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Lambies G, Lee SW, Duong-Polk K, Aza-Blanc P, Maganti S, Dawson DW, Commisso C. Cell polarity proteins promote macropinocytosis in response to metabolic stress. bioRxiv 2024:2024.01.16.575943. [PMID: 38293142 PMCID: PMC10827152 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.16.575943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
Abstract
Macropinocytosis has emerged as a nutrient-scavenging pathway that cancer cells exploit to survive the nutrient-deprived conditions of the tumor microenvironment. Cancer cells are especially reliant on glutamine for their survival, and in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells, glutamine deficiency can enhance the stimulation of macropinocytosis, allowing the cells to escape metabolic stress through the production of extracellular-protein-derived amino acids. Here, we identify the atypical protein kinase C (aPKC) enzymes, PKCζ and PKCι as novel regulators of macropinocytosis. In normal epithelial cells, aPKCs are known to regulate cell polarity in association with the scaffold proteins Par3 and Par6, controlling the function of several targets, including the Par1 kinases. In PDAC cells, we identify that each of these cell polarity proteins are required for glutamine stress-induced macropinocytosis. Mechanistically, we find that the aPKCs are regulated by EGFR signaling or by the transcription factor CREM to promote the relocation of Par3 to microtubules, facilitating macropinocytosis in a dynein-dependent manner. Importantly, we determine that cell fitness impairment caused by aPKC depletion is rescued by the restoration of macropinocytosis and that aPKCs support PDAC growth in vivo. These results identify a previously unappreciated role for cell polarity proteins in the regulation of macropinocytosis and provide a better understanding of the mechanistic underpinnings that control macropinocytic uptake in the context of metabolic stress.
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Eggermont C, Giron P, Noeparast M, Vandenplas H, Aza-Blanc P, Gutierrez GJ, De Grève J. The EGFR-STYK1-FGF1 axis sustains functional drug tolerance to EGFR inhibitors in EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:611. [PMID: 35840561 PMCID: PMC9287553 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-04994-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients harboring activating mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are sensitive to therapy with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI). Despite remarkable clinical responses using EGFR TKI, surviving drug tolerant cells serve as a reservoir from which drug resistant tumors may emerge. This study addresses the need for improved efficacy of EGFR TKI by identifying targets involved in functional drug tolerance against them. To this aim, a high-throughput siRNA kinome screen was performed using two EGFR TKI-sensitive EGFR-mutant NSCLC cell lines in the presence/absence of the second-generation EGFR TKI afatinib. From the screen, Serine/Threonine/Tyrosine Kinase 1 (STYK1) was identified as a target that when downregulated potentiates the effects of EGFR inhibition in vitro. We found that chemical inhibition of EGFR combined with the siRNA-mediated knockdown of STYK1 led to a significant decrease in cancer cell viability and anchorage-independent cell growth. Further, we show that STYK1 selectively interacts with mutant EGFR and that the interaction is disrupted upon EGFR inhibition. Finally, we identified fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF1) as a downstream effector of STYK1 in NSCLC cells. Accordingly, downregulation of STYK1 counteracted the afatinib-induced upregulation of FGF1. Altogether, we unveil STYK1 as a valuable target to repress the pool of surviving drug tolerant cells arising upon EGFR inhibition. Co-targeting of EGFR and STYK1 could lead to a better overall outcome for NSCLC patients.
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- Carolien Eggermont
- grid.8767.e0000 0001 2290 8069Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Oncology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- grid.8767.e0000 0001 2290 8069Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Oncology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium ,grid.411326.30000 0004 0626 3362Center of Medical Genetics, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- grid.8767.e0000 0001 2290 8069Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Oncology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium ,grid.10253.350000 0004 1936 9756Present Address: Institute of Molecular Oncology, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Philipps University, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- grid.8767.e0000 0001 2290 8069Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Oncology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- grid.479509.60000 0001 0163 8573Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
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- grid.8767.e0000 0001 2290 8069Laboratory of Pathophysiological Cell Signaling, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium ,grid.476376.70000 0004 0603 3591Present Address: Galapagos NV, Generaal De Wittelaan L11 A3, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Oncology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090, Brussels, Belgium. .,Center of Medical Genetics, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
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Errington TM, Denis A, Allison AB, Araiza R, Aza-Blanc P, Bower LR, Campos J, Chu H, Denson S, Donham C, Harr K, Haven B, Iorns E, Kwok J, McDonald E, Pelech S, Perfito N, Pike A, Sampey D, Settles M, Scott DA, Sharma V, Tolentino T, Trinh A, Tsui R, Willis B, Wood J, Young L. Experiments from unfinished Registered Reports in the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology. eLife 2021; 10:73430. [PMID: 34874009 PMCID: PMC8651290 DOI: 10.7554/elife.73430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
As part of the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, we published Registered Reports that described how we intended to replicate selected experiments from 29 high-impact preclinical cancer biology papers published between 2010 and 2012. Replication experiments were completed and Replication Studies reporting the results were submitted for 18 papers, of which 17 were accepted and published by eLife with the rejected paper posted as a preprint. Here, we report the status and outcomes obtained for the remaining 11 papers. Four papers initiated experimental work but were stopped without any experimental outcomes. Two papers resulted in incomplete outcomes due to unanticipated challenges when conducting the experiments. For the remaining five papers only some of the experiments were completed with the other experiments incomplete due to mundane technical or unanticipated methodological challenges. The experiments from these papers, along with the other experiments attempted as part of the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, provides evidence about the challenges of repeating preclinical cancer biology experiments and the replicability of the completed experiments.
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- Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, United States
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- University of California, Davis, Davis, United States
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- Applied Biological Materials, Richmond, Canada
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- University of California, Davis, Davis, United States
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, United States
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- Applied Biological Materials, Richmond, Canada
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- Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, United States
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- Kinexus Bioinformatics, Vancouver, Canada.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, United States
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- Applied Biological Materials, Richmond, Canada
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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- University of California, Davis, Davis, United States
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- Applied Biological Materials, Richmond, Canada
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Liu J, Rebecca VW, Kossenkov AV, Connelly T, Liu Q, Gutierrez A, Xiao M, Li L, Zhang G, Samarkina A, Zayasbazan D, Zhang J, Cheng C, Wei Z, Alicea GM, Fukunaga-Kalabis M, Krepler C, Aza-Blanc P, Yang CC, Delvadia B, Tong C, Huang Y, Delvadia M, Morias AS, Sproesser K, Brafford P, Wang JX, Beqiri M, Somasundaram R, Vultur A, Hristova DM, Wu LW, Lu Y, Mills GB, Xu W, Karakousis GC, Xu X, Schuchter LM, Mitchell TC, Amaravadi RK, Kwong LN, Frederick DT, Boland GM, Salvino JM, Speicher DW, Flaherty KT, Ronai ZA, Herlyn M. Neural Crest-Like Stem Cell Transcriptome Analysis Identifies LPAR1 in Melanoma Progression and Therapy Resistance. Cancer Res 2021; 81:5230-5241. [PMID: 34462276 PMCID: PMC8530965 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-20-1496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Metastatic melanoma is challenging to clinically address. Although standard-of-care targeted therapy has high response rates in patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma, therapy relapse occurs in most cases. Intrinsically resistant melanoma cells drive therapy resistance and display molecular and biologic properties akin to neural crest-like stem cells (NCLSC) including high invasiveness, plasticity, and self-renewal capacity. The shared transcriptional programs and vulnerabilities between NCLSCs and cancer cells remains poorly understood. Here, we identify a developmental LPAR1-axis critical for NCLSC viability and melanoma cell survival. LPAR1 activity increased during progression and following acquisition of therapeutic resistance. Notably, genetic inhibition of LPAR1 potentiated BRAFi ± MEKi efficacy and ablated melanoma migration and invasion. Our data define LPAR1 as a new therapeutic target in melanoma and highlights the promise of dissecting stem cell-like pathways hijacked by tumor cells. SIGNIFICANCE: This study identifies an LPAR1-axis critical for melanoma invasion and intrinsic/acquired therapy resistance.
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- Jianglan Liu
- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Computer Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Computer Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Computer Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program, Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California
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- Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program, Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Abramson Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Abramson Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Abramson Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Abramson Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Division of Medical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program, Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and Melanoma Research Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Woznicki JA, Saini N, Flood P, Rajaram S, Lee CM, Stamou P, Skowyra A, Bustamante-Garrido M, Regazzoni K, Crawford N, McDade SS, Longley DB, Aza-Blanc P, Shanahan F, Zulquernain SA, McCarthy J, Melgar S, McRae BL, Nally K. TNF-α synergises with IFN-γ to induce caspase-8-JAK1/2-STAT1-dependent death of intestinal epithelial cells. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:864. [PMID: 34556638 PMCID: PMC8459343 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04151-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Rewiring of host cytokine networks is a key feature of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's disease (CD). Th1-type cytokines-IFN-γ and TNF-α-occupy critical nodes within these networks and both are associated with disruption of gut epithelial barrier function. This may be due to their ability to synergistically trigger the death of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) via largely unknown mechanisms. In this study, through unbiased kinome RNAi and drug repurposing screens we identified JAK1/2 kinases as the principal and nonredundant drivers of the synergistic killing of human IECs by IFN-γ/TNF-α. Sensitivity to IFN-γ/TNF-α-mediated synergistic IEC death was retained in primary patient-derived intestinal organoids. Dependence on JAK1/2 was confirmed using genetic loss-of-function studies and JAK inhibitors (JAKinibs). Despite the presence of biochemical features consistent with canonical TNFR1-mediated apoptosis and necroptosis, IFN-γ/TNF-α-induced IEC death was independent of RIPK1/3, ZBP1, MLKL or caspase activity. Instead, it involved sustained activation of JAK1/2-STAT1 signalling, which required a nonenzymatic scaffold function of caspase-8 (CASP8). Further modelling in gut mucosal biopsies revealed an intercorrelated induction of the lethal CASP8-JAK1/2-STAT1 module during ex vivo stimulation of T cells. Functional studies in CD-derived organoids using inhibitors of apoptosis, necroptosis and JAKinibs confirmed the causative role of JAK1/2-STAT1 in cytokine-induced death of primary IECs. Collectively, we demonstrate that TNF-α synergises with IFN-γ to kill IECs via the CASP8-JAK1/2-STAT1 module independently of canonical TNFR1 and cell death signalling. This non-canonical cell death pathway may underpin immunopathology driven by IFN-γ/TNF-α in diverse autoinflammatory diseases such as IBD, and its inhibition may contribute to the therapeutic efficacy of anti-TNFs and JAKinibs.
