Medical Biotechnology Master’s Programmes
at the University of Pécs and at the University of Debrecen
Identification number: TÁMOP-4.1.2-08/1/A-2009-0011
PHARMACOLOGICAL INFLUENCE OF
SIGNALING
Tímea Berki and Ferenc Boldizsár Signal transduction
Medical Biotechnology Master’s Programmes
at the University of Pécs and at the University of Debrecen
Identification number: TÁMOP-4.1.2-08/1/A-2009-0011
Potential drug targets in signaling pathways
PIP
2PIP
3PIP
3PIP
2PI3K PDK AKT PTEN
Ribosome protein rRNA
↑ Translation
S
M
G2 G1
↑ Cell cycle
Cyclin D Cyclin D Cyclin A,E
Cyclin B GRB2
SOS RAS
RAF
MEK1/2
MAPK 1,2,3
GTP GDP
RAS
Specific gene products
Receptor and nonreceptor tyrosine kinases G-protein
coupled receptors
PLC PKC
AC PKA
G protein
ATF c-Jun c-Myc NF-IL6
Nucleus
4-EBP p70S6 mTOR
B A
C
D
E
F
CDK4, 6 CDK2
CDK1
Various levels of intervention I
Protein
RNA DNA
Proteolysis
B A
C D
E
F
G
P Substrate
ATP
Various levels of intervention II
• Blockade of cell surface receptors
• Inhibition of signal transmission (eg. kinase inhibitors)
• Interference with the turnover of signaling proteins
(eg. proteosomal degradation, siRNS)
Blockade of surface receptors with monoclonal antibodies
Antibody Brand name Approval date Type Target Indication
Adalimumab Humira 2002 Human Inhibition of TNF-α signaling Several auto-immune disorders
Bevacizumab Avastin 2004 Humanized Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
Colorectal cancer Age related macular degeneration
Cetuximab Erbitux 2004 Chimeric Epidermal growth factor
receptor Colorectal cancer
Head and neck cancer Infliximab Remicade 1998 Chimeric Inhibition of TNF-α signaling Several autoimmune
disorders Panitumuma
b Vectibix 2006 Human Epidermal growth factor
receptor Colorectal cancer Ranibizumab Lucentis 2006 Humanized Vascular endothelial growth
factor A (VEGF-A) Macular degeneration
Rituximab Rituxan 1997 Chimeric CD20 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Tositumomab Bexxar 2003 Murine CD20 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Trastuzumab Herceptin 1998 Humanized ErbB2 Breast cancer
Selected kinase inhibitors in clinical development
Target Agent Structure Develpoment stage
Growth-factor-receptor inhibitors
EGFR
IMC-C225 cetuximab (Erbitux, Imclone) ABX-EGF (Abgenix)
EMD 72000 (Merck KgaA Darmstadt) RH3 (York Medical Bioscience) ZD1839 gefitinib (Iress; AstraZeneca) MDX-447 (Medarex/Merc KgaA) OSI-774 eriotinib (Tarceva; OSI- Pharmaceuticals)
CI-1033/PD183805 (Pfizer) EKB-569 (Wyeth Ayerst) GW2016/572016 (GlaxoSmithKLine)
Monoclonal antibody Monoclonal antibody Monoclonal antibody Monoclonal antibody Monoclonal antibody bivalent Small-molecule kinase inhibitor Small-molecule kinase inhibitor Small-molecule kinase inhibitor Small-molecule kinase inhibitor Small-molecule kinase inhibitor
Phase III Phase II Phase I Phase II Phase I Phase III Phase III Phase II Phase I Phase I
HER2/neu
Trastuzumab (Herceptin; Genentech) MDX-210 (Medarex/Novartis) 2C4 (Genentech)
17-AAG (Kosan)
Monoclonal antibody Monoclonal antibody Monoclonal antibody
eldananycin derivate inhibits HSP90
Registered Phase I Phase I Phase I PDGFR/c-Kit/BCR-ABL Imatinib (STI571/Gleevec; Novartis) Small-molecule kinase inhibitor Registered
