Inhibition of the AURKA/YAP1 axis is a promising therapeutic option for overcoming cetuximab resistance in colorectal cancer stem cells

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BACKGROUND: Primary resistance to anti-EGFR therapies affects 40% of metastatic colorectal cancer patients harbouring wild-type RAS/RAF. YAP1 activation is associated with this resistance, prompting an investigation into AURKA's role in mediating YAP1 phosphorylation at Ser397, as observed in breast cancer.

METHODS: We used transcriptomic analysis along with in vitro and in vivo models of RAS/RAF wild-type CRC to study YAP1 Ser397 phosphorylation as a potential biomarker for cetuximab resistance. We assessed cetuximab efficacy using CCK8 proliferation assays and cell cycle analysis. Additionally, we examined the effects of AURKA inhibition with alisertib and created a dominant-negative YAP1 Ser397 mutant to assess its impact on cancer stem cell features.

RESULTS: The RAS/RAF wild-type CRC models exhibiting primary resistance to cetuximab prominently displayed elevated YAP1 phosphorylation at Ser397 primarily mediated by AURKA. AURKA-induced YAP1 phosphorylation was identified as a key trigger for cancer stem cell reprogramming. Consequently, we found that AURKA inhibition had the capacity to effectively restore cetuximab sensitivity and concurrently suppress the cancer stem cell phenotype.

CONCLUSIONS: AURKA inhibition holds promise as a therapeutic approach to overcome cetuximab resistance in RAS/RAF wild-type colorectal cancer, offering a potential means to counter the development of cancer stem cell phenotypes associated with cetuximab resistance.

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ErratumIn: Br J Cancer. 2024 Apr 4;:. - PMID 38575733

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:130

Enthalten in:

British journal of cancer - 130(2024), 8 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 1402-1413

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rio-Vilariño, Anxo [VerfasserIn]
Cenigaonandia-Campillo, Aiora [VerfasserIn]
García-Bautista, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Mateos-Gómez, Pedro A [VerfasserIn]
Schlaepfer, Marina I [VerfasserIn]
Del Puerto-Nevado, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Aguilera, Oscar [VerfasserIn]
García-García, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Galeano, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
de Miguel, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Serrano-López, Juana [VerfasserIn]
Baños, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Aceñero, María Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Lacal, Juan Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Medico, Enzo [VerfasserIn]
García-Foncillas, Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Cebrián, Arancha [VerfasserIn]

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AURKA protein, human
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Aurora Kinase A
Cetuximab
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 3.6.5.2
Journal Article
PQX0D8J21J
Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Br J Cancer. 2024 Apr 4;:. - PMID 38575733

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41416-024-02649-z

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NLM36957558X