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Splicing modulation is a promising treatment strategy pursued to date only in splicing factor-mutant cancers; however, its therapeutic potential is poorly understood outside of this context. Like splicing factors, genes encoding components of the cohesin complex are frequently mutated in cancer, including myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and secondary acute myeloid leukemia (AML), where they are associated with poor outcomes. Here, we showed that cohesin mutations are biomarkers of sensitivity to drugs targeting the splicing factor 3B subunit 1 (SF3B1) H3B-8800 and E-7107. We identified drug-induced alterations in splicing, and corresponding reduced gene expression, of a number of DNA repair genes, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, as the mechanism underlying this sensitivity in cell line models, primary patient samples and patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models of AML. We found that DNA damage repair genes are particularly sensitive to exon skipping induced by SF3B1 modulators due to their long length and large number of exons per transcript. Furthermore, we demonstrated that treatment of cohesin-mutant cells with SF3B1 modulators not only resulted in impaired DNA damage response and accumulation of DNA damage, but it sensitized cells to subsequent killing by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and chemotherapy and led to improved overall survival of PDX models of cohesin-mutant AML in vivo. Our findings expand the potential therapeutic benefits of SF3B1 splicing modulators to include cohesin-mutant MDS and AML.
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Leucemia Mieloide Aguda , Síndromes Mielodisplásicos , Humanos , Cohesinas , Síndromes Mielodisplásicos/tratamiento farmacológico , Síndromes Mielodisplásicos/genética , Síndromes Mielodisplásicos/metabolismo , Empalme del ARN , Factores de Empalme de ARN/genética , Mutación/genética , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/tratamiento farmacológico , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Reparación del ADN/genética , Fosfoproteínas/genética , Fosfoproteínas/metabolismo , Daño del ADNRESUMEN
In recent years, the demand for highly integrated and lightweight components has been rising sharply, especially in plastics processing. One strategy for weight-saving solutions is the development of conductive tracks and layouts directly on the polymer housing parts in order to be able to dispense with the system integration of additional printed circuit boards (PCB). This can be conducted very advantageously and flexibly with laser-based processes for functionalizing polymer surfaces. In this work, a three-step laser-based process for subsequent selective metallization is presented. Conventional injection molded components without special additives serve as the initial substrate. The Laser-Based Selective Activation (LSA) uses picosecond laser pulses to activate the plastic surface to subsequently deposit palladium. The focus is on determining the amount of deposited palladium in correlation to the laser and scan parameters. For the first time, the dependence of the metallization result on the accumulated laser fluence (Facc) is described. The treated polymer parts are characterized using optical and scanning electron microscopy as well as a contact-type profilometer.
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The production of a mature mRNA requires coordination of multiple processing steps, which ultimately control its content, localization, and stability. These steps include some of the largest macromolecular machines in the cell, which were, until recently, considered undruggable due to their biological complexity. Building from an expanded understanding of the underlying mechanisms that drive these processes, a new wave of therapeutics is seeking to target RNA processing. With a focus on impacting gene regulation at the RNA level, such modalities offer potential for sequence-specific resolution in drug design. Here, we review our current understanding of RNA-processing events and their role in gene regulation, with a focus on the therapeutic opportunities that have emerged within this landscape.
