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Zhong Y, Mohan K, Liu J, Al-Attar A, Lin P, Flight RM, Sun Q, Warmoes MO, Deshpande RR, Liu H, Jung KS, Mitov MI, Lin N, Butterfield DA, Lu S, Liu J, Moseley HNB, Fan TWM, Kleinman ME, Wang QJ. Loss of CLN3, the gene mutated in juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, leads to metabolic impairment and autophagy induction in retinal pigment epithelium. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2020; 1866:165883. [PMID: 32592935 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL, aka. juvenile Batten disease or CLN3 disease) is a lysosomal storage disease characterized by progressive blindness, seizures, cognitive and motor failures, and premature death. JNCL is caused by mutations in the Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Neuronal 3 (CLN3) gene, whose function is unclear. Although traditionally considered a neurodegenerative disease, CLN3 disease displays eye-specific effects: Vision loss not only is often one of the earliest symptoms of JNCL, but also has been reported in non-syndromic CLN3 disease. Here we described the roles of CLN3 protein in maintaining healthy retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and normal vision. Using electroretinogram, fundoscopy and microscopy, we showed impaired visual function, retinal autofluorescent lesions, and RPE disintegration and metaplasia/hyperplasia in a Cln3 ~ 1 kb-deletion mouse model [1] on C57BL/6J background. Utilizing a combination of biochemical analyses, RNA-Seq, Seahorse XF bioenergetic analysis, and Stable Isotope Resolved Metabolomics (SIRM), we further demonstrated that loss of CLN3 increased autophagic flux, suppressed mTORC1 and Akt activities, enhanced AMPK activity, and up-regulated gene expression of the autophagy-lysosomal system in RPE-1 cells, suggesting autophagy induction. This CLN3 deficiency induced autophagy induction coincided with decreased mitochondrial oxygen consumption, glycolysis, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, and ATP production. We also reported for the first time that loss of CLN3 led to glycogen accumulation despite of impaired glycogen synthesis. Our comprehensive analyses shed light on how loss of CLN3 affect autophagy and metabolism. This work suggests possible links among metabolic impairment, autophagy induction and lysosomal storage, as well as between RPE atrophy/degeneration and vision loss in JNCL.
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- Yu Zhong
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Center for Environmental and Systems Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Center for Environmental and Systems Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; Center for Environmental and Systems Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Center for Environmental and Systems Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Center for Environmental and Systems Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Center for Environmental and Systems Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Pfizer Inc., San Diego, CA, United States
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; Department of Computer Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; Institute for Biomedical Informatics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; Institute for Biomedical Informatics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; Center for Environmental and Systems Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States.
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Bolger M, Groynom R, Bogie K, Lavik E. Reporter Scaffolds for Clinically Relevant Cell Transplantation Studies. Ann Biomed Eng 2019; 48:1982-1990. [PMID: 31686310 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-019-02393-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
There are a number of cell therapies that are either in clinical trials or moving toward clinical trials, particularly for diseases of the retina. One of the challenges with cell therapies is tracking the status of cells over time. Genetic manipulation can facilitate this, but it can limit the clinical application of the cells. There are a host of fluorophores that have been developed to assess the status of cells, but these molecules tend to be cleared rapidly from cells. There are preclinical strategies that use degradable scaffolds, and we hypothesized that these scaffolds could be used to track the state of cells during preclinical studies. In this work, we explored whether fluorophores could be delivered from simple scaffolds fabricated under extremely harsh conditions, be active upon release, and report on the cells growing on the scaffolds over time. We encapsulated CellROX® Green Reagent, and pHrodo™ Red AM in poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) scaffolds, showed that they could be delivered over weeks and were still active upon release and taken up by cells. These experiments provide the foundation for using scaffolds to deliver molecules to report on cells.
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- Louis Stokes Cleveland VA, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, 21250, USA.
