2024
Identification of Nuclear NAD+ Salvage As a Therapeutic Vulnerability in B-Lymphoid Malignancies
Robinson M, Li Q, Zhang C, Zhan C, Cheng Z, Kume K, Cosgun K, Kothari S, Agadzhanian N, Nakada D, Müschen M. Identification of Nuclear NAD+ Salvage As a Therapeutic Vulnerability in B-Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2024, 144: 4164-4164. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-205729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-ALL cell linesB-ALLB cellsCell linesTherapeutic vulnerabilitiesGene dependenciesNAD+ synthesisMature B-cell lymphomasElimination of B cellsTreatment of B-ALLNAD+ salvageChemotherapy-based regimensEffects of NAMPT inhibitionB-cell depletionB-cell lymphomaB-lymphoid malignanciesB-ALL cellsNAMPT inhibitorsInhibition of NAMPTATP-utilizing enzymesNAD+ salvage pathwayDrug repurposing platformNAD biosynthetic pathwayNear-complete ablationDe novo pathway
2023
Computational Discovery and Validation of NAD+ Biosynthesis As Unique Vulnerability in B-Lymphoid Malignancies
Li Q, Robinson M, Leveille E, Zhang C, Sun R, Cheng Z, Kume K, Cosgun K, Kothari S, Khanduja D, Nakada D, Müschen M. Computational Discovery and Validation of NAD+ Biosynthesis As Unique Vulnerability in B-Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 418. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall molecule inhibitorsDrug discovery toolNAMPT inhibitorsCompound screenCell type-specific targetsCell linesMolecule inhibitorsPurine/pyrimidine metabolismTumor cell linesEnergy metabolismSalvage biosynthesis pathwaySolid tumor cell linesB cell developmentCellular energy metabolismB cell signalingAmino acid metabolismCell cycle arrestDiscovery toolDepletion of metabolitesBiosynthesis pathwayCompetitive fitnessRate-limiting enzymeNAMPT deletionConditional mouse modelEnergy stress