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  1. Article ; Online: Autophagy inhibition improves anti-cancer drugs

    Fitzwalter, Brent E / Thorburn, Andrew

    Oncotarget

    2018  Volume 9, Issue 39, Page(s) 25384–25385

    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-05-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2560162-3
    ISSN 1949-2553 ; 1949-2553
    ISSN (online) 1949-2553
    ISSN 1949-2553
    DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.25366
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  2. Article ; Online: FOXO3 links autophagy to apoptosis.

    Fitzwalter, Brent E / Thorburn, Andrew

    Autophagy

    2018  Volume 14, Issue 8, Page(s) 1467–1468

    Abstract: The molecular machinery linking macroautophagy (autophagy hereafter) to apoptosis is still being elucidated. A recent study found that the transcription factor FOXO3/FOXO3A (forkhead box O3), which regulates autophagy, is itself regulated by basal ... ...

    Abstract The molecular machinery linking macroautophagy (autophagy hereafter) to apoptosis is still being elucidated. A recent study found that the transcription factor FOXO3/FOXO3A (forkhead box O3), which regulates autophagy, is itself regulated by basal autophagy to determine apoptosis sensitivity. Autophagy inhibition confers cell sensitivity to anti-cancer agents, and this effect is explained by the ability of FOXO3 to transactivate the pro-apoptotic gene BBC3/PUMA. Here, we discuss the possibility that FOXO3 acts as a cell surveillance mechanism to correct autophagy perturbations (i.e., autophagy inhibition), and confers apoptosis sensitization if this autophagy imbalance is not rectified.
    MeSH term(s) Apoptosis ; Autophagy ; Forkhead Box Protein O3/genetics ; Gene Expression Regulation
    Chemical Substances Forkhead Box Protein O3
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-07-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2454135-7
    ISSN 1554-8635 ; 1554-8627
    ISSN (online) 1554-8635
    ISSN 1554-8627
    DOI 10.1080/15548627.2018.1475819
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  3. Article ; Online: A caspase-independent way to kill cancer cells.

    Fitzwalter, Brent E / Thorburn, Andrew

    Nature cell biology

    2017  Volume 19, Issue 9, Page(s) 1014–1015

    Abstract: Cancer treatments often focus on killing tumour cells through apoptosis, which is thought to typically require mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP) and subsequent caspase activation. A study now shows that MOMP can trigger TNF-dependent, ... ...

    Abstract Cancer treatments often focus on killing tumour cells through apoptosis, which is thought to typically require mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP) and subsequent caspase activation. A study now shows that MOMP can trigger TNF-dependent, but caspase-independent cell death, suggesting a different approach to improve cancer therapy.
    MeSH term(s) Apoptosis ; Caspases ; Humans ; Mitochondria ; Mitochondrial Membranes
    Chemical Substances Caspases (EC 3.4.22.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-08-31
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1474722-4
    ISSN 1476-4679 ; 1465-7392
    ISSN (online) 1476-4679
    ISSN 1465-7392
    DOI 10.1038/ncb3604
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  4. Article ; Online: Recent insights into cell death and autophagy.

    Fitzwalter, Brent E / Thorburn, Andrew

    The FEBS journal

    2015  Volume 282, Issue 22, Page(s) 4279–4288

    Abstract: Macroautophagy (hereafter autophagy) is an evolutionarily-ancient mechanism by which cellular material is delivered to lysosomes for degradation. Autophagy and cell death are intimately linked. For example, both processes often use the same molecular ... ...

    Abstract Macroautophagy (hereafter autophagy) is an evolutionarily-ancient mechanism by which cellular material is delivered to lysosomes for degradation. Autophagy and cell death are intimately linked. For example, both processes often use the same molecular machinery and recent work suggests that autophagy has great influence over a cell's decision to live or die. However, this decision-making is complicated by the fact that the role of autophagy in determining whether a cell should live or die goes both ways: autophagy inhibition can result in more or less cell death depending on the death stimulus, cell type or context. Autophagy may also differentially affect different types of cell death. In the present review, we discuss the recent literature that helps make sense of this apparently inconsistent role of autophagy in influencing a cell to live or die.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Apoptosis/physiology ; Autophagy/physiology ; Humans ; Necrosis ; Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/physiology ; Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I/physiology ; ras Proteins/physiology
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I ; RIPK1 protein, human (EC 2.7.11.1) ; RIPK3 protein, human (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases (EC 2.7.11.1) ; ras Proteins (EC 3.6.5.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2173655-8
    ISSN 1742-4658 ; 1742-464X
    ISSN (online) 1742-4658
    ISSN 1742-464X
    DOI 10.1111/febs.13515
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  5. Article ; Online: Single-cell dissection of the human motor and prefrontal cortices in ALS and FTLD.

