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West CE, Karim M, Falaguera MJ, Speidel L, Green CJ, Logie L, Schwartzentruber J, Ochoa D, Lord JM, Ferguson MAJ, Bountra C, Wilkinson GF, Vaughan B, Leach AR, Dunham I, Marsden BD. Integrative GWAS and co-localisation analysis suggests novel genes associated with age-related multimorbidity. Sci Data 2023; 10:655. [PMID: 37749083 PMCID: PMC10520009 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02513-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
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Advancing age is the greatest risk factor for developing multiple age-related diseases. Therapeutic approaches targeting the underlying pathways of ageing, rather than individual diseases, may be an effective way to treat and prevent age-related morbidity while reducing the burden of polypharmacy. We harness the Open Targets Genetics Portal to perform a systematic analysis of nearly 1,400 genome-wide association studies (GWAS) mapped to 34 age-related diseases and traits, identifying genetic signals that are shared between two or more of these traits. Using locus-to-gene (L2G) mapping, we identify 995 targets with shared genetic links to age-related diseases and traits, which are enriched in mechanisms of ageing and include known ageing and longevity-related genes. Of these 995 genes, 128 are the target of an approved or investigational drug, 526 have experimental evidence of binding pockets or are predicted to be tractable, and 341 have no existing tractability evidence, representing underexplored genes which may reveal novel biological insights and therapeutic opportunities. We present these candidate targets for exploration and prioritisation in a web application.
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- Clare E West
- Centre for Medicines Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.
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- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
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- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
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- Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Genetics Institute, University College London, London, UK
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- Drug Discovery Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
- Medicines Discovery Catapult, 35 Mereside Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
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- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
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- MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Medicines Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Medicines Discovery Catapult, 35 Mereside Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK
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- Centre for Medicines Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
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- Open Targets, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
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- Centre for Medicines Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Loza MI, Hmeljak J, Bountra C, Audia JE, Chowdhury S, Weiman S, Merchant K, Blanco MJ. Collaboration and knowledge integration for successful brain therapeutics - lessons learned from the pandemic. Dis Model Mech 2022; 15:286134. [PMID: 36541917 PMCID: PMC9844134 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.049755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Brain diseases are a major cause of death and disability worldwide and contribute significantly to years of potential life lost. Although there have been considerable advances in biological mechanisms associated with brain disorders as well as drug discovery paradigms in recent years, these have not been sufficiently translated into effective treatments. This Special Article expands on Keystone Symposia's pre- and post-pandemic panel discussions on translational neuroscience research. In the article, we discuss how lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic can catalyze critical progress in translational research, with efficient collaboration bridging the gap between basic discovery and clinical application. To achieve this, we must place patients at the center of the research paradigm. Furthermore, we need commitment from all collaborators to jointly mitigate the risk associated with the research process. This will require support from investors, the public sector and pharmaceutical companies to translate disease mechanisms into world-class drugs. We also discuss the role of scientific publishing in supporting these models of open innovation. Open science journals can now function as hubs to accelerate progress from discovery to treatments, in neuroscience in particular, making this process less tortuous by bringing scientists together and enabling them to exchange data, tools and knowledge effectively. As stakeholders from a broad range of scientific professions, we feel an urgency to advance brain disease therapies and encourage readers to work together in tackling this challenge.
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- Maria Isabel Loza
- Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), Pharmacology Department, School of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Health Research Institute (IDIS), Kærtor Foundation, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain,Authors for correspondence (; ; )
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- Disease Models & Mechanisms, The Company of Biologists, Bidder Building, Station Road, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9LF, UK
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- Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, Dorothy Hodgkin Road, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Flare Therapeutics, 215 1st Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, 111 West 33 Street, New York, NY 10120, USA
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- Keystone Symposia, 160 U.S. Highway 6, Suite 201, PO Box 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498, USA
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- Northwestern University, 303 E Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, USA,Authors for correspondence (; ; )
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- Atavistik Bio, 38 Sidney Street, Cambridge MA 02139, USA,Authors for correspondence (; ; )
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Lines KE, Gluck AK, Thongjuea S, Bountra C, Thakker RV, Gorvin CM. The bromodomain inhibitor JQ1+ reduces calcium-sensing receptor activity in pituitary cell lines. J Mol Endocrinol 2021; 67:83-94. [PMID: 34223822 PMCID: PMC8345903 DOI: 10.1530/jme-21-0030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
Abstract
Corticotrophinomas represent 10% of all surgically removed pituitary adenomas, however, current treatment options are often not effective, and there is a need for improved pharmacological treatments. Recently, JQ1+, a bromodomain inhibitor that promotes gene transcription by binding acetylated histone residues and recruiting transcriptional machinery, has been shown to reduce proliferation in a murine corticotroph cell line, AtT20. RNA-Seq analysis of AtT20 cells following treatment with JQ1+ identified the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) gene as significantly downregulated, which was subsequently confirmed using real-time PCR and Western blot analysis. CaSR is a G protein-coupled receptor that plays a central role in calcium homeostasis but can elicit non-calcitropic effects in multiple tissues, including the anterior pituitary where it helps regulate hormone secretion. However, in AtT20 cells, CaSR activates a tumour-specific cAMP pathway that promotes ACTH and PTHrP hypersecretion. We hypothesised that the Casr promoter may harbour binding sites for BET proteins, and using chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-sequencing demonstrated that the BET protein Brd3 binds to the promoter of the Casr gene. Assessment of CaSR signalling showed that JQ1+ significantly reduced Ca2+e-mediated increases in intracellular calcium (Ca2+i) mobilisation and cAMP signalling. However, the CaSR-negative allosteric modulator, NPS-2143, was unable to reduce AtT20 cell proliferation, indicating that reducing CaSR expression rather than activity is likely required to reduce pituitary cell proliferation. Thus, these studies demonstrate that reducing CaSR expression may be a viable option in the treatment of pituitary tumours. Moreover, current strategies to reduce CaSR activity, rather than protein expression for cancer treatments, may be ineffective.
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- Kate E Lines
- Academic Endocrine Unit, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford,UK
- Correspondence should be addressed to K E Lines or C M Gorvin: or
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford,UK
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- Centre for Computational Biology, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Medicines Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford,UK
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford,UK
- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research and Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Correspondence should be addressed to K E Lines or C M Gorvin: or
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Bussberg V, Tolstikov V, Wang G, Shah P, Searfoss R, Fantacone-Campbell L, Hooke JA, Deyarmin B, Zingmark RN, Somiari S, Liu J, Kvecher L, Mostoller B, Sturtz L, Raj-Kumar PK, Granger E, Vahdat L, Cutler ML, Bountra C, Sarangarajan R, Hu H, Kovatich AJ, Kiebish MA, Narain NR, Shriver CD. Abstract 2342: Multidimensional metabolomic stratification of ER+/HER2- compared to ER-/HER2- breast tumors. Cancer Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2021-2342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: In the United States, breast cancer represents the leading cancer diagnosis among women and can readily be classified as a metabolic disease based on its distinct metabolic activity within the tumor microenvironment. Compared to other omics technologies, extensive lipidomic and metabolomic studies are lacking. Here in, we evaluated a cohort of 109 tumors characterized as ER+/HER2- and ER-/HER2- based on immunohistochemistry (IHC) and performed comprehensive structural lipidomic, signaling lipidomic, and global metabolomic analyses for an extensive characterization of the biophysical, signaling, and metabolic interplay between these tumors.
Methods: Clinical IHC subtyping of core biopsies was used to select a cohort of patients with ER+/HER2- or ER-/HER2- primary tumors from flash-frozen surgical samples. The positive/negative status of ER/PR/HER2 was defined using updated ASCO 2020 guidelines. Ki-67 status was determined using the 2011 St. Gallen's International Expert Consensus recommendations. ER low (1-10%) cases were excluded from this analysis. Structural lipidomic analysis was employed through the use of MS/MSALL high resolution shotgun lipidomics using a SCIEX 5600+ TripleTOF micro LC approach characterizing 23 lipid classes and over 1200 molecular species. Signaling lipids were analyzed using a SCIEX 6600 TripleTOF microLC platform characterizing 106 lipid analytes across octadecanoid, eicosanoid and docosanoid species. Metabolomics analysis was performed using LECO PEGASUS GC TOF, SCIEX 5500 HILIC LC MS/MS analysis, and SCIEX 6600 High resolution RP-LC-MS analysis detecting 450 metabolite Metabolomics data was further interpreted using MetaboAnalyst software.
Results/Conclusions: Compared to their ER+ counterparts, ER-/HER2- tumors exhibited a significant decrease in triacylglycerides, and a corresponding increase in cholesterol ester, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylglycerol species demonstrating a signature of biophysical and metabolic rewiring with alterations in Kennedy pathway lipid shuttling. One signaling lipid was decreased and six were increased (predominantly arachidonic species) in ER-/HER2- tumors compared to ER+/HER2- ones. Metabolomic analysis revealed distinct alterations in cysteine/methionine, arginine/proline, purine, butanoate, and tryptophan metabolism. Utilizing a multidimensional metabolic integration approach, we identified distinct biophysical, signaling, and biochemical alterations in ER+/HER2- compared to ER-/HER2- breast tumors, which may impact selection of therapy and outcome in the future.
Citation Format: Valerie Bussberg, Vladimir Tolstikov, Guisong Wang, Punit Shah, Rick Searfoss, Leigh Fantacone-Campbell, Jeffrey A. Hooke, Brenda Deyarmin, Rebecca N. Zingmark, Stella Somiari, Jianfang Liu, Leonid Kvecher, Bradley Mostoller, Lori Sturtz, Praveen-Kumar Raj-Kumar, Elder Granger, Linda Vahdat, Mary L. Cutler, Chas Bountra, Rangaprasad Sarangarajan, Hai Hu, Albert J. Kovatich, Michael A. Kiebish, Niven R. Narain, Craig D. Shriver. Multidimensional metabolomic stratification of ER+/HER2- compared to ER-/HER2- breast tumors [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021; 2021 Apr 10-15 and May 17-21. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(13_Suppl):Abstract nr 2342.
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- 2The Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Bethesda, MD
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- 3Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 2The Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Bethesda, MD
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 5Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- 6Department of Pathology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 2The Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Bethesda, MD
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- 3Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
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Wang G, Shah P, Searfoss R, Fantacone-Campbell L, Hooke JA, Deyarmin B, Zingmark RN, Somiari S, Liu J, Kvecher L, Mostoller B, Sturtz LA, Raj-Kumar PK, Granger E, Vahdat L, Cutler ML, Bountra C, Sarangarajan R, Hu H, Kiebish MA, Kovatich AJ, Narain NR, Shriver CD. Abstract 1188: Reclassification of ER+ (luminal A/luminal B1 minus ER low)-like and ER- like breast tumors based on proteomic/gene and clinical outcome signatures. Cancer Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2021-1188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: Classification of breast cancer can incorporate immunohistochemical (IHC) detection of ER/PR/HER2/KI67 to stratify the subtypes. High throughput proteomics analysis allows for the expansion of biomarker discovery within the subtypes. We evaluated a cohort of 109 tumors characterized as ER+ (Luminal A and Luminal B1; HER2+ and ER low (1-10%) cases were excluded) compared to ER-/HER2- tumors. Utilizing an integrated bioinformatics approach, we developed a proteomic marker signature to reclassify tumors into ER+(like) and ER-(like) tumors. CPTAC (Proteomic)/TCGA (RNAseq) datasets and larger METBRIC and GSE96058 cohorts were used to validate this marker signature. The selected biomarkers demonstrated significant differences impacting survival outcome.
Methods: Clinical IHC subtyping of core biopsies was used to select a cohort of patients with ER+/HER2- and ER-/HER2- primary tumors from flash-frozen surgical samples. The positive/negative status of ER/PR/HER2 was defined using updated ASCO 2020 guidelines. Ki-67 status was determined using the 2011 St. Gallen's International Expert Consensus recommendations. Proteomic analysis was performed using Thermo Q-Exactive+ LC MS/MS analysis. Differential analysis was applied to select the significantly altered proteins between ER+ and ER- cases, Univariate survival analysis was engaged to filter informative protein/genes using TCGA RNA-Seq data. Nearest centroid analysis was deployed to define the classifier to predict novel molecular subtypes.
Results/Conclusions: We selected 34 proteins/genes from 164 significantly differentially expressed proteins for further analysis. The centroid model constructed with the 34 proteins defined 2 groups: ER+(like) and ER-(like). An additional 4 groups were defined across subtypes: luminal tumors classified both by IHC and marker signature (LL), luminal tumors classified by IHC but marker signature more like triple negative (LT), triple negative tumors classified by IHC but marker signature more like luminal (TL), and triple negative classified by both IHC and marker signature (TT). This marker signature segregated close to 5000 tumors across CPTAC, TCGA, METABRIC and GSE96058 cohorts. Survival analysis in these groups of patients revealed differences in radiation, hormone/radiation, hormone therapy, and hormone/radiation/chemotherapy treatments. In summary using proteomics data we identified a 34 gene/protein marker signature, validated in large external cohorts and exhibited impact on survival and response to therapy. Further, this signature was enriched in metabolism and microenvironmental associated factors that could represent novel targets or development combination strategies based on this signature.
