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ArticleGynecologic oncology2020

Derangements in HUWE1/c-MYC pathway confer sensitivity to the BET bromodomain inhibitor GS-626510 in uterine cervical carcinoma.

Elena Bonazzoli, Stefania Bellone, Luca Zammataro, Barbara Gnutti, Adele Guglielmi, Silvia Pelligra, Nupur Nagarkatti, Paola Manara, Joan Tymon-Rosario, Burak Zeybek and 10 more

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Article in Gynecologic oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Elena BonazzoliDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Stefania BelloneDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Luca ZammataroDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Barbara GnuttiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Adele GuglielmiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Silvia PelligraDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Nupur NagarkattiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Paola ManaraDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Joan Tymon-RosarioDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Burak ZeybekDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Gary AltwergerDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Gulden MenderesDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Chanhee HanDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Elena RatnerDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Dan-Arin SilasiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Gloria S HuangDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Vaagn AndikyanDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Masoud AzodiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Peter E SchwartzDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Alessandro D SantinDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Electronic address: alessandro.santin@yale.edu.
Yale University · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Yale Pathology Tissue Services Shared ResourceP30CA016359 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI DAVID L RIMM · 1985 to 2026
$85.0M
Integrated genomic analysis of racial disparities in endometrial cancerU01CA176067 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI SANTIN, ALESSANDRO D · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
High Performance Computing Instrumentation for the Yale Center for Genome AnalysiS10OD018521 · OD · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MANE, SHRIKANT M · 2015 to 2015
$890k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016359NCI NIH HHS U01 CA176067NIH HHS S10 OD018521
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWhole-exome-sequencing (WES) studies reported c-MYC gene-amplification and HUWE1 gene deletion/mutations in a significant number of cervical-cancer-patients (CC) suggesting HUWE1/c-MYC pathway as potential therapeutic target. We investigated HUWE1/c-MYC expression in fresh-frozen-CC and the activity of the novel BET inhibitor GS-626510 (Gilead-Science-Inc) against primary WES CC-cultures and CC-xenografts.

methodsHUWE1 and c-MYC expression were evaluated by qRT-PCR in 23 CC including 12 fresh-frozen-tumor-tissues and 11 primary-cell-lines. c-Myc expression was also evaluated by Western-Blot (WB) and fluorescence-in-situ-hybridization (FISH) in all 11 fully sequenced primary-CC-cell-lines. Primary tumors were evaluated for sensitivity to GS-626510 in-vitro using proliferation and viability-assays. siRNA experiments were used to evaluate the effect of HUWE1 silencing on primary-CC-cell-line growth and sensitivity to GS-626510. Finally, the in-vivo activity of GS-626510 was studied in CC-CVX8-mouse-xenografts.

resultsFresh-frozen-CC and primary-CC-cell-lines overexpressed c-MYC when compared to normal tissues (p = .01). FISH demonstrated amplification of c-MYC in 9/11 (82%) of the primary-CC-cell-lines. Cell-lines with derangements in HUWE1/c-MYC pathway were highly sensitive to GS-626510, with a dose-response decrease in cell proliferation and viability. siRNA silencing of HUWE1 significantly increased c-MYC expression and CC cell-proliferation and enhanced the in-vitro sensitivity to GS-626510. Twice-daily oral doses of GS-626510 were well tolerated in-vivo and highly effective in decreasing tumor-growth (p = .004) and increasing survival (p = .004) of CC-CVX8 xenografts.

conclusionsDownregulation/inactivation of HUWE1 may increase c-MYC expression and proliferation in primary-CC-cell-lines. GS-626510 may represent a novel, potentially highly effective therapeutic agent against CC overexpressing c-MYC and/or harboring HUWE1 mutations. Clinical studies with BET inhibitor in CC-patients harboring radiation/chemotherapy-resistant disease are warranted.

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AdultAgedAnimalsBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansImidazolesIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceIsoxazolesMiceMiddle AgedProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycSignal TransductionTumor Suppressor Proteinsbromodomain and extra-terminal domain protein, humanBromodomain Containing ProteinsHUWE1 protein, humanImidazolesIsoxazolesMYC protein, humanProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycTumor Suppressor ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesBromodomain proteinsc-MYCGS-626510HUWE1Uterine Cervical CancerWhole-exome sequencing

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