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ArticleScience advances2022

RRM2 enhances MYCN-driven neuroblastoma formation and acts as a synergistic target with CHK1 inhibition.

Carolina Nunes, Lisa Depestel, Liselot Mus, Kaylee M Keller, Louis Delhaye, Amber Louwagie, Muhammad Rishfi, Alex Whale, Neesha Kara, Simon R Andrews and 32 more

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42 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Carolina NunesDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8564-6171
Lisa DepestelDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-5690-3258
Liselot MusDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-5738-0639
Kaylee M KellerPrincess Maxima Center, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Louis DelhayeDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8876-7385
Amber LouwagieDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1808-6749
Muhammad RishfiDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6386-4485
Alex WhaleEpigenetics Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4568-711X
Neesha KaraEpigenetics Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2646-1473
Simon R AndrewsEpigenetics Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5006-3507
Filemon Dela CruzDepartment of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8356-5191
Daoqi YouDepartment of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Armaan SiddiqueeDepartment of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Camila Takeno ColognaMetabolomics Expertise Center, Center for Cancer Biology (CCB), VIB, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5789-9278
Sam De CraemerMetabolomics Expertise Center, Center for Cancer Biology (CCB), VIB, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4978-8188
Emmy DolmanPrincess Maxima Center, Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0567-5918
Christoph BartenhagenCenter for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Cologne (CMMC), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Fanny De VloedDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1130-7900
Ellen SandersDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Aline EggermontDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Sarah-Lee BekaertDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Wouter Van LoockeDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7385-0546
Jan Willem BekDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1337-1970
Givani DewynDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Siebe LoontiensDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4602-4580
Gert Van IsterdaelVIB Flow Core Facility, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6626-1316
Bieke DecaestekerDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2264-781X
Laurentijn TillemanNXTGNT, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-7584-1179
Filip Van NieuwerburghNXTGNT, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8815-5485
Vanessa VermeirssenDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1975-0712
Christophe Van NesteDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5958-5731
Bart GhesquiereMetabolomics Expertise Center, Center for Cancer Biology (CCB), VIB, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1547-1705
Steven GoossensDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Sven EyckermanDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-7525-0096
Katleen De PreterDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7726-5096
Matthias FischerCenter for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Cologne (CMMC), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1363-1242
Jon HouseleyEpigenetics Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8509-1500
Jan MolenaarPrincess Maxima Center, Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2007-0431
Bram De WildeDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0213-1322
Stephen S RobertsDepartment of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8258-756X
Kaat DurinckDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1762-5739
Frank SpelemanDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Ghent University · BEBabraham Institute · GBMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USPrincess Máxima Center · NLVIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology · BEUniversity of Cologne · DEUniversity College Ghent · BE

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-risk neuroblastoma, a pediatric tumor originating from the sympathetic nervous system, has a low mutation load but highly recurrent somatic DNA copy number variants. Previously, segmental gains and/or amplifications allowed identification of drivers for neuroblastoma development. Using this approach, combined with gene dosage impact on expression and survival, we identified ribonucleotide reductase subunit M2 (RRM2) as a candidate dependency factor further supported by growth inhibition upon in vitro knockdown and accelerated tumor formation in a neuroblastoma zebrafish model coexpressing human RRM2 with MYCN. Forced RRM2 induction alleviates excessive replicative stress induced by CHK1 inhibition, while high RRM2 expression in human neuroblastomas correlates with high CHK1 activity. MYCN-driven zebrafish tumors with RRM2 co-overexpression exhibit differentially expressed DNA repair genes in keeping with enhanced ATR-CHK1 signaling activity. In vitro, RRM2 inhibition enhances intrinsic replication stress checkpoint addiction. Last, combinatorial RRM2-CHK1 inhibition acts synergistic in high-risk neuroblastoma cell lines and patient-derived xenograft models, illustrating the therapeutic potential.

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