Differential KEAP1/NRF2-mediated signaling widens the therapeutic window of redox-targeting drugs in SCLC therapy [array]
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Project description:Differential KEAP1/NRF2-mediated signaling widens the therapeutic window of redox-targeting drugs in SCLC therapy
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Project description:Differential KEAP1/NRF2-mediated signaling widens the therapeutic window of redox-targeting drugs in SCLC therapy [seq]
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Project description:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients experience rapid disease progression despite frequently achieving a complete response to first-line therapy. Maintenance treatments, aiming at controlling residual tumor cells, generally fail due to cross-resistance, inability to target tumor vulnerabilities, or dose-limiting side effects. Here, we show that SCLC cells, like their cell-of-origin, pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (PNECs), exhibit notably low activity in pathways protecting against reactive oxygen species (ROS). When exposed to a novel thioredoxin reductase 1 (TXNRD1) inhibitor, these cells quickly exhaust their ROS-scavenging capacity, independent of their molecular subtype and the resistance status against first-line therapy. Importantly, SCLC cells, in contrast to non-cancerous cells, cannot adapt to drug-induced ROS stress because they repress ROS defense enzymes through multiple layers of epigenetic and transcriptional mechanisms. By exploiting this differential ability to manage oxidative stress, we demonstrate that the therapeutic dose of TXNRD1 inhibitors can be safely increased in vivo through pharmacological activation of the NRF2 stress response pathway using Bardoxolon-Methyl (CDDO-Me), leading to improved tumor control without added toxicity to healthy tissues. These findings underscore the therapeutic potential of TXNRD1 inhibitors in cancers like SCLC, which are marked by reduced ROS-scavenging capacity and strong suppression of adaptive resistance mechanisms.
2024-11-11 | GSE280642 | GEO
Project description:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients experience rapid disease progression despite frequently achieving a complete response to first-line therapy. Maintenance treatments, aiming at controlling residual tumor cells, generally fail due to cross-resistance, inability to target tumor vulnerabilities, or dose-limiting side effects. Here, we show that SCLC cells, like their cell-of-origin, pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (PNECs), exhibit notably low activity in pathways protecting against reactive oxygen species (ROS). When exposed to a novel thioredoxin reductase 1 (TXNRD1) inhibitor, these cells quickly exhaust their ROS-scavenging capacity, independent of their molecular subtype and the resistance status against first-line therapy. Importantly, SCLC cells, in contrast to non-cancerous cells, cannot adapt to drug-induced ROS stress because they repress ROS defense enzymes through multiple layers of epigenetic and transcriptional mechanisms. By exploiting this differential ability to manage oxidative stress, we demonstrate that the therapeutic dose of TXNRD1 inhibitors can be safely increased in vivo through pharmacological activation of the NRF2 stress response pathway using Bardoxolon-Methyl (CDDO-Me), leading to improved tumor control without added toxicity to healthy tissues. These findings underscore the therapeutic potential of TXNRD1 inhibitors in cancers like SCLC, which are marked by reduced ROS-scavenging capacity and strong suppression of adaptive resistance mechanisms.
2024-11-11 | GSE279100 | GEO
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2024-11-11 | GSE280643 | GEO
Project description:Persistent antigen stimulation exposes CD8+ T cells to various metabolic stresses and induces a dysfunctional state termed T-cell exhaustion. Exhausted CD8+ T cells are continuously replenished by a recently discovered self-renewing stem-like CD8+ T-cell subset, which maintains long-term immunity and provides proliferative burst in response to immunotherapies. Although the redox system plays an important role in regulating T-cell activation, how cellular redox affects the differentiation of stem-like and exhausted CD8+ T cells is incompletely understood. Here, we showed that both antigen stimulation and terminal differentiation reduced mitochondrial oxidation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in exhausted CD8+ T cells, which displayed a chromatin state primed for regulation by the redox sensing KEAP1-NRF2 pathway. During chronic viral infection, KEAP1 promoted expansion of antiviral CD8+ T cells and facilitated their differentiation into the stem-like subset in a cell autonomous manner. In addition, KEAP1 was required for establishing proper transcriptional programs of stem-like and exhausted CD8+ T cells. Mechanistically, KEAP1 maintained oxidation by upregulating genes involved in mitochondrial oxidation and repressing NRF2-driven transcription of antioxidant pathways. Deleting KEAP1 binding domain in NRF2 released NRF2 from regulation by KEAP1, impaired expansion and stemness of CD8+ T cells, and dysregulated multiple metabolic pathways including redox pathways. Thus, our study revealed a novel role of the redox pathway in regulating the molecular program and differentiation of stem-like and exhausted CD8+ T cells during chronic antigen stimulation.
