2017
Demethylation Therapy as a Targeted Treatment for Human Papillomavirus–Associated Head and Neck Cancer
Biktasova A, Hajek M, Sewell A, Gary C, Bellinger G, Deshpande HA, Bhatia A, Burtness B, Judson B, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Issaeva N. Demethylation Therapy as a Targeted Treatment for Human Papillomavirus–Associated Head and Neck Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 7276-7287. PMID: 28916527, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-1438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsHNSCC cellsMatrix metalloproteinasesHuman papillomavirus-associated headNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaAbility of HPVClin Cancer ResTumor cell proliferationNeck cancer cellsWindow trialsCell carcinomaEffective therapyPreclinical modelsHPVHPV oncogenesMouse modelMouse blood vesselsDNA demethylating agentHNSCCXenografted tumorsHPV genesIFN responseTherapyTumor samples
2016
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors induce DNA damage through nucleoside depletion
Juvekar A, Hu H, Yadegarynia S, Lyssiotis C, Ullas S, Lien E, Bellinger G, Son J, Hok R, Seth P, Daly M, Kim B, Scully R, Asara J, Cantley L, Wulf G. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors induce DNA damage through nucleoside depletion. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e4338-e4347. PMID: 27402769, PMCID: PMC4968752, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1522223113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminopyridinesAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDNA DamageDNA, NeoplasmFemaleHumansMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDMorpholinesNucleosidesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasePhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsDNA damagePI3KDNA synthesisNonoxidative pentose phosphate pathwayProtein kinase AktPentose phosphate pathwayKinase AktPI3K inhibitor BKM120DNA repairPI3K inhibitorsPI3K inhibitionPhosphate pathwayCarbon flux studiesCell deathNucleotide synthesisNucleotide triphosphatesMutational backgroundK inhibitionK inhibitorsGenetic aberrationsMouse modelPARP inhibitionInhibitorsBRCA1Triple-negative breast cancerSelective antitumor activity of roscovitine in head and neck cancer
Gary C, Hajek M, Biktasova A, Bellinger G, Yarbrough WG, Issaeva N. Selective antitumor activity of roscovitine in head and neck cancer. Oncotarget 2016, 7: 38598-38611. PMID: 27233076, PMCID: PMC5122414, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck cancerSide effectsGrowth of HPVHPV-negative tissuesHPV-positive headCancer cellsHuman papilloma virusTargeted therapeutic optionsDetectable side effectsNeck cancer cellsNormal cellsDNA damageRoscovitine administrationHPV positivityCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorTherapeutic optionsUnwanted side effectsPapilloma virusCdk-7Xenografted tumorsP53-dependent cell deathSignificant DNA damageSelective antitumor activitySensitivity of cellsKinase inhibitors
2014
Pyruvate Kinase Isoform Expression Alters Nucleotide Synthesis to Impact Cell Proliferation
Lunt S, Muralidhar V, Hosios A, Israelsen W, Gui D, Newhouse L, Ogrodzinski M, Hecht V, Xu K, Acevedo P, Hollern D, Bellinger G, Dayton T, Christen S, Elia I, Dinh A, Stephanopoulos G, Manalis S, Yaffe M, Andrechek E, Fendt S, Vander Heiden M. Pyruvate Kinase Isoform Expression Alters Nucleotide Synthesis to Impact Cell Proliferation. Molecular Cell 2014, 57: 95-107. PMID: 25482511, PMCID: PMC4289430, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProliferation arrestPKM1 expressionCell proliferationImpacts cell proliferationPrimary cellsPyruvate kinase isoformsNormal cell proliferationPKM2 lossGene expressionKinase isoformsCell cycleCell differentiationNucleotide levelCell growthNucleotide synthesisPKM2 deletionExpression impairsPKM2DNA synthesisMetabolic stateExpressionDeletionProliferationCellsArrest
2013
Depletion of a Putatively Druggable Class of Phosphatidylinositol Kinases Inhibits Growth of p53-Null Tumors
