Pdh326 Case Study

Imatinib is a Abl/c-kit/PDGFR inhibitor. Abl is a proto-oncogene related with chronic myelogenous leukemia. c-kit is a protein on the surface of various types of cells. PDGFR is a cell surface tyrosine kinase receptor for members of the platelet-derived growth factor family.

MET receptor tyrosine kinase with its ligand can promote cell survival, proliferation, and invasion. The activation of MET signaling is a common hallmark of various human cancer types, and thus, inhibition of MET signaling is an promising therapeutic opportunity for the treatment of cancer.

NE10790 is a phosphonocarboxylate analogue of the more potent bisphosphonate risedronate (BP RIS), and contains a carboxylate group instead of a phosphonate group. NE10790 is a specific inhibitor of RGGT, whereas BPs are non-specific inhibitors of Rab prenylation. They act on farnesyl diphosphate synthase to inhibit prenylation of a variety of proteins such as Rho and Ras, seen in Figure 9 (Gong, Altman and Klein, 2011). The use of BPs in clinical trials has been successful in decreasing mortality from lytic bone disease in multiple myeloma. There is also evidence of anti-tumour effects, such as apoptosis and arresting the cell cycle, as well as in other tumour cell types associated with bone. BPs have also been investigated in vitro on breast and prostate cancers, as they commonly metastasise to bone. Studies show inhibition of invasion and adhesion to bone,

ALK (Anaplastic lymphoma kinas) is part of the leukocyte kinase receptor superfamily. It is made up of three different domains: the extracellular domain holding the N-terminal region and the ligand-binding site for pleitroplin,midkine, the transmembrane and juxtamembrane are holding thee binding site for phosphotyrosine-dependent and finally the intracellular tyrosine domain has three phosphorylation sites and the C-terminal sites for phospholipase C-gamma and Src homology 2 domain containing SHC1. ALK is responsible for the regulation of cellular growth and when mutated, translocated or overexpressed , it can lead to neoplastic transformation2. To slow down the neaoplastic transformation for becoming a cancer, many drugs had been designed

Regorafenib (BAY 73-4506) is an oral small-molecule multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor which inhibits oncogenic kinases, mainly RET, Raf-1, VEGFR2, and Kit with IC50 values of 1.5 nM, 2.5 nM, 4.2 nM, and 7 nM, respectively [1]. These tyrosine kinase signaling are highly activated in tumor angiogenesis which plays a critical role in tumor growth and development.

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In vitro: IRAK-1-4 Inhibitor I was an analog of an IRAK-4 inhibitor, which was screened out from a small molecule library against IRAK-4. IRAK-1-4 Inhibitor I had a higher potency than other analogs. IRAK-1-4 Inhibitor was profiled for selectivity against other kinases. Results showed that

GDC-0879 is a potent, selective and orally bioavailable RAF small-molecule inhibitor. GDC-0879 effectively inhibited phospho-ERK with an IC50 values of 63 nmol/L and inhibited cellular viability of BRAF-mutant Malme3M cells with an EC50 values of 0.75 µmol/L. Moreover, there was a strong correlation between activating mutations of the BRAF oncogene and GDC-0879

The JAK/STAT signaling pathway has three main components: receptor, JAK, and STAT. The receptor is on the cell surface waiting for a specific signals or ligands that fit into it. JAK stands for Janus kinase, Janus is the Greek word for god of transition and kinase is any type of enzymes that phosphorylate, giving energy by adding phosphate group, any type of proteins. JAK contains JAK tyrosine kinases which are the enzymes that can convey a phosphate group from adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to another protein. There are four different types of JAK proteins: Tyk2 (Tyrosine kinase 2), JAK 1, JAK2, and JAK3. STAT stands for signal transducers and activator of transcription and it carries

In Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” he used five of the seven elements of art, including Space, color, line, texture, and shape/form to create a beautiful masterpiece. The art work goes into great detail, showing a small town, which uses shape/form and gives a satisfying setting and gives very much detail. The element line is what is used to create the art piece. The mood of the artwork, the sky, is created by using lines, “line is the most prominent elements in this painting,” Many different lines are put together, to create the sky, and the effect of the stars. He uses long, organic, short, sharp, and many other lines.

