title: ADAM10 as a target for anti-cancer therapy.
abstract: There is a great unmet medical need in the area of cancer treatment. A potential therapeutic target for intervention in cancer is ADAM10. ADAM10 is a disintegrin-metalloproteinase that processes membrane bound proteins from the cell surface to yield soluble forms. Pharmaceutical companies are actively seeking out inhibitors of ADAM10 for treatments in cancer as the enzyme is known to release the ErbB receptor, HER2/ErbB2 from the cell membrane, an event that is necessary for HER2 positive tumor cells to proliferate. ADAM10 is also capable of processing betacellulin indicating that an inhibitor could be used against EGFR/ErbB1 and/or HER4/ErbB4 receptor positive tumor cells that are betacellulin-dependent. ADAM10 is the principle sheddase for several other molecules associated with cancer proliferation, differentiation, adhesion and migration such as Notch, E-cadherin, CD44 and L1 adhesion molecule indicating that targeting ADAM10 with specific inhibitors could be beneficial.
authors.affiliation: BioZyme Inc, 1513 Old White Oak Church Road, Apex, NC 27523, USA. moss0610@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Marcia L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stoeck
authors.forename: Wenbo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dempsey
mesh_terms: D051722:ADAM Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D000072197:ADAM10 Protein; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology*; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases; D051722:ADAM Proteins; D000072197:ADAM10 Protein; C491236:ADAM10 protein, human