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Transcriptional Targeting Of Oncogene Addiction In Medullary Thyroid Cancer [RNA-Seq]

ABSTRACT: Metastatic medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a currently incurable disease. FDA approved therapies that target RET, a commonly mutated receptor tyrosine kinase in MTC, and other receptor tyrosine kinases, do not result in complete responses and acquired resistance is universal due to “gatekeeper” mutation in Ret or overactivation of alternative signaling pathways. Based on data from human MTCs and a number of murine models, the CDK/RB cell cycle pathway is a potential alternative target for MTC. The objective of this study was to determine if CDKs represent therapeutic targets for MTC and to define mechanisms of activity. We demonstrate that targeting the CDK/RB pathway with Palbociclib (CDK4/6 inhibitor) is not cytotoxic to MTC cells but that Dinaciclib (CDK1/2/5/9 inhibitor) remarkably reduced cell viability and proliferation at low doses in two MTC cell lines accompanied by loss of CDK9 and RET protein and mRNA levels. In human tumors, CDK9 protein was highly expressed and array CGH demonstrated copy number gain in 11/30 analyzed tumors. RNA sequencing demonstrated that RNA polymerase II-dependent transcription was markedly reduced by Dinaciclib, consistent with transcriptional mode of action. Subsequent studies using the CDK7 inhibitor, THZ1, demonstrated high potency vs. the MTC cell lines and marked loss of RET mRNA and protein. In silico analysis, and CHIP-Sequencing using H3K27Ac antibody confirmed that RET is associated with a super-enhancer in RET-mutated MTC cells. In summary, this study reveals a novel mechanism of RET transcription regulation that represents a potentially translatable finding for new therapeutic approaches for RET-mutated MTC.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE114069 | GEO | 2018/12/25

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Transcriptional Targeting Of Oncogene Addiction In Medullary Thyroid Cancer [ChIP-Seq]

Project description:Metastatic medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a currently incurable disease. FDA approved therapies that target RET, a commonly mutated receptor tyrosine kinase in MTC, and other receptor tyrosine kinases, do not result in complete responses and acquired resistance is universal due to “gatekeeper” mutation in Ret or overactivation of alternative signaling pathways. Based on data from human MTCs and a number of murine models, the CDK/RB cell cycle pathway is a potential alternative target for MTC. The objective of this study was to determine if CDKs represent therapeutic targets for MTC and to define mechanisms of activity. We demonstrate that targeting the CDK/RB pathway with Palbociclib (CDK4/6 inhibitor) is not cytotoxic to MTC cells but that Dinaciclib (CDK1/2/5/9 inhibitor) remarkably reduced cell viability and proliferation at low doses in two MTC cell lines accompanied by loss of CDK9 and RET protein and mRNA levels. In human tumors, CDK9 protein was highly expressed and array CGH demonstrated copy number gain in 11/30 analyzed tumors. RNA sequencing demonstrated that RNA polymerase II-dependent transcription was markedly reduced by Dinaciclib, consistent with transcriptional mode of action. Subsequent studies using the CDK7 inhibitor, THZ1, demonstrated high potency vs. the MTC cell lines and marked loss of RET mRNA and protein. In silico analysis, and CHIP-Sequencing using H3K27Ac antibody confirmed that RET is associated with a super-enhancer in RET-mutated MTC cells. In summary, this study reveals a novel mechanism of RET transcription regulation that represents a potentially translatable finding for new therapeutic approaches for RET-mutated MTC.

2018-12-25 | GSE114068 | GEO

Development of a selective CDK9 degrader from a multi-targeted CDK inhibitor [RNA-seq]

Project description:Cyclin dependent kinase 9 (CDK9), a key regulator of transcriptional elongation, has long been considered a promising target for cancer therapy, particularly for cancers driven by transcriptional dysregulation. However, despite promising early clinical data in blood cancers using pan-CDK inhibitors that potently inhibit CDK9 such as Dinaciclib and Flavopiridol, no selective CDK9 inhibitors have been clinically approved. Here we show that a multi-targeted CDK inhibitor can be used to develop a selective CDK9 degrader exemplified by THAL-SNS-032, a hetero-bifunctional molecule composed of SNS-032, a CDK2,7,9 inhibitor conjugated to thalidomide, a small molecule binder of Cereblon. We demonstrate that THAL-SNS-032 can recruit the E3 ubiquitin ligase Cereblon to CDK9 and induce its proteasome-mediated degradation. Treatment of cells with low nanomolar concentrations of THAL-SNS-032 resulted in rapid and efficient CDK9 degradation but did not affect levels of other SNS-032 targets, including CDK2 and CDK7. Consistent with this selective degradation phenotype, transcriptional profiling of THAL-SNS-032 indicated that its transcriptional effects were more similar to that of a selective CDK9 inhibitor, NVP2, than that of the nonselective SNS-032 parent compound. Moreover, THAL-SNS-032, in contrast to traditional CDK9 inhibitors, retained potent pro-apoptotic activity even after compound removal from cells. This suggests that degradation of CDK9 leads to prolonged cytotoxic effects as compared to CDK9 inhibition. Thus, our findings suggest that thalidomide conjugation may be a promising strategy for converting multi-targeting inhibitors into selective degraders, and that the pharmacological effects of kinase degradation can be distinct from kinase inhibition.

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GDNF-RET signaling as a target in aromatase inhibitor resistant breast cancers

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Project description:Type II testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) are the most frequently diagnosed solid malignancy in young men. Up to 15 % of patients with metastatic non-seminomas show cisplatin resistance having a very poor survival rate due to lacking treatment options. Transcriptional cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) have been shown to be effective targets in treatment of different types of cancer. Here, we investigated the effects of the CDK inhibitors dinaciclib, flavopiridol, YKL-5-124, THZ1, NVP2, SY0351 and THZ531. XTT viability assay revealed strong cytotoxic impact of CDK7/ 12/ 13 inhibitor SY0351 and CDK9 inhibitor NVP2 on the TGCT wild type cell lines (2102EP, NCCIT, TCam2) and the cisplatin resistant cell lines (2102EP-R, NCCIT-R). The CDK7 inhibitor YKL-5-124 showed strong impact on 2102EP, 2102EP-R, NCCIT and NCCIT-R cell lines leaving the MPAF control cell line mostly unaffected. FACS based analysis revealed mild effects on the cell cycle of 2102EP and TCam2 cells after SY0351, YKL-5-124 or NVP2 treatment. Molecular analysis showed a cell line specific response for SY0351 and NVP2 inhibition while YKL-5-124 induced similar molecular changes in 2102EP, TCam2 and MPAF cells. Thus, after TGCT subtype determination CDK inhibitors might be a potential alternative for optimized and individualized therapy independent of chemotherapy sensitivity.

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Rb and the APC/C coactivator FZR1 determine CDK4/6-Cyclin D requirement in C. elegans and human cancer cells

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