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Mitochondrial Reprogramming Underlies Resistance to BCL-2 Inhibition in Lymphoid Malignancies

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Guièze, Romain, Liu, Vivian M., Rosebrock, Daniel, Jourdain, Alexis A., Hernández-Sánchez, María, Martinez Zurita, Aina, Sun, Jing, Ten Hacken, Elisa +33 more·2019·Cancer Cell

Abstract

Mitochondrial apoptosis can be effectively targeted in lymphoid malignancies with the FDA-approved B cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) inhibitor venetoclax, but resistance to this agent is emerging. We show that venetoclax resistance in chronic lymphocytic leukemia is associated with complex clonal shifts. To identify determinants of resistance, we conducted parallel genome-scale screens of the BCL-2-driven OCI-Ly1 lymphoma cell line after venetoclax exposure along with integrated expression profiling and functional characterization of drug-resistant and engineered cell lines. We identified regulators of lymphoid transcription and cellular energy metabolism as drivers of venetoclax resistance in addition to the known involvement by BCL-2 family members, which were confirmed in patient samples. Our data support the implementation of combinatorial therapy with metabolic modulators to address venetoclax resistance.

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  • In chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acquired resistance to venetoclax involves increased mitochondrial mass and enhanced OXPHOS, and inhibiting OXPHOS increases venetoclax sensitivity in culture and in vivo.

    “In chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acquired resistance to venetoclax–an inhibitor of the antiapoptotic protein B cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2)–involves increased mitochondrial mass and enhanced OXPHOS (114). Inhibiting OXPHOS increases venetoclax sensitivity in culture and in vivo.”

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  • A recurrent theme in studies of cancer progression is increased reliance of cancer cells on OXPHOS in advanced stages of disease.

    “A recurrent theme in studies on cancer progression is the increased reliance of cancer cells on OXPHOS in advanced stages of disease.”

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Guièze, R., Liu, V. M., Rosebrock, D., Jourdain, A. A., Hernández-Sánchez, M., Martinez Zurita, A., Sun, J., Ten Hacken, E., Baranowski, K., Thompson, P. A., Heo, J.-M., Cartun, Z., Aygün, O., Iorgulescu, J. B., Zhang, W., Notarangelo, G., Livitz, D., Li, S., Davids, M. S., Biran, A., Fernandes, S. M., Brown, J. R., Lako, A., Ciantra, Z. B., Lawlor, M. A., Keskin, D. B., Udeshi, N. D., Wierda, W. G., Livak, K. J., Letai, A. G., Neuberg, D., Harper, J. W., Carr, S. A., Piccioni, F., Ott, C. J., Leshchiner, I., Johannessen, C. M., Doench, J., Mootha, V. K., Getz, G., & Wu, C. J.
Affiliations
  • Broad Institute (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Wu, Catherine J.
Venue
Cancer Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-10
Volume
36
Issue
4
Pages
369-384.e13
ISSN
1535-6108 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2974182987
Cited by
361
References
98
Citations by year
2026: 30 · 2025: 56 · 2024: 53 · 2023: 59 · 2022: 56 · 2021: 51 · 2020: 54 · 2019: 2
FWCI
13.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cancer Cell (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion)
  • Gredos (University of Salamanca) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Hispana (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • IRIS (submittedVersion)
  • SERVAL (Université de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • American Society of Hematology
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1RO1CA155010-01A1, 1U10CA180861-01)
  • Genentech
  • Broad Institute (S63845)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R35GM122455)
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
  • Fundación Española de Hematología y Hemoterapia
  • Gilead Sciences
  • Project Management
  • AbbVie
  • National Cancer Institute (U01 CA214125, R00CA190861, R37 NS083524, U24-CA210986, R01 GM095567, 1U10CA180861-01, 1RO1CA155010-01A1, PO1CA206978, R01CA213442, 2P01CA081534)
  • Sociedad Española de Hematología y Hemoterapia
  • Janssen Pharmaceuticals
  • National Institutes of Health (5T32-HL007627)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
Keywords
venetoclax resistance, BCL-2 inhibition, mitochondrial apoptosis, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, lymphoid malignancies, cellular energy metabolism, metabolic modulators, Bcl-2 family proteins, drug resistance, combination therapy
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Animals, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Energy Metabolism, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mitochondria, Oxidative Phosphorylation, Sulfonamides, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Treatment Outcome, Apoptosis, Disease Progression, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Cell Line, Tumor, Mice, Clonal Evolution, Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein

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