    Pineda, S Sebastian / Lee, Hyeseung / Ulloa-Navas, Maria J / Linville, Raleigh M / Garcia, Francisco J / Galani, Kyriakitsa / Engelberg-Cook, Erica / Castanedes, Monica C / Fitzwalter, Brent E / Pregent, Luc J / Gardashli, Mahammad E / DeTure, Michael / Vera-Garcia, Diana V / Hucke, Andre T S / Oskarsson, Bjorn E / Murray, Melissa E / Dickson, Dennis W / Heiman, Myriam / Belzil, Veronique V /
    Kellis, Manolis

    Cell

    2024  Volume 187, Issue 8, Page(s) 1971–1989.e16

    Abstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) share many clinical, pathological, and genetic features, but a detailed understanding of their associated transcriptional alterations across vulnerable cortical cell types ... ...

    Abstract Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) share many clinical, pathological, and genetic features, but a detailed understanding of their associated transcriptional alterations across vulnerable cortical cell types is lacking. Here, we report a high-resolution, comparative single-cell molecular atlas of the human primary motor and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices and their transcriptional alterations in sporadic and familial ALS and FTLD. By integrating transcriptional and genetic information, we identify known and previously unidentified vulnerable populations in cortical layer 5 and show that ALS- and FTLD-implicated motor and spindle neurons possess a virtually indistinguishable molecular identity. We implicate potential disease mechanisms affecting these cell types as well as non-neuronal drivers of pathogenesis. Finally, we show that neuron loss in cortical layer 5 tracks more closely with transcriptional identity rather than cellular morphology and extends beyond previously reported vulnerable cell types.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Mice ; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/genetics ; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/metabolism ; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/pathology ; Frontotemporal Dementia/genetics ; Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration/genetics ; Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration/metabolism ; Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration/pathology ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Neurons/metabolism ; Prefrontal Cortex/metabolism ; Prefrontal Cortex/pathology ; Single-Cell Gene Expression Analysis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 187009-9
    ISSN 1097-4172 ; 0092-8674
    ISSN (online) 1097-4172
    ISSN 0092-8674
    DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2024.02.031
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  6. Article ; Online: Cancer Cells Upregulate NRF2 Signaling to Adapt to Autophagy Inhibition.

    Towers, Christina G / Fitzwalter, Brent E / Regan, Daniel / Goodspeed, Andrew / Morgan, Michael J / Liu, Chang-Wei / Gustafson, Daniel L / Thorburn, Andrew

    Developmental cell

    2019  Volume 50, Issue 6, Page(s) 690–703.e6

    Abstract: While autophagy is thought to be an essential process in some cancer cells, it is unknown if or how such cancer cells can circumvent autophagy inhibition. To address this, we developed a CRISPR/Cas9 assay with dynamic live-cell imaging to measure acute ... ...

    Abstract While autophagy is thought to be an essential process in some cancer cells, it is unknown if or how such cancer cells can circumvent autophagy inhibition. To address this, we developed a CRISPR/Cas9 assay with dynamic live-cell imaging to measure acute effects of knockout (KO) of autophagy genes compared to known essential and non-essential genes. In some cancer cells, autophagy is as essential for cancer cell growth as mRNA transcription or translation or DNA replication. However, even these highly autophagy-dependent cancer cells evolve to circumvent loss of autophagy by upregulating NRF2, which is necessary and sufficient for autophagy-dependent cells to circumvent ATG7 KO and maintain protein homeostasis. Importantly, however, this adaptation increases susceptibly to proteasome inhibitors. These studies identify a common mechanism of acquired resistance to autophagy inhibition and show that selection to avoid tumor cell dependency on autophagy creates new, potentially actionable cancer cell susceptibilities.
    MeSH term(s) Adaptation, Physiological/drug effects ; Autophagy/drug effects ; Autophagy-Related Protein 7/metabolism ; CRISPR-Cas Systems/genetics ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Survival/drug effects ; Clone Cells ; Gene Knockout Techniques ; Genes, Essential ; Humans ; NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism ; Neoplasms/metabolism ; Neoplasms/pathology ; Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/metabolism ; Proteasome Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Ribonucleoproteins/metabolism ; Signal Transduction/drug effects ; Up-Regulation/drug effects
    Chemical Substances NF-E2-Related Factor 2 ; Proteasome Inhibitors ; Ribonucleoproteins ; Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex (EC 3.4.25.1) ; Autophagy-Related Protein 7 (EC 6.2.1.45)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-08-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2054967-2
    ISSN 1878-1551 ; 1534-5807
    ISSN (online) 1878-1551
    ISSN 1534-5807
    DOI 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.07.010
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  7. Article ; Online: Effect of early-stage autophagy inhibition in BRAF

