VIP152 is a selective CDK9 inhibitor with pre-clinical in vitro and in vivo efficacy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is effectively treated with targeted therapies including Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors and BCL2 antagonists. When these become ineffective, treatment options are limited. Positive transcription elongation factor complex (P-TEFb), a heterodimeric protein complex composed of cyclin dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) and cyclin T1, functions to regulate short half-life transcripts by phosphorylation of RNA Polymerase II (POLII). These transcripts are frequently dysregulated in hematologic malignancies; however, therapies targeting inhibition of P-TEFb have not yet achieved approval for cancer treatment. VIP152 kinome profiling revealed CDK9 as the main enzyme inhibited at 100 nM, with over a 10-fold increase in potency compared with other inhibitors currently in development for this target. VIP152 induced cell death in CLL cell lines and primary patient samples. Transcriptome analysis revealed inhibition of RNA degradation through the AU-Rich Element (ARE) dysregulation. Mechanistically, VIP152 inhibits the assembly of P-TEFb onto the transcription machinery and disturbs binding partners. Finally, immune competent mice engrafted with CLL-like cells of Eµ-MTCP1 over-expressing mice and treated with VIP152 demonstrated reduced disease burden and improvement in overall survival compared to vehicle-treated mice. These data suggest that VIP152 is a highly selective inhibitor of CDK9 that represents an attractive new therapy for CLL.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Leukemia - 37(2023), 2 vom: 14. Feb., Seite 326-338

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sher, Steven [VerfasserIn]
Whipp, Ethan [VerfasserIn]
Walker, Janek [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Pu [VerfasserIn]
Beaver, Larry [VerfasserIn]
Williams, Katie [VerfasserIn]
Orwick, Shelley [VerfasserIn]
Ravikrishnan, Janani [VerfasserIn]
Walker, Brandi [VerfasserIn]
Perry, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Gregory, Charles [VerfasserIn]
Purcell, Matthew [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Pearlly [VerfasserIn]
Alinari, Lapo [VerfasserIn]
Johnson, Amy J [VerfasserIn]
Frigault, Melanie M [VerfasserIn]
Greer, Joy M [VerfasserIn]
Hamdy, Ahmed [VerfasserIn]
Izumi, Raquel [VerfasserIn]
Mo, Xiaokui [VerfasserIn]
Sampath, Deepa [VerfasserIn]
Woyach, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Blachly, James [VerfasserIn]
Byrd, John C [VerfasserIn]
Lapalombella, Rosa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cyclin T
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 9
EC 2.7.11.-
EC 2.7.11.22
Journal Article
Positive Transcriptional Elongation Factor B
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 07.02.2023

Date Revised 30.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41375-022-01758-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM34889841X