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ArticleNature communications2024

Ferritinophagy mediates adaptive resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer.

Hui Wang, Qianfan Hu, Yuzhong Chen, Xing Huang, Yipeng Feng, Yuanjian Shi, Rutao Li, Xuewen Yin, Xuming Song, Yingkuan Liang and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Hui Wang *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China.
Qianfan Hu *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China.
Yuzhong Chen *Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China.
Xing Huang *Department of Pathology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China.
Yipeng FengJiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China.
Yuanjian ShiJiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China.
Rutao LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Xuewen YinJiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China.
Xuming SongJiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China.
Yingkuan LiangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China.
Te ZhangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China.
Lin XuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China.
Gaochao DongJiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China. gaochao_dong@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7026-6280
Feng JiangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, China. fengjiang_nj@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6569-5956

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81702892National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82003106National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82372762
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osimertinib (Osi) is a widely used epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI). However, the emergence of resistance is inevitable, partly due to the gradual evolution of adaptive resistant cells during initial treatment. Here, we find that Osi treatment rapidly triggers adaptive resistance in tumor cells. Metabolomics analysis reveals a significant enhancement of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) in Osi adaptive-resistant cells. Mechanically, Osi treatment induces an elevation of NCOA4, a key protein of ferritinophagy, which maintains the synthesis of iron-sulfur cluster (ISC) proteins of electron transport chain and OXPHOS. Additionally, active ISC protein synthesis in adaptive-resistant cells significantly increases the sensitivity to copper ions. Combining Osi with elesclomol, a copper ion ionophore, significantly increases the efficacy of Osi, with no additional toxicity. Altogether, this study reveals the mechanisms of NCOA4-mediated ferritinophagy in Osi adaptive resistance and introduces a promising new therapy of combining copper ionophores to improve its initial efficacy.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsFerritinsLung NeoplasmsTyrosine Kinase InhibitorsAcrylamidesAniline CompoundsAnimalsAutophagyCell Line, TumorCopperHumansIndolesMiceMice, NudeAcrylamidesAniline CompoundsCopperEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsFerritinsIndolesNCOA4 protein, humanNuclear Receptor CoactivatorsosimertinibPyrimidinesTyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

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PMID38760351
PMCPMC11101634

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