Comparative RNA sequencing identifies superior cytocidal mechanisms of imatinib over rapamycin in UMB1949 renal angiomyolipoma cells
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ABSTRACT: We report results of RNA sequencing analysis of serum starved UMB1949 renal angiomyolipoma (AML) cells comparatively treated for 24hrs at 37C and 5% CO2 with rapamycin (0.05uM and 1uM) and tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) imatinib (1uM and 10uM). Experiments were done in triplicates per drug concentration. This study was performed to investigate the biological mechanisms underlying superior cytocidal capabilities of the TKI over FDA-approved rapamycin by inhibiting receptor tyrosine kinases on mesenchymal tumorigenic cells in Tuberous Sclerosis and Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) diseases. Total RNA isolates (RIN>8.0) were sequenced on an illumina Novaseq6000 platform at 100 base pairs to a depth of 30 milllion single end reads. Real-Time Analysis was used for base callling converted to fastq format with bcl2fastq2. Pseudoalignment of RNA-seq reads to a kallisto index was created from human reference genome NCBI/GRCh38.p13. Reads were also mapped to this reference genome using STAR (2.5.2b) and featureCounts (v1.5.0-p3) for results comparison. Differential expression was resolved using Sleuth and DESeq2 in R and signaling pathway analysis was performed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Results reveal differential inactivation of the GPVI pathway and key cell survival and viability genes only in renal AML cells treated with imatinib conentrations.We further determined that this TKI differentially induced ER calcium efflux that disrupted mitochondrial permeability leading to increased cytosolic cytochrome C, caspase 3 activation and apoptosis.
Project description:We report results of RNA sequencing analysis of serum starved pulmonary LAM tumor cells comparatively treated for 24hrs at 37C and 5% CO2 with rapamycin (0.05uM and 1uM) and tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) imatinib (1uM, 5uM, and 10uM). Experiments were done in duplicates per drug concentration. This study was performed to investigate the biological mechanisms underlying superior cytocidal capabilities of the TKI over FDA-approved rapamycin by inhibiting receptor tyrosine kinases on mesenchymal tumorigenic cells in Tuberous Sclerosis and Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) diseases. Total RNA isolates (RIN>8.0) were sequenced on an illumina Novaseq6000 platform at 100 base pairs to a depth of 20 milllion paired end reads. Real-Time Analysis was used for base callling converted to fastq format with bcl2fastq2. Pseudoalignment of RNA-seq reads to a kallisto index was created from human reference genome NCBI/GRCh38.p13. Differential expression was resolved using Sleuth in R and signaling pathway analysis was performed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Results reveal differential inactivation of the Cell Cycle: G2/M DNA Damage Checkpoint Regulation SIgnaling Pathway only in pulmonary LAM tumor cells treated with 10uM imatinib concentration.We further determined that increasing imatinib conentrations from 1uM to 10uM induced endoplasmic reticulum inositol triphosphate receptor (IP3R) subtype switching from type I to type III typically associated with differential ER calcium efflux and apoptosis.
Project description:The Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) encodes the oncogenic BCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinase, which defines a subset of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with a particularly unfavorable prognosis. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) are widely used to treat patients with leukemia driven by BCR-ABL1 and other oncogenic tyrosine kinases. In response to TKI-treatment, BCR-ABL1 ALL cells upregulate BCL6 protein levels by ~90-fold, i.e. to similar levels as in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with BCL6 translocations. In this study, we analyzed the gene expression changes after treatment with Imatinib or Imatinib + RI-BPI. Three Ph+ ALL cell lines (BV-173, SUP-B15 and TOM-1) were treated in the presence or absence of 10 μM STI571 (Imatinib) or in the presence of both 10 μM STI571 and 20 μM RI-BPI for 24 hours.
Project description:The Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) encodes the oncogenic BCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinase, which defines a subset of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with a particularly unfavorable prognosis. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) are widely used to treat patients with leukemia driven by BCR-ABL1 and other oncogenic tyrosine kinases. In response to TKI-treatment, BCR-ABL1 ALL cells upregulate BCL6 protein levels by ~90-fold, i.e. to similar levels as in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with BCL6 translocations. In this study, we analyzed the gene expression changes after treatment with Imatinib or Imatinib + RI-BPI.
Project description:Angiomyolipoma (AML), the most common benign renal tumor, can result in severe morbidity from hemorrhage and renal failure. While mTORC1 activation is involved in its growth, mTORC1 inhibitors fail to eradicate AML, highlighting the need for new therapies. Moreover, the identity of the AML cell of origin is obscure. AML research, however, is hampered by the lack of in-vivo models. Here, we establish a human AML-xenograft (Xn) model in mice, recapitulating AML at the histological and molecular levels. Microarray analysis demonstrated tumor growth in-vivo to involve robust PPARG-pathway activation. Similarly, immunostaining revealed strong PPARG expression in human AML specimens. Accordingly, we demonstrate that while PPARG agonism accelerates AML growth, PPARG antagonism is inhibitory, strongly suppressing AML proliferation and tumor-initiating capacity, via an anti-TGFb mechanism. Finally, we show striking similarity between AML cell lines and multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in terms of antigen and gene expression and differentiation potential. Altogether, we establishment the first in-vivo human AML model, provide evidence that AML may originate in a PPARG-activated renal MSC lineage that is skewed towards adipocytes and smooth muscle and away from osteoblasts, and uncover PPARG as a regulator of AML growth, which could serve as an attractive therapeutic target.