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.,Department of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.,Department of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Immunology Discovery, Abbvie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. .,School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
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Llano E, Pendás AM, Aza-Blanc P, Kornberg TB, López-Otín C. Withdrawal: Dm1-MMP, a matrix metalloproteinase from Drosophila with a potential role in extracellular matrix remodeling during neural development. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:1428. [PMID: 30807999 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.w118.007322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Strietz J, Stepputtis SS, Preca BT, Vannier C, Kim MM, Castro DJ, Au Q, Boerries M, Busch H, Aza-Blanc P, Heynen-Genel S, Bronsert P, Kuster B, Stickeler E, Brabletz T, Oshima RG, Maurer J. ERN1 and ALPK1 inhibit differentiation of bi-potential tumor-initiating cells in human breast cancer. Oncotarget 2018; 7:83278-83293. [PMID: 27829216 PMCID: PMC5347769 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Cancers are heterogeneous by nature. While traditional oncology screens commonly use a single endpoint of cell viability, altering the phenotype of tumor-initiating cells may reveal alternative targets that regulate cellular growth by processes other than apoptosis or cell division. We evaluated the impact of knocking down expression of 420 kinases in bi-lineage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells that express characteristics of both myoepithelial and luminal cells. Knockdown of ERN1 or ALPK1 induces bi-lineage MDA-MB-468 cells to lose the myoepithelial marker keratin 5 but not the luminal markers keratin 8 and GATA3. In addition, these cells exhibit increased β-casein production. These changes are associated with decreased proliferation and clonogenicity in spheroid cultures and anchorage-independent growth assays. Confirmation of these assays was completed in vivo, where ERN1- or ALPK1-deficient TNBC cells are less tumorigenic. Finally, treatment with K252a, a kinase inhibitor active on ERN1, similarly impairs anchorage-independent growth of multiple breast cancer cell lines. This study supports the strategy to identify new molecular targets for types of cancer driven by cells that retain some capacity for normal differentiation to a non-tumorigenic phenotype. ERN1 and ALPK1 are potential targets for therapeutic development.
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- Juliane Strietz
- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Systems Biology of the Cellular Microenvironment at The DKFZ Partner Site Freiburg, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Systems Biology of the Cellular Microenvironment at The DKFZ Partner Site Freiburg, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Partner Site of the German Cancer Consortium, Freising, Germany
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- Department of OBGYN, University Clinic Aachen (UKA), Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Finlay D, Aza-Blanc P, Dhruv H, Eroshkin A, Hauser C, Kiefer J, Kim S, Long T, Oshima RG, Peng S, Speyer G, Berens M, Vuori K. Abstract 1142: Novel target discovery for glioblastoma using chemical biology fingerprinting. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2017-1142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
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The most common adult brain tumor is Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), an extremely aggressive cancer with only scant treatment options. Even with standard of care most patients present with a recurrence and the median survival is only circa 15 months. The need, therefore, for new therapeutic targets and treatment options is pressing. Here we describe here a multipronged approach to identifying said targets. We present an established methodology for the isolation and culture of patient derived GBM samples that retain the “stem-like” fraction thought to underlie resistance and recurrence. Furthermore we show genomically that these samples represent specific subtypes of the disease yet still form distinct groups in unbiased clustering analysis. Thus we have multiple representative patient derived cultures that are suitable for our drug discovery and chemical biology analyses. Using a process we term Chemical Biology Fingerprinting (CBF) we utilize small focused, and clinically relevant, chemical collections in order to identify patterns of chemovulnerabilities across multiple samples. This allows an unbiased yet cancer relevant sub-stratification and the identification of agents, and therefore targets, which may be relevant for GBM patient subtypes. Indeed our use of the highly annotated NCI CTD2 Informer Set of chemicals allows ready drug-to-target mapping and facilitates data sharing across the CTD2 network. Moreover, already defined subgroups can be clustered to find agents, or groups of agents, that show selective activity against traditional classifications (e.g. proneural, mesenchymal etc.). Finally our strategy is permissive for the identification of “exceptional responders”. That is, individual patient samples that respond to a specific drug whilst most samples are refractory. In sum we demonstrate generation of patient derived models and identify specific, and novel, drugs that may be relevant for specific GBM subtypes. Supported by NIH U01CA168397
Citation Format: Darren Finlay, Pedro Aza-Blanc, Harshil Dhruv, Alexey Eroshkin, Craig Hauser, Jeff Kiefer, Seungchan Kim, Tao Long, Robert G. Oshima, Sen Peng, Gil Speyer, Michael Berens, Kristiina Vuori. Novel target discovery for glioblastoma using chemical biology fingerprinting [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017; 2017 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 1142. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-1142
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- Darren Finlay
- 1Sanford Burnham Prebys Med Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- 1Sanford Burnham Prebys Med Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- 1Sanford Burnham Prebys Med Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- 1Sanford Burnham Prebys Med Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- 1Sanford Burnham Prebys Med Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- 1Sanford Burnham Prebys Med Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA
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Zhou Y, Dang J, Chang KY, Yau E, Aza-Blanc P, Moscat J, Rana TM. miR-1298 Inhibits Mutant KRAS-Driven Tumor Growth by Repressing FAK and LAMB3. Cancer Res 2016; 76:5777-5787. [PMID: 27698189 PMCID: PMC5155639 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-2936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Global miRNA functional screens can offer a strategy to identify synthetic lethal interactions in cancer cells that might be exploited therapeutically. In this study, we applied this strategy to identify novel gene interactions in KRAS-mutant cancer cells. In this manner, we discovered miR-1298, a novel miRNA that inhibited the growth of KRAS-driven cells both in vitro and in vivo Using miR-TRAP affinity purification technology, we identified the tyrosine kinase FAK and the laminin subunit LAMB3 as functional targets of miR-1298. Silencing of FAK or LAMB3 recapitulated the synthetic lethal effects of miR-1298 expression in KRAS-driven cancer cells, whereas coexpression of both proteins was critical to rescue miR-1298-induced cell death. Expression of LAMB3 but not FAK was upregulated by mutant KRAS. In clinical specimens, elevated LAMB3 expression correlated with poorer survival in lung cancer patients with an oncogenic KRAS gene signature, suggesting a novel candidate biomarker in this disease setting. Our results define a novel regulatory pathway in KRAS-driven cancers, which offers a potential therapeutic target for their eradication. Cancer Res; 76(19); 5777-87. ©2016 AACR.
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- Ying Zhou
- Program for RNA Biology, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California
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- Program for RNA Biology, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California. Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Program for RNA Biology, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California. Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California. Solid Tumor Therapeutics Program, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Program for RNA Biology, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California
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- Cancer Metabolism and Signaling Networks Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California
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- Program for RNA Biology, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California. Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California. Solid Tumor Therapeutics Program, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California. Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
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Yang CC, Fazli L, Loguercio S, Zharkikh I, Aza-Blanc P, Gleave ME, Wolf DA. Downregulation of c-SRC kinase CSK promotes castration resistant prostate cancer and pinpoints a novel disease subclass. Oncotarget 2016; 6:22060-71. [PMID: 26091350 PMCID: PMC4673146 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
SRC kinase is activated in castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), phosphorylates the androgen receptor (AR), and causes its ligand-independent activation as a transcription factor. However, activating SRC mutations are exceedingly rare in human tumors, and mechanisms of ectopic SRC activation therefore remain largely unknown. Performing a functional genomics screen, we found that downregulation of SRC inhibitory kinase CSK is sufficient to overcome growth arrest induced by depriving human prostate cancer cells of androgen. CSK knockdown led to ectopic SRC activation, increased AR signaling, and resistance to anti-androgens. Consistent with the in vitro observations, stable knockdown of CSK conferred castration resistance in mouse xenograft models, while sensitivity to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor dasatinib was retained. Finally, CSK was found downregulated in a distinct subset of CRPCs marked by AR amplification and ETS2 deletion but lacking PTEN and RB1 mutations. These results identify CSK downregulation as a principal driver of SRC activation and castration resistance and validate SRC as a drug target in a molecularly defined subclass of CRPCs.
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- Chih-Cheng Yang
- Tumor Initiation & Maintenance Program, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.,Functional Genomics Core, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6H 3Z6
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- San Diego Center for Systems Biology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.,Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Tumor Analysis Core, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Functional Genomics Core, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Tumor Initiation & Maintenance Program, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.,San Diego Center for Systems Biology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Center for Stress Signaling Networks, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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Srivas R, Shen JP, Yang CC, Sun SM, Li J, Gross AM, Jensen J, Licon K, Bojorquez-Gomez A, Klepper K, Huang J, Pekin D, Xu JL, Yeerna H, Sivaganesh V, Kollenstart L, van Attikum H, Aza-Blanc P, Sobol RW, Ideker T. A Network of Conserved Synthetic Lethal Interactions for Exploration of Precision Cancer Therapy. Mol Cell 2016; 63:514-25. [PMID: 27453043 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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An emerging therapeutic strategy for cancer is to induce selective lethality in a tumor by exploiting interactions between its driving mutations and specific drug targets. Here we use a multi-species approach to develop a resource of synthetic lethal interactions relevant to cancer therapy. First, we screen in yeast ∼169,000 potential interactions among orthologs of human tumor suppressor genes (TSG) and genes encoding drug targets across multiple genotoxic environments. Guided by the strongest signal, we evaluate thousands of TSG-drug combinations in HeLa cells, resulting in networks of conserved synthetic lethal interactions. Analysis of these networks reveals that interaction stability across environments and shared gene function increase the likelihood of observing an interaction in human cancer cells. Using these rules, we prioritize ∼10(5) human TSG-drug combinations for future follow-up. We validate interactions based on cell and/or patient survival, including topoisomerases with RAD17 and checkpoint kinases with BLM.
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- Rohith Srivas
- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; The Cancer Cell Map Initiative
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; The Cancer Cell Map Initiative
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- Functional Genomics Core, Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Einthovenweg 20, 2333 ZC, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Department of Oncologic Sciences, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36604, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Einthovenweg 20, 2333 ZC, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Einthovenweg 20, 2333 ZC, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Functional Genomics Core, Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Department of Oncologic Sciences, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36604, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; The Cancer Cell Map Initiative.
