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Fluorogenic Real-Time Reporters of DNA Repair by MGMT, a Clinical Predictor of Antitumor Drug Response. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0152684. [PMID: 27035132 PMCID: PMC4818092 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Common alkylating antitumor drugs, such as temozolomide, trigger their cytotoxicity by methylating the O6-position of guanosine in DNA. However, the therapeutic effect of these drugs is dampened by elevated levels of the DNA repair enzyme, O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), which directly reverses this alkylation. As a result, assessing MGMT levels in patient samples provides an important predictor of therapeutic response; however, current methods available to measure this protein are indirect, complex and slow. Here we describe the design and synthesis of fluorescent chemosensors that report directly on MGMT activity in a single step within minutes. The chemosensors incorporate a fluorophore and quencher pair, which become separated by the MGMT dealkylation reaction, yielding light-up responses of up to 55-fold, directly reflecting repair activity. Experiments show that the best-performing probe retains near-native activity at mid-nanomolar concentrations. A nuclease-protected probe, NR-1, was prepared and tested in tumor cell lysates, demonstrating an ability to evaluate relative levels of MGMT repair activity in twenty minutes. In addition, a probe was employed to evaluate inhibitors of MGMT, suggesting utility for discovering new inhibitors in a high-throughput manner. Probe designs such as that of NR-1 may prove valuable to clinicians in selection of patients for alkylating drug therapies and in assessing resistance that arises during treatment.
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Ruiz FM, Gil-Redondo R, Morreale A, Ortiz ÁR, Fábrega C, Bravo J. Structure-Based Discovery of Novel Non-nucleosidic DNA Alkyltransferase Inhibitors: Virtual Screening and in Vitro and in Vivo Activities. J Chem Inf Model 2008; 48:844-54. [DOI: 10.1021/ci700447r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Federico M. Ruiz
- Signal Transduction Group, Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, E-28029 Madrid, Spain, and Bioinformatics Unit, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónma de Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera, 1. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Signal Transduction Group, Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, E-28029 Madrid, Spain, and Bioinformatics Unit, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónma de Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera, 1. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Signal Transduction Group, Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, E-28029 Madrid, Spain, and Bioinformatics Unit, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónma de Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera, 1. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Signal Transduction Group, Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, E-28029 Madrid, Spain, and Bioinformatics Unit, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónma de Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera, 1. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Signal Transduction Group, Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, E-28029 Madrid, Spain, and Bioinformatics Unit, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónma de Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera, 1. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Signal Transduction Group, Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, E-28029 Madrid, Spain, and Bioinformatics Unit, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Universidad Autónma de Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera, 1. Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Kato Y, Okollie B, Raman V, Vesuna F, Zhao M, Baker SD, Bhujwalla ZM, Artemov D. Contributing factors of temozolomide resistance in MCF-7 tumor xenograft models. Cancer Biol Ther 2007; 6:891-7. [PMID: 17582214 PMCID: PMC2094098 DOI: 10.4161/cbt.6.6.4096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Vasculature mediated drug resistance in tumors was studied in female SCID mice bearing wild type MCF-7 and adriamycin resistant MCF-7/ADR xenograft using temozolomide (TMZ). A strong tumor growth inhibitory effect of TMZ treatment was observed in MCF-7 tumors during the initial treatment phase with subsequent relapse, but not in MCF-7/ADR tumors. Non-invasive MRI measurements of tumor vascular volume and vascular permeability-surface area product (PS) demonstrated significant reduction of PS in long-term treated MCF-7, but not in MCF-7/ADR tumors. O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) mRNA, and VEGF expression was analyzed using real-time RT-PCR and ELISA, respectively. No significant changes in MGMT mRNA and VEGF expression were observed in either MCF-7 or MCF-7/ADR tumors. However, in vitro incubation of MCF-7 cells with TMZ did induce the expression of MGMT mRNA. In addition, p53 and p21 levels were scored by immunoblotting. Exposure of cells to TMZ did not affect either the p21 or the p53 expression in both MCF-7 and MCF-7/ADR cells. The absence of these molecular responses to TMZ treatment in MCF-7 tumors in vivo supports the possibility that the onset of cancer drug resistance is associated with reduced PS, which can decrease delivery of the drug to cancer cells.
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- Yoshinori Kato
- Department of Radiology, Division of MR Research, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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Kato Y, Okollie B, Artemov D. Noninvasive1H/13C magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of the intratumoral distribution of temozolomide. Magn Reson Med 2006; 55:755-61. [PMID: 16508914 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Among the primary reasons for failure of anticancer chemotherapy are insufficient drug delivery to the tumor because of inadequate tumor vascularization and/or the antivascular effects of chemotherapy. Thus, determining the spatial intratumoral distribution of anticancer agents by noninvasive methods such as MRI/MRSI is important for monitoring cancer chemotherapy. We therefore studied the distribution of the 13C-labeled anticancer agent temozolomide ([13C]TMZ) in MCF-7 tumor-bearing mice using 1H/13C MRSI. In phantom studies inverse 13C detection with heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence (HMQC) provided a 2.3-fold gain in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) over direct nuclear overhauser effect (NOE)-enhanced 13C-MRS. This enabled detection of [13C]TMZ in the micromolar range. Three-dimensional (3D) maps of drug distribution with a nominal 2.5-mm isotropic resolution were obtained following intraperitoneal administration of [13C]TMZ, for a total dose of 200 mg/kg. The status of the blood supply of tumors was assessed by gadolinium (Gd)-enhanced dynamic MRI. Nonuniform distributions of the drug and the contrast agent were detected in the tumors. Although carbon-13 MRSI has an inherently low sensitivity for detection, the novel technique described here demonstrates the feasibility of studying the delivery of 13C-labeled drugs and contrast uptake during the course of chemotherapy.
