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Angirekula M, Chang SY, Jenkins SM, Greipp PT, Sukov WR, Marks RS, Olivier KR, Cassivi SD, Roden AC. CD117, BAP1, MTAP, and TdT Is a Useful Immunohistochemical Panel to Distinguish Thymoma from Thymic Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14092299. [PMID: 35565429 PMCID: PMC9100150 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14092299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: The morphologic distinction between thymic carcinomas and thymomas, specifically types B3, A, and occasionally micronodular thymomas with lymphoid stroma (MNTLS) can be challenging, as has also been shown in interobserver reproducibility studies. Since thymic carcinomas have a worse prognosis than thymomas, the diagnosis is important for patient management and treatment. This study aimed to identify a panel of immunohistochemical (IHC) markers that aid in the distinction between thymomas and thymic carcinomas in routine practice. Materials and Method: Thymic carcinomas, type A and B3 thymomas, and MNTLS were identified in an institutional database of thymic epithelial tumors (TET) (1963–2021). IHC was performed using antibodies against TdT, Glut-1, CD5, CD117, BAP1, and mTAP. Percent tumor cell staining was recorded (Glut-1, CD5, CD117); loss of expression (BAP1, mTAP) was considered if essentially all tumor cells were negative; TdT was recorded as thymocytes present or absent (including rare thymocytes). Results: 81 specimens included 44 thymomas (25 type A, 11 type B3, 8 MNTLS) and 37 thymic carcinomas (including 24 squamous cell carcinomas). Using BAP1, mTAP, CD117 (cut-off, 10%), and TdT, 88.9% of thymic carcinomas (95.7% of squamous cell carcinomas) and 77.8% of thymomas could be predicted. Glut-1 expression was not found to be useful in that distinction. All tumors that expressed CD5 in ≥50% of tumor cells also expressed CD117 in ≥10% of tumor cells. In four carcinomas with homozygous deletion of CDKN2A, mTAP expression was lost in two squamous cell carcinomas and in a subset of tumor cells of an adenocarcinoma and was preserved in a lymphoepithelial carcinoma. Conclusion: A panel of immunostains including BAP1, mTAP, CD117 (using a cut-off of 10% tumor cell expression), and TdT can be useful in the distinction between thymomas and thymic carcinomas, with only a minority of cases being inconclusive.
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- Mounika Angirekula
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA; (M.A.); (S.Y.C.); (P.T.G.); (W.R.S.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA; (M.A.); (S.Y.C.); (P.T.G.); (W.R.S.)
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA;
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA; (M.A.); (S.Y.C.); (P.T.G.); (W.R.S.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA; (M.A.); (S.Y.C.); (P.T.G.); (W.R.S.)
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA;
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA;
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- Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA;
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA; (M.A.); (S.Y.C.); (P.T.G.); (W.R.S.)
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Ranade AS, Bertino JR, Hu L. Design, synthesis, and evaluation of potential carbamate prodrugs of 5′-methylthioadenosine (MTA). Med Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-021-02730-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Brito H, Marques V, Afonso MB, Brown DG, Börjesson U, Selmi N, Smith DM, Roberts IO, Fitzek M, Aniceto N, Guedes RC, Moreira R, Rodrigues CMP. Phenotypic high-throughput screening platform identifies novel chemotypes for necroptosis inhibition. Cell Death Discov 2020; 6:6. [PMID: 32123582 PMCID: PMC7026080 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-020-0240-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Regulated necrosis or necroptosis, mediated by receptor-interacting kinase 1 (RIPK1), RIPK3 and pseudokinase mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein (MLKL), contributes to the pathogenesis of inflammatory, infectious and degenerative diseases. Recently identified necroptosis inhibitors display moderate specificity, suboptimal pharmacokinetics, off-target effects and toxicity, preventing these molecules from reaching the clinic. Here, we developed a cell-based high-throughput screening (HTS) cascade for the identification of small-molecule inhibitors of necroptosis. From the initial library of over 250,000 compounds, the primary screening phase identified 356 compounds that strongly inhibited TNF-α-induced necroptosis, but not apoptosis, in human and murine cell systems, with EC50 < 6.7 μM. From these, 251 compounds were tested for RIPK1 and/or RIPK3 kinase inhibitory activity; some were active and several have novel mechanisms of action. Based on specific chemical descriptors, 110 compounds proceeded into the secondary screening cascade, which then identified seven compounds with maximum ability to reduce MLKL activation, IC50 >100 μM, EC50 2.5-11.5 μM under long-term necroptosis execution in murine fibroblast L929 cells, and full protection from ATP depletion and membrane leakage in human and murine cells. As a proof of concept, compound SN-6109, with binding mode to RIPK1 similar to that of necrostatin-1, confirmed RIPK1 inhibitory activity and appropriate pharmacokinetic properties. SN-6109 was further tested in mice, showing efficacy against TNF-α-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome. In conclusion, a phenotypic-driven HTS cascade promptly identified robust necroptosis inhibitors with in vivo activity, currently undergoing further medicinal chemistry optimization. Notably, the novel hits highlight the opportunity to identify new molecular mechanisms of action in necroptosis.