Citation Format: Guisong Wang, Punit Shah, Rick Searfoss, Leigh Fantacone-Campbell, Jeffrey A. Hooke, Brenda Deyarmin, Rebecca N. Zingmark, Stella Somiari, Jianfang Liu, Leonid Kvecher, Bradley Mostoller, Lori A. Sturtz, Praven-Kumar Raj-Kumar, Elder Granger, Linda Vahdat, Mary L. Cutler, Chas Bountra, Rangaprasad Sarangarajan, Hai Hu, Michael A. Kiebish, Albert J. Kovatich, Niven R. Narain, Craig D. Shriver. Reclassification of ER+ (luminal A/luminal B1 minus ER low)-like and ER- like breast tumors based on proteomic/gene and clinical outcome signatures [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021; 2021 Apr 10-15 and May 17-21. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(13_Suppl):Abstract nr 1188.
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- Guisong Wang
- 1The Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Bethesda, MD
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- 3Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 1The Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Bethesda, MD
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 5Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- 6Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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- 4Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber, Windber, PA
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- 1The Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Bethesda, MD
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- 3Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
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Grozinsky-Glasberg S, Lines KE, Avniel-Polak S, Bountra C, Thakker RV. Preclinical drug studies in MEN1-related neuroendocrine neoplasms (MEN1-NENs). Endocr Relat Cancer 2020; 27:R345-R355. [PMID: 32590358 DOI: 10.1530/erc-20-0127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) occur usually as sporadic tumours; however, rarely, they may arise in the context of a hereditary syndrome, such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1), an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by the combined development of pancreatic NENs (pNENs) together with parathyroid and anterior pituitary tumours. The therapeutic decision for sporadic pNENs patients is multi-disciplinary and complex: based on the grade and stage of the tumor, various options (and their combinations) are considered, such as surgical excision (either curative or for debulking aims), biological drugs (somatostatin analogues), targeted therapies (mTOR inhibitors or tyrosine kinases (TK)/receptors inhibitors), peptide receptor radioligand therapy (PRRT), chemotherapy, and liver-directed therapies. However, treatment of MEN1-related NENs' patients is even more challenging, as these tumours are usually multifocal with co-existing foci of heterogeneous biology and malignant potential, rendering them more resistant to the conventional therapies used in their sporadic counterparts, and therefore associated with a poorer prognosis. Moreover, clinical data using standard therapeutic options in MEN1-related NENs are scarce. Recent preclinical studies have identified potentially new targeted therapeutic options for treating MEN1-associated NENs, such as epigenetic modulators, Wnt pathway-targeting β-catenin antagonists, Ras signalling modulators, Akt/mTOR signalling modulators, novel somatostatin receptors analogues, anti-angiogenic drugs, as well as MEN1 gene replacement therapy. The present review aims to summarize these novel therapeutic opportunities for NENs developing in the context of MEN1 syndrome, with an emphasis on pancreatic NENs, as they are the most frequent ones studied in MEN1-NENs models to date; moreover, due to the recent shifting nomenclature of 'pituitary adenomas' to 'pituitary neuroendocrine neoplasms', relevant data on MEN1-pituitary tumours, when appropriate, are briefly described.
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- Simona Grozinsky-Glasberg
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Unit, ENETS Center of Excellence, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Neuroendocrine Tumor Unit, ENETS Center of Excellence, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Neuroendocrine Tumor Unit, ENETS Center of Excellence, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
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Kiebish MA, Shah P, Bussberg V, Tolstikov V, Searfoss R, Ofori-Mensa K, Grund EM, Darkwah A, Chen EY, Greenwood B, Ntoso EA, Rodrigues L, Liu M, Granger E, Bountra C, Sarangarajan R, Moser AJ, Narain NR. Abstract 2860: Impact of hemolysis on multi-omic pancreatic cancer biomarker discovery: De-risking precision medicine biomarker development. Cancer Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2020-2860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Biomarker analysis is critically dependent on the quality of biofluid or tissue samples obtained from human research studies. Although proteomic, lipidomic, and metabolomic analyses can be dramatically impacted by the time of sample collection, fasting status, and participant demographics, the hemolysis status of plasma, serum or buffy coat samples is a poorly understood confounder of sample quality. Hemoglobin levels can range between 0 - 10 g/L in samples (referred to as 1-4 in plasma/serum and 0-4 level in buffy coat) as a marker of hemolysis severity and sample contamination by reticulocyte-derived analytes. In oncology clinical trials, patients can be more susceptible to hemolysis due to chemotherapy treatment, which can impact sample assessment and study results. Herein, we analyzed 941 plasma and 950 serum samples using comprehensive proteomics, structural lipidomics, signaling lipidomics, and metabolomics in a pancreatic cancer biomarker discovery program referred to as Project Survival as well as 951 buffy coat samples using only proteomic analysis. Project survival is a 7-year longitudinal pancreatic cancer biomarker discovery trial analyzing 400+ pancreatic cancer and at-risk patients using multi-omic and multiple biofluid assessment. To date this study yielded samples in plasma with 92.3% - #1, 6.5% - #2, 1.2% - #3, and 0% - #4 hemolysis, serum with 94.8% - #1, 3.8% - #2, 1.4% - #3, and 0% - #4 hemolysis and buffy coat 42.7% - #0, 25.6% - #1, 20.8% -#2, 10.4% - #3, and 0.5% - #4 hemolysis. Multi-omic and regression analysis of sample data for hemolysis status revealed a distinct pattern of OMIC variables correlated with the degree of hemolysis. Proteomics analysis was the greatest impacted in terms of the protein identification and quantitation. Additionally, pathway analysis revealed expected pathways associated with hemolysis and coagulation, but also unknown pathways and corresponding proteins that were differentially correlated with hemolysis state. Additionally, metabolomics and lipidomics analysis also revealed distinct differentials associated with hemolysis state. Herein, our analysis is the first to analyze thousands of samples using multi-omics revealing critically informative molecular differentials across OMIC technologies demonstrating that caution should be given to avoid these identified biomarkers for translational development.
Citation Format: Michael A. Kiebish, Punit Shah, Valerie Bussberg, Vladimir Tolstikov, Rick Searfoss, Kennedy Ofori-Mensa, Eric M. Grund, Abena Darkwah, Emily Y. Chen, Bennett Greenwood, Ellaine Adu Ntoso, Leonardo Rodrigues, Mia Liu, Elder Granger, Chas Bountra, Rangaprasad Sarangarajan, A J. Moser, Niven R. Narain. Impact of hemolysis on multi-omic pancreatic cancer biomarker discovery: De-risking precision medicine biomarker development [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 2860.
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Lines KE, Filippakopoulos P, Stevenson M, Müller S, Lockstone HE, Wright B, Knapp S, Buck D, Bountra C, Thakker RV. Effects of epigenetic pathway inhibitors on corticotroph tumour AtT20 cells. Endocr Relat Cancer 2020; 27:163-174. [PMID: 31935194 PMCID: PMC7040567 DOI: 10.1530/erc-19-0448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Medical treatments for corticotrophinomas are limited, and we therefore investigated the effects of epigenetic modulators, a new class of anti-tumour drugs, on the murine adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting corticotrophinoma cell line AtT20. We found that AtT20 cells express members of the bromo and extra-terminal (BET) protein family, which bind acetylated histones, and therefore, studied the anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of two BET inhibitors, referred to as (+)-JQ1 (JQ1) and PFI-1, using CellTiter Blue and Caspase Glo assays, respectively. JQ1 and PFI-1 significantly decreased proliferation by 95% (P < 0.0005) and 43% (P < 0.0005), respectively, but only JQ1 significantly increased apoptosis by >50-fold (P < 0.0005), when compared to untreated control cells. The anti-proliferative effects of JQ1 and PFI-1 remained for 96 h after removal of the respective compound. JQ1, but not PFI-1, affected the cell cycle, as assessed by propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry, and resulted in a higher number of AtT20 cells in the sub G1 phase. RNA-sequence analysis, which was confirmed by qRT-PCR and Western blot analyses, revealed that JQ1 treatment significantly altered expression of genes involved in apoptosis, such as NFκB, and the somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR2) anti-proliferative signalling pathway, including SSTR2. JQ1 treatment also significantly reduced transcription and protein expression of the ACTH precursor pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) and ACTH secretion by AtT20 cells. Thus, JQ1 treatment has anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects on AtT20 cells and reduces ACTH secretion, thereby indicating that BET inhibition may provide a novel approach for treatment of corticotrophinomas.
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- K E Lines
- OCDEM, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- OCDEM, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Buchmann Institute for Life Sciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Oxford Genomics Centre, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Genomics Centre, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Buchmann Institute for Life Sciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Oxford Genomics Centre, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- OCDEM, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
- Correspondence should be addressed to R V Thakker:
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Ford GA, Lord JM, Ferguson MAJ, Bountra C, Le Couteur DG. Organizational Innovation for Developing New Medicines That Target Aging and Age-Related Conditions. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2020; 75:87-88. [PMID: 30838376 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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- Gary A Ford
- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Oxford University and Oxford Academic Health Science Network, UK
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- MRC-ARUK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, UK
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- Charles Perkins Centre, Centre for Education and Research on Ageing and ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney and Concord Hospital, Australia
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Fagan V, Johansson C, Gileadi C, Monteiro O, Dunford JE, Nibhani R, Philpott M, Malzahn J, Wells G, Faram R, Cribbs AP, Halidi N, Li F, Chau I, Greschik H, Velupillai S, Allali-Hassani A, Bennett J, Christott T, Giroud C, Lewis AM, Huber KVM, Athanasou N, Bountra C, Jung M, Schüle R, Vedadi M, Arrowsmith C, Xiong Y, Jin J, Fedorov O, Farnie G, Brennan PE, Oppermann U. A Chemical Probe for Tudor Domain Protein Spindlin1 to Investigate Chromatin Function. J Med Chem 2019; 62:9008-9025. [PMID: 31550156 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Modifications of histone tails, including lysine/arginine methylation, provide the basis of a "chromatin or histone code". Proteins that contain "reader" domains can bind to these modifications and form specific effector complexes, which ultimately mediate chromatin function. The spindlin1 (SPIN1) protein contains three Tudor methyllysine/arginine reader domains and was identified as a putative oncogene and transcriptional coactivator. Here we report a SPIN1 chemical probe inhibitor with low nanomolar in vitro activity, exquisite selectivity on a panel of methyl reader and writer proteins, and with submicromolar cellular activity. X-ray crystallography showed that this Tudor domain chemical probe simultaneously engages Tudor domains 1 and 2 via a bidentate binding mode. Small molecule inhibition and siRNA knockdown of SPIN1, as well as chemoproteomic studies, identified genes which are transcriptionally regulated by SPIN1 in squamous cell carcinoma and suggest that SPIN1 may have a role in cancer related inflammation and/or cancer metastasis.
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- Vincent Fagan
- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7FZ Oxford , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7FZ Oxford , U.K
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium , University of Toronto , 101 College Street , Toronto , Ontario M5G 1L7 , Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium , University of Toronto , 101 College Street , Toronto , Ontario M5G 1L7 , Canada
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- Department of Urology, Center for Clinical Research, Medical Center, Signalling Research Centres BIOSS and CIBSS , University of Freiburg , D-79106 Freiburg , Germany
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium , University of Toronto , 101 College Street , Toronto , Ontario M5G 1L7 , Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7FZ Oxford , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7FZ Oxford , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7FZ Oxford , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7FZ Oxford , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7FZ Oxford , U.K
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- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
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- FRIAS-Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies , University of Freiburg , 79104 Freiburg , Germany
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Freiburg , Albertstraße 25 , 79104 Freiburg , Germany
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- Department of Urology, Center for Clinical Research, Medical Center, Signalling Research Centres BIOSS and CIBSS , University of Freiburg , D-79106 Freiburg , Germany
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- Structural Genomics Consortium , University of Toronto , 101 College Street , Toronto , Ontario M5G 1L7 , Canada
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- Structural Genomics Consortium , University of Toronto , 101 College Street , Toronto , Ontario M5G 1L7 , Canada
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- Mount Sinai Center for Therapeutics Discovery, Departments of Pharmacological Sciences and Oncological Sciences , Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , New York , New York 10029 , United States
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- Mount Sinai Center for Therapeutics Discovery, Departments of Pharmacological Sciences and Oncological Sciences , Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , New York , New York 10029 , United States
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7FZ Oxford , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7FZ Oxford , U.K
- Alzheimer's Research UK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7FZ Oxford , U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , OX3 7DQ Oxford , U.K
- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, NIHR Bio-medical Research Centre , University of Oxford , Oxford OX3 7LD , U.K
- FRIAS-Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies , University of Freiburg , 79104 Freiburg , Germany
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Fang H, De Wolf H, Knezevic B, Burnham KL, Osgood J, Sanniti A, Lledó Lara A, Kasela S, De Cesco S, Wegner JK, Handunnetthi L, McCann FE, Chen L, Sekine T, Brennan PE, Marsden BD, Damerell D, O'Callaghan CA, Bountra C, Bowness P, Sundström Y, Milani L, Berg L, Göhlmann HW, Peeters PJ, Fairfax BP, Sundström M, Knight JC. A genetics-led approach defines the drug target landscape of 30 immune-related traits. Nat Genet 2019; 51:1082-1091. [PMID: 31253980 PMCID: PMC7124888 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0456-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Most candidate drugs currently fail later-stage clinical trials, largely due to poor prediction of efficacy on early target selection1. Drug targets with genetic support are more likely to be therapeutically valid2,3, but the translational use of genome-scale data such as from genome-wide association studies for drug target discovery in complex diseases remains challenging4-6. Here, we show that integration of functional genomic and immune-related annotations, together with knowledge of network connectivity, maximizes the informativeness of genetics for target validation, defining the target prioritization landscape for 30 immune traits at the gene and pathway level. We demonstrate how our genetics-led drug target prioritization approach (the priority index) successfully identifies current therapeutics, predicts activity in high-throughput cellular screens (including L1000, CRISPR, mutagenesis and patient-derived cell assays), enables prioritization of under-explored targets and allows for determination of target-level trait relationships. The priority index is an open-access, scalable system accelerating early-stage drug target selection for immune-mediated disease.
