Abstract
Using a mouse model of ependymoma-a chemoresistant brain tumor-we combined multicell high-throughput screening (HTS), kinome-wide binding assays, and in vivo efficacy studies, to identify potential treatments with predicted toxicity against neural stem cells (NSC). We identified kinases within the insulin signaling pathway and centrosome cycle as regulators of ependymoma cell proliferation, and their corresponding inhibitors as potential therapies. FDA approved drugs not currently used to treat ependymoma were also identified that posses selective toxicity against ependymoma cells relative to normal NSCs both in vitro and in vivo, e.g., 5-fluorouracil. Our comprehensive approach advances understanding of the biology and treatment of ependymoma including the discovery of several treatment leads for immediate clinical translation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 384-399 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Cancer Cell |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2011 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:R.J.G. holds the Howard C. Schott Research Chair from the Malia's Cord Foundation. R.K.G. holds the Robert J. Ullrich Chair in Chemical Biology and Therapeutics. This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (R.J.G., R01CA129541, P01CA96832 and P30CA021765), and the Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network (R.J.G., R.K.G., C.F.S., W.K.A.Y., W.P.) and by the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities. We are grateful to the staff of the Hartwell Center for Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, the AIC and the ARC at St Jude Children's Research Hospital for technical assistance.
Funding
R.J.G. holds the Howard C. Schott Research Chair from the Malia's Cord Foundation. R.K.G. holds the Robert J. Ullrich Chair in Chemical Biology and Therapeutics. This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (R.J.G., R01CA129541, P01CA96832 and P30CA021765), and the Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network (R.J.G., R.K.G., C.F.S., W.K.A.Y., W.P.) and by the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities. We are grateful to the staff of the Hartwell Center for Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, the AIC and the ARC at St Jude Children's Research Hospital for technical assistance.
Funders | Funder number |
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Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network | |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | P30CA021765, P01CA96832 |
National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute | R01CA129541 |
American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cell Biology
- Cancer Research