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- Yoshinori Kato
- Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Nieto Y. DNA-binding agents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4410(04)22008-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
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Affiliation(s)
- Stanton L Gerson
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
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Nieto Y. DNA-binding agents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 21:171-209. [PMID: 15338745 DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4410(03)21008-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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- Yago Nieto
- University of Colorado Bone Marrow, Transplant Program, Denver 80262, USA.
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Clemons MJ, Bibby MC, El Teraifi H, Forster G, Kelly J, Banerjee S, Cadman B, Ryder WDJ, Howell A, Margison GP. Heterogeneity of O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase expression in human breast tumours. Br J Cancer 2002; 86:1797-802. [PMID: 12087469 PMCID: PMC2375409 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2001] [Revised: 03/11/2002] [Accepted: 03/27/2002] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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An important determinant of cellular resistance to chemotherapeutic O6-alkylating agents, which comprise methylating and chloroethylating agents, is the ability of cells to repair alkylation damage at the O6-position of guanine in DNA. This is achieved by a specific DNA repair enzyme O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase. In this study O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase expression was measured in human breast tumours using both biochemical and immunohistochemical techniques. O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase activity was then compared with known clinical prognostic indices to assess the potential role of O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase in predicting the behaviour of this common malignancy. The application of both biochemical and immunohistochemical techniques was feasible and practical. Most breast tumours expressed high levels of O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase. Immunohistochemical analysis showed marked variation in expression not only between individuals but also within individual tumours, and in the same patient, between metastases and between primary tumour and metastatic site. O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase activity in tissue extracts significantly correlated not only with immunohistochemical staining intensity determined by subjective quantitation, but also with measures of protein levels using a computerised image analysis system including mean grey (P<0.001), percentage of cells positive for O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase (P<0.001), and integrated optical density (P<0.001). O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase expression did not correlate with any of the established clinical prognostic indicators for current treatment regimens. However, immunohistochemical offers a rapid and convenient method for assessing potential utility of O6-alkylating agents or O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase inactivating agents in future studies of breast cancer treatment.
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- M J Clemons
- Cancer Research UK Department of Medical Oncology, Christie Hospital, Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
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Davis BM, Roth JC, Liu L, Xu-Welliver M, Pegg AE, Gerson SL. Characterization of the P140K, PVP(138-140)MLK, and G156A O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase mutants: implications for drug resistance gene therapy. Hum Gene Ther 1999; 10:2769-78. [PMID: 10584923 DOI: 10.1089/10430349950016500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The G156A O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT) mutant protein, encoded by the G156A O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase gene (MGMT), is resistant to O6-benzylguanine (BG) inactivation and, after transduction into hematopoietic progenitors, transmits remarkable resistance to BG and BCNU. As a result, a clinical trial, in which the MGMT gene is transduced into CD34+ cells of patients with cancer, has been approved. A newly identified AGT mutation, P140K, generates dramatically increased BG resistance relative to G156A, and suggests that gene transfer of P140K may confer improved hematopoietic cell protection. To address this hypothesis, we measured BG + BCNU and BG + TMZ resistance in G156A, P140K, or P138M/V139L/P140K (MLK) MGMT-transduced K562 cells. In addition, we performed a detailed characterization of individual properties including BG resistance, activity, and protein stability of these mutants in human hematopoetic K562 cells and E86 retroviral producer cells. In K562 cell extracts, the MLK and P140K mutants retained full activity at doses up to 1 mM BG, while G156A had a BG ED50 of 15 microM, compared with 0.1 microM for wtAGT. In the absence of BG, the G156A protein possessed a 56% reduction in specific O6-methyltransferase activity compared with wtAGT. MLK, P140K, and wtAGT all possessed similar specific activities, although the O6-methyl repair rate of all mutants was reduced 4- to 13-fold relative to wtAGT. The wtAGT, MLK, and P140K proteins were stable, with half-lives of greater than 18 hr. In contrast, only 20% of the G156A protein was stable after 12 hr in cycloheximide and, interestingly, the remaining protein appeared to retain most of the activity present in non-cycloheximide-treated cells. Differences in BG resistance, activity, and stability between P140K, MLK, and G156A suggest that P140K may be the optimal mutant for drug resistance gene transfer. However, hematopoietic K562 cells transduced with MFG-G156A, P140K, or MLK had similar degrees of BG and BCNU as well as BG and TMZ resistance when treated with concentrations of BG (< or =25 microM) achieved in clinical trials, suggesting similar efficacy in many in vivo applications.
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- B M Davis
- Division of Hematology/Oncology and Molecular Virology Training Program, Case Western Reserve University, and Ireland Cancer Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106-4937, USA
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