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ReviewPharmacology & therapeutics2015

Targeting Cdc20 as a novel cancer therapeutic strategy.

Lixia Wang, Jinfang Zhang, Lixin Wan, Xiuxia Zhou, Zhiwei Wang, Wenyi Wei

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Review in Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 163 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
163citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

163 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 260 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Lixia WangThe Cyrus Tang Hematology Center Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Jinfang ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, MA 02215, USA.
Lixin WanDepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, MA 02215, USA.
Xiuxia ZhouThe Cyrus Tang Hematology Center Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Zhiwei WangThe Cyrus Tang Hematology Center Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. Electronic address: zhiweichina@126.com.
Wenyi WeiDepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: wwei2@bidmc.harvard.edu.
First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CNBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Novel regulation of PI3K/Akt to direct targeted breast cancer therapiesR01CA177910 · NCI · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI WEI, WENYI · 2013 to 2023
$3.9M
Functional analysis of beta-TRCP in cell cycle control and DNA damage responseR01GM094777 · NIGMS · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI WEI, WENYI · 2012 to 2015
$1.3M
A Novel Oncogenic Role for Cdc20 Implications in Adult T Cell Leukemia TreatmentR00CA183914 · NCI · H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST · PI WAN, LIXIN · 2016 to 2018
$652k
A Novel Oncogenic Role for Cdc20 Implications in Adult T Cell Leukemia TreatmentK99CA183914 · NCI · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI WAN, LIXIN · 2014 to 2015
$339k
NCI NIH HHS CA177910NCI NIH HHS K99 CA183914NCI NIH HHS R00 CA183914NCI NIH HHS R01 CA177910NIGMS NIH HHS GM094777NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM094777
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Anaphase Promoting Complex (APC, also called APC/C) regulates cell cycle progression by forming two closely related, but functionally distinct E3 ubiquitin ligase sub-complexes, APC(Cdc20) and APC(Cdh1), respectively. Emerging evidence has begun to reveal that Cdc20 and Cdh1 have opposing functions in tumorigenesis. Specifically, Cdh1 functions largely as a tumor suppressor, whereas Cdc20 exhibits an oncogenic function, suggesting that Cdc20 could be a promising therapeutic target for combating human cancer. However, the exact underlying molecular mechanisms accounting for their differences in tumorigenesis remain largely unknown. Therefore, in this review, we summarize the downstream substrates of Cdc20 and the critical functions of Cdc20 in cell cycle progression, apoptosis, ciliary disassembly and brain development. Moreover, we briefly describe the upstream regulators of Cdc20 and the oncogenic role of Cdc20 in a variety of human malignancies. Furthermore, we summarize multiple pharmacological Cdc20 inhibitors including TAME and Apcin, and their potential clinical benefits. Taken together, development of specific Cdc20 inhibitors could be a novel strategy for the treatment of human cancers with elevated Cdc20 expression.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsApoptosisBrainCdc20 ProteinsCell CycleCell DifferentiationCiliaHumansNeoplasmsNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsUbiquitinationAntineoplastic AgentsCDC20 protein, humanCdc20 ProteinsCancerCdc20DrugE3 ligaseSCFTarget

Identifiers

PMID25850036
PMCPMC4457591
OpenAlexW1984168218

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