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Shen JP, Srivas R, Yang CC, Sun SM, Li JF, Gross A, Jensen J, Licon K, Bojoquez-Gomez A, Klepper K, van Attikum H, Aza-Blanc P, Sobol R, Ideker T. Abstract NG02: A network of deeply conserved synthetic-lethal interactions for exploration of precision cancer therapy. Cancer Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2016-ng02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Abstract
An emerging therapeutic strategy for cancer is to induce selective lethality in a tumor by exploiting interactions between its driving mutations and specific drug targets. Here, we develop a resource of synthetic-lethal interactions between genes mutated in cancer, including many tumor suppressor genes (TSG), and selective chemical inhibitors including many FDA-approved drugs, using an integrative multi-species approach. Whereas, targeting oncogenes with either chemical inhibitors or therapeutic antibodies has proven to be highly effective for cancer therapy, it is not currently feasible to restore the function of mutated or deleted TSGs in the clinical setting. Rather than targeting a TSG directly, it is possible to exploit a “synthetic lethal” genetic interactions between the TSG and another gene, such that simultaneous disruption of both gene functions causes rapid and selective cell death. For example, cells deficient for BRCA1 have a reduced capacity for repairing double-stranded DNA breaks and are especially vulnerable to further perturbations in alternate DNA repair pathways. Oliparib, an FDA-approved drug, exploits this principle by targeting a component of the base excision repair pathway, PARP1, thus causing selective cell death in BRCA1-/- or BRCA2 -/- cells.
Recent efforts to map synthetic-lethal interactions in cancer typically fall into one of several categories. First, populations of tumor genomes may be analyzed statistically to detect pairs of genes that are seldom co-mutated in the same tumor, with one interpretation being that loss-of-function of both genes is synthetically lethal. While promising, such approaches are under-powered to test many relevant interactions, due to the already low frequency of mutation for most TSGs and the quadratic number of gene pairs that must be tested for co-mutation. Second, synthetic-lethal interactions may be mapped by directed combinatorial disruptions in human cell lines, using pairwise RNAi knockdowns, RNAi or drug treatments in cell lines with TSG loss-of-function or, conceivably in the near future, the CRISPR-Cas9 system. While such directed approaches can test relevant interactions in an unbiased manner, the largest screens performed to-date (∼10,000 gene pairs) still fall quite short of the required throughput to interrogate the potential interaction space of millions of human gene pairs involving a TSG.
A complementary strategy for mapping synthetic lethal interactions in cancer is to leverage conservation with genetic interactions first identified in model species. In the yeasts S. cerevisiae and S. pombe, techniques such as synthetic genetic arrays (SGA) and Pombe Epistasis Mapper (PEM) enable genetic interactions to be measured in an unbiased and high-throughput manner, with minimal off-target effects since the genes are disrupted by complete and specific knockout of the open reading frame. Such interactions are numerous and found to be significantly conserved across species, especially for the core conserved pathways in which TSGs typically operate such as the cell cycle, genome maintenance and metabolic growth. Many TSGs important for human cancer were first identified and studied in yeast, which also provides an accessible model system in which to study mechanism of action for effects first observed in humans. Nonetheless, it is unclear whether and to what extent synthetic lethal interactions observed for core conserved processes can be ultimately translated for clinical application. Multiple factors have been postulated to influence whether an interaction will be translatable, including genetic, epigenetic, and environmental context as well as the strength, redundancy, and network topology of the interaction. To study such factors, however, would require a large cross-species dataset of genetic interactions relevant to cancer genes and functions.
Here, we generate a comprehensive multi-species synthetic lethal network as a resource for the study of cancer and the design of targeted therapy. Leveraging the throughput and precise gene disruption of SGA technology, we experimentally test ∼78,000 potential interactions to generate a network that includes quantitative tests for interaction among all yeast orthologs of human TSGs and genes that are currently targetable by selective inhibitors (“druggable” targets or DT). Guided by these data, we target 2,352 TSG-drug combinations in human HeLa cells, resulting in a validated network of 172 “deeply conserved” interactions, called CoCaNet (Conserved Cancer Network). Having created this resource of conserved synthetic lethal interactions we explored three possible applications. First we demonstrate that synthetic lethal relationships in the conserved network are strongly predictive of cell survival in orthogonal survival assays and in alternate cell lines. We validated synthetic lethal interactions between the TSG RAD17 and all five synthetic lethal partners in CoCaNet (CHEK1, CHEK2, TOP2, TOP3A, CSNK1G1) in clonogenic assays using HeLa cells. For the TSG XRCC3 five of seven synthetic lethal partners (HDAC1, HDAC2, HDAC6, IMPDH1, RABGGTB) were confirmed in clonogenic assay in LN428 glioblastoma cells.
Second, we examined the clinical relevance of these synthetic lethal networks. Using gene expression and clinical survival data of breast cancer patients from the METABRIC database (Curtis et al., Nature 2012) we tested our hypothesis that co-under expression of genes in CoCaNet would reduce the fitness of a tumor and associate with better clinical outcome. As expected overall survival was 8.6 years for those patients in the top 90th percentile of synthetic lethal interactions vs. 7.3 years for the 10th percentile (log-rank p < 0.0005). We also assessed the extent to which CoCaNet might serve as a source of potentially relevant interactions for a broad population of cancer patients. CoCaNet includes a total of 59 unique TSGs and provides an average of ∼3 conserved interactions for each. Based on analysis of 7,394 cases profiled by TCGA across 22 tumor types, we found that at least one of these TSGs is either mutated or homozygously deleted in approximately 42% of patients, with 19% of patients having alterations to two or more of these TSGs. One specific example of how this network could be used for precision medicine is seen with ATM. TOP3A, commonly targeted by irinotecan in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), in which ATM is mutated in 18% of tumors, was found to be a synthetic-sick/lethal interaction partner with ATM. These synthetic lethal data suggest that FOLFIRI (5-flourouracil plus irinotecan) may be the preferred initial regimen in ATM mutant mCRC. Although these finding would clearly need to be validated prior to influencing a clinical decision, the case of ATM-TOP3A is just one example of how the CoCaNet could be used to derive potentially clinically actionable information from a tumor genome.
Third, we use the overlapping yeast and human synthetic lethal networks to learn the ‘rules’ that govern whether an interaction observed in yeast will be conserved in humans. We annotated each gene pair with multiple observations including whether we had observed interaction conservation with yeast, the degree to which the genes are co-expressed, whether the gene products are linked by a protein-protein interaction, and whether the genes are known to co-function in the same Gene Ontology biological process. Training on the overlapping yeast and human networks we integrated these multiple lines of evidence into a combined Log Likelihood Score classifier. Applying this classifier of cross-species conservation to the complete yeast network we are able to predict an expanded human network of over 11,000 prioritized synthetic sick or lethal interactions for pre-clinical and ultimately clinical exploration, each backed by data from budding yeast for investigating drug mode of action.
Citation Format: John Paul Shen, Rohith Srivas, Chih Cheng Yang, Su Ming Sun, Jian Feng Li, Andrew Gross, James Jensen, Kate Licon, Ana Bojoquez-Gomez, Kristin Klepper, Haico van Attikum, Pedro Aza-Blanc, Robert Sobol, Trey Ideker. A network of deeply conserved synthetic-lethal interactions for exploration of precision cancer therapy. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2016 Apr 16-20; New Orleans, LA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(14 Suppl):Abstract nr NG02.
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- 1University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- 1University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- 1University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- 1University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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Ratnikov B, Aza-Blanc P, Ronai ZA, Smith JW, Osterman AL, Scott DA. Glutamate and asparagine cataplerosis underlie glutamine addiction in melanoma. Oncotarget 2016; 6:7379-89. [PMID: 25749035 PMCID: PMC4480687 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Glutamine dependence is a prominent feature of cancer metabolism, and here we
show that melanoma cells, irrespective of their oncogenic background, depend on
glutamine for growth. A quantitative audit of how carbon from glutamine is used
showed that TCA-cycle-derived glutamate is, in most melanoma cells, the major
glutamine-derived cataplerotic output and product of glutaminolysis. In the
absence of glutamine, TCA cycle metabolites were liable to depletion through
aminotransferase-mediated α-ketoglutarate-to-glutamate conversion and
glutamate secretion. Aspartate was an essential cataplerotic output, as melanoma
cells demonstrated a limited capacity to salvage external aspartate. Also, the
absence of asparagine increased the glutamine requirement, pointing to
vulnerability in the aspartate-asparagine biosynthetic pathway within melanoma
metabolism. In contrast to melanoma cells, melanocytes could grow in the absence
of glutamine. Melanocytes use more glutamine for protein synthesis rather than
secreting it as glutamate and are less prone to loss of glutamate and TCA cycle
metabolites when starved of glutamine.
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- Boris Ratnikov
- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Kim JH, Ki SM, Joung JG, Scott E, Heynen-Genel S, Aza-Blanc P, Kwon CH, Kim J, Gleeson JG, Lee JE. Genome-wide screen identifies novel machineries required for both ciliogenesis and cell cycle arrest upon serum starvation. Biochim Biophys Acta 2016; 1863:1307-18. [PMID: 27033521 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 03/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Biogenesis of the primary cilium, a cellular organelle mediating various signaling pathways, is generally coordinated with cell cycle exit/re-entry. Although the dynamic cell cycle-associated profile of the primary cilium has been largely accepted, the mechanism governing the link between ciliogenesis and cell cycle progression has been poorly understood. Using a human genome-wide RNAi screen, we identify genes encoding subunits of the spliceosome and proteasome as novel regulators of ciliogenesis. We demonstrate that 1) the mRNA processing-related hits are essential for RNA expression of molecules acting in cilia disassembly, such as AURKA and PLK1, and 2) the ubiquitin-proteasome systems (UPS)-involved hits are necessary for proteolysis of molecules acting in cilia assembly, such as IFT88 and CPAP. In particular, we show that these screen hit-associated mechanisms are crucial for both cilia assembly and cell cycle arrest in response to serum withdrawal. Finally, our data suggest that the mRNA processing mechanism may modulate the UPS-dependent decay of cilia assembly regulators to control ciliary resorption-coupled cell cycle re-entry.
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- Ji Hyun Kim
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, #81 Irwon-Ro Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, #81 Irwon-Ro Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea
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- SGI, Samsung Medical Center, #81 Irwon-Ro Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- High Content Screening and Functional Genomics Core, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- High Content Screening and Functional Genomics Core, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- SGI, Samsung Medical Center, #81 Irwon-Ro Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea
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- GSMSE, KAIST, 291 Daehak-Ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, #81 Irwon-Ro Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea; SGI, Samsung Medical Center, #81 Irwon-Ro Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.