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Oligonucleótidos Antisentido , Procesamiento Postranscripcional del ARN , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Humanos , Oligonucleótidos Antisentido/uso terapéutico , ARN/genética , ARN MensajeroRESUMEN
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is an aggressive leukemia of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC). BPDCN occurs at least three times more frequently in men than in women, but the reasons for this sex bias are unknown. Here, studying genomics of primary BPDCN and modeling disease-associated mutations, we link acquired alterations in RNA splicing to abnormal pDC development and inflammatory response through Toll-like receptors. Loss-of-function mutations in ZRSR2, an X chromosome gene encoding a splicing factor, are enriched in BPDCN, and nearly all mutations occur in males. ZRSR2 mutation impairs pDC activation and apoptosis after inflammatory stimuli, associated with intron retention and inability to upregulate the transcription factor IRF7. In vivo, BPDCN-associated mutations promote pDC expansion and signatures of decreased activation. These data support a model in which male-biased mutations in hematopoietic progenitors alter pDC function and confer protection from apoptosis, which may impair immunity and predispose to leukemic transformation. SIGNIFICANCE: Sex bias in cancer is well recognized, but the underlying mechanisms are incompletely defined. We connect X chromosome mutations in ZRSR2 to an extremely male-predominant leukemia. Aberrant RNA splicing induced by ZRSR2 mutation impairs dendritic cell inflammatory signaling, interferon production, and apoptosis, revealing a sex- and lineage-related tumor suppressor pathway.This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 275.
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Células Dendríticas/metabolismo , Trastornos Mieloproliferativos/genética , Ribonucleoproteínas/genética , Apoptosis , Femenino , Identidad de Género , Humanos , Masculino , MutaciónRESUMEN
Using a large, non-student sample, we assess and differentiate between borrowers' Risk Aversion and Ambiguity Aversion levels and their willingness to pay to resolve a mortgage default settlement negotiation. Ambiguity Aversion is found to be negatively associated with willingness to pay for borrowers with high financial literacy in both the gain and loss domains, whereas personality traits matter more for borrowers with low financial literacy. This finding is important to policymakers in that they should adopt differential resolution strategies for defaulting borrowers based on these intervening variables.
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed in response to both the global pandemic's immediate negative and expected long-lasting impacts on the economy. Under the Act, mortgage borrowers are allowed to cease making payments if their income was negatively impacted by Covid-19. Importantly, borrowers were not required to demonstrate proof of impaction, either currently or retrospectively. Exploring the economic implications of this policy, this study uses an experimental design to first identify strategic forbearance incidence, and then to quantify where the forborne mortgage payment dollars were spent. Our results suggest strategic mortgage forbearance can be significantly reduced, saving taxpayers billions of dollars in potential losses, simply by requiring a 1-page attestation with lender recourse for borrowers wishing to engage in COVID-19 related mortgage payment cessation programs. Additionally, we demonstrate the use of these forborne mortgage payments range from enhancing the financial safety net for distressed borrowers by increasing precautionary savings, to buying necessities, to equity investing and debt consolidation.
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Subsurface damage (SSD) induced during conventional manufacturing of optics contributes mainly to a reduction in the performance and quality of optics. In this paper, we propose the application of full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT) as a high-resolution and nondestructive method for evaluation of SSD in optical substrates. Both ground and polished surfaces can be successfully imaged, providing a path to control SSD throughout the entire optics manufacturing process chain. Full tomograms are acquired for qualitative and quantitative analyses of both surface and SSD. The main requirements for the detection of SSD are addressed. Data processing allows the removal of low-intensity image errors and the automatic evaluation of SSD depths. OCT scans are carried out on destructively referenced glass samples and compared to existing predictive models, validating the obtained results. Finally, intensity projection methods and depth maps are applied to characterize crack morphologies. The experiments highlight differences in crack characteristics between optical glasses SF6 and HPFS7980 and illustrate that wet etching can enhance three-dimensional imaging of SSD with FF-OCT.
