J 2024

Targeting NRAS via miR-1304-5p or farnesyltransferase inhibition confers sensitivity to ALK inhibitors in ALK-mutant neuroblastoma

PUCCI, Perla, Liam C LEE, Miaojun HAN, Jamie D MATTHEWS, Leila JAHANGIRI et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Targeting NRAS via miR-1304-5p or farnesyltransferase inhibition confers sensitivity to ALK inhibitors in ALK-mutant neuroblastoma

Authors

PUCCI, Perla, Liam C LEE, Miaojun HAN, Jamie D MATTHEWS, Leila JAHANGIRI, Michaela SCHLEDERER, Eleanor MANNERS, Annabel SORBY-ADAMS, Joshua KAGGIE, Ricky M TRIGG, Christopher STEEL, Lucy HARE, Emily R JAMES, Nina PROKOPH, Stephen P DUCRAY, Olaf MERKEL, Firkret RIFATBEGOVIC, Ji LUO, Sabine TASCHNER-MANDL, Lukas KENNER, G A Amos BURKE and Suzanne Dawn TURNER

Edition

Nature Communications, London, Nature Publishing Group, 2024, 2041-1723

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

Organization

Lékařská fakulta – Repository – Repository

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47771-x

UT WoS

001207290500014

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85191090156

Keywords in English

NRAS; miR-1304-5p; farnesyltransferase inhibition; ALK-mutant neuroblastoma

Links

LX22NPO5102, research and development project.
Changed: 5/6/2024 04:35, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík

Abstract

V originále

Targeting Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a promising therapeutic strategy for aberrant ALK-expressing malignancies including neuroblastoma, but resistance to ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors (ALK TKI) is a distinct possibility necessitating drug combination therapeutic approaches. Using high-throughput, genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screens, we identify miR-1304-5p loss as a desensitizer to ALK TKIs in aberrant ALK-expressing neuroblastoma; inhibition of miR-1304-5p decreases, while mimics of this miRNA increase the sensitivity of neuroblastoma cells to ALK TKIs. We show that miR-1304-5p targets NRAS, decreasing cell viability via induction of apoptosis. It follows that the farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) lonafarnib in addition to ALK TKIs act synergistically in neuroblastoma, inducing apoptosis in vitro. In particular, on combined treatment of neuroblastoma patient derived xenografts with an FTI and an ALK TKI complete regression of tumour growth is observed although tumours rapidly regrow on cessation of therapy. Overall, our data suggests that combined use of ALK TKIs and FTIs, constitutes a therapeutic approach to treat high risk neuroblastoma although prolonged therapy is likely required to prevent relapse.
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