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Overcoming MTDH and MTDH-SND1 complex: driver and potential therapeutic target of cancer

by Hao Shen a,b,c ,  Jiayu Ding a,b,c ,  Jiaying Ji a,b ,  Binjian Jiang a,b ,  Xiao Wang a,b,c,*  and  Peng Yang a,b,c,* orcid
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State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiang Su Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Institute of Innovative Drug Discovery and Development, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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CI  2023, 29; 3(1), 29; https://doi.org/10.58567/ci03010004
Received: 26 September 2023 / Accepted: 5 December 2023 / Published Online: 11 December 2023
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Abstract

Metadherin (MTDH), also known as LYRIC or AEG-1, is an oncogene that enhances tumor progression, metastasis, drug resistance, and immune escape in various cancers by modulating multiple oncogenic pathways, including NF-κB, PI3K/AKT, Wnt/β-catenin, MAPK, and AMPK. Due to the unknown of the complete structure of MTDH, the deep mechanisms of MTDH and selective inhibitors targeting MTDH remain to be explored. The Protein-Protein interaction (PPI) with the Staphylococcal nuclease domain containing 1 (SND1) is a crucial mechanism underlying the function of MTDH. Current studies have demonstrated that inhibitors, including antisense oligonucleotides, peptides, and small molecules targeting MTDH or MTDH-SND1 interactions, provide novel strategies to inhibit the oncogenetic effects of MTDH. This review summarizes and discusses the structure, function, and regulation of MTDH in cancers, providing the potential therapeutic perspectives of MTDH or MTDH-SND1 PPI for drug discovery.

Keywords: MTDH; SND1; Protein-Protein interaction; RNA binding protein; Cancer;
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National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFA1303803) , National Natural Science Foundation of China (82073701) , Project Program of State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University (SKLNMZZ202209)

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Shen, H.; Ding, J.; Ji, J.; Jiang, B.; Wang, X.; Yang, P. Overcoming MTDH and MTDH-SND1 complex: driver and potential therapeutic target of cancer. Cancer Insight, 2024, 3, 29. https://doi.org/10.58567/ci03010004
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Shen H, Ding J, Ji J, Jiang B, Wang X, Yang P. Overcoming MTDH and MTDH-SND1 complex: driver and potential therapeutic target of cancer. Cancer Insight; 2024, 3(1):29. https://doi.org/10.58567/ci03010004
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