    Zahedi, Shadi / Fitzwalter, Brent E / Morin, Andrew / Grob, Sydney / Desmarais, Michele / Nellan, Anandani / Green, Adam L / Vibhakar, Rajeev / Hankinson, Todd C / Foreman, Nicholas K / Mulcahy Levy, Jean M

    Cell death & disease

    2019  Volume 10, Issue 9, Page(s) 679

    Abstract: Autophagy is a multistage process. Progress within the field has led to the development of agents targeting both early (initiation) and late (fusion) stages of this process. The specific stage of autophagy targeted may influence cancer treatment outcomes. ...

    Abstract Autophagy is a multistage process. Progress within the field has led to the development of agents targeting both early (initiation) and late (fusion) stages of this process. The specific stage of autophagy targeted may influence cancer treatment outcomes. We have previously shown that central nervous system (CNS) tumors with the BRAF
    MeSH term(s) Aminopyridines/pharmacology ; Autophagy/drug effects ; Autophagy/genetics ; Benzamides/pharmacology ; Blotting, Western ; Brain Neoplasms/genetics ; Brain Neoplasms/metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Survival/drug effects ; Cell Survival/genetics ; Central Nervous System Neoplasms/genetics ; Central Nervous System Neoplasms/metabolism ; Flow Cytometry ; Humans ; Mutation/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf/metabolism ; Pyrimidines/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances 1-((2-((2-chloropyridin-4yl)amino)-4'-(cyclopropylmethyl)-(4,5'-bipyrimidin)-2'-yl)amino)-2-methylpropan-2-ol ; Aminopyridines ; Benzamides ; Pyrimidines ; SBI-0206965 ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf (EC 2.7.11.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-09-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2541626-1
    ISSN 2041-4889 ; 2041-4889
    ISSN (online) 2041-4889
    ISSN 2041-4889
    DOI 10.1038/s41419-019-1880-y
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  8. Article ; Online: Metastatic cells are preferentially vulnerable to lysosomal inhibition.

    Morgan, Michael J / Fitzwalter, Brent E / Owens, Charles R / Powers, Rani K / Sottnik, Joseph L / Gamez, Graciela / Costello, James C / Theodorescu, Dan / Thorburn, Andrew

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2018  Volume 115, Issue 36, Page(s) E8479–E8488

    Abstract: Molecular alterations that confer phenotypic advantages to tumors can also expose specific therapeutic vulnerabilities. To search for potential treatments that would selectively affect metastatic cells, we examined the sensitivity of lineage-related ... ...

    Abstract Molecular alterations that confer phenotypic advantages to tumors can also expose specific therapeutic vulnerabilities. To search for potential treatments that would selectively affect metastatic cells, we examined the sensitivity of lineage-related human bladder cancer cell lines with different lung colonization abilities to chloroquine (CQ) or bafilomycin A
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Chloroquine/pharmacology ; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/drug effects ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects ; Humans ; Inhibitor of Differentiation Proteins/biosynthesis ; Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Lung Neoplasms/metabolism ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology ; Lung Neoplasms/secondary ; Lysosomes/metabolism ; Lysosomes/pathology ; Macrolides/pharmacology ; Mice ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Neoplasm Proteins/biosynthesis ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/genetics ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/metabolism ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology
    Chemical Substances ID4 protein, human ; Inhibitor of Differentiation Proteins ; Macrolides ; Neoplasm Proteins ; Chloroquine (886U3H6UFF) ; bafilomycin A1 (88899-55-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-08-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.1706526115
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  9. Article ; Online: Autophagy Inhibition Mediates Apoptosis Sensitization in Cancer Therapy by Relieving FOXO3a Turnover.