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Bone metastases are prevalent in many common cancers such as breast, prostate, and lung cancers, and novel therapies for treating bone metastases are needed. Human immune system-engrafted models are used in immuno-oncology (IO) studies for subcutaneous cancer cell or patient-derived xenograft implantations that mimic primary tumor growth. Novel efficacy models for IO compounds on bone metastases need to be established. The study was performed using CIEA NOG (NOG) mice engrafted with human CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells (huNOG) and age-matched immunodeficient NOG mice. Bone phenotyping was performed to evaluate baseline differences. BT-474 human breast cancer cells were inoculated into the tibia bone marrow, and cancer-induced bone changes were monitored by X-ray imaging. Bone content and volume were analyzed by dual X-ray absorptiometry and microcomputed tomography. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and the expression of immune checkpoint markers were analyzed by immunohistochemistry. Bone phenotyping showed no differences in bone architecture or volume of the healthy bones in huNOG and NOG mice, but the bone marrow fat was absent in huNOG mice. Fibrotic areas were observed in the bone marrow of some huNOG mice. BT-474 tumors induced osteoblastic bone growth. Bone lesions appeared earlier and were larger, and bone mineral density was higher in huNOG mice. huNOG mice had a high number of human CD3-, CD4-, and CD8-positive T cells and CD20-positive B cells in immune-related organs. A low number of TILs and PD-1-positive cells and low PD-L1 expression were observed in the BT-474 tumors at the endpoint. This study reports characterization of the first breast cancer bone growth model in huNOG mice. BT-474 tumors represent a "cold" tumor with a low number of TILs. This model can be used for evaluating the efficacy of combination treatments of IO therapies with immune-stimulatory compounds or therapeutic approaches on bone metastatic breast cancer.
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Desarrollo Óseo , Huesos/inmunología , Huesos/metabolismo , Neoplasias de la Mama/inmunología , Neoplasias de la Mama/metabolismo , Sistema Inmunológico/inmunología , Sistema Inmunológico/metabolismo , Osteoblastos/metabolismo , Animales , Biomarcadores , Desarrollo Óseo/inmunología , Neoplasias Óseas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Óseas/inmunología , Neoplasias Óseas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Óseas/secundario , Huesos/diagnóstico por imagen , Huesos/patología , Neoplasias de la Mama/patología , Línea Celular Tumoral , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Femenino , Expresión Génica , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Linfocitos/inmunología , Linfocitos/metabolismo , Ratones , Células Mieloides/inmunología , Células Mieloides/metabolismo , Microtomografía por Rayos XRESUMEN
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Dysregulation of RNA splicing by spliceosome mutations or in cancer genes is increasingly recognized as a hallmark of cancer. Small molecule splicing modulators have been introduced into clinical trials to treat solid tumors or leukemia bearing recurrent spliceosome mutations. Nevertheless, further investigation of the molecular mechanisms that may enlighten therapeutic strategies for splicing modulators is highly desired. Here, using unbiased functional approaches, we report that the sensitivity to splicing modulation of the anti-apoptotic BCL2 family genes is a key mechanism underlying preferential cytotoxicity induced by the SF3b-targeting splicing modulator E7107. While BCL2A1, BCL2L2 and MCL1 are prone to splicing perturbation, BCL2L1 exhibits resistance to E7107-induced splicing modulation. Consequently, E7107 selectively induces apoptosis in BCL2A1-dependent melanoma cells and MCL1-dependent NSCLC cells. Furthermore, combination of BCLxL (BCL2L1-encoded) inhibitors and E7107 remarkably enhances cytotoxicity in cancer cells. These findings inform mechanism-based approaches to the future clinical development of splicing modulators in cancer treatment.
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Proteínas Reguladoras de la Apoptosis/genética , Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamiento farmacológico , Melanoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidad Menor/genética , Proteína 1 de la Secuencia de Leucemia de Células Mieloides/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-bcl-2/genética , Empalme del ARN/efectos de los fármacos , Proteína bcl-X/genética , Células A549 , Animales , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/genética , Línea Celular Tumoral , Doxiciclina/farmacología , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Compuestos Epoxi/farmacología , Femenino , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/genética , Macrólidos/farmacología , Melanoma/genética , Ratones , Ratones Desnudos , Interferencia de ARN , Empalme del ARN/genética , ARN Interferente Pequeño/genética , Empalmosomas/efectos de los fármacos , Empalmosomas/genética , Secuenciación del Exoma , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de XenoinjertoRESUMEN
We recently identified the splicing kinase gene SRPK1 as a genetic vulnerability of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Here, we show that genetic or pharmacological inhibition of SRPK1 leads to cell cycle arrest, leukemic cell differentiation and prolonged survival of mice transplanted with MLL-rearranged AML. RNA-seq analysis demonstrates that SRPK1 inhibition leads to altered isoform levels of many genes including several with established roles in leukemogenesis such as MYB, BRD4 and MED24. We focus on BRD4 as its main isoforms have distinct molecular properties and find that SRPK1 inhibition produces a significant switch from the short to the long isoform at the mRNA and protein levels. This was associated with BRD4 eviction from genomic loci involved in leukemogenesis including BCL2 and MYC. We go on to show that this switch mediates at least part of the anti-leukemic effects of SRPK1 inhibition. Our findings reveal that SRPK1 represents a plausible new therapeutic target against AML.
