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Activation of protein phosphatase 2A tumor suppressor as potential treatment of pancreatic cancer

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Chien, Wenwen, Sun, Qiao-Yang, Lee, Kian Leong, Ding, Ling-Wen, Wuensche, Peer, Torres-Fernandez, Lucia A., Tan, Siew Zhuan, Tokatly, Itay +6 more·2015·Molecular Oncology

Abstract

We utilized three tiers of screening to identify novel therapeutic agents for pancreatic cancers. First, we analyzed 14 pancreatic cancer cell lines against a panel of 66 small-molecule kinase inhibitors and dasatinib was the most potent. Second, we performed RNA expression analysis on 3 dasatinib-resistant and 3 dasatinib-sensitive pancreatic cancer cell lines to profile their gene expression. Third, gene profiling data was integrated with the Connectivity Map database to search for potential drugs. Thioridazine was one of the top ranking small molecules with highly negative enrichment. Thioridazine and its family members of phenothiazine including penfluridol caused pancreatic cancer cell death and affected protein expression levels of molecules involved in cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, and multiple kinase activities. This family of drugs causes activation of protein phosphatase 2 (PP2A). The drug FTY-720 (activator of PP2A) induced apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells. Silencing catalytic unit of PP2A rendered pancreatic cancer cells resistant to penfluridol. Our observations suggest potential therapeutic use of penfluridol or similar agent associated with activation of PP2A in pancreatic cancers.

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Chien, W., Sun, Q.-Y., Lee, K. L., Ding, L.-W., Wuensche, P., Torres-Fernandez, L. A., Tan, S. Z., Tokatly, I., Zaiden, N., Poellinger, L., Mori, S., Yang, H., Tyner, J. W., & Koeffler, H. P.
Affiliations
  • National University of Singapore (SG)
  • Sheba Medical Center (IL)
  • Oregon Health & Science University (US)
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Chien, Wenwen
Venue
Molecular Oncology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-01-15
Volume
9
Issue
4
Pages
889-905
ISSN
  • 1574-7891 (ISSN-L)
  • 1878-0261
OpenAlex
W2033599624
Cited by
80
References
58
Citations by year
2025: 6 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 5
FWCI
3.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Molecular Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • National University of Singapore (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Singapore Ministry of Health's National Medical Research Council (NMRC) (NMRC/StaR/00007/2008)
  • National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF/RCE R-713-003-012-271)
  • Singapore Ministry of Education under its Research Centres of Excellence initiative (NRF/RCE R-713-003-012-271)
  • NIH (2R01CA026038-32)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
Keywords
pancreatic cancer, protein phosphatase 2A, PP2A activation, dasatinib, dasatinib resistance, thioridazine, phenothiazines, penfluridol, apoptosis, kinase inhibitors, drug repurposing, Connectivity Map, gene expression profiling, cell cycle regulation
MeSH terms
Dasatinib, Antineoplastic Agents, Cell Cycle, Computer Simulation, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, Enzyme Activation, Humans, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Penfluridol, Phenothiazines, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Apoptosis, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, Cell Line, Tumor, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Cell Proliferation, Protein Phosphatase 2

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