    Fitzwalter, Brent E / Towers, Christina G / Sullivan, Kelly D / Andrysik, Zdenek / Hoh, Maria / Ludwig, Michael / O'Prey, Jim / Ryan, Kevin M / Espinosa, Joaquin M / Morgan, Michael J / Thorburn, Andrew

    Developmental cell

    2018  Volume 44, Issue 5, Page(s) 555–565.e3

    Abstract: Macroautophagy (autophagy) is intimately linked with cell death and allows cells to evade apoptosis. This has prompted clinical trials to combine autophagy inhibitors with other drugs with the aim of increasing the likelihood of cancer cells dying. ... ...

    Abstract Macroautophagy (autophagy) is intimately linked with cell death and allows cells to evade apoptosis. This has prompted clinical trials to combine autophagy inhibitors with other drugs with the aim of increasing the likelihood of cancer cells dying. However, the molecular basis for such effects is unknown. Here, we describe a transcriptional mechanism that connects autophagy to apoptosis. The autophagy-regulating transcription factor, FOXO3a, is itself turned over by basal autophagy creating a potential feedback loop. Increased FOXO3a upon autophagy inhibition stimulates transcription of the pro-apoptotic BBC3/PUMA gene to cause apoptosis sensitization. This mechanism explains how autophagy inhibition can sensitize tumor cells to chemotherapy drugs and allows an autophagy inhibitor to change the action of an MDM2-targeted drug from growth inhibition to apoptosis, reducing tumor burden in vivo. Thus, a link between two processes mediated via a single transcription factor binding site in the genome can be leveraged to improve anti-cancer therapies.
    MeSH term(s) Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology ; Apoptosis/drug effects ; Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/genetics ; Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/metabolism ; Autophagy/drug effects ; Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Breast Neoplasms/metabolism ; Breast Neoplasms/pathology ; Colonic Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Colonic Neoplasms/metabolism ; Colonic Neoplasms/pathology ; Female ; Forkhead Box Protein O3/genetics ; Forkhead Box Protein O3/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects ; Humans ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism ; Tumor Cells, Cultured
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins ; BBC3 protein, human ; FOXO3 protein, human ; Forkhead Box Protein O3 ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-03-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2054967-2
    ISSN 1878-1551 ; 1534-5807
    ISSN (online) 1878-1551
    ISSN 1534-5807
    DOI 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.02.014
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  10. Article ; Online: ZZ-dependent regulation of p62/SQSTM1 in autophagy.

    Zhang, Yi / Mun, Su Ran / Linares, Juan F / Ahn, JaeWoo / Towers, Christina G / Ji, Chang Hoon / Fitzwalter, Brent E / Holden, Michael R / Mi, Wenyi / Shi, Xiaobing / Moscat, Jorge / Thorburn, Andrew / Diaz-Meco, Maria T / Kwon, Yong Tae / Kutateladze, Tatiana G

    Nature communications

    2018  Volume 9, Issue 1, Page(s) 4373

    Abstract: Autophagic receptor p62 is a critical mediator of cell detoxification, stress response, and metabolic programs and is commonly deregulated in human diseases. The diverse functions of p62 arise from its ability to interact with a large set of ligands, ... ...

    Abstract Autophagic receptor p62 is a critical mediator of cell detoxification, stress response, and metabolic programs and is commonly deregulated in human diseases. The diverse functions of p62 arise from its ability to interact with a large set of ligands, such as arginylated (Nt-R) substrates. Here, we describe the structural mechanism for selective recognition of Nt-R by the ZZ domain of p62 (p62
    MeSH term(s) Autophagy/genetics ; Autophagy/physiology ; Cell Line ; Crystallography, X-Ray ; Flow Cytometry ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1/genetics ; Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1/metabolism ; Protein Binding ; Sequestosome-1 Protein/genetics ; Sequestosome-1 Protein/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Spectrometry, Fluorescence
    Chemical Substances SQSTM1 protein, human ; Sequestosome-1 Protein ; Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (EC 2.7.11.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-10-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-018-06878-8
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