ML162 is a small molecule that induces ferroptosis via covalent inhibition of cellular phospholipid glutathione peroxidase (GPX-4; GPX4; GSHPx-4; PHGPx; snGPx; snPHGPx). Synthetic lethality studies in cancer cultures identify contributing factors such as HRas(G12V) expression and fumarate hydratase (FH) deletion to ML162 sensitivity (IC50 = 25 nM & 35 nM, respectively, in BJeLR-HRas(G12V) & UOK262-FH-/- cultures).
Plasticity of the cell state has been proposed to drive resistance to multiple classes of cancer therapies, thereby limiting their effectiveness. A high-mesenchymal cell state observed in human tumours and cancer cell lines has been associated with resistance to multiple
Cell chemical biology, 23(2), 225-235 (2016-02-09)
Precision medicine in oncology requires not only identification of cancer-associated mutations but also effective drugs for each cancer genotype, which is still a largely unsolved problem. One approach for the latter challenge has been large-scale testing of small molecules in
International journal of molecular sciences, 22(22) (2021-11-28)
Disease relapse and therapy resistance remain key challenges in treating multiple myeloma. Underlying (epi-)mutational events can promote myelomagenesis and contribute to multi-drug and apoptosis resistance. Therefore, compounds inducing ferroptosis, a form of iron and lipid peroxidation-regulated cell death, are appealing
Synthetic lethal screening is a chemical biology approach to identify small molecules that selectively kill oncogene-expressing cell lines with the goal of identifying pathways that provide specific targets against cancer cells. We performed a high-throughput screen of 303,282 compounds from
Ferroptosis is a type of iron-dependent regulated cell death characterized by unrestricted lipid peroxidation and membrane damage. Although GPX4 (glutathione peroxidase 4) plays a master role in blocking ferroptosis by eliminating phospholipid hydroperoxides, the regulation of GPX4 remains poorly understood.
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