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NPEPPS Is a Druggable Driver of Platinum Resistance
Authors: Jones Robert T., Scholtes Mathijs, Goodspeed Andrew, Akbarzadeh Maryam, Mohapatra Saswat, Feldman Lily Elizabeth, Vekony Hedvig, Jean Annie, Tilton Charlene B., Orman Michael V., Romal Shahla, Deiter Cailin, Kan Tsung Wai, Xander Nathaniel, Araki Stephanie P., Joshi Molishree, Javaid Mahmood, Clambey Eric T., Layer Ryan, Laajala Teemu D., Parker Sarah J., Mahmoudi Tokameh, Zuiverloon Tahlita C.M., Theodorescu Dan, Costello James C.
Publisher: Waverly Press
Publication year: 2024
Journal: Cancer Research
Journal name in source: Cancer research
Journal acronym: Cancer Res
Volume: 84
Issue: 10
First page : 1699
Last page: 1718
ISSN: 0008-5472
eISSN: 1538-7445
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-23-1976
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-23-1976
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/404707675
There is an unmet need to improve the efficacy of platinum-based cancer chemotherapy, which is used in primary and metastatic settings in many cancer types. In bladder cancer, platinum-based chemotherapy leads to better outcomes in a subset of patients when used in the neoadjuvant setting or in combination with immunotherapy for advanced disease. Despite such promising results, extending the benefits of platinum drugs to a greater number of patients is highly desirable. Using the multiomic assessment of cisplatin-responsive and -resistant human bladder cancer cell lines and whole-genome CRISPR screens, we identified puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase (NPEPPS) as a driver of cisplatin resistance. NPEPPS depletion sensitized resistant bladder cancer cells to cisplatin in vitro and in vivo. Conversely, overexpression of NPEPPS in sensitive cells increased cisplatin resistance. NPEPPS affected treatment response by regulating intracellular cisplatin concentrations. Patient-derived organoids (PDO) generated from bladder cancer samples before and after cisplatin-based treatment, and from patients who did not receive cisplatin, were evaluated for sensitivity to cisplatin, which was concordant with clinical response. In the PDOs, depletion or pharmacologic inhibition of NPEPPS increased cisplatin sensitivity, while NPEPPS overexpression conferred resistance. Our data present NPEPPS as a druggable driver of cisplatin resistance by regulating intracellular cisplatin concentrations.
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This work was generously supported by the Anschutz Foundation to J.C. Costello, CA268055 to D. Theodorescu and J.C. Costello, FICAN Cancer Researcher by the Finnish Cancer Institute to T.D. Laajala, Erasmus MC mRACE grant 111296 to T.C. Zuiverloon, Erasmus MC fellowship project 107088 to T.C. Zuiverloon, and training grants GM007635 supported R.T. Jones, A.e.g., L.E. Feldman, and C. Deiter, and GM008497 supported R.T. Jones. This work utilized the Functional Genomics Facility, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource, Genomics Shared Resource, and Flow Cytometry Shared Resource supported by CA046934.