CHIOSIS LAB MSKCC
A unique chemical biology approach to understand, diagnose, and treat cellular processes associated with chronic molecular stress, with the ultimate goal of developing novel therapeutic options for use in the clinic.
Epichaperomes: redefining chaperone biology and therapeutic strategies in complex diseases
Take a look out our accepted manuscript in RSC Chemical Biology. This review emphasizes the critical structural and functional distinctions between epichaperomes and canonical chaperones, highlighting their role in redefining therapeutic strategies.
Systems-Level Interactome Mapping Reveals Actionable Protein Network Dysregulation Across the Alzheimer's Disease Spectrum
In this preprint, we provide a systems-level map of protein-protein interaction (PPI) network dysfunction across the AD spectrum and uncover epichaperomes—stable scaffolding platforms formed by chaperones and co-factors—as central drivers of this process.
Beyond the Headlines: Ensuring Integrity While Advancing Alzheimer’s Research
How do we ensure scientific integrity while advancing urgently needed treatments? Check out this blog by Dr. Gabriela Chiosis and collaborator Dr. Stephen Ginsberg in Springer Nature Research Communities.
How epichaperomes drive adaptability in cancer and stem cells
Our latest published research has been adapted into a short video byte. Check out the video by clicking on the image and dive deeper by reading the paper in Nature Communications
How changes to ‘helper’ proteins drive cancer cell survival
Our latest published research has been illuminated in MSK Research Highlights, November 6, 2024. Check out the highlight by clicking on the image and dive deeper by reading the paper in Nature Communications
Phosphorylation-driven epichaperome assembly is a regulator of cellular adaptability and proliferation
What makes cancer so aggressive and adaptable? Our latest research uncovers a hidden mechanism within cells—specialized protein networks called epichaperomes. Our latest publication is available now in Nature Communications.
Unveiling the Mechanisms Behind Cancer Aggressiveness: How Epichaperomes Drive Cellular Plasticity
Discover how epichaperomes drive cellular plasticity & contribute to cancer aggressiveness by checking out this blog post by Dr. Chiosis, adapted from our latest publication in Nature Communications.
Editor's Choice in Biomolecules MDPI: N-Glycosylation as a Modulator of Protein Conformation & Assembly in Disease
Check out this publication by Chiosis Lab MSKCC and collaborators that was named an Editor's Choice article!
Introducing dysfunctional Protein-Protein Interactome (dfPPI) - A Platform for systems-level protein-protein interaction (PPI) dysfunction investigation in disease
Click the image to read a special issue of Current Opinions in Structural Biology Biophysical Methods (2024): Protein Networks in Health and Disease featuring an article by Chiosis Lab MSKCC and collaborators.
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N-Glycans' Effect on Pathologic Protein Conformations in Disease
Click the image to read an adaptation from recently published paper "N-Glycosylation as a Modular of Protein Conformation and Assembly in Disease" by Chiosis Lab MSKCC and collaborators in Biomolecules MDPI.
Synthesis & Characterization of Click Chemical Probes for Single-Cell Resolution Detection of Epichaperomes in Neurodegenerative Disorders
Click the image to read the latest work by Chiosis Lab MSKCC and collaborators in Biomedicines MDPI Special Issue Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategy for Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Editor's Choice featured in Scientific American, Nature Communications, and MSKCC Research Highlights
Click the image to read "Systems-level analyses of protein-protein interaction network dysfunctions via epichaperomics identify cancer-specific mechanisms of stress adaptation."
Epichaperome-targeted Myocardial Imaging by I-PU-H71 PET
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Check out this preprint via Research Square.
Stress biology: Complexity and multfariousness in health and disease
Click here to read an overview of the captivating 12th International Symposium on Heat Chock Proteins in Biology, Medicine and the Environment highlighting recent progress in understanding stress responses and molecular chaperones.
N-Glycosylation as a Modulator of Protein Conformation and Assembly in Disease
Take a look at this recent publication in Biomolecules MDPI.
Experimental traumatic brain injury increases epichaperome formation
Read our latest publication in Neurobiology of Disease on epichaperome formation in response to cellular stress.
Unraveling the Mechanism of Epichaperome Modulation by Zelavespib: Biochemical Insights on Target Occupancy and Extended Residence Time at the Site of Action
Check out our recent publication in Biomedicines MDPI and discover the secret behind prolonged drug action and therapeutic efficacy of epichaperome agents Zelavespib and Icapamespib.
Unraveling the Complex Web of Protein Interactions in Diseases
Check out this article that Dr. Chiosis wrote in partnership with Scientific American Custom Media.