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Suares A, Tapia C, González-Pardo V. VDR agonists down regulate PI3K/Akt/mTOR axis and trigger autophagy in Kaposi's sarcoma cells. Heliyon 2019; 5:e02367. [PMID: 31497671 PMCID: PMC6722267 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus G protein-coupled receptor (KSHV/vGPCR) is a key molecule in the pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma. We have previously shown that 1α,25(OH)2D3 or its less-calcemic analog TX 527 inhibits the proliferation of endothelial cells expressing vGPCR, NF-κB activity and induces apoptosis in a VDR dependent manner. In this work, we further explored whether 1α,25(OH)2D3 or TX 527 regulates PI3K/Akt/mTOR axis and induces autophagy as part of its antineoplastic mechanism of action. Proliferation assays indicated that vGPCR cell number decreased in presence of LY294002 (PI3K/Akt inhibitor) likewise 1α,25(OH)2D3 or TX 527 (10 nM, 48 h). Also, Akt phosphorylation was found decreased in dose (0.1-100 nM) and time response studies (12-72 h) after both compounds treatments. In addition, decreased phosphorylated Akt was significantly observed in the nucleus. Moreover, regulation of Akt phosphorylation was NF-κB and VDR dependent. TNFAIP3/A20, an ubiquitin-editing enzyme, a direct NF-κB target gene and a negative regulator of Beclin-1, was down-regulated whereas Beclin-1 was up-regulated after 10 nM of 1α,25(OH)2D3 or TX 527 treatment. Decrement in Akt phosphorylation was accompanied by a reduced mTOR phosphorylation and an increase in the autophagy marker LC3-II. Since increment in autophagosomes not always indicates increment in autophagy activity, we used Chloroquine (CQ, 1 μM), an inhibitor of autophagy flow, to confirm autophagy after both VDR agonists treatment. In conclusion, VDR agonists, 1α,25(OH)2D3 or TX 527, inhibited PI3K/Akt/mTOR axis and induced autophagy in endothelial cells expressing vGPCR by a VDR-dependent mechanism.
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- Alejandra Suares
- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur (INBIOSUR), Departamento de Biología Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, San Juan 670, 8000, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- IFIBYNE – Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (UBA-CONICET), Ciudad Universitaria, 1428, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur (INBIOSUR), Departamento de Biología Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, San Juan 670, 8000, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur (INBIOSUR), Departamento de Biología Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, San Juan 670, 8000, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Lenz B, Braendli-Baiocco A, Engelhardt J, Fant P, Fischer H, Francke S, Fukuda R, Gröters S, Harada T, Harleman H, Kaufmann W, Kustermann S, Nolte T, Palazzi X, Pohlmeyer-Esch G, Popp A, Romeike A, Schulte A, Lima BS, Tomlinson L, Willard J, Wood CE, Yoshida M. Characterizing Adversity of Lysosomal Accumulation in Nonclinical Toxicity Studies: Results from the 5th ESTP International Expert Workshop. Toxicol Pathol 2018; 46:224-246. [PMID: 29471779 DOI: 10.1177/0192623317749452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Lysosomes have a central role in cellular catabolism, trafficking, and processing of foreign particles. Accumulation of endogenous and exogenous materials in lysosomes represents a common finding in nonclinical toxicity studies. Histologically, these accumulations often lack distinctive features indicative of lysosomal or cellular dysfunction, making it difficult to consistently interpret and assign adverse dose levels. To help address this issue, the European Society of Toxicologic Pathology organized a workshop where representative types of lysosomal accumulation induced by pharmaceuticals and environmental chemicals were presented and discussed. The expert working group agreed that the diversity of lysosomal accumulations requires a case-by-case weight-of-evidence approach and outlined several factors to consider in the adversity assessment, including location and type of cell affected, lysosomal contents, severity of the accumulation, and related pathological effects as evidence of cellular or organ dysfunction. Lysosomal accumulations associated with cytotoxicity, inflammation, or fibrosis were generally considered to be adverse, while those found in isolation (without morphologic or functional consequences) were not. Workshop examples highlighted the importance of thoroughly characterizing the biological context of lysosomal effects, including mechanistic data and functional in vitro readouts if available. The information provided here should facilitate greater consistency and transparency in the interpretation of lysosomal effects.
