Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Cancer Cell. 2020 Jun 8;37(6):834-849.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.04.014. Epub 2020 May 21.
Molecular mechanisms underlying adaptive targeted therapy resistance in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are poorly understood. Here, we identify SETD5 as a major driver of PDAC resistance to MEK1/2 inhibition (MEKi). SETD5 is induced by MEKi resistance and its deletion restores refractory PDAC vulnerability to MEKi therapy in mouse models and patient-derived xenografts. SETD5 lacks histone methyltransferase activity but scaffolds a co-repressor complex, including HDAC3 and G9a. Gene silencing by the SETD5 complex regulates known drug resistance pathways to reprogram cellular responses to MEKi. Pharmacological co-targeting of MEK1/2, HDAC3, and G9a sustains PDAC tumor growth inhibition in vivo. Our work uncovers SETD5 as a key mediator of acquired MEKi therapy resistance in PDAC and suggests a context for advancing MEKi use in the clinic.
胰腺癌(PDAC)中适应性靶向治疗耐药的分子机制尚不清楚。在这里,我们发现 SETD5 是 PDAC 对 MEK1/2 抑制(MEKi)耐药的主要驱动因素。SETD5 被 MEKi 耐药诱导,其缺失恢复了难治性 PDAC 对 MEKi 治疗的敏感性,在小鼠模型和患者来源的异种移植物中均如此。SETD5 缺乏组蛋白甲基转移酶活性,但支架一个共抑制复合物,包括 HDAC3 和 G9a。SETD5 复合物的基因沉默调节已知的耐药途径,以重新编程对 MEKi 的细胞反应。MEK1/2、HDAC3 和 G9a 的药理学联合靶向治疗在体内持续抑制 PDAC 肿瘤生长。我们的工作揭示了 SETD5 是 PDAC 获得性 MEKi 治疗耐药的关键介质,并为在临床上推进 MEKi 的使用提供了一个背景。