Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics
Volume 18, 25 September 2020, Pages 137-148
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A Small Molecule Inhibitor, OGP46, Is Effective against Imatinib-Resistant BCR-ABL Mutations via the BCR-ABL/JAK-STAT Pathway

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Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is caused by the Philadelphia (Ph+) chromosome carrying the BCR-ABL oncogene, a constitutively active tyrosine kinase. The discovery of imatinib represents a major success story in the treatment against CML. However, mutations in the BCR-ABL kinase domain are a major cause of resistance to imatinib, demonstrating that BCR-ABL remains a critical drug target. Here, we investigate a novel small molecule inhibitor, OGP46, for its inhibitory activity against K562, a panel of murine BaF3 cell lines stably expressing either wild-type BCR-ABL or its mutant forms, including T315I. OGP46 exhibits potent activity against imatinib-resistant BCR-ABL mutations, including T315I. OGP46 induced cell differentiation accompanied by G0/G1 cell-cycle arrest and suppressed the colony formation capacity of cells. Treatment with OGP46 significantly decreased the mRNA and protein expression of BCR-ABL in K562 and BaF3-p210-T315I cells. Mechanistically, the anti-cancer activity of OGP46 induced by cell differentiation is likely through the BCR-ABL/JAK-STAT pathway in native BCR-ABL and mutant BCR-ABL, including T315I, of CML cells. Our findings highlight that OGP46 is active against not only native BCR-ABL but also 11 clinically relevant BCR-ABL mutations, including T315I mutation, which are resistant to imatinib. Thus, OGP46 may be a novel strategy for overcoming imatinib-resistance BCR-ABL mutations, including T315I.

Keywords

chronic myeloid leukemia
imatinib resistance
BCR-ABL kinase
targeted therapies
cell differentiation
BCR-ABL mutations
JAK-STAT pathway
T315I mutation

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These authors contributed equally to this work.