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Targeting protein–protein interactions as an anticancer strategy

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Ivanov, Andrei A., Khuri, Fadlo R., Fu, Haian·2013·Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

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The emergence and convergence of cancer genomics, targeted therapies, and network oncology have significantly expanded the landscape of protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks in cancer for therapeutic discovery. Extensive biological and clinical investigations have led to the identification of protein interaction hubs and nodes that are critical for the acquisition and maintenance of characteristics of cancer essential for cell transformation. Such cancer-enabling PPIs have become promising therapeutic targets. With technological advances in PPI modulator discovery and validation of PPI-targeting agents in clinical settings, targeting of PPI interfaces as an anticancer strategy has become a reality. Future research directed at genomics-based PPI target discovery, PPI interface characterization, PPI-focused chemical library design, and patient-genomic subpopulation-driven clinical studies is expected to accelerate the development of the next generation of PPI-based anticancer agents for personalized precision medicine. Here we briefly review prominent PPIs that mediate cancer-acquired properties, highlight recognized challenges and promising clinical results in targeting PPIs, and outline emerging opportunities.

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Authors
Ivanov, A. A., Khuri, F. R., & Fu, H.
Affiliations
Emory University (US)
Corresponding author
Fu, Haian
Venue
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-07
Volume
34
Issue
7
Pages
393-400
ISSN
0165-6147 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2155589321
Cited by
401
References
91
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FWCI
2.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Trends in Pharmacological Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (U01CA217875, U01CA168449, P01CA116676)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Keywords
protein-protein interaction, anticancer drug discovery, chemical library design, precision medicine, cancer genomics, targeted cancer therapy
MeSH terms
Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Humans, Models, Molecular, Neoplasm Proteins, Neoplasms, Structure-Activity Relationship, Drug Design, Molecular Structure, Signal Transduction, Protein Interaction Mapping, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, High-Throughput Screening Assays, Molecular Targeted Therapy

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