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Mcl-1 Inhibition Modulates Erk-Mediated Resistance In Multiple Myeloma, Omar Al-Odat, Krishne Gowda, Shantu Amin, Tulin Budak-Alpdogan, Subash Jonnalagadda, Manoj Pandey May 2023

Mcl-1 Inhibition Modulates Erk-Mediated Resistance In Multiple Myeloma, Omar Al-Odat, Krishne Gowda, Shantu Amin, Tulin Budak-Alpdogan, Subash Jonnalagadda, Manoj Pandey

Rowan-Virtua Research Day

Novel multiple myeloma (MM) treatments have significantly improved over the previous several decades, primarily on account of targeting bone marrow microenvironment (BMM) pathways. However, drug resistance and patient relapse remain major clinical problems. The role of BMM in the upregulation of anti-apoptotic protein Mcl-1 is well documented. The Mcl-1 protein plays a critical role in the progression and acquired drug resistance in MM. The regulation of Mcl-1, a protein characterized by a short half-life, from transcription to degradation is crucial for understanding its role in cell survival. The GSK3β and Erk play important role in the stability of Mcl-1. Also, …


Inhibition Of Post-Transcriptional Steps In Ribosome Biogenesis Confers Cytoprotection Against Chemotherapeutic Agents In A P53-Dependent Manner, Russell T Sapio, Anastasiya N Nezdyur, Matthew Krevetski, Leonid Anikin, Vincent J Manna, Natalie Minkovsky, Dimitri G Pestov Aug 2017

Inhibition Of Post-Transcriptional Steps In Ribosome Biogenesis Confers Cytoprotection Against Chemotherapeutic Agents In A P53-Dependent Manner, Russell T Sapio, Anastasiya N Nezdyur, Matthew Krevetski, Leonid Anikin, Vincent J Manna, Natalie Minkovsky, Dimitri G Pestov

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Scholarship

The p53-mediated nucleolar stress response associated with inhibition of ribosomal RNA transcription was previously shown to potentiate killing of tumor cells. Here, we asked whether targeting of ribosome biogenesis can be used as the basis for selective p53-dependent cytoprotection of nonmalignant cells. Temporary functional inactivation of the 60S ribosome assembly factor Bop1 in a 3T3 cell model markedly increased cell recovery after exposure to camptothecin or methotrexate. This was due, at least in part, to reversible pausing of the cell cycle preventing S phase associated DNA damage. Similar cytoprotective effects were observed after transient shRNA-mediated silencing of Rps19, but not …


Colon Carcinoma Cells Harboring Pik3ca Mutations Display Resistance To Growth Factor Deprivation Induced Apoptosis., J. Wang, Karen Kuropatwinski, Jennie Hauser, Michael R. Rossi, Yunfei Zhou, Alexis Conway, Julie L.C. Kan, Neil W. Gibson, James K.V. Willson, John K. Cowell, Michael G. Brattain Mar 2007

Colon Carcinoma Cells Harboring Pik3ca Mutations Display Resistance To Growth Factor Deprivation Induced Apoptosis., J. Wang, Karen Kuropatwinski, Jennie Hauser, Michael R. Rossi, Yunfei Zhou, Alexis Conway, Julie L.C. Kan, Neil W. Gibson, James K.V. Willson, John K. Cowell, Michael G. Brattain

Journal Articles: Eppley Institute

PIK3CA, encoding the p110alpha catalytic subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), is mutated in a variety of human cancers. We screened the colon cancer cell lines previously established in our laboratory for PIK3CA mutations and found that four of them harbored gain of function mutations. We have now compared a panel of mutant and wild-type cell lines for cell proliferation and survival in response to stress. There was little difference in PI3K activity between mutant PIK3CA-bearing cells (mutant cells) and wild-type PIK3CA-bearing cells (wild-type cells) under optimal growth conditions. However, the mutant cells showed constitutive PI3K activity during growth factor deprivation …