Targeting Kinases Critical for TMPRSS2-ERG Function in Prostate Cancer Kyle Nakatsuka David Takeda, MD, PhD Lab of William Hahn, M.D., Ph.D. Broad Institute Summer Research Program in Genomics
TMPRSS2-ERG in Prostate Cancer TMPRSS2-ERG translocation causes ERG overexpression Expressed in 50% of prostate cancers Invasion, proliferation, survival Targets for prostate cancer therapy
Kinase Screen Identifies Potential ERG Modulators Kinase Inhibition High-throughput screen identifies 40 kinases likely to affect ERG Potential upstream modulators of ERG Mechanisms unknown Several are targets of existing kinase-inhibiting drugs
Methods Kinase Inhibition Drug treatment ERG protein expression ERG mrna expression Downstream target effects Viability phenotype
PP242 mtor Inhibition Reduces ERG Protein Expression Kinase Inhibition Control PP242 JX401 DMSO 0.1uM 1uM 10uM 1uM 10uM 50uM Reduced protein expression with mtor inhibition by PP242 No significant change in protein expression with other drugs
Downstream ERG Targets ARHGDIB mrna Expression 1.2 PLA1A mrna Expression Fold Change 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 kk control pp242 1uM pp242 10uM Treatment Fold Change 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 control pp242 1uM pp242 10uM Treatment
PP242 mtor inhibition downregulates ERG downstream target transcription Kinase Inhibition ARHGDIB mrna Expression Fold Change 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 control pp242 1uM pp242 10uM Treatment PLA1A mrna Expression Fold Change 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 control pp242 1uM pp242 10uM Treatment
PP242 mtor Inhibition Reduces ERG mrna Expression Kinase Inhibition 2.5 mtor Inhibition and ERG mrna Expression 2 Fold Change 1.5 1 0.5 0 control pp242 1uM pp242 10uM Treatment
mtor Inhibition Reduces Downstream ERG Target Expression mtor Inhibition and ERG mrna Expression Fold Change 3 2 1 0 control pp242 1 pp242 10 Treatment ARHGDIB mrna Expression Downstream ERG Targets 1.2 PLA1A mrna Expression 1.2 1 Fold Change 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 Fold Change 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 control pp242 1uM pp242 10uM Treatment 0 control pp242 1uM pp242 10uM Treatment
Viability Phenotype Kinase Inhibition Viability (% of initial) PP242 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1.2 log(drug concentration) Viability (% of initial) Torin 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 0.00001 0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 log(drug concentration)
Conclusions mtor inhibition reduces ERG protein levels, increases ERG transcription Post-transcriptional ERG modification mtor is an upstream regulator of ERG Potential therapeutic target for ERG overexpressing tumors
Future Directions Determine other phenotypic effects Invasion, serum deprivation Confirm result in other mtor inhibitor drugs Mechanism Apply to other transcription factors
Acknowledgements Hahn Lab David Takeda William Kim Xiaoxing Wang Diane Shao Elizabeth Dwinell Elsa Beyer Mik Rinne Leo Yao Luo Yaara Zwang William Hahn SRPG Program Bruce Birren Eboney Smith Francie Latour SRPG Students
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Results Cell treatment by various kinase inhibitor drugs Viability by cell titer-glo ATP assay ERG protein expression by Western Blot ERG mrna expression by qrt-pcr Downstream target mrna Expression Mechanism, other mtor inhibitors, etc. Toxicity by kinase inhibition is not specific to ERG PP242 mtor inhibition downregulates ERG protein expression PP242 mtor inhibition upregulates ERG mrna expression PP242 mtor inhibition downregulates ERG downstream target transcription
Methods Kinase Inhibition Drug treatment ERG protein expression ERG mrna expression Downstream target effects Viability phenotype
Methods Kinase Inhibition Drug treatment ERG protein expression ERG mrna expression Downstream target effects Viability phenotype
Methods Kinase Inhibition Drug treatment ERG protein expression ERG mrna expression Downstream target effects Viability phenotype
