Title | The enzymatic activity of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase/IMP cyclohydrolase is enhanced by NPM-ALK: new insights in ALK-mediated pathogenesis and the treatment of ALCL. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Boccalatte FE, Voena C, Riganti C, Bosia A, D'Amico L, Riera L, Cheng M, Ruggeri B, Jensen ON, Goss VL, Lee K, Nardone J, Rush J, Polakiewicz RD, Comb MJ, Chiarle R, Inghirami G |
Journal | Blood |
Volume | 113 |
Issue | 12 |
Pagination | 2776-90 |
Date Published | 2009 Mar 19 |
ISSN | 1528-0020 |
Keywords | Amino Acid Sequence, Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic, Carbazoles, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Cell Line, Tumor, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Gene Expression Profiling, Humans, Hydroxymethyl and Formyl Transferases, Indazoles, Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic, Methotrexate, Microfilament Proteins, Molecular Sequence Data, Multienzyme Complexes, Neoplasm Proteins, Nucleotide Deaminases, Phenylurea Compounds, Phosphoproteins, Phosphorylation, Phosphotyrosine, Protein Interaction Mapping, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Transcription, Genetic |
Abstract | Anaplastic large cell lymphoma represents a subset of neoplasms caused by translocations that juxtapose the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) to dimerization partners. The constitutive activation of ALK fusion proteins leads to cellular transformation through a complex signaling network. To elucidate the ALK pathways sustaining lymphomagenesis and tumor maintenance, we analyzed the tyrosine-kinase protein profiles of ALK-positive cell lines using 2 complementary proteomic-based approaches, taking advantage of a specific ALK RNA interference (RNAi) or cell-permeable inhibitors. A well-defined set of ALK-associated tyrosine phosphopeptides, including metabolic enzymes, kinases, ribosomal and cytoskeletal proteins, was identified. Validation studies confirmed that vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein and 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase/inosine monophosphate cyclohydrolase (ATIC) associated with nucleophosmin (NPM)-ALK, and their phosphorylation required ALK activity. ATIC phosphorylation was documented in cell lines and primary tumors carrying ALK proteins and other tyrosine kinases, including TPR-Met and wild type c-Met. Functional analyses revealed that ALK-mediated ATIC phosphorylation enhanced its enzymatic activity, dampening the methotrexate-mediated transformylase activity inhibition. These findings demonstrate that proteomic approaches in well-controlled experimental settings allow the definition of informative proteomic profiles and the discovery of novel ALK downstream players that contribute to the maintenance of the neoplastic phenotype. Prediction of tumor responses to methotrexate may justify specific molecular-based chemotherapy. |
DOI | 10.1182/blood-2008-06-161018 |
Alternate Journal | Blood |
PubMed ID | 18845790 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC2661863 |
Grant List | R01 CA090773 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States R01-CA90773 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States |
Related Faculty:
Giorgio Inghirami, M.D.