Emerling B, Hurov J, Poulogiannis G, Tsukazawa K, Choo-Wing R, Wulf G, Bell E, Shim H, Lamia K, Rameh L, Bellinger G, Sasaki A, Asara J, Yuan X, Bullock A, DeNicola G, Song J, Brown V, Signoretti S, Cantley L. Depletion of a Putatively Druggable Class of Phosphatidylinositol Kinases Inhibits Growth of p53-Null Tumors. Cell 2013, 155: 844-857. PMID: 24209622, PMCID: PMC4070383, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.09.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell RespirationCellular SenescenceEmbryo, MammalianGene Knockdown TechniquesGenes, LethalHeterograftsHumansMiceNeoplasm TransplantationPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)Reactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsReactive oxygen speciesP53-null tumorsBreast cancer cell linesCancer cell linesBreast cancerType 2Druggable classesAbsence of p53Tumor formationInhibits growthCell linesCancerHomozygous deletionMiceTP53Oxygen speciesP53Enhanced levelsHigh levelsDramatic reductionXenograftsLittermatesTumorsSynthetic lethalityPKM2 Isoform-Specific Deletion Reveals a Differential Requirement for Pyruvate Kinase in Tumor Cells
Israelsen WJ, Dayton TL, Davidson SM, Fiske BP, Hosios AM, Bellinger G, Li J, Yu Y, Sasaki M, Horner JW, Burga LN, Xie J, Jurczak MJ, DePinho RA, Clish CB, Jacks T, Kibbey RG, Wulf GM, Di Vizio D, Mills GB, Cantley LC, Vander Heiden M. PKM2 Isoform-Specific Deletion Reveals a Differential Requirement for Pyruvate Kinase in Tumor Cells. Cell 2013, 155: 397-409. PMID: 24120138, PMCID: PMC3850755, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBreast NeoplasmsExonsFemaleGene DeletionGene Knockout TechniquesHeterograftsHumansIsoenzymesMammary Neoplasms, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisMutationNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm TransplantationPyruvate KinaseRNA SplicingConceptsTumor cellsPKM2 expressionPKM1 expressionTumor formationMammary tumor formationTumor cell proliferationPyruvate kinase M2 isoformPyruvate kinase expressionBreast cancerNull tumorsHuman tumorsTumorsKinase expressionCell proliferationCell populationsPKM2 deletionPKM2 activityCancerPKM2Anabolic metabolismMetabolic requirementsPyruvate kinaseM2 isoformDifferent metabolic requirementsMetformin Decreases Glucose Oxidation and Increases the Dependency of Prostate Cancer Cells on Reductive Glutamine Metabolism
Fendt S, Bell E, Keibler M, Davidson S, Wirth G, Fiske B, Mayers J, Schwab M, Bellinger G, Csibi A, Patnaik A, Blouin M, Cantley L, Guarente L, Blenis J, Pollak M, Olumi A, Vander Heiden M, Stephanopoulos G. Metformin Decreases Glucose Oxidation and Increases the Dependency of Prostate Cancer Cells on Reductive Glutamine Metabolism. Cancer Research 2013, 73: 4429-4438. PMID: 23687346, PMCID: PMC3930683, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-13-0080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer cellsProstate cancerCancer cellsGlutamine metabolismReductive glutamine metabolismCancer cell proliferationPresence of metforminCancer cell linesGlucose oxidationCancer outcomesMouse modelAttenuated proliferationMetforminEpidemiology studiesCancerGlutamine anaplerosisCell proliferationPatientsCell linesProliferative defectMetabolismOutcomesProliferationCellsTumorsAMPK-Dependent Degradation of TXNIP upon Energy Stress Leads to Enhanced Glucose Uptake via GLUT1
Wu N, Zheng B, Shaywitz A, Dagon Y, Tower C, Bellinger G, Shen C, Wen J, Asara J, McGraw T, Kahn B, Cantley L. AMPK-Dependent Degradation of TXNIP upon Energy Stress Leads to Enhanced Glucose Uptake via GLUT1. Molecular Cell 2013, 49: 1167-1175. PMID: 23453806, PMCID: PMC3615143, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.01.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThioredoxin-interacting proteinAMP-dependent protein kinaseGLUT1 messenger RNAMessenger RNAEnergy stressArrestin family proteinGlucose uptakeGlucose transporter GLUT1Negative feedback loopFamily proteinsProtein kinaseProtein productionEnhanced glucose uptakeGLUT1 functionBiochemical mechanismsLong-term adaptationTransporter GLUT1ADP ratioEnergy homeostasisGLUT1Rapid degradationProteinGlucose influxFeedback loopUptakeIdentification of CDCP1 as a hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) target gene that is associated with survival in clear cell renal cell carcinoma patients
Emerling B, Benes C, Poulogiannis G, Bell E, Courtney K, Liu H, Choo-Wing R, Bellinger G, Tsukazawa K, Brown V, Signoretti S, Soltoff S, Cantley L. Identification of CDCP1 as a hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) target gene that is associated with survival in clear cell renal cell carcinoma patients. