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(Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa)| Date: | 2020 |
| Abstract: | Sterile alpha motif and histidine-aspartic acid domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1) is a dNTP triphosphohydrolase involved in the regulation of the intracellular dNTP pool, linked to viral restriction, cancer development and autoimmune disorders. SAMHD1 function is regulated by phosphorylation through a mechanism controlled by cyclin-dependent kinases and tightly linked to cell cycle progression. Recently, SAMHD1 has been shown to decrease the efficacy of nucleotide analogs used as chemotherapeutic drugs. Here, we demonstrate that SAMHD1 can enhance or decrease the efficacy of various classes of anticancer drug, including nucleotide analogues, but also anti-folate drugs and CDK inhibitors. Importantly, we show that selective CDK4/6 inhibitors are pharmacological activators of SAMHD1 that act by inhibiting its inactivation by phosphorylation. Combinations of a CDK4/6 inhibitor with nucleoside or folate antimetabolites potently enhanced drug efficacy, resulting in highly synergic drug combinations (CI < 0. 04). Mechanistic analyses reveal that cell cycle-controlled modulation of SAMHD1 function is the central process explaining changes in anticancer drug efficacy, therefore providing functional proof of the potential of CDK4/6 inhibitors as a new class of adjuvants to boost chemotherapeutic regimens. The evaluation of SAMHD1 expression in cancer tissues allowed for the identification of cancer types that would benefit from the pharmacological modulation of SAMHD1 function. In conclusion, these results indicate that the modulation of SAMHD1 function may represent a promising strategy for the improvement of current antimetabolite-based treatments. |
| Grants: | Instituto de Salud Carlos III FIS/CP14/00016 Instituto de Salud Carlos III FIS/PI17/00624 Instituto de Salud Carlos III FIS/PI16/00103 Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca PERIS/SLT002-16-00059 |
| Note: | Altres ajuts: CaixaBank/LCF/BQ/IN18/11660017 |
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| Language: | Anglès |
| Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
| Published in: | Cancers, Vol. 12 Núm. 3 (march 2020) , p. 713, ISSN 2072-6694 |
| Related work: | Castellví, Marc; Felip, Eudald; Ezeonwumelu, I.J; Badia, Roger; [et al.]. «Erratum: Castellví, M. et al. Pharmacological Modulation of SAMHD1 Activity by CDK4/6 Inhibitors Improves Anticancer Therapy. Cancers 2020, 12, 713». Cancers, Vol. 12 (june 2020), p.19 https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12071728 |
