Establishment of Canine Transitional Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines Harboring BRAF V595E Mutation as a Therapeutic Target

Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) is the most common malignant tumor of the canine urinary tract and tends to have a poor prognosis due to its invasive potential. Recent studies have reported that up to 80% of canine urothelial carcinoma has the BRAF V595E mutation, which is homologous to the human V600E mutation. Activating the BRAF mutation is an actionable target for developing effective therapeutic agents inhibiting the BRAF/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway in canine cancer as well as human cancer. We established novel canine TCC cell lines from two tumor tissues and one metastatic lymph node of canine TCC patients harboring the BRAF V595E mutation. Tumor tissues highly expressed the BRAF mutant and phosphorylated extracellular signal-related kinases (ERK)1/2 proteins. The derived cell lines demonstrated activated MAPK pathways. We also evaluated the cell lines for sensitivity to BRAF inhibitors. Sorafenib, a multiple kinase inhibitor targeting RAF/vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), successfully inhibited the BRAF/MAPK pathway and induced apoptosis. The established canine TCC cell lines responded with greater sensitivity to sorafenib than to vemurafenib, which is known as a specific BRAF inhibitor in human cancer. Our results demonstrated that canine TCC cells showed different responses compared to human cancer with the BRAF V600E mutation. These cell lines would be valuable research materials to develop therapeutic strategies for canine TCC patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

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International journal of molecular sciences - 22(2021), 17 vom: 25. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jung, Hyojik [VerfasserIn]
Bae, Kieun [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Ja Young [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jung-Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Han, Hyun-Jung [VerfasserIn]
Yoon, Hun-Young [VerfasserIn]
Yoon, Kyong-Ah [VerfasserIn]

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9ZOQ3TZI87
Antineoplastic Agents
Cancer cell line
Canine BRAF V595E
Dog
EC 2.7.11.1
Journal Article
Metastatic lymph node
Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
Sorafenib
Transitional cell carcinoma

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Date Completed 11.10.2021

Date Revised 11.10.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms22179151

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330443143