Disrupting YAP1-mediated glutamine metabolism induces synthetic lethality alongside ODC1 inhibition in osteosarcoma

作者：Hongsheng Wang, Yining Tao, Jing Han, Jiakang Shen, Haoran Mu, Zhuoying Wang, Jinzeng Wang, Xinmeng Jin, Qi Zhang, Yuqin Yang, Jun Lin, Mengxiong Sun, Xiaojun Ma, Ling Ren, Amy K. LeBlanc, Jing Xu, Yingqi Hua, Wei Sun · 发表于：Cellular Oncology · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1007/s13402-024-00967-1 · 被引用次数：7 · 研究领域：Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ、Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment、Cancer Cells and Metastasis

PURPOSE: Osteosarcoma, a highly malignant primary bone tumor primarily affecting adolescents, frequently develops resistance to initial chemotherapy, leading to metastasis and limited treatment options. Our study aims to uncover novel therapeutic targets for metastatic and recurrent osteosarcoma. METHODS: In this study, we proved the potential of modulating the YAP1-regulated glutamine metabolic pathway to augment the response of OS to DFMO. We initially employed single-cell transcriptomic data to gauge the activation level of polyamine metabolism in MTAP-deleted OS patients. This was further substantiated by transcriptome sequencing data from recurrent and non-recurrent patient tissues, confirming the activation of polyamine metabolism in progressive OS. Through high-throughput drug screening, we pinpointed CIL56, a YAP1 inhibitor, as a promising candidate for a combined therapeutic strategy with DFMO. In vivo, we utilized PDX and CDX models to validate the therapeutic efficacy of this drug combination. In vitro, we conducted western blot analysis, qPCR analysis, immunofluorescence staining, and PuMA experiments to monitor alterations in molecular expression, distribution, and tumor metastasis capability. We employed CCK-8 and colony formation assays to assess the proliferative capacity of cells in the experimental group. We used flow cytometry and reactive oxygen probes to observe changes in ROS and glutamine metabolism within the cells. Finally, we applied RNA-seq in tande...