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ArticleMolecular oncology2025

Integrative transcriptomic analysis identifies emetine as a promising candidate for overcoming acquired resistance to ALK inhibitors in lung cancer.

Sang-Min Park, Keeok Haam, Haejeong Heo, Doyeong Kim, Min-Ju Kim, Hyo-Jung Jung, Seongwon Cha, Mirang Kim, Haeseung Lee

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Sang-Min ParkCollege of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2915-0742
Keeok HaamAging Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, Korea.
Haejeong HeoPersonalized Genomic Medicine Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, Korea.
Doyeong KimCollege of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3755-4080
Min-Ju KimDepartment of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Research Institute for Drug Development, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Hyo-Jung JungAging Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, Korea.
Seongwon ChaKorean Medicine (KM) Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Mirang KimAging Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7415-0077
Haeseung LeeDepartment of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Research Institute for Drug Development, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9947-4032

Funding

Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine KSN1722122Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology KGM5192423National Research Foundation of Korea 2023R1A2C1003339National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2021R1C1C1003988National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2023-00210923Pusan National University
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Abstract

Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK; also known as ALK tyrosine kinase receptor) inhibitors (ALKi) are effective in treating lung cancer patients with chromosomal rearrangement of ALK. However, continuous treatment with ALKis invariably leads to acquired resistance in cancer cells. In this study, we propose an efficient strategy to suppress ALKi resistance through a meta-analysis of transcriptome data from various cell models of acquired resistance to ALKis. We systematically identified gene signatures that consistently showed altered expression during the development of resistance and conducted computational drug screening using these signatures. We identified emetine as a promising candidate compound to inhibit the growth of ALKi-resistant cells. We demonstrated that emetine exhibited effectiveness in inhibiting the growth of ALKi-resistant cells, and further interpreted its impact on the resistant signatures through drug-induced RNA-sequencing data. Our transcriptome-guided systematic approach paves the way for efficient drug discovery to overcome acquired resistance to cancer therapy.

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Anaplastic Lymphoma KinaseDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEmetineGene Expression ProfilingLung NeoplasmsProtein Kinase InhibitorsTranscriptomeCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansALK protein, humanAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseEmetineProtein Kinase Inhibitorsacquired resistanceALK inhibitorsconnectivity mapemetinetranscriptome‐based drug repositioning

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PMID39540457
PMCPMC11977641

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