PMID- 27385099 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180223 LR - 20181113 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 31 DP - 2016 Aug 2 TI - The anti-cancer activity of the mTORC1/2 dual inhibitor XL388 in preclinical osteosarcoma models. PG - 49527-49538 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.10389 [doi] AB - In the present study, we investigated the activity of XL388, a novel mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex 1/2 (mTORC1/2) dual inhibitor, in preclinical osteosarcoma (OS) models. XL388 was cytotoxic, cytostatic and pro-apoptotic to multiple established OS cell lines and primary human OS cells. XL388 blocked mTORC1/2 activation and downregulated cyclin D1/B1 expressions in OS cells, leaving AKT Thr-308 phosphorylation un-affected. Intriguingly, AKT1 T308A mutation potentiated XL388-induced cytotoxicity in OS cells. XL388 activated cytoprotective autophagy in OS cells. Autophagy inhibition, either pharmacologically or genetically, augmented XL388-induced anti-OS activity. Further, XL388 oral administration inhibited U2OS xenografts growth in severe combined immuno-deficient (SCID) mice. Such activity was enhanced with co-administration of the autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3-MA). Similarly, Beclin-1-silenced U2OS xenografts were remarkably more sensitive to XL388. Thus, concurrent blockage of mTORC1/2 with XL388 may have therapeutic value for OS. FAU - Zhu, Yun-Rong AU - Zhu YR AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Jiangyin City, 215600, China. FAU - Zhou, Xiao-Zhong AU - Zhou XZ AD - The Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, China. FAU - Zhu, Lun-Qing AU - Zhu LQ AD - The Center of Diagnosis and Treatment for Children's Bone Diseases, The Children's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215000, China. FAU - Yao, Chen AU - Yao C AD - Joint group of Orthopedic Department, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of TCM, Nanjing 210029, China. FAU - Fang, Jian-Feng AU - Fang JF AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Jiangyin City, 215600, China. FAU - Zhou, Feng AU - Zhou F AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Jiangyin City, 215600, China. FAU - Deng, Xiong-Wei AU - Deng XW AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Jiangyin City, 215600, China. FAU - Zhang, Yun-Qing AU - Zhang YQ AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Medical College of Southeast University, Jiangyin City, 215600, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Beclin-1) RN - 0 (Sulfones) RN - 0 (XL388) RN - 5142-23-4 (3-methyladenine) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspases) RN - JAC85A2161 (Adenine) SB - IM MH - Adenine/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Adolescent MH - Animals MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Autophagy MH - Beclin-1/metabolism MH - Bone Neoplasms/*drug therapy MH - Caspases/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Survival MH - Gene Silencing MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1/*metabolism MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, SCID MH - Neoplasm Transplantation MH - Osteosarcoma/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Sulfones/*pharmacology MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC5226526 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AKT OT - XL388 OT - autophagy and chemo-sensitization OT - mTORC1/2 OT - osteosarcoma (OS) COIS- All listed authors state no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2016/07/08 06:00 MHDA- 2018/02/24 06:00 PMCR- 2016/08/02 CRDT- 2016/07/08 06:00 PHST- 2016/04/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/06/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/07/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/02/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/07/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/08/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10389 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.10389 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncotarget. 2016 Aug 2;7(31):49527-49538. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.10389.