the identification of alterations in the primary tumor is extremely important for cancer prognosis prediction.
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Brockhoff G. "Shedding" light on HER4 signaling in normal and malignant breast tissues. Cell Signal 2022; 97:110401. [PMID: 35820544 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2022.110401] [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: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Receptor Tyrosine Kinases of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Family play a pivotal role as drivers of carcinogenesis and uncontrolled cell growth for a variety of malignancies, not least for breast cancer. Besides the estrogen receptor, the HER2 receptor was and still is a representative marker for advanced taxonomic sub-differentiation of breast cancer and emerged as one of the first therapeutic targets for antibody based therapies. Since the approval of trastuzumab for the therapy of HER2-positive breast cancer in 1998 anti-HER2 treatment strategies are being modified, refined, and successfully combined with complementary treatments, nevertheless there is still potential for improvement. The HER2 relatives, namely HER1 (i.e., EGFR), HER3 and HER4 share a high degree of molecular homology and together form a functional unit for signal transmission. Under regular conditions, receptor coexpression patterns and receptor interaction represent key parameters for signaling robustness, which ensures cellular growth control and enables tissue differentiation. In addition, treatment efficiency of e.g., an anti-HER2 targeting is substantially determined by the expression pattern of HER receptors on target cells. Within the receptor family, the HER4 plays a particular role and is engaged in exceptional signaling activities. A favorable prognostic impact has been attributed to HER4 expression in breast cancer under specific molecular conditions. HER4-specific cellular effects are initially determined by a ligand-dependent or -independent receptor activation. Essential processes as cell growth and proliferation, cell differentiation, and apoptotic cell death can be initiated by this receptor. This review gives an overview of the role of HER4 in normal and malignant breast epithelial cells and tissues. Specific mechanism of HER4 activation and subsequent intracellular signaling will be described by taking a focus on effects provoked by receptor shedding. HER4 activities and specific effects will be correlated to breast cancer subtypes and the impact of HER4 on course and outcome of disease will be considered. Moreover, current and potential therapeutic approaches will be discussed.
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- Gero Brockhoff
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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Miyamoto S, Tanaka T, Hirosuna K, Nishie R, Ueda S, Hashida S, Terada S, Konishi H, Kogata Y, Taniguchi K, Komura K, Ohmichi M. Validation of a Patient-Derived Xenograft Model for Cervical Cancer Based on Genomic and Phenotypic Characterization. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14122969. [PMID: 35740635 PMCID: PMC9221029 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14122969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The rate of total tumor engraftment of patient-derived xenografts is 50% in cervical cancer. These cancers retain their histopathological characteristics. The gene mutations and expression patterns associated with carcinogenesis and infiltration and the expression levels of genes in extracellular vesicles released from the tumors are similar between patient-derived xenograft models and primary tumors. Patient-derived xenograft models of cervical cancer could be potentially useful tools for translational research. Abstract Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models are useful tools for preclinical drug evaluation, biomarker identification, and personalized medicine strategies, and can be developed by the heterotopic or orthotopic grafting of surgically resected tumors into immunodeficient mice. We report the PDX models of cervical cancer and demonstrate the similarities among original and different generations of PDX tumors. Fresh tumor tissues collected from 22 patients with primary cervical cancer were engrafted subcutaneously into NOD.CB17-PrkdcSCID/J mice. Histological and immunohistochemical analyses were performed to compare primary and different generations of PDX tumors. DNA and RNA sequencing were performed to verify the similarity between the genetic profiles of primary and PDX tumors. Total RNA in extracellular vesicles (EVs) released from primary and PDX tumors was also quantified to evaluate gene expression. The total tumor engraftment rate was 50%. Histologically, no major differences were observed between the original and PDX tumors. Most of the gene mutations and expression patterns related to carcinogenesis and infiltration were similar between the primary tumor and xenograft. Most genes associated with carcinogenesis and infiltration showed similar expression levels in the primary tumor and xenograft EVs. Therefore, compared with primary tumors, PDX models could be potentially more useful for translational research.
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- Shunsuke Miyamoto
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (S.M.); (R.N.); (S.U.); (S.H.); (S.T.); (H.K.); (Y.K.); (M.O.)
