β-lapachone regulates mammalian inositol pyrophosphate levels in an NQO1- and oxygen-dependent manner

Eisenbeis VB, Qiu D, Gorka O, Strotmann L, Liu G, Prucker I, Su XB, Wilson MSC, Ritter K, Loenarz C, Groß O, Saiardi A, Jessen HJ.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; doi: 10.1073/pnas.2306868120.

We study the effect of exogenous and endogenous ROS on inositol pyrophosphate levels under normoxia and hypoxia. We show that the phase 2 drug beta lapachone reduces inositol pyrophosphate levels in an oxygen and NQO1 dependent manner.