Project description:T-3775440 is an irreversible inhibitor of the chromatin demethylase LSD1. Here we describe the anti-cancer effects and mechanism of action of T-3775440 in small cell lung cancer (SCLC). T-3775440 inhibited proliferation of SCLC cells in vitro and retarded SCLC tumor growth in vivo. Our results argue that LSD1 plays an important role in neuroendocrine-associated transcription and cell proliferation of SCLC via interactions with the SNAG domain proteins INSM1 and GFI1B. Targeting these critical interactions with LSD1 inhibitors offers a novel rational strategy to therapeutically manage SCLC.
Project description:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is aggressive with limited treatment options, requiring new therapies. Lysine-specific histone demethylase 1 A (LSD1) maintains neuroendocrine state by repressing NOTCH/TGF-β signaling; their reactivation suppresses proliferation and induces differentiation. However, mechanisms of LSD1 inhibition and chemoresistance remain unclear. Here we developed TAS1440, a histone H3-competitive LSD1 inhibitor, using structure-based engineering to improve specificity and reduce off-target effects. Unlike irreversible inhibitors targeting the flavin adenine dinucleotide site, TAS1440 non-covalently targets the H3-binding pocket to enhance safety and efficacy. TAS1440 suppressed proliferation in INSM1/ASCL1-high SCLC-A cells and induced tumor regression in xenografts. TAS1440 acts through dual mechanisms: inhibiting LSD1 activity and disrupting LSD1-repressive complexes, remodeling histone marks and activating transcription factors INSM1 and SMAD2. These actions reprogram tumor-suppressive TGF-β/NOTCH signaling, supporting TAS1440 as epigenetic therapy for SCLC. Loss of LSD1 enzymatic activity or INSM1 knockout abrogated TAS1440 effects, defining its mode of action and chemoresistance. These findings support TAS1440 as a next-generation epigenetic therapy candidate for INSM1-high SCLC-A.
Project description:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is aggressive with limited treatment options, requiring new therapies. Lysine-specific histone demethylase 1 A (LSD1) maintains neuroendocrine state by repressing NOTCH/TGF-β signaling; their reactivation suppresses proliferation and induces differentiation. However, mechanisms of LSD1 inhibition and chemoresistance remain unclear. Here we developed TAS1440, a histone H3-competitive LSD1 inhibitor, using structure-based engineering to improve specificity and reduce off-target effects. Unlike irreversible inhibitors targeting the flavin adenine dinucleotide site, TAS1440 non-covalently targets the H3-binding pocket to enhance safety and efficacy. TAS1440 suppressed proliferation in INSM1/ASCL1-high SCLC-A cells and induced tumor regression in xenografts. TAS1440 acts through dual mechanisms: inhibiting LSD1 activity and disrupting LSD1-repressive complexes, remodeling histone marks and activating transcription factors INSM1 and SMAD2. These actions reprogram tumor-suppressive TGF-β/NOTCH signaling, supporting TAS1440 as epigenetic therapy for SCLC. Loss of LSD1 enzymatic activity or INSM1 knockout abrogated TAS1440 effects, defining its mode of action and chemoresistance. These findings support TAS1440 as a next-generation epigenetic therapy candidate for INSM1-high SCLC-A.
Project description:Epigenetic dysregulation has emerged as an important mechanism in cancer. Alterations in epigenetic machinery have become a major focus for new targeted therapies. The current report describes the discovery and biological activity of a cyclopropylamine containing inhibitor of Lysine Demethylase 1 (LSD1), GSK2879552. This small molecule is a potent, selective, orally bioavailable, mechanism-based irreversible inhibitor of LSD1. A proliferation screen of cell lines representing a number of tumor types indicated that small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is sensitive to LSD1 inhibition. The subset of SCLC lines and primary samples that undergo growth inhibition in response to GSK2879552 exhibit DNA hypomethylation of a signature set of probes suggesting this may be used as a predictive biomarker of activity. The targeted mechanism coupled with a novel predictive biomarker make LSD1 inhibition an exciting potential therapy for SCLC, a highly prevalent, rarely cured, tumor type representing approximately 15% of all lung cancers. To investigate the mechanism of LSD1 efficacy in SCLC cell lines we used chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) sequencing studies to examine the genomic distribution of LSD1 as well as H3K4me2 and H3K4me1 in NCI-H526 SCLC cells in the absence and presence of LSD1 inhibition.
