期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 22, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010030
关键词
mTORC2; melanoma; migration; metastasis
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [FOR2127]
- Baden-Wurttemberg Ministry of Science, Research and Art
- University of Freiburg
This study demonstrates the significant reduction in migration, invasion, and proliferation of melanoma cells upon specific inhibition of mTORC2 using the novel inhibitor JR-AB2-011, leading to cell death through non-apoptotic pathways. In a syngeneic murine metastasis model, therapy with JR-AB2-011 showed a remarkable decrease in liver metastasis, highlighting the potential of pharmacological blockade of mTORC2 as a novel anti-cancer approach for melanoma liver metastasis.
Despite recent advances in therapy, liver metastasis from melanoma is still associated with poor prognosis. Although targeting the mTOR signaling pathway exerts potent anti-tumor activity, little is known about specific mTORC2 inhibition regarding liver metastasis. Using the novel mTORC2 specific inhibitor JR-AB2-011, we show significantly reduced migration and invasion capacity by impaired activation of MMP2 in melanoma cells. In addition, blockade of mTORC2 induces cell death by non-apoptotic pathways and reduces tumor cell proliferation rate dose-dependently. Furthermore, a significant reduction of liver metastasis was detected in a syngeneic murine metastasis model upon therapy with JR-AB2-011 as determined by in vivo imaging and necropsy. Hence, our study for the first time highlights the impact of the pharmacological blockade of mTORC2 as a potent novel anti-cancer approach for liver metastasis from melanoma.
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