Article ; Online: A molecule inducing androgen receptor degradation and selectively targeting prostate cancer cells.
Life science alliance
2019 Volume 2, Issue 4
Abstract: Aberrant androgen signaling drives prostate cancer and is targeted by drugs that diminish androgen production or impede androgen-androgen receptor (AR) interaction. Clinical resistance arises from AR overexpression or ligand-independent constitutive ... ...
Abstract | Aberrant androgen signaling drives prostate cancer and is targeted by drugs that diminish androgen production or impede androgen-androgen receptor (AR) interaction. Clinical resistance arises from AR overexpression or ligand-independent constitutive activation, suggesting that complete AR elimination could be a novel therapeutic strategy in prostate cancers. IRC117539 is a new molecule that targets AR for proteasomal degradation. Exposure to IRC117539 promotes AR sumoylation and ubiquitination, reminiscent of therapy-induced PML/RARA degradation in acute promyelocytic leukemia. Critically, ex vivo, IRC117539-mediated AR degradation induces prostate cancer cell viability loss by inhibiting AR signaling, even in androgen-insensitive cells. This approach may be beneficial for castration-resistant prostate cancer, which remains a clinical issue. In xenograft models, IRC117539 is as potent as enzalutamide in impeding growth, albeit less efficient than expected from ex vivo studies. Unexpectedly, IRC117539 also behaves as a weak proteasome inhibitor, likely explaining its suboptimal efficacy in vivo. Our studies highlight the feasibility of AR targeting for degradation and off-target effects' importance in modulating drug activity in vivo. |
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MeSH term(s) | Androgen Antagonists/metabolism ; Androgen Receptor Antagonists/metabolism ; Androgen Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology ; Androgens/metabolism ; Animals ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation/drug effects ; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/drug effects ; Humans ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mice, Nude ; Prostate/metabolism ; Prostatic Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Prostatic Neoplasms/metabolism ; Receptors, Androgen/metabolism ; Signal Transduction/drug effects ; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays |
Chemical Substances | Androgen Antagonists ; Androgen Receptor Antagonists ; Androgens ; Receptors, Androgen |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2019-08-20 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ISSN | 2575-1077 |
ISSN (online) | 2575-1077 |
DOI | 10.26508/lsa.201800213 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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