Category: All Publications

Small Molecule Antagonists of the DNA Repair ERCC1/XPA Protein-Protein Interaction

Robert Obermann, Bereket Yemane, Cassie Jarvis, Francisco M Franco, Yevhenii Kyriukha, William Nolan, Beth Gohara, Andrzej M Krezel, Scott A Wildman & James W Janetka (2024). “Small Molecule Antagonists of the DNA Repair ERCC1/XPA Protein-Protein Interaction” ChemMedChem. 2024 Apr 16;19(8):e202300648. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202300648. Epub 2024 Mar 5. (Abstract)

Efficacy of Host Cell Serine Protease Inhibitor MM3122 against SARS-CoV-2 for Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19

Adrianus C M Boon, Traci L Bricker, Ethan J Fritch, Sarah R Leist, Kendra Gully, Ralph S Baric, Rachel L Graham, Brigid V Troan, Matthew Mahoney & James W Janetka (2024). “Efficacy of Host Cell Serine Protease Inhibitor MM3122 against SARS-CoV-2 for Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19” J Virol.2024 May 14;98(5):e0190323. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01903-23. Epub 2024 Apr 9. (Abstract)

Discovery of Orally Bioavailable FmlH Lectin Antagonists as Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections

Amarendar Reddy Maddirala, Kevin Tamadonfar, Jerome S Pinkner, Denise Sanick, Scott J Hultgren & James W Janetka (2024). “Discovery of Orally Bioavailable FmlH Lectin Antagonists as Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections” J Med Chem. 2024 Mar 14;67(5):3668-3678. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c02128. Epub 2024 Feb 3. (Abstract)

HGF/c-Met pathway inhibition combined with chemotherapy increases cytotoxic T-cell infiltration and inhibits pancreatic tumour growth and metastasis

Alpha Raj Mekapogu, Zhihong Xu, Srinivasa Pothula, Chamini Perera, Tony Pang, S M Zahid Hosen, Vishnu Damalanka, James Janetka, David Goldstein, Romano Pirola, Jeremy Wilson & Minoti Apte (2023). “HGF/c-Met pathway inhibition combined with chemotherapy increases cytotoxic T-cell infiltration and inhibits pancreatic tumour growth and metastasis” Cancer Lett. 2023 Aug 1:568:216286. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2023.216286. Epub 2023 Jun 22. (Abstract)

Hepsin promotes breast tumor growth signaling via the TGFβ-EGFR axis

Denis Belitškin, Pauliina Munne, Shishir M Pant, Johanna M Anttila, Ilida Suleymanova, Kati Belitškina, Daniel Kirchhofer, James Janetka, Taivo Käsper, Sami Jalil, Jeroen Pouwels, Topi A Tervonen & Juha Klefström (2024). “Hepsin promotes breast tumor growth signaling via the TGFβ-EGFR axis” Mol Oncol. 2024 Mar;18(3):547-561. doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.13545. Epub 2023 Nov 13. (Abstract)

Inhibition of autocrine HGF maturation overcomes cetuximab resistance in colorectal cancer

Vivian Truong Jones, Ramona Graves-Deal, Zheng Cao, Galina Bogatcheva, Marisol A Ramirez, Sarah J Harmych, James N Higginbotham, Vineeta Sharma, Vishnu C Damalanka, Claudia C Wahoski, Neeraj Joshi, Maria Johnson Irudayam, Joseph T Roland, Gregory D Ayers, Qi Liu, Robert J Coffey, James W Janetka & Bhuminder Singh (2024). “Inhibition of autocrine HGF maturation overcomes cetuximab resistance in colorectal cancer” Cell Mol Life Sci. 2024 Jan 12;81(1):28. doi: 10.1007/s00018-023-05071-5. (Abstract)

ROR2/Wnt5a Signaling Regulates Directional Cell Migration and Early Tumor Cell Invasion in Ovarian Cancer

Whitney R Grither, Breanna Baker, Vasilios A Morikis, Ma Xenia G Ilagan, Katherine C Fuh, & Gregory D Longmore (2024). “ROR2/Wnt5a Signaling Regulates Directional Cell Migration and Early Tumor Cell Invasion in Ovarian Cancer” Mol Cancer Res. 2024 May 2;22(5):495-507. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-23-0616. (Abstract)

Neuroactive steroid effects on autophagy in a human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK) cell model

Sofia V Salvatore, Ma Xenia G Ilagan, Hongjin Shu, Peter M Lambert, Ann Benz, Mingxing Qian, Douglas F Covey, Charles F Zorumski, & Steven Mennerick (2024). “Neuroactive steroid effects on autophagy in a human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK) cell model” Sci Rep. 2024 Jan 10;14(1):1042. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-51582-x. (Abstract)

Dilated cardiomyopathy-associated skeletal muscle actin (ACTA1) mutation R256H disrupts actin structure and function and causes cardiomyocyte hypocontractility

Ankit Garg, Silvia Jansen, Rui Zhang, Kory J Lavine, & Michael J Greenberg (2024). “Dilated cardiomyopathy-associated skeletal muscle actin (ACTA1) mutation R256H disrupts actin structure and function and causes cardiomyocyte hypocontractility” bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Mar 12:2024.03.10.583979. doi: 10.1101/2024.03.10.583979 (Abstract)