Targeting Hippo pathway in melanoma
Targeting Hippo pathway in melanoma
批准号:
10589098
负责人:
Xu Wu
金额:
$51.87万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2019
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2019-04-01 至 2024-09-30
关键词:
Animal ModelBRAF geneBindingCXCL6 geneCancer Cell GrowthCancer cell lineCell Culture TechniquesCell ProliferationCellsChIP-seqCutaneous MelanomaDNA Binding DomainDevelopmentDrug resistanceEnhancersEnzymesEpitheliumFatty AcidsGenetic TranscriptionGoalsGrowthHumanHydrophobicityImmune responseIn VitroInfiltrationLipid BindingMEK inhibitionMEKsMalignant NeoplasmsMediatingMelanoma CellMesenchymalMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMolecularMutateMutationMyeloid-derived suppressor cellsNF1 geneOncogenicOncoproteinsPIK3CG genePalmitatesPathway interactionsPharmaceutical PreparationsPlayPost-Translational Protein ProcessingProteinsRegulationResistanceResistance developmentRoleSignal TransductionSkin CancerSpecificityStructureTestingTherapeuticTissuesTransactivationTranscription CoactivatorTranscriptional RegulationTumor ImmunityTumor Suppressor ProteinsUp-Regulationanalogcancer cellcancer therapycombatcytokinegain of functionimmunoregulationin vivoinhibitorloss of functionmelanomamigrationmouse modelmutantnovelnovel therapeutic interventionpalmitoylationpharmacologicprogramsrecruitresponsesmall molecule inhibitortherapeutically effectivetranscription factortranscriptome sequencingtumortumor microenvironmenttumorigenesis
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Summary
Constitutive activation mutations of BRAF account for majority of cutaneous melanoma, which
activate the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, promoting tumorigenesis. While
inhibitors for BRAF, alone or in combination with MEK inhibitors, have shown good initial
responses, resistant tumors occur eventually, representing a major challenge in melanoma
therapy. Recent studies indicate that YAP, the transcription co-activators of the Hippo pathway,
plays important roles in the development of resistance to MAPK-blockade (MAPKi) in
melanoma. YAP interacts with TEAD transcriptional factors to drive oncogenic transcriptional
programs that are important for cancer cell growth, survival, epithelial-mesenchymal transition
and regulation of immune response, such as recruitment of immunosuppressive Myeloid-
derived suppressor cells (MDSCs). We have recently developed novel small molecule inhibitors
of TEADs (MGH-CP1 and its analogues) that target TEAD auto-palmitoylation, disrupt the YAP-
TEAD interaction and inhibit their transcriptional activities. Moreover, we have found that the
levels of TEADs and MDSC-attracting cytokine CXCL6, a transcriptional target of YAP, are
upregulated in MAPKi-resistant melanoma cells, compared to their MAPKi-sensitive
counterparts. Based on the strong scientific premise and our preliminary results, we hypothesize
that targeting the YAP-TEAD transactivation activity with TEAD inhibitors is an effective
therapeutic strategy for MAPKi-resistant melanomas;? and that TEAD upregulation and YAP-
dependent recruitment of MDSCs to tumor microenvironment play important role in the
development MAPKi resistance in melanomas. The overall goal of the proposal is to
understand the role of YAP-TEAD signaling in MAPKi-resistant melanoma and to develop
therapeutic strategies to combat MAPKi resistance. In aim 1, we will investigate the contribution
of TEAD upregulation to the development of MAPKi-resistance in melanoma. In aim 2, we will
evaluate the effects of small molecule inhibitors of TEADs in MAPKi resistant melanomas using
both cell culture and animal models. In aim 3, we will elucidate the contribution of YAP-
dependent MDSC infiltration to the development of MAPKi resistance in melanoma.
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Targeting Hippo pathway in melanoma
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批准号:10377554
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$51.87万
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财政年份:2019
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负责人:Xu Wu
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依托单位:
Targeting Hippo pathway in melanoma
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批准号:9903260
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$52.92万
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财政年份:2019
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负责人:Xu Wu
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依托单位:
Metabolic regulation of cellular junction proteins
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批准号:8761052
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$35.23万
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财政年份:2014
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负责人:Xu Wu
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依托单位:
Metabolic regulation of cellular junction proteins
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批准号:9060269
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$35.23万
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财政年份:2014
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负责人:Xu Wu
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依托单位:
海外基金