TY - JOUR
T1 - Src inhibition blocks c-Myc translation and glucose metabolism to prevent the development of breast cancer
AU - Jain, Shalini
AU - Wang, Xiao
AU - Chang, Chia Chi
AU - Ibarra-Drendall, Catherine
AU - Wang, Hai
AU - Zhang, Qingling
AU - Brady, Samuel W.
AU - Li, Ping
AU - Zhao, Hong
AU - Dobbs, Jessica
AU - Kyrish, Matt
AU - Tkaczyk, Tomasz S.
AU - Ambrose, Adrian
AU - Sistrunk, Christopher
AU - Arun, Banu K.
AU - Richards-Kortum, Rebecca
AU - Jia, Wei
AU - Seewaldt, Victoria L.
AU - Yu, Dihua
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Association for Cancer Research.
PY - 2015/11/15
Y1 - 2015/11/15
N2 - Preventing breast cancer will require the development of targeted strategies that can effectively block disease progression. Tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors are effective in addressing estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer development, but estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) breast cancer remains an unmet challenge due to gaps in pathobiologic understanding. In this study, we used reverse-phase protein array to identify activation of Src kinase as an early signaling alteration in premalignant breast lesions of women who did not respond to tamoxifen, a widely used ER antagonist for hormonal therapy of breast cancer. Src kinase blockade with the small-molecule inhibitor saracatinib prevented the disorganized threedimensional growth of ER- mammary epithelial cells in vitro and delayed the development of premalignant lesions and tumors in vivo in mouse models developing HER2+ and ER- mammary tumors, extending tumor-free and overall survival. Mechanistic investigations revealed that Src blockade reduced glucose metabolism as a result of an inhibition in ERK1/2-MNK1-eIF4E-mediated cap-dependent translation of c-Myc and transcription of the glucose transporter GLUT1, thereby limiting energy available for cell growth. Taken together, our results provide a sound rationale to target Src pathways in premalignant breast lesions to limit the development of breast cancers.
AB - Preventing breast cancer will require the development of targeted strategies that can effectively block disease progression. Tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors are effective in addressing estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer development, but estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) breast cancer remains an unmet challenge due to gaps in pathobiologic understanding. In this study, we used reverse-phase protein array to identify activation of Src kinase as an early signaling alteration in premalignant breast lesions of women who did not respond to tamoxifen, a widely used ER antagonist for hormonal therapy of breast cancer. Src kinase blockade with the small-molecule inhibitor saracatinib prevented the disorganized threedimensional growth of ER- mammary epithelial cells in vitro and delayed the development of premalignant lesions and tumors in vivo in mouse models developing HER2+ and ER- mammary tumors, extending tumor-free and overall survival. Mechanistic investigations revealed that Src blockade reduced glucose metabolism as a result of an inhibition in ERK1/2-MNK1-eIF4E-mediated cap-dependent translation of c-Myc and transcription of the glucose transporter GLUT1, thereby limiting energy available for cell growth. Taken together, our results provide a sound rationale to target Src pathways in premalignant breast lesions to limit the development of breast cancers.
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U2 - 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-2345
DO - 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-2345
M3 - Article
C2 - 26383165
AN - SCOPUS:84955114584
SN - 0008-5472
VL - 75
SP - 4863
EP - 4875
JO - Cancer Research
JF - Cancer Research
IS - 22
ER -