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- Hai Fang
- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Estonian Genome Center, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Alzheimer's Research UK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Alzheimer's Research UK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Estonian Genome Center, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
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Wu X, Scott H, Carlsson SV, Sjoberg DD, Cerundolo L, Lilja H, Prevo R, Rieunier G, Macaulay V, Higgins GS, Verrill CL, Lamb AD, Cunliffe VT, Bountra C, Hamdy FC, Bryant RJ. Increased EZH2 expression in prostate cancer is associated with metastatic recurrence following external beam radiotherapy. Prostate 2019; 79:1079-1089. [PMID: 31104332 PMCID: PMC6563086 DOI: 10.1002/pros.23817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Enhancer of zeste 2 (EZH2) promotes prostate cancer progression. We hypothesized that increased EZH2 expression is associated with postradiotherapy metastatic disease recurrence, and may promote radioresistance. METHODS EZH2 expression was investigated using immunohistochemistry in diagnostic prostate biopsies of 113 prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy with curative intent. Associations between EZH2 expression in malignant and benign tissue in prostate biopsy cores and outcomes were investigated using univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. LNCaP and PC3 cell radiosensitivity was investigated using colony formation and γH2AX assays following UNC1999 chemical probe-mediated EZH2 inhibition. RESULTS While there was no significant association between EZH2 expression and biochemical recurrence following radiotherapy, univariate analysis revealed that prostate cancer cytoplasmic and total EZH2 expression were significantly associated with metastasis development postradiotherapy (P = 0.034 and P = 0.003, respectively). On multivariate analysis, the prostate cancer total EZH2 expression score remained statistically significant (P = 0.003), while cytoplasmic EZH2 expression did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.053). No association was observed between normal adjacent prostate EZH2 expression and biochemical recurrence or metastasis. LNCaP and PC3 cell treatment with UNC1999 reduced histone H3 lysine 27 tri-methylation levels. Irradiation of LNCaP or PC3 cells with a single 2 Gy fraction with UNC1999-mediated EZH2 inhibition resulted in a statistically significant, though modest, reduction in cell colony number for both cell lines. Increased γH2AX foci were observed 24 hours after ionizing irradiation in LNCaP cells, but not in PC3, following UNC1999-mediated EZH2 inhibition vs controls. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these results reveal that high pretreatment EZH2 expression in prostate cancer in diagnostic biopsies is associated with an increased risk of postradiotherapy metastatic disease recurrence, but EZH2 function may only at most play a modest role in promoting prostate cancer cell radioresistance.
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- Xiaoning Wu
- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation OncologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation OncologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology & BiostatisticsMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNew York
- Urology Service at the Department of SurgeryMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNew York
- Department of UrologyInstitute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg UniversityGothenburgSweden
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- Department of Epidemiology & BiostatisticsMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNew York
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Surgery (Urology), and Medicine (GU‐Oncology)Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNew York
- Department of Translational MedicineLund UniversityMalmöSweden
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- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation OncologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation OncologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research CentreUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical ScienceUniversity of SheffieldSheffieldUnited Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Structural Genomics ConsortiumUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation OncologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
- Nuffield Department of Surgical SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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Lines K, Stevenson M, Filippakopoulos P, Muller S, Lockstone H, Wright B, Knapp S, Buck D, Bountra C, Thakker R. MON-468 Selective Inhibition of Epigenetic Pathways Has Anti-Proliferative and Pro-Apoptotic Effects on the Mouse Corticotroph Tumor Cells, AtT20. J Endocr Soc 2019. [PMCID: PMC6551103 DOI: 10.1210/js.2019-mon-468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Corticotrophinomas, which are neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and represent >10% of all surgically removed pituitary adenomas, cause Cushing’s disease that is associated with hypersecretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) leading to excessive production of glucocorticoids by the adrenal cortex. Trans-sphenoidal hypophysectomy is the treatment of choice for corticotrophinomas, with medical treatments being reserved for patients who have contraindications for surgery. However, these treatments are often ineffective. Improved therapeutic approaches are required, and we have therefore assessed the efficacy of epigenetic modulators, a new class of anti-cancer drugs that have been reported to be effective in treating pancreatic NETs. Specifically, we assessed the anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of the bromo and extra terminal domain (BET) inhibitors JQ1 and PFI-1, in the mouse corticotrophinoma cell line AtT20, using Cell Titer Blue and Caspase Glo assays, respectively. JQ1, after 96h treatment, was more efficacious than PFI-1. Thus, JQ1 significantly decreased proliferation by 95%, (p<0.0005), and significantly increased apoptosis >50-fold (p<0.0005), compared to control treated cells; whereas PFI-1 decreased proliferation by 43% (p<0.0005), but did not significantly alter apoptosis. Furthermore, AtT20 cells did not resume proliferating for up to 96 hours after the removal of JQ1 from the media. In addition, RNA-sequence (RNA-Seq) analysis revealed that JQ1 treatment significantly altered the expression of genes involved in apoptosis, including Nuclear Factor Kappa B Subunit 1 (Nfκb1) and Baculoviral IAP Repeat Containing 3 (Birc3), as well as genes associated with the somatostatin receptor type 2 (SSTR2) anti-proliferative signaling pathway, including Sstr2. The down regulation of these genes was confirmed using quantitative PCR, which showed decreases in Nfkb1, Birc3 and Sstr2 mRNA of 2.9-fold (p<0.0009), 1.7-fold (p<0.005), and 1.5-fold (p<0.005), respectively. In addition, Western blot analysis showed decreases in Nfkb1, cIAP2 and SSTR2 protein expression of 1.5-fold (p<0.05), 1.9-fold (p<0.05), and 2.3-fold (p<0.05), respectively. Thus our results, which demonstrate that JQ1 treatment is both anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic in ACTH-secreting cells, reveal that BET inhibition may provide a novel approach for the treatment of corticotrophinomas.
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- Kate Lines
- OCDEM, University of Oxford, Oxford, , United Kingdom
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford, , United Kingdom
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- Oxford Genomics Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, , United Kingdom
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- Oxford Genomics Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, , United Kingdom
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford, , United Kingdom
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- Oxford Genomics Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, , United Kingdom
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford, , United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Dept of Med, OCDEM, University of Oxford, Oxford, , United Kingdom
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D'Ascenzio M, Pugh KM, Konietzny R, Berridge G, Tallant C, Hashem S, Monteiro O, Thomas JR, Schirle M, Knapp S, Marsden B, Fedorov O, Bountra C, Kessler BM, Brennan PE. An Activity-Based Probe Targeting Non-Catalytic, Highly Conserved Amino Acid Residues within Bromodomains. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:1007-1012. [PMID: 30589164 PMCID: PMC6492141 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201807825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Revised: 10/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Bromodomain-containing proteins are epigenetic modulators involved in a wide range of cellular processes, from recruitment of transcription factors to pathological disruption of gene regulation and cancer development. Since the druggability of these acetyl-lysine reader domains was established, efforts were made to develop potent and selective inhibitors across the entire family. Here we report the development of a small molecule-based approach to covalently modify recombinant and endogenous bromodomain-containing proteins by targeting a conserved lysine and a tyrosine residue in the variable ZA or BC loops. Moreover, the addition of a reporter tag allowed in-gel visualization and pull-down of the desired bromodomains.
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- Melissa D'Ascenzio
- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7FZUK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7FZUK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7FZUK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7FZUK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7FZUK
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- Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research (NIBR)180 Massachusetts AveCambridgeMA02139USA
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- Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research (NIBR)180 Massachusetts AveCambridgeMA02139USA
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7FZUK
- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Buchmann Institute for Life SciencesJohann Wolfgang Goethe-University60438Frankfurt am MainGermany
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7FZUK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of OxfordOxfordOX3 7FZUK
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Vazquez‐Rodriguez S, Wright M, Rogers CM, Cribbs AP, Velupillai S, Philpott M, Lee H, Dunford JE, Huber KVM, Robers MB, Vasta JD, Thezenas M, Bonham S, Kessler B, Bennett J, Fedorov O, Raynaud F, Donovan A, Blagg J, Bavetsias V, Oppermann U, Bountra C, Kawamura A, Brennan PE. Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Covalent KDM5 Inhibitors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:515-519. [PMID: 30431220 PMCID: PMC6391970 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201810179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Histone lysine demethylases (KDMs) are involved in the dynamic regulation of gene expression and they play a critical role in several biological processes. Achieving selectivity over the different KDMs has been a major challenge for KDM inhibitor development. Here we report potent and selective KDM5 covalent inhibitors designed to target cysteine residues only present in the KDM5 sub-family. The covalent binding to the targeted proteins was confirmed by MS and time-dependent inhibition. Additional competition assays show that compounds were non 2-OG competitive. Target engagement and ChIP-seq analysis showed that the compounds inhibited the KDM5 members in cells at nano- to micromolar levels and induce a global increase of the H3K4me3 mark at transcriptional start sites.
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- Saleta Vazquez‐Rodriguez
- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research BuildingRoosevelt DriveOxfordOX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZUK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research BuildingRoosevelt DriveOxfordOX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZUK
- Chemistry Research LaboratoryUniversity of Oxford12 Mansfield RoadOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research BuildingRoosevelt DriveOxfordOX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZUK
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- Botnar Research CenterNuffield Department of OrthopedicsRheumatology and Musculoskeletal SciencesNIHR Oxford BRCUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research BuildingRoosevelt DriveOxfordOX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZUK
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- Botnar Research CenterNuffield Department of OrthopedicsRheumatology and Musculoskeletal SciencesNIHR Oxford BRCUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
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- Botnar Research CenterNuffield Department of OrthopedicsRheumatology and Musculoskeletal SciencesNIHR Oxford BRCUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
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- Botnar Research CenterNuffield Department of OrthopedicsRheumatology and Musculoskeletal SciencesNIHR Oxford BRCUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research BuildingRoosevelt DriveOxfordOX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZUK
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- Promega Corporation2800 Woods Hollow RoadFitchburgWI53711USA
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- Target Discovery InstituteNuffield Department of MedicineUniversity of OxfordRoosevelt DriveOX3 7FZOxfordUK
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- Target Discovery InstituteNuffield Department of MedicineUniversity of OxfordRoosevelt DriveOX3 7FZOxfordUK
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- Target Discovery InstituteNuffield Department of MedicineUniversity of OxfordRoosevelt DriveOX3 7FZOxfordUK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research BuildingRoosevelt DriveOxfordOX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZUK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research BuildingRoosevelt DriveOxfordOX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZUK
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- Cancer Research (UK) Cancer Therapeutics UnitThe Institute of Cancer Research15 Cotswold RoadLondonSM2 5NGUK
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- Cancer Research (UK) Cancer Therapeutics UnitThe Institute of Cancer Research15 Cotswold RoadLondonSM2 5NGUK
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- Cancer Research (UK) Cancer Therapeutics UnitThe Institute of Cancer Research15 Cotswold RoadLondonSM2 5NGUK
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- Cancer Research (UK) Cancer Therapeutics UnitThe Institute of Cancer Research15 Cotswold RoadLondonSM2 5NGUK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research BuildingRoosevelt DriveOxfordOX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZUK
- Botnar Research CenterNuffield Department of OrthopedicsRheumatology and Musculoskeletal SciencesNIHR Oxford BRCUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX3 7DQUK
- FRIAS—Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies79104FreiburgGermany
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research BuildingRoosevelt DriveOxfordOX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZUK
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- Chemistry Research LaboratoryUniversity of Oxford12 Mansfield RoadOxfordOX1 3TAUK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research BuildingRoosevelt DriveOxfordOX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZUK
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Caridis AM, Perkins C, Di Maio A, Ward D, Oppermann U, Bountra C, Khanim F, Bryan R. GSK-J4 combined with mitomycin C as a novel combination therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Front Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.3389/conf.fonc.2019.01.00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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D'Ascenzio M, Pugh KM, Konietzny R, Berridge G, Tallant C, Hashem S, Monteiro O, Thomas JR, Schirle M, Knapp S, Marsden B, Fedorov O, Bountra C, Kessler BM, Brennan PE. An Activity‐Based Probe Targeting Non‐Catalytic, Highly Conserved Amino Acid Residues within Bromodomains. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201807825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Melissa D'Ascenzio
- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7FZ UK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7FZ UK
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- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7FZ UK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7FZ UK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7FZ UK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7FZ UK
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- Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research (NIBR) 180 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research (NIBR) 180 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7FZ UK
- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Buchmann Institute for Life SciencesJohann Wolfgang Goethe-University 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7FZ UK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
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- Structural Genomic Consortium (SGC)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI)University of Oxford Oxford OX3 7FZ UK
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Vazquez‐Rodriguez S, Wright M, Rogers CM, Cribbs AP, Velupillai S, Philpott M, Lee H, Dunford JE, Huber KVM, Robers MB, Vasta JD, Thezenas M, Bonham S, Kessler B, Bennett J, Fedorov O, Raynaud F, Donovan A, Blagg J, Bavetsias V, Oppermann U, Bountra C, Kawamura A, Brennan PE. Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Covalent KDM5 Inhibitors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201810179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Saleta Vazquez‐Rodriguez
- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research Building Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZ UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research Building Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZ UK
- Chemistry Research LaboratoryUniversity of Oxford 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research Building Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZ UK
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- Botnar Research CenterNuffield Department of OrthopedicsRheumatology and Musculoskeletal SciencesNIHR Oxford BRCUniversity of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research Building Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZ UK
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- Botnar Research CenterNuffield Department of OrthopedicsRheumatology and Musculoskeletal SciencesNIHR Oxford BRCUniversity of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
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- Botnar Research CenterNuffield Department of OrthopedicsRheumatology and Musculoskeletal SciencesNIHR Oxford BRCUniversity of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
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- Botnar Research CenterNuffield Department of OrthopedicsRheumatology and Musculoskeletal SciencesNIHR Oxford BRCUniversity of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research Building Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZ UK
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- Promega Corporation 2800 Woods Hollow Road Fitchburg WI 53711 USA
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- Target Discovery InstituteNuffield Department of MedicineUniversity of Oxford Roosevelt Drive OX3 7FZ Oxford UK
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- Target Discovery InstituteNuffield Department of MedicineUniversity of Oxford Roosevelt Drive OX3 7FZ Oxford UK
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- Target Discovery InstituteNuffield Department of MedicineUniversity of Oxford Roosevelt Drive OX3 7FZ Oxford UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research Building Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZ UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research Building Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZ UK
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- Cancer Research (UK) Cancer Therapeutics UnitThe Institute of Cancer Research 15 Cotswold Road London SM2 5NG UK
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- Cancer Research (UK) Cancer Therapeutics UnitThe Institute of Cancer Research 15 Cotswold Road London SM2 5NG UK
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- Cancer Research (UK) Cancer Therapeutics UnitThe Institute of Cancer Research 15 Cotswold Road London SM2 5NG UK
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- Cancer Research (UK) Cancer Therapeutics UnitThe Institute of Cancer Research 15 Cotswold Road London SM2 5NG UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research Building Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZ UK
- Botnar Research CenterNuffield Department of OrthopedicsRheumatology and Musculoskeletal SciencesNIHR Oxford BRCUniversity of Oxford Oxford OX3 7DQ UK
- FRIAS—Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research Building Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZ UK
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- Chemistry Research LaboratoryUniversity of Oxford 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium & Target Discovery InstituteUniversity of OxfordNDM Research Building Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7DQ and OX3 7FZ UK
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The pressures on the pharmaceutical industry have incentivised a number of new collaborative models of research and development which can be categorised as open innovation. Examples of the different types of models employed are discussed and some, but not all, of these have been used to promote research and drug discovery for central nervous system disorders. Some are completely open access, while others have some intellectual property restrictions. Going forward, more ways of promoting open innovation and the sharing of best practice, especially in the neurosciences, will stimulate research and hopefully accelerate new medicines development.