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- Hugo Brito
- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Hit Discovery, Discovery Sciences, R&D Biopharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Boston, MA 02451 USA
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- Hit Discovery, Discovery Sciences, R&D Biopharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, 431 83 Sweden
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- Hit Discovery, Discovery Sciences, R&D Biopharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, 431 83 Sweden
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- Emerging Innovations Unit, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, CB4 0WG UK
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- Hit Discovery, Discovery Sciences, R&D Biopharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, CB4 0WG UK
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- Hit Discovery, Discovery Sciences, R&D Biopharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, SK10 4TG UK
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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Majounie E, Wee K, Williamson LM, Jones MR, Pleasance E, Lim HJ, Ho C, Renouf DJ, Yip S, Jones SJM, Marra MA, Laskin J. Fluorouracil sensitivity in a head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with a somatic DPYD structural variant. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2020; 6:mcs.a004713. [PMID: 31871216 PMCID: PMC6996515 DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a004713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide and represents a heterogeneous group of tumors, the majority of which are treated with a combination of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Fluoropyrimidine (5-FU) and its oral prodrug, capecitabine, are commonly prescribed treatments for several solid tumor types including HNSCC. 5-FU-associated toxicity is observed in ∼30% of treated patients and is largely caused by germline polymorphisms in DPYD, which encodes dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, a key enzyme of 5-FU catabolism and deactivation. Although the association of germline DPYD alterations with toxicity is well-described, the potential contribution of somatic DPYD alterations to 5-FU sensitivity has not been explored. In a patient with metastatic HNSCC, in-depth genomic and transcriptomic integrative analysis on a biopsy from a metastatic neck lesion revealed alterations in genes that are associated with 5-FU uptake and metabolism. These included a novel somatic structural variant resulting in a partial deletion affecting DPYD, a variant of unknown significance affecting SLC29A1, and homozygous deletion of MTAP. There was no evidence of deleterious germline polymorphisms that have been associated with 5-FU toxicity, indicating a potential vulnerability of the tumor to 5-FU therapy. The discovery of the novel DPYD variant led to the initiation of 5-FU treatment that resulted in a rapid response lasting 17 wk, with subsequent relapse due to unknown resistance mechanisms. This suggests that somatic alterations present in this tumor may serve as markers for tumor sensitivity to 5-FU, aiding in the selection of personalized treatment strategies.
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- Elisa Majounie
- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4S6, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4S6, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4S6, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4S6, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4S6, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E6, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E6, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E6, Canada.,Pancreas Centre BC, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1L8, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2B5, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4S6, Canada.,Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3N1, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4S6, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3N1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E6, Canada
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MTAP-deficiency could predict better treatment response in advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients initially treated with pemetrexed-platinum chemotherapy and bevacizumab. Sci Rep 2020; 10:843. [PMID: 31965001 PMCID: PMC6972892 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-57812-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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To investigate the predictive value of methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) on treatment response and survival in advanced lung adenocarcinoma. MTAP expression was detected by immunohistochemistry. Treatment response and survival were compared according to MTAP expression level. The results indicated MTAP-low expression was observed in 61.2% (101/165) of all patients. The objective response rate and disease control rate improved in the MTAP-low group (64.4% vs 46.9%, p = 0.035; 92.1% vs. 79.7%, p = 0.03; respectively). The median progression-free survival and survival time in the MTAP-low group were significantly lower than that in the MTAP-high group (8.1 vs. 13.1 months, p = 0.002; 22 vs. 32 months, p = 0.044). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that brain metastasis (HR 1.55, p = 0.046), thoracic radiation (HR 0.52, p = 0.026), and MTAP-low expression (HR 1.36, p = 0.038) were independent factors on survival. It is concluded that MTAP-low expression could predict improved treatment response but worsened survival in advanced lung adenocarcinoma.