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Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/metabolismo , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Puntos de Control del Ciclo Celular , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular , Diferenciación Celular , Cromatina/metabolismo , Epigénesis Genética , Células HL-60 , Hematopoyesis , Humanos , Células K562 , Isoformas de Proteínas/metabolismo , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/genética , Empalme del ARNRESUMEN
The identification of targetable vulnerabilities in the context of therapeutic resistance is a key challenge in cancer treatment. We detected pervasive aberrant splicing as a characteristic feature of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), irrespective of splicing factor mutation status, which was associated with sensitivity to the spliceosome modulator, E7107. Splicing modulation affected CLL survival pathways, including members of the B cell lymphoma-2 (BCL2) family of proteins, remodeling antiapoptotic dependencies of human and murine CLL cells. E7107 treatment decreased myeloid cell leukemia-1 (MCL1) dependence and increased BCL2 dependence, sensitizing primary human CLL cells and venetoclax-resistant CLL-like cells from an Eµ-TCL1-based adoptive transfer murine model to treatment with the BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax. Our data provide preclinical rationale to support the combination of venetoclax with splicing modulators to reprogram apoptotic dependencies in CLL for treating venetoclax-resistant CLL cases.
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Empalme Alternativo/efectos de los fármacos , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/farmacología , Compuestos Bicíclicos Heterocíclicos con Puentes/farmacología , Compuestos Epoxi/farmacología , Leucemia Linfocítica Crónica de Células B/tratamiento farmacológico , Macrólidos/farmacología , Sulfonamidas/farmacología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Animales , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Apoptosis/genética , Compuestos Bicíclicos Heterocíclicos con Puentes/uso terapéutico , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos/efectos de los fármacos , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos/genética , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales , Compuestos Epoxi/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Humanos , Leucemia Linfocítica Crónica de Células B/genética , Leucemia Linfocítica Crónica de Células B/patología , Macrólidos/uso terapéutico , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Transgénicos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mitocondrias/efectos de los fármacos , Mitocondrias/patología , Mutación , Proteína 1 de la Secuencia de Leucemia de Células Mieloides/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteína 1 de la Secuencia de Leucemia de Células Mieloides/metabolismo , Fosfoproteínas/genética , Cultivo Primario de Células , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-bcl-2/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-bcl-2/metabolismo , Pirimidinas/farmacología , Pirimidinas/uso terapéutico , Factores de Empalme de ARN/genética , Empalmosomas/efectos de los fármacos , Empalmosomas/metabolismo , Sulfonamidas/uso terapéutico , Tiofenos/farmacología , Tiofenos/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
Mutations affecting RNA splicing factors are the most common genetic alterations in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients and occur in a mutually exclusive manner. The basis for the mutual exclusivity of these mutations and how they contribute to MDS is not well understood. Here we report that although different spliceosome gene mutations impart distinct effects on splicing, they are negatively selected for when co-expressed due to aberrant splicing and downregulation of regulators of hematopoietic stem cell survival and quiescence. In addition to this synthetic lethal interaction, mutations in the splicing factors SF3B1 and SRSF2 share convergent effects on aberrant splicing of mRNAs that promote nuclear factor κB signaling. These data identify shared consequences of splicing-factor mutations and the basis for their mutual exclusivity.