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Oxford, UK.,Action Against Age-related Macular Degeneration, London, UK
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Müller S, Ackloo S, Arrowsmith CH, Bauser M, Baryza JL, Blagg J, Böttcher J, Bountra C, Brown PJ, Bunnage ME, Carter AJ, Damerell D, Dötsch V, Drewry DH, Edwards AM, Edwards J, Elkins JM, Fischer C, Frye SV, Gollner A, Grimshaw CE, IJzerman A, Hanke T, Hartung IV, Hitchcock S, Howe T, Hughes TV, Laufer S, Li VMJ, Liras S, Marsden BD, Matsui H, Mathias J, O'Hagan RC, Owen DR, Pande V, Rauh D, Rosenberg SH, Roth BL, Schneider NS, Scholten C, Singh Saikatendu K, Simeonov A, Takizawa M, Tse C, Thompson PR, Treiber DK, Viana AYI, Wells CI, Willson TM, Zuercher WJ, Knapp S, Mueller-Fahrnow A. Donated chemical probes for open science. eLife 2018; 7:e34311. [PMID: 29676732 PMCID: PMC5910019 DOI: 10.7554/elife.34311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Potent, selective and broadly characterized small molecule modulators of protein function (chemical probes) are powerful research reagents. The pharmaceutical industry has generated many high-quality chemical probes and several of these have been made available to academia. However, probe-associated data and control compounds, such as inactive structurally related molecules and their associated data, are generally not accessible. The lack of data and guidance makes it difficult for researchers to decide which chemical tools to choose. Several pharmaceutical companies (AbbVie, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Janssen, MSD, Pfizer, and Takeda) have therefore entered into a pre-competitive collaboration to make available a large number of innovative high-quality probes, including all probe-associated data, control compounds and recommendations on use (https://openscienceprobes.sgc-frankfurt.de/). Here we describe the chemical tools and target-related knowledge that have been made available, and encourage others to join the project.
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- Susanne Müller
- Structural Genomics ConsortiumBuchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Structural Genomics ConsortiumUniversity of TorontoTorontoCanada
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics UnitThe Institute of Cancer ResearchLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of MedicineUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Structural Genomics ConsortiumUniversity of TorontoTorontoCanada
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- Discovery ResearchBoehringer IngelheimIngelheim am RheinGermany
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of MedicineUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Goethe-UniversityFrankfurt am MainGermany
- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic ResonanceGoethe UniversityFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of PharmacyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillUnited States
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- Structural Genomics ConsortiumUniversity of TorontoTorontoCanada
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- Janssen Pharmaceutical Research and Development LLCSpring HouseUnited States
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of MedicineUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of PharmacyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillUnited States
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- Discovery ResearchBoehringer IngelheimBiberach an der RissGermany
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- Division of Medicinal ChemistryLeiden UniversityLeidenNetherlands
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- Structural Genomics ConsortiumBuchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical ChemistryEberhard Karls Universität TübingenTübingenGermany
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- Worldwide Medicinal ChemistryPfizerCambridgeUnited States
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of MedicineUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
- Kennedy Institute of RheumatologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Worldwide Medicinal ChemistryPfizerCambridgeUnited States
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- Worldwide Medicinal ChemistryPfizerCambridgeUnited States
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- Discovery SciencesJanssen-Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & JohnsonBeerseBelgium
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- Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische BiologieTechnische Universität DortmundDortmundGermany
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- The National Institute of Mental Health Psychoactive Active Drug Screening ProgramUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of MedicineChapel HillUnited States
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- Structural Genomics ConsortiumBuchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry and PharmacologyUniversity of Massachusetts Medical SchoolWorcesterUnited States
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- Discovery ResearchBoehringer IngelheimIngelheim am RheinGermany
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of PharmacyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillUnited States
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of PharmacyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillUnited States
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of PharmacyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillUnited States
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- Structural Genomics ConsortiumBuchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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Al-Hujaily EM, Khatlani T, Alehaideb Z, Ali R, Almuzaini B, Alrfaei BM, Iqbal J, Islam I, Malik S, Marwani BA, Massadeh S, Nehdi A, Alsomaie B, Debasi B, Bushnak I, Noibi S, Hussain S, Wajid WA, Armand JP, Gul S, Oyarzabal J, Rais R, Bountra C, Alaskar A, Knawy BA, Boudjelal M. Therapeutics discovery: From bench to first in-human trials. Biomed Rep 2018; 8:275-282. [PMID: 29564125 DOI: 10.3892/br.2018.1052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
The 'Therapeutics discovery: From bench to first in-human trials' conference, held at the King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from October 10-12, 2017, provided a unique opportunity for experts worldwide to discuss advances in drug discovery and development, focusing on phase I clinical trials. It was the first event of its kind to be hosted at the new research center, which was constructed to boost drug discovery and development in the KSA in collaboration with institutions, such as the Academic Drug Discovery Consortium in the United States of America (USA), Structural Genomics Consortium of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom (UK), and Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in China. The program was divided into two parts. A pre-symposium day took place on October 10, during which courses were conducted on clinical trials, preclinical drug discovery, molecular biology and nanofiber research. The attendees had the opportunity for one-to-one meetings with international experts to exchange information and foster collaborations. In the second part of the conference, which took place on October 11 and 12, the clinical trials pipeline, design and recruitment of volunteers, and economic impact of clinical trials were discussed. The Saudi Food and Drug Administration presented the regulations governing clinical trials in the KSA. The process of preclinical drug discovery from small molecules, cellular and immunologic therapies, and approaches to identifying new targets were also presented. The recommendation of the conference was that researchers in the KSA must invest more fund, talents and infrastructure to lead the region in phase I clinical trials and preclinical drug discovery. Diseases affecting the local population, such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and resistant bacterial infections, represent the optimal starting point.
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- Ensaf M Al-Hujaily
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- GlaxoSmithKline, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Plymouth University, Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology ScreeningPort, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Applied Medical Research University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Al Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Bradley AR, Echalier A, Fairhead M, Strain-Damerell C, Brennan P, Bullock AN, Burgess-Brown NA, Carpenter EP, Gileadi O, Marsden BD, Lee WH, Yue W, Bountra C, von Delft F. The SGC beyond structural genomics: redefining the role of 3D structures by coupling genomic stratification with fragment-based discovery. Essays Biochem 2017; 61:495-503. [PMID: 29118096 PMCID: PMC5869235 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20170051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Revised: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
The ongoing explosion in genomics data has long since outpaced the capacity of conventional biochemical methodology to verify the large number of hypotheses that emerge from the analysis of such data. In contrast, it is still a gold-standard for early phenotypic validation towards small-molecule drug discovery to use probe molecules (or tool compounds), notwithstanding the difficulty and cost of generating them. Rational structure-based approaches to ligand discovery have long promised the efficiencies needed to close this divergence; in practice, however, this promise remains largely unfulfilled, for a host of well-rehearsed reasons and despite the huge technical advances spearheaded by the structural genomics initiatives of the noughties. Therefore the current, fourth funding phase of the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), building on its extensive experience in structural biology of novel targets and design of protein inhibitors, seeks to redefine what it means to do structural biology for drug discovery. We developed the concept of a Target Enabling Package (TEP) that provides, through reagents, assays and data, the missing link between genetic disease linkage and the development of usefully potent compounds. There are multiple prongs to the ambition: rigorously assessing targets' genetic disease linkages through crowdsourcing to a network of collaborating experts; establishing a systematic approach to generate the protocols and data that comprise each target's TEP; developing new, X-ray-based fragment technologies for generating high quality chemical matter quickly and cheaply; and exploiting a stringently open access model to build multidisciplinary partnerships throughout academia and industry. By learning how to scale these approaches, the SGC aims to make structures finally serve genomics, as originally intended, and demonstrate how 3D structures systematically allow new modes of druggability to be discovered for whole classes of targets.
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- Anthony R Bradley
- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
- Diamond Light Source Ltd., Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FY, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K
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- Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Diamond Light Source Ltd., Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
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Lines KE, Stevenson M, Filippakopoulos P, Müller S, Lockstone HE, Wright B, Grozinsky-Glasberg S, Grossman AB, Knapp S, Buck D, Bountra C, Thakker RV. Epigenetic pathway inhibitors represent potential drugs for treating pancreatic and bronchial neuroendocrine tumors. Oncogenesis 2017; 6:e332. [PMID: 28504695 PMCID: PMC5523063 DOI: 10.1038/oncsis.2017.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Cancer is associated with alterations in epigenetic mechanisms such as histone modifications and methylation of DNA, and inhibitors targeting epigenetic mechanisms represent a novel class of anti-cancer drugs. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the pancreas (PNETs) and bronchus (BNETs), which may have 5-year survivals of <50% and as low as 5%, respectively, represent targets for such drugs, as >40% of PNETs and ~35% of BNETs have mutations of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) gene, which encodes menin that modifies histones by interacting with histone methyltransferases. We assessed 9 inhibitors of epigenetic pathways, for their effects on proliferation, by CellTiter Blue assay, and apoptosis, by CaspaseGlo assay, using 1 PNET and 2 BNET cell lines. Two inhibitors, referred to as (+)-JQ1 (JQ1) and PFI-1, targeting the bromo and extra terminal (BET) protein family which bind acetylated histone residues, were most effective in decreasing proliferation (by 40-85%, P<0.001) and increasing apoptosis (by 2-3.6 fold, P<0.001) in all 3 NET cell lines. The anti-proliferative effects of JQ1 and PFI-1 remained present for at least 48 hours after removal of the compound. JQ1, but not PFI-1, had cell cycle effects, assessed by propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry, resulting in increased and decreased proportions of NET cells in G1, and S and G2 phases, respectively. RNA Sequencing analysis revealed that these JQ1 effects were associated with increased histone 2B expression, and likely mediated through altered activity of bromodomain-containing (Brd) proteins. Assessment of JQ1 in vivo, using a pancreatic beta cell-specific conditional Men1 knockout mouse model that develops PNETs, revealed that JQ1 significantly reduced proliferation (by ~50%, P<0.0005), assessed by bromodeoxyuridine incorporation, and increased apoptosis (by ~3 fold, P<0.0005), assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labelling, of PNETs. Thus, our studies demonstrate that BET protein inhibitors may provide new treatments for NETs.
