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Structural Decoding of the Netrin-1/UNC5 Interaction and its Therapeutical Implications in Cancers

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Grandin, Mélodie, Meier, Markus, Delcros, Jean Guy, Nikodemus, Denise, Reuten, Raphael, Patel, Trushar R., Goldschneider, David, Orriss, George +13 more·2016·Cancer Cell

Abstract

Netrin-1 has been shown to be up-regulated in a fraction of human cancers as a mechanism to allow these tumors to escape the pro-apoptotic activity of some of its main dependence receptors, the UNC5 homologs (UNC5H). Here we identify the V-2 domain of netrin-1 to be important for its interaction with the Ig1/Ig2 domains of UNC5H2. We generate a humanized anti-netrin-1 antibody that disrupts the interaction between netrin-1 and UNC5H2 and triggers death of netrin-1-expressing tumor cells in vitro. We also present evidence that combining the anti-netrin-1 antibody with epidrugs such as decitabine could be effective in treating tumors showing no or modest netrin-1 expression. These results support that this antibody is a promising drug candidate.

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Grandin, M., Meier, M., Delcros, J. G., Nikodemus, D., Reuten, R., Patel, T. R., Goldschneider, D., Orriss, G., Krahn, N., Boussouar, A., Abes, R., Dean, Y., Neves, D., Bernet, A., Depil, S., Schneiders, F., Poole, K., Dante, R., Koch, M., Mehlen, P., & Stetefeld, J.
Affiliations
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • University of Manitoba (CA)
  • University of Lisbon (PT)
  • University of Cologne (DE)
  • Netris Pharma (France) (FR)
  • Max Delbrück Center (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Mehlen, Patrick
  • Stetefeld, Jörg
Venue
Cancer Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-02
Volume
29
Issue
2
Pages
173-185
ISSN
1535-6108 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2256754589
Cited by
128
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 6
FWCI
6.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Cancer Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Kölner Universitäts PublikationsServer (Universität zu Köln) (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute) (submittedVersion)
  • MDC Repository (Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
  • Canadian Institute of Health Research (RPA-109759)
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • Köln Fortune Programm
  • Netris Pharma
  • CNRS
  • University of Lyon
  • Center Léon Bérard
  • Ligue Contre le Cancer
  • INCA
  • ANR
  • ERC
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
Keywords
netrin-1, dependence receptors, antibody-drug conjugates, decitabine, epigenetic drugs, apoptosis, cancer therapy, cancer cell death
MeSH terms
Netrin Receptors, Netrin-1, Animals, Humans, Mice, Nude, Models, Molecular, Neoplasms, Nerve Growth Factors, Protein Binding, Receptors, Cell Surface, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, Mice

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