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Urso L, Cavallari I, Sharova E, Ciccarese F, Pasello G, Ciminale V. Metabolic rewiring and redox alterations in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Br J Cancer 2020; 122:52-61. [PMID: 31819191 PMCID: PMC6964675 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-019-0661-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare malignancy of mesothelial cells with increasing incidence, and in many cases, dismal prognosis due to its aggressiveness and lack of effective therapies. Environmental and occupational exposure to asbestos is considered the main aetiological factor for MPM. Inhaled asbestos fibres accumulate in the lungs and induce the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) due to the presence of iron associated with the fibrous silicates and to the activation of macrophages and inflammation. Chronic inflammation and a ROS-enriched microenvironment can foster the malignant transformation of mesothelial cells. In addition, MPM cells have a highly glycolytic metabolic profile and are positive in 18F-FDG PET analysis. Loss-of-function mutations of BRCA-associated protein 1 (BAP1) are a major contributor to the metabolic rewiring of MPM cells. A subset of MPM tumours show loss of the methyladenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) locus, resulting in profound alterations in polyamine metabolism, ATP and methionine salvage pathways, as well as changes in epigenetic control of gene expression. This review provides an overview of the perturbations in metabolism and ROS homoeostasis of MPM cells and the role of these alterations in malignant transformation and tumour progression.
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- Loredana Urso
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
- Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV - IRCCS, Padua, Italy.
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Nejati R, Wei S, Uzzo RG, Poureghbali S, Pei J, Talarchek JN, Ruth K, Dulaimi E, Kutikov A, Testa JR, Al-Saleem T. Monosomy of Chromosome 9 Is Associated With Higher Grade, Advanced Stage, and Adverse Outcome in Clear-cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2019; 18:56-61. [PMID: 31648964 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is one of the most common malignancies in humans and is usually associated with poor outcomes. Cancers are considered to be genetic diseases. Therefore, a better understanding of genetic alterations that are related to disease progression or poor prognosis can help to more precisely identify high-risk patients and treat them more effectively. The aim of this study was to examine the frequency of whole chromosome 9 loss (monosomy of chromosome 9) and its prognostic value in patients with ccRCC. MATERIALS AND METHODS Single nucleotide polymorphism-based chromosome microarray (CMA) analysis was performed on 103 resected specimens from patients with ccRCC who had undergone partial or radical nephrectomy between January 2002 and March 2017 at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Monosomy 9 was correlated with clinicopathologic parameters and recurrence-free survival. RESULTS Chromosome 9 loss was detected in 31 (30%) of 103 tumors. Tumors with chromosome 9 loss had higher histologic grade (3 and 4; P < .001) and pathologic stage (P < .001). In 59 patients with non-metastatic ccRCC, chromosome 9 loss was also associated with higher recurrence rate and shorter recurrence-free survival (RFS) (12-month RFS, 77.8%; 95% confidence interval, 36.5%-93.9% for chromosome 9 loss vs. 95.7%; 95% confidence interval, 84.0%-98.9% for no loss; P = .002). CONCLUSIONS Chromosome 9 loss was found in 30% of patients with ccRCC and correlated with higher grade, advanced stage, and shorter RFS in patients with Stage I to III ccRCC.
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- Reza Nejati
- Department of Pathology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health System, Philadelphia, PA.