Project description:Angiomyolipoma (AML), the most common benign renal tumor, can result in severe morbidity from hemorrhage and renal failure. While mTORC1 activation is involved in its growth, mTORC1 inhibitors fail to eradicate AML, highlighting the need for new therapies. Moreover, the identity of the AML cell of origin is obscure. AML research, however, is hampered by the lack of in-vivo models. Here, we establish a human AML-xenograft (Xn) model in mice, recapitulating AML at the histological and molecular levels. Microarray analysis demonstrated tumor growth in-vivo to involve robust PPARG-pathway activation. Similarly, immunostaining revealed strong PPARG expression in human AML specimens. Accordingly, we demonstrate that while PPARG agonism accelerates AML growth, PPARG antagonism is inhibitory, strongly suppressing AML proliferation and tumor-initiating capacity, via an anti-TGFb mechanism. Finally, we show striking similarity between AML cell lines and multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in terms of antigen and gene expression and differentiation potential. Altogether, we establishment the first in-vivo human AML model, provide evidence that AML may originate in a PPARG-activated renal MSC lineage that is skewed towards adipocytes and smooth muscle and away from osteoblasts, and uncover PPARG as a regulator of AML growth, which could serve as an attractive therapeutic target.
Project description:The aim of the analysis is to study the relationship between tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) resistance mechanism and phenotypic plasticity in the TKI-resistant and parental chronic myeloid leukemia K562 cell lines, in the presence and absence of imatinib. Results provide insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying the acquisition of cancer cell plasticity.
Project description:Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) revolutionised the treatment of CML at the beginning of the century. However, TKI do not eliminate the leukaemia stem cells, which can reinitiate the disease upon treatment withdrawal. Thus, finding new therapeutic targets in CML stem cells is key to find a curative treatment. Using microarray datasets, we defined a list of 227 genes which were differentially expressed in CML stem cells compared to healthy controls but were not affected by TKI. Two of them, CD33 and PPIF, are targeted by gemtuzumab-ozogamicin and cyclosporin A, respectively. We treated CML and control CD34+ cells with either drug with or without imatinib to investigate the therapeutic potential of the TKI independent gene expression signature. Cyclosporine A in combination with imatinib reduced the number of CML CFC compared with non-CML controls, but at concentrations not achievable in the clinical practice. Gemtuzumab-ozogamicin showed a EC50 of 146ng/mL, well below the plasma peak concentration of 630ng/mL observed in AML patients and below the EC50 of 3247ng/mL observed in non-CML cells. Interestingly, gemtuzumab-ozogamicin seems to promote cell cycle progression in CML CD34+ cells and we found it to activate the RUNX1 pathway in a RNAseq experiment. This suggests that targeting the tyrosine kinase inhibitor independent gene expression signature in CML stem cells could be exploited for the development of new therapies in CML.
Project description:The Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) encodes the oncogenic BCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinase, which defines a subset of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with a particularly unfavorable prognosis. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) are widely used to treat patients with leukemia driven by BCR-ABL1 and other oncogenic tyrosine kinases. In response to TKI-treatment, BCR-ABL1 ALL cells upregulate BCL6 protein levels by ~90-fold, i.e. to similar levels as in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with BCL6 translocations. In this study, we used genome tiling arrays to identify BCL6 target genes with specific recruitment of BCL6. Three Ph+ ALL cell lines (BV-173, NALM-1 and TOM-1) in duplicate were either treated with 10µM STI571 (Imatinib) for 24 hours or cultured in absence of STI571.
Project description:Comparative RNA sequencing identifies superior cytocidal mechanisms of imatinib over rapamycin in UMB1949 renal angiomyolipoma cells
Project description:Chronic myeloid leukemia is a malignant hematopoietic disorder distinguished by a presence of BCR-ABL fused oncogene with constitutive kinase activity. Although targeted therapy by tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) markedly improved patient´s survival and quality of life, development of drug resistance remains a critical issue for a subset of patients. The most common mechanism of TKI resistance in CML patients is a mutation in BCR-ABL gene which makes oncogenic Bcr-Abl protein insensitive to TKI therapy. Mutation independent mechanisms of TKI resistance are less elucidated, but exosomes, extracellular vesicles excreted from normal and tumor cells were recently linked with cancer progression and drug resistance. We used an imatinib-sensitive CML cell line K562 and derived an imatinib-resistant subline K562IR by prolonged cultivation of cells in presence of imatinib. We demonstrated that exosomes isolated from K562IR cells are internalized by K562 cells and increase their survival in presence of 2µM imatinib. To characterize the exosomal cargo and to identify resistance-associated marker proteins, we performed a deep proteomic analysis of exosomes from both cell sublines using label free quantification (LFQ). In total, we identified over 3000 exosomal proteins including 31 proteins differentially abundant in exosomes derived from K562IR cells. Among the differential proteins were three massively upregulated membrane proteins in K562IR exosomes with surface localization: IFITM3, CD146, CD36. We verified the massive upregulation of the three proteins in K562IR exosomes and also in K562IR cells. Using flow cytometry, we further demonstrated potential of CD146 as cell surface marker associated with imatinib resistance in K562 cells.