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Mutación , Neoplasias/genética , Empalmosomas , Animales , Caspasa 8/genética , Femenino , Hematopoyesis , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , FN-kappa B/fisiología , Fosfoproteínas/genética , Factores de Empalme de ARN/genética , Factores de Empalme Serina-Arginina/genéticaRESUMEN
Purpose: To determine if inner retinal layer reflectivity in eyes with acute central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) correlates with visual acuity at 12 months. Methods: Macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans were obtained from 22 eyes of 22 patients with acute CRVO. Optical intensity ratios (OIRs), defined as the mean OCT reflectivity of the inner retinal layers normalized to the mean reflectivity of the RPE, were measured from the presenting and 1-month OCT image by both manual measurements of grayscale B-scans and custom algorithmic measurement of raw OCT volume data. OIRs were assessed for association with final visual outcome. Cohort subgroup division for analysis was determined statistically. Results: Eyes with poorer final visual acuity (≥20/70) at 1 year were more likely to have a higher ganglion cell layer OIR than eyes with better final visual acuity (<20/70) at 1 month (manually: 0.591 to 0.735, P = 0.006, algorithmically: 0.663 to 0.799, P = 0.014). At 1 month, eyes with a poorer final visual acuity demonstrated a higher variance of OIR measurements (algorithmically: 0.087 vs. 0.160, P = 0.002) per scan than eyes with better final visual acuity. Conclusions: In acute CRVO, ganglion cell layer changes at 1 month, including increased reflectivity and increased heterogeneity of reflectivity signal as expressed as OIR and OIR variance, were associated with a poorer visual prognosis at 1 year. Technique calibration with larger sample sizes and automated integration into OCT platforms will be necessary to determine if OIR can be a clinically useful prognostic tool.
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Células Ganglionares de la Retina/patología , Epitelio Pigmentado de la Retina/patología , Oclusión de la Vena Retiniana/fisiopatología , Trastornos de la Visión/fisiopatología , Agudeza Visual/fisiología , Enfermedad Aguda , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Inhibidores de la Angiogénesis/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Humanos , Inyecciones Intravítreas , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Epitelio Pigmentado de la Retina/diagnóstico por imagen , Oclusión de la Vena Retiniana/diagnóstico por imagen , Oclusión de la Vena Retiniana/tratamiento farmacológico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/antagonistas & inhibidores , Trastornos de la Visión/diagnóstico por imagen , Trastornos de la Visión/tratamiento farmacológicoRESUMEN
Hotspot mutations in splicing factor genes have been recently reported at high frequency in hematological malignancies, suggesting the importance of RNA splicing in cancer. We analyzed whole-exome sequencing data across 33 tumor types in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), and we identified 119 splicing factor genes with significant non-silent mutation patterns, including mutation over-representation, recurrent loss of function (tumor suppressor-like), or hotspot mutation profile (oncogene-like). Furthermore, RNA sequencing analysis revealed altered splicing events associated with selected splicing factor mutations. In addition, we were able to identify common gene pathway profiles associated with the presence of these mutations. Our analysis suggests that somatic alteration of genes involved in the RNA-splicing process is common in cancer and may represent an underappreciated hallmark of tumorigenesis.