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- Department of Pathology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health System, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Urologic Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health System, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Pathology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health System, Philadelphia, PA
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- Genomics Facility, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health System, Philadelphia, PA
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Facility, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health System, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Pathology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health System, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Urologic Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health System, Philadelphia, PA
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- Cancer Biology Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health System, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Pathology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health System, Philadelphia, PA
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Targeting the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor in MTAP-deficient renal cell carcinoma. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2019; 4:2. [PMID: 30701095 PMCID: PMC6345872 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-019-0035-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has emerged as a metabolic disease characterized by dysregulated expression of metabolic enzymes. Patients with metastatic RCC have an unusually poor prognosis and near-universal resistance to all current therapies. To improve RCC treatment and the survival rate of patients with RCC, there is an urgent need to reveal the mechanisms by which metabolic reprogramming regulates aberrant signaling and oncogenic progression. Through an integrated analysis of RCC metabolic pathways, we showed that methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) and its substrate methylthioadenosine (MTA) are dysregulated in aggressive RCC. A decrease in MTAP expression was observed in RCC tissues and correlated with higher tumor grade and shorter overall survival. Genetic manipulation of MTAP demonstrated that MTAP expression inhibits the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, invasion and migration of RCC cells. Interestingly, we found a decrease in the protein methylation level with a concomitant increase in tyrosine phosphorylation after MTAP knockout. A phospho-kinase array screen identified the type 1 insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF1R) as the candidate with the highest upregulation in tyrosine phosphorylation in response to MTAP loss. We further demonstrated that IGF1R phosphorylation acts upstream of Src and STAT3 signaling in MTAP-knockout RCC cells. IGF1R suppression by a selective inhibitor of IGF1R, linsitinib, impaired the cell migration and invasion capability of MTAP-deleted cells. Surprisingly, an increase in linsitinib-mediated cytotoxicity occurred in RCC cells with MTAP deficiency. Our data suggest that IGF1R signaling is a driver pathway that contributes to the aggressive nature of MTAP-deleted RCC. A receptor that is triggered by an enzyme deficiency in kidney cancer could act as an anticancer drug target. Ching-Hsien Chen of the University of California Davis and colleagues in the USA and Taiwan found that renal cell carcinomas are deficient in the enzyme methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP). This deficiency, which correlates with higher tumour grade and shorter overall survival, leads to the activation of type 1 insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF1R). This in turn activates signaling pathways that support cancer cell survival, growth, and invasiveness. The team found that a selective IGF1R inhibitor, called linsitinib, suppressed colony-forming ability and reduced cell motility in renal carcinoma cells. The findings suggest that IGF1R signaling drives pathways that contribute to the aggressive nature of renal carcinoma cells lacking MTAP.
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Tang B, Lee HO, An SS, Cai KQ, Kruger WD. Specific Targeting of MTAP-Deleted Tumors with a Combination of 2'-Fluoroadenine and 5'-Methylthioadenosine. Cancer Res 2018; 78:4386-4395. [PMID: 29844120 PMCID: PMC6072572 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-0814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Homozygous deletion of the methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) gene is a frequent event in a wide variety of human cancers and is a possible molecular target for therapy. One potential therapeutic strategy to target MTAP-deleted tumors involves combining toxic purine analogues such as 6'-thioguanine (6TG) or 2'-fluoroadenine (2FA) with the MTAP substrate 5'-deoxy-5'-methylthioadenosine (MTA). The rationale is that excess MTA will protect normal MTAP+ cells from purine analogue toxicity because MTAP catalyzes the conversion of MTA to adenine, which then inhibits the conversion of purine base analogues into nucleotides. However, in MTAP- tumor cells, no protection takes place because adenine is not formed. Here, we examine the effects of 6TG and 2FA in combination with MTA in vitro and in vivoIn vitro, MTA protected against both 6TG and 2FA toxicity in an MTAP-dependent manner, shifting the IC50 concentration by one to three orders of magnitude. However, in mice, MTA protected against toxicity from 2FA but failed to protect against 6TG. Addition of 100 mg/kg MTA to 20 mg/kg 2FA entirely reversed the toxicity of 2FA in a variety of tissues and the treatment was well tolerated by mice. The 2FA+MTA combination inhibited tumor growth of four different MTAP- human tumor cell lines in mouse xenograft models. Our results suggest that 2FA+MTA may be a promising combination for treating MTAP-deleted tumors.Significance: Loss of MTAP occurs in about 15% of all human cancers; the MTAP protection strategy presented in this study could be very effective in treating these cancers. Cancer Res; 78(15); 4386-95. ©2018 AACR.
