Active Pin1 is a key target of all-trans retinoic acid in acute promyelocytic leukemia and breast cancer

作者：Wei Shuo; Kozono Shingo; Kats Lev; Nechama Morris; Li Wenzong; Guarnerio Jlenia; Luo Manli; You Mi Hyeon; Yao Yandan; Kondo Asami; Hu Hai; Bozkurt Gunes; Moerke Nathan J; Cao Shugeng; Reschke Markus; Chen Chun Hau; Rego Eduardo M; Lo Coco Francesco; Cantley Lewis C; Lee Tae Ho; Wu Hao; Zhang Yan; Pandolfi Pier Paolo; Zhou Xiao Zhen; Lu Kun Ping^*

来源：Nature Medicine, 2015, 21(5): 457-U230.

DOI：10.1038/nm.3839

A common key regulator of oncogenic signaling pathways in multiple tumor types is the unique isomerase Pin1. However, available Pin1 inhibitors lack the required specificity and potency for inhibiting Pin1 function in vivo. By using mechanism-based screening, here we find that all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-a therapy for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) that is considered the first example of targeted therapy in cancer, but whose drug target remains elusive-inhibits and degrades active Pin1 selectively in cancer cells by directly binding to the substrate phosphate-and proline-binding pockets in the Pin1 active site. ATRA-induced Pin1 ablation degrades the protein encoded by the fusion oncogene PML-RARA and treats APL in APL cell and animal models as well as in human patients. ATRA-induced Pin1 ablation also potently inhibits triple-negative breast cancer cell growth in human cells and in animal models by acting on many Pin1 substrate oncogenes and tumor suppressors. Thus, ATRA simultaneously blocks multiple Pin1-regulated cancer-driving pathways, an attractive property for treating aggressive and drug-resistant tumors.

• 出版日期2015-5