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 3483-3488. PMID: 23378636, PMCID: PMC3587206, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222435110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDAntigens, NeoplasmBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsCarcinoma, Renal CellCell Adhesion MoleculesCell HypoxiaCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGenes, NeoplasmHumansKidney NeoplasmsMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm ProteinsSignal TransductionSrc-Family KinasesSurvival AnalysisXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsCUB domain-containing protein 1CDCP1 expressionHypoxia-inducible factorTyrosine phosphorylationTarget genesDomain-containing protein 1HIF-2α target genesCancer cell metastasisCancer cell migrationTransmembrane proteinClear cell renal cell carcinoma patientsRenal cell carcinoma patientsShRNA knockdownClear cell renal cell carcinomaCell migrationCell carcinoma patientsCell metastasisCell renal cell carcinomaTumors of patientsRenal cell carcinomaProtein 1Stem cellsPotential therapeutic targetTissue microarray samplesCancer metastasis
2011
Inhibition of Pyruvate Kinase M2 by Reactive Oxygen Species Contributes to Cellular Antioxidant Responses
Anastasiou D, Poulogiannis G, Asara J, Boxer M, Jiang J, Shen M, Bellinger G, Sasaki A, Locasale J, Auld D, Thomas C, Heiden M, Cantley L. Inhibition of Pyruvate Kinase M2 by Reactive Oxygen Species Contributes to Cellular Antioxidant Responses. Science 2011, 334: 1278-1283. PMID: 22052977, PMCID: PMC3471535, DOI: 10.1126/science.1211485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcysteineAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAntioxidantsCell LineCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCysteineDiamideEnzyme ActivatorsGlucoseGlutathioneHumansMiceMice, NudeMutant ProteinsNeoplasm TransplantationNeoplasms, ExperimentalOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressPentose Phosphate PathwayProtein SubunitsPyruvate KinaseReactive Oxygen SpeciesTransplantation, HeterologousConceptsPyruvate kinase M2Lung cancer cellsCancer cellsKinase M2Human lung cancer cellsReactive oxygen species contributesInhibition of PKM2Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) concentrationCancer cell survivalCellular antioxidant responseGlycolytic enzyme pyruvate kinase M2Acute increaseXenograft modelReactive oxygen species concentrationMetabolic changesOxidative stressTumor formationGlucose fluxCell survivalIntracellular concentrationAntioxidant responseInhibitionCellsOxygen species concentrationROS
2008
ErbB3 is required for ductal morphogenesis in the mouse mammary gland
Jackson-Fisher AJ, Bellinger G, Breindel JL, Tavassoli FA, Booth CJ, Duong JK, Stern DF. ErbB3 is required for ductal morphogenesis in the mouse mammary gland. Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10: r96. PMID: 19019207, PMCID: PMC2656891, DOI: 10.1186/bcr2198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal end budsMammary fat padEnd budsMammary budBreast cancerFat padDuctal outgrowthMammary glandHER2/neuHuman breast cancerSmooth muscle actinNormal mammary glandSections of glandsMammary ductal treeMouse mammary gland developmentMammary gland developmentErbB3 functionMouse mammary glandRole of ErbB3Lobuloalveolar developmentEpithelial areaErbB2/HER2/NeuPredictive valueMuscle actinTherapeutic resistance
2006
Formation of Neu/ErbB2-induced mammary tumors is unaffected by loss of ErbB4
Jackson-Fisher AJ, Bellinger G, Shum E, Duong JK, Perkins AS, Gassmann M, Muller W, Kent Lloyd KC, Stern DF. Formation of Neu/ErbB2-induced mammary tumors is unaffected by loss of ErbB4. Oncogene 2006, 25: 5664-5672. PMID: 16652155, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical studiesMammary tumorsMammary glandSimilar latency periodHistology of tumorsLoss of ERBB4Epidermal growth factor receptorTumor suppressorGrowth factor receptorLung metastasesBreast cancerErbb4 allelesMMTV-NeuLatency periodNull miceTumorsReceptor tyrosine kinasesFactor receptorErbB4ErbB familyCancerMiceTyrosine kinaseTissue culture analysisGland
2004
ErbB2 is required for ductal morphogenesis of the mammary gland
Jackson-Fisher AJ, Bellinger G, Ramabhadran R, Morris JK, Lee KF, Stern DF. ErbB2 is required for ductal morphogenesis of the mammary gland. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 17138-17143. PMID: 15569931, PMCID: PMC535384, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0407057101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKinase geneNormal mouse mammary gland developmentReceptor kinase geneMammary budMouse mammary gland developmentReceptor tyrosine kinase geneTyrosine kinase geneMammary gland developmentMammary glandImportant normal functionsFunctions of ErbB2Gland developmentDuctal morphogenesisEpithelial treeLobuloalveolar developmentTerminal end budsLuminal spaceBudsGenesErbB2End budsHuman breast cancerAggressive phenotypeBreast cancerNormal function