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- Baiqing Tang
- Cancer Biology Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cancer Biology Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cancer Biology Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cancer Biology Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cancer Biology Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Zhong Y, Lu K, Zhu S, Li W, Sun S. Characterization of methylthioadenosin phosphorylase (MTAP) expression in colorectal cancer. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 46:2082-2087. [PMID: 29268653 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2017.1408122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Tumour seriously affects people's quality of life. Colorectal cancer is a refractory tumour in digestive tract tumors. In colorectal cancer, gene expression abnormalities is the main reason for its incidence, we mainly focus on the molecular mechanism of MTAP in the development of colorectal cancer. METHODS The tumour tissue and its adjacent tissue samples of 50 patients with colorectal cancer were screened from July 2011 to February 2015, and the expression of MTAP was detected. Cell lines that overexpress MTAP and low expression of MTAP were constructed in colorectal cancer cell lines. The cell proliferation, invasion and migration was detected in the cells with different expression levels of MTAP. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of MTAP in liver metastasis and to investigate its clinical significance. And statistics of clinical significance. RESULTS Q-PCR results showed that the expression of MTAP in colorectal cancer cell lines were significantly higher than that normal human colonic myofibroblasts cell line. Cell proliferation test results showed that cell proliferation was accelerated when MTAP was overexpression, cell invasion and migration were simultaneously accelerated. The expression of MTAP in primary liver was positively correlated with metastatic disease in patients with liver metastatic colorectal cancer via EMT. CONCLUSIONS MTAP accelerates the growth and metastasis of colorectal cancer through EMT.
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- Yanmei Zhong
- a Department of Gastroenterology , Weifang Peoples' Hospital , Weifang , Shandong , China
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- b Department of Anesthesiology , Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University , Weifang , China
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- a Department of Gastroenterology , Weifang Peoples' Hospital , Weifang , Shandong , China
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- c Department of Pathology , Weifang Medical University , Weifang , Shandong , China
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- a Department of Gastroenterology , Weifang Peoples' Hospital , Weifang , Shandong , China
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de Oliveira SFV, Ganzinelli M, Chilà R, Serino L, Maciel ME, Urban CDA, de Lima RS, Cavalli IJ, Generali D, Broggini M, Damia G, Ribeiro EMDSF. Characterization of MTAP Gene Expression in Breast Cancer Patients and Cell Lines. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0145647. [PMID: 26751376 PMCID: PMC4709099 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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MTAP is a ubiquitously expressed gene important for adenine and methionine salvage. The gene is located at 9p21, a chromosome region often deleted in breast carcinomas, similar to CDKN2A, a recognized tumor suppressor gene. Several research groups have shown that MTAP acts as a tumor suppressor, and some therapeutic approaches were proposed based on a tumors´ MTAP status. We analyzed MTAP and CDKN2A gene (RT-qPCR) and protein (western-blotting) expression in seven breast cancer cell lines and evaluated their promoter methylation patterns to better characterize the contribution of these genes to breast cancer. Cytotoxicity assays with inhibitors of de novo adenine synthesis (5-FU, AZA and MTX) after MTAP gene knockdown showed an increased sensitivity, mainly to 5-FU. MTAP expression was also evaluated in two groups of samples from breast cancer patients, fresh tumors and paired normal breast tissue, and from formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) core breast cancer samples diagnosed as Luminal-A tumors and triple negative breast tumors (TNBC). The difference of MTAP expression between fresh tumors and normal tissues was not statistically significant. However, MTAP expression was significantly higher in Luminal-A breast tumors than in TNBC, suggesting the lack of expression in more aggressive breast tumors and the possibility of using the new approaches based on MTAP status in TNBC.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/drug therapy
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/genetics
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/metabolism
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/pathology
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Azacitidine/pharmacology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/genetics
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Lobular/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Lobular/genetics
- Carcinoma, Lobular/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Lobular/pathology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16/genetics
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16/metabolism
- DNA Methylation
- Estrogen Receptor alpha/deficiency
- Estrogen Receptor alpha/genetics
- Female
- Fluorouracil/pharmacology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Methotrexate/pharmacology
- Organ Specificity
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase/genetics
- Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase/metabolism
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-2/deficiency
- Receptor, ErbB-2/genetics
- Receptors, Progesterone/deficiency
- Receptors, Progesterone/genetics
- Signal Transduction
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/pathology
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche ‘‘Mario Negri”, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche ‘‘Mario Negri”, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Mastology, Breast Unit, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Mastology, Breast Unit, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratorio di Oncologia Molecolare Senologica, U. O. Multidisciplinare di Patologia Mammaria, A. O. Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Lombardia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche ‘‘Mario Negri”, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche ‘‘Mario Negri”, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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Genomic deletion of tumor suppressor genes (TSG) is a rite of passage for virtually all human cancers. The synthetic lethal paradigm has provided a framework for the development of molecular targeted therapeutics that are functionally linked to the loss of specific TSG functions. In the course of genomic events that delete TSGs, a large number of genes with no apparent direct role in tumor promotion also sustain deletion as a result of chromosomal proximity to the target TSG. In this perspective, we review the novel concept of "collateral lethality", which has served to identify cancer-specific therapeutic vulnerabilities resulting from co-deletion of passenger genes neighboring TSG. The large number of collaterally deleted genes, playing diverse functions in cell homeostasis, offers a rich repertoire of pharmacologically targetable vulnerabilities presenting novel opportunities for the development of personalized anti-neoplastic therapies.
