Identification of surrogate markers for determining drug activity using proteomics

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1488-1490 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.M. McClelland ◽  
W.J. Gullick
Keyword(s):  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Kinase Inhibitors ◽  
Drug Evaluation ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Surrogate Markers ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Activity ◽  
Drug Activity

In a high proportion of human carcinomas overexpression of the EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor), a receptor tyrosine kinase, represents a potential target for cancer treatment. EGFR is induced to dimerize through ligand binding which activates the tyrosine kinase activity of the receptor. This catalyses the transfer of ATP's γ-phosphate to hydroxyl groups of tyrosine residues on the receptor, creating binding sites that recruit downstream signalling proteins. New drugs, SMTKIs (small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors), have been designed to inhibit the tyrosine kinase activity of the receptor, producing an anti-tumour effect. The development of surrogate markers to determine the drug activity of these new inhibitors would be of great benefit in drug evaluation and in the subsequent management of patient disease. This review describes current treatments of cancer using tyrosine kinase inhibitors and the use of proteomic analysis to identify possible markers of activity of these new drugs.

Tyrosine kinase regulates epithelial sodium transport in A6 cells

1993 ◽  
Vol 264 (1) ◽  
pp. C246-C250 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. S. Matsumoto ◽  
A. Ohara ◽  
P. Duchatelle ◽  
D. C. Eaton
Keyword(s):  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Kinase Inhibitors ◽  
Kinase Inhibitor ◽  
Na Transport ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Activity ◽  
Open Probability ◽  
Cyclic Monophosphate ◽  
Tyrphostin 23

Insulin increases epithelial Na+ reabsorption, and many of its actions involve tyrosine kinase. We used tyrosine kinase inhibitors to examine the role of tyrosine kinase in the action of insulin. Pretreatment of Na+ transporting cells with tyrosine kinase inhibitors attenuates the subsequent action of insulin, suggesting that the action of insulin on epithelial Na+ transport involves tyrosine kinase activity. In addition to their effect on insulin-induced Na+ transport, the tyrosine kinase inhibitors also significantly reduce Na+ transport in Na(+)-transporting epithelial cells, suggesting that there is a significant tonic tyrosine kinase activity that modulates epithelial Na+ transport. Using patch-clamp methods, we found that one inhibitor, genistein, reduces the number of active Na+ channels in cell-attached patches without significantly affecting the open probability of any remaining channels. The effects of the tyrosine kinase inhibitors are not due to inhibition of protein kinase A (PKA), since H89, a PKA inhibitor, does not affect Na+ transport of control cells (as the tyrosine kinase inhibitors do), and the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, genistein or tyrphostin 23, does not alter the stimulation of ion transport by 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate, a membrane-permeable adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate analogue (as H89 does).

Modulation of Excitability in Aplysia Tail Sensory Neurons by Tyrosine Kinases

2001 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 2398-2411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela L. Purcell ◽  
Thomas J. Carew
Keyword(s):  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors ◽  
Sensory Neurons ◽  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Kinase Inhibitors ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphatase ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Activity ◽  
Activity Dependent

Tyrosine kinases have recently been shown to modulate synaptic plasticity and ion channel function. We show here that tyrosine kinases can also modulate both the baseline excitability state of Aplysia tail sensory neurons (SNs) as well as the excitability induced by the neuromodulator serotonin (5HT). First, we examined the effects of increasing and decreasing tyrosine kinase activity in the SNs. We found that tyrosine kinase inhibitors decrease baseline SN excitability in addition to attenuating the increase in excitability induced by 5HT. Conversely, functionally increasing cellular tyrosine kinase activity in the SNs by either inhibiting opposing tyrosine phosphatase activity or by direct injection of an active tyrosine kinase (Src) induces increases in SN excitability in the absence of 5HT. Second, we examined the interaction between protein kinase A (PKA), which is known to mediate 5HT-induced excitability changes in the SNs, and tyrosine kinases, in the enhancement of SN excitability. We found that the tyrosine kinases function downstream of PKA activation since tyrosine kinase inhibitors reduce excitability induced by activators of PKA. Finally, we examined the role of tyrosine kinases in other forms of 5HT-induced plasticity in the SNs. We found that while tyrosine kinase inhibitors attenuate excitability produced by 5HT, they have no effect on short-term facilitation (STF) of the SN-motor neuron (MN) synapse induced by 5HT. Thus tyrosine kinases modulate different forms of SN plasticity independently. Such differential modulation would have important consequences for activity-dependent plasticity in a variety of neural circuits.

scholarly journals Transmission of growth cone traction force through apCAM–cytoskeletal linkages is regulated by Src family tyrosine kinase activity

2001 ◽  
Vol 155 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel M. Suter ◽  
Paul Forscher
Keyword(s):  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Growth Cone ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Kinase Inhibitors ◽  
Traction Force ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Activity ◽  
Cellular Mechanisms ◽  
Traction Forces ◽  
Kinase Activation ◽  
Neuronal Growth Cone

