Project description:The aim of the experiment was to investigate the effect of TVB-3166 treatment in primary patient-derived breast tumor explants. RNA sequencing was performed in response to treatment with TVB-3166 or vehicle control. RNA sequencing analyses revealed that TVB significantly altered the mRNA expression of 219 genes as compared to the control.
Project description:We examined FASN knockdown LNCaP cells obtained by shRNA transduction with Mission lentiviral transduction particles (SHCLNV-NM 00410, TRCN3128, Sigma) (FASN-RNAi cells). In this study, we used cells transfected with non-targeting shRNA as a control (control-RNAi cells). The expression of genes related to cellular proliferation (phospholipase A2, group IVA, PLA2G4A; tensin 3, TNS3; glypican 4 GPC4), cell adhesion and extracellular matrix organization [peroxidasin homolog (Drosophila) PXDN; sarcoglycan epsilon, SGCE; von Willebrand factor, VWF; hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 12, HSD17B12; cysteine-rich secretory protein LCCL domain containing 2, CRISPLD2], and cell motility (TNS3, RAP2B member of RAS oncogene family, RAP2B) were shown to be down-regulated by FASN inhibition with RNAi. FASN inhibition led to down-regulation of the PLA2G4A and HSD17B12 genes encoding phospholipase A2 and 17-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, respectively, which are the key enzymes related to production of an intracellular second messenger arachidonic acid and androgen hormones, both playing roles in promotion of tumor progression. We also found that the genes related to arachidonic acid signalling, including RGS2, SPAG16, VWF and RAP2B, were also suppressed with FASN inhibition. Gene expression profiling therefore demonstrated that FASN inhibition induces down-regulation of genes related to cell proliferation, cell adhesion, migration, and invasion, as well as the production of arachidonic acid and androgen hormones, both of which drive tumor progression. Total RNA isolation was performed with a Micro-to-Midi total RNA purification system (Invitrogen). The integrity of total RNAs was evaluated using an Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer (Agilent Technologies). Low Input Quick Amp Labeling Kit, one-color (Agilent Technologies) was used to prepare Cy3-labelled target cRNA according to the manufacturer's instructions. Labeled cRNAs were hybridized with a SurePrint G3 Human GE 8M-CM-^W60K Microarrays (Agilent Technologies). Two separate hybridizations were performed for each sample. Array images were captured using a DNA Microarray Scanner (Agilent Technologies), and data were analyzed using Feature Extraction Software (Agilent Technologies) to obtain background-corrected signal intensities. The data were further analysed with GeneSpring GX Software (Version 11.0, Agilent Technologies). After filtering of data, mRNAs differentially expressed in target versus control were considered using the Fisher exact test, followed by multiple corrections using the Benjamini and Hochberg false discovery rate (FDR) method. Gene sets with a FDR q-value < 0.05 were considered significant.
Project description:We examined FASN knockdown LNCaP cells obtained by shRNA transduction with Mission lentiviral transduction particles (SHCLNV-NM 00410, TRCN3128, Sigma) (FASN-RNAi cells). In this study, we used cells transfected with non-targeting shRNA as a control (control-RNAi cells). The expression of genes related to cellular proliferation (phospholipase A2, group IVA, PLA2G4A; tensin 3, TNS3; glypican 4 GPC4), cell adhesion and extracellular matrix organization [peroxidasin homolog (Drosophila) PXDN; sarcoglycan epsilon, SGCE; von Willebrand factor, VWF; hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 12, HSD17B12; cysteine-rich secretory protein LCCL domain containing 2, CRISPLD2], and cell motility (TNS3, RAP2B member of RAS oncogene family, RAP2B) were shown to be down-regulated by FASN inhibition with RNAi. FASN inhibition led to down-regulation of the PLA2G4A and HSD17B12 genes encoding phospholipase A2 and 17-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, respectively, which are the key enzymes related to production of an intracellular second messenger arachidonic acid and androgen hormones, both playing roles in promotion of tumor progression. We also found that the genes related to arachidonic acid signalling, including RGS2, SPAG16, VWF and RAP2B, were also suppressed with FASN inhibition. Gene expression profiling therefore demonstrated that FASN inhibition induces down-regulation of genes related to cell proliferation, cell adhesion, migration, and invasion, as well as the production of arachidonic acid and androgen hormones, both of which drive tumor progression.