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- B Lenz
- 1 Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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- 1 Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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- 2 Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Carlsbad, California, USA
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- 3 Charles River Laboratories, Lyon, France
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- 1 Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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- 4 Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- 5 Axcelead Drug Discovery Partners, Inc., Kanagawa, Japan
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- 6 Department of Experimental Toxicology and Ecology, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- 7 Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Ibaraki, Japan
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- 8 Global Medical, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs, Global Preclinical Development and Management, Fresenius-Kabi Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- 1 Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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- 10 Nonclinical Drug Safety Germany, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riss, Germany
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- 11 Global Pathology, DSRD, Pfizer WRD, Groton, Connecticut, USA
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- 10 Nonclinical Drug Safety Germany, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riss, Germany
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- 12 Global Preclinical Safety, AbbVie, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- 13 Covance Laboratories, Inc., Rueil-Malmaison, France
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- 14 Department of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
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- 15 Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- 11 Global Pathology, DSRD, Pfizer WRD, Groton, Connecticut, USA
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- 16 CDER, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- 17 Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- 18 Food Safety Commission, Cabinet Office, Tokyo, Japan
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Diastereoselective synthesis of fused cyclopropyl-3-amino-2,4-oxazine β-amyloid cleaving enzyme (BACE) inhibitors and their biological evaluation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2018; 28:1111-1115. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.01.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Burkey BF, Hoglen NC, Inskeep P, Wyman M, Hughes TE, Vath JE. Preclinical Efficacy and Safety of the Novel Antidiabetic, Antiobesity MetAP2 Inhibitor ZGN-1061. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2018; 365:301-313. [PMID: 29491038 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.117.246272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Methionine aminopeptidase 2 (MetAP2) inhibition is a promising approach to treating diabetes, obesity, and associated metabolic disorders. Beloranib, a MetAP2 inhibitor previously investigated for treatment of Prader-Willi syndrome, was associated with venous thrombotic adverse events likely resulting from drug effects on vascular endothelial cells (ECs). Here, we report the pharmacological characterization of ZGN-1061, a novel MetAP2 inhibitor being investigated for treatment of diabetes and obesity. Four weeks of subcutaneous administration of ZGN-1061 to diet-induced obese (DIO) insulin-resistant mice produced a 25% reduction in body weight, primarily due to reduced fat mass, that was comparable to beloranib. ZGN-1061 also produced improvements in metabolic parameters, including plasma glucose and insulin, and, in HepG2 cells, initiated gene changes similar to beloranib that support observed in vivo pharmacodynamics. In vitro studies in ECs demonstrated that ZGN-1061 effects on EC proliferation and coagulation proteins were greatly attenuated, or absent, relative to beloranib, due to lower intracellular drug concentrations, shorter half-life of inhibitor-bound MetAP2 complex, and reduced cellular enzyme inhibition. In dogs, ZGN-1061 was more rapidly absorbed and cleared, with a shorter half-life than beloranib. Unlike beloranib, ZGN-1061 did not increase coagulation markers in dogs, and ZGN-1061 had a greatly improved safety profile in rats relative to beloranib. In conclusion, ZGN-1061 and beloranib demonstrated similar efficacy in a mouse model of obesity, while ZGN-1061 had a markedly improved safety profile in multiple in vitro and in vivo models. The lower duration of exposure characteristic of ZGN-1061 is expected to provide a meaningfully enhanced clinical safety profile.
