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Nat Commun ; 15(1): 5456, 2024 Jun 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38937455

ABSTRACT

Stramenopile algae contribute significantly to global primary productivity, and one class, Eustigmatophyceae, is increasingly studied for applications in high-value lipid production. Yet much about their basic biology remains unknown, including the nature of an enigmatic, pigmented globule found in vegetative cells. Here, we present an in-depth examination of this "red body," focusing on Nannochloropsis oceanica. During the cell cycle, the red body forms adjacent to the plastid, but unexpectedly it is secreted and released with the autosporangial wall following cell division. Shed red bodies contain antioxidant ketocarotenoids, and overexpression of a beta-carotene ketolase results in enlarged red bodies. Infrared spectroscopy indicates long-chain, aliphatic lipids in shed red bodies and cell walls, and UHPLC-HRMS detects a C32 alkyl diol, a potential precursor of algaenan, a recalcitrant cell wall polymer. We propose that the red body transports algaenan precursors from plastid to apoplast to be incorporated into daughter cell walls.


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Cell Wall , Plastids , Stramenopiles , Cell Wall/metabolism , Stramenopiles/metabolism , Plastids/metabolism
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J Med Chem ; 67(11): 9759-9771, 2024 Jun 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38820338

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HER2 overexpression and amplification have been identified as oncogenic drivers, and the development of therapies to treat tumors harboring these markers has received considerable attention. Activation of HER2 signaling and subsequent cell growth can also be induced by HER2 mutations, including the common YVMA insertion in exon 20 within the kinase domain. Enhertu is currently the only approved treatment for HER2 mutant tumors in NSCLC. TKIs tested in this space have suffered from off-target activity, primarily due to EGFRWT inhibition or attenuated activity against HER2 mutants. The goal of this work was to identify a TKI that would provide robust inhibition of oncogenic HER2WT and HER2 mutants while sparing EGFRWT activity. Herein, we describe the development of a potent, covalent inhibitor of HER2WT and the YVMA insertion mutant while providing oral bioavailability and avoiding the inhibition of EGFRWT.


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Protein Kinase Inhibitors , Receptor, ErbB-2 , Receptor, ErbB-2/antagonists & inhibitors , Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism , Humans , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/chemistry , Animals , Drug Discovery , Mutation , Cell Line, Tumor , Structure-Activity Relationship , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Mice , Rats , ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors , ErbB Receptors/metabolism
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