Project description:Background & Aims: Aberrant activation of fatty acid synthase (FASN) is a major metabolic event during the development of HCC. We evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of TVB3664, a novel FASN inhibitor, either alone or in combination, for HCC treatment. Approach & Results: The therapeutic efficacy and the molecular pathways targeted by TVB3664, either alone or with tyrosine kinase inhibitors or the checkpoint inhibitor anti-PD-L1 antibody, were assessed in human HCC cell lines and multiple oncogene-driven HCC mouse models. RNAseq was performed to characterize the global gene expression and metabolic profiles. TVB3664 effectively ameliorated the fatty liver phenotype in the aged mice and AKT activation-induced hepatic steatosis. TVB3664 monotherapy showed moderate efficacy in NASH-related murine HCCs, induced by loss of PTEN and c-MET overexpression. TVB3664, in combination with cabozantinib, triggered tumor regression in this mouse HCC model but did not improve the responsiveness to immunotherapy. Global gene expression revealed that TVB3664 predominantly modulated metabolic processes, while TVB3664 synergized with cabozantinib to downregulate multiple cancer-related pathways, especially the AKT/mTOR pathway and cell proliferation genes. TVB3664 also improved the therapeutic efficacy of sorafenib and cabozantinib in the FASN-dependent c-MYC HCC model. However, TVB3664 had no efficacy nor synergistic effects in FASN-independent mouse HCC models. Conclusions: This preclinical study suggests the limited efficacy of targeting FASN as monotherapy for HCC treatment. However, FASN inhibitors could be combined with other drugs for improved effectiveness. These combination therapies could be developed based on the driver oncogenes, supporting precision medicine approaches for HCC treatment.
Project description:Metabolic reprogramming is widely known as a hallmark of cancer cells to allow adaptation of cells to sustain survival signals. In the past decade, altered lipid metabolism has been recognized to be a property of malignant cells. In this report, we describe a novel oncogenic signaling pathway exclusively in tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-resistant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). EGFR mediates TKI-resistance through regulation of the fatty acid synthase (FASN), and inhibition of this pathway using the FASN inhibitor Orlistat, triggers cell death and reduces tumor sizes both in culture systems and in vivo. Together, data shown here provide compelling evidence that the fatty acid metabolism pathway is a candidate target for TKI-resistant NSCLC treatment.
Project description:Fate and behaviour of neural progenitor cells is tightly regulated during mammalian brain development. Metabolic pathways, such as glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation, that are required for supplying energy and providing molecular building blocks to generate cells, govern progenitor function. However, the role of de novo lipogenesis, which is the conversion of glucose into fatty acids through the multi-enzyme protein fatty acid synthase (FASN), for brain development remains unknown. Using Emx1Cre-mediated, tissue-specific deletion of Fasn in the mouse embryonic telencephalon, we show that loss of FASN causes severe microcephaly, largely due to altered polarity of apical, radial glia progenitors (APs) and reduced progenitor proliferation. Further, genetic deletion and pharmacological inhibition of FASN in human embryonic stem cell (ESC)-derived forebrain organoids identifies a conserved role of FASN-dependent lipogenesis for radial glia cell polarity and progenitor expansion in the developing human forebrain. Thus, our data establish a role of de novo lipogenesis for mouse and human brain development and identify a link between progenitor cell polarity and lipid metabolism.
Project description:Our data supports the potential combination of inhibition of ERBB2/3 signalling with mTORC1 perturbation and endocrine therapy in patients who have relapsed on endocrine therapy and retain a functional ER.