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- K E Lines
- Academic Endocrine Unit, OCDEM, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, OCDEM, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Genomics Centre, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Genomics Centre, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, UK
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- Neuroendocrine Tumor Unit, Endocrinology & Metabolism Service, Department of Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, OCDEM, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, UK
- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University and Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, Frankfurt am Main, Jerusalem, Germany
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- Oxford Genomics Centre, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, UK
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, OCDEM, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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Tumber A, Nuzzi A, Hookway ES, Hatch SB, Velupillai S, Johansson C, Kawamura A, Savitsky P, Yapp C, Szykowska A, Wu N, Bountra C, Strain-Damerell C, Burgess-Brown NA, Ruda GF, Fedorov O, Munro S, England KS, Nowak RP, Schofield CJ, La Thangue NB, Pawlyn C, Davies F, Morgan G, Athanasou N, Müller S, Oppermann U, Brennan PE. Potent and Selective KDM5 Inhibitor Stops Cellular Demethylation of H3K4me3 at Transcription Start Sites and Proliferation of MM1S Myeloma Cells. Cell Chem Biol 2017; 24:371-380. [PMID: 28262558 PMCID: PMC5361737 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2017.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2016] [Revised: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Methylation of lysine residues on histone tail is a dynamic epigenetic modification that plays a key role in chromatin structure and gene regulation. Members of the KDM5 (also known as JARID1) sub-family are 2-oxoglutarate (2-OG) and Fe2+-dependent oxygenases acting as histone 3 lysine 4 trimethyl (H3K4me3) demethylases, regulating proliferation, stem cell self-renewal, and differentiation. Here we present the characterization of KDOAM-25, an inhibitor of KDM5 enzymes. KDOAM-25 shows biochemical half maximal inhibitory concentration values of <100 nM for KDM5A-D in vitro, high selectivity toward other 2-OG oxygenases sub-families, and no off-target activity on a panel of 55 receptors and enzymes. In human cell assay systems, KDOAM-25 has a half maximal effective concentration of ∼50 μM and good selectivity toward other demethylases. KDM5B is overexpressed in multiple myeloma and negatively correlated with the overall survival. Multiple myeloma MM1S cells treated with KDOAM-25 show increased global H3K4 methylation at transcriptional start sites and impaired proliferation.
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- Anthony Tumber
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK; Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Division of Cancer Therapeutics, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5NG, UK
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- Division of Cancer Therapeutics, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5NG, UK; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Myeloma Institute, 4301 W. Markham #816, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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- Division of Cancer Therapeutics, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5NG, UK; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Myeloma Institute, 4301 W. Markham #816, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK.
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK.
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK.
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Hatch SB, Yapp C, Montenegro RC, Savitsky P, Gamble V, Tumber A, Ruda GF, Bavetsias V, Fedorov O, Atrash B, Raynaud F, Lanigan R, Carmichael L, Tomlin K, Burke R, Westaway SM, Brown JA, Prinjha RK, Martinez ED, Oppermann U, Schofield CJ, Bountra C, Kawamura A, Blagg J, Brennan PE, Rossanese O, Müller S. Assessing histone demethylase inhibitors in cells: lessons learned. Epigenetics Chromatin 2017; 10:9. [PMID: 28265301 PMCID: PMC5333395 DOI: 10.1186/s13072-017-0116-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Histone lysine demethylases (KDMs) are of interest as drug targets due to their regulatory roles in chromatin organization and their tight associations with diseases including cancer and mental disorders. The first KDM inhibitors for KDM1 have entered clinical trials, and efforts are ongoing to develop potent, selective and cell-active 'probe' molecules for this target class. Robust cellular assays to assess the specific engagement of KDM inhibitors in cells as well as their cellular selectivity are a prerequisite for the development of high-quality inhibitors. Here we describe the use of a high-content cellular immunofluorescence assay as a method for demonstrating target engagement in cells. RESULTS A panel of assays for the Jumonji C subfamily of KDMs was developed to encompass all major branches of the JmjC phylogenetic tree. These assays compare compound activity against wild-type KDM proteins to a catalytically inactive version of the KDM, in which residues involved in the active-site iron coordination are mutated to inactivate the enzyme activity. These mutants are critical for assessing the specific effect of KDM inhibitors and for revealing indirect effects on histone methylation status. The reported assays make use of ectopically expressed demethylases, and we demonstrate their use to profile several recently identified classes of KDM inhibitors and their structurally matched inactive controls. The generated data correlate well with assay results assessing endogenous KDM inhibition and confirm the selectivity observed in biochemical assays with isolated enzymes. We find that both cellular permeability and competition with 2-oxoglutarate affect the translation of biochemical activity to cellular inhibition. CONCLUSIONS High-content-based immunofluorescence assays have been established for eight KDM members of the 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenases covering all major branches of the JmjC-KDM phylogenetic tree. The usage of both full-length, wild-type and catalytically inactive mutant ectopically expressed protein, as well as structure-matched inactive control compounds, allowed for detection of nonspecific effects causing changes in histone methylation as a result of compound toxicity. The developed assays offer a histone lysine demethylase family-wide tool for assessing KDM inhibitors for cell activity and on-target efficacy. In addition, the presented data may inform further studies to assess the cell-based activity of histone lysine methylation inhibitors.
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- Stephanie B. Hatch
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ UK
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ UK
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ UK
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ UK
- Medical Faculty, Research and Drug Development Center, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Cel. Nunes de Melo n.1000—Rodolfo Teófilo, 60, Fortaleza, CE 430-270 Brazil
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ UK
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ UK
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ UK
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London, SM2 5NG UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ UK
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London, SM2 5NG UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London, SM2 5NG UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London, SM2 5NG UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London, SM2 5NG UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London, SM2 5NG UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London, SM2 5NG UK
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- Epigenetics Discovery Performance Unit, Medicines Research Centre, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, SG1 2NY UK
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- Epigenetics Discovery Performance Unit, Medicines Research Centre, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, SG1 2NY UK
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- Epigenetics Discovery Performance Unit, Medicines Research Centre, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage, SG1 2NY UK
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- Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, and Department of Pharmacology, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390 USA
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ UK
- Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7LD UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ UK
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA UK
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London, SM2 5NG UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ UK
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London, SM2 5NG UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ UK
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ UK
- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Science, Goethe University Frankfurt, Riedberg Campus, Max-von-Laue-Straße 15, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Abstract
Discovering new medicines is difficult and increasingly expensive. The pharmaceutical industry has responded to this challenge by embracing open innovation to access external ideas. Historically, partnerships were usually bilateral, and the drug discovery process was shrouded in secrecy. This model is rapidly changing. With the advent of the Internet, drug discovery has become more decentralised, bottom-up, and scalable than ever before. The term open innovation is now accepted as just one of many terms that capture different but overlapping levels of openness in the drug discovery process. Many pharmaceutical companies recognise the advantages of revealing some proprietary information in the form of results, chemical tools, or unsolved problems in return for valuable insights and ideas. For example, such selective revealing can take the form of openly shared chemical tools to explore new biological mechanisms or by publicly admitting what is not known in the form of an open call. The essential ingredient for addressing these problems is access to the wider scientific crowd. The business of crowdsourcing, a form of outsourcing in which individuals or organisations solicit contributions from Internet users to obtain ideas or desired services, has grown significantly to fill this need and takes many forms today. Here, we posit that open-innovation approaches are more successful when they establish a reliable framework for converting creative ideas of the scientific crowd into practice with actionable plans.
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- Adrian J. Carter
- Department of Discovery Research Coordination, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ingelheim, Germany
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- The Chemical Probes Portal, Genetics Medicine Research Building, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Arshad Z, Smith J, Roberts M, Lee WH, Davies B, Bure K, Hollander GA, Dopson S, Bountra C, Brindley D. Open Access Could Transform Drug Discovery: A Case Study of JQ1. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2016; 11:321-32. [PMID: 26791045 DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2016.1144587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The cost to develop a new drug from target discovery to market is a staggering $1.8 billion, largely due to the very high attrition rate of drug candidates and the lengthy transition times during development. Open access is an emerging model of open innovation that places no restriction on the use of information and has the potential to accelerate the development of new drugs. AREAS COVERED To date, no quantitative assessment has yet taken place to determine the effects and viability of open access on the process of drug translation. This need is addressed within this study. The literature and intellectual property landscapes of the drug candidate JQ1, which was made available on an open access basis when discovered, and conventionally developed equivalents that were not are compared using the Web of Science and Thomson Innovation software, respectively. EXPERT OPINION Results demonstrate that openly sharing the JQ1 molecule led to a greater uptake by a wider and more multi-disciplinary research community. A comparative analysis of the patent landscapes for each candidate also found that the broader scientific diaspora of the publically released JQ1 data enhanced innovation, evidenced by a greater number of downstream patents filed in relation to JQ1. The authors' findings counter the notion that open access drug discovery would leak commercial intellectual property. On the contrary, JQ1 serves as a test case to evidence that open access drug discovery can be an economic model that potentially improves efficiency and cost of drug discovery and its subsequent commercialization.
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- Zeeshaan Arshad
- a Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , Oxford , UK.,b School of Medicine , University of St. Andrews , St. Andrews , UK
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- c Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences , University of Oxford , Oxford , UK.,d The Oxford - UCL Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation (CASMI) , The University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- d The Oxford - UCL Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation (CASMI) , The University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- a Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- c Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences , University of Oxford , Oxford , UK.,d The Oxford - UCL Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation (CASMI) , The University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- e Sartorius Stedim , Göttingen , Germany
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- f Department of Biomedicine , University of Basel, and Basel University Children's Hospital , Basel , Switzerland.,g Department of Pediatrics , University of Oxford , Oxford , United Kingdom
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- h Said Business School , University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- a Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine , University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- c Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences , University of Oxford , Oxford , UK.,d The Oxford - UCL Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation (CASMI) , The University of Oxford , Oxford , UK.,h Said Business School , University of Oxford , Oxford , UK.,i Centre for Behavioral Medicine, UCL School of Pharmacy , University College London , London , UK.,j Harvard Stem Cell Institute , Cambridge , MA , USA.,k USCF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) , San Fransisco , CA , USA
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Zhang C, Su ZY, Wang L, Shu L, Yang Y, Guo Y, Pung D, Bountra C, Kong AN. Epigenetic blockade of neoplastic transformation by bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) domain protein inhibitor JQ-1. Biochem Pharmacol 2016; 117:35-45. [PMID: 27520485 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2016.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
The neoplastic transformation of cells and inflammation are processes that contribute to tumor initiation. Recently, emerging evidence has suggested that epigenetic alterations are also implicated in the early stages of carcinogenesis. Therefore, potent small molecules targeting epigenetic regulators have been developed as novel cancer therapeutic and preventive strategies. Bromodomain and extraterminal domain (BET) proteins are epigenetic readers that play key roles at the interface between chromatin modification and transcriptional regulation. In this study, we investigated the effect of the BET inhibitor JQ-1 on malignant transformation induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) in mouse skin epidermal JB6 P+ cells. Treatment with JQ-1 effectively impaired TPA-induced colony formation in vitro. At the molecular level, the expression of several key TPA-induced pro-survival and pro-proliferative genes (Bcl2, Cyclin D1, and c-Myc) decreased rapidly after BET inhibition. In addition, JQ-1 treatment attenuated the activation of inflammatory NF-κB signaling triggered by TPA. Luciferase reporter assays using plasmids carrying different elements from the COX2 or IL6 promoters demonstrated that JQ-1 does not directly inhibit interactions between NF-κB and its binding sequence; rather, it affects CRE-element-associated transcriptional enhancement. Through siRNA gene silencing, we found that JQ-1 inhibits the p300-dependent transcriptional activation of COX2, which correlates with the results of the luciferase assay. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed that TPA elevated H3K27Ac enrichment in the COX2 promoter region, which is mediated by p300, and Brd4. JQ-1 treatment did not change H3K27Ac levels but decreased the recruitment of Brd4 and RNA Polymerase II. Collectively, our study reveals that the BET inhibitor JQ-1 exerts potent anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects by interfering with the core transcriptional program of neoplastic transformation.
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- Chengyue Zhang
- Center for Phytochemical Epigenome Studies, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA; Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Phytochemical Epigenome Studies, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA; Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, China
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- Center for Phytochemical Epigenome Studies, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA; Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Phytochemical Epigenome Studies, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA; Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Phytochemical Epigenome Studies, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA; Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
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- Center for Phytochemical Epigenome Studies, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA; Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK
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- Center for Phytochemical Epigenome Studies, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA; Department of Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
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Low E, Bountra C, Lee WH. Accelerating target discovery using pre-competitive open science-patients need faster innovation more than anyone else. Ecancermedicalscience 2016; 10:ed57. [PMID: 27594912 PMCID: PMC4990051 DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2016.ed57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
We are experiencing a new era enabled by unencumbered access to high quality data through the emergence of open science initiatives in the historically challenging area of early stage drug discovery. At the same time, many patient-centric organisations are taking matters into their own hands by participating in, enabling and funding research. Here we present the rationale behind the innovative partnership between the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC)-an open, pre-competitive pre-clinical research consortium and the research-focused patient organisation Myeloma UK to create a new, comprehensive platform to accelerate the discovery and development of new treatments for multiple myeloma.