Project description:Epigenetic dysregulation has emerged as an important mechanism in cancer. Alterations in epigenetic machinery have become a major focus for new targeted therapies. The current report describes the discovery and biological activity of a cyclopropylamine containing inhibitor of Lysine Demethylase 1 (LSD1), GSK2879552. This small molecule is a potent, selective, orally bioavailable, mechanism-based irreversible inhibitor of LSD1. A proliferation screen of cell lines representing a number of tumor types indicated that small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is sensitive to LSD1 inhibition. The subset of SCLC lines and primary samples that undergo growth inhibition in response to GSK2879552 exhibit DNA hypomethylation of a signature set of probes suggesting this may be used as a predictive biomarker of activity. The targeted mechanism coupled with a novel predictive biomarker make LSD1 inhibition an exciting potential therapy for SCLC, a highly prevalent, rarely cured, tumor type representing approximately 15% of all lung cancers. DNA methylation profiling was performed using Infinium 450K methylation arrays on SCLC cell lines, patient derived xenografts, and patient samples. Data was processed and normalized using GenomeStudio V2011.1
Project description:Epigenetic dysregulation has emerged as an important mechanism in cancer. Alterations in epigenetic machinery have become a major focus for new targeted therapies. The current report describes the discovery and biological activity of a cyclopropylamine containing inhibitor of Lysine Demethylase 1 (LSD1), GSK2879552. This small molecule is a potent, selective, orally bioavailable, mechanism-based irreversible inhibitor of LSD1. A proliferation screen of cell lines representing a number of tumor types indicated that small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is sensitive to LSD1 inhibition. The subset of SCLC lines and primary samples that undergo growth inhibition in response to GSK2879552 exhibit DNA hypomethylation of a signature set of probes suggesting this may be used as a predictive biomarker of activity. The targeted mechanism coupled with a novel predictive biomarker make LSD1 inhibition an exciting potential therapy for SCLC, a highly prevalent, rarely cured, tumor type representing approximately 15% of all lung cancers. To gain insight into the mechanism of LSD1 inhibition in inhibiting growth in SCLC cell lines, the effect of GSK2879552 on gene expression was evaluated in 6 SCLC lines, three sensitive to the growth inhibitory effects of GSK2879552 and three resistant. Expression was measured on Affy HG-U133_PLUS_2 microarrays at three time points (2, 4, and 7 days) with replicates.
Project description:Dominant-negative mutations in transcription factor Growth Factor Independence-1B (GFI1B) cause a bleeding disorder characterized by a plethora of megakaryocyte and platelet abnormalities. The deregulated molecular mechanisms and pathways are unknown. Here we show that normal and mutant GFI1B interacted most strongly with the LSD1-RCOR-HDAC corepressor complex in megakaryoblasts. Sequestration of this complex by mutant GFI1B and chemical separation of GFI1B from LSD1 induced abnormalities in normal megakaryocytes comparable to those seen in patients. Megakaryocytes derived from GFI1B-mutant induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) also phenocopied abnormalities seen in patients. Proteome studies on normal and mutant iPSC-derived megakaryocytes identified a multitude of deregulated pathways downstream of mutant GFI1B. Proteome studies on primary normal and GFI1B-mutant platelets showed reduced expression of proteins implicated in platelet function, and sustained expression of proteins normally downregulated during megakaryocyte differentiation. Thus, GFI1B regulates a broad developmental program during megakaryopoiesis. Mutant GFI1B deregulates this program through LSD1-RCOR-HDAC sequestering.
Project description:How transcription factors (TFs) cooperate within large protein complexes to allow rapid modulation of gene expression during development is still largely unknown. Here we show that the key haematopoietic LIM-domain-binding protein-1 (LDB1) TF complex contains several activator and repressor components that together maintain an erythroid-specific gene expression programme primed for rapid activation until differentiation is induced. A combination of proteomics, functional genomics and in vivo studies presented here identifies known and novel co-repressors, most notably the ETO2 and IRF2BP2 proteins, involved in maintaining this primed state. The ETO2â??IRF2BP2 axis, interacting with the NCOR1/SMRT co-repressor complex, suppresses the expression of the vast majority of archetypical erythroid genes and pathways until its decommissioning at the onset of terminal erythroid differentiation. Our experiments demonstrate that multimeric regulatory complexes feature a dynamic interplay between activating and repressing components that determines lineage-specific gene expression and cellular differentiation. ChIP-Sequencing profiles of the IRF2BP2, GFI1B and LSD1 proteins were generated using mouse erythroleukemia (MEL) cells. RNA-seq experiments of Irf2bp2-WT, Irf2bp2-KD, Eto2-WT, Eto2-KD, Gfi1b-WT, Gfi1b-KD, Lsd1-WT, Lsd1-KD, MEL-non-induced, and MEL-induced stages were performed using standard RNA-seq protocol. Illumina HiSeq 2000 (standard TruSeq RNA sequencing protocol) was used for the sequencing.
Project description:In this study we focused on unrevealing the role of major transcriptional factor GFI1B and its cofactor, LSD1 in human endothelial to hematopoietic transition (EHT). We applied irreversible LSD1 inhibitor (GSK-LSD1) to healthy iPSC lines. Interestingly, LSD1 inhibited healthy lines which showed complete absence of hematopoietic cell output, did not showed detection of GFI1B expression, suggesting a timed transcriptional program. In order to test this hypothesis, we ectopically expressed GFI1B in the uncommitted HE cells, leading to downregulation of endothelial genes and an upregulation of hematopoietic genes, including GATA2, KIT, RUNX1 and SPI1.