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Cimino PJ, Huang L, Du L, Wu Y, Bishop J, Dalsing-Hernandez J, Kotlarczyk K, Gonzales P, Carew J, Nawrocki S, Jordan MA, Wilson L, Lloyd GK, Wirsching HG. Plinabulin, an inhibitor of tubulin polymerization, targets KRAS signaling through disruption of endosomal recycling. Biomed Rep 2019; 10:218-224. [PMID: 30972217 PMCID: PMC6439430 DOI: 10.3892/br.2019.1196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Constitutive activation of Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) is the most common oncogenic event in certain types of human cancer and is associated with poor patient survival. Small molecule signaling inhibitors have improved the clinical outcomes of patients with various cancer types but attempts to target KRAS have been unsuccessful. Plinabulin represents a novel class of agents that inhibit tubulin polymerization with a favorable safety profile in clinical trials. In the present study, the potency of plinabulin to inhibit tubulin polymerization and growth of KRAS-driven cancer cells was characterized. In vivo efficacy of plinabulin was tested in two different mouse models; one being the RCAS/t-va gene transfer system and the other being a xenograft model. In vitro cell culture tubulin polymerization assays were used to complement the mouse models. There was improved survival in a KRAS-driven mouse gene transfer glioma model, but lack of benefit in a similar model, without constitutively active KRAS, which supports the notion of a KRAS-specific effect. This survival benefit was mediated, at least in part, by the ability of plinabulin to inhibit tubulin polymerization and disrupt endosomal recycling. It was proposed a mechanism of compromised endosomal recycling of displaced KRAS through targeting microtubules that yields inhibition of protein kinase B, but not extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) signaling, therefore lending rationale to combination treatments of tubulin- and ERK-targeting agents in KRAS-driven cancer.
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- Patrick J. Cimino
- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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- BeyondSpring Pharmaceuticals Inc., New York City, NY 10005, USA
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- BeyondSpring Pharmaceuticals Inc., New York City, NY 10005, USA
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- BeyondSpring Pharmaceuticals Inc., New York City, NY 10005, USA
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- Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Translational Drug Development Inc., Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA
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- Translational Drug Development Inc., Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA
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- Institute for Drug Development, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
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- Institute for Drug Development, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
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- Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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Ning N, Yu Y, Wu M, Zhang R, Zhang T, Zhu C, Huang L, Yun CH, Benes CH, Zhang J, Deng X, Chen Q, Ren R. A Novel Microtubule Inhibitor Overcomes Multidrug Resistance in Tumors. Cancer Res 2018; 78:5949-5957. [PMID: 30135190 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-0455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Microtubule inhibitors as chemotherapeutic drugs are widely used for cancer treatment. However, the development of multidrug resistance (MDR) in cancer is a major challenge for microtubule inhibitors in their clinical implementation. From a high-throughput drug screen using cells transformed by oncogenic RAS, we identify a lead heteroaryl amide compound that blocks cell proliferation. Analysis of the structure-activity relationship indicated that this series of scaffolds (exemplified by MP-HJ-1b) represents a potent inhibitor of tumor cell growth. MP-HJ-1b showed activities against a panel of more than 1,000 human cancer cell lines with a wide variety of tissue origins. This compound depolymerized microtubules and affected spindle formation. It also induced the spike-like conformation of microtubules in vitro and in vivo, which is different from typical microtubule modulators. Structural analysis revealed that this series of compounds bound the colchicine pocket at the intra-dimer interface, although mostly not overlapping with colchicine binding. MP-HJ-1b displayed favorable pharmacological properties for overcoming tumor MDR, both in vitro and in vivo Taken together, our data reveal a novel scaffold represented by MP-HJ-1b that can be developed as a cancer therapeutic against tumors with MDR.Significance: Paclitaxel is a widely used chemotherapeutic drug in patients with multiple types of cancer. However, resistance to paclitaxel is a challenge. This study describes a novel class of microtubule inhibitors with the ability to circumvent multidrug resistance across multiple tumor cell lines. Cancer Res; 78(20); 5949-57. ©2018 AACR.
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- Nannan Ning
- State Key Laboratory for Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Collaborative Innovation Center of System Biology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology and School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Collaborative Innovation Center of System Biology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Collaborative Innovation Center of System Biology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of The Chinese Ministry of Education, Department of Pathophysiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Systems Biomedicine, Department of Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- State Key Laboratory for Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Collaborative Innovation Center of System Biology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Collaborative Innovation Center of System Biology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
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Borazanci E, Dang CV, Robey RW, Bates SE, Chabot JA, Von Hoff DD. Pancreatic Cancer: “A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery inside an Enigma”. Clin Cancer Res 2017; 23:1629-1637. [DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-2070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most difficult-to-treat cancers. With an increasing incidence and inability to make major progress, it represents the very definition of unmet medical need. Progress has been made in understanding the basic biology—systematic genomic sequencing has led to the recognition that PDAC is not typically a heavily mutated tumor, although there are exceptions. The most consistently mutated genes are KRAS, CDKN2A, TP53, and SMAD4/DPC4. Study of familial PDAC has led to the recognition that a variety of defects in DNA repair genes can be associated with the emergence of pancreatic cancer. Recent studies suggest that epigenetics may play a larger role than previously recognized. A major new understanding is the recognition that PDAC should be considered a composite of tumor cells, as well as pancreatic stellate cells, immune cells, and extracellular matrix. The individual components contribute to metabolic aberration, immune dysfunction, and chemotherapy resistance, and therapeutic innovations may be needed to address them individually. It has also been recognized that metastatic seeding from PDAC occurs very early in the disease course—in an estimated 73% of cases, once the tumor reaches 2 cm. The implication of this is that therapies directed toward micrometastatic disease and increasing fractional cell kill are most needed. Neoadjuvant approaches have been taken to increase resectability and improve outcome. So much work remains, and most critical is the need to understand how this tumor originates and develops. Clin Cancer Res; 23(7); 1629–37. ©2017 AACR.
See all articles in this CCR Focus section, “Pancreatic Cancer: Challenge and Inspiration.”
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- Erkut Borazanci
- 1HonorHealth, Scottsdale, Arizona and TGen, Phoenix, Arizona
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- 2Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- 4Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
- 5James J. Peters Bronx VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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Nussinov R, Muratcioglu S, Tsai CJ, Jang H, Gursoy A, Keskin O. K-Ras4B/calmodulin/PI3Kα: A promising new adenocarcinoma-specific drug target? Expert Opin Ther Targets 2016; 20:831-42. [DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2016.1135131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Ruth Nussinov
- Cancer and Inflammation Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, MD, USA
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Cancer and Inflammation Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Cancer and Inflammation Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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