PMID- 27552339 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170622 LR - 20231104 IS - 1554-8937 (Electronic) IS - 1554-8929 (Print) IS - 1554-8929 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 11 DP - 2016 Nov 18 TI - Small Molecule Inhibitor of NRF2 Selectively Intervenes Therapeutic Resistance in KEAP1-Deficient NSCLC Tumors. PG - 3214-3225 AB - Loss of function mutations in Kelch-like ECH Associated Protein 1 (KEAP1), or gain-of-function mutations in nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), are common in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and associated with therapeutic resistance. To discover novel NRF2 inhibitors for targeted therapy, we conducted a quantitative high-throughput screen using a diverse set of approximately 400 000 small molecules (Molecular Libraries Small Molecule Repository Library, MLSMR) at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. We identified ML385 as a probe molecule that binds to NRF2 and inhibits its downstream target gene expression. Specifically, ML385 binds to Neh1, the Cap 'N' Collar Basic Leucine Zipper (CNC-bZIP) domain of NRF2, and interferes with the binding of the V-Maf Avian Musculoaponeurotic Fibrosarcoma Oncogene Homologue G (MAFG)-NRF2 protein complex to regulatory DNA binding sequences. In clonogenic assays, when used in combination with platinum-based drugs, doxorubicin or taxol, ML385 substantially enhances cytotoxicity in NSCLC cells, as compared to single agents. ML385 shows specificity and selectivity for NSCLC cells with KEAP1 mutation, leading to gain of NRF2 function. In preclinical models of NSCLC with gain of NRF2 function, ML385 in combination with carboplatin showed significant antitumor activity. We demonstrate the discovery and validation of ML385 as a novel and specific NRF2 inhibitor and conclude that targeting NRF2 may represent a promising strategy for the treatment of advanced NSCLC. FAU - Singh, Anju AU - Singh A AD - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States. FAU - Venkannagari, Sreedhar AU - Venkannagari S AD - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States. FAU - Oh, Kyu H AU - Oh KH AD - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States. FAU - Zhang, Ya-Qin AU - Zhang YQ AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health , Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States. FAU - Rohde, Jason M AU - Rohde JM AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health , Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States. FAU - Liu, Li AU - Liu L AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health , Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States. FAU - Nimmagadda, Sridhar AU - Nimmagadda S AD - Departments of Radiology and Oncology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States. FAU - Sudini, Kuladeep AU - Sudini K AD - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States. FAU - Brimacombe, Kyle R AU - Brimacombe KR AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health , Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States. FAU - Gajghate, Sachin AU - Gajghate S AD - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States. FAU - Ma, Jinfang AU - Ma J AD - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States. FAU - Wang, Amy AU - Wang A AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health , Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States. FAU - Xu, Xin AU - Xu X AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health , Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States. FAU - Shahane, Sampada A AU - Shahane SA AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health , Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States. FAU - Xia, Menghang AU - Xia M AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health , Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States. FAU - Woo, Juhyung AU - Woo J AD - Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States. FAU - Mensah, George A AU - Mensah GA AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences , Worcester, Massachusetts 01608, United States. FAU - Wang, Zhibin AU - Wang Z AD - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States. FAU - Ferrer, Marc AU - Ferrer M AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health , Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States. FAU - Gabrielson, Edward AU - Gabrielson E AD - Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States. FAU - Li, Zhuyin AU - Li Z AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health , Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States. FAU - Rastinejad, Fraydoon AU - Rastinejad F AD - Metabolic Signaling and Disease Program, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute , Orlando, Florida 32827, United States. FAU - Shen, Min AU - Shen M AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health , Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States. FAU - Boxer, Matthew B AU - Boxer MB AD - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health , Rockville, Maryland 20850, United States. FAU - Biswal, Shyam AU - Biswal S AD - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States. AD - Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States. LA - eng GR - Z01 HG200319-05/Intramural NIH HHS/United States GR - R03 MH092170/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA206155/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 CA058184/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA140492/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 ES025761/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20161017 PL - United States TA - ACS Chem Biol JT - ACS chemical biology JID - 101282906 RN - 0 (KEAP1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (NFE2L2 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/*drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - *Drug Resistance, Neoplasm MH - Humans MH - Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1/*genetics MH - Lung Neoplasms/*drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/*antagonists & inhibitors PMC - PMC5367156 MID - NIHMS852206 EDAT- 2016/10/18 06:00 MHDA- 2017/06/24 06:00 PMCR- 2017/03/27 CRDT- 2016/08/24 06:00 PHST- 2016/10/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/06/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/08/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/03/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1021/acschembio.6b00651 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Chem Biol. 2016 Nov 18;11(11):3214-3225. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.6b00651. Epub 2016 Oct 17.