Article ; Online: A correction to the research article titled: "Amplification of the driving oncogene, KRAS or BRAF, underpins acquired resistance to MEK1/2 inhibitors in colorectal cancer cells" by A. S. Little, K. Balmanno, M. J. Sale, S. Newman, J. R. Dry, M. Hampson, P. A. W. Edwards, P. D. Smith, S. J. Cook.
2011 Volume 4, Issue 170, Page(s) er2
Abstract: The acquisition of resistance to protein kinase inhibitors is a growing problem in cancer treatment. We modeled acquired resistance to the MEK1/2 (mitogen-activated or extracellular signal–regulated protein kinase kinases 1 and 2) inhibitor selumetinib ( ... ...
| Abstract | The acquisition of resistance to protein kinase inhibitors is a growing problem in cancer treatment. We modeled acquired resistance to the MEK1/2 (mitogen-activated or extracellular signal–regulated protein kinase kinases 1 and 2) inhibitor selumetinib (AZD6244) in colorectal cancer cell lines harboring mutations in BRAF (COLO205 and HT29 lines) or KRAS (HCT116 and LoVo lines). AZD6244-resistant derivatives were refractory to AZD6244-induced cell cycle arrest and death and exhibited a marked increase in ERK1/2 (extracellular signal–regulated kinases 1 and 2) pathway signaling and cyclin D1 abundance when assessed in the absence of inhibitor. Genomic sequencing revealed no acquired mutations in MEK1 or MEK2, the primary target of AZD6244. Rather, resistant lines showed a marked up-regulation of their respective driving oncogenes, BRAF600E or KRAS13D, due to intrachromosomal amplification. Inhibition of BRAF reversed resistance to AZD6244 in COLO205 cells, which suggested that combined inhibition of MEK1/2 and BRAF may reduce the likelihood of acquired resistance in tumors with BRAF600E. Knockdown of KRAS reversed AZD6244 resistance in HCT116 cells as well as reduced the activation of ERK1/2 and protein kinase B; however, the combined inhibition of ERK1/2 and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling had little effect on AZD6244 resistance, suggesting that additional KRAS effector pathways contribute to this process. Microarray analysis identified increased expression of an 18-gene signature previously identified as reflecting MEK1/2 pathway output in resistant cells. Thus, amplification of the driving oncogene (BRAF600E or KRAS13D) can drive acquired resistance to MEK1/2 inhibitors by increasing signaling through the ERK1/2 pathway. However, up-regulation of KRAS13D leads to activation of multiple KRAS effector pathways, underlining the therapeutic challenge posed by KRAS mutations. These results may have implications for the use of combination therapies. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Benzimidazoles ; Cell Cycle/drug effects ; Cell Death/drug effects ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Colorectal Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Colorectal Neoplasms/enzymology ; Colorectal Neoplasms/genetics ; Colorectal Neoplasms/pathology ; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics ; Gene Amplification ; Genes, ras ; Humans ; MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects ; MAP Kinase Signaling System/genetics ; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) ; Up-Regulation ; ras Proteins/genetics |
| Chemical Substances | AZD 6244 ; Benzimidazoles ; KRAS protein, human ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases (EC 2.7.1.-) ; BRAF protein, human (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases (EC 2.7.12.2) ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) (EC 3.6.5.2) ; ras Proteins (EC 3.6.5.2) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2011-06-10 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Corrected and Republished Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2417226-1 |
| ISSN | 1937-9145 ; 1945-0877 |
| ISSN (online) | 1937-9145 |
| ISSN | 1945-0877 |
| DOI | 10.1126/scisignal.4170er2 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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