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Richarson AD, Scott DA, Zagnitko O, Aza-Blanc P, Chang CC, Russler-Germain DA. Registered report: IDH mutation impairs histone demethylation and results in a block to cell differentiation. eLife 2016; 5:e10860. [PMID: 26971564 PMCID: PMC4805546 DOI: 10.7554/elife.10860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology seeks to address growing concerns about reproducibility in scientific research by conducting replications of selected experiments from a number of high-profile papers in the field of cancer biology. The papers, which were published between 2010 and 2012, were selected on the basis of citations and Altmetric scores (Errington et al., 2014). This Registered Report describes the proposed replication plan of key experiments from “IDH mutation impairs histone demethylation and results in a block to cell differentiation” by Lu and colleagues, published in Nature in 2012 (Lu et al., 2012). The experiments that will be replicated are those reported in Figures 1B, 2A, 2B, 2D and 4D. Lu and colleagues demonstrated that expression of mutant forms of IDH1 or IDH2 caused global increases in histone methylation and increased levels of 2 hydroxyglutarate (Figure 1B). This was correlated with a block in differentiation (Figures 2A, B and D). This effect appeared to be mediated by the histone demethylase KDM4C (Figure 4D). The Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology is a collaboration between the Center for Open Scienceand Science Exchange, and the results of the replications will be published by eLife. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10860.001
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- Cancer Metabolism Facility, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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- Cancer Metabolism Facility, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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- Cancer Metabolism Facility, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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- Functional Genomics Core, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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- Functional Genomics Core, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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Dhruv H, Kim S, Kiefer J, Jung S, Emig-Agius D, Ivliev A, Finlay D, Aza-Blanc P, Vouri K, Berens M. GENO-13NETWORK-BASED APPROACH AIDS IN THE DISCOVERY OF CONTEXT-SPECIFIC DRUGGABLE TARGETS FOR TREATMENT OF GLIOBLASTOMA. Neuro Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov215.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Pang H, Braun GB, Friman T, Aza-Blanc P, Ruidiaz ME, Sugahara KN, Teesalu T, Ruoslahti E. Abstract NG03: A novel endocytic and intercellular transport pathway for drug delivery across blood vessels and into nutrient-deprived tumor cells. Cancer Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2015-ng03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A major limiting factor in the development of cancer therapy, especially for solid tumors, is the delivery of therapeutic agents into target cells in vivo to reach the site of action. Major barriers to the efficient delivery of drugs, especially macromolecules and nanomaterials, include the vascular walls, extravascular tissue, and membrane of cells and intracellular organelles. Peptides with high affinity to signature surface receptors displayed on tumor vasculature have been attractive carriers of therapeutic and diagnostic agents into tumors. Major efforts have been devoted to complexing these peptides with drug carriers of various physical and chemical properties, while little is known about either the cellular machinery that mediates the intake of these agents, or the underlying regulatory mechanism for delivery efficiency. We tackle this problem by characterizing the cell entry and tissue penetration process of a novel class of tumor-penetrating peptides. These peptides contain a carboxy (C)-terminal, basic sequence R/KXXR/K motif (C-end Rule or CendR motif). Peptides with this motif (CendR peptides) bind to neuropilin-1 (NRP1) on the cell surface and initiate an endocytic process into cells. Neuropilins (NRPs) are trans-membrane receptors involved in axon guidance and vascular development, and their expression is often upregulated on tumor vasculature and tumor cells. Many growth factors and other signalling molecules bind to NRPs through the CendR motif. To achieve a tumor-specific homing in vivo, the CendR motif is rendered cryptic in the middle of the peptide. Tumor-homing CendR peptides recognize different primary receptors to achieve the initial homing to the target tissues. The notable example is iRGD (CRGD(K/R)GP(D/E)C; the terminal Cys residues form a disulfide bond; CendR motif underlined), which use the RGD motif to first recognize αv integrins highly expressed on tumor endothelium. The peptide is then proteolytically cleaved to expose the CendR motif at the C-terminus. The activated CendR peptides thus bind to NRP1, which initiate an active penetration process across the blood vessels and throughout the extravascular tumor tissue. This tumor homing and penetration effect has been shown in a wide range of tumor types, and displays a good compatibility with various drug types. Most interestingly, the cargo does not need to be chemically conjugated to the peptide; co-injection with iRGD can also enhance the transport of diverse therapeutic payloads from the circulation into the tumor parenchyma (bystander activity), leading to an improved antitumor efficacy.
To decipher the molecular machinery of CendR-mediated cell entry, we performed a genome-wide RNAi screening to identify important genes for the cellular uptake of a prototypic CendR peptide displayed on silver-based nanoparticles. Silver-based platform is advantageous here since it allows the exclusive tracing of the internalized particles while the extracellular ones are effectively removed by a mild etching procedure. The genome screen and subsequent validation studies demonstrated that NRP1-mediated endocytosis of CendR peptides is a novel cell entry mechanism distinct from known endocytic pathways. CendR endocytosis depends little on critical genes of the other pathways, and is resistance to the treatment of the established endocytic inhibitors. CendR cargo also exhibits little colocalization with structural components of classic endocytic vesicles (e.g. clathrin-coated pits and caveolae) over time. Ultrastructurally, CendR endocytosis resembles macropinocytosis. But they are mechanistically different, especially in the receptor (NRP1) dependence of CendR endocytosis.
The uniqueness of CendR pathway also lies in the regulatory mechanism of its activity. The genome screen surprisingly showed that nutrient-sensing networks, such as mTOR signaling, rank the highest among the canonical pathways regulating the activity of CendR endocytosis. Nutrient deprivation was shown to enhance the penetration of CendR cargo into cells in vitro, live tumor slices ex vivo and tumor tissue in vivo. Moreover, we developed assays to observe the intercellular transport of CendR cargo, which is also stimulated by nutrient deprivation.
We are carrying on subsequent studies to elucidate the structural and molecular basis of CendR transport pathway. A methodology has been developed to synchronize the peptide entry, and ultrastructural imaging pinpoints a step-wise roadmap for the subcellular transport of CendR cargo. We have also performed magnetic isolation of intracellular vesicles containing CendR cargo, and identified signature molecules associated with these vesicles based on proteomic analysis. Moreover, we are able to observe the engulfment of bystander cargo in vitro, and molecular and ultrastructural characterization is undergoing to elucidate this intriguing cellular process. Using zebrafish and mouse models, we are monitoring the vascular penetration in vivo and characterizing the dynamic profile. Meanwhile, we are continuing to decode how mTOR regulates the activity of CendR endocytosis. A transcription factor, Sp1, has been found to serve as a link between mTOR and cell surface NRP1 level. Overall, we have discovered a novel pathway for peptide-functionalized payloads to enter tumor cells and tissue after receptor engagement. The ultrastructural studies of CendR endocytic structures supports the notion that CendR peptides activate a bulk transport system sweeping along bystander compounds, such as drugs and imaging agents present within tumor vessels. The platform to monitor the intercellular transfer of CendR cargo in vitro, together with the in vivo models, enables us to further optimize the transport efficiency of therapeutic agents across the vascular barriers. Particularly, the nutrient regulation of CendR transport pathway is of great significance by linking cancer metabolism with drug delivery. Due to dysfunctional angiogenesis, the nutrient conditions vary significantly in solid tumors. Some regions (e.g. hypoxia) are well known to undergo molecular changes and thus adapt to the nutrient-deprived environment. As a bulk transport pathway, our results suggest a role for CendR pathway in nutrient transport. Moreover, our studies point out a new direction to apply CendR-enhanced drug delivery into nutrient-deprived pathological tissues. These results shed new light in the fields of cell biology, cancer metabolism and drug delivery, while they also highlight the importance to bridge drug delivery with mechanistic studies.
Citation Format: Hongbo Pang, Gary B. Braun, Tomas Friman, Pedro Aza-Blanc, Manuel E. Ruidiaz, Kazuki N. Sugahara, Tambet Teesalu, Erkki Ruoslahti. A novel endocytic and intercellular transport pathway for drug delivery across blood vessels and into nutrient-deprived tumor cells. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2015 Apr 18-22; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2015;75(15 Suppl):Abstract nr NG03. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2015-NG03
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- Hongbo Pang
- 1Sanford-Burnham Medical Reseach Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- 1Sanford-Burnham Medical Reseach Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- 1Sanford-Burnham Medical Reseach Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- 3Centre of Excellence for Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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Roosing S, Hofree M, Kim S, Scott E, Copeland B, Romani M, Silhavy JL, Rosti RO, Schroth J, Mazza T, Miccinilli E, Zaki MS, Swoboda KJ, Milisa-Drautz J, Dobyns WB, Mikati MA, İncecik F, Azam M, Borgatti R, Romaniello R, Boustany RM, Clericuzio CL, D'Arrigo S, Strømme P, Boltshauser E, Stanzial F, Mirabelli-Badenier M, Moroni I, Bertini E, Emma F, Steinlin M, Hildebrandt F, Johnson CA, Freilinger M, Vaux KK, Gabriel SB, Aza-Blanc P, Heynen-Genel S, Ideker T, Dynlacht BD, Lee JE, Valente EM, Kim J, Gleeson JG. Functional genome-wide siRNA screen identifies KIAA0586 as mutated in Joubert syndrome. eLife 2015; 4:e06602. [PMID: 26026149 PMCID: PMC4477441 DOI: 10.7554/elife.06602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Defective primary ciliogenesis or cilium stability forms the basis of human ciliopathies, including Joubert syndrome (JS), with defective cerebellar vermis development. We performed a high-content genome-wide small interfering RNA (siRNA) screen to identify genes regulating ciliogenesis as candidates for JS. We analyzed results with a supervised-learning approach, using SYSCILIA gold standard, Cildb3.0, a centriole siRNA screen and the GTex project, identifying 591 likely candidates. Intersection of this data with whole exome results from 145 individuals with unexplained JS identified six families with predominantly compound heterozygous mutations in KIAA0586. A c.428del base deletion in 0.1% of the general population was found in trans with a second mutation in an additional set of 9 of 163 unexplained JS patients. KIAA0586 is an orthologue of chick Talpid3, required for ciliogenesis and Sonic hedgehog signaling. Our results uncover a relatively high frequency cause for JS and contribute a list of candidates for future gene discoveries in ciliopathies. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06602.001 Joubert syndrome is a rare disorder that affects the brain and causes physical, mental, and sometimes visual impairments. In individuals with this condition, two parts of the brain called the cerebellar vermis and the brainstem do not develop properly. This is thought to be due to defects in the development and maintenance of tiny hair-like structures called cilia, which are found on the surface of cells. Currently, mutations in 25 different genes are known to be able to cause Joubert syndrome. However, these mutations only account for around 50% of the cases that have been studied, and the ‘unexplained’ cases suggest that mutations in other genes may also cause the disease. Here, Roosing et al. used a technique called a ‘genome-wide siRNA screen’ to identify other genes regulating the formation of cilia that might also be connected with Joubert syndrome. This approach identified almost 600 candidate genes. The data from the screen were combined with gene sequence data from 145 individuals with unexplained Joubert syndrome. Roosing et al. found that individuals with Joubert syndrome from 15 different families had mutations in a gene called KIAA0586. In chickens and mice, this gene—known as Talpid3—is required for the formation of cilia. Roosing et al.'s findings reveal a new gene that is involved in Joubert syndrome and also provides a list of candidate genes for future studies of other conditions caused by defects in the formation of cilia. The next challenges are to find out what causes the remaining unexplained cases of the disease and to understand what roles the genes identified in this study play in cilia. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06602.002
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- Susanne Roosing
- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, New York Genome Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Cancer Institute, Smilow Research Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, United States
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, New York Genome Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, New York Genome Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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- IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Mendel Institute, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, New York Genome Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, New York Genome Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, New York Genome Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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- IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Mendel Institute, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Mendel Institute, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Genetics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, United States
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Balcali, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Neurology, Wah Medical College, Wah Cantt, Pakistan
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- Neuropsychiatry and Neurorehabilitation Unit, Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy
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- Neuropsychiatry and Neurorehabilitation Unit, Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Division of Genetics/Dysmorphology, Department Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, United States
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- Developmental Neurology Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Women and Children's Division, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Genetic Counselling Service, Regional Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, Istituto G. Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Child Neurology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Research Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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- Section of Ophthalmology and Neurosciences, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Neuropediatric group, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, New York Genome Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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- Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States
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- High Content Screening Systems, Sanford-Burnham Institute, La Jolla, United States
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- High Content Screening Systems, Sanford-Burnham Institute, La Jolla, United States
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Cancer Institute, Smilow Research Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, United States
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- Samsung Genome Institute, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute of Health Sciences and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Mendel Institute, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, School of Medical Science and Engineering, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Brain Disease, New York Genome Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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While PCTAIRE1/PCTK1/Cdk16 is overexpressed in malignant cells and is crucial in tumorigenesis, its function in apoptosis remains unclear. Here we investigated the role of PCTAIRE1 in apoptosis, especially in the extrinsic cell death pathway. Gene-knockdown of PCTAIRE1 sensitized prostate cancer PPC1 and Du145 cells, and breast cancer MDA-MB-468 cells to TNF-family cytokines, including TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL). Meanwhile, PCTAIRE1-knockdown did not sensitize non-malignant cells, including diploid fibroblasts IMR-90 and the immortalized prostate epithelial cell line 267B1. PCTAIRE1-knockdown did not up-regulate death receptor expression on the cell surface or affect caspase-8, FADD and FLIP expression levels. PCTAIRE1-knockdown did promote caspase-8 cleavage and RIPK1 degradation, while RIPK1 mRNA knockdown sensitized PPC1 cells to TNF-family cytokines. Furthermore, the kinase inhibitor SNS-032, which inhibits PCTAIRE1 kinase activity, sensitized PPC1 cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Together these results suggest that PCTAIRE1 contributes to the resistance of cancer cell lines to apoptosis induced by TNF-family cytokines, which implies that PCTAIRE1 inhibitors could have synergistic effects with TNF-family cytokines for cytodestruction of cancer cells.
