The Min Lu Research Group

Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
State Key Laboratory of Omics and Disease (formerly State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics)

The Min Lu Research Group

Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
State Key Laboratory of Omics and Disease (formerly State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics)

10 representative papers:

[1] Wu J, Song H, …, M Lu#. Heterogeneity of TP53 mutations necessitates differentiation with p53-rescue therapies. Nat Rev Cancer. 2025 May 16. doi: 10.1038/s41568-025-00826-7.

[2] Xiao S, F Shi, …, M Lu#. Characterization of the generic mutant p53-rescue compounds in a broad range of assays. Cancer Cell, 2024, 42(3): 325-327 .

[3] Song H, S Xiao, …, M Lu#. Drugging p53: Barriers, Criteria, and Prospects. Cancer Discov, 2024, 14(11): 2055-2060 .

[4] Song H, J Wu, …, M Lu#. Diverse rescue potencies of p53 mutations to ATO are predetermined by intrinsic mutational properties. Science Translational Medicine, 2023, 15(690): eabn9155 .

[5] Chen S, J.-L Wu, …, M Lu#. Arsenic Trioxide Rescues Structural p53 Mutations through a Cryptic Allosteric Site. Cancer Cell, 2021, 39(2): 225-239.e8 .

[6] M Lu, M R. …, X Lu. Introducing STRaNDs: shuttling transcriptional regulators that are non-DNA binding. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2016, 17(8): 523-532 .

[7] M Lu, J Zak, …, X Lu. A Code for RanGDP Binding in Ankyrin Repeats Defines a Nuclear Import Pathway. Cell, 2014, 157(5): 1130-1145 .

[8] M Lu, H Breyssens, …, X Lu. Restoring p53 function in human melanoma cells by inhibiting MDM2 and cyclin B1/CDK1-phosphorylated nuclear iASPP. Cancer Cell. 2013, 23(5): 618-633 .

[9] Liang Y, An Q, …,M Lu#. AcGlcAs: A Novel P53-Targeting Arsenical with Potent Cellular Uptake and Cancer Cell Selectivity. J Med Chem. 2023 Dec 28;66(24):16579-16596 .

[10] Wang Z, Zhao Y,…,M Lu#. Identification of proteasome and caspase inhibitors targeting SARS-CoV-2 Mpro. Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2021 Jun 1;6(1):214.

Standard Version:

[1] Li J, Zhang S,…, M Lu#. Pharmacological rescue of mutant p53 triggers spontaneous tumor regression via immune responses. Cell Rep Med. 2025 Feb 12:101976.

[2] Wang H, Wang Z,…, M Lu#. Decitabine induces IRF7-mediated immune responses in p53-mutated triple-negative breast cancer: a clinical and translational study. Front Med. 2024 Apr;18(2):357-374.

[3] Liang Y, An Q,…, M Lu#. AcGlcAs: A Novel P53-Targeting Arsenical with Potent Cellular Uptake and Cancer Cell Selectivity.  J Med Chem. 2023 Dec 28;66(24):16579-16596.

[4] Li J, Xiao S ,…, M Lu#. Arsenic trioxide extends survival of Li-Fraumeni syndrome mimicking mouse. Cell Death Dis. 2023 Nov 29;14(11):783.

[5] Yan N, Li Y,…, M Lu#. Developmental arsenic exposure impairs cognition, directly targets DNMT3A, and reduces DNA methylation. EMBO Rep. 2022 Jun 7;23(6):e54147.

[6] Tang Y, Song H,…, M Lu#. Repurposing antiparasitic antimonials to noncovalently rescue temperature-sensitive p53 mutations. Cell Rep. 2022 Apr 12;39(2):110622.

[7] Wu JL, Chen S, M Lu#. Broad-spectrum rescue compounds for structural p53 mutations: perspective on ‘Arsenic trioxide rescues structural p53 mutations through a cryptic allosteric site’.  Mol Cell Biol. 2021 May 7;13(2):155-157.

[8] Wu, J, Song, H,…, M Lu#. Three optimized assays for the evaluation of compounds that can rescue p53 mutants. STAR Protoc. 2021 Jul 27;2(3):100688.

[9] Wu J, Li Y,…, M Lu#. Decitabine activates type I interferon signaling to inhibit p53-deficient myeloid malignant cells. Clin Transl Med. 2021 Nov;11(11):e593.

[10] Wang Z, Zhao Y ,…, M Lu#. Identification of proteasome and caspase inhibitors targeting SARS-CoV-2 M(pro). Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2021 Jun 1;6(1):214.

[11] Wu J, Liang Y,…, M Lu#. CDK9 inhibitors reactivate p53 by downregulating iASPP. Cell Signal. 2020 Mar;67:109508.

[12] Yang H, Xia L,…, Ma Y#. Stress-glucocorticoid-TSC22D3 axis compromises therapy-induced antitumor immunity. Nature medicine 25, 1428-1441.

[13] Chen S, Wu J,…, Lu X. iASPP mediates p53 selectivity through a modular mechanism fine-tuning DNA recognition. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Aug 27;116(35):17470-17479.

[14] M Lu, Muers MR,…, Lu, X. Introducing STRaNDs: shuttling transcriptional regulators that are non-DNA binding. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2016 Aug;17(8):523-32.

[15] Lu M, Gong X,…, Pan Y. Molecular cloning and functional characterization of a cell-permeable superoxide dismutase targeted to lung adenocarcinoma cells. J Biol Chem. 2006 May 12;281(19):13620-13627.

[16] 吴嘉祺, 卢敏, 老药新用:三氧化二砷修复p53结构型突变. 生命的化学 41, 202-206

[17] Qin Y, Dai W,…, M Lu#. Fe-SOD cooperates with Nutlin3 to selectively inhibit cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2013 Feb 8;431(2):169-75.

 

Translational Research Outputs:

1.专家共识:ATO靶向p53治疗方案形成中国抗癌学会中国专家共识 :中国实用儿科杂志,2025, 40(4),271-283。

2.临床试验:ATO靶向p53治疗方案进入6项ClinicalTrials注册的临床试验:https://clinicaltrials.gov/search?cond=arsenic%20p53

3.临床建议:在TP53 Trust提出ATO靶向p53治疗方案的临床建议http://tp53.co.uk/interview-with-min-lu/

4.临床建议:AntiCancer介绍ATO靶向p53治疗方案https://www.anticancerfund.org/en/blog/latest-news-about-drug-repurposing-oncology-4

5.专利转化:p53恢复剂专利(PCT/CN2018/085190)进入中国、美国、欧盟、日本、澳大利亚、加拿大等全球主要国家,完成高水平转化。

6.专利转化:p53恢复剂专利(PCT/CN2019/070117)进入中国、美国、欧盟、日本、澳大利亚、加拿大等全球主要国家,完成高水平转化。

7.工业界转化:设计新结构p53恢复剂AcGlcAs,并在国内外供基础研究和临床前研究使用(MedKoo货号: 125762)。