taylor miller marine anti-cancer compounds. what’s the deal?

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Taylor Miller Marine Anti-Cancer Compounds

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Page 1: Taylor Miller Marine Anti-Cancer Compounds. What’s the deal?

Taylor MillerMarine Anti-Cancer Compounds

Page 2: Taylor Miller Marine Anti-Cancer Compounds. What’s the deal?

Background

• Cancer still claims the lives of many• 1 out of the 6 cancer treatments

hinders tumor growth

Page 3: Taylor Miller Marine Anti-Cancer Compounds. What’s the deal?

What’s the deal?

• Marine organisms produce anti-cancer compounds

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Current status of marine natural products in anticancer preclinical or clinical trials

Compound (figure number)

Source organism Chemical class Molecular target Current status

Ecteinascidin 743 Ecteinascidia turbinate (tunicate; possible bacterial source)

Tetrahydroisoquinolone alkaloid

Tubulin Phase II

Dolastatin 10 Dolabella auricularia/Symploca sp. (mollusc/cyanobacterium)

Linear peptide Tubulin Phase II

Bryostatin 1 Bugula neritina (bryozoan)

Macrocyclic lactone PKC Phase II

Synthadotin Dolabella auricularia/Symploca sp. (synthetic analogue)

Linear peptide Tubulin Phase II

Kahalalide F Elysia rufescens/Bryopsis sp. (mollusc/green alga)

Cyclic depsipeptide Lysosomes/erbB pathway

Phase II

Page 5: Taylor Miller Marine Anti-Cancer Compounds. What’s the deal?

Oceanography

• My future career• Help cure or prevent cancer

Page 6: Taylor Miller Marine Anti-Cancer Compounds. What’s the deal?

Why do you care?

• You may know someone

affected by cancer

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What lies ahead?