Targeting the Mitotic Checkpoint for Cancer Therapy with Nms-P715, an Inhibitor of Mps1 Kinase.
Colombo, R., Caldarelli, M., Mennecozzi, M., Giorgini, M.L., Sola, F., Cappella, P., Perrera, C., Depaolini, S.R., Rusconi, L., Cucchi, U., Avanzi, N., Bertrand, J.A., Bossi, R.T., Pesenti, E., Galvani, A., Isacchi, A., Colotta, F., Donati, D., Moll, J.(2010) Cancer Res 70: 10255
- PubMed: 21159646 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-10-2101
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2X9E - PubMed Abstract: 
MPS1 kinase is a key regulator of the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), a mitotic mechanism specifically required for proper chromosomal alignment and segregation. It has been found aberrantly overexpressed in a wide range of human tumors and is necessary for tumoral cell proliferation. Here we report the identification and characterization of NMS-P715, a selective and orally bioavailable MPS1 small-molecule inhibitor, which selectively reduces cancer cell proliferation, leaving normal cells almost unaffected. NMS-P715 accelerates mitosis and affects kinetochore components localization causing massive aneuploidy and cell death in a variety of tumoral cell lines and inhibits tumor growth in preclinical cancer models. Inhibiting the SAC could represent a promising new approach to selectively target cancer cells.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Cell Biology-Oncology, Nerviano Medical Sciences, Viale Pasteur 10, Nerviano 20014, Italy. [email protected]