Investigating the role of NRF2 in promoting radioresistance in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Investigating the role of NRF2 in promoting radioresistance in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
批准号:
10164755
负责人:
Ryan Mary Murphy
金额:
$2.91万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2019
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2019-07-01 至 2021-11-27
关键词:
AllelesAmerican Cancer SocietyAntioxidantsApoptosisAutomobile DrivingBiological AssayCancer BiologyCancer ModelCancer PatientCell LineCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCellsCessation of lifeChemicalsClinicalClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsDNA DamageDataDisease ProgressionDrug TargetingEmbryoEnterobacteria phage P1 Cre recombinaseExposure toFDA approvedFibroblastsFoundationsGene ExpressionGeneticGenetic TranscriptionGenetically Engineered MouseGoalsGrantHead and Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaHumanImmunohistochemistryIn VitroKeratinKnock-inLiteratureMalignant Epithelial CellMalignant NeoplasmsMalignant neoplasm of lungMass Spectrum AnalysisMeasuresMediatingMetabolic stressMethodsModelingMouse ProteinMusMutateMutationNF-E2-related factor 2OralOral cavityOutcomeOxidative StressPathway interactionsPatient-Focused OutcomesPatientsPharmacologyPhasePhenotypePhosphotransferasesPrognosisProteinsPublishingRadiationRadiation ProtectionRadiation therapyRadiobiologyRadiosensitizationReactive Oxygen SpeciesRegulationResectedResistanceRoleSignal TransductionSurvival RateTechniquesTestingTrainingUnited StatesUnresectableWorkcancer cellcancer geneticscancer initiationcancer typechemical carcinogenclinically relevantdruggable targeteffectiveness testingeffectiveness validationexperimental studyimprovedin vivoinhibitor/antagonistkeratinocytekinase inhibitorknock-downlive cell imagingmalignant mouth neoplasmmortalitymouse modelmouth squamous cell carcinomamutantneoplastic cellpreventprogramspromoterradiation resistanceresistance mechanismsmall moleculestandard of caretargeted treatmenttherapy resistanttranscription factortranscriptome sequencingtreatment comparisontumortumor growth
中文摘要
项目总结/摘要:
在几个研究中,组成性活性NRF 2信号传导与辐射抗性和患者预后不良相关。
癌症类型,包括口腔鳞状细胞癌(OSCC)。 NRF 2是一种转录因子,
第二阶段抗氧化基因表达计划。在癌症中,NRF 2经常发生突变,
活性,导致保护免受氧化和代谢应激,从而驱动辐射抗性。 的
NRF 2在促进放射抗性中的既定作用使其成为治疗癌症患者的有吸引力的药物靶标。
我们的小组产生了第一个临床相关的NRF 2突变体(Nrf 2 E79 Q)GEMM,以评估NRF 2在以下方面的作用:
癌症的发生、发展和治疗抗性。 我的初步数据显示小鼠胚胎
来源于我们的Nrf 2 E79 Q GEMM的成纤维细胞(MEF)具有增加的细胞活力和增殖,
与野生型NRF 2相比,放射治疗。这些发现与文献一致,
证明NRF 2保护细胞免受氧化应激和辐射。 通过基因杂交,
分离的NRF 2表达到口腔,并通过用化学物质处理小鼠来诱导OSCC。
致癌物质 在我的论文项目中,我将研究NRF 2在OSCC中的作用 在体内和体外使用肿瘤细胞
来自我们的模型,分析细胞活力,细胞增殖,和基因表达之间的差异
Nrf 2 E79 Q和野生型之间的差异。我假设NRF 2促进了对辐射的抵抗力,
在口腔鳞状细胞癌中,抑制NRF 2将减轻这种耐药性。 尽管进行了广泛
NRF 2活性对临床结果的负面影响的证据,仍然没有FDA批准的NRF 2
抑制剂的作为转录因子,NRF 2固有地难以直接靶向。因此,我们试图确定
药物靶点--特别是调节NRF 2的激酶。为此,我们进行了高通量现场
使用已发表的激酶抑制剂集(PKIS)进行细胞成像化学筛选。 我已经确认了很多
从筛选中筛选出作为NRF 2抑制剂的化合物,包括对多种PI 3 K具有强选择性的化合物。除了
研究NRF 2激活在口腔角质形成细胞和OSCC中的作用,我的论文工作也将测试NRF 2激活在口腔角质形成细胞和OSCC中的作用。
这些抑制剂在使Nrf 2 E79 Q OSCC细胞对辐射敏感中的有效性。此外,为了使翻译
相关性,我将使用CRISPR创建具有Nrf 2 E79 Q等位基因的人类等基因细胞系,以研究是否抑制
NRF 2降低人OSCC的辐射防护。这些激酶抑制剂的有效性验证将
使该领域更接近于靶向癌症中的NRF 2,并最终改善 患者结局。 工作
在这个补助金和我的更大的论文将为我提供广泛和强大的新技术培训,
以及小鼠模型、治疗抗性、放射生物学和靶向治疗的概念。
英文摘要
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:
Constitutively active NRF2 signaling is associated with radiation resistance and poor patient outcome in several
