2024
Therapeutic targeting Tudor domains in leukemia via CRISPR-Scan Assisted Drug Discovery
Chan A, Han L, Delaney C, Wang X, Mukhaleva E, Li M, Yang L, Pokharel S, Mattson N, Garcia M, Wang B, Xu X, Zhang L, Singh P, Elsayed Z, Chen R, Kuang B, Wang J, Yuan Y, Chen B, Chan L, Rosen S, Horne D, Müschen M, Chen J, Vaidehi N, Armstrong S, Su R, Chen C. Therapeutic targeting Tudor domains in leukemia via CRISPR-Scan Assisted Drug Discovery. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadk3127. PMID: 38394203, PMCID: PMC10889360, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk3127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTudor domainDrug discoveryRibosomal gene expressionMolecular dynamics simulationsDomain-focused CRISPR screeningDe novo drug discoveryCompound dockingAcetyltransferase complexCRISPR screensGenetic approachesLead inhibitorDynamics simulationsStructural genetics approachGene expressionH3K9 acetylationEpigenetic dysregulationSgf29Tile scansLeukemia progressionMultiple cancersDrug developmentDiscoveryH3K9DockingLeukemia
2023
Phosphorylation stabilized TET1 acts as an oncoprotein and therapeutic target in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Chen Z, Zhou K, Xue J, Small A, Xiao G, Nguyen L, Zhang Z, Prince E, Weng H, Huang H, Zhao Z, Qing Y, Shen C, Li W, Han L, Tan B, Su R, Qin H, Li Y, Wu D, Gu Z, Ngo V, He X, Chao J, Leung K, Wang K, Dong L, Qin X, Cai Z, Sheng Y, Chen Y, Wu X, Zhang B, Shi Y, Marcucci G, Qian Z, Xu M, Müschen M, Chen J, Deng X. Phosphorylation stabilized TET1 acts as an oncoprotein and therapeutic target in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Science Translational Medicine 2023, 15: eabq8513. PMID: 36989375, PMCID: PMC11163962, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abq8513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaCell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaB-ALLRefractory/Oncogenic roleLymphoblastic leukemiaProtein kinase C epsilonOverall survival rateNormal precursor B cellsCrucial oncogenic rolePrecursor B cellsAdult patientsPDX modelsPharmacological targetingTherapeutic targetB cellsImproved therapiesSurvival rateLeukemia progressionTherapeutic potentialOverexpression of TET1TET1 proteinATM serine/threonine kinaseLeukemia
2016
Phosphorylation of a constrained azacyclic FTY720 analog enhances anti-leukemic activity without inducing S1P receptor activation
McCracken A, McMonigle R, Tessier J, Fransson R, Perryman M, Chen B, Keebaugh A, Selwan E, Barr S, Kim S, Roy S, Liu G, Fallegger D, Sernissi L, Brandt C, Moitessier N, Snider A, Clare S, Müschen M, Huwiler A, Kleinman M, Hanessian S, Edinger A. Phosphorylation of a constrained azacyclic FTY720 analog enhances anti-leukemic activity without inducing S1P receptor activation. Leukemia 2016, 31: 669-677. PMID: 27573555, PMCID: PMC5332311, DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS1P receptor activationAnti-leukemic actionProtein phosphatase 2APro-apoptotic targetsPhosphatase 2ASphingosine kinase 2Efficient phosphorylationGenetic approachesReceptor activationKinase 2Nutrient accessChemical biologyPhosphorylationTight inverse correlationDistinct mechanismsS1P receptorsAnti-leukemic activityNovel therapeutic approachesLeukemia progressionReceptor activityMRNA expressionAnti-leukemic agentsActivationEnhanced potencyBiology
2012
Functional Modulation of VLA6 in BCR-ABL1+ Pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Gang E, Hsieh Y, Geng H, Pham J, Muschen M, de Arcangelis A, Willman C, Carroll W, Georges-Labouesse E, Bonig H, Kim Y. Functional Modulation of VLA6 in BCR-ABL1+ Pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2012, 120: 2565. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.2565.2565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedian survival timeAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaBCR/ABL1Tyrosine kinase inhibitorsBCR-ABL1Leukemia progressionDrug resistanceBone marrow environmentLeukemia cellsLymphoblastic leukemiaPre-B Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaFlow cytometryNOD/SCID micePoor clinical outcomeCell adhesion-mediated drug resistanceChronic myeloid leukemiaMinimal residual diseaseChemotherapy drug resistanceAdhesion-mediated drug resistanceAddition of tamoxifenNormal B cellsModels of leukemiaVivo deletionConditional knockout modelNilotinib treatment