PMID- 26367796 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151019 LR - 20240210 IS - 1476-4687 (Electronic) IS - 0028-0836 (Print) IS - 0028-0836 (Linking) VI - 525 IP - 7570 DP - 2015 Sep 24 TI - BET inhibitor resistance emerges from leukaemia stem cells. PG - 538-42 LID - 10.1038/nature14888 [doi] AB - Bromodomain and extra terminal protein (BET) inhibitors are first-in-class targeted therapies that deliver a new therapeutic opportunity by directly targeting bromodomain proteins that bind acetylated chromatin marks. Early clinical trials have shown promise, especially in acute myeloid leukaemia, and therefore the evaluation of resistance mechanisms is crucial to optimize the clinical efficacy of these drugs. Here we use primary mouse haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells immortalized with the fusion protein MLL-AF9 to generate several single-cell clones that demonstrate resistance, in vitro and in vivo, to the prototypical BET inhibitor, I-BET. Resistance to I-BET confers cross-resistance to chemically distinct BET inhibitors such as JQ1, as well as resistance to genetic knockdown of BET proteins. Resistance is not mediated through increased drug efflux or metabolism, but is shown to emerge from leukaemia stem cells both ex vivo and in vivo. Chromatin-bound BRD4 is globally reduced in resistant cells, whereas the expression of key target genes such as Myc remains unaltered, highlighting the existence of alternative mechanisms to regulate transcription. We demonstrate that resistance to BET inhibitors, in human and mouse leukaemia cells, is in part a consequence of increased Wnt/beta-catenin signalling, and negative regulation of this pathway results in restoration of sensitivity to I-BET in vitro and in vivo. Together, these findings provide new insights into the biology of acute myeloid leukaemia, highlight potential therapeutic limitations of BET inhibitors, and identify strategies that may enhance the clinical utility of these unique targeted therapies. FAU - Fong, Chun Yew AU - Fong CY AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Department of Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. FAU - Gilan, Omer AU - Gilan O AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. FAU - Lam, Enid Y N AU - Lam EY AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. FAU - Rubin, Alan F AU - Rubin AF AD - Bioinformatics Division, The Walter &Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. AD - Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. FAU - Ftouni, Sarah AU - Ftouni S AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. FAU - Tyler, Dean AU - Tyler D AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. FAU - Stanley, Kym AU - Stanley K AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. FAU - Sinha, Devbarna AU - Sinha D AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. FAU - Yeh, Paul AU - Yeh P AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Department of Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. FAU - Morison, Jessica AU - Morison J AD - Department of Haematology, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research and Wellcome Trust-MRC Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK. FAU - Giotopoulos, George AU - Giotopoulos G AD - Department of Haematology, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research and Wellcome Trust-MRC Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK. FAU - Lugo, Dave AU - Lugo D AD - Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK. FAU - Jeffrey, Philip AU - Jeffrey P AD - Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK. FAU - Lee, Stanley Chun-Wei AU - Lee SC AD - Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA. FAU - Carpenter, Christopher AU - Carpenter C AD - Cancer Epigenetics DPU, Oncology R&D, GlaxoSmithKline, 1250 South Collegeville Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, USA. FAU - Gregory, Richard AU - Gregory R AD - Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK. FAU - Ramsay, Robert G AU - Ramsay RG AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. FAU - Lane, Steven W AU - Lane SW AD - QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia. FAU - Abdel-Wahab, Omar AU - Abdel-Wahab O AD - Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA. FAU - Kouzarides, Tony AU - Kouzarides T AD - Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK. FAU - Johnstone, Ricky W AU - Johnstone RW AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. FAU - Dawson, Sarah-Jane AU - Dawson SJ AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. FAU - Huntly, Brian J P AU - Huntly BJ AD - Department of Haematology, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research and Wellcome Trust-MRC Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK. FAU - Prinjha, Rab K AU - Prinjha RK AD - Epinova DPU, Immuno-Inflammation Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline, Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK. FAU - Papenfuss, Anthony T AU - Papenfuss AT AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Bioinformatics Division, The Walter &Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. AD - Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. FAU - Dawson, Mark A AU - Dawson MA AD - Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. AD - Department of Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia. LA - eng SI - GEO/GSE63683 GR - 14-1069/AICR_/Worldwide Cancer Research/United Kingdom GR - K08 CA160647/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA008748/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - 17001/CRUK_/Cancer Research UK/United Kingdom GR - 10827/CRUK_/Cancer Research UK/United Kingdom GR - MR/M010392/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - 97922/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150914 PL - England TA - Nature JT - Nature JID - 0410462 RN - 0 ((+)-JQ1 compound) RN - 0 (Azepines) RN - 0 (BRD4 protein, human) RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (Chromatin) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Triazoles) RN - 0 (beta Catenin) RN - 12794-10-4 (Benzodiazepines) RN - 5QIO6SRZ2R (molibresib) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Azepines/pharmacology MH - Benzodiazepines/*pharmacology MH - Cell Cycle Proteins MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chromatin/metabolism MH - Clone Cells/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/*drug effects/genetics MH - Epigenesis, Genetic MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects MH - Genes, myc/genetics MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/*drug therapy/genetics/*metabolism/pathology MH - Mice MH - Molecular Targeted Therapy MH - Neoplastic Stem Cells/*drug effects/metabolism/*pathology MH - Nuclear Proteins/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Transcription Factors/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Transcription, Genetic/drug effects MH - Triazoles/pharmacology MH - Wnt Signaling Pathway/drug effects MH - beta Catenin/metabolism PMC - PMC6069604 MID - NIHMS982369 EDAT- 2015/09/15 06:00 MHDA- 2015/10/20 06:00 PMCR- 2018/08/01 CRDT- 2015/09/15 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/07/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/09/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/10/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nature14888 [pii] AID - 10.1038/nature14888 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nature. 2015 Sep 24;525(7570):538-42. doi: 10.1038/nature14888. Epub 2015 Sep 14.