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- Teruki Yanagi
- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (JR); (SM)
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Pang HB, Braun GB, Friman T, Aza-Blanc P, Ruidiaz ME, Sugahara KN, Teesalu T, Ruoslahti E. Abstract 5406: The CendR pathway: A novel cell penetration and transcytosis pathway regulated by nutrient availability. Cancer Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2014-5406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Transport of molecules across the vascular wall, through tissue, and into target cells plays an important role in various physiological and pathological processes. We previously described a novel class of tumor-targeting peptides (CendR peptides) that penetrate into cells and tumor tissue through an as yet incompletely characterized transport pathway initiated by peptide binding to neuropilin-1 (NRP1). This pathway has shown promise in enhancing drug delivery into tumors. Here we perform a genome-wide RNAi screen to identify components responsible for cell penetration of CendR peptides. We show that the binding of CendR peptides to NRP1 initiates a novel endocytic process that depends on a subset of genes and a transport route distinct from those of known endocytic pathways. Strikingly, we found the internalization of CendR peptides to be controlled by nutrient-sensing and cell growth-regulatory pathways. Nutrient deprivation stimulated the cell penetration and intercellular transport of CendR peptides, both in vitro and in vivo. These data suggest a physiological role for CendR pathway in nutrient sensing and transport. The ability to activate this pathway with peptides provides immediate applications to drug delivery.
Citation Format: Hong-Bo Pang, Gary B. Braun, Tomas Friman, Pedro Aza-Blanc, Manuel E. Ruidiaz, Kazuki N. Sugahara, Tambet Teesalu, Erkki Ruoslahti. The CendR pathway: A novel cell penetration and transcytosis pathway regulated by nutrient availability. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2014 Apr 5-9; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2014;74(19 Suppl):Abstract nr 5406. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2014-5406
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- Hong-Bo Pang
- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
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Maruyama T, Araki T, Kawarazaki Y, Naguro I, Heynen S, Aza-Blanc P, Ronai Z, Matsuzawa A, Ichijo H. Roquin-2 promotes ubiquitin-mediated degradation of ASK1 to regulate stress responses. Sci Signal 2014; 7:ra8. [PMID: 24448648 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2004822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1, also known as MAP3K5) mediates reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced cell death. When activated by ROS, ASK1 ultimately becomes ubiquitinated and degraded by the proteasome, a process that is antagonized by the ubiquitin-specific protease USP9X. Using a functional siRNA (small interfering RNA) screen in HeLa cells, we identified Roquin-2 (also called RC3H2) as an E3 ubiquitin ligase required for ROS-induced ubiquitination and degradation of ASK1. In cells treated with H2O2, knockdown of Roquin-2 promoted sustained activation of ASK1 and the downstream stress-responsive kinases JNK (c-Jun amino-terminal kinase) and p38 MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase), and led to cell death. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans produces ROS as a defense mechanism in response to bacterial infection. In C. elegans, mutation of the gene encoding the Roquin-2 ortholog RLE-1 promoted accumulation of the activated form of the ASK1 ortholog NSY-1 and conferred resistance to infection by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Thus, these data suggest that degradation of ASK1 mediated by Roquin-2 is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism required for the appropriate regulation of stress responses, including pathogen resistance and cell death.
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- Takeshi Maruyama
- 1Laboratory of Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Abuhusain H, Matin A, Qiao Q, Shen H, Daniels B, Laaksonen M, Teo C, Don A, McDonald K, Jahangiri A, De Lay M, Lu K, Park C, Carbonell S, Bergers G, Aghi MK, Anand M, Tucker-Burden C, Kong J, Brat DJ, Bae E, Smith L, Muller-Greven G, Yamada R, Nakano-Okuno M, Feng X, Hambardzumyan D, Nakano I, Gladson CL, Berens M, Jung S, Kim S, Kiefer J, Eschbacher J, Dhruv H, Vuori K, Hauser C, Oshima R, Finlay D, Aza-Blanc P, Bessarabova M, Nikolsky Y, Emig D, Bergers G, Lu K, Rivera L, Chang J, Burrell K, Singh S, Hill R, Zadeh G, Li C, Chen Y, Mei X, Sai K, Chen Z, Wang J, Wu M, Marsden P, Das S, Eskilsson E, Talasila KM, Rosland GV, Leiss L, Saed HS, Brekka N, Sakariassen PO, Lund-Johansen M, Enger PO, Bjerkvig R, Miletic H, Gawrisch V, Ruttgers M, Weigell P, Kerkhoff E, Riemenschneider M, Bogdahn U, Vollmann-Zwerenz A, Hau P, Ichikawa T, Onishi M, Kurozumi K, Maruo T, Fujii K, Ishida J, Shimazu Y, Oka T, Chiocca EA, Date I, Jain R, Griffith B, Khalil K, Scarpace L, Mikkelsen T, Kalkanis S, Schultz L, Jalali S, Chung C, Burrell K, Foltz W, Zadeh G, Jiang C, Wang H, Kijima N, Hosen N, Kagawa N, Hashimoto N, Chiba Y, Kinoshita M, Sugiyama H, Yoshimine T, Klank R, Decker S, Forster C, Price M, SantaCruz K, McCarthy J, Ohlfest J, Odde D, Kurozumi K, Onishi M, Ichikawa T, Fujii K, Ishida J, Shimazu Y, Chiocca EA, Kaur B, Date I, Huang Y, Lin Q, Mao H, Wang Y, Kogiso M, Baxter P, Man C, Wang Z, Zhou Y, Li XN, Liang J, Piao Y, de Groot J, Lu K, Rivera L, Chang J, Bergers G, McDonell S, Liang J, Piao Y, Henry V, Holmes L, de Groot J, Michaelsen SR, Stockhausen MT, Hans, Poulsen S, Rosland GV, Talasila KM, Eskilsson E, Jahedi R, Azuaje F, Stieber D, Foerster S, Varughese J, Ritter C, Niclou SP, Bjerkvig R, Miletic H, Talasila KM, Soentgerath A, Euskirchen P, Rosland GV, Wang J, Huszthy PC, Prestegarden L, Skaftnesmo KO, Sakariassen PO, Eskilsson E, Stieber D, Keunen O, Nigro J, Vintermyr OK, Lund-Johansen M, Niclou SP, Mork S, Enger PO, Bjerkvig R, Miletic H, Mohan-Sobhana N, Hu B, De Jesus J, Hollingsworth B, Viapiano M, Muller-Greven G, Carlin C, Gladson C, Nakada M, Furuta T, Sabit H, Chikano Y, Hayashi Y, Sato H, Minamoto T, Hamada JI, Fack F, Espedal H, Obad N, Keunen O, Gotlieb E, Sakariassen PO, Miletic H, Niclou SP, Bjerkvig R, Bougnaud S, Golebiewska A, Stieber D, Oudin A, Brons NHC, Bjerkvig R, Niclou SP, O'Halloran P, Viel T, Schwegmann K, Wachsmuth L, Wagner S, Kopka K, Dicker P, Faber C, Jarzabek M, Hermann S, Schafers M, O'Brien D, Prehn J, Jacobs A, Byrne A, Oka T, Ichikawa T, Kurozumi K, Inoue S, Fujii K, Ishida J, Shimazu Y, Chiocca EA, Date I, Olsen LS, Stockhausen M, Poulsen HS, Plate KH, Scholz A, Henschler R, Baumgarten P, Harter P, Mittelbronn M, Dumont D, Reiss Y, Rahimpour S, Yang C, Frerich J, Zhuang Z, Renner D, Jin F, Parney I, Johnson A, Rockne R, Hawkins-Daarud A, Jacobs J, Bridge C, Mrugala M, Rockhill J, Swanson K, Schneider H, Szabo E, Seystahl K, Weller M, Takahashi Y, Ichikawa T, Maruo T, Kurozumi K, Onishi M, Ouchida M, Fuji K, Shimazu Y, Oka T, Chiocca EA, Date I, Umakoshi M, Ichikawa T, Kurozumi K, Onishi M, Fujii K, Ishida J, Shimazu Y, Oka T, Chiocca EA, Kaur B, Date I, Sim H, Gruenbacher P, Jakeman L, Viapiano M, Wang H, Jiang C, Wang H, Jiang C, Parker J, Dionne K, Canoll P, DeMasters B, Waziri A. ANGIOGENESIS AND INVASION. Neuro Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Feng Y, Lau E, Scortegagna M, Ruller C, De SK, Barile E, Krajewski S, Aza-Blanc P, Williams R, Pinkerton AB, Jackson M, Chin L, Pellecchia M, Bosenberg M, Ronai ZA. Inhibition of melanoma development in the Nras((Q61K)) ::Ink4a(-/-) mouse model by the small molecule BI-69A11. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2012; 26:136-42. [PMID: 23035722 DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To date, there are no effective therapies for tumors bearing NRAS mutations, which are present in 15-20% of human melanomas. Here we extend our earlier studies where we demonstrated that the small molecule BI-69A11 inhibits the growth of melanoma cell lines. Gene expression analysis revealed the induction of interferon- and cell death-related genes that were associated with responsiveness of melanoma cell lines to BI-69A11. Strikingly, the administration of BI-69A11 inhibited melanoma development in genetically modified mice bearing an inducible form of activated Nras and a deletion of the Ink4a gene (Nras((Q61K)) ::Ink4a(-/-) ). Biweekly administration of BI-69A11 starting at 10 weeks or as late as 24 weeks after the induction of mutant Nras expression inhibited melanoma development (100 and 36%, respectively). BI-69A11 treatment did not inhibit the development of histiocytic sarcomas, which constitute about 50% of the tumors in this model. BI-69A11-resistant Nras((Q61K)) ::Ink4a(-/-) tumors exhibited increased CD45 expression, reflective of immune cell infiltration and upregulation of gene networks associated with the cytoskeleton, DNA damage response, and small molecule transport. The ability to attenuate the development of NRAS mutant melanomas supports further development of BI-69A11 for clinical assessment.
