PMID- 16199861 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20051121 LR - 20220331 IS - 0270-7306 (Print) IS - 1098-5549 (Electronic) IS - 0270-7306 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 20 DP - 2005 Oct TI - mTOR controls FLIPS translation and TRAIL sensitivity in glioblastoma multiforme cells. PG - 8809-23 AB - The tumor-selective, proapoptotic, death receptor ligand tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a mediator of antitumor drug activity and in itself is a promising agent for the treatment of human malignancies. Like many tumors, however, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most fatal form of glioma, exhibits a range of TRAIL sensitivity, and only a small percentage of GBM tumors undergo TRAIL-induced apoptosis. We here show that TRAIL resistance in GBM is a consequence of overexpression of the short isoform of the caspase-8 inhibitor, c-FLICE inhibitory protein (FLIP(S)), and that FLIP(S) expression is in turn translationally enhanced by activation of the Akt-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-p70 S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) pathway. Conversely, pharmacologic or genetic inhibition of mTOR, or the mTOR target S6K1, suppresses polyribosomal accumulation of FLIP(S) mRNA, FLIP(S) protein expression, and TRAIL resistance. In archived material from 12 human GBM tumors, PTEN status was a predictor of activation of the Akt-mTOR-S6K1 pathway and of FLIP(S) levels, while in xenografted human GBM, activation status of the PTEN-Akt-mTOR pathway distinguished the tumors inherently sensitive to TRAIL from those which could be sensitized by the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin. These results define the mTOR pathway as a key limiter of tumor elimination by TRAIL-mediated mechanisms, provide a means by which the TRAIL-sensitive subset of GBM can be identified, and provide rationale for the combined use of TRAIL with mTOR inhibitors in the treatment of human cancers. FAU - Panner, Amith AU - Panner A AD - Brain Tumor Research Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 94143-0875, USA. FAU - James, C David AU - James CD FAU - Berger, Mitchel S AU - Berger MS FAU - Pieper, Russell O AU - Pieper RO LA - eng GR - P50 CA097257/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA094989/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 CA97257/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA94989/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Mol Cell Biol JT - Molecular and cellular biology JID - 8109087 RN - 0 (Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins) RN - 0 (CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein) RN - 0 (CFLAR protein, human) RN - 0 (DNA, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand) RN - 0 (TNFSF10 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 3.1.3.67 (PTEN Phosphohydrolase) RN - EC 3.1.3.67 (PTEN protein, human) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/*pharmacology MH - Base Sequence MH - CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - DNA, Neoplasm/genetics MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm MH - Gene Expression MH - Glioblastoma/drug therapy/*genetics/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/*genetics MH - Membrane Glycoproteins/*pharmacology MH - PTEN Phosphohydrolase/metabolism MH - Protein Biosynthesis MH - Protein Kinases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/genetics/metabolism MH - TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*pharmacology PMC - PMC1265779 EDAT- 2005/10/04 09:00 MHDA- 2005/12/13 09:00 PMCR- 2005/10/01 CRDT- 2005/10/04 09:00 PHST- 2005/10/04 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/12/13 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/10/04 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2005/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 25/20/8809 [pii] AID - 0712-05 [pii] AID - 10.1128/MCB.25.20.8809-8823.2005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell Biol. 2005 Oct;25(20):8809-23. doi: 10.1128/MCB.25.20.8809-8823.2005.