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Li CF, Fang FM, Kung HJ, Chen LT, Wang JW, Tsai JW, Yu SC, Wang YH, Li SH, Huang HY. Downregulated MTAP expression in myxofibrosarcoma: A characterization of inactivating mechanisms, tumor suppressive function, and therapeutic relevance. Oncotarget 2015; 5:11428-41. [PMID: 25426549 PMCID: PMC4294342 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Myxofibrosarcomas are genetically complex and involve recurrently deleted chromosome 9p, for which we characterized the pathogenically relevant target(s) using genomic profiling. In 12 of the 15 samples, we detected complete or partial losses of 9p. The only aggressiveness-associated, differentially lost region was 9p21.3, spanning the potential inactivated methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) that exhibited homozygous (4/15) or hemizygous (3/15) deletions. In independent samples, MTAP gene status was assessed using quantitative- and methylation-specific PCR assays, and immunoexpression was evaluated. We applied MTAP reexpression or knockdown to elucidate the functional roles of MTAP and the therapeutic potential of L-alanosine in MTAP-preserved and MTAP-deficient myxofibrosarcoma cell lines and xenografts. MTAP protein deficiency (37%) was associated with MTAP gene inactivation (P < 0.001) by homozygous deletion or promoter methylation, and independently portended unfavorable metastasis-free survival (P = 0.0318) and disease-specific survival (P = 0.014). Among the MTAP-deficient cases, the homozygous deletion of MTAP predicted adverse outcome. In MTAP-deficient cells, MTAP reexpression inhibited cell migration and invasion, proliferation, and anchorage-independent colony formation and downregulated cyclin D1. This approach also attenuated the tube-forming abilities of human umbilical venous endothelial cells, attributable to the transcriptional repression of MMP-9, and abrogated the susceptibility to L-alanosine. The inhibiting effects of MTAP expression on tumor growth, angiogenesis, and the induction of apoptosis by L-alanosine were validated using MTAP-reexpressing xenografts and reverted using RNA interference in MTAP-preserved cells. In conclusion, homozygous deletion primarily accounts for the adverse prognostic impact of MTAP deficiency and confers the biological aggressiveness and susceptibility to L-alanosine in myxofibrosarcomas.
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- Chien-Feng Li
- Department of Pathology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. Department of Biotechnology, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan. National Institute of Cancer Research National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan. Institute of Clinical Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan. Department of Internal Medicine and Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Tawian
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- Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biosignal Transduction, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP)-deficient T-cell ALL xenografts are sensitive to pralatrexate and 6-thioguanine alone and in combination. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2015; 75:1247-52. [PMID: 25917288 PMCID: PMC4441744 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-015-2747-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the effectiveness of a combination of 6-thioguanine (6-TG) and pralatrexate (PDX) in methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP)-deficient T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-cell ALL). METHODS CCRF-CEM (MTAP(-/-)) and Molt4 (MTAP(+/+)) T-cell ALL cell lines were treated with 6-TG or PDX and evaluated for efficacy 72 h later. NOD/SCID gamma mice bearing CEM or Molt4 xenografts were treated with 6-TG and PDX alone or in combination to evaluate antitumor effects. RESULTS CEM cells were more sensitive to 6-TG and PDX in vitro than Molt4. In vivo, CEM cells were very sensitive to PDX and 6-TG, whereas Molt4 cells were highly resistant to 6-TG. A well-tolerated combination of PDX and 6-TG achieved significant tumor regression in CEM xenografts. CONCLUSIONS The loss of MTAP expression may be therapeutically exploited in T-cell ALL. The combination of 6-TG and PDX, with the inclusion of leucovorin rescue, allows for a safe and effective regimen in MTAP-deficient T-cell ALL.