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- Yongmei Feng
- Signal Transduction Program, Cancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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De Ingeniis J, Ratnikov B, Richardson AD, Scott DA, Aza-Blanc P, De SK, Kazanov M, Pellecchia M, Ronai Z, Osterman AL, Smith JW. Functional specialization in proline biosynthesis of melanoma. PLoS One 2012; 7:e45190. [PMID: 23024808 PMCID: PMC3443215 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 08/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Proline metabolism is linked to hyperprolinemia, schizophrenia, cutis laxa, and cancer. In the latter case, tumor cells tend to rely on proline biosynthesis rather than salvage. Proline is synthesized from either glutamate or ornithine; both are converted to pyrroline-5-carboxylate (P5C), and then to proline via pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductases (PYCRs). Here, the role of three isozymic versions of PYCR was addressed in human melanoma cells by tracking the fate of (13)C-labeled precursors. Based on these studies we conclude that PYCR1 and PYCR2, which are localized in the mitochondria, are primarily involved in conversion of glutamate to proline. PYCRL, localized in the cytosol, is exclusively linked to the conversion of ornithine to proline. This analysis provides the first clarification of the role of PYCRs to proline biosynthesis.
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- Jessica De Ingeniis
- Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford|Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Yanagiya A, Suyama E, Adachi H, Svitkin YV, Aza-Blanc P, Imataka H, Mikami S, Martineau Y, Ronai ZA, Sonenberg N. Translational homeostasis via the mRNA cap-binding protein, eIF4E. Mol Cell 2012; 46:847-58. [PMID: 22578813 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2011] [Revised: 02/05/2012] [Accepted: 04/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Translational control of gene expression plays a key role in many biological processes. Consequently, the activity of the translation apparatus is under tight homeostatic control. eIF4E, the mRNA 5' cap-binding protein, facilitates cap-dependent translation and is a major target for translational control. eIF4E activity is controlled by a family of repressor proteins, termed 4E-binding proteins (4E-BPs). Here, we describe the surprising finding that despite the importance of eIF4E for translation, a drastic knockdown of eIF4E caused only minor reduction in translation. This conundrum can be explained by the finding that 4E-BP1 is degraded in eIF4E-knockdown cells. Hypophosphorylated 4E-BP1, which binds to eIF4E, is degraded, whereas hyperphosphorylated 4E-BP1 is refractory to degradation. We identified the KLHL25-CUL3 complex as the E3 ubiquitin ligase, which targets hypophosphorylated 4E-BP1. Thus, the activity of eIF4E is under homeostatic control via the regulation of the levels of its repressor protein 4E-BP1 through ubiquitination.
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- Akiko Yanagiya
- Department of Biochemistry and McGill Cancer Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada
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Feng Y, Barile E, De SK, Stebbins JL, Cortez A, Aza-Blanc P, Villanueva J, Heryln M, Krajewski S, Pellecchia M, Ronai ZA, Chiang GG. Effective inhibition of melanoma by BI-69A11 is mediated by dual targeting of the AKT and NF-κB pathways. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2011; 24:703-13. [PMID: 21592316 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148x.2011.00867.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In melanoma, the activation of pro-survival signaling pathways, such as the AKT and NF-κB pathways, is critical for tumor growth. We have recently reported that the AKT inhibitor BI-69A11 causes efficient inhibition of melanoma growth. Here, we show that in addition to its AKT inhibitory activity, BI-69A11 also targets the NF-κB pathway. In melanoma cell lines, BI-69A11 inhibited TNF-α-stimulated IKKα/β and IκB phosphorylation as well as NF-κB reporter gene expression. Furthermore, the effective inhibition of melanoma growth by BI-69A11 was attenuated upon NF-κB activation. Mechanistically, reduced NF-κB signaling by BI-69-A11 is mediated by the inhibition of sphingosine kinase 1, identified in a screen of 315 kinases. Significantly, we demonstrate that BI-69A11 is well tolerated and orally active against UACC 903 and SW1 melanoma xenografts. Our results demonstrate that BI-69A11 inhibits both the AKT and the NF-κB pathways and that the dual targeting of these pathways may be efficacious as a therapeutic strategy in melanoma.
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- Yongmei Feng
- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Whittaker R, Loy PA, Sisman E, Suyama E, Aza-Blanc P, Ingermanson RS, Price JH, McDonough PM. Identification of MicroRNAs that control lipid droplet formation and growth in hepatocytes via high-content screening. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 15:798-805. [PMID: 20639500 DOI: 10.1177/1087057110374991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hepatic lipid droplets (LDs) are associated with metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, hepatitis C, and both alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the level of translation. Approximately 1000 different miRNA species are encoded within the human genome, and many are differentially expressed by healthy and diseased liver. However, few studies have investigated the role of miRNAs in regulating LD expression. Accordingly, a high-content assay (HCA) was performed in which human hepatocytes (Huh-7 cells) were transiently transfected with 327 unique human miRNAs; the cells were then fixed, labeled for nuclei and lipid droplets, and imaged with an automated digital microscopy workstation. LD expression was analyzed on a cell-by-cell basis, using automated image analysis. Eleven miRNAs were identified that altered LDs. MiR-181d was the most efficacious inhibitor, decreasing LDs by about 60%. miRNA-181d was also confirmed to reduce cellular triglycerides and cholesterol ester via biochemical assays. Furthermore, a series of proteins was identified via miRNA target analysis, and siRNAs directed against many of these proteins also modified LDs. Thus, HCA-based screening identified novel miRNA and protein regulators of LDs and cholesterol metabolism that may be relevant to hepatic diseases arising from obesity and alcohol abuse.
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Kim J, Lee JE, Heynen-Genel S, Suyama E, Ono K, Lee K, Ideker T, Aza-Blanc P, Gleeson JG. Functional genomic screen for modulators of ciliogenesis and cilium length. Nature 2010; 464:1048-51. [PMID: 20393563 PMCID: PMC2929961 DOI: 10.1038/nature08895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 421] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2009] [Accepted: 02/04/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Primary cilia are evolutionarily conserved cellular organelles that organize diverse signaling pathways1,2. Defects in the formation or function of primary cilia are associated with a spectrum of human diseases and developmental abnormalities3. Genetic screens in model organisms have discovered core machineries of cilium assembly and maintenance4. However, regulatory molecules that coordinate the biogenesis of primary cilia with other cellular processes, including cytoskeletal organization, vesicle trafficking and cell-cell adhesion, remain to be identified. Here we report the results of a functional genomic screen using RNA interference (RNAi) to identify human genes involved in ciliogenesis control. The screen identified 36 positive and 13 negative ciliogenesis modulators, which include molecules involved in actin dynamics and vesicle trafficking. Further investigation demonstrated that blocking actin assembly facilitates ciliogenesis by stabilizing the pericentrosomal preciliary compartment (PPC), a previously uncharacterized compact vesiculotubular structure storing transmembrane proteins destined for cilia during the early phase of ciliogenesis. PPC was labeled by recycling endosome markers. Moreover, knockdown of modulators that are involved in the endocytic recycling pathway affected the formation of PPC as well as ciliogenesis. Our results uncover a critical regulatory step that couples actin dynamics and endocytic recycling with ciliogenesis, and also provide potential target molecules for future study.
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- Joon Kim
- Department of Neurosciences, Institute for Genomic Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Opaluch AM, Aza-Blanc P, Vang T, Williams S, Tautz L, Milan L, Mustelin T. PTPome-wide functional RNA interference screening methods. Methods 2007; 42:306-12. [PMID: 17532518 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2007.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2007] [Accepted: 02/15/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The elucidation of the entire complement of genes encoding protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) in human genome, the human 'PTPome', has made it possible to experimentally address the entire family in an unbiased manner. Here we describe a functional RNA interference-based assay, in which we evaluate 87 of the known 107 PTPs for effects on cell survival in a high throughput manner. The details of assay rationale and design, instrumentation, pitfalls, data analysis, and further validation steps are described. We also discuss the suitability of this technology for further assay development and application to other functional read-outs and signaling pathways.
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- Amanda M Opaluch
- Burnham Institute for Medical Research, 10901 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Willingham AT, Orth AP, Batalov S, Peters EC, Wen BG, Aza-Blanc P, Hogenesch JB, Schultz PG. A strategy for probing the function of noncoding RNAs finds a repressor of NFAT. Science 2005; 309:1570-3. [PMID: 16141075 DOI: 10.1126/science.1115901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 584] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Noncoding RNA molecules (ncRNAs) have been implicated in numerous biological processes including transcriptional regulation and the modulation of protein function. Yet, in spite of the apparent abundance of ncRNA, little is known about the biological role of the projected thousands of ncRNA genes present in the human genome. To facilitate functional analysis of these RNAs, we have created an arrayed library of short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) directed against 512 evolutionarily conserved putative ncRNAs and, via cell-based assays, we have begun to determine their roles in cellular pathways. Using this system, we have identified an ncRNA repressor of the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT), which interacts with multiple proteins including members of the importin-beta superfamily and likely functions as a specific regulator of NFAT nuclear trafficking.