cancer types, including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). NRF2 is a transcription factor which drives the
phase II antioxidant gene expression program. In cancer, NRF2 is frequently mutated to become constitutively
active, resulting in protection from oxidative and metabolic stress, thereby driving radioresistance. The
established role of NRF2 in promoting radioresistance makes it an attractive drug target to treat cancer patients.
Our group generated the first clinically relevant NRF2 mutant (Nrf2E79Q) GEMM to evaluate the role of NRF2 in
cancer initiation, progression and therapeutic resistance. My preliminary data show that mouse embryonic
fibroblasts (MEFs) derived from our Nrf2E79Q GEMM have increased cell viability and proliferation following
radiation treatment compared to those with wild-type NRF2. These findings are consistent with the literature and
demonstrate that NRF2 protects cells from oxidative stress and radiation. Through genetic crossing, we have
isolated NRF2 expression to the oral cavity and will induce OSCC by treating the mice with a chemical
carcinogen. For my thesis project, I will study the role of NRF2 in OSCC in vivo and in vitro using tumor cells
derived from our model, analyzing cell viability, cell proliferation, and gene expression differences between
Nrf2E79Q and wild-type upon radiation treatment. I hypothesize that NRF2 promotes resistance to radiation
in oral squamous cell carcinoma and inhibiting NRF2 will mitigate this resistance. Despite extensive
evidence of a negative impact of NRF2 activity on clinical outcome, there remains no FDA approved NRF2
inhibitors. As a transcription factor, NRF2 is inherently difficult to directly target. Therefore, we sought to identify
druggable targets—specifically kinases—that regulate NRF2. To this end, we performed a high-throughput live
cell imaging chemical screen using the Published Kinase Inhibitor Set (PKIS). I have validated numerous hits
from the screen as NRF2 inhibitors, including compounds with strong selectivity to multiple PI3Ks. In addition to
studying the role of NRF2 activation in oral keratinocytes and OSCC, my thesis work will also test the
effectiveness of these inhibitors in sensitizing Nrf2E79Q OSCC cells to radiation. Further, to empower translational
relevance, I will create human isogenic cell lines with a Nrf2E79Q allele using CRISPR to study whether inhibiting
NRF2 decreases radioprotection in a human OSCC. Validation of the effectiveness of these kinase inhibitors will
bring the field a step closer to targeting NRF2 in cancer and ultimately improve patient outcomes. The work
prosed in this grant and my larger thesis will provide me with extensive and strong training in new techniques as
well as in the concepts of mouse modeling, treatment resistance, radiation biology, and targeted therapies.
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Investigating the role of NRF2 in promoting radioresistance in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
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批准号:9760504
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$4.58万
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财政年份:2019
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负责人:Ryan Mary Murphy
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依托单位:
海外基金