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- Title
Pictilisib-Induced Resistance Is Mediated through FOXO1-Dependent Activation of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases in Mucinous Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Cells.
- Authors
Kuracha, Murali R.; Govindarajan, Venkatesh; Loggie, Brian W.; Tobi, Martin; McVicker, Benita L.
- Abstract
The phosphatidylinositol (PI3K)/AKT/mTOR axis represents an important therapeutic target to treat human cancers. A well-described downstream target of the PI3K pathway is the forkhead box O (FOXO) transcription factor family. FOXOs have been implicated in many cellular responses, including drug-induced resistance in cancer cells. However, FOXO-dependent acute phase resistance mediated by pictilisib, a potent small molecule PI3K inhibitor (PI3Ki), has not been studied. Here, we report that pictilisib-induced adaptive resistance is regulated by the FOXO-dependent rebound activity of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) in mucinous colorectal adenocarcinoma (MCA) cells. The resistance mediated by PI3K inhibition involves the nuclear localization of FOXO and the altered expression of RTKs, including ErbB2, ErbB3, EphA7, EphA10, IR, and IGF-R1 in MCA cells. Further, in the presence of FOXO siRNA, the pictilisib-induced feedback activation of RTK regulators (pERK and pAKT) was altered in MCA cells. Interestingly, the combinational treatment of pictilisib (Pi3Ki) and FOXO1i (AS1842856) synergistically reduced MCA cell viability and increased apoptosis. These results demonstrate that pictilisib used as a single agent induces acute resistance, partly through FOXO1 inhibition. Therefore, overcoming PI3Ki single-agent adaptive resistance by rational design of FOXO1 and PI3K inhibitor combinations could significantly enhance the therapeutic efficacy of PI3K-targeting drugs in MCA cells.
- Subjects
MUCINOUS adenocarcinoma; FORKHEAD transcription factors; KINASES; SMALL molecules; TYROSINE; TRANSCRIPTION factors
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 15, p12331
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms241512331