CYP27A1-dependent anti-melanoma activity of limonoid natural products targets mitochondrial metabolism

Autor: Qiong Shen, William C. Forrester, Philipp Krastel, David E. Fisher, Jessi Ambrose, Daniel K. Nomura, Jeremy L. Jenkins, Nathan T. Ross, Lydia H. Zhang, Marc Hild, Akinori Kawakami, Hyelim Cho, Amanda Cobos-Correa, Fabian K. Eggimann, Howard R Miller, Scott Gleim, Frederic Sigoillot, John A. Tallarico, Charles Moore, Philippe Piechon, Ying Wang, Mikiko Okumura, Peter Aspesi, Felipa A. Mapa, Burks Heather Elizabeth, Thomas J. Maimone, Stephen M. Canham, Guglielmo Roma
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Cell Chemical Biology. 28:1407-1419.e6
ISSN: 2451-9456
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2021.03.004
Popis: Three limonoid natural products with selective anti-proliferative activity against BRAF(V600E) and NRAS(Q61K)-mutation-dependent melanoma cell lines were identified. Differential transcriptome analysis revealed dependency of compound activity on expression of the mitochondrial cytochrome P450 oxidase CYP27A1, a transcriptional target of melanogenesis-associated transcription factor (MITF). We determined that CYP27A1 activity is necessary for the generation of a reactive metabolite that proceeds to inhibit cellular proliferation. A genome-wide small interfering RNA screen in combination with chemical proteomics experiments revealed gene-drug functional epistasis, suggesting that these compounds target mitochondrial biogenesis and inhibit tumor bioenergetics through a covalent mechanism. Our work suggests a strategy for melanoma-specific targeting by exploiting the expression of MITF target gene CYP27A1 and inhibiting mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in BRAF mutant melanomas.
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