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Tasa de Mutación , Neoplasias/genética , Factores de Empalme de ARN/genética , Línea Celular Tumoral , Genes Supresores de Tumor , Humanos , Mutación con Pérdida de Función , Neoplasias/clasificación , Oncogenes , Empalme del ARN/genéticaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory cardiomyopathy (infl-CMP) is characterized by increased cardiac inflammation in the absence of viruses, ischemia, valvular disease, or other apparent causes. Studies addressing the efficacy of immunosuppressive therapy in patients with infl-CMP are sparse. This study retrospectively investigates whether immunosuppressive agents on top of heart failure therapy according to current guidelines improves cardiac function and long-term outcome in patients with infl-CMP. METHODS AND RESULTS: Within the Innsbruck and Maastricht Cardiomyopathy Registry, a total of 209 patients fulfilled the criteria for infl-CMP using endomyocardial biopsy (≥14 infiltrating inflammatory cells/mm2). A total of 110 (53%) patients received immunosuppressive therapy and 99 (47%) did not. To correct for potential selection bias, 1:1 propensity score matching was used on all significant baseline parameters, resulting in a total of 90 patients per group. Baseline characteristics did not significantly differ between both patient groups, reflecting optimal propensity score matching. After a median follow-up of 31 (15-47) months, immunosuppressive therapy resulted in an improved long-term outcome (eg, heart transplantation-free survival) as compared with standard heart failure therapy alone (Log-rank P=0.043; hazard ratio, 0.34 [95% CI, 0.17-0.92]) and in a significant larger increase of left ventricular ejection fraction after a mean of 12 months follow-up, as compared with patients receiving standard heart failure treatment only (12.2% versus 7.3%, respectively; P=0.036). CONCLUSIONS: To conclude, this study suggests that immunosuppressive therapy in infl-CMP patients results in an improved heart transplantation-free survival as compared with standard heart failure therapy alone, underscoring the urgent need for a large prospective multicenter trial.
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Cardiomiopatías/tratamiento farmacológico , Cardiomiopatías/virología , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/tratamiento farmacológico , Inmunosupresores/farmacología , Adulto , Anciano , Cardiomiopatías/patología , Femenino , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/diagnóstico , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/virología , Trasplante de Corazón/efectos adversos , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Pronóstico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Volumen Sistólico/fisiología , Virus/patogenicidadRESUMEN
Genomic analyses of cancer have identified recurrent point mutations in the RNA splicing factor-encoding genes SF3B1, U2AF1, and SRSF2 that confer an alteration of function. Cancer cells bearing these mutations are preferentially dependent on wild-type (WT) spliceosome function, but clinically relevant means to therapeutically target the spliceosome do not currently exist. Here we describe an orally available modulator of the SF3b complex, H3B-8800, which potently and preferentially kills spliceosome-mutant epithelial and hematologic tumor cells. These killing effects of H3B-8800 are due to its direct interaction with the SF3b complex, as evidenced by loss of H3B-8800 activity in drug-resistant cells bearing mutations in genes encoding SF3b components. Although H3B-8800 modulates WT and mutant spliceosome activity, the preferential killing of spliceosome-mutant cells is due to retention of short, GC-rich introns, which are enriched for genes encoding spliceosome components. These data demonstrate the therapeutic potential of splicing modulation in spliceosome-mutant cancers.
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Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias/genética , Piperazinas/farmacología , Piridinas/farmacología , Empalme del ARN/genética , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/uso terapéutico , Empalmosomas/genética , Administración Oral , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Humanos , Intrones/genética , Células K562 , Leucemia/genética , Leucemia/patología , Ratones , Mutación , Neoplasias/patología , Piperazinas/administración & dosificación , Piridinas/administración & dosificación , Empalme del ARN/efectos de los fármacos , ARN Mensajero/genética , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/farmacología , Carga Tumoral , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de XenoinjertoRESUMEN
To identify novel targets for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) therapy, we performed genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 screening using AML cell lines, followed by a second screen in vivo. Here, we show that the mRNA decapping enzyme scavenger (DCPS) gene is essential for AML cell survival. The DCPS enzyme interacted with components of pre-mRNA metabolic pathways, including spliceosomes, as revealed by mass spectrometry. RG3039, a DCPS inhibitor originally developed to treat spinal muscular atrophy, exhibited anti-leukemic activity via inducing pre-mRNA mis-splicing. Humans harboring germline biallelic DCPS loss-of-function mutations do not exhibit aberrant hematologic phenotypes, indicating that DCPS is dispensable for human hematopoiesis. Our findings shed light on a pre-mRNA metabolic pathway and identify DCPS as a target for AML therapy.
