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ArticleOncogene2017

Upregulation of MARCKS in kidney cancer and its potential as a therapeutic target.

C-H Chen, L W R Fong, E Yu, R Wu, J F Trott, R H Weiss

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

C-H ChenDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
L W R FongDepartment of Immunology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
E YuDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
R WuDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Center for Comparative Respiratory Biology and Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
J F TrottDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
R H WeissDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.

Funding

Staff InvestigatorsP30CA093373 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI Laura Marcu · 2002 to 2026
$84.9M
Metabolomic discovery and validation of urinary biomarkers for kidney cancerR01CA135401 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI WEISS, ROBERT H. · 2009 to 2013
$1.5M
A Metabolomic Approach to Discovering Biomarkers for ADPKDR01DK082690 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI WEISS, ROBERT H. · 2009 to 2010
$696k
The addition of fish oil to sorafenib may prevent kidney cancer metastasisR03CA181837 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI WEISS, ROBERT H. · 2014 to 2015
$156k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA093373NCI NIH HHS R01 CA135401NCI NIH HHS R03 CA181837NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK082690
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Targeted therapeutics, such as those abrogating hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)/vascular endothelial growth factor signaling, are initially effective against kidney cancer (or renal cell carcinoma, RCC); however, drug resistance frequently occurs via subsequent activation of alternative pathways. Through genome-scale integrated analysis of the HIF-α network, we identified the major protein kinase C substrate MARCKS (myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate) as a potential target molecule for kidney cancer. In a screen of nephrectomy samples from 56 patients with RCC, we found that MARCKS expression and its phosphorylation are increased and positively correlate with tumor grade. Genetic and pharmacologic suppression of MARCKS in high-grade RCC cell lines in vitro led to a decrease in cell proliferation and migration. We further demonstrated that higher MARCKS expression promotes growth and angiogenesis in vivo in an RCC xenograft tumor. MARCKS acted upstream of the AKT/mTOR pathway, activating HIF-target genes, notably vascular endothelial growth factor-A. Following knockdown of MARCKS in RCC cells, the IC50 of the multikinase inhibitor regorafenib was reduced. Surprisingly, attenuation of MARCKS using the MPS (MARCKS phosphorylation site domain) peptide synergistically interacted with regorafenib treatment and decreased survival of kidney cancer cells through inactivation of AKT and mTOR. Our data suggest a major contribution of MARCKS to kidney cancer growth and provide an alternative therapeutic strategy of improving the efficacy of multikinase inhibitors.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticUp-RegulationAdultAgedAnimalsCarcinoma, Renal CellCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalFemaleHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKidney NeoplasmsMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, NudeIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMARCKS protein, humanMarcks protein, mouseMembrane ProteinsMTOR protein, humanMyristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase SubstratePhenylurea CompoundsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPyridinesregorafenibTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID28166200
PMCPMC5926797

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