2023
Repurposing GSK3B Small Molecule Inhibitors for Refractory Lymphoid Malignancies
Cosgun K, Robinson M, Oulghazi S, Xu L, Xiao G, Chan L, Lee J, Kume K, Leveille E, Arce D, Khanduja D, Feldhahn N, Song J, Chan W, Chen J, Taketo M, Schjerven H, Jellusova J, Kothari S, Davids M, Müschen M. Repurposing GSK3B Small Molecule Inhibitors for Refractory Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 2818. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFavorable safety profileSmall molecule inhibitorsT-lymphoid malignancyΒ-catenin degradationLymphoid malignanciesΒ-cateninInteractome studiesSafety profileClinical trialsMolecule inhibitorsLow nanomolar concentrationsΒ-catenin accumulationSolid tumorsRefractory B-cell malignanciesCell deathPK/PD profilesZinc finger proteinRefractory lymphoid malignanciesChIP-seq analysisPhase 2 trialMYC target genesT-cell lymphomaColony formationRapid nuclear accumulationWnt/β-catenin pathwayComputational Discovery and Validation of NAD+ Biosynthesis As Unique Vulnerability in B-Lymphoid Malignancies
Li Q, Robinson M, Leveille E, Zhang C, Sun R, Cheng Z, Kume K, Cosgun K, Kothari S, Khanduja D, Nakada D, Müschen M. Computational Discovery and Validation of NAD+ Biosynthesis As Unique Vulnerability in B-Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 418. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall molecule inhibitorsDrug discovery toolNAMPT inhibitorsCompound screenCell type-specific targetsCell linesMolecule inhibitorsPurine/pyrimidine metabolismTumor cell linesEnergy metabolismSalvage biosynthesis pathwaySolid tumor cell linesB cell developmentCellular energy metabolismB cell signalingAmino acid metabolismCell cycle arrestDiscovery toolDepletion of metabolitesBiosynthesis pathwayCompetitive fitnessRate-limiting enzymeNAMPT deletionConditional mouse modelEnergy stress
2021
Protein Phosphatase 2A as a Therapeutic Target in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Mirzapoiazova T, Xiao G, Mambetsariev B, Nasser MW, Miaou E, Singhal SS, Srivastava S, Mambetsariev I, Nelson MS, Nam A, Behal A, Arvanitis LD, Atri P, Muschen M, Tissot FLH, Miser J, Kovach JS, Sattler M, Batra SK, Kulkarni P, Salgia R. Protein Phosphatase 2A as a Therapeutic Target in Small Cell Lung Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2021, 20: 1820-1835. PMID: 34253596, PMCID: PMC8722383, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-21-0013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein phosphatase 2APhosphatase 2ASerine/threonine phosphataseDNA damage responseRegulation of apoptosisSmall molecule inhibitorsGlycolytic ATP productionThreonine phosphataseTwo-dimensional cultureLB100ATP productionMolecule inhibitorsPP2AThree-dimensional spheroid modelEndothelial cell monolayersGlucose uptakeCell viabilitySCLC cellsTherapeutic targetApoptosisCell monolayersMass spectrometrySpheroid modelTumor spheroidsCells
2015
Erk Negative Feedback Control Enables Pre-B Cell Transformation and Represents a Therapeutic Target in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Shojaee S, Caeser R, Buchner M, Park E, Swaminathan S, Hurtz C, Geng H, Chan LN, Klemm L, Hofmann WK, Qiu YH, Zhang N, Coombes KR, Paietta E, Molkentin J, Koeffler HP, Willman CL, Hunger SP, Melnick A, Kornblau SM, Müschen M. Erk Negative Feedback Control Enables Pre-B Cell Transformation and Represents a Therapeutic Target in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Cancer Cell 2015, 28: 114-128. PMID: 26073130, PMCID: PMC4565502, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2015.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Transformation, NeoplasticDNA-Binding ProteinsDual Specificity Phosphatase 6Host Cell Factor C1HumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicMolecular Sequence DataPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPrognosisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSmall Molecule LibrariesTranscription FactorsConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaPatient-derived preNegative feedback regulationPre-B cell cloneCell deathImmediate cell deathMouse modelSmall molecule inhibitorsTherapeutic targetAcute activationMalignant transformationCell clonesFeedback regulationOncogenic signalingMolecule inhibitorsStrong activationLeukemiaDeathERKPre-B-cell transformationCell transformationActivationOncogenic transformationVast majority