Ras inhibitors Ras
ISIS 2503 (Isis Pharmaceuticals) R115777 (Johnson and Johnson) SCH66336 (Schering-Plough) BMS214662 (Bristol-Myers-Squibb)
Antisense oligonucleotide Farnesyl transferase inhibitor Farnesyl transferase inhibitor Farnesyl transferase inhibitor
Phase II Phase II/Phase III Phase II Phase II
Raf inhibitors Raf ISIS 5132/CGP698-46A
L-779, 450 (Merck) BAY 43-9006 (Onyx/Bayer)
Antisense oligonucleotide Small-molecule kinase inhibitor Small-molecule kinase inhibitor
Phase II Phase II
MEK inhibitors MEK PD 184352/CI-1040 (Pfizer)
U-0126 (Promega) Small-molecule kinase inhibitor
Small-molecule kinase inhibitor Phase II Phase I
mTOR inhibitors mTOR
CCI-779 (Wyeth) RAD001 (Novartis) Rapamacyn/sirolimus (Wyeth)
Inhibits mTOR kinase by binding to FKBP12 Inhibits mTOR kinase by binding to FKBP12 Inhibits mTOR kinase by binding to FKBP12
Phase II
Phase I as a cancer therapeutic Phase II/III as an immunosuppressant Registered as an immunosuppressant Cyclin-dependent-kinase
inhibitors CDK
Flavopirodol/HMR-1275 (Aventis) E7070 (EISAI)
CYC202 (Cyclacel)
BMS-387032 (Bristol-Myers-Squibb)
Small-molecule kinase inhibitor Small-molecule kinase inhibitor Small-molecule kinase inhibitor Small-molecule kinase inhibitor
Phase II Phase I Phase I Phase I
Other targets and agents
PKC
ISIS 3521/LY900003 Affinitak (Isis Pharmaceuticals)
CGP41251PKC412 (Novartis) Bryostatin-1 (GPC Biotek) UCN-01 (Kyowa Hakko Kogyo)
Antisense oligonucleotide Staurosporine analogue Small-molecule kinase inhibitor Staurosporine analogue
Phase III Phase II Phase II Phase I/II
PKC-b LY333531 (BI Lilly) Small-molecule kinase inhibitor Phase I oncology
Phase II/III diabetic neuropathy
PDK1 UCN-01 (Kyowa Hakko Kogyo) Staurosporine analogue Phase I/II
Calcineurin and rapamycin
R FKBP12
FK506 FKBP12
Cell-cycle Translation
mTOR FRB CyPA
CsA
Cation stress T-cell activation
Calcineurin A B
CaM
Rapamycin
Apoptosis PI3K
AKT
Bcl-2
p70S6K PHASI
P27
kip1G1 S phase
mTOR
? a b g
IL2
IL2R
R FKBP12
Toll-like receptor inhibitors
MyD88 TRIF
TLR3 TLR7
TLR2
PKA
SP600125 SB203580
U0126 PD98059 H-89
Celastrol Bay11-7082 2-Aminopurine PepinhTRIF PepinhMYD
TAK1 PKR
p38 JNK
MKKs lkB
p50 p65 MyD88
Polymixin B
CLI095 LPS
TLR4
MyD88 MD2 LBP
dsRNA
BX795 TBK1
IKKe
MDA-5 RIG-1
IPS1 TLR9
Chloroquine
JAK2
Wortmannin
Rapamycin LY294002
AG490
mTOR PI3K CD14
OxPAPC
ERB signaling intervention
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (e. g. tryphostins)
Unfolded, inactive ErbB dimer ErbB dimer
Ligand
Hsp90 inhibitors (e. g. geldanamycin) Hsp90
Phosphoproteins and downstream signalling events Anti-ErbB antibody
(e. g. Herceptin)
Nucleus ErbB gene Immature ErbB
ER/Golgi
Translation
Triplex-forming oligos, antisense oligos
Ribozymes
Transcription
scFvs
Proteosome inhibitors-Bortezomib
Bortezomib
Cytokines activate cell-surface receptors
↓ Cytokines
P105 precursor processed
Proteasome
Degraded IκB
Activated NF-kB translocates to the nucleus
↓ Anti-apoptotic factors Activation of NF-kB
by degradation of IkB
↓ Inflammatory molecules lkB p50
p65 p105
↓ Cell adhesion molecules p50
lkB p65
p50 p65
Nucleus
NF-kB activates transcription p50
p65 NF-kB
O H OH
N N
O
N B
N
H OH