“…NUPR1-dependent effects also mediate resistance to anticancer drugs (Giroux et al, 2006;Palam et al, 2015;Tang et al, 2011), an important characteristic of this malignancy. We (Sandi et al, 2011;Vasseur et al, 2002b) and others (Emma et al, 2016;Guo et al, 2012;Kim et al, 2012;Li et al, 2017;Zeng et al, 2017) have shown that genetic inactivation of Nupr1 antagonizes the growth of tumors in several tissues, including pancreatic cancer (Sandi et al, 2011) thereby supporting a role for this protein as a promising therapeutic target for the development of therapies for pancreatic cancer. Congruently, using a comprehensive approach that combines biophysical, biochemical, computational, and biological methods for repurposing FDA approved drugs in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, we have recently identified that the phenothiazine derivative, trifluoperazine, mimics the effect of the genetic inactivation of NUPR1, revealing its anticancer properties (Neira et al, 2017).…”