TY - JOUR
T1 - Regulation of MET kinase inhibitor resistance by copy number of MET in gastric carcinoma cells
AU - Funakoshi, Yohei
AU - Mukohara, Toru
AU - Ekyalongo, Roudy Chiminch
AU - Tomioka, Hideo
AU - Kataoka, Yu
AU - Shimono, Yohei
AU - Chayahara, Naoko
AU - Toyoda, Masanori
AU - Kiyota, Naomi
AU - Fujiwara, Yutaka
AU - Minami, Hironobu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Cognizant Comm. Corp.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - We previously established acquired resistant models for MET-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) by continuously exposing the MET-amplified gastric cancer cell line MKN45 to MET-TKIs, PHA665752 (MKN45-PR), or GSK1363089 (MKN45-GR). We found resistant mechanisms caused by increased copy number of MET in both lines and Y1230H mutation in MKN45-PR. We also found that excessive MET signaling caused by these MET alterations resulted in intra-S-phase arrest in the absence of MET-TKIs, so that cells grew faster in the presence of MET-TKIs, a phenomenon referred to as "addiction." In this study, to investigate reversibility of the acquired resistance and "addiction" to MET-TKIs and their causative MET alterations, we sequentially cultured MKN45-PR and MKN45-GR in decreasing concentrations of MET-TKIs until they were able to grow in a drug-free condition. These "revertant" cell lines (designated MKN45-PR-RE and MKN45-GR-RE) were comparatively analyzed. Growth assay showed that both MKN45-PR-RE and MKN45-GR-RE partially lost the property of "addiction" to MET-TKIs. MKN45-GR-RE lost the property of resistance to GSK1363089, but MKN45-PR-RE retained resistance to PHA665752. Copy numbers and expression and phosphorylation of MET protein reduced in both MKN45-PR-RE and MKN45-GR-RE compared with MKN45-PR and MKN45-GR, respectively, but Y1230H mutation and biochemical resistance to PHA665752 remained in MKN45-PR-RE. The "addiction" to MET-TKIs appeared attributable to increased copy number, and the property and the MET alteration were reversible. The Y1230H mutation appeared enough in itself to keep cells resistant to MET-TKIs and was irreversible.
AB - We previously established acquired resistant models for MET-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) by continuously exposing the MET-amplified gastric cancer cell line MKN45 to MET-TKIs, PHA665752 (MKN45-PR), or GSK1363089 (MKN45-GR). We found resistant mechanisms caused by increased copy number of MET in both lines and Y1230H mutation in MKN45-PR. We also found that excessive MET signaling caused by these MET alterations resulted in intra-S-phase arrest in the absence of MET-TKIs, so that cells grew faster in the presence of MET-TKIs, a phenomenon referred to as "addiction." In this study, to investigate reversibility of the acquired resistance and "addiction" to MET-TKIs and their causative MET alterations, we sequentially cultured MKN45-PR and MKN45-GR in decreasing concentrations of MET-TKIs until they were able to grow in a drug-free condition. These "revertant" cell lines (designated MKN45-PR-RE and MKN45-GR-RE) were comparatively analyzed. Growth assay showed that both MKN45-PR-RE and MKN45-GR-RE partially lost the property of "addiction" to MET-TKIs. MKN45-GR-RE lost the property of resistance to GSK1363089, but MKN45-PR-RE retained resistance to PHA665752. Copy numbers and expression and phosphorylation of MET protein reduced in both MKN45-PR-RE and MKN45-GR-RE compared with MKN45-PR and MKN45-GR, respectively, but Y1230H mutation and biochemical resistance to PHA665752 remained in MKN45-PR-RE. The "addiction" to MET-TKIs appeared attributable to increased copy number, and the property and the MET alteration were reversible. The Y1230H mutation appeared enough in itself to keep cells resistant to MET-TKIs and was irreversible.
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U2 - 10.3727/096504014X13946388748956
DO - 10.3727/096504014X13946388748956
M3 - Article
C2 - 25198658
AN - SCOPUS:84929507158
SN - 0965-0407
VL - 21
SP - 287
EP - 293
JO - Oncology Research
JF - Oncology Research
IS - 6
ER -