2024-11-11 | GSE224756 | GEO
Project description:Approximately 15% of all lung cancer cases are small cell lung cancer (SCLC), which originates from neuroendocrine cells lining the airways (bronchi) of the lung. SCLC is known for its aggressive nature and swift growth, resulting in a five-year survival rate of around 6%. Understanding the genetic pathways that drive tumor development remains an ongoing challenge. In our study, we employed an in vivo multiplexed approach, known as Tuba-seq, to investigate the impact of the functional loss of 18 putative tumor suppressors. Our screening unveiled Pten and Keap1 as top candidates; knocking out either one promoted both tumor initiation and progression. We identified the Keap1/Cul3/Nrf2 pathway as a pivotal regulator for SCLC development, particularly in regulating the susceptibility of SCLC to ferroptosis. Our work not only established an in vivo multiplexed approach for assessing the role of tumor suppressors in SCLC but also uncovers a previously unappreciated role of Keap1 in SCLC.
2024-01-26 | GSE239436 | GEO
Project description:Approximately 15% of all lung cancer cases are small cell lung cancer (SCLC), which originates from neuroendocrine cells lining the airways (bronchi) of the lung. SCLC is known for its aggressive nature and swift growth, resulting in a five-year survival rate of around 6%. Understanding the genetic pathways that drive tumor development remains an ongoing challenge. In our study, we employed an in vivo multiplexed approach, known as Tuba-seq, to investigate the impact of the functional loss of 18 putative tumor suppressors. Our screening unveiled Pten and Keap1 as top candidates; knocking out either one promoted both tumor initiation and progression. We identified the Keap1/Cul3/Nrf2 pathway as a pivotal regulator for SCLC development, particularly in regulating the susceptibility of SCLC to ferroptosis. Our work not only established an in vivo multiplexed approach for assessing the role of tumor suppressors in SCLC but also uncovers a previously unappreciated role of Keap1 in SCLC.
2024-01-26 | GSE239440 | GEO
Project description:Nrf2 is a transcription factor playing an essential role in stress response. A knowledge of the significance of Nrf2 in cell function has not, as yet, reached out beyond transactivation of gene expression. This paper shows that GDF-15 and SDF-1-induced angiogenesis strongly depends on Nrf2 presence, but is not related to its transcriptional activity. We propose, that Nrf2 serves as a protein restraining Keap1, its known transcriptional repressor. Deficiency of Nrf2 protein available for Keap1 leads to overabundance of RhoGAP1, the protein regulating Cdc42 activity, and impairs podosome assembly, thereby indisposing actin rearrangements, preventing migration and angiogenesis. These activities can be rescued by concomitant deletion of RhoGAP1 or Keap1. We suggest that a new Nrf2 function of a Keap1 scavenger implies revising the established murine model of Nrf2 deficiency as a transcriptional knock out (tKO) mouse. The N-terminal fragment of Nrf2, containing Neh2 domain binding Keap1, is present in these animals. Thus, regarding the function of Nrf2 as a protein sequestering Keap1, both published and unpublished data on Nrf2-Keap1 duet may gain new interpretation.
2018-11-28 | PXD009161 | Pride
Project description:O-GlcNAcylation is an essential, nutrient-sensitive post-translational modification, but its biochemical and phenotypic effects remain incompletely understood. To address this knowledge gap, we investigated the global transcriptional response to perturbations in O-GlcNAcylation. Unexpectedly, many transcriptional effects of O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) inhibition were due to the activation of NRF2, the master regulator of redox stress tolerance. Moreover, we found that a signature of low OGT activity strongly correlates with NRF2 activation in multiple tumor expression datasets. Guided by this information, we identified KEAP1 (also known as KLHL19), the primary negative regulator of NRF2, as a direct substrate of OGT. We show that O-GlcNAcylation of KEAP1 at serine 104 is required for the efficient ubiquitination and degradation of NRF2. Interestingly, O-GlcNAc levels and NRF2 activation co-vary in response to glucose fluctuations, indicating that KEAP1 O-GlcNAcylation links nutrient sensing to downstream stress resistance. Our results reveal a novel regulatory connection between nutrient-sensitive glycosylation and NRF2 signaling, and provide a blueprint for future approaches to discover functionally important O-GlcNAcylation events on other KLHL family proteins in various experimental and disease contexts.
2017-06-26 | GSE81740 | GEO