Modulating Androgen Receptor-Driven Transcription in Prostate Cancer with Selective CDK9 Inhibitors.
Cell Chem Biol
; 28(2): 134-147.e14, 2021 02 18.
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ABSTRACT
Castration-resistant prostate cancers (CRPCs) lose sensitivity to androgen-deprivation therapies but frequently remain dependent on oncogenic transcription driven by the androgen receptor (AR) and its splice variants. To discover modulators of AR-variant activity, we used a lysate-based small-molecule microarray assay and identified KI-ARv-03 as an AR-variant complex binder that reduces AR-driven transcription and proliferation in prostate cancer cells. We deduced KI-ARv-03 to be a potent, selective inhibitor of CDK9, an important cofactor for AR, MYC, and other oncogenic transcription factors. Further optimization resulted in KB-0742, an orally bioavailable, selective CDK9 inhibitor with potent anti-tumor activity in CRPC models. In 22Rv1 cells, KB-0742 rapidly downregulates nascent transcription, preferentially depleting short half-life transcripts and AR-driven oncogenic programs. In vivo, oral administration of KB-0742 significantly reduced tumor growth in CRPC, supporting CDK9 inhibition as a promising therapeutic strategy to target AR dependence in CRPC.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transcrição Gênica
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Receptores Androgênicos
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Quinase 9 Dependente de Ciclina
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Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases
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Antagonistas de Receptores de Andrógenos
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Neoplasias de Próstata Resistentes à Castração
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cell Chem Biol
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos