抗肿瘤靶点 PARP-1 及其抑制剂的研究进展

聚二磷酸腺苷核糖聚合酶 -1（PARP-1）参与 DNA 损伤修复,是近年来肿瘤治疗领域的热门靶点。从 PARP-1 的结构和作用机制出发, 综述 PARP-1 抑制剂的主要结构类型及优化思路,展望其应用前景和亟需解决的问题。     

ATP竞争性mTOR抑制剂研究进展

哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白(mTOR)是一种丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶,可集合胞内和胞外信号调节细胞生长、增殖、代谢和存活。在肿瘤的发生发展过程中,mTOR信号多处于异常激活状态,已被确证为肿瘤药物治疗的重要靶标。因雷帕霉素临床应用存在局限性,近期ATP竞争性mTOR抑制剂的研发十分活跃。本文综述了ATP竞争性mTOR抑制剂的研究进展,重点讨论药物的作用特点。     

酪氨酸激酶抑制剂类抗肿瘤药物研究方法进展

酪氨酸激酶(protein tyrosine kinases,PTKs)在肿瘤细胞的增殖、分化、迁移、侵袭等相关信号通路中起到了关键的调控作用,已经成为肿瘤靶向性治疗的重要靶点.本文对靶向酪氨酸激酶的小分子抑制剂的筛选和评价方法进行综述,以期促进酪氨酸激酶抑制剂类抗肿瘤药物的研究.     

抗肿瘤代谢靶标磷酸甘油酸变位酶1 及其抑制剂的研究进展

肿瘤细胞的Warburg效应是近期肿瘤代谢研究的一大热点,磷酸甘油酸变位酶1（PGAM1）在糖酵解生物通路中起着重要作用。 报道显示PGAM1在肿瘤细胞中普遍高表达,同时促进细胞增殖过程中的糖酵解和生物合成代谢通路。基于该发现,针对PGAM1进行小 分子抑制剂研究成为开发抗肿瘤药物的新思路。综述PGAM1在肿瘤细胞中的功能、意义以及PGAM1抑制剂的开发前景。     

mTOR信号转导通路抑制剂及其与肿瘤耐药的研究进展

哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白(mammalian target of rapamycin, mTOR)是一种特异性的蛋白激酶,在调控细胞生长、增殖、代谢等多项生命活动中都具有重要意义。mTOR调控功能的失活与异常激活,会导致相关肿瘤和疾病的发生。近年来已有多种mTOR抑制剂用于治疗该信号转导通路异常引起的肿瘤。该文探究多种调控mTOR的信号通路和mTOR抑制剂用于肿瘤治疗的最新进展,还探讨肿瘤细胞对mTOR抑制剂产生耐药性的潜在机制和应对策略。因此,对mTOR信号通路及其调控机制的探索有助于研发全新的肿瘤治疗技术。     

mTOR的研究进展

mTOR(mammaliantargetofrapamycin)是丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白激酶,在感受营养信号、调节细胞生长与增殖中起着关键性的作用。mTOR可磷酸化p70S6K和4E-BP1,促进蛋白质合成。mTOR的活性受氨基酸尤其是亮氨酸浓度的调节,生长因子及能量水平也能通过AMPK调节mTOR活性。PI3K/Akt和Akt/TSC1-TSC2两条信号通路都可调控mTOR活性,进而调节细胞的生长与增殖。mTOR信号通路的异常会导致肿瘤的发生,可以针对mTOR研制出治疗肿瘤的靶向药物。     

PI3K 抑制剂抗肿瘤临床研究进展

磷脂酰肌醇-3-激酶 (PI3K) 是一种胞内磷脂酰肌醇激酶,在介导细胞生长、发育、分裂、分化和凋亡等过程中发挥重要作用,因此 PI3K 抑制剂的开发已成为当前抗癌新药研究的热点之一。目前已有多个 PI3K 抑制剂进入临床研究阶段或已上市,其单用或与其他药物联 用的疗效和安全性有待进一步临床验证。综述 PI3K 抑制剂作为抗肿瘤药物的临床研究进展,为其进一步研究与应用提供参考。     

黏着斑激酶及其小分子抑制剂作为抗肿瘤药物的研究进展

抗黏着斑激酶是一种非受体型酪氨酸蛋白激酶,在许多肿瘤的发生和发展过程中均有过表达。研究表明,作为细胞内重要的骨架蛋白和调节多种细胞信号通路的关键分子,黏着斑激酶在肿瘤发生、发展、迁移和侵袭的各个阶段都起着重要作用。因此,以黏着斑激酶作为抗肿瘤靶点开发其抑制剂的研究受到广泛关注。综述黏着斑激酶的结构与功能、它与肿瘤的关联及其小分子抑制剂的研究与开发。     

上皮间质转化抑制剂及其在抗肿瘤治疗中的应用北大核心CSCD

上皮细胞转化为间质细胞的过程称为上皮间质转化(epithelial-mesenchymal transition,EMT)。EMT参与调控胚胎发育、伤口愈合及干细胞分化等生命活动,是生命体中的重要生物过程。肿瘤细胞发生EMT会使自身侵袭性、抗凋亡能力及耐药性增强,有利于肿瘤细胞的局部浸润和远端转移,加快肿瘤发展进程,因此,抑制EMT发生可作为研发抗肿瘤药物的一个重要方向。EMT过程受肿瘤细胞微环境刺激因素、胞外介质及其受体、信号通路应答、转录因子以及miRNA等多因素的调控。本文针对这几个方面,总结并归纳了几类EMT抑制剂的研究及其在抗肿瘤治疗中的优缺点,并讨论了这些抑制剂作为抗肿瘤药物成功应用于临床治疗需要进一步解决的问题。     

