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- Cicirò, Ylenia, et al.
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The mitotic checkpoint kinase BUB1 is a direct and actionable target of MYB in adenoid cystic carcinoma
- 2024
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In: FEBS Letters. - 0014-5793 .- 1873-3468. ; 598:2, s. 252-265
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a head and neck cancer that frequently originates in salivary glands, but can also strike other exocrine glands such as the breast. A key molecular alteration found in the majority of ACC cases is MYB gene rearrangements, leading to activation of the oncogenic transcription factor MYB. In this study, we used immortalised breast epithelial cells and an inducible MYB transgene as a model of ACC. Molecular profiling confirmed that MYB-driven gene expression causes a transition into an ACC-like state. Using this new cell model, we identified BUB1 as a targetable kinase directly controlled by MYB, whose pharmacological inhibition caused MYB-dependent synthetic lethality, growth arrest and apoptosis of patient-derived cells and organoids.
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- Nieddu, Valentina, et al.
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Engineered human mesenchymal stem cells for neuroblastoma therapeutics
- 2019
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In: Oncology Reports. - : Spandidos Publications. - 1021-335X .- 1791-2431. ; 42:1, s. 35-42
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Drug-resistant neuroblastoma remains a major challenge in paediatric oncology and novel and less toxic therapeutic approaches are urgently needed to improve survival and reduce the side effects of traditional therapeutic interventions. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are an attractive candidate for cell and gene therapy since they are recruited by and able to infiltrate tumours. This feature has been exploited by creating genetically modified MSCs that are able to combat cancer by delivering therapeutic molecules. Whether neuroblastomas attract systemically delivered MSCs is still controversial. We investigated whether MSCs engineered to express tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) could: i) cause death of classic and primary neuroblastoma cell lines in vitro; ii) migrate to tumour sites in vivo; and iii) reduce neuroblastoma growth in xenotrans-plantation experiments. We observed that classic and primary neuroblastoma cell lines expressing death receptors could be killed by TRAIL-loaded MSCs in vitro. When injected in the peritoneum of neuroblastoma-bearing mice, TRAIL-MSCs migrated to tumour sites, but were unable to change the course of cancer development. These results indicated that MSCs have the potential to be used to deliver drugs in neuroblastoma patients, but more effective biopharmaceuticals should be used instead of TRAIL.
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