Tyrosine kinase activity is known to be important in neuronal growth cone guidance. However, underlying cellular mechanisms are largely unclear. Here, we report how Src family tyrosine kinase activity controls apCAM-mediated growth cone steering by regulating the transmission of traction forces through receptor–cytoskeletal linkages. Increased levels of tyrosine phosphorylation were detected at sites where beads coated with apCAM ligands were physically restrained to induce growth cone steering, but not at unrestrained bead binding sites. Interestingly, the rate and level of phosphotyrosine buildup near restrained beads were decreased by the myosin inhibitor 2,3-butanedione-2-monoxime, suggesting that tension promotes tyrosine kinase activation. While not affecting retrograde F-actin flow rates, genistein and the Src family selective tyrosine kinase inhibitors PP1 and PP2 strongly reduced the growth cone's ability to apply traction forces through apCAM–cytoskeletal linkages, assessed using the restrained bead interaction assay. Furthermore, increased levels of an activated Src family kinase were detected at restrained bead sites during growth cone steering events. Our results suggest a mechanism by which growth cones select pathways by sampling both the molecular nature of the substrate and its ability to withstand the application of traction forces.

Inhibition of KIT Tyrosine Kinase Activity: A Novel Molecular Approach to the Treatment of KIT-Positive Malignancies

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1692-1703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Heinrich ◽  
Charles D. Blanke ◽  
Brian J. Druker ◽  
Christopher L. Corless
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Kinase Inhibitors ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Myelogenous Leukemia ◽  
Small Cell Lung

PURPOSE: Activation of the KIT tyrosine kinase by somatic mutation has been documented in a number of human malignancies, including gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), seminoma, acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), and mastocytosis. In addition, paracrine or autocrine activation of this kinase has been postulated in numerous other malignancies, including small-cell lung cancer and ovarian cancer. In this review, we discuss the rationale for and development of KIT tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of human malignancies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Studies were identified through a MEDLINE search, review of bibliographies of relevant articles, and review of abstracts from national meetings. RESULTS: Four tyrosine kinase inhibitors that have activity against KIT are currently being used in clinical trials, and one, STI571, has recently been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for treating patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. The role of KIT inhibitors in treating KIT-positive malignancies is reviewed. CONCLUSION: Targeted therapy to inhibit the kinase activity of KIT is a rational approach to the treatment of KIT-positive malignancies. Two key factors are the potency of a given inhibitor and the relative contribution of KIT activation to the growth of the tumor. Given our current understanding of KIT activity in human malignancy, the best candidate diseases for treatment with KIT inhibitors are GIST, mastocytosis, seminoma and possibly some cases of AML. Additionally, KIT inhibitors may play an adjunctive role in diseases such as small-cell lung cancer, in which KIT activation is secondary to ligand binding rather than an acquired mutation.

scholarly journals Morphological Differentiation of Oligodendrocytes Requires Activation of Fyn Tyrosine Kinase

1999 ◽  
Vol 145 (6) ◽  
pp. 1209-1218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna J. Osterhout ◽  
Amy Wolven ◽  
Rebecca M. Wolf ◽  
Marilyn D. Resh ◽  
Moses V. Chao
Keyword(s):  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Kinase Inhibitors ◽  
Morphological Differentiation ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Activity ◽  
Oligodendrocyte Progenitors ◽  
Differentiated Cells ◽  
Process Formation ◽  
Fyn Tyrosine Kinase

In the central nervous system, myelination of axons occurs when oligodendrocyte progenitors undergo terminal differentiation and initiate process formation and axonal ensheathment. Although it is hypothesized that neuron-oligodendrocyte contact initiates this process, the molecular signals are not known. Here we find that Fyn tyrosine kinase activity is upregulated very early during oligodendrocyte progenitor cell differentiation. Concomitant with this increase is the appearance of several tyrosine phosphorylated proteins present only in differentiated cells. The increased tyrosine kinase activity is specific to Fyn, as other Src family members are not active in oligodendrocytes. To investigate the function of Fyn activation on differentiation, we used Src family tyrosine kinase inhibitors, PP1 and PP2, in cultures of differentiating oligodendrocyte progenitors. Treatment of progenitors with these compounds prevented activation of Fyn and reduced process extension and myelin membrane formation. This inhibition was reversible and not observed with related inactive analogues. A similar effect was observed when a dominant negative Fyn was introduced in progenitor cells. These findings strongly suggest that activation of Fyn is an essential signaling component for the morphological differentiation of oligodendrocytes.

scholarly journals Fast in-vitro screening of FLT3-ITD inhibitors using silkworm-baculovirus protein expression system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Yamamoto ◽  
Jiro Kikuchi ◽  
Yusuke Furukawa ◽  
Naoya Shibayama
Keyword(s):  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Kinase Inhibitors ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Structural Studies ◽  
Expression And Purification ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Activity ◽  
Fast Screening ◽  
Baculovirus System

We report expression and purification of a FLT3 protein with ITD mutation (FLT3-ITD) with a steady tyrosine kinase activity using a silkworm-baculovirus system, and its application as a fast screening system of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The FLT3-ITD protein was expressed in Bombyx mori L. pupae infected by gene-modified nucleopolyhedrovirus, and was purified as an active state. We performed an inhibition assay using 17 potential kinase inhibitors, and succeeded in identifying two potent inhibitors for FLT3-ITD. The result has paved the way for screening FLT3-ITD inhibitors in a fast and easy manner, and also for structural studies.

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