Reconstruction of septin higher-order nano-size structures in ovarian cancer cells uncover susceptibility to the septin-targeting small molecule UR214-9
Negar Khazan, Cameron W. A. Snyder, Nicole Dawney, Elizabeth A. LaMere, Srinivasan Ekambaram, Niloy A. Singh, Chandhana Ravi, Rajiv Snape, Hannah E. Aichelman, Elizabeth Pritchette, John M. Ashton, Thomas Kay, Myla S. Strawderman, Naohiro Yano, Dan T. Bergstralh, , Rakesh K. Singh
This paper demonstrates that UR214-9 disrupts septin hetero-octamerization, leading to aberrant structures and impairing cancer cell functions.
bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology