Targeting Prostate Cancer with Bifunctional Modulators of the Androgen Receptor

Abstract

The overall goal of this research project is to develop and implement a conceptually innovative strategy for down-regulating nuclear receptors such as the androgen receptor: the creation of bifunctional molecules that simultaneously bind to the nuclear receptor and to chromatin-modifying enzymes and/or complexes. In this way, genes that are typically regulated by androgen receptor and glucocorticoid receptor will be extrinsically controlled. In this final year of funding, we completed the functional characterization of agonist and antagonist-based bi-functional recruiters. Importantly, we have a suite of recruiters that show context specificity. In the extension period of the work, we completed RNAseq experiments to gain a complete understanding of the context specificity of this exciting class of molecules.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA622580

Entities

People

  • Aaron Van Dyke
  • Anna K. Mapp
  • James Carolan
  • Steven Sturlis

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Androgen Receptors
  • Androgens
  • Bile
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cancer
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disease Attributes
  • Health Services
  • Molecules
  • Neoplasms
  • Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Proteins
  • Small Molecules
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Breast cancer cell signaling and growth regulation.
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Oncology (Cancer Research).