钠离子依赖的中性氨基酸转运蛋白SNAT2的研究进展

钠离子依赖的中性氨基酸转运蛋白2 (sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 2,SNAT2)是SLC38基因编码家族中转运系统A (SystemA)的重要成员。SNAT2广泛表达于哺乳动物各组织中。其表达受高渗、pH值、激素、炎症因子等因素的影响。SNAT2可以通过改变细胞内氨基酸的水平来调控哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白复合物1(mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1,mTORC1)的下游通路,从而影响细胞蛋白质合成。SNAT2在肥胖、糖尿病、关节炎、癌症等多种病理生理过程中发挥着重要的作用。本文对SNAT2的研究进展进行综述。     

Identification of Akt-independent Regulation of Hepatic Lipogenesis by Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Complex 2

Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 (mTORC2) is a key activator of protein kinases that act downstream of insulin and growth factor signaling. Here we report that mice lacking the essential mTORC2 component rictor in liver (Lrictor(KO)) are unable to respond normally to insulin. In response to insulin, Lrictor(KO) mice failed to inhibit hepatic glucose output. Lrictor(KO) mice also fail to develop hepatic steatosis on a high fat diet and manifest half-normal serum cholesterol levels. This is accompanied by lower levels of expression of SREBP-1c and SREBP-2 and genes of fatty acid and cholesterol biosynthesis. Lrictor(KO) mice had defects in insulin-stimulated Akt Ser-473 and Thr-308 phosphorylation, leading to decreased phosphorylation of Akt substrates FoxO, GSK-3β, PRAS40, AS160, and Tsc2. Lrictor(KO) mice also manifest defects in insulin-activated mTORC1 activity, evidenced by decreased S6 kinase and Lipin1 phosphorylation. Glucose intolerance and insulin resistance of Lrictor(KO) mice could be fully rescued by hepatic expression of activated Akt2 or dominant negative FoxO1. However, in the absence of mTORC2, forced Akt2 activation was unable to drive hepatic lipogenesis. Thus, we have identified an Akt-independent relay from mTORC2 to hepatic lipogenesis that separates the effects of insulin on glucose and lipid metabolism.     

Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Signaling Network in Skeletal Myogenesis

Mammalian (or mechanistic) target of rapamycin (mTOR) regulates a wide range of cellular and developmental processes by coordinating signaling responses to mitogens, nutrients, and various stresses. Over the last decade, mTOR has emerged as a master regulator of skeletal myogenesis, controlling multiple stages of the myofiber formation process. In this minireview, we present an emerging view of the signaling network underlying mTOR regulation of myogenesis, which contrasts with the well established mechanisms in the regulation of cell and muscle growth. Current questions for future studies are also highlighted.     

Mammalian TOR signaling to the AGC kinases

The mechanistic (or mammalian) target of rapamycin (mTOR), an evolutionarily conserved protein kinase, orchestrates cellular responses to growth, metabolic and stress signals. mTOR processes various extracellular and intracellular inputs as part of two mTOR protein complexes, mTORC1 or mTORC2. The mTORCs have numerous cellular targets but members of a family of protein kinases, the protein kinase (PK)A/PKG/PKC (AGC) family are the best characterized direct mTOR substrates. The AGC kinases control multiple cellular functions and deregulation of many members of this family underlies numerous pathological conditions. mTOR phosphorylates conserved motifs in these kinases to allosterically augment their activity, influence substrate specificity, and promote protein maturation and stability. Activation of AGC kinases in turn triggers the phosphorylation of diverse, often overlapping, targets that ultimately control cellular response to a wide spectrum of stimuli. This review will highlight recent findings on how mTOR regulates AGC kinases and how mTOR activity is feedback regulated by these kinases. We will discuss how this regulation can modulate downstream targets in the mTOR pathway that could account for the varied cellular functions of mTOR.     

Autoregulation of the Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Complex 2 Integrity Is Controlled by an ATP-dependent Mechanism

Nutrients are essential for living organisms because they fuel biological processes in cells. Cells monitor nutrient abundance and coordinate a ratio of anabolic and catabolic reactions. Mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling is the essential nutrient-sensing pathway that controls anabolic processes in cells. The central component of this pathway is mTOR, a highly conserved and essential protein kinase that exists in two distinct functional complexes. The nutrient-sensitive mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) controls cell growth and cell size by phosphorylation of the regulators of protein synthesis S6K1 and 4EBP1, whereas its second complex, mTORC2, regulates cell proliferation by functioning as the regulatory kinase of Akt and other members of the AGC kinase family. The regulation of mTORC2 remains poorly characterized. Our study shows that the cellular ATP balance controls a basal kinase activity of mTORC2 that maintains the integrity of mTORC2 and phosphorylation of Akt on the turn motif Thr-450 site. We found that mTOR stabilizes SIN1 by phosphorylation of its hydrophobic and conserved Ser-260 site to maintain the integrity of mTORC2. The optimal kinase activity of mTORC2 requires a concentration of ATP above 1.2 mm and makes this kinase complex highly sensitive to ATP depletion. We found that not amino acid but glucose deprivation of cells or acute ATP depletion prevented the mTOR-dependent phosphorylation of SIN1 on Ser-260 and Akt on Thr-450. In a low glucose medium, the cells carrying a substitution of SIN1 with its phosphomimetic mutant show an increased rate of cell proliferation related to a higher abundance of mTORC2 and phosphorylation of Akt. Thus, the homeostatic ATP sensor mTOR controls the integrity of mTORC2 and phosphorylation of Akt on the turn motif site.