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Mender I, Gryaznov S, Dikmen ZG, Wright WE, Shay JW. Induction of telomere dysfunction mediated by the telomerase substrate precursor 6-thio-2'-deoxyguanosine. Cancer Discov 2014; 5:82-95. [PMID: 25516420 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-14-0609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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UNLABELLED The relationships between telomerase and telomeres represent attractive targets for new anticancer agents. Here, we report that the nucleoside analogue 6-thio-2'-deoxyguanosine (6-thio-dG) is recognized by telomerase and is incorporated into de novo-synthesized telomeres. This results in modified telomeres, leading to telomere dysfunction, but only in cells expressing telomerase. 6-Thio-dG, but not 6-thioguanine, induced telomere dysfunction in telomerase-positive human cancer cells and hTERT-expressing human fibroblasts, but not in telomerase-negative cells. Treatment with 6-thio-dG resulted in rapid cell death for the vast majority of the cancer cell lines tested, whereas normal human fibroblasts and human colonic epithelial cells were largely unaffected. In A549 lung cancer cell-based mouse xenograft studies, 6-thio-dG caused a decrease in the tumor growth rate superior to that observed with 6-thioguanine treatment. In addition, 6-thio-dG increased telomere dysfunction in tumor cells in vivo. These results indicate that 6-thio-dG may provide a new telomere-addressed telomerase-dependent anticancer approach. SIGNIFICANCE Telomerase is an almost universal oncology target, yet there are few telomerase-directed therapies in human clinical trials. In the present study, we demonstrate a small-molecule telomerase substrate approach that induces telomerase-mediated targeted "telomere uncapping," but only in telomerase-positive cancer cells, with minimal effects in normal telomerase-negative cells.
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- Ilgen Mender
- Department of Cell Biology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cell Biology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Cell Biology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Center for Excellence in Genomics Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Expression of MTAP inhibits tumor-related phenotypes in HT1080 cells via a mechanism unrelated to its enzymatic function. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2014; 5:35-44. [PMID: 25387827 PMCID: PMC4291467 DOI: 10.1534/g3.114.014555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase (MTAP) is a tumor suppressor gene that is frequently deleted in human cancers and encodes an enzyme responsible for the catabolism of the polyamine byproduct 5′deoxy-5′-methylthioadenosine (MTA). To elucidate the mechanism by which MTAP inhibits tumor formation, we have reintroduced MTAP into MTAP-deleted HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells. Expression of MTAP resulted in a variety of phenotypes, including decreased colony formation in soft-agar, decreased migration, decreased in vitro invasion, increased matrix metalloproteinase production, and reduced ability to form tumors in severe combined immunodeficiency mice. Microarray analysis showed that MTAP affected the expression of genes involved in a variety of processes, including cell adhesion, extracellular matrix interaction, and cell signaling. Treatment of MTAP-expressing cells with a potent inhibitor of MTAP’s enzymatic activity (MT-DADMe-ImmA) did not result in a MTAP− phenotype. This finding suggests that MTAP’s tumor suppressor function is not the same as its known enzymatic function. To confirm this, we introduced a catalytically inactive version of MTAP, D220A, into HT1080 cells and found that this mutant was fully capable of reversing the soft agar colony formation, migration, and matrix metalloproteinase phenotypes. Our results show that MTAP affects cellular phenotypes in HT1080 cells in a manner that is independent of its known enzymatic activity.
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Bobrovnikova-Marjon E, Hurov JB. Targeting metabolic changes in cancer: novel therapeutic approaches. Annu Rev Med 2014; 65:157-70. [PMID: 24422570 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-med-092012-112344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Therapeutic strategies designed to target cancer metabolism are an area of intense research. Antimetabolites, first used to treat patients in the early twentieth century, served as an early proof of concept for such therapies. We highlight strategies that attempt to improve on the anti-metabolite approach as well as new metabolic drug targets. Some of these targets have the advantage of a strong genetic anchor to drive patient selection (isocitrate dehydrogenase 1/2, Enolase 2). Additional approaches described here derive from hypothesis-driven and systems biology efforts designed to exploit tumor cell metabolic dependencies (fatty acid oxidation, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide synthesis, glutamine biology).
