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Time-course gene expression profiles of gefitinib-sensitive or -resistant lung adenocarcinoma cells stimulated with EGF, in the presence or absence of gefitinib, EGF receptor tyrosine kinase-specific inhibitor

ABSTRACT: Gefitinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), induces substantial clinical responses for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells harboring EGFR activating mutations, but most of them invariably develop resistance. By generating a gefitinib resistance (PC9GR) from a human NSCLC-derived drug sensitive cell line (PC9), we studied differences of transcription dynamics between them by the aid of a computational decoupling of hidden regulatory signals from time course gene expression profiles. Given a collection of transcription factors (TFs) and their regulatory targets, the method captured temporally-synchronized shifts in evolving expression of target genes sharing each TF regulatory unit, and drew underlying regulatory signals. The analysis identified sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 (SREBP-1) as a key regulatory agent that facilitates the maintenance of drug tolerance, involving transcription controls of a G1-specific cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor whose expression was specifically elevated in PC9, but in turn, reduced in PC9GR

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE34228 | GEO | 2014/01/01

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA149785

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Despite initial and often dramatic responses of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-addicted lung tumors to the EGFR-specific tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), gefitinib and erlotinib, nearly all develop resistance and relapse. To explore novel mechanisms mediating acquired resistance, we employed non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines bearing activating mutations in EGFR and rendered them resistant to EGFR-specific TKIs through chronic adaptation in tissue culture. In addition to previously observed resistance mechanisms including EGFR-T790M 'gate-keeper' mutations and MET amplification, a subset of the seven chronically adapted NSCLC cell lines including HCC4006, HCC2279 and H1650 cells exhibited marked induction of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 2 and FGF receptor 1 (FGFR1) mRNA and protein. Also, adaptation to EGFR-specific TKIs was accompanied by an epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) as assessed by changes in CDH1, VIM, ZEB1 and ZEB2 expression and altered growth properties in Matrigel. In adapted cell lines exhibiting increased FGF2 and FGFR1 expression, measures of growth and signaling, but not EMT, were blocked by FGFR-specific TKIs, an FGF-ligand trap and FGFR1 silencing with RNAi. In parental HCC4006 cells, cell growth was strongly inhibited by gefitinib, although drug-resistant clones progress within 10 days. Combined treatment with gefitinib and AZD4547, an FGFR-specific TKI, prevented the outgrowth of drug-resistant clones. Thus, induction of FGF2 and FGFR1 following chronic adaptation to EGFR-specific TKIs provides a novel autocrine receptor tyrosine kinase-driven bypass pathway in a subset of lung cancer cell lines that are initially sensitive to EGFR-specific TKIs. The findings support FGFR-specific TKIs as potentially valuable additions to existing targeted therapeutic strategies with EGFR-specific TKIs to prevent or delay acquired resistance in EGFR-driven NSCLC. Examination of mRNA levels in DMSO and gefitinib-resistant cultures of HCC4006 and HCC827. Each group has two replicates.

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Time-course gene expression profiles of gefitinib-sensitive or -resistant lung adenocarcinoma cells stimulated with EGF, in the presence or absence of gefitinib, EGF receptor tyrosine kinase-specific inhibitor

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