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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-16
pubmed:abstractText
ErbB2 is frequently activated in tumors, and influences a wide array of cellular functions, including proliferation, apoptosis, cell motility and adhesion. HKI-272 (neratinib) is a small molecule pan-kinase inhibitor of the ErbB family of receptor tyrosine kinases, and shows strong antiproliferative activity in ErbB2-overexpressing breast cancer cells. We undertook a genome-wide pooled lentiviral RNAi screen to identify synthetic lethal or enhancer (synthetic modulator screen) genes that interact with neratinib in a human breast cancer cell line (SKBR-3). These genes upon knockdown would modulate cell viability in the presence of subeffective concentrations of neratinib. We discovered a diverse set of genes whose depletion selectively impaired or enhanced the viability of SKBR-3 cells in the presence of neratinib. We observed diverse pathways including EGFR, hypoxia, cAMP, and protein ubiquitination that, when co-treated with RNAi and neratinib, resulted in arrest of cell proliferation. Examining the changes of these genes and their protein products also led to a rationale for clinically relevant drug combination treatments. Treatment of cells with either paclitaxel or cytarabine in combination with neratinib resulted in a strong antiproliferative effect. The identification of novel mediators of cellular response to neratinib and the development of potential drug combination treatments have expanded our understanding of neratinib's mode-of-action for the development of more effective therapeutic regimens. Notably, our findings support a paclitaxel and neratinib phase III clinical trial in breast cancer patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1742-2051
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1974-89
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Drug Synergism, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Genes, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Genome-Wide Association Study, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Lentivirus, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Paclitaxel, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Quinolines, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-RNA Interference, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Receptor, erbB-2, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21487605-Signal Transduction
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
A genome-wide RNAi screen identifies novel targets of neratinib sensitivity leading to neratinib and paclitaxel combination drug treatments.
pubmed:affiliation
Systems Biology, Global Biotherapeutics, Pfizer Inc., 87 Cambridgepark Drive, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA. attila.seyhan@pfizer.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't