- Translational Research Program, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (K.H.); (K.T.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (S.M.); (R.N.); (S.U.); (S.H.); (S.T.); (H.K.); (Y.K.); (M.O.)
- Translational Research Program, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (K.H.); (K.T.); (K.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-726-83-1221
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- Translational Research Program, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (K.H.); (K.T.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (S.M.); (R.N.); (S.U.); (S.H.); (S.T.); (H.K.); (Y.K.); (M.O.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (S.M.); (R.N.); (S.U.); (S.H.); (S.T.); (H.K.); (Y.K.); (M.O.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (S.M.); (R.N.); (S.U.); (S.H.); (S.T.); (H.K.); (Y.K.); (M.O.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (S.M.); (R.N.); (S.U.); (S.H.); (S.T.); (H.K.); (Y.K.); (M.O.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (S.M.); (R.N.); (S.U.); (S.H.); (S.T.); (H.K.); (Y.K.); (M.O.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (S.M.); (R.N.); (S.U.); (S.H.); (S.T.); (H.K.); (Y.K.); (M.O.)
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- Translational Research Program, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (K.H.); (K.T.); (K.K.)
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- Translational Research Program, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (K.H.); (K.T.); (K.K.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Educational Foundation of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki 569-8686, Osaka, Japan; (S.M.); (R.N.); (S.U.); (S.H.); (S.T.); (H.K.); (Y.K.); (M.O.)
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Cai X, Zhang L, Chen S. Editorial: Cancer Treatment and Early Detection Targeting HER Receptors. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:940055. [PMID: 35782870 PMCID: PMC9240762 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.940055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Xiaoqing Cai
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Xiaoqing Cai, ; Shengxi Chen,
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Biodesign Center for Bioenergetics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
- *Correspondence: Xiaoqing Cai, ; Shengxi Chen,
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Miano C, Romaniello D, Mazzeschi M, Morselli A, Da Pra S, Sacchi F, Bongiovanni C, Sgarzi M, Pantano E, Lauriola M, D’Uva G. Neuregulin 4 Boosts the Efficacy of Anti-ERBB2 Neutralizing Antibodies. Front Oncol 2022; 12:831105. [PMID: 35664762 PMCID: PMC9157648 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.831105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
ERBB4 is a tyrosine kinase receptor reported to exert both oncogenic and tumor suppressor activities. These paradoxical effects were suggested to stem from different ERBB4 homo-/hetero-dimers and/or isoforms. By stratifying breast cancer patients for clinical and molecular subtypes and ERBB4 mRNA abundance, we here report that higher ERBB4 levels correlate with longer relapse-free survival in breast cancer patients of HER2-enriched and luminal A molecular subtypes, proposing a cancer-protecting role for this receptor in these specific subgroups. We also observed that HER2-enriched breast cancers express intermediate ERBB4 mRNA levels compared to luminal and triple-negative/basal-like subgroups, which displayed the highest and the lowest levels, respectively. Inspired by these clinical data, we tested the activation of ERBB4 by Neuregulins as a potential anticancer strategy for HER2+ breast cancers. To this end, we employed two HER2+ breast cancer cellular models (BT474 and SKBR3), which express intermediate/high and low ERBB4 levels, respectively. Cell proliferation and motility were evaluated on these cellular models following treatments with Neuregulin 1 (NRG1), which activates both ERBB3 and ERBB4, or Neuregulin 4 (NRG4), which specifically activates ERBB4. Both NRG1 and NRG4 were used alone or in combination with anti-ERBB2 neutralizing antibodies, namely trastuzumab and pertuzumab. In vitro treatment with NRG1 on BT474 cells restrained cell growth and reduced the anti-proliferative efficacy of trastuzumab. In contrast, treatment with NRG1 on SKBR3 cells increased cell proliferation and migration, and partially or completely impaired the anti-proliferative/anti-migratory action of trastuzumab and/or pertuzumab. Importantly, in both the cell lines, treatment with NRG4 robustly potentiated the anti-proliferative action of trastuzumab and pertuzumab. Collectively, our data in HER2+ breast cancer cells highlight that NRG1 may exert both pro- and anti-proliferative effects, and may reduce the efficacy of anti-HER2 agents, whereas NRG4 may boost the anti-proliferative effects of anti-ERBB2 agents. We propose a provocative paradigm shift in the field of growth factors in cancer progression, suggesting the administration of ERBB4 ligands, such as Neuregulin 4, as a strategy to improve the efficacy of anti-ERBB2 agents.
