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Inhibition of glutaminase elicits senolysis in therapy-induced senescent melanoma cells
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The cyclin D1-Cyclin-Dependent Kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) complex is crucial for the development of melanoma. We previously demonstrated that targeting CDK4/6 using small molecule inhibitors (CDK4/6i) suppresses Braf V600E melanoma growth in vitro and in vivo through induction of cellular senescence. However, clinical trials investigating CDK4/6i in melanoma have not yielded successful outcomes, underscoring the necessity to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of CDK4/6i. Accumulated research has shown that while senescence initially suppresses cell proliferation, a prolonged state of senescence eventually leads to tumor relapse by altering the tumor microenvironment, suggesting that removal of those senescent cells (in a process referred to as senolysis) is of clinical necessity to facilitate clinical response. We demonstrate that glutaminase 1 (GLS1) expression is specifically upregulated in CDK4/6i-induced senescent Braf V600E melanoma cells. Upregulated GLS1 expression renders Braf V600E melanoma senescent cells vulnerable to GLS1 inhibitor (GLS1i). Furthermore, we demonstrate that this senolytic approach targeting upregulated GLS1 expression is applicable even though those cells developed resistance to the Braf V600E inhibitor vemurafenib, a frequently encountered substantial clinical challenge to treating patients. Thus, this novel senolytic approach may revolutionize current CDK4/6i mediated melanoma treatment if melanoma cells undergo senescence prior to developing resistance to CDK4/6i. Given that we demonstrate that a low dose of vemurafenib induced senescence, which renders Braf V600E melanoma cells susceptible to GLS1i and recent accumulated research shows many cancer cells undergo senescence in response to chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy, this senolytic therapy approach may prove applicable to a wide range of cancer types once senescence and GLS1 expression are induced.
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