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- Eric Low
- Myeloma UK, 22 Logie Mill, Edinburgh EH7 4HG, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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Anand U, Sinisi M, Fox M, MacQuillan A, Quick T, Korchev Y, Bountra C, McCarthy T, Anand P. Mycolactone-mediated neurite degeneration and functional effects in cultured human and rat DRG neurons: Mechanisms underlying hypoalgesia in Buruli ulcer. Mol Pain 2016; 12:12/0/1744806916654144. [PMID: 27325560 PMCID: PMC4956182 DOI: 10.1177/1744806916654144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Mycolactone is a polyketide toxin secreted by the mycobacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans, responsible for the extensive hypoalgesic skin lesions characteristic of patients with Buruli ulcer. A recent pre-clinical study proposed that mycolactone may produce analgesia via activation of the angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R). In contrast, AT2R antagonist EMA401 has shown analgesic efficacy in animal models and clinical trials for neuropathic pain. We therefore investigated the morphological and functional effects of mycolactone in cultured human and rat dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons and the role of AT2R using EMA401. Primary sensory neurons were prepared from avulsed cervical human DRG and rat DRG; 24 h after plating, neurons were incubated for 24 to 96 h with synthetic mycolactone A/B, followed by immunostaining with antibodies to PGP9.5, Gap43, β tubulin, or Mitotracker dye staining. Acute functional effects were examined by measuring capsaicin responses with calcium imaging in DRG neuronal cultures treated with mycolactone. Results Morphological effects: Mycolactone-treated cultures showed dramatically reduced numbers of surviving neurons and non-neuronal cells, reduced Gap43 and β tubulin expression, degenerating neurites and reduced cell body diameter, compared with controls. Dose-related reduction of neurite length was observed in mycolactone-treated cultures. Mitochondria were distributed throughout the length of neurites and soma of control neurons, but clustered in the neurites and soma of mycolactone-treated neurons. Functional effects: Mycolactone-treated human and rat DRG neurons showed dose-related inhibition of capsaicin responses, which were reversed by calcineurin inhibitor cyclosporine and phosphodiesterase inhibitor 3-isobutyl-1-Methylxanthine, indicating involvement of cAMP/ATP reduction. The morphological and functional effects of mycolactone were not altered by Angiotensin II or AT2R antagonist EMA401. Conclusion Mycolactone induces toxic effects in DRG neurons, leading to impaired nociceptor function, neurite degeneration, and cell death, resembling the cutaneous hypoalgesia and nerve damage in individuals with M. Ulcerans infection.
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- U Anand
- Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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- Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Middlesex, UK
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- Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Middlesex, UK
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- Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Middlesex, UK
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- Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Middlesex, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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- University of Oxford Structural Genomics Consortium, Headington, Oxford, UK
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- Spinifex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd, St. Preston, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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Brindley DA, Arshad Z, Luo D, Dopson S, Hollander G, Frost S, Bountra C, Smith JA. 21(st) Century Cures Act: An Act of Cure or Diagnosis? Rejuvenation Res 2016; 18:295-8. [PMID: 26291241 DOI: 10.1089/rej.2015.1757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- David A Brindley
- 1 Said Business School, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom .,2 Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom .,3 The Oxford-UCL Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation (CASMI), The University of Oxford , United Kingdom .,4 Centre for Behavioural Medicine, UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London , London, United Kingdom .,5 Harvard Stem Cell Institute , Cambridge, Massachusetts.,6 USCF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) , San Francisco, California
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- 7 Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom .,8 School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews , St. Andrews, United Kingdom
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- 9 SENS Research Foundation , Mountain View, California.,10 College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Basis of Bahavior, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
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- 1 Said Business School, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom
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- 11 Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford , John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- 12 Frost Included Ltd. , London, United Kingdom.,13 Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University Cambridge , Massachusetts
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- 7 Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom
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- 2 Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom .,3 The Oxford-UCL Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation (CASMI), The University of Oxford , United Kingdom
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Pettitt D, Smith J, Meadows N, Arshad Z, Schuh A, DiGiusto D, Bountra C, Holländer G, Barker R, Brindley D. Regulatory barriers to the advancement of precision medicine. Expert Review of Precision Medicine and Drug Development 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/23808993.2016.1176526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bavetsias V, Lanigan RM, Ruda GF, Atrash B, McLaughlin MG, Tumber A, Mok NY, Le Bihan YV, Dempster S, Boxall K, Jeganathan F, Hatch SB, Savitsky P, Velupillai S, Krojer T, England K, Sejberg J, Thai C, Donovan A, Pal A, Scozzafava G, Bennett J, Kawamura A, Johansson C, Szykowska A, Gileadi C, Burgess-Brown N, von Delft F, Oppermann U, Walters Z, Shipley J, Raynaud FI, Westaway SM, Prinjha RK, Fedorov O, Burke R, Schofield C, Westwood IM, Bountra C, Müller S, van Montfort RL, Brennan PE, Blagg J. 8-Substituted Pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one Derivatives As Potent, Cell Permeable, KDM4 (JMJD2) and KDM5 (JARID1) Histone Lysine Demethylase Inhibitors. J Med Chem 2016; 59:1388-409. [PMID: 26741168 PMCID: PMC4770324 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
We report the discovery of N-substituted 4-(pyridin-2-yl)thiazole-2-amine derivatives and their subsequent optimization, guided by structure-based design, to give 8-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones, a series of potent JmjC histone N-methyl lysine demethylase (KDM) inhibitors which bind to Fe(II) in the active site. Substitution from C4 of the pyrazole moiety allows access to the histone peptide substrate binding site; incorporation of a conformationally constrained 4-phenylpiperidine linker gives derivatives such as 54j and 54k which demonstrate equipotent activity versus the KDM4 (JMJD2) and KDM5 (JARID1) subfamily demethylases, selectivity over representative exemplars of the KDM2, KDM3, and KDM6 subfamilies, cellular permeability in the Caco-2 assay, and, for 54k, inhibition of H3K9Me3 and H3K4Me3 demethylation in a cell-based assay.
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- Vassilios Bavetsias
- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Nuffield Department
of Medicine, University of Oxford, NDMRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Nuffield Department
of Medicine, University of Oxford, NDMRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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J. Boxall
- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Nuffield Department
of Medicine, University of Oxford, NDMRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
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S. England
- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Nuffield Department
of Medicine, University of Oxford, NDMRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Nuffield Department
of Medicine, University of Oxford, NDMRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, U.K.
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M. Bennett
- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Nuffield Department
of Medicine, University of Oxford, NDMRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, U.K.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Botnar Research
Centre, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research
Unit, Oxford OX3 7LD, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
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A. Burgess-Brown
- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Diamond Light Source (DLS), Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, U.K.
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Botnar Research
Centre, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research
Unit, Oxford OX3 7LD, U.K.
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- Divisions of Molecular Pathology and Cancer
Therapeutics, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Divisions of Molecular Pathology and Cancer
Therapeutics, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Epinova Discovery Performance Unit, Medicines
Research Centre, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage SG1 2NY, U.K.
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- Epinova Discovery Performance Unit, Medicines
Research Centre, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Stevenage SG1 2NY, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Nuffield Department
of Medicine, University of Oxford, NDMRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Nuffield Department
of Medicine, University of Oxford, NDMRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, U.K.
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M. van Montfort
- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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- Structural Genomics
Consortium (SGC), University of Oxford, ORCRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K.
- Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Nuffield Department
of Medicine, University of Oxford, NDMRB Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, U.K.
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- Cancer
Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The
Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, London SM2 5NG, U.K.
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Picaud S, Fedorov O, Thanasopoulou A, Leonards K, Jones K, Meier J, Olzscha H, Monteiro O, Martin S, Philpott M, Tumber A, Filippakopoulos P, Yapp C, Wells C, Che KH, Bannister A, Robson S, Kumar U, Parr N, Lee K, Lugo D, Jeffrey P, Taylor S, Vecellio ML, Bountra C, Brennan PE, O’Mahony A, Velichko S, Müller S, Hay D, Daniels DL, Urh M, La Thangue NB, Kouzarides T, Prinjha R, Schwaller J, Knapp S. Generation of a Selective Small Molecule Inhibitor of the CBP/p300 Bromodomain for Leukemia Therapy. Cancer Res 2015; 75:5106-5119. [PMID: 26552700 PMCID: PMC4948672 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-0236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
The histone acetyltransferases CBP/p300 are involved in recurrent leukemia-associated chromosomal translocations and are key regulators of cell growth. Therefore, efforts to generate inhibitors of CBP/p300 are of clinical value. We developed a specific and potent acetyl-lysine competitive protein-protein interaction inhibitor, I-CBP112, that targets the CBP/p300 bromodomains. Exposure of human and mouse leukemic cell lines to I-CBP112 resulted in substantially impaired colony formation and induced cellular differentiation without significant cytotoxicity. I-CBP112 significantly reduced the leukemia-initiating potential of MLL-AF9(+) acute myeloid leukemia cells in a dose-dependent manner in vitro and in vivo. Interestingly, I-CBP112 increased the cytotoxic activity of BET bromodomain inhibitor JQ1 as well as doxorubicin. Collectively, we report the development and preclinical evaluation of a novel, potent inhibitor targeting CBP/p300 bromodomains that impairs aberrant self-renewal of leukemic cells. The synergistic effects of I-CBP112 and current standard therapy (doxorubicin) as well as emerging treatment strategies (BET inhibition) provide new opportunities for combinatorial treatment of leukemia and potentially other cancers.
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- Sarah Picaud
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ,
UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Laboratory of Childhood Leukemia, Department of Biomedicine,
University of Basel and Basel University Children’s Hospital, Hebelstrasse 20
CH - 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Childhood Leukemia, Department of Biomedicine,
University of Basel and Basel University Children’s Hospital, Hebelstrasse 20
CH - 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area Unit, GlaxoSmithKline,
Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, Medical
Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building,
Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ,
UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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- Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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- Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area Unit, GlaxoSmithKline,
Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area Unit, GlaxoSmithKline,
Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area Unit, GlaxoSmithKline,
Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Experimental Medicines Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, Medicines Research
Centre, Stevenage, UK
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- Experimental Medicines Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, Medicines Research
Centre, Stevenage, UK
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- Experimental Medicines Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, Medicines Research
Centre, Stevenage, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- BioSeek Division of DiscoveRx Corporation, 310 Utah Street, Suite
100, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- BioSeek Division of DiscoveRx Corporation, 310 Utah Street, Suite
100, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Promega Corporation, 2800 Woods Hollow Road, Madison, Wisconsin,
U.S.A 53711
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- Promega Corporation, 2800 Woods Hollow Road, Madison, Wisconsin,
U.S.A 53711
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, Medical
Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building,
Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area Unit, GlaxoSmithKline,
Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Laboratory of Childhood Leukemia, Department of Biomedicine,
University of Basel and Basel University Children’s Hospital, Hebelstrasse 20
CH - 4031 Basel, Switzerland
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,
Target Discovery Institute (TDI), Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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Perry D, Sperling R, Katz R, Berry D, Dilts D, Hanna D, Salloway S, Trojanowski JQ, Bountra C, Krams M, Luthman J, Potkin S, Gribkoff V, Temple R, Wang Y, Carrillo MC, Stephenson D, Snyder H, Liu E, Ware T, McKew J, Fields FO, Bain LJ, Bens C. Building a roadmap for developing combination therapies for Alzheimer's disease. Expert Rev Neurother 2015; 15:327-33. [PMID: 25708309 DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2015.996551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Combination therapy has proven to be an effective strategy for treating many of the world's most intractable diseases. A growing number of investigators in academia, industry, regulatory agencies, foundations and advocacy organizations are interested in pursuing a combination approach to treating Alzheimer's disease. A meeting co-hosted by the Accelerate Cure/Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease Coalition, the Critical Path Institute and the Alzheimer's Association addressed challenges in designing clinical trials to test multiple treatments in combination and outlined a roadmap for making such trials a reality.
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- Daniel Perry
- Alliance for Aging Research, Washington, DC, USA
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Fedorov O, Castex J, Tallant C, Owen DR, Martin S, Aldeghi M, Monteiro O, Filippakopoulos P, Picaud S, Trzupek JD, Gerstenberger BS, Bountra C, Willmann D, Wells C, Philpott M, Rogers C, Biggin PC, Brennan PE, Bunnage ME, Schüle R, Günther T, Knapp S, Müller S. Selective targeting of the BRG/PB1 bromodomains impairs embryonic and trophoblast stem cell maintenance. Sci Adv 2015; 1:e1500723. [PMID: 26702435 PMCID: PMC4681344 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
Abstract
Mammalian SWI/SNF [also called Brg/Brahma-associated factors (BAFs)] are evolutionarily conserved chromatin-remodeling complexes regulating gene transcription programs during development and stem cell differentiation. BAF complexes contain an ATP (adenosine 5'-triphosphate)-driven remodeling enzyme (either BRG1 or BRM) and multiple protein interaction domains including bromodomains, an evolutionary conserved acetyl lysine-dependent protein interaction motif that recruits transcriptional regulators to acetylated chromatin. We report a potent and cell active protein interaction inhibitor, PFI-3, that selectively binds to essential BAF bromodomains. The high specificity of PFI-3 was achieved on the basis of a novel binding mode of a salicylic acid head group that led to the replacement of water molecules typically maintained in other bromodomain inhibitor complexes. We show that exposure of embryonic stem cells to PFI-3 led to deprivation of stemness and deregulated lineage specification. Furthermore, differentiation of trophoblast stem cells in the presence of PFI-3 was markedly enhanced. The data present a key function of BAF bromodomains in stem cell maintenance and differentiation, introducing a novel versatile chemical probe for studies on acetylation-dependent cellular processes controlled by BAF remodeling complexes.
