De novo MYC addiction as an adaptive response of cancer cells to CDK4/6 inhibition

Cyclin‐dependent kinases (CDK) are rational cancer therapeutic targets fraught with the development of acquired resistance by tumor cells. Through metabolic and transcriptomic analyses, we show that the inhibition of CDK4/6 leads to a metabolic reprogramming associated with gene networks orchestrate...

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Autores: Tarrado Castellarnau, Míriam Neus, Atauri Carulla, Ramón de, Tarragó-Celada, Josep, Perarnau, Jordi, Yuneva, Mariia, Thomson, Timothy M., Cascante i Serratosa, Marta
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/122636
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/122636
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Càncer
Transducció de senyal cel·lular
Cancer
Cellular signal transduction
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Sumario:Cyclin‐dependent kinases (CDK) are rational cancer therapeutic targets fraught with the development of acquired resistance by tumor cells. Through metabolic and transcriptomic analyses, we show that the inhibition of CDK4/6 leads to a metabolic reprogramming associated with gene networks orchestrated by the MYC transcription factor. Upon inhibition of CDK4/6, an accumulation of MYC protein ensues which explains an increased glutamine metabolism, activation of the mTOR pathway and blunting of HIF‐1α‐mediated responses to hypoxia. These MYC‐driven adaptations to CDK4/6 inhibition render cancer cells highly sensitive to inhibitors of MYC, glutaminase or mTOR and to hypoxia, demonstrating that metabolic adaptations to antiproliferative drugs unveil new vulnerabilities that can be exploited to overcome acquired drug tolerance and resistance by cancer cells.