Communications Biology (Nov 2021)

Pharmacologically controlling protein-protein interactions through epichaperomes for therapeutic vulnerability in cancer

  • Suhasini Joshi,
  • Erica DaGama Gomes,
  • Tai Wang,
  • Adriana Corben,
  • Tony Taldone,
  • Srinivasa Gandu,
  • Chao Xu,
  • Sahil Sharma,
  • Salma Buddaseth,
  • Pengrong Yan,
  • Lon Yin L. Chan,
  • Askan Gokce,
  • Vinagolu K. Rajasekhar,
  • Lisa Shrestha,
  • Palak Panchal,
  • Justina Almodovar,
  • Chander S. Digwal,
  • Anna Rodina,
  • Swathi Merugu,
  • NagaVaraKishore Pillarsetty,
  • Vlad Miclea,
  • Radu I. Peter,
  • Wanyan Wang,
  • Stephen D. Ginsberg,
  • Laura Tang,
  • Marissa Mattar,
  • Elisa de Stanchina,
  • Kenneth H. Yu,
  • Maeve Lowery,
  • Olivera Grbovic-Huezo,
  • Eileen M. O’Reilly,
  • Yelena Janjigian,
  • John H. Healey,
  • William R. Jarnagin,
  • Peter J. Allen,
  • Chris Sander,
  • Hediye Erdjument-Bromage,
  • Thomas A. Neubert,
  • Steven D. Leach,
  • Gabriela Chiosis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02842-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 20

Abstract

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Joshi, Gomes et al. employ a chemical modulation approach of the cellular interactome to a hyperconnectivity state and show association with the increased response of pancreatic cancer cell lines to specific drugs, including those that target the MAPK-pathways and PI3K-mTOR pathway. To achieve this, the authors employ chemical modulation of the interactome via epichaperome inhibition with the small molecule PU-H71.