Project description:To understand the effect of ADH-503, we have employed microarray expression profiling to identify genes that change at different times 48hrs and 10 days after treatment initiation. CD11b/18 (alphaMbeta2), an integrin molecule is highly expressed on all myeloid cells and plays an important role in transendothelial migration and functional changes in these cells. Here we demonstrate that a small molecule agonist of CD11b, ADH-503 was associated reprograming tumor immunity by promoting anti-tumor immune cell populations by enhancing antigen presentation by macrophages and cDCs and together these changes resulted in stabilization of tumor growth and improvement in overall survival.
Project description:Gene expression profile following transfection with miR-503, miR-103, or miR-494 mature duplex Examination of mRNA levels in HeLa cells following transfection of miR-503, miR-103, or miR-494 mature duplex, control siRNA against GFP, or mock transfection (lipofectamine 2000 alone)
Project description:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a heterogeneous hematologic malignancy, is the most common form of acute leukemia in adults. MLL rearrangements (MLL-r) are observed in approximately 10% of AML and are associated with a relatively poor prognosis, highlighting the need for new treatment regimens. MLL fusions recruit KDM4C to mediate epigenetic reprogramming, which is required for maintenance of MLL-r leukemia. In this study, we used a combinatorial drug screen to selectively identify synergistic treatment partners for the KDM4C inhibitor SD70. The results showed that the drug combination of SD70 and MI-503, a potent Menin-MLL inhibitor, induced synergistically enhanced apoptosis in MLL-r leukemia cells without affecting normal CD34+ cells. In vivo treatment with SD70 and MI-503 significantly prolongs survival in AML xenograft models. Differential Gene expression analysis by RNA-seq following combined pharmacological inhibition of SD70 and MI-503 revealed changes in numerous genes, with MYC target genes being the most significantly downregulated. Taken together, these data provide preclinical evidence that the combination of SD70 and MI-503 is a potential dual-target therapy for MLL-r AML.
Project description:We constructed a genome wide target profile of hsa-miR-503, hsa-miR-103, and hsa-miR-494 by sequencing RNA isolated from Ago2 immunoprecipitations and total RNA samples following transfection of the respective miRNA in mature duplex form Examination of mRNA levels in HeLa cells and Ago2 immunoprecipitations from HeLa cells following miR-503, miR-103, or miR-494 mature duplex or control siRNA transfection