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- Carmen Miano
- National Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Engineering, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Bologna, Italy
- Centre for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Centre for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Centre for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Centre for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- National Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Engineering, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Bologna, Italy
- Centre for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- National Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Engineering, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Bologna, Italy
- Centre for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- National Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Engineering, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Bologna, Italy
- Centre for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Centre for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Scientific and Technological Pole, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milan, Italy
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- Centre for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- National Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Engineering, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Bologna, Italy
- Centre for Applied Biomedical Research (CRBA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Shirmard LR, Shabani M, Moghadam AA, Zamani N, Ghanbari H, Salimi A. Protective Effect of Curcumin, Chrysin and Thymoquinone Injection on Trastuzumab-Induced Cardiotoxicity via Mitochondrial Protection. Cardiovasc Toxicol 2022; 22:663-675. [PMID: 35567651 DOI: 10.1007/s12012-022-09750-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction may lead to cardiomyocyte death in trastuzumab (TZM)-induced cardiotoxicity. Accordingly, this study was designed to evaluate the mitochondrial protective effects of curcumin, chrysin and thymoquinone alone in TZM-induced cardiotoxicity in the rats. Forty-eight male adult Wistar rats were divided into eight groups: control group (normal saline), TZM group (2.5 mg/kg I.P. injection, daily), TZM + curcumin group (10 mg/kg, I.P. injection, daily), TZM + chrysin (10 mg/kg, I.P. injection, daily), TZM + thymoquinone (0.5 mg/kg, I.P. injection, daily), curcumin group (10 mg/kg, I.P. injection, daily), chrysin group (10 mg/kg, I.P. injection, daily) and thymoquinone group (10 mg/kg, I.P. injection, daily). Blood and tissue were collected on day 11 and used for assessment of creatine phosphokinase, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), troponin, malondialdehyde (MDA) amount, glutathione levels and mitochondrial toxicity parameters. TZM increased mitochondrial impairments (reactive oxygen species formation, mitochondrial swelling, mitochondrial membrane potential collapse and decline in succinate dehydrogenase activity) and histopathological alterations (hypertrophy, enlarged cell, disarrangement, myocytes degeneration, infiltration of fat in some areas, hemorrhage and focal vascular thrombosis) in rat heart. As well as TZM produced a significant increase in the level of CK, LDH, troponin, MDA, glutathione disulfide. In most experiments, the co-injection of curcumin, chrysin and thymoquinone with TZM restored the level of CK, LDH, troponin, MDA, GSH, mitochondrial impairments and histopathological alterations. The study revealed the cardioprotective effects of curcumin, chrysin and thymoquinone against TZM-induced cardiotoxicity which could be attributed to their antioxidant and mitochondrial protection activities.
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- Leila Rezaie Shirmard
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 56189-53141, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 56189-53141, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 56189-53141, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 56189-53141, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 56189-53141, Ardabil, Iran. .,Traditional Medicine and Hydrotherapy Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
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EGFR signaling pathway as therapeutic target in human cancers. Semin Cancer Biol 2022; 85:253-275. [PMID: 35427766 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2022.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) enacts major roles in the maintenance of epithelial tissues. However, when EGFR signaling is altered, it becomes the grand orchestrator of epithelial transformation, and hence one of the most world-wide studied tyrosine kinase receptors involved in neoplasia, in several tissues. In the last decades, EGFR-targeted therapies shaped the new era of precision-oncology. Despite major advances, the dream of converting solid tumors into a chronic disease is still unfulfilled, and long-term remission eludes us. Studies investigating the function of this protein in solid malignancies have revealed numerous ways how tumor cells dysregulate EGFR function. Starting from preclinical models (cell lines, organoids, murine models) and validating in clinical specimens, EGFR-related oncogenic pathways, mechanisms of resistance, and novel avenues to inhibit tumor growth and metastatic spread enriching the therapeutic portfolios, were identified. Focusing on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), where EGFR mutations are major players in the adenocarcinoma subtype, we will go over the most relevant discoveries that led us to understand EGFR and beyond, and highlight how they revolutionized cancer treatment by expanding the therapeutic arsenal at our disposal.
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