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Sistemas CRISPR-Cas/efectos de los fármacos , Endorribonucleasas/efectos de los fármacos , Leucemia/tratamiento farmacológico , Atrofia Muscular Espinal/tratamiento farmacológico , Quinazolinas/farmacología , Animales , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas/genética , Línea Celular , Endorribonucleasas/genética , Endorribonucleasas/metabolismo , Humanos , Leucemia/genética , Masculino , Redes y Vías Metabólicas/efectos de los fármacos , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Atrofia Muscular Espinal/genética , Precursores del ARN/efectos de los fármacos , Precursores del ARN/genética , Empalme del ARN/efectos de los fármacos , Empalme del ARN/genética , ARN Mensajero/genéticaRESUMEN
Muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is an aggressive disease with limited therapeutic options. Although immunotherapies are approved for MIBC, the majority of patients fail to respond, suggesting existence of complementary immune evasion mechanisms. Here, we report that the PPARγ/RXRα pathway constitutes a tumor-intrinsic mechanism underlying immune evasion in MIBC. Recurrent mutations in RXRα at serine 427 (S427F/Y), through conformational activation of the PPARγ/RXRα heterodimer, and focal amplification/overexpression of PPARγ converge to modulate PPARγ/RXRα-dependent transcription programs. Immune cell-infiltration is controlled by activated PPARγ/RXRα that inhibits expression/secretion of inflammatory cytokines. Clinical data sets and an in vivo tumor model indicate that PPARγHigh/RXRαS427F/Y impairs CD8+ T-cell infiltration and confers partial resistance to immunotherapies. Knockdown of PPARγ or RXRα and pharmacological inhibition of PPARγ significantly increase cytokine expression suggesting therapeutic approaches to reviving immunosurveillance and sensitivity to immunotherapies. Our study reveals a class of tumor cell-intrinsic "immuno-oncogenes" that modulate the immune microenvironment of cancer.Muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is a potentially lethal disease. Here the authors characterize diverse genetic alterations in MIBC that convergently lead to constitutive activation of PPARgamma/RXRalpha and result in immunosurveillance escape by inhibiting CD8+ T-cell recruitment.
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Evasión Inmune/inmunología , Monitorización Inmunológica , PPAR gamma/inmunología , Receptor alfa X Retinoide/inmunología , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria/inmunología , Animales , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/inmunología , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/metabolismo , Línea Celular Tumoral , Citocinas/genética , Citocinas/inmunología , Citocinas/metabolismo , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica/métodos , Células HCT116 , Humanos , Immunoblotting , Inmunoterapia/métodos , Mediadores de Inflamación/inmunología , Mediadores de Inflamación/metabolismo , Ratones , Microscopía Fluorescente , Mutación/inmunología , Invasividad Neoplásica , PPAR gamma/química , PPAR gamma/genética , Multimerización de Proteína/inmunología , Receptor alfa X Retinoide/química , Receptor alfa X Retinoide/genética , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria/genética , Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria/terapiaRESUMEN
Cancer cells can have different patterns of exon usage of individual genes when compared to normal tissue, suggesting that alternative splicing may play a role in shaping the tumor phenotype. The discovery and identification of gene variants has increased dramatically with the introduction of RNA-sequencing technology, which enables whole transcriptome analysis of known, as well as novel isoforms. Here we report alternative splicing and transcriptional events among subtypes of invasive ductal carcinoma in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Breast Invasive Carcinoma (BRCA) cohort. Alternative exon usage was widespread, and although common events were shared among three subtypes, ER+ HER2-, ER- HER2-, and HER2+, many events on the exon level were subtype specific. Additional RNA-seq analysis was carried out in an independent cohort of 43 ER+ HER2- and ER- HER2- primary breast tumors, confirming many of the exon events identified in the TCGA cohort. Alternative splicing and transcriptional events detected in five genes, MYO6, EPB41L1, TPD52, IQCG, and ACOX2 were validated by qRT-PCR in a third cohort of 40 ER+ HER2- and ER- HER2- patients, showing that these events were truly subtype specific.