PMID- 18820369 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20081022 LR - 20151119 IS - 1109-6535 (Print) IS - 1109-6535 (Linking) VI - 5 IP - 3-4 DP - 2008 May-Aug TI - Identification of F-box/LLR-repeated protein 17 as potential useful biomarker for breast cancer therapy. PG - 151-60 AB - BACKGROUND: The expression and activity of ribonucleotide reductase (RR) has been associated with resistance to multiple drugs in human cancer. The use of antisense oligonucleotide drug, GTI-2040, a 20-mer phosphorothioate oligonucleotide complemented to the human RR M2 subunit mRNA, represents an effective strategy for inhibiting RR. The increased specificity due to the anti-resistance effect of GTI-2040 may also lead to a more favorable therapeutic outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To understand the molecular mechanism underlying RR inhibition, patients' blood samples were analyzed using multiple dimensional proteomics technology via matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. RESULTS: A major difference occurred at 5k m/z in the MALDI profile, which appeared only in the non-responsive group and diminished after GTI-2040 treatment. This specific peptide peak remained at the basal level in responsive patients. The peak was identified to represent the F-box/LLR-repeat protein 17 (FBXL17) through nanoelectrospray ionization liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nanoESI LC-MS/MS). Further characterization revealed that FBXL17 [corrected] directly interacts with the human RR M2 (RRM2) subunit to promote hRRM2 overexpression in the breast cancer cell line MCF-7. CONCLUSION: Validation of this protein using real-time RT-PCR indicates the F-box protein 17 (FBXL17) can serve as a therapeutic target and surrogate marker for breast cancer therapy. FAU - Xiao, Gary Guishan AU - Xiao GG AD - Department of Clinical & Molecular Pharmacology, City of Hope National Cancer Center, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, USA. FAU - Zhou, Bing-Sen AU - Zhou BS FAU - Somlo, George AU - Somlo G FAU - Portnow, Jana AU - Portnow J FAU - Juhasz, Agnes AU - Juhasz A FAU - Un, Frank AU - Un F FAU - Chew, Helen AU - Chew H FAU - Gandara, David AU - Gandara D FAU - Yen, Yun AU - Yen Y LA - eng GR - M01 RR0425/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Greece TA - Cancer Genomics Proteomics JT - Cancer genomics & proteomics JID - 101188791 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (F-Box Proteins) RN - 0 (FBXL17 protein, human) RN - 0 (Oligodeoxyribonucleotides) RN - 236391-66-5 (GTI2040) SB - IM EIN - Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2010 May-Jun;7(3):171 EIN - Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2010 Nov-Dec;7(6):365 MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Base Sequence MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/*metabolism MH - Breast Neoplasms/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Chromatography, Liquid MH - DNA Primers MH - Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel MH - F-Box Proteins/*metabolism MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Oligodeoxyribonucleotides/*therapeutic use MH - Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization MH - Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization EDAT- 2008/09/30 09:00 MHDA- 2008/10/23 09:00 CRDT- 2008/09/30 09:00 PHST- 2008/09/30 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/10/23 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/09/30 09:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2008 May-Aug;5(3-4):151-60.