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- Bryan F Burkey
- Zafgen, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (B.F.B., N.C.H., M.W., T.E.H., J.E.V.) and InskeepDMPK, LLC (P.I.), East Lyme, Connecticut
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- Zafgen, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (B.F.B., N.C.H., M.W., T.E.H., J.E.V.) and InskeepDMPK, LLC (P.I.), East Lyme, Connecticut
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- Zafgen, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (B.F.B., N.C.H., M.W., T.E.H., J.E.V.) and InskeepDMPK, LLC (P.I.), East Lyme, Connecticut
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- Zafgen, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (B.F.B., N.C.H., M.W., T.E.H., J.E.V.) and InskeepDMPK, LLC (P.I.), East Lyme, Connecticut
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- Zafgen, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (B.F.B., N.C.H., M.W., T.E.H., J.E.V.) and InskeepDMPK, LLC (P.I.), East Lyme, Connecticut
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- Zafgen, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (B.F.B., N.C.H., M.W., T.E.H., J.E.V.) and InskeepDMPK, LLC (P.I.), East Lyme, Connecticut
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Niessen S, Dix MM, Barbas S, Potter ZE, Lu S, Brodsky O, Planken S, Behenna D, Almaden C, Gajiwala KS, Ryan K, Ferre R, Lazear MR, Hayward MM, Kath JC, Cravatt BF. Proteome-wide Map of Targets of T790M-EGFR-Directed Covalent Inhibitors. Cell Chem Biol 2017; 24:1388-1400.e7. [PMID: 28965727 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2017.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Patients with non-small cell lung cancers that have kinase-activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are highly responsive to first- and second-generation EGFR inhibitors. However, these patients often relapse due to a secondary, drug-resistant mutation in EGFR whereby the gatekeeper threonine is converted to methionine (T790M). Several third-generation EGFR inhibitors have been developed that irreversibly inactivate T790M-EGFR while sparing wild-type EGFR, thus reducing epithelium-based toxicities. Using chemical proteomics, we show here that individual T790M-EGFR inhibitors exhibit strikingly distinct off-target profiles in human cells. The FDA-approved drug osimertinib (AZD9291), in particular, was found to covalently modify cathepsins in cell and animal models, which correlated with lysosomal accumulation of the drug. Our findings thus show how chemical proteomics can be used to differentiate covalent kinase inhibitors based on global selectivity profiles in living systems and identify specific off-targets of these inhibitors that may affect drug activity and safety.
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- Sherry Niessen
- Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA; Oncology RU, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Drug Safety Research and Development, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Oncology RU, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, MS 8220-2226 Eastern Point Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA
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- Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Low JD, Bartberger MD, Chen K, Cheng Y, Fielden MR, Gore V, Hickman D, Liu Q, Allen Sickmier E, Vargas HM, Werner J, White RD, Whittington DA, Wood S, Minatti AE. Development of 2-aminooxazoline 3-azaxanthene β-amyloid cleaving enzyme (BACE) inhibitors with improved selectivity against Cathepsin D. MEDCHEMCOMM 2017; 8:1196-1206. [PMID: 30108829 PMCID: PMC6072065 DOI: 10.1039/c7md00106a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
As part of an ongoing effort at Amgen to develop a disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer's disease, we have previously used the aminooxazoline xanthene (AOX) scaffold to generate potent and orally efficacious BACE1 inhibitors. While AOX-BACE1 inhibitors demonstrated acceptable cardiovascular safety margins, a retinal pathological finding in rat toxicological studies demanded further investigation. It has been widely postulated that such retinal toxicity might be related to off-target inhibition of Cathepsin D (CatD), a closely related aspartyl protease. We report the development of AOX-BACE1 inhibitors with improved selectivity against CatD by following a structure- and property-based approach. Our efforts culminated in the discovery of a picolinamide-substituted 3-aza-AOX-BACE1 inhibitor absent of retinal effects in an early screening rat toxicology study.
