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Specific blockade of Rictor-mTOR association inhibits mTORC2 activity and is cytotoxic in glioblastoma.

ABSTRACT: A small molecule which specifically blocks the interaction of Rictor and mTOR was identified utilizing a high-throughput yeast two-hybrid screen and evaluated as a potential inhibitor of mTORC2 activity in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In vitro, CID613034 inhibited mTORC2 kinase activity at submicromolar concentrations and in cellular assays specifically inhibited phosphorylation of mTORC2 substrates, including AKT (Ser-473), NDRG1 (Thr-346) and PKC? (Ser-657), while having no appreciable effects on the phosphorylation status of the mTORC1 substrate S6K (Thr-389) or mTORC1-dependent negative feedback loops. CID613034 demonstrated significant inhibitory effects on cell growth, motility and invasiveness in GBM cell lines and sensitivity correlated with relative Rictor or SIN1 expression. Structure-activity relationship analyses afforded an inhibitor, JR-AB2-011, with improved anti-GBM properties and blocked mTORC2 signaling and Rictor association with mTOR at lower effective concentrations. In GBM xenograft studies, JR-AB2-011 demonstrated significant anti-tumor properties. These data support mTORC2 as a viable therapeutic target in GBM and suggest that targeting protein-protein interactions critical for mTORC2 function is an effective strategy to achieve therapeutic responses.

SUBMITTER: Benavides-Serrato A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5409528 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Specific blockade of Rictor-mTOR association inhibits mTORC2 activity and is cytotoxic in glioblastoma.

Benavides-Serrato Angelica A Lee Jihye J Holmes Brent B Landon Kenna A KA Bashir Tariq T Jung Michael E ME Lichtenstein Alan A Gera Joseph J

PloS one 20170428 4

A small molecule which specifically blocks the interaction of Rictor and mTOR was identified utilizing a high-throughput yeast two-hybrid screen and evaluated as a potential inhibitor of mTORC2 activity in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In vitro, CID613034 inhibited mTORC2 kinase activity at submicromolar concentrations and in cellular assays specifically inhibited phosphorylation of mTORC2 substrates, including AKT (Ser-473), NDRG1 (Thr-346) and PKCα (Ser-657), while having no appreciable effec ...[more]

PMID: 28453552

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Specific blockade of Rictor-mTOR association inhibits mTORC2 activity and is cytotoxic in glioblastoma.

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Specific blockade of Rictor-mTOR association inhibits mTORC2 activity and is cytotoxic in glioblastoma.

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