KAT5 (Tip60) is a potential therapeutic target in malignant pleural mesothelioma

  • Authors:
    • Sian Cregan
    • Lauran McDonagh
    • Yun Gao
    • Martin P. Barr
    • Kenneth J. O'Byrne
    • Stephen P. Finn
    • Sinead Cuffe
    • Steven G. Gray
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  • Published online on: January 13, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2016.3335
  • Pages: 1290-1296
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Abstract

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare aggressive cancer of the pleura. Asbestos exposure (through inhalation) is the most well established risk factor for mesothelioma. The current standard of care for patients suffering from MPM is a combination of cisplatin and pemetrexed (or alternatively cisplatin and raltitrexed). Most patients, however, die within 24 months of diagnosis. New therapies are therefore urgently required for this disease. Lysine acetyltransferases (KATs) including KAT5 have been linked with the development of cisplatin resistance. This gene may therefore be altered in MPM and could represent a novel candidate target for intervention. Using RT-PCR screening the expression of all known KAT5 variants was found to be markedly increased in malignant tumors compared to benign pleura. When separated according to histological subtype, KAT5 was significantly overexpressed in both the sarcomatoid and biphasic subgroups for all transcript variants. A panel of MPM cell lines including the normal pleural cells LP9 and Met5A was screened for expression of KAT5 variants. Treatment of cells with a small molecule inhibitor of KAT5 (MG-149) caused significant inhibition of cellular proliferation (p<0.0001), induction of apoptosis and was accompanied by significant induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines.
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Cregan S, McDonagh L, Gao Y, Barr MP, O'Byrne KJ, Finn SP, Cuffe S and Gray SG: KAT5 (Tip60) is a potential therapeutic target in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Int J Oncol 48: 1290-1296, 2016
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Cregan, S., McDonagh, L., Gao, Y., Barr, M.P., O'Byrne, K.J., Finn, S.P. ... Gray, S.G. (2016). KAT5 (Tip60) is a potential therapeutic target in malignant pleural mesothelioma. International Journal of Oncology, 48, 1290-1296. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2016.3335
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Cregan, S., McDonagh, L., Gao, Y., Barr, M. P., O'Byrne, K. J., Finn, S. P., Cuffe, S., Gray, S. G."KAT5 (Tip60) is a potential therapeutic target in malignant pleural mesothelioma". International Journal of Oncology 48.3 (2016): 1290-1296.
Chicago
Cregan, S., McDonagh, L., Gao, Y., Barr, M. P., O'Byrne, K. J., Finn, S. P., Cuffe, S., Gray, S. G."KAT5 (Tip60) is a potential therapeutic target in malignant pleural mesothelioma". International Journal of Oncology 48, no. 3 (2016): 1290-1296. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2016.3335