Epichaperomics can identify disease-related changes in protein-protein interaction networks
Check out this VideoByte produced by Research Square on the latest Nature Communications paper.
Unveiling the Intricate Dance of HSP90: A Master Conductor of Cellular Responses in Health and Disease
Check out this blog that Dr. Chiosis wrote on Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology paper.
Structural and functional complexity of HSP90 in cellular homeostasis and disease
Make sure to check out this paper on the different compositions of HSP90-co-chaperone complexes in health and disease.
MSK Research Highlights, June 29, 2023
Check out our feature in MSK Research Highlights for June 2023 mentioning how we developed a systems-level platform called epichaperomics, to map changes in interactors among thousands of proteins involved in cancer-related processes.
Epichaperomics: Illuminating the Secrets of Protein Interactions in Disease Research
Check out this blog that Dr. Chiosis wrote on this paper.
Unveiling the Role of Protein Glycosylation: Insights into Conformational Dynamics and Disease Mechanisms
Check out this blog that Dr. Chiosis wrote on this paper.
How aberrant N-glycosylation can alter protein functionality and ligand binding: An atomistic view
Check out this Structure article on how too much sugar can lead to cancer!
Nature Communications Editors' Highlight on Cancer Research
Check out our feature in the Nature Communications Editors' Highlights page as one of the top 50 papers published in cancer research.
Systems-level analyses of protein-protein interaction network dysfunctions via epichaperomics identify cancer-specific mechanisms of stress adaptation
Read about how an unbiased 'Epichaperomics' platform helped us to identify context-dependent mechanisms by which cancer cells enhance the fitness of mitotic protein networks.
Targeting stressor-induced dysfunctions in protein–protein interaction networks via epichaperomes
Read about our opinion on targeting dysfunctions in protein-protein interactions via epichaperomes and implications of epichaperome therapy via a precision medicine approach.
Synthesis of 124I-labeled epichaperome probes and assessment in visualizing pathologic protein-protein interaction networks in tumor bearing mice
Check out our detailed protocol on the synthesis of epichaperome targeting clinical agents, [124I]-PU-H71 and [124I]-PU-AD and specific steps in the use of these reagents to visualize pathologic PPI networks.
Epichaperomes as a Gateway to Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating Disease Through Rebalancing Protein–Protein Interaction Networks
This book chapter highlights several chemical probes, from epichaperome disrupters to epichaperome affinity-purification tools and epichaperome detection and quantitation probes, and the use of these probes as therapeutic strategies aimed at normalizing PPI networks, especially in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
How Aberrant N-Glycosylation Can Alter Protein Functionality and Ligand Binding: an Atomistic View
Our collaborator, the colombo team, integrated computational and experimental tools to unveil the role of N-glycosylation of specific residues in glucose-regulated protein 94 (GRP94) to modulates its internal dynamics and shed light on the determinants of GRP94 response to ligands.
Pharmacologically controlling protein-protein interactions through epichaperomes for therapeutic vulnerability in cancer
We used an innovative and unbiased epichaperomic platform to show how epichaperome targeting probes makes the cancer cells maxed-out their capacity to remodel PPI networks and how the cells respond in the presence of additional therapeutic stress at this state. Check out our feature on EinPressWire: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/557136874/a-cellular-traffic-jam-for-precision-medicine-in-cancer
Targeting the epichaperome as an effective precision medicine approach in a novel PML-SYK fusion acute myeloid leukemia
Check out our feature on the Weill Cornell Medicine website: https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2021/09/it%E2%80%99s-an-absolute-miracle-battling-a-deadly-blood-cancer-a-new-jersey-woman-gets-a
Disease-specific interactome alterations via epichaperomics: the case for Alzheimer’s disease
The penalty of stress - Epichaperomes negatively reshaping the brain in neurodegenerative disorders
News: Study Reveals a New Way That Stress and Aging Lead to Alzheimer’s
Researchers find that a targeted approach being developed to treat certain cancers also appears to help rewire brain circuitry in Alzheimer’s disease.
News: Bull’s-Eye: Imaging Technology Could Confirm When a Drug Is Going to the Right Place
By combining an imaging agent with a targeted therapy, MSK researchers can determine which tumors are likely to respond to the drug and then confirm that the drug is reaching the tumor.
Our latest article was featured on the cover of the journal of Cancer Cell
Pillarsetty N, Jhaveri K, Taldone T, et al. Paradigms for Precision Medicine in Epichaperome Cancer Therapy. Cancer Cell. 2019;36(5):559–573.e7. doi:10.1016/j.ccell.2019.09.007