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- Oleg Fedorov
- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Urologische Klinik und Zentrale Klinische Forschung, Klinikum der Universität Freiburg, Breisacher Strasse 66, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Pfizer Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, 610 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Pfizer Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, 610 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Urologische Klinik und Zentrale Klinische Forschung, Klinikum der Universität Freiburg, Breisacher Strasse 66, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Pfizer Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, 610 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Urologische Klinik und Zentrale Klinische Forschung, Klinikum der Universität Freiburg, Breisacher Strasse 66, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung, Standort Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Urologische Klinik und Zentrale Klinische Forschung, Klinikum der Universität Freiburg, Breisacher Strasse 66, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- Corresponding author. E-mail: (T.G.); (S.M.); (S.K.)
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- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Corresponding author. E-mail: (T.G.); (S.M.); (S.K.)
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- Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Corresponding author. E-mail: (T.G.); (S.M.); (S.K.)
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Anand U, Yiangou Y, Sinisi M, Fox M, MacQuillan A, Quick T, Korchev YE, Bountra C, McCarthy T, Anand P. Mechanisms underlying clinical efficacy of Angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) antagonist EMA401 in neuropathic pain: clinical tissue and in vitro studies. Mol Pain 2015; 11:38. [PMID: 26111701 PMCID: PMC4482278 DOI: 10.1186/s12990-015-0038-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The clinical efficacy of the Angiotensin II (AngII) receptor AT2R antagonist EMA401, a novel peripherally-restricted analgesic, was reported recently in post-herpetic neuralgia. While previous studies have shown that AT2R is expressed by nociceptors in human DRG (hDRG), and that EMA401 inhibits capsaicin responses in cultured hDRG neurons, the expression and levels of its endogenous ligands AngII and AngIII in clinical neuropathic pain tissues, and their signalling pathways, require investigation. We have immunostained AngII, AT2R and the capsaicin receptor TRPV1 in control post-mortem and avulsion injured hDRG, control and injured human nerves, and in cultured hDRG neurons. AngII, AngIII, and Ang-(1-7) levels were quantified by ELISA. The in vitro effects of AngII, AT2R agonist C21, and Nerve growth factor (NGF) were measured on neurite lengths; AngII, NGF and EMA401 effects on expression of p38 and p42/44 MAPK were measured using quantitative immunofluorescence, and on capsaicin responses using calcium imaging. Results AngII immunostaining was observed in approximately 75% of small/medium diameter neurons in control (n = 5) and avulsion injured (n = 8) hDRG, but not large neurons i.e. similar to TRPV1. AngII was co-localised with AT2R and TRPV1 in hDRG and in vitro. AngII staining by image analysis showed no significant difference between control (n = 12) and injured (n = 13) human nerves. AngII levels by ELISA were also similar in control human nerves (4.09 ± 0.36 pmol/g, n = 31), injured nerves (3.99 ± 0.79 pmol/g, n = 7), and painful neuromas (3.43 ± 0.73 pmol/g, n = 12); AngIII and Ang-(1-7) levels were undetectable (<0.03 and 0.05 pmol/g respectively). Neurite lengths were significantly increased in the presence of NGF, AngII and C21 in cultured DRG neurons. AngII and, as expected, NGF significantly increased signal intensity of p38 and p42/44 MAPK, which was reversed by EMA401. AngII mediated sensitization of capsaicin responses was not observed in the presence of MAP kinase inhibitor PD98059, and the kinase inhibitor staurosporine. Conclusion The major AT2R ligand in human peripheral nerves is AngII, and its levels are maintained in injured nerves. EMA401 may act on paracrine/autocrine mechanisms at peripheral nerve terminals, or intracrine mechanisms, to reduce neuropathic pain signalling in AngII/NGF/TRPV1-convergent pathways.
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- Uma Anand
- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Area A, Ground Floor, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 ONN, UK. .,Nanomedicine Research Laboratory, Division of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, BN5 Commonwealth Building, London, W12 0NN, UK.
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Area A, Ground Floor, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 ONN, UK.
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Area A, Ground Floor, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 ONN, UK. .,Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP, UK.
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Area A, Ground Floor, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 ONN, UK. .,Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP, UK.
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Area A, Ground Floor, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 ONN, UK. .,Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP, UK.
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Area A, Ground Floor, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 ONN, UK. .,Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP, UK.
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- Nanomedicine Research Laboratory, Division of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, BN5 Commonwealth Building, London, W12 0NN, UK.
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- University of Oxford Structural Genomics Consortium, Old Road, Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, UK.
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- Spinifex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd, Corporate One, Suite G5, 84 Hotham St, Preston, VIC, 3072, Australia.
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Area A, Ground Floor, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 ONN, UK.
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There is a critical need for effective new pharmacotherapies for pain. The paucity of new drugs successfully reaching the clinic calls for a reassessment of current analgesic drug discovery approaches. Many points early in the discovery process present significant hurdles, making it critical to exploit advances in pain neurobiology to increase the probability of success. In this review, we highlight approaches that are being pursued vigorously by the pain community for drug discovery, including innovative preclinical pain models, insights from genetics, mechanistic phenotyping of pain patients, development of biomarkers, and emerging insights into chronic pain as a disorder of both the periphery and the brain. Collaborative efforts between pharmaceutical, academic, and public entities to advance research in these areas promise to de-risk potential targets, stimulate investment, and speed evaluation and development of better pain therapies.
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- David Borsook
- Center for Pain and the Brain, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Center for Pain and the Brain, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK
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- Center for Pain and the Brain and Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.
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Chen P, Chaikuad A, Bamborough P, Bantscheff M, Bountra C, Chung CW, Fedorov O, Grandi P, Jung D, Lesniak R, Lindon M, Müller S, Philpott M, Prinjha R, Rogers C, Selenski C, Tallant C, Werner T, Willson TM, Knapp S, Drewry DH. Discovery and Characterization of GSK2801, a Selective Chemical Probe for the Bromodomains BAZ2A and BAZ2B. J Med Chem 2015; 59:1410-24. [PMID: 25799074 PMCID: PMC4770311 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
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Bromodomains
are acetyl-lysine specific protein interaction domains that have recently
emerged as a new target class for the development of inhibitors that
modulate gene transcription. The two closely related bromodomain containing
proteins BAZ2A and BAZ2B constitute the central scaffolding protein
of the nucleolar remodeling complex (NoRC) that regulates the expression
of noncoding RNAs. However, BAZ2 bromodomains have low predicted druggability
and so far no selective inhibitors have been published. Here we report
the development of GSK2801, a potent, selective and cell active acetyl-lysine
competitive inhibitor of BAZ2A and BAZ2B bromodomains as well as the
inactive control compound GSK8573. GSK2801 binds to BAZ2 bromodomains
with dissociation constants (KD) of 136
and 257 nM for BAZ2B and BAZ2A, respectively. Crystal structures demonstrated
a canonical acetyl-lysine competitive binding mode. Cellular activity
was demonstrated using fluorescent recovery after photobleaching (FRAP)
monitoring displacement of GFP-BAZ2A from acetylated chromatin. A
pharmacokinetic study in mice showed that GSK2801 had reasonable in vivo exposure after oral dosing, with modest clearance
and reasonable plasma stability. Thus, GSK2801 represents a versatile
tool compound for cellular and in vivo studies to
understand the role of BAZ2 bromodomains in chromatin biology.
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- Peiling Chen
- Department of Chemical Biology, GlaxoSmithKline , Research Triangle Park, 5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-3398, United States
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford , Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Computational & Structural Chemistry, Molecular Discovery Research, and ⊥Epinova, Discovery Performance Unit, GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom
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- Cellzome GmbH, Molecular Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline , Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford , NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7FZ, United Kingdom
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- Computational & Structural Chemistry, Molecular Discovery Research, and ⊥Epinova, Discovery Performance Unit, GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2NY, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford , Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom.,Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford , NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7FZ, United Kingdom
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- Cellzome GmbH, Molecular Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline , Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, GlaxoSmithKline , Research Triangle Park, 5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-3398, United States
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- Department of Chemical Biology, GlaxoSmithKline , Research Triangle Park, 5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-3398, United States
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford , Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom.,Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford , NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7FZ, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford , Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom.,Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford , NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7FZ, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford , Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom.,Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford , NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7FZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Biology, GlaxoSmithKline , Research Triangle Park, 5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-3398, United States
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford , Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom.,Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford , NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7FZ, United Kingdom
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- Cellzome GmbH, Molecular Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline , Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, GlaxoSmithKline , Research Triangle Park, 5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-3398, United States
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford , Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom.,Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford , NDM Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7FZ, United Kingdom.,Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University , Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, GlaxoSmithKline , Research Triangle Park, 5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-3398, United States
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Kruidenier L, Chung CW, Cheng Z, Liddle J, Che K, Joberty G, Bantscheff M, Bountra C, Bridges A, Diallo H, Eberhard D, Hutchinson S, Jones E, Katso R, Leveridge M, Mander PK, Mosley J, Ramirez-Molina C, Rowland P, Schofield CJ, Sheppard RJ, Smith JE, Swales C, Tanner R, Thomas P, Tumber A, Drewes G, Oppermann U, Patel DJ, Lee K, Wilson DM. Kruidenier et al. reply. Nature 2014; 514:E2. [PMID: 25279927 DOI: 10.1038/nature13689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Laurens Kruidenier
- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Platform Technology and Science, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- 1] Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Headington OX3 7DQ, UK [2] Botnar Research Centre, NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Cellzome AG, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Headington OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Platform Technology and Science, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Cellzome AG, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Platform Technology and Science, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Platform Technology and Science, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Platform Technology and Science, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Platform Technology and Science, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Platform Technology and Science, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Platform Technology and Science, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Headington OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Botnar Research Centre, NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Platform Technology and Science, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Platform Technology and Science, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Headington OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Cellzome AG, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- 1] Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Headington OX3 7DQ, UK [2] Botnar Research Centre, NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- 1] Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK [2] Pfizer, Biotherapeutics R&D, 200 Cambridgepark Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, USA
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- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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Rice ASC, Dworkin RH, McCarthy TD, Anand P, Bountra C, McCloud PI, Hill J, Cutter G, Kitson G, Desem N, Raff M. EMA401, an orally administered highly selective angiotensin II type 2 receptor antagonist, as a novel treatment for postherpetic neuralgia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 clinical trial. Lancet 2014; 383:1637-1647. [PMID: 24507377 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(13)62337-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Existing treatments for postherpetic neuralgia, and for neuropathic pain in general, are limited by modest efficacy and unfavourable side-effects. The angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) is a new target for neuropathic pain. EMA401, a highly selective AT2R antagonist, is under development as a novel neuropathic pain therapeutic agent. We assessed the therapeutic potential of EMA401 in patients with postherpetic neuralgia. METHODS In this multicentre, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised, phase 2 clinical trial, we enrolled patients (aged 22-89 years) with postherpetic neuralgia of at least 6 months' duration from 29 centres across six countries. We randomly allocated 183 participants to receive either oral EMA401 (100 mg twice daily) or placebo for 28 days. Randomisation was done according to a centralised randomisation schedule, blocked by study site, which was generated by an independent, unmasked statistician. Patients and staff at each site were masked to treatment assignment. We assessed the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of EMA401. The primary efficacy endpoint was change in mean pain intensity between baseline and the last week of dosing (days 22-28), measured on an 11-point numerical rating scale. The primary efficacy analysis was intention to treat. This trial is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, number ACTRN12611000822987. FINDINGS 92 patients were assigned to EMA401 and 91 were assigned to placebo. The patients given EMA401 reported significantly less pain compared with baseline values in the final week of treatment than did those given placebo (mean reductions in pain scores -2.29 [SD 1.75] vs -1.60 [1.66]; difference of adjusted least square means -0.69 [SE 0.25]; 95% CI -1.19 to -0.20; p=0.0066). No serious adverse events related to EMA401 occurred. Overall, 32 patients reported 56 treatment-emergent adverse events in the EMA401 group compared with 45 such events reported by 29 patients given placebo. INTERPRETATION EMA401 (100 mg twice daily) provides superior relief of postherpetic neuralgia compared with placebo at the end of 28 days of treatment. EMA401 was well tolerated by patients. FUNDING Spinifex Pharmaceuticals.
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- Andrew S C Rice
- Pain Research, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- McCloud Consulting Group, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; Pythagoras, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Spinifex Pharmaceuticals, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Spinifex Pharmaceuticals, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Anaesthesia, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Newey PJ, Gorvin CM, Cleland SJ, Willberg CB, Bridge M, Azharuddin M, Drummond RS, van der Merwe PA, Klenerman P, Bountra C, Thakker RV. Mutant prolactin receptor and familial hyperprolactinemia. N Engl J Med 2013; 369:2012-2020. [PMID: 24195502 PMCID: PMC4209110 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1307557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Hyperprolactinemia that is not associated with gestation or the puerperium is usually due to tumors in the anterior pituitary gland and occurs occasionally in hereditary multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes. Here, we report data from three sisters with hyperprolactinemia, two of whom presented with oligomenorrhea and one with infertility. These symptoms were not associated with pituitary tumors or multiple endocrine neoplasia but were due to a heterozygous mutation in the prolactin receptor gene, PRLR, resulting in an amino acid change from histidine to arginine at codon 188 (His188Arg). This substitution disrupted the high-affinity ligand-binding interface of the prolactin receptor, resulting in a loss of downstream signaling by Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5). Thus, the familial hyperprolactinemia appears to be due to a germline, loss-of-function mutation in PRLR, resulting in prolactin insensitivity.
