The Aurora kinase/β-catenin axis contributes to dexamethasone resistance in leukemia
Shah, Kinjal LU ; Ahmed, Mehreen LU and Kazi, Julhash U LU
(2021)
In NPJ precision oncology
5(1).
p.13-13
- Abstract
Glucocorticoids, such as dexamethasone and prednisolone, are widely used in cancer treatment. Different hematological malignancies respond differently to this treatment which, as could be expected, correlates with treatment outcome. In this study, we have used a glucocorticoid-induced gene signature to develop a deep learning model that can predict dexamethasone sensitivity. By combining gene expression data from cell lines and patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, we observed that the model is useful for the classification of patients. Predicted samples have been used to detect deregulated pathways that lead to dexamethasone resistance. Gene set enrichment analysis, peptide substrate-based kinase profiling assay, and western blot... (More)
Glucocorticoids, such as dexamethasone and prednisolone, are widely used in cancer treatment. Different hematological malignancies respond differently to this treatment which, as could be expected, correlates with treatment outcome. In this study, we have used a glucocorticoid-induced gene signature to develop a deep learning model that can predict dexamethasone sensitivity. By combining gene expression data from cell lines and patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, we observed that the model is useful for the classification of patients. Predicted samples have been used to detect deregulated pathways that lead to dexamethasone resistance. Gene set enrichment analysis, peptide substrate-based kinase profiling assay, and western blot analysis identified Aurora kinase, S6K, p38, and β-catenin as key signaling proteins involved in dexamethasone resistance. Deep learning-enabled drug synergy prediction followed by in vitro drug synergy analysis identified kinase inhibitors against Aurora kinase, JAK, S6K, and mTOR that displayed synergy with dexamethasone. Combining pathway enrichment, kinase regulation, and kinase inhibition data, we propose that Aurora kinase or its several direct or indirect downstream kinase effectors such as mTOR, S6K, p38, and JAK may be involved in β-catenin stabilization through phosphorylation-dependent inactivation of GSK-3β. Collectively, our data suggest that activation of the Aurora kinase/β-catenin axis during dexamethasone treatment may contribute to cell survival signaling which is possibly maintained in patients who are resistant to dexamethasone.
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- Shah, Kinjal
LU
; Ahmed, Mehreen
LU
and Kazi, Julhash U
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021-02-17
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- NPJ precision oncology
- volume
- 5
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 13 - 13
- publisher
- Springer Nature
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85110315054
- pmid:33597638
- ISSN
- 2397-768X
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41698-021-00148-5
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- e01ac145-3f43-48c7-8c0a-8f386557578d
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- 2021-06-04 18:15:05
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abstract = {{<p>Glucocorticoids, such as dexamethasone and prednisolone, are widely used in cancer treatment. Different hematological malignancies respond differently to this treatment which, as could be expected, correlates with treatment outcome. In this study, we have used a glucocorticoid-induced gene signature to develop a deep learning model that can predict dexamethasone sensitivity. By combining gene expression data from cell lines and patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, we observed that the model is useful for the classification of patients. Predicted samples have been used to detect deregulated pathways that lead to dexamethasone resistance. Gene set enrichment analysis, peptide substrate-based kinase profiling assay, and western blot analysis identified Aurora kinase, S6K, p38, and β-catenin as key signaling proteins involved in dexamethasone resistance. Deep learning-enabled drug synergy prediction followed by in vitro drug synergy analysis identified kinase inhibitors against Aurora kinase, JAK, S6K, and mTOR that displayed synergy with dexamethasone. Combining pathway enrichment, kinase regulation, and kinase inhibition data, we propose that Aurora kinase or its several direct or indirect downstream kinase effectors such as mTOR, S6K, p38, and JAK may be involved in β-catenin stabilization through phosphorylation-dependent inactivation of GSK-3β. Collectively, our data suggest that activation of the Aurora kinase/β-catenin axis during dexamethasone treatment may contribute to cell survival signaling which is possibly maintained in patients who are resistant to dexamethasone.</p>}},
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