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Phosphoproteomic Screen Identifies Potential Therapeutic Targets in Melanoma
Tworkoski K, Singhal G, Szpakowski S, Zito CI, Bacchiocchi A, Muthusamy V, Bosenberg M, Krauthammer M, Halaban R, Stern DF. Phosphoproteomic Screen Identifies Potential Therapeutic Targets in Melanoma. Molecular Cancer Research 2011, 9: 801-812. PMID: 21521745, PMCID: PMC3117976, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-10-0512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationErbB ReceptorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesHEK293 CellsHumansInfant, NewbornMelanocytesMelanomaPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProteomicsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, IGF Type 2RNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSTAT3 Transcription FactorConceptsTherapeutic targetReceptor tyrosine kinasesMelanoma cellsPotential therapeutic targetIdentifies potential therapeutic targetsActive receptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine kinaseMelanoma cell migrationReceptor expressionBreast cancerAxl knockdownAutocrine circuitTherapeutic interventionsCancer subtypesReceptor tyrosine kinase activationTyrosine kinase activationNovel targetActivated receptorsAxlRNA knockdownMelanomaCell migrationHER3KnockdownIGF1R
2020
Acquired Resistance to HER2-Targeted Therapies Creates Vulnerability to ATP Synthase Inhibition
Gale M, Li Y, Cao J, Liu ZZ, Holmbeck MA, Zhang M, Lang SM, Wu L, Do Carmo M, Gupta S, Aoshima K, DiGiovanna MP, Stern DF, Rimm DL, Shadel GS, Chen X, Yan Q. Acquired Resistance to HER2-Targeted Therapies Creates Vulnerability to ATP Synthase Inhibition. Cancer Research 2020, 80: 524-535. PMID: 31690671, PMCID: PMC7002225, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-3985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesOligomycinsReceptor, ErbB-2TrastuzumabTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsResistant cellsHER2-Targeted TherapyTrastuzumab-resistant tumorsNew therapeutic strategiesNovel potential targetDrug-free mediumAntibody therapySynthase inhibitionLow doseTherapeutic strategiesTrastuzumabBreast tumorsHER2TherapyAcquired ResistanceTumorsPotential targetMitochondrial respirationCellsSelective dependencyInhibitionMinimal changesNovel vulnerabilitiesATP synthase inhibitionOligomycin A
2017
p90RSK Blockade Inhibits Dual BRAF and MEK Inhibitor-Resistant Melanoma by Targeting Protein Synthesis
Theodosakis N, Micevic G, Langdon CG, Ventura A, Means R, Stern DF, Bosenberg MW. p90RSK Blockade Inhibits Dual BRAF and MEK Inhibitor-Resistant Melanoma by Targeting Protein Synthesis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2017, 137: 2187-2196. PMID: 28599981, PMCID: PMC6342201, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.12.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein synthesisRibosomal S6 kinase (RSK) familyPatient-derived melanoma cell linesDifferential protein expressionReverse phase protein arrayPhase protein arrayTranslation complexesKinase familyBI-D1870RSK inhibitorsMelanoma cell linesProtein arraysCell proliferationInhibitor treatmentProtein expressionCell linesNew targetsHuman melanoma patientsBRAF inhibitor vemurafenibCombinatorial Screening of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Reveals Sensitivity to Drug Combinations Including Bromodomain Inhibitor Plus Neddylation Inhibitor
Langdon CG, Platt JT, Means RE, Iyidogan P, Mamillapalli R, Klein M, Held MA, Lee JW, Koo JS, Hatzis C, Hochster HS, Stern DF. Combinatorial Screening of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Reveals Sensitivity to Drug Combinations Including Bromodomain Inhibitor Plus Neddylation Inhibitor. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2017, 16: 1041-1053. PMID: 28292938, PMCID: PMC5457712, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-16-0794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDNA DamageDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug CombinationsDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorDrug SynergismHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMiceMitochondriaMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplastic Stem CellsPancreatic NeoplasmsSuperoxidesXenograft Model Antitumor Assays
2015
SMAC mimetic Debio 1143 synergizes with taxanes, topoisomerase inhibitors and bromodomain inhibitors to impede growth of lung adenocarcinoma cells
Langdon CG, Wiedemann N, Held MA, Mamillapalli R, Iyidogan P, Theodosakis N, Platt JT, Levy F, Vuagniaux G, Wang S, Bosenberg MW, Stern DF. SMAC mimetic Debio 1143 synergizes with taxanes, topoisomerase inhibitors and bromodomain inhibitors to impede growth of lung adenocarcinoma cells. Oncotarget 2015, 6: 37410-37425. PMID: 26485762, PMCID: PMC4741938, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.6138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAzepinesAzocinesBenzhydryl CompoundsCamptothecinCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDocetaxelDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug SynergismFemaleHumansIrinotecanLung NeoplasmsMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeNF-kappa BPaclitaxelSignal TransductionTaxoidsTime FactorsTopoisomerase InhibitorsTriazolesTumor BurdenXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsLung adenocarcinoma cellsDebio 1143Adenocarcinoma cellsOngoing clinical trialsNon-canonical NF-κB signalingTopoisomerase inhibitorsLung adenocarcinoma xenograftsNF-κB signalingBromodomain inhibitor JQ1Clinical trialsConventional chemotherapyTumor volumeVivo treatmentAdenocarcinoma xenograftsAnti-apoptotic proteinsSingle agentCaspase-8 expressionVivo growthInhibitor JQ1Tumor cellsPro-apoptotic protein SmacJQ1Cell linesInhibitorsTaxanes
2008
ErbB3 is required for ductal morphogenesis in the mouse mammary gland
Jackson-Fisher AJ, Bellinger G, Breindel JL, Tavassoli FA, Booth CJ, Duong JK, Stern DF. ErbB3 is required for ductal morphogenesis in the mouse mammary gland. Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10: r96. PMID: 19019207, PMCID: PMC2656891, DOI: 10.1186/bcr2198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal end budsMammary fat padEnd budsMammary budBreast cancerFat padDuctal outgrowthMammary glandHER2/neuHuman breast cancerSmooth muscle actinNormal mammary glandSections of glandsMammary ductal treeMouse mammary gland developmentMammary gland developmentErbB3 functionMouse mammary glandRole of ErbB3Lobuloalveolar developmentEpithelial areaErbB2/HER2/NeuPredictive valueMuscle actinTherapeutic resistance
2003
NFBD1/MDC1 regulates ionizing radiation‐induced focus formation by DNA checkpoint signaling and repair factors
Xu X, Stern DF. NFBD1/MDC1 regulates ionizing radiation‐induced focus formation by DNA checkpoint signaling and repair factors. The FASEB Journal 2003, 17: 1842-1848. PMID: 14519663, DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-0310com.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNFBD1/MDC1DNA checkpointMRN complexRepair factorsIRIF formationATM/ATR substratesRadiation-induced nuclear fociRadiation-induced focus formationDNA damageBRCT domainFHA domainATR substratesNbs1 complexMre11-Rad50Nuclear fociNFBD1Repair proteinsTandem repeatsFoci formationMre11NBS1MDC1CheckpointNuclear factorBinds