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E2F Inhibition Synergizes with Paclitaxel in Lung Cancer Cell Lines
The CDK/Rb/E2F pathway is commonly disrupted in lung cancer, and thus, it is predicted that blocking the E2F pathway would have therapeutic potential. To test this hypothesis, we have examined the activity of HLM006474 (a small molecule pan-E2F inhibitor) in lung cancer cell lines as a single agent...
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2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022639/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24831239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096357 |
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author | Kurtyka, Courtney A. Chen, Lu Cress, W. Douglas |
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description | The CDK/Rb/E2F pathway is commonly disrupted in lung cancer, and thus, it is predicted that blocking the E2F pathway would have therapeutic potential. To test this hypothesis, we have examined the activity of HLM006474 (a small molecule pan-E2F inhibitor) in lung cancer cell lines as a single agent and in combination with other compounds. HLM006474 reduces the viability of both SCLC and NSCLC lines with a biological IC(50) that varies between 15 and 75 µM, but with no significant difference between the groups. Combination of HLM006474 with cisplatin and gemcitabine demonstrate little synergy; however, HLM006474 synergizes with paclitaxel. Surprisingly, we discovered that brief treatment of cells with HLM006474 led to an increase of E2F3 protein levels (due to de-repression of these promoter sites). Since paclitaxel sensitivity has been shown to correlate with E2F3 levels, we hypothesized that HLM006474 synergy with paclitaxel may be mediated by transient induction of E2F3. To test this, H1299 cells were depleted of E2F3a and E2F3b with siRNA and treated with paclitaxel. Assays of proliferation showed that both siRNAs significantly reduced paclitaxel sensitivity, as expected. Taken together, these results suggest that HLM006474 may have efficacy in lung cancer and may be useful in combination with taxanes. |
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spelling | pubmed-40226392014-05-21 E2F Inhibition Synergizes with Paclitaxel in Lung Cancer Cell Lines Kurtyka, Courtney A. Chen, Lu Cress, W. Douglas PLoS One Research Article The CDK/Rb/E2F pathway is commonly disrupted in lung cancer, and thus, it is predicted that blocking the E2F pathway would have therapeutic potential. To test this hypothesis, we have examined the activity of HLM006474 (a small molecule pan-E2F inhibitor) in lung cancer cell lines as a single agent and in combination with other compounds. HLM006474 reduces the viability of both SCLC and NSCLC lines with a biological IC(50) that varies between 15 and 75 µM, but with no significant difference between the groups. Combination of HLM006474 with cisplatin and gemcitabine demonstrate little synergy; however, HLM006474 synergizes with paclitaxel. Surprisingly, we discovered that brief treatment of cells with HLM006474 led to an increase of E2F3 protein levels (due to de-repression of these promoter sites). Since paclitaxel sensitivity has been shown to correlate with E2F3 levels, we hypothesized that HLM006474 synergy with paclitaxel may be mediated by transient induction of E2F3. To test this, H1299 cells were depleted of E2F3a and E2F3b with siRNA and treated with paclitaxel. Assays of proliferation showed that both siRNAs significantly reduced paclitaxel sensitivity, as expected. Taken together, these results suggest that HLM006474 may have efficacy in lung cancer and may be useful in combination with taxanes. Public Library of Science 2014-05-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4022639/ /pubmed/24831239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096357 Text en © 2014 Kurtyka et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Kurtyka, Courtney A. Chen, Lu Cress, W. Douglas E2F Inhibition Synergizes with Paclitaxel in Lung Cancer Cell Lines |
title | E2F Inhibition Synergizes with Paclitaxel in Lung Cancer Cell Lines |
title_full | E2F Inhibition Synergizes with Paclitaxel in Lung Cancer Cell Lines |
title_fullStr | E2F Inhibition Synergizes with Paclitaxel in Lung Cancer Cell Lines |
title_full_unstemmed | E2F Inhibition Synergizes with Paclitaxel in Lung Cancer Cell Lines |
title_short | E2F Inhibition Synergizes with Paclitaxel in Lung Cancer Cell Lines |
title_sort | e2f inhibition synergizes with paclitaxel in lung cancer cell lines |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022639/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24831239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096357 |
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