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- A T Willingham
- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Cancer develops through the successive accumulation and selection of genetic and epigenetic alterations, enabling cells to survive, replicate and evade homeostatic control mechanisms such as apoptosis and antiproliferative signals. This transformation process, however, may create vulnerabilities since the accumulation of mutations can expose synthetic lethal gene interactions and oncogene-driven cellular reprogramming ('addiction'), giving rise to new therapeutic avenues. With the completion of the human genome project, it is anticipated that the identification and characterization of genetic networks that regulate cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis and transformation will be fundamental to decoding the complexity of these processes, and ultimately, cancer itself. Genomic methodologies, such as large-scale mRNA profiling using microarrays, have already begun to reveal the molecular basis of cancer heterogeneity and the clinical behavior of tumors. The combination of traditional cell culture techniques with high-throughput screening approaches has given rise to new cellular-genomics methodologies that enable the simultaneous interrogation of thousands of genes in live cells, facilitating true functional profiling of biological processes. Among these, RNA interference (RNAi) has the potential to enable rapid genome-wide loss-of-function (LOF) screens in mammalian systems, which until recently has been the sole domain of lower organisms. Here, we present a broad overview of this maturing technology and explore how, within current technical constraints, large-scale LOF use of RNAi can be exploited to uncover the molecular basis of cancer--from the genetics of synthetic lethality and oncogene-dependent cellular addiction to the acquisition of cancer-associated cellular phenotypes.
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- Aarron T Willingham
- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Ren YG, Wagner KW, Knee DA, Aza-Blanc P, Nasoff M, Deveraux QL. Differential regulation of the TRAIL death receptors DR4 and DR5 by the signal recognition particle. Mol Biol Cell 2004; 15:5064-74. [PMID: 15356269 PMCID: PMC524775 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e04-03-0184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand) death receptors DR4 and DR5 facilitate the selective elimination of malignant cells through the induction of apoptosis. From previous studies the regulation of the DR4 and DR5 cell-death pathways appeared similar; nevertheless in this study we screened a library of small interfering RNA (siRNA) for genes, which when silenced, differentially affect DR4- vs. DR5-mediated apoptosis. These experiments revealed that expression of the signal recognition particle (SRP) complex is essential for apoptosis mediated by DR4, but not DR5. Selective diminution of SRP subunits by RNA interference resulted in a dramatic decrease in cell surface DR4 receptors that correlated with inhibition of DR4-dependent cell death. Conversely, SRP silencing had little influence on cell surface DR5 levels or DR5-mediated apoptosis. Although loss of SRP function in bacteria, yeast and protozoan parasites causes lethality or severe growth defects, we observed no overt phenotypes in the human cancer cells studied--even in stable cell lines with diminished expression of SRP components. The lack of severe phenotype after SRP depletion allowed us to delineate, for the first time, a mechanism for the differential regulation of the TRAIL death receptors DR4 and DR5--implicating the SRP complex as an essential component of the DR4 cell-death pathway.
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- Yan-Guo Ren
- Department of Cancer Biology, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Deveraux QL, Aza-Blanc P, Wagner KW, Bauerschlag D, Cooke MP, Hampton GM. Exposing oncogenic dependencies for cancer drug target discovery and validation using RNAi. Semin Cancer Biol 2003; 13:293-300. [PMID: 14563124 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-579x(03)00043-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Oncogenesis occurs through the acquisition and selection of multiple somatic mutations--each contributing to the growth, survival and spread of the cancer. Key attributes of the malignant phenotype, such as unchecked proliferation and cell survival, can often be "reversed" by the selective diminution of dominant oncogenes by chemical or genetic means (e.g. beta-catenin in colorectal carcinomas; bcr-abl in chronic myelogenous leukemias (CMLs)). These observations suggest that the products of oncogenes, or of secondary genes that mediate and maintain tumor phenotypes, might be revealed through the systematic disruption of each and every gene in tumor-derived cells. Some of these genes may encode proteins amenable to therapeutic intervention, thus fueling the cancer drug discovery process. However, a functional assessment of each known or predicted gene in mammalian cells is a daunting task and represents the rate-limiting step in drug target identification and validation. In this regard, RNA interference (RNAi) by small interfering RNAs (siRNA) holds great promise as the "tool of choice" to mediate the selective attenuation of mammalian gene expression and protein function. Here, we review strategies by which RNAi might be used to determine the genetic alterations that contribute to malignant transformation via large-scale cell-based screens, and propose how this information can be used in conjunction with small molecule screens to identify pathways critical to cancer cell survival.
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- Quinn L Deveraux
- The Genomics Institute of Novartis Research Institute Foundation, 10675 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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Aza-Blanc P, Cooper CL, Wagner K, Batalov S, Deveraux QL, Cooke MP. Identification of modulators of TRAIL-induced apoptosis via RNAi-based phenotypic screening. Mol Cell 2003; 12:627-37. [PMID: 14527409 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(03)00348-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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New opportunities in mammalian functional genomics are emerging through the combination of high throughput technology and methods that allow manipulation of gene expression in living cells. Here we describe the application of an RNAi-based forward genomics approach toward understanding the biology and mechanism of TRAIL-induced apoptosis. TRAIL is a TNF superfamily member that induces selective cytotoxicity of tumor cells when bound to its cognate receptors. In addition to detecting well-characterized genes in the apoptosis pathway, we uncover several modulators including DOBI, a gene required for progression of the apoptotic signal through the intrinsic mitochondrial cell death pathway, and MIRSA, a gene that acts to limit TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Moreover, our data suggest a role for MYC and the WNT pathway in maintaining susceptibility to TRAIL. Collectively, these observations offer several insights on how TRAIL mediates the selective killing of tumor cells and demonstrate the utility of large-scale RNAi screens in mammalian cells.
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- Pedro Aza-Blanc
- Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 10675 John J. Hopkins Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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Llano E, Pendás AM, Aza-Blanc P, Kornberg TB, López-Otín C. Dm1-MMP, a matrix metalloproteinase from Drosophila with a potential role in extracellular matrix remodeling during neural development. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:35978-85. [PMID: 10964925 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m006045200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have cloned and characterized a cDNA encoding Dm1-MMP, the first matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) identified in Drosophila melanogaster. The isolated cDNA encodes a protein of 541 residues that has a domain organization identical to that of most vertebrate MMPs including a signal sequence, a prodomain with the activation locus, a catalytic domain with a zinc-binding site, and a COOH-terminal hemopexin domain. Northern blot analysis of Dm1-MMP expression in embryonic and larval adult tissues revealed a strong expression level in the developing embryo at 10-22 h, declining thereafter and being undetectable in adults. Western blot analysis confirmed the presence of pro- and active forms of Dm1-MMP in vivo during larval development. In situ hybridization experiments demonstrated that Dm1-MMP is expressed in a segmented pattern in cell clusters at the midline during embryonic stage 12-13, when neurons of the central nervous system start to arise. Recombinant Dm1-MMP produced in Escherichia coli exhibits a potent proteolytic activity against synthetic peptides used for analysis of vertebrate MMPs. This activity is inhibited by tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases and by synthetic MMP inhibitors such as BB-94. Furthermore, Dm1-MMP is able to degrade the extracellular matrix and basement membrane proteins fibronectin and type IV collagen. On the basis of these data, together with the predominant expression of Dm1-MMP in embryonic neural cells, we propose that this enzyme may be involved in the extracellular matrix remodeling taking place during the development of the central nervous system in Drosophila.
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- E Llano
- Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Oncologia, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006-Oviedo, Spain
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Aza-Blanc P, Lin HY, Ruiz i Altaba A, Kornberg TB. Expression of the vertebrate Gli proteins in Drosophila reveals a distribution of activator and repressor activities. Development 2000; 127:4293-301. [PMID: 10976059 DOI: 10.1242/dev.127.19.4293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Cubitus interruptus (Ci) and Gli proteins are transcription factors that mediate responses to Hedgehog proteins (Hh) in flies and vertebrates, respectively. During development of the Drosophila wing, Ci transduces the Hh signal and regulates transcription of different target genes at different locations. In vertebrates, the three Gli proteins are expressed in overlapping domains and are partially redundant. To assess how the vertebrate Glis correlate with Drosophila Ci, we expressed each in Drosophila and monitored their behaviors and activities. We found that each Gli has distinct activities that are equivalent to portions of the regulatory arsenal of Ci. Gli2 and Gli1 have activator functions that depend on Hh. Gli2 and Gli3 are proteolyzed to produce a repressor form able to inhibit hh expression. However, while Gli3 repressor activity is regulated by Hh, Gli2 repressor activity is not. These observations suggest that the separate activator and repressor functions of Ci are unevenly partitioned among the three Glis, yielding proteins with related yet distinct properties.
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- P Aza-Blanc
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Ramírez-Weber FA, Casso DJ, Aza-Blanc P, Tabata T, Kornberg TB. Hedgehog signal transduction in the posterior compartment of the Drosophila wing imaginal disc. Mol Cell 2000; 6:479-85. [PMID: 10983993 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(00)00046-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Drosophila Hedgehog (Hh) is secreted by Posterior (P) compartment cells and induces Anterior (A) cells to create a developmental organizer at the AP compartment border. Hh signaling converts Fused (Fu) to a hyperphosphorylated form, Fu*. We show that A border cells of wing imaginal discs contain Fu*. Unexpectedly, P cells also produce Fu*, in a Hh-dependent and Ptc-independent manner. Increasing Ptc, the putative Hh receptor expressed specifically by A cells, reduced Fu*. These results are consistent with proposals that Ptc downregulates Hh signaling and suggest that a receptor other than Ptc mediates Hh signaling in P cells of imaginal discs. We conclude that Hh signals in these P cells and that the outputs of the pathway are blocked by transcriptional repression.
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- F A Ramírez-Weber
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
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Recent progress has unveiled Cubitus interruptus (Ci) as a complex transcription factor whose diverse activities as an activator and repressor are regulated by its proteolysis, localization and concentration. The principal role of Ci is to elaborate the developmental program directed by the morphogen Hedgehog (Hh), and it uses its various activities to target the expression of key downstream genes to different spatial domains. Here, we highlight recent advances in the Ci story, and discuss remaining questions whose resolution promise to help explain how morphogens like Hh signal their distant targets.
