Title | Inhibition of Hsp90 Suppresses PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling and Has Antitumor Activity in Burkitt Lymphoma. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Authors | Giulino-Roth L, van Besien HJ, Dalton T, Totonchy JE, Rodina A, Taldone T, Bolaender A, Erdjument-Bromage H, Sadek J, Chadburn A, Barth MJ, Cruz FSDela, Rainey A, Kung AL, Chiosis G, Cesarman E |
Journal | Mol Cancer Ther |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 9 |
Pagination | 1779-1790 |
Date Published | 2017 Sep |
ISSN | 1538-8514 |
Keywords | Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Apoptosis, Burkitt Lymphoma, Cell Cycle Checkpoints, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Cell Survival, Drug Synergism, Gene Expression, HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins, Humans, Male, Mice, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Proteomics, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Signal Transduction, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases, Tumor Burden |
Abstract | Hsp90 is a molecular chaperone that protects proteins, including oncogenic signaling complexes, from proteolytic degradation. PU-H71 is a next-generation Hsp90 inhibitor that preferentially targets the functionally distinct pool of Hsp90 present in tumor cells. Tumors that are driven by the MYC oncoprotein may be particularly sensitive to PU-H71 due to the essential role of Hsp90 in the epichaperome, which maintains the malignant phenotype in the setting of MYC. Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma characterized by MYC dysregulation. In this study, we evaluated Hsp90 as a potential therapeutic target in BL. We found that primary BL tumors overexpress Hsp90 and that Hsp90 inhibition has antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo, including potent activity in a patient-derived xenograft model of BL. To evaluate the targets of PU-H71 in BL, we performed high-affinity capture followed by proteomic analysis using mass spectrometry. We found that Hsp90 inhibition targets multiple components of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling, highlighting the importance of this pathway in BL. Finally, we found that the anti-lymphoma activity of PU-H71 is synergistic with dual PI3K/mTOR inhibition in vitro and in vivo Overall, this work provides support for Hsp90 as a therapeutic target in BL and suggests the potential for combination therapy with PU-H71 and inhibitors of PI3K/mTOR. Mol Cancer Ther; 16(9); 1779-90. ©2017 AACR. |
DOI | 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-16-0848 |
Alternate Journal | Mol Cancer Ther |
PubMed ID | 28619753 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC5587381 |
Grant List | R01 CA103646 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States R01 CA155226 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States P50 CA192937 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States P30 CA008748 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States P01 CA186866 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States R01 CA154228 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States R01 CA172546 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States |