There are three kinases involved in the MAPK phosphorelay system which act in series: MAPK kinase kinase (MKKK), MAP kinase (MKK) and MAPK (JNK), which respond to external stimuli, shown in Figure 1 (Johnson et al, 2005). There are a wide range of stimuli that can activate regulation of JNK including ultraviolet irradiation, growth factors (tumour necrosis factor-), cytokines and even protein synthesis inhibitors (anisomycin) activates MKKK and using phosphorylation to activate the next kinase in the process, MKK, which in turn phosphorylates MAPK (Dérijard et al, 1994; Kallunki et al, 1994; Lange-Carter et al, 1993). There are 13 different MKKK including MEKK1-4, MLK2/3 and DLK that can act in the JNK pathway which provides the ability to responds these different external signals (Brown and Sacks, 2009; Dérijard et al, 1994; Johnson and Lapadat, 2002; Kallunki et al, 1994). In the sequence of MEKK there are specific motifs

Results: We found that minoxidil stimulates the survival of bulge and DP cells. Kras, Akt, Erk, Shh and β-catenin mRNA levels were significantly upregulated in response to minoxidil treatment in the bulge and DP cells. Apoptotic cells significantly decreased by HPL treatment in DP cells. Moreover, HPL mediated Erk up-regulation in the bulge and DP cells. HPL-treated bulge regions exhibited significantly increase in β-catenin mRNA

The auto phosphorylation of EGFR by EGF causes the association of Grb2 with the SH2 domain that recruits SOS-1 which is ultimately activating Raf and ERK signalling [30]. Here, ERK kinetics was broadly similar in the three cell lines examined here following stimulation by EGF, it was rapid and transient (Fig. 10F, 11F and 12F), and this could be due to the dynamics of its receptor, as upon EGF activation the EGFR undergoes rapid internalisation and degradation, thereby terminating ERK activation. Hydrolysis of GTP to GDP terminates Ras activation, and although Ras proteins have low GTPase activity, the response was transient. This may be due to negative feedback or other regulatory proteins acting as GTPase-activating proteins being activated by Ras, which in turn accelerates the hydrolysis of GTP to GDP and subsequently prevents prolonged Ras stimulation signalling [31].

“As a source of energy, nothing matches the sun…. Only a small fraction of the sun’s power output strikes the Earth, but even that provides 10,000 times as much as all the commercial energy that humans use on the planet” ("Make Solar Energy Economical"). This is good evidence that investing in solar energy can be valuable because not only is it clean and renewable, but it is also plentiful. This makes solar energy better option then the use of fossil fuel, however there are a couple of challenges with solar energy that must first be overcome before even thinking about cutting fossil fuels. For example, while solar panels do create energy from the sun, they are not very efficient. Most of today’s “commercial panels” only capture 10 to 20 percent or the sun’s energy which means the cost of solar energy is 3 to 6 times more expensive then what we currently use (qtd. in DOE). Additionally, the the solar panels can be costly to manufacture because the materials used need to be of high purity so it does not interfere with the flow of the electrical charge. One also needs to consider that while the solar panels can create energy when the sun is out, this is not the case during the night or when it is cloudy/stormy. Therefore, storage of this power is very important because it would enable people to always have power. So, solar energy is quite promising and with improvement it has the ability to replace fossil fuels which is one of the grand challenges for engineers.

According to Burger (2008) “Accounting is the language of business. A lot of people think it 's just numbers, but it 's really a lot more than that. There are a lot of areas outside of numbers that need to be looked at, processes and procedures, what the tone of the company is. Accounting will take you in just about any direction in a company." ~ Wade Becker, CPA, Beard, Miller Co.