Methods HT kinase screen identifies 40 ERG modulators Cell treatment by various kinase inhibitor drugs ERG protein expression by Western Blot ERG mrna expression by qrt-pcr Downstream target mrna Expression Mechanism, other mtor inhibitors, etc. Viability by cell titer-glo ATP assay
Methods Drug treatment ERG protein expression ERG mrna expression Downstream target effects Viability phenotype
Methods HT kinase screen identifies 40 ERG modulators
Methods HT kinase screen identifies 40 ERG modulators Cell treatment by various kinase inhibitor drugs
Methods HT kinase screen identifies 40 ERG modulators Cell treatment by various kinase inhibitor drugs Viability by cell titer-glo ATP assay
Methods HT kinase screen identifies 40 ERG modulators Cell treatment by various kinase inhibitor drugs Viability by cell titer-glo ATP assay ERG protein expression by Western Blot
Methods HT kinase screen identifies 40 ERG modulators Cell treatment by various kinase inhibitor drugs Viability by cell titer-glo ATP assay ERG protein expression by Western Blot ERG mrna expression by qrt-pcr
Methods HT kinase screen identifies 40 ERG modulators Cell treatment by various kinase inhibitor drugs Viability by cell titer-glo ATP assay ERG protein expression by Western Blot ERG mrna expression by qrt-pcr Downstream target mrna Expression
Methods Hypothesis: If the kinases identified by the shrna screen are involved in the ERG pathway, then their inhibition by drugs will reduce downstream signaling and phenotype
Kinase Inhibition and Viabilty IC50 Across Cell types LNCaP VCaP (ERG) PC3 BIX 12 24 36 Olaparib 9.0 - - JX401 32 34 46 SB 38 - - PP242 0.30 1.0 0.50 Torin 0.040 0.20 0.80 nilotnib 6.0 25 7.5 BX912 10-2.0
Kinase Inhibition and Viabilty IC50 Across Cell types LNCaP VCaP (ERG) PC3 BIX 12 24 36 Olaparib 9.0 - - JX401 32 34 46 SB 38 - - PP242 0.30 1.0 0.50 Torin 0.040 0.20 0.80 nilotnib 6.0 25 7.5 BX912 10-2.0 Kinase inhibition viability phenotype (toxicity) not specific to ERG
Kinase Inhibition and Viabilty Kinase inhibition viability phenotype (toxicity) not specific to ERG LNCaP VCaP PC3 BIX 12 24 36 Olaparib 9.0 - - JX401 32 34 46 SB 38 - - PP242 0.30 1.0 0.50 Torin 0.040 0.20 0.80 nilotnib 6.0 25 7.5 BX912 10-2.0
Results Cell treatment by various kinase inhibitor drugs Viability by cell titer-glo ATP assay ERG protein expression by Western Blot ERG mrna expression by qrt-pcr Downstream target mrna Expression Mechanism, other mtor inhibitors, etc. Toxicity by kinase inhibition is not specific to ERG
Results Reduced protein expression at 12, 24 hours
Results Reduced protein expression at 12, 24 hours
Results Reduced protein expression at 12, 24 hours Quantification? Incluir todo con actin?
Results Cell treatment by various kinase inhibitor drugs Viability by cell titer-glo ATP assay ERG protein expression by Western Blot ERG mrna expression by qrt-pcr Downstream target mrna Expression Mechanism, other mtor inhibitors, etc. Toxicity by kinase inhibition is not specific to ERG PP242 mtor inhibition downregulates ERG protein expression
PP242 Increases ERG Transcription 120 100 Kinase Inhibition and ERG mrna Expression Percent Change (%) 80 60 40 20 0-20 -40 bix 10 bix 50 jx401 10 jx401 50 pp242 1 pp242 10 SB 10 SB 50-60 Treatment Drug Inhibits PP242 mtor Measured Effect Increased ERG mrna levels
Results Cell treatment by various kinase inhibitor drugs Viability by cell titer-glo ATP assay ERG protein expression by Western Blot ERG mrna expression by qrt-pcr Downstream target mrna Expression Mechanism, other mtor inhibitors, etc. Toxicity by kinase inhibition is not specific to ERG PP242 mtor inhibition downregulates ERG protein expression PP242 mtor inhibition upregulates ERG mrna expression
Kinase Inhibition and ERG Target Transcription PLA1A and ARGHD1B are downstream targets of ERG Kinase Inhibition and ARGHDIB Transcription Kinase Inhibition and PLA1A Transcription Percent Change (%) 40 20 0-20 -40-60 bix 10uM bix 50uM pp242 1uM pp242 10uM jx401 10uM Treatment jx401 50uM SB 10uM SB 50uM Percent Change (%) 60 40 20 0-20 -40-60 bix 10 bix 50 jx401 10 jx401 50 pp242 1 Treatment pp242 10 SB 10 SB 50 Drug Inhibits Measured Effect PP242 mtor Reduced ERG target mrna BIX MEK Increased ERG target mrna