Project description:To identify the mechanism by which Nrf2E79Q mediates RT resistance and CB-839 overcomes RT resistance in Nrf2E79Q, we performed RNA sequencing of SAS cells stably expressing either Nrf2WT or Nrf2E79Q treated with RT±CB-839 and analyze the differentially expressed genes in Nrf2E79Q vs. Nrf2WT cells.
Project description:This phase I/II trial studies the best dose and side effects of glutaminase inhibitor CB-839 and how well it works with panitumumab and irinotecan hydrochloride (phase I only) in treating patients with RAS wildtype colorectal cancer that has spread to other places in the body and does not respond to treatment. Glutaminase inhibitor CB-839 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Monoclonal antibodies, such as panitumumab, may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as irinotecan hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving glutaminase inhibitor CB-839 with panitumumab and irinotecan hydrochloride may work better in treating patients with colorectal cancer.
Project description:Activated T cells undergo metabolic reprogramming to meet anabolic, differentiation, and functional demands. Glutamine supports many processes in activated T cells, and inhibition of glutamine metabolism alters T cell function in autoimmune disease and cancer. Multiple glutamine-targeting molecules are under investigation, yet the precise mechanisms of glutamine-dependent CD8 T cell differentiation remain unclear. We show that distinct strategies of glutamine inhibition by glutaminase-specific inhibition with small molecule CB-839, pan-glutamine inhibition with 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON), or by glutamine deprivation (No Q) produce distinct metabolic differentiation trajectories in CD8 T cells. T cell activation with CB-839 treatment had a milder effect than DON or No Q treatment. A key difference was that CB-839-treated cells compensated with increased glycolytic metabolism, while DON and No Q-treated cells increased oxidative metabolism. However, all glutamine treatment strategies elevated CD8 T cell dependence on glucose metabolism, and No Q treatment caused adaptation toward reduced glutamine dependence. DON treatment reduced histone modifications and numbers of memory-like cells in adoptive transfer studies, but those T cells that persisted could expand normally upon secondary antigen encounter. In contrast, No Q-treated cells persisted well yet demonstrated decreased secondary expansion. Consistent with impaired function, CD8 T cells activated in the presence of DON had reduced ability to control tumor growth and reduced tumor infiltration in adoptive cell therapy. Overall, each approach to inhibit glutamine metabolism confers distinct effects on CD8 T cells and highlights that targeting the same pathway in different ways can elicit opposing metabolic and functional outcomes.
Project description:Amplification and expression of the MYC oncogene in tumor cells, including ovarian cancer cells correlates with poor responses to chemotherapy. As MYC is not directly targetable, we have analyzed molecular pathways downstream of MYC to identify potential therapeutic targets. We have discovered that ovarian cancer cells overexpressing glutaminase (GLS), a MYC target and a key enzyme in glutaminolysis, are intrinsically resistant to platinum chemotherapy, and are enriched in the intracellular antioxidant glutathione. Deprivation of glutamine by glutamine-withdrawal, GLS knockdown, or exposure to the GLS inhibitor CB-839 resulted in robust induction of reactive oxygen species in high GLS-expressing but not low GLS-expressing ovarian cancer cells. Treatment with CB-839 rendered GLShigh 10 cells vulnerable to the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, olaparib, and prolonged survival in tumor-bearing mice. Our findings suggest that applying a combined therapy of GLS inhibitor and PARP inhibitor could effectively treat chemoresistant ovarian cancers, especially those with high GLS expression.
Project description:Hematopoiesis generates a variety of cell types after M3434 culture. We treated HSPCs with small-molecule inhibitors of Acly (SB204990), Gls (CB-839), or Vehicle (DMSO) and compared them to freshly isolated HSPCs by single-cell RNA-seq and single-cell ATAC-seq to examine the diverse cell types emerging from these conditions.
Project description:Recent studies have provided links between glutamine metabolism and bone remodeling, but little is known about its role in primary osteoporosis progression. We aimed to determine the effects of inhibiting glutaminase (GLS) on two types of primary osteoporosis and elucidate the related metabolism. To address this issue, age-related and ovariectomy (OVX)-induced bone loss mouse models were used to study the in vivo effects of CB-839, a potent and selective GLS inhibitor, on bone mass and bone turnover. We also studied the metabolic profile changes related with aging and GLS inhibition in primary bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) and that related with OVX and GLS inhibition in primary bone marrow-derived monocytes (BMM). Besides, we studied the possible metabolic processes mediating GLS blockade effects during aging-impaired osteogenic differentiation and RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation respectively via in vitro rescue experiments. We found that inhibiting GLS via CB-839 prevented OVX-induced bone loss while aggravated age-related bone loss. Further investigations showed that effects of CB-839 treatment on bone mass were associated with alterations of bone turnover. Moreover, CB-839 treatment altered metabolic profile in different orientations between BMSC of aged mice and BMM of ovariectomized mice. In addition, rescue experiments revealed that different metabolic processes mediated glutaminase blockade effects between aging-impaired osteogenic differentiation and RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation. Taken together, our data demonstrated the different outcomes caused by CB-839 treatment between two types of osteoporosis in mice, which were tightly connected to the suppressive effects on both aging-impaired osteoblastogenesis and OVX-enhanced osteoclastogenesis mediated by different metabolic processes downstream of glutaminolysis.
Project description:ATP-competitive p97 inhibitor CB-5339, the successor of CB-5083, is being evaluated in Phase 1 clinical trials for anti-cancer therapy. Different modes of action p97 inhibitors such as allosteric inhibitors are useful to overcome one the major problems of targeted therapy: drug-induced resistance. We previously demonstrated allosteric p97 inhibitor NMS-873 can overcome CB-5083-induced resistance. Here, we found that NMS-873 but not CB-5083 affected glycometabolism. By establishing NMS-873-resistant cell lines and performing both cell-based and proteomic analysis, we confirmed that NMS-873 dysregulates glycometabolism in a p97-independent manner. We then used proteome integral solubility alteration with a temperature-based method (PISA T) to identify NDUFAF5 as one of the potential targets of NMS-873 in the mitochondrial complex I. Overall, we employed chemical proteomics and drug-induced thermal proteome changes to identify drug targets, in combination with drug-resistant cell lines to dissect on- and off-target effects. We also demonstrated that glycolysis inhibitor 2-DG enhanced the anti-proliferative effect of NMS-873. The polypharmacology of NMS-873 can be advantageous for anti-cancer therapy.
Project description:We used expression profiling of colorectal cancer and endometrial cancer cell lines treated with demethylating agents to search for epigenetically regulated miRNAs. The study included three MMR-deficient colorectal cancer cell lines (HCT116, HCT15, and RKO), two MMR-proficient colorectal cancer cell lines (SW480, and T84) and two MMR-deficient endometrial cancer cell lines (AN3CA and HEC59).
Project description:Using H3K27ac ChIP-seq profile to map active enhancers in lung cancer and endometrial carcinoma cells ChIP-seq of H3K27ac was done in lung adenocarcinoma cell lines (NCI-H358 and NCI-H2009), squamous cell lung carcinoma cell lines (HCC95) and endometrial carcinoma cell lines (Ishikawa)
Project description:Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are crucial for tumor initiation, growth, dissemination, and resistance to therapy. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of inhibiting aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), an enzyme present in endometrial CSCs, using N,N-diethylaminobenzaldehyde (DEAB). This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ALDH inhibition in endometrial cancer stem cells (CSCs). ECC-1 and RL95-2 cell lines were subjected to proteome profiling with and without N,N-diethylaminobenzaldehyde (DEAB).