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Wojnarowicz PM, Lima E Silva R, Ohnaka M, Lee SB, Chin Y, Kulukian A, Chang SH, Desai B, Garcia Escolano M, Shah R, Garcia-Cao M, Xu S, Kadam R, Goldgur Y, Miller MA, Ouerfelli O, Yang G, Arakawa T, Albanese SK, Garland WA, Stoller G, Chaudhary J, Norton L, Soni RK, Philip J, Hendrickson RC, Iavarone A, Dannenberg AJ, Chodera JD, Pavletich N, Lasorella A, Campochiaro PA, Benezra R. A Small-Molecule Pan-Id Antagonist Inhibits Pathologic Ocular Neovascularization. Cell Rep 2019; 29:62-75.e7. [PMID: 31577956 PMCID: PMC6896334 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.08.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Id helix-loop-helix (HLH) proteins (Id1-4) bind E protein bHLH transcription factors, preventing them from forming active transcription complexes that drive changes in cell states. Id proteins are primarily expressed during development to inhibit differentiation, but they become re-expressed in adult tissues in diseases of the vasculature and cancer. We show that the genetic loss of Id1/Id3 reduces ocular neovascularization in mouse models of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). An in silico screen identifies AGX51, a small-molecule Id antagonist. AGX51 inhibits the Id1-E47 interaction, leading to ubiquitin-mediated degradation of Ids, cell growth arrest, and reduced viability. AGX51 is well-tolerated in mice and phenocopies the genetic loss of Id expression in AMD and ROP models by inhibiting retinal neovascularization. Thus, AGX51 is a first-in-class compound that antagonizes an interaction formerly considered undruggable and that may have utility in the management of multiple diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Paulina M Wojnarowicz
- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Structural Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Structural Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Organic Synthesis Core Facility, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Organic Synthesis Core Facility, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Alliance Protein Laboratories, a Division of KBI Biopharma, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Computational Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Lynbrook, NY 11563, USA
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- Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 30314, USA
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- Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Proteomics & Microchemistry Core Facility, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Proteomics & Microchemistry Core Facility, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Proteomics & Microchemistry Core Facility, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Department of Pathology, Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Computational Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Structural Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pathology, Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Xie B, Shen J, Dong A, Rashid A, Stoller G, Campochiaro PA. Blockade of sphingosine-1-phosphate reduces macrophage influx and retinal and choroidal neovascularization. J Cell Physiol 2008; 218:192-8. [PMID: 18781584 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive lipid molecule that stimulates endothelial cell migration, proliferation, and survival in vitro, and tumor angiogenesis in vivo. In this study, we used a humanized monoclonal antibody (sonepcizumab) that selectively binds S1P to investigate its role in retinal and choroidal neovascularization (NV). Intraocular injection of sonepcizumab significantly reduced macrophage influx into ischemic retina and strongly suppressed retinal NV in mice with oxygen-induced ischemic retinopathy. In mice with laser-induced rupture sites in Bruch's membrane, intraocular injection of sonepcizumab significantly reduced the area of choroidal NV and concomitantly reduced fluorescein leakage from the remaining choroidal NV. Four weeks after intraocular injection of up to 1.8 mg of the sonepcizumab in non-human primates, electroretinograms and fluorescein angiograms were normal, and light microscopy of ocular sections showed no evidence of structural damage. These data show for the first time that S1P stimulates both choroidal and retinal NV and suggest that sonepcizumab could be considered for evaluation in patients with choroidal or retinal NV.
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- Bing Xie
- Department of Ophthalmology, Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Caballero S, Swaney J, Moreno K, Afzal A, Kielczewski J, Stoller G, Cavalli A, Garland W, Hansen G, Sabbadini R, Grant MB. Anti-sphingosine-1-phosphate monoclonal antibodies inhibit angiogenesis and sub-retinal fibrosis in a murine model of laser-induced choroidal neovascularization. Exp Eye Res 2008; 88:367-77. [PMID: 18723015 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2008.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2008] [Revised: 07/10/2008] [Accepted: 07/13/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
The efficacy of novel monoclonal antibodies that neutralize the pro-angiogenic mediator, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), were tested using in vitro and in vivo angiogenesis models, including choroidal neovascularization (CNV) induced by laser disruption of Bruch's membrane. S1P receptor levels in human brain choroid plexus endothelial cells (CPEC), human lung microvascular endothelial cells, human retinal vascular endothelial cells, and circulating endothelial progenitor cells were examined by semi-quantitative PCR. The ability of murine or humanized anti-S1P monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to inhibit S1P-mediated microvessel tube formation by CPEC on Matrigel was evaluated and capillary density in subcutaneous growth factor-loaded Matrigel plugs was determined following anti-S1P treatment. S1P promoted in vitro capillary tube formation in CPEC consistent with the presence of cognate S1P(1-5) receptor expression by these cells and the S1P antibody induced a dose-dependent reduction in microvessel tube formation. In a murine model of laser-induced rupture of Bruch's membrane, S1P was detected in posterior cups of mice receiving laser injury, but not in uninjured controls. Intravitreous injection of anti-S1P mAbs dramatically inhibited CNV formation and sub-retinal collagen deposition in all treatment groups (p<0.05 compared to controls), thereby identifying S1P as a previously unrecognized mediator of angiogenesis and subretinal fibrosis in this model. These findings suggest that neutralizing S1P with anti-S1P mAbs may be a novel method of treating patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration by reducing angiogenesis and sub-retinal fibrosis, which are responsible for visual acuity loss in this disease.
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- Sergio Caballero
- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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