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- P Aza-Blanc
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Ortiz L, Aza-Blanc P, Zannini M, Cato AC, Santisteban P. The interaction between the forkhead thyroid transcription factor TTF-2 and the constitutive factor CTF/NF-1 is required for efficient hormonal regulation of the thyroperoxidase gene transcription. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:15213-21. [PMID: 10329730 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.21.15213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The forkhead thyroid-specific transcription factor TTF-2 is the main mediator of thyrotropin and insulin regulation of thyroperoxidase (TPO) gene expression. This function depends on multimerization and specific orientation of its DNA-binding site, suggesting that TTF-2 is part of a complex interaction network within the TPO promoter. This was confirmed by transfection experiments and by protein-DNA interaction studies, which demonstrated that CTF/NF1 proteins bind 10 base pairs upstream of the TTF-2-binding site to enhance its action in hormone-induced expression of the TPO gene. GST pull-down assays showed that TTF-2 physically interacts with CTF/NF1 proteins. In addition, we demonstrate that increasing the distance between both transcription factors binding sites by base pair insertion results in loss of promoter activity and in a drastic decrease on the ability of the promoter to respond to the hormones. CTF/NF1 is a family of transcription factors that contributes to constitutive and cell-type specific gene expression. Originally identified as factors implicated in the replication of adenovirus, this group of proteins (CTF/NF1-A, -B, -C, and -X) is now known to be involved in the regulation of several genes. In contrast to other reports regarding the involvement of these proteins in inducible gene expression, we show here that members of this family of transcription factors are regulated by hormones. With the use of specific CTF/NF1 DNA probes and antibodies we demonstrate that CTF/NF1-C is a thyrotropin-, cAMP-, and insulin-inducible protein. Thus CTF/NF1 proteins do not only mediate hormone-induced gene expression cooperating with TTF-2, but are themselves hormonally regulated. All these findings are clearly of important value in understanding the mechanisms governing the transcription regulation of RNA polymerase II promoters, which often contain binding sites for multiple transcription factors.
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- L Ortiz
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Arturo Duperier 4, E-28029 Madrid, Spain
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Aza-Blanc P, Ramírez-Weber FA, Laget MP, Schwartz C, Kornberg TB. Proteolysis that is inhibited by hedgehog targets Cubitus interruptus protein to the nucleus and converts it to a repressor. Cell 1997; 89:1043-53. [PMID: 9215627 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80292-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 530] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Cell-cell communication at anterior/posterior compartment borders in Drosophila involves Hedgehog (Hh), a protein secreted by posterior cells, and Cubitus interruptus (Ci), a protein in the Hh response pathway in anterior cells. Although Ci is thought to have roles as a transcription factor repressing hh expression and activating target genes, it localizes in the cytoplasm of anterior cells. We report here the identification of a domain that tethers Ci in the cytoplasm and show that in some anterior cells, Ci is cleaved to generate a form that lacks the tethering domain. This form translocates to the nucleus where it represses hh and other target genes. Hh inhibits proteolysis of Ci, and we suggest that this inhibition leads to the observed patterns of expression of key target genes at the compartment border.
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- P Aza-Blanc
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
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Tee MK, Babalola GO, Aza-Blanc P, Speek M, Gitelman SE, Miller WL. A promoter within intron 35 of the human C4A gene initiates abundant adrenal-specific transcription of a 1 kb RNA: location of a cryptic CYP21 promoter element? Hum Mol Genet 1995; 4:2109-16. [PMID: 8589688 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/4.11.2109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Complement component C4 is encoded by two nearly identical genes, C4A and C4B, that encode a C4 precursor that is proteolytically cleaved into the alpha, beta and gamma subunits of the mature protein. C4 is expressed primarily in liver and to a much lesser extent in immune cells. We have identified a unique 1 kb RNA transcript, termed Z, that arises from a cryptic promoter lying in the intron between exons 35 and 36 of the C4 gene. Primer extension, RNase protection, and 5' RACE experiments locate the cap site in intron 35, 55 bases upstream from exon 36. Northern blotting and RNase protection assays show that expression of this 1 kb Z RNA transcript is confined to the adrenal gland. Z RNA contains the same open reading frame as C4 which predicts a protein of 131 amino acids, but antisera to C4 do not interact with epitopes on this protein when it is synthesized by cell-free translation, hence the presence or absence of a Z protein in vivo could not be determined. Transfection of Z promoter/reporter constructs into human adrenal NCI-H295 cells shows that most if not all of the sequences required for high-level adrenal expression lie within 235 bases upstream from the cap site, but that this region is inactive when transfected into COS-1, JEG-3 and Hep-G2 cells, suggesting it contains an adrenal-specific element. The 222 bases upstream from the cap site are 75% identical in the human C4A and mouse Slp genes, and contain a potential binding site for steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1), an orphan zinc-finger nuclear receptor. We propose that this region, like a nearby region in the mouse genome, functions as an upstream element of the P450c21 promoter, and may be a component of an adrenal-specific locus-control region.
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- M K Tee
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0978, USA
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Acebrón A, Aza-Blanc P, Rossi DL, Lamas L, Santisteban P. Congenital human thyroglobulin defect due to low expression of the thyroid-specific transcription factor TTF-1. J Clin Invest 1995; 96:781-5. [PMID: 7635972 PMCID: PMC185263 DOI: 10.1172/jci118123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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TTF-1 and Pax-8 are thyroid-specific transcription factors, from homeo and paired box genes, respectively, that are responsible for thyroid development and for thyroglobulin and thyroperoxidase gene expression. However, TTF-1 and Pax-8 preferentially bind to the thyroglobulin and thyroperoxidase promoters, respectively. Here, we have studied a patient with defective thyroglobulin synthesis. Thyroglobulin mRNA was found at very low levels while the mRNA for thyroperoxidase was found to be more abundant compared with control tissue. The low levels of thyroglobulin mRNA are caused by a transcriptional defect due to the virtual absence of TTF-1 expression as determined by Northern blot analysis, reverse transcriptase-PCR, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays. The level of Pax-8 mRNA was the same in the goiter and in the control thyroid. These results are the first reported evidence of a congenital goiter with a thyroglobulin synthesis defect due to the low expression of the thyroid-specific transcription factor TTF-1. Moreover, these data suggest that TTF-1 and Pax-8 would be differentially regulating thyroglobulin and thyroperoxidase gene transcription.
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- A Acebrón
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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Steroid hormones, which are ubiquitous regulators of physiologic processes, are produced primarily in the adrenals, gonads, and placenta. Each steroidogenic cell type produces different steroids due to cell-specific expression of various steroidogenic enzymes, but all steroidogenesis is initiated by P450scc, the mitochondrial enzyme that converts cholesterol to pregnenolone. We previously showed the unique segments of the P450scc promoter that are responsible for basal and cAMP-induced expression of this gene in the placenta are not employed for expression in the adrenal (C.C.D. Moore, D.W. Hum, and W.L. Miller, Mol. Endocrinol. 6, 2045-2058, 1992). We now show that sequences between -142 and -153 exhibit placental-specific activator activity. Sequences between -131 and -155 can confer activator activity to a 32-bp promoter from the thymidine kinase gene of herpes simplex virus in an orientation-independent fashion. Two protein complexes, termed IV and VII, interact specifically with DNA from -131 to -155. Mutating bases -142 to -151 abolishes formation of complex VII and partially inhibits complex IV, suggesting that the proteins forming these complexes bind neighboring segments of DNA. Mutating only two cytosines at bases 141 and 142 also eliminates the formation of complex VII and reduces the transcriptional activity of the activator by about 75-80%, indicating that complex VII is important for placental expression of P450scc. The sequence from -140 to -149 on the antisense strand resembles an NF-kappa B binding site. Antibodies to NF-kappa B subunit p50, but not to p52, p65, or c-Rel, will supershift some but not all of complex IV, whereas none of these antibodies interact with complex VII. A consensus NF-kappa B oligonucleotide does not form complex IV, suggesting that p50 interacts with the protein component, but not the DNA component of complex IV. Photoaffinity UV cross-linking yielded single bands of cross-linked DNA-protein complexes at approximately 85 kD for complex IV and approximately 70 kD for complex VII, indicating that separate proteins form complexes IV and VII. Southwestern blotting identified a single protein of 55 kD forming complex VII but did not identify the protein forming complex IV. Bandshifts and Southwestern blots with nuclear extracts from steroidogenic human placental JEG-3 cells and human adrenal NCI-H295 cells show that this 55-kD protein is found in placental but not adrenal cells. This 55-kD nuclear protein appears to be a trans-acting factor necessary for placental but not adrenal expression of P450scc.
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- D W Hum
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0978, USA
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Aza-Blanc P. Identification of a cis-regulatory element and a thyroid-specific nuclear factor mediating the hormonal regulation of rat thyroid peroxidase promoter activity. Mol Endocrinol 1993. [DOI: 10.1210/me.7.10.1297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Aza-Blanc P, Di Lauro R, Santisteban P. Identification of a cis-regulatory element and a thyroid-specific nuclear factor mediating the hormonal regulation of rat thyroid peroxidase promoter activity. Mol Endocrinol 1993; 7:1297-306. [PMID: 8264661 DOI: 10.1210/mend.7.10.8264661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The mechanism for hormonal regulation of rat thyroperoxidase (rTPO) gene transcription in rat FRTL-5 thyroid cells has been investigated. Transient transfection experiments demonstrate that the minimal rTPO promoter that confers thyroid-specific expression also confers responsiveness to TSH and insulin. TSH induces a 7-fold increase in promoter activity, and the induction is detected almost immediately after the addition of the hormone. Insulin also stimulates TPO promoter activity, but the effect of this hormone is weaker and slower than that of TSH. The effect of TSH in increasing TPO promoter activity is mimicked by the cAMP agonist forskolin. The calcium-protein kinase C pathway is also involved in the regulation of the rTPO promoter activity, since a calcium ionophore (A23187) and phorbol esters [12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA)] inhibit it quickly. These data indicate that the region of the rTPO promoter used here contains the DNA signals necessary for its hormonal regulation. Protein-DNA binding studies show that the thyroid-specific nuclear protein TTF-2, which binds to the rTPO promoter, is induced by TSH and forskolin, and this effect is clearly observable as early as 5 h post induction. Moreover, the DNA binding activity of TTF-2 is inhibited by both A23187 and TPA. Heterologous promoter constructs containing four, eight, or 12 tandem repeats of an oligonucleotide that includes the TTF-2 binding site increase their activity in response to TSH, forskolin, and insulin, while the the presence of A23187 or TPA inhibits their activity. These data indicate that the TTF-2 protein plays an important role in the hormonal control of thyroid-specific transcription.
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- P Aza-Blanc
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (P.A.-B., P.S.), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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