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- Paul J Newey
- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine (P.J.N., C.M.G., R.V.T.), Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine (C.B.W., P.K.), Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (M.B., P.A.M.), and the Structural Genomics Consortium (C.B.), University of Oxford, Oxford, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (S.J.C., M.A., R.S.D.) - all in the United Kingdom
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine (P.J.N., C.M.G., R.V.T.), Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine (C.B.W., P.K.), Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (M.B., P.A.M.), and the Structural Genomics Consortium (C.B.), University of Oxford, Oxford, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (S.J.C., M.A., R.S.D.) - all in the United Kingdom
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine (P.J.N., C.M.G., R.V.T.), Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine (C.B.W., P.K.), Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (M.B., P.A.M.), and the Structural Genomics Consortium (C.B.), University of Oxford, Oxford, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (S.J.C., M.A., R.S.D.) - all in the United Kingdom
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine (P.J.N., C.M.G., R.V.T.), Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine (C.B.W., P.K.), Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (M.B., P.A.M.), and the Structural Genomics Consortium (C.B.), University of Oxford, Oxford, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (S.J.C., M.A., R.S.D.) - all in the United Kingdom
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine (P.J.N., C.M.G., R.V.T.), Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine (C.B.W., P.K.), Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (M.B., P.A.M.), and the Structural Genomics Consortium (C.B.), University of Oxford, Oxford, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (S.J.C., M.A., R.S.D.) - all in the United Kingdom
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine (P.J.N., C.M.G., R.V.T.), Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine (C.B.W., P.K.), Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (M.B., P.A.M.), and the Structural Genomics Consortium (C.B.), University of Oxford, Oxford, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (S.J.C., M.A., R.S.D.) - all in the United Kingdom
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine (P.J.N., C.M.G., R.V.T.), Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine (C.B.W., P.K.), Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (M.B., P.A.M.), and the Structural Genomics Consortium (C.B.), University of Oxford, Oxford, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (S.J.C., M.A., R.S.D.) - all in the United Kingdom
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine (P.J.N., C.M.G., R.V.T.), Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine (C.B.W., P.K.), Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (M.B., P.A.M.), and the Structural Genomics Consortium (C.B.), University of Oxford, Oxford, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (S.J.C., M.A., R.S.D.) - all in the United Kingdom
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine (P.J.N., C.M.G., R.V.T.), Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine (C.B.W., P.K.), Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (M.B., P.A.M.), and the Structural Genomics Consortium (C.B.), University of Oxford, Oxford, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (S.J.C., M.A., R.S.D.) - all in the United Kingdom
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine (P.J.N., C.M.G., R.V.T.), Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine (C.B.W., P.K.), Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (M.B., P.A.M.), and the Structural Genomics Consortium (C.B.), University of Oxford, Oxford, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (S.J.C., M.A., R.S.D.) - all in the United Kingdom
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- Academic Endocrine Unit, Radcliffe Department of Medicine (P.J.N., C.M.G., R.V.T.), Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine (C.B.W., P.K.), Oxford Molecular Pathology Institute, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (M.B., P.A.M.), and the Structural Genomics Consortium (C.B.), University of Oxford, Oxford, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (S.J.C., M.A., R.S.D.) - all in the United Kingdom
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Bountra C. Abstract PL03-01: Working together to identify new epigenetic targets for cancer. Mol Cancer Ther 2013. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.targ-13-pl03-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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During my presentation, I will discuss: 1) how we are pooling the expertise and infrastructure of several big pharmas, with the disease and clinical expertise, and patients resources in academia, to accelerate novel target identification; 2) novel epigenetic targets which are worth further exploration; 3) how these efforts are facilitating science and proprietary programmes, including the creation of new biotechs; 4) our plans to establish human disease platforms for novel epigenetic target prioritization.
Citation Information: Mol Cancer Ther 2013;12(11 Suppl):PL03-01.
Citation Format: Chas Bountra. Working together to identify new epigenetic targets for cancer. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference: Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics; 2013 Oct 19-23; Boston, MA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Mol Cancer Ther 2013;12(11 Suppl):Abstract nr PL03-01.
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Anand U, Facer P, Yiangou Y, Sinisi M, Fox M, McCarthy T, Bountra C, Korchev YE, Anand P. Angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2 R) localization and antagonist-mediated inhibition of capsaicin responses and neurite outgrowth in human and rat sensory neurons. Eur J Pain 2013; 17:1012-26. [PMID: 23255326 PMCID: PMC3748799 DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00269.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The angiotensin II (AngII) receptor subtype 2 (AT2 R) is expressed in sensory neurons and may play a role in nociception and neuronal regeneration. METHODS We used immunostaining with characterized antibodies to study the localization of AT2 R in cultured human and rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons and a range of human tissues. The effects of AngII and AT2 R antagonist EMA401 on capsaicin responses in cultured human and rat (DRG) neurons were measured with calcium imaging, on neurite length and density with Gap43 immunostaining, and on cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) expression using immunofluorescence. RESULTS AT2 R expression was localized in small-/medium-sized cultured neurons of human and rat DRG. Treatment with the AT2 R antagonist EMA401 resulted in dose-related functional inhibition of capsaicin responses (IC50 = 10 nmol/L), which was reversed by 8-bromo-cAMP, and reduced neurite length and density; AngII treatment significantly enhanced capsaicin responses, cAMP levels and neurite outgrowth. The AT1 R antagonist losartan had no effect on capsaicin responses. AT2 R was localized in sensory neurons of human DRG, and nerve fibres in peripheral nerves, skin, urinary bladder and bowel. A majority sub-population (60%) of small-/medium-diameter neuronal cells were immunopositive in both control post-mortem and avulsion-injured human DRG; some very small neurons appeared to be intensely immunoreactive, with TRPV1 co-localization. While AT2 R levels were reduced in human limb peripheral nerve segments proximal to injury, they were preserved in painful neuromas. CONCLUSIONS AT2 R antagonists could be particularly useful in the treatment of chronic pain and hypersensitivity associated with abnormal nerve sprouting.
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- U Anand
- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Imperial College London, UK
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Quigley A, Dong YY, Pike ACW, Dong L, Shrestha L, Berridge G, Stansfeld PJ, Sansom MSP, Edwards AM, Bountra C, von Delft F, Bullock AN, Burgess-Brown NA, Carpenter EP. The structural basis of ZMPSTE24-dependent laminopathies. Science 2013; 339:1604-7. [PMID: 23539603 DOI: 10.1126/science.1231513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mutations in the nuclear membrane zinc metalloprotease ZMPSTE24 lead to diseases of lamin processing (laminopathies), such as the premature aging disease progeria and metabolic disorders. ZMPSTE24 processes prelamin A, a component of the nuclear lamina intermediate filaments, by cleaving it at two sites. Failure of this processing results in accumulation of farnesylated, membrane-associated prelamin A. The 3.4 angstrom crystal structure of human ZMPSTE24 has a seven transmembrane α-helical barrel structure, surrounding a large, water-filled, intramembrane chamber, capped by a zinc metalloprotease domain with the catalytic site facing into the chamber. The 3.8 angstrom structure of a complex with a CSIM tetrapeptide showed that the mode of binding of the substrate resembles that of an insect metalloprotease inhibitor in thermolysin. Laminopathy-associated mutations predicted to reduce ZMPSTE24 activity map to the zinc metalloprotease peptide-binding site and to the bottom of the chamber.
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- Andrew Quigley
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Kruidenier L, Chung CW, Cheng Z, Liddle J, Che K, Joberty G, Bantscheff M, Bountra C, Bridges A, Diallo H, Eberhard D, Hutchinson S, Jones E, Katso R, Leveridge M, Mander PK, Mosley J, Ramirez-Molina C, Rowland P, Schofield CJ, Sheppard RJ, Smith JE, Swales C, Tanner R, Thomas P, Tumber A, Drewes G, Oppermann U, Patel DJ, Lee K, Wilson DM. A selective jumonji H3K27 demethylase inhibitor modulates the proinflammatory macrophage response. Nature 2012; 488:404-8. [PMID: 22842901 DOI: 10.1038/nature11262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 694] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The jumonji (JMJ) family of histone demethylases are Fe2+- and α-ketoglutarate-dependent oxygenases that are essential components of regulatory transcriptional chromatin complexes. These enzymes demethylate lysine residues in histones in a methylation-state and sequence-specific context. Considerable effort has been devoted to gaining a mechanistic understanding of the roles of histone lysine demethylases in eukaryotic transcription, genome integrity and epigenetic inheritance, as well as in development, physiology and disease. However, because of the absence of any selective inhibitors, the relevance of the demethylase activity of JMJ enzymes in regulating cellular responses remains poorly understood. Here we present a structure-guided small-molecule and chemoproteomics approach to elucidating the functional role of the H3K27me3-specific demethylase subfamily (KDM6 subfamily members JMJD3 and UTX). The liganded structures of human and mouse JMJD3 provide novel insight into the specificity determinants for cofactor, substrate and inhibitor recognition by the KDM6 subfamily of demethylases. We exploited these structural features to generate the first small-molecule catalytic site inhibitor that is selective for the H3K27me3-specific JMJ subfamily. We demonstrate that this inhibitor binds in a novel manner and reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced proinflammatory cytokine production by human primary macrophages, a process that depends on both JMJD3 and UTX. Our results resolve the ambiguity associated with the catalytic function of H3K27-specific JMJs in regulating disease-relevant inflammatory responses and provide encouragement for designing small-molecule inhibitors to allow selective pharmacological intervention across the JMJ family.
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- Laurens Kruidenier
- Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Therapy Area, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK
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Wilson AW, Medhurst SJ, Dixon CI, Bontoft NC, Winyard LA, Brackenborough KT, De Alba J, Clarke CJ, Gunthorpe MJ, Hicks GA, Bountra C, McQueen DS, Chessell IP. An animal model of chronic inflammatory pain: Pharmacological and temporal differentiation from acute models. Eur J Pain 2012; 10:537-49. [PMID: 16199187 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2005.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2004] [Accepted: 08/08/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Clinically, inflammatory pain is far more persistent than that typically modelled pre-clinically, with the majority of animal models focussing on short-term effects of the inflammatory pain response. The large attrition rate of compounds in the clinic which show pre-clinical efficacy suggests the need for novel models of, or approaches to, chronic inflammatory pain if novel mechanisms are to make it to the market. A model in which a more chronic inflammatory hypersensitivity phenotype is profiled may allow for a more clinically predictive tool. The aims of these studies were to characterise and validate a chronic model of inflammatory pain. We have shown that injection of a large volume of adjuvant to the intra-articular space of the rat knee results in a prolonged inflammatory pain response, compared to the response in an acute adjuvant model. Additionally, this model also results in a hypersensitive state in the presence and absence of inflammation. A range of clinically effective analgesics demonstrate activity in this chronic model, including morphine (3mg/kg, t.i.d.), dexamethasone (1mg/kg, b.i.d.), ibuprofen (30mg/kg, t.i.d.), etoricoxib (5mg/kg, b.i.d.) and rofecoxib (0.3-10mg/kg, b.i.d.). A further aim was to exemplify the utility of this chronic model over the more acute intra-plantar adjuvant model using two novel therapeutic approaches; NR2B selective NMDA receptor antagonism and iNOS inhibition. Our data shows that different effects were observed with these therapies when comparing the acute model with the model of chronic inflammatory joint pain. These data suggest that the chronic model may be more relevant to identifying mechanisms for the treatment of chronic inflammatory pain states in the clinic.
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- Alex W Wilson
- Department of Pain Research, Neurology and Gastrointestinal CEDD, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development Ltd., Harlow, Essex, UK.
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Worsley MA, Clayton NM, Bountra C, Boissonade FM. The effects of ibuprofen and the neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist GR205171A on Fos expression in the ferret trigeminal nucleus following tooth pulp stimulation. Eur J Pain 2012; 12:385-94. [PMID: 17897851 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2007] [Revised: 06/29/2007] [Accepted: 07/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have developed a model to study central changes following inflammation of the tooth pulp in the ferret and have examined Fos expression in the trigeminal nucleus following stimulation of non-inflamed and inflamed tooth pulps. The aim of this study was to establish the ability of this model to predict analgesic efficacy in clinical studies of inflammatory pain. We addressed this by assessing the effects of the neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist GR205171A and ibuprofen on Fos expression following stimulation of the inflamed pulp and comparing this with known analgesic efficacy. Adult ferrets were prepared under anaesthesia to allow tooth pulp stimulation, recording from the digastric muscle and intravenous injections at a subsequent experiment. In some animals pulpal inflammation was induced, by introducing human caries into a deep buccal cavity. After 5 days, animals were reanaesthetised, treated with vehicle, GR205171A or ibuprofen and the teeth were stimulated at ten times the threshold of the jaw-opening reflex. Stimulation of all tooth pulps induced ipsilateral Fos in trigeminal subnuclei caudalis and oralis. GR205171A had no significant effect on Fos expression in the trigeminal nucleus of animals with either non-inflamed or inflamed tooth pulps. Ibuprofen reduced Fos expression in the trigeminal nucleus and this effect was most marked in animals with pulpal inflammation. These results differ from those previously described using a range of other animal models, but agree with known clinical efficacy of neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists and ibuprofen. Therefore this model is likely to be of use in accurately predicting the analgesic efficacy of novel compounds.
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- Matthew A Worsley
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Surgery, School of Clinical Dentistry, Claremont Crescent, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2TA, United Kingdom.
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