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ArticleCancer research communications2022

Inhibiting ERK5 overcomes breast cancer resistance to anti-HER2 therapy by targeting the G1/S cell cycle transition.

Jingwei Zhang, Adam J Pearson, Nitin Sabherwal, Brian A Telfer, Nisha Ali, Karmern Kan, Qiuping Xu, Wei Zhang, Fuhui Chen, Shiyang Li and 8 more

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Article in Cancer research communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Jingwei ZhangDivision of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH), University of Manchester, UK.
Adam J PearsonDivision of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH), University of Manchester, UK.
Nitin SabherwalDivision of Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, FBMH, University of Manchester, UK.
Brian A TelferDivision of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, FBMH, University of Manchester, UK.
Nisha AliManchester University NHS FT, Wythenshawe hospital, UK.
Karmern KanDivision of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH), University of Manchester, UK.
Qiuping XuDivision of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH), University of Manchester, UK.
Wei ZhangDivision of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH), University of Manchester, UK.
Fuhui ChenDivision of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH), University of Manchester, UK.
Shiyang LiWellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, School of Biological Sciences, FBMH, University of Manchester, UK.
Jinhua WangDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Nathanael S GrayDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Blanca Risa-EbríDivision of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, FBMH, University of Manchester, UK.
Katherine G FineganDivision of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, FBMH, University of Manchester, UK.
Michael J CrossDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology (ISMIB), University of Liverpool, UK.
Emanuele GiurisatoDivision of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH), University of Manchester, UK.
Alan J WhitmarshDivision of Molecular and Cellular Function, School of Biological Sciences, FBMH, University of Manchester, UK.
Cathy TournierDivision of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH), University of Manchester, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_18056Worldwide Cancer Research 15-1283
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Targeting the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) became a landmark in the treatment of HER2-driven breast cancer. Nonetheless, the clinical efficacy of anti-HER2 therapies can be short-lived and a significant proportion of patients ultimately develop metastatic disease and die. One striking consequence of oncogenic activation of HER2 in breast cancer cells is the constitutive activation of the extracellular-regulated protein kinase 5 (ERK5) through its hyperphosphorylation. In this study, we sought to decipher the significance of this unique molecular signature in promoting therapeutic resistance to anti-HER2 agents. We found that a small-molecule inhibitor of ERK5 suppressed the phosphorylation of the retinoblastoma protein (RB) in HER2 positive breast cancer cells. As a result, ERK5 inhibition enhanced the anti-proliferative activity of single-agent anti-HER2 therapy in resistant breast cancer cell lines by causing a G1 cell cycle arrest. Moreover, ERK5 knockdown restored the anti-tumor activity of the anti-HER2 agent lapatinib in human breast cancer xenografts. Taken together, these findings support the therapeutic potential of ERK5 inhibitors to improve the clinical benefit that patients receive from targeted HER2 therapies.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsCell CycleFemaleHumansProtein KinasesQuinazolinesAntineoplastic AgentsProtein KinasesQuinazolines

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PMID36466034
PMCPMC7613885

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