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Sixty years ago, 6-thioguanine (6-TG) was introduced into the clinic. We suggest its full potential in therapy may not have been reached. In this paper, we contrast 6-TG and the more widely used 6-mercaptopurine; discuss 6-TG metabolism, pharmacokinetics, dosage and schedule; and summarize many of the early studies that have shown infrequent but nevertheless positive results with 6-TG treatment of cancers. We also consider studies that suggest that combinations of 6-TG with other agents may enhance antitumor effects. Although not yet tested in man, 6-TG has recently been proposed to treat a wide variety of cancers with a high frequency of homozygous deletion of the gene for methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP), often codeleted with the adjacent tumor suppressor CDKN2A (p16). Among the cancers with a high frequency of MTAP deficiency are leukemias, lymphomas, mesothelioma, melanoma, biliary tract cancer, glioblastoma, osteosarcoma, soft tissue sarcoma, neuroendocrine tumors, and lung, pancreatic, and squamous cell carcinomas. The method involves pretreatment with the naturally occurring nucleoside methylthioadenosine (MTA), the substrate for the enzyme MTAP. MTA pretreatment protects normal host tissues, but not MTAP-deficient cancers, from 6-TG toxicity and permits administration of doses of 6-TG that are much higher than can now be safely administered. The combination of MTA/6-TG has produced substantial shrinkage or slowing of growth in two different xenograft human tumor models: lymphoblastic leukemia and metastatic prostate carcinoma with neuroendocrine features. Further development and a clinical trial of the proposed MTA/6-TG treatment of MTAP-deficient cancers seem warranted.
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- Pashna N Munshi
- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Departments of Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Departments of Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Departments of Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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MTAP is an independent prognosis marker and the concordant loss of MTAP and p16 expression predicts short survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Eur J Surg Oncol 2014; 40:1143-50. [PMID: 24969958 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Revised: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP), a ubiquitously expressed protein, plays important roles in purine biosynthesis. Locating near to each other on chromosome 9p21-22, codeletion of the MTAP and p16(Ink4A) genes have been reported in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The aim of this study is to determine the respective prognostic value of MTAP and p16 by considering their correlation in NSCLC patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed MTAP and p16 protein expression by immunohistochemical staining on 99 NSCLC tissue microarray samples. The association between MTAP and p16 expression levels and prognosis were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model for prognosis. RESULTS Patients with a low MTAP expression level had poor overall survival (P = 0.010) and disease-free survival (P = 0.002). Low p16 expression indicated a trend toward poor overall survival (P = 0.138) and disease-free survival (P = 0.199). There was a significant positive correlation between MTAP and p16 expression levels (Spearman's ρ = 0.402, P < 0.001). By multivariate analyses, the MTAP expression level retained its independent prognostic power and p16 expression loss of the correlation with prognosis. Concordant loss of MTAP and p16 expression was observed in 24 out of 99 patients (24.2%). Patients with concordant loss of MTAP and p16 expression had the worst prognosis compared to patients with high expression of both markers. CONCLUSION MTAP expression is an independent prognostic factor and has greater prognostic significance than p16 expression in NSCLC. Concordant loss of MTAP and p16 expression indicates poor outcomes in lung cancer patients.
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Shlomi T, Fan J, Tang B, Kruger WD, Rabinowitz JD. Quantitation of cellular metabolic fluxes of methionine. Anal Chem 2014; 86:1583-91. [PMID: 24397525 DOI: 10.1021/ac4032093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Methionine is an essential proteogenic amino acid. In addition, it is a methyl donor for DNA and protein methylation and a propylamine donor for polyamine biosynthesis. Both the methyl and propylamine donation pathways involve metabolic cycles, and methods are needed to quantitate these cycles. Here, we describe an analytical approach for quantifying methionine metabolic fluxes that accounts for the mixing of intracellular and extracellular methionine pools. We observe that such mixing prevents isotope tracing experiments from reaching the steady state due to the large size of the media pools and hence precludes the use of standard stationary metabolic flux analysis. Our approach is based on feeding cells with (13)C methionine and measuring the isotope-labeling kinetics of both intracellular and extracellular methionine by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). We apply this method to quantify methionine metabolism in a human fibrosarcoma cell line and study how methionine salvage pathway enzyme methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP), frequently deleted in cancer, affects methionine metabolism. We find that both transmethylation and propylamine transfer fluxes amount to roughly 15% of the net methionine uptake, with no major changes due to MTAP deletion. Our method further enables the quantification of flux through the pro-tumorigenic enzyme ornithine decarboxylase, and this flux increases 2-fold following MTAP deletion. The analytical approach used to quantify methionine metabolic fluxes is applicable for other metabolic systems affected by mixing of intracellular and extracellular metabolite pools.
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- Tomer Shlomi
- Dept. of Computer Science, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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