Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like (ARNTL/BMAL1) is associated with bevacizumab resistance in colorectal cancer via regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor A
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like (ARNTL/BMAL1) is associated with bevacizumab resistance in colorectal cancer via regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor A
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10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.07.004
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发表时间:
2019-07-01
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11.1
通讯作者:
Ebert, Matthias P.
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作者:
Burgermeister, Elke;Battaglin, Francesca;Ebert, Matthias P.
Background: The identification of new biomarkers and the development of novel, targetable contexts of vulnerability are of urgent clinical need in drug-resistant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Aryl-Hydrocarbon-Receptor- Nuclear-Translocator-Like (ARNTL/BMAL1) is a circadian clock-regulated transcription factor promoting expression of genes involved in angiogenesis and tumour progression. We hypothesised that BMAL1 increases expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor A VEGFA gene and, thereby, confers resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy with bevacizumab (Beva), a clinically used antibody for neutralization of VEGFA.Methods: PCR and immunohistochemistry were employed to assess BMAL1 expression in mice (C57BL/6 J (Apcmin/+); BALB/c (nu/nu) xenografts) and CRC patients under combination chemotherapy with Beva. BMAL1 single nucleotide gene polymorphisms (SNPs) were analysed by DNA-microarray in clinical samples. BMAL1 functions were studied in human CRC cell lines using colorimetric growth, DNA-binding and reporter assays.Findings: In murine CRCs, high BMAL1 expression correlated with poor preclinical response to Beva treatment. In CRC patients' tumours (n = 74), high BMAL1 expression was associated with clinical non-response to combination chemotherapy with Beva (*p = .0061) and reduced progression-free survival (PFS) [*p = .0223, Hazard Ratio (HR)= 1.69]. BMAL1 SNPs also correlated with shorter PFS (rs7396943, rs7938307, rs2279287) and overall survival (OS) [rs11022780, *p = .014, HR = 1.61]. Mechanistically, Nuclear-Receptor-Subfamily-1-Group-D-Member-1 (NR1D1/REVERBA) bound a - 672 bp Retinoic-Acid-Receptor-Related-Orphan-Receptor-Alpha-responsive-element (RORE) adjacent to a BMAL1 DNA-bindingmotif (E-box) in the VEGFA gene promoter, resulting in increased VEGFA synthesis and proliferation of human CRC cell lines.Interpretation: BMAL1 was associated with Beva resistance in CRC. Inhibition of REVERBA-BMAL1 signallingmay prevent resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.