Development of bag-1L as a therapeutic target in androgen receptor-dependent prostate cancer

Laura Cato, Antje Neeb, Adam Sharp, Victor Buzón, Scott B. Ficarro, Linxiao Yang, Claudia Muhle-Goll, Nane C. Kuznik, Ruth Riisnaes, Daniel Nava Rodrigues, Olivier Armant, Victor Gourain, Guillaume Adelmant, Emmanuel A. Ntim, Thomas Westerling, David Dolling, Pasquale Rescigno, Ines Figueiredo, Friedrich Fauser, Jennifer WuJaice T. Rottenberg, Liubov Shatkina, Claudia Ester, Burkhard Luy, Holger Puchta, Jakob Troppmair, Nicole Jung, Stefan Bräse, Uwe Strähle, Jarrod A. Marto, Gerd Ulrich Nienhaus, Bissan Al-Lazikani, Xavier Salvatella, Johann S. De Bono, Andrew C.B. Cato, Myles Brown

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Abstract

Targeting the activation function-1 (AF-1) domain located in the N-terminus of the androgen receptor (AR) is an attractive therapeutic alternative to the current approaches to inhibit AR action in prostate cancer (PCa). Here we show that the AR AF-1 is bound by the cochaperone Bag-1L. Mutations in the AR interaction domain or loss of Bag-1L abrogate AR signaling and reduce PCa growth. Clinically, Bag-1L protein levels increase with progression to castration-resistant PCa (CRPC) and high levels of Bag-1L in primary PCa associate with a reduced clinical benefit from abiraterone when these tumors progress. Intriguingly, residues in Bag-1L important for its interaction with the AR AF-1 are within a potentially druggable pocket, implicating Bag-1L as a potential therapeutic target in PCa.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere27159
JournaleLife
Volume6
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 10 2017
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Immunology and Microbiology

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