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ArticleCell death & disease2017

Silencing FLI or targeting CD13/ANPEP lead to dephosphorylation of EPHA2, a mediator of BRAF inhibitor resistance, and induce growth arrest or apoptosis in melanoma cells.

Alireza Azimi, Rainer Tuominen, Fernanda Costa Svedman, Stefano Caramuta, Maria Pernemalm, Marianne Frostvik Stolt, Lena Kanter, Pedram Kharaziha, Janne Lehtiö, Carolina Hertzman Johansson and 3 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alireza AzimiCancer Center Karolinska, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Rainer TuominenCancer Center Karolinska, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Fernanda Costa SvedmanCancer Center Karolinska, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Stefano CaramutaCancer Center Karolinska, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Maria PernemalmScience for Life Laboratory, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Marianne Frostvik StoltCancer Center Karolinska, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lena KanterCancer Center Karolinska, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pedram KharazihaCancer Center Karolinska, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Janne LehtiöScience for Life Laboratory, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Carolina Hertzman JohanssonDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Veronica HöiomCancer Center Karolinska, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Johan HanssonCancer Center Karolinska, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Suzanne Egyhazi BrageCancer Center Karolinska, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0524-2346
Karolinska Institutet · SEScience for Life Laboratory · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A majority of patients with BRAF-mutated metastatic melanoma respond to therapy with BRAF inhibitors (BRAFi), but relapses are common owing to acquired resistance. To unravel BRAFi resistance mechanisms we have performed gene expression and mass spectrometry based proteome profiling of the sensitive parental A375 BRAF V600E-mutated human melanoma cell line and of daughter cell lines with induced BRAFi resistance. Increased expression of two novel resistance candidates, aminopeptidase-N (CD13/ANPEP) and ETS transcription factor FLI1 was observed in the BRAFi-resistant daughter cell lines. In addition, increased levels of the previously reported resistance mediators, receptor tyrosine kinase ephrine receptor A2 (EPHA2) and the hepatocyte growth factor receptor MET were also identified. The expression of these proteins was assessed in matched tumor samples from melanoma patients obtained before BRAFi and after disease progression. MET was overexpressed in all progression samples while the expression of the other candidates varied between the individual patients. Targeting CD13/ANPEP by a blocking antibody induced apoptosis in both parental A375- and BRAFi-resistant daughter cells as well as in melanoma cells with intrinsic BRAFi resistance and led to dephosphorylation of EPHA2 on S897, previously demonstrated to cause inhibition of the migratory capacity. AKT and RSK, both reported to induce EPHA2 S897 phosphorylation, were also dephosphorylated after inhibition of CD13/ANPEP. FLI1 silencing also caused decreases in EPHA2 S897 phosphorylation and in total MET protein expression. In addition, silencing of FLI1 sensitized the resistant cells to BRAFi. Furthermore, we show that BRAFi in combination with the multi kinase inhibitor dasatinib can abrogate BRAFi resistance and decrease both EPHA2 S897 phosphorylation and total FLI1 protein expression. This is the first report presenting CD13/ANPEP and FLI1 as important mediators of resistance to BRAF inhibition with potential as drug targets in BRAFi refractory melanoma.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCD13 AntigensCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorDasatinibDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEphrin-A2HumansIndolesMelanomaMicrofilament ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafAntineoplastic AgentsBRAF protein, humanCD13 AntigensDasatinibEPHA2 protein, humanEphrin-A2FLII protein, humanIndolesMET protein, humanMicrofilament ProteinsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metPyridonesPyrimidinonesReceptor, EphA2Receptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDaRNA, Small InterferingRPS6KA1 protein, humanSulfonamidestrametinibTrans-ActivatorsVemurafenib

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PMID29048432
PMCPMC5596587
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