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- Jonathan D Low
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , Amgen Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive , Thousand Oaks , CA 91320 , USA . ; Tel: +1 805 447 4721
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- Department of Molecular Engineering , Amgen Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive , Thousand Oaks , CA 91320 , USA
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- Department Discovery Technologies , Amgen Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive , Thousand Oaks , CA 91320 , USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , Amgen Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive , Thousand Oaks , CA 91320 , USA . ; Tel: +1 805 447 4721
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- Comparative Biology and Safety Sciences , Amgen Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive , Thousand Oaks , CA 91320 , USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , Amgen Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive , Thousand Oaks , CA 91320 , USA . ; Tel: +1 805 447 4721
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism , Amgen Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive , Thousand Oaks , CA 91320 , USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , Amgen Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive , Thousand Oaks , CA 91320 , USA . ; Tel: +1 805 447 4721
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- Department of Molecular Engineering , Amgen Inc. , 360 Binney Street , Cambridge , MA 02142 , USA
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- Comparative Biology and Safety Sciences , Amgen Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive , Thousand Oaks , CA 91320 , USA
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- Comparative Biology and Safety Sciences , Amgen Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive , Thousand Oaks , CA 91320 , USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , Amgen Inc. , 360 Binney Street , Cambridge , MA 02142 , USA
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- Department of Molecular Engineering , Amgen Inc. , 360 Binney Street , Cambridge , MA 02142 , USA
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- Department of Neuroscience , Amgen Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive , Thousand Oaks , CA 91320 , USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , Amgen Inc. , One Amgen Center Drive , Thousand Oaks , CA 91320 , USA . ; Tel: +1 805 447 4721
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Lu S, Sung T, Lin N, Abraham RT, Jessen BA. Lysosomal adaptation: How cells respond to lysosomotropic compounds. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0173771. [PMID: 28301521 PMCID: PMC5354416 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Lysosomes are acidic organelles essential for degradation and cellular homoeostasis and recently lysosomes have been shown as signaling hub to respond to the intra and extracellular changes (e.g. amino acid availability). Compounds including pharmaceutical drugs that are basic and lipophilic will become sequestered inside lysosomes (lysosomotropic). How cells respond to the lysosomal stress associated with lysosomotropism is not well characterized. Our goal is to assess the lysosomal changes and identify the signaling pathways that involve in the lysosomal changes. Eight chemically diverse lysosomotropic drugs from different therapeutic areas were subjected to the evaluation using the human adult retinal pigmented epithelium cell line, ARPE-19. All lysosomotropic drugs tested triggered lysosomal activation demonstrated by increased lysosotracker red (LTR) and lysosensor green staining, increased cathepsin activity, and increased LAMP2 staining. However, tested lysosomotropic drugs also prompted lysosomal dysfunction exemplified by intracellular and extracellular substrate accumulation including phospholipid, SQSTM1/p62, GAPDH (Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase) and opsin. Lysosomal activation observed was likely attributed to lysosomal dysfunction, leading to compensatory responses including nuclear translocation of transcriptional factors TFEB, TFE3 and MITF. The adaptive changes are protective to the cells under lysosomal stress. Mechanistic studies implicate calcium and mTORC1 modulation involvement in the adaptive changes. These results indicate that lysosomotropic compounds could evoke a compensatory lysosomal biogenic response but with the ultimate consequence of lysosomal functional impairment. This work also highlights a pathway of response to lysosomal stress and evidences the role of TFEB, TFE3 and MITF in the stress response.
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- Shuyan Lu
- Drug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., San Diego, CA, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SL); (BAJ)
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- Drug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- iXCells Biotechnologies, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Oncology Research Unit, Pfizer Inc., San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Drug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., San Diego, CA, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SL); (BAJ)
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Vitamin D receptor regulates autophagy in the normal mammary gland and in luminal breast cancer cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E2186-E2194. [PMID: 28242709 PMCID: PMC5358377 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1615015114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Epidemiological evidence suggests that vitamin D can protect women from developing breast cancer (BC). This study reveals that vitamin D and its receptor regulate autophagy in both normal mammary epithelial cells and luminal BCs, and suggests a potential mechanism underlying the link between vitamin D levels and BC risk. In addition, this work suggests that vitamin D receptor ligands could be exploited therapeutically for the treatment of a significant subset of BCs. Women in North America have a one in eight lifetime risk of developing breast cancer (BC), and a significant proportion of these individuals will develop recurrent BC and will eventually succumb to the disease. Metastatic, therapy-resistant BC cells are refractory to cell death induced by multiple stresses. Here, we document that the vitamin D receptor (VDR) acts as a master transcriptional regulator of autophagy. Activation of the VDR by vitamin D induces autophagy and an autophagic transcriptional signature in BC cells that correlates with increased survival in patients; strikingly, this signature is present in the normal mammary gland and is progressively lost in patients with metastatic BC. A number of epidemiological studies have shown that sufficient vitamin D serum levels might be protective against BC. We observed that dietary vitamin D supplementation in mice increases basal levels of autophagy in the normal mammary gland, highlighting the potential of vitamin D as a cancer-preventive agent. These findings point to a role of vitamin D and the VDR in modulating autophagy and cell death in both the normal mammary gland and BC cells.
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