Targeting dependency on a paralog pair of CBP/p300 against de-repression of KREMEN2 in SMARCB1-deficient cancers

Mariko Sasaki, Daiki Kato, Karin Murakami, Hiroshi Yoshida, Shohei Takase, Tsuguteru Otsubo and Hideaki Ogiwara ()
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Mariko Sasaki: National Cancer Center Research Institute
Daiki Kato: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd
Karin Murakami: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd
Hiroshi Yoshida: National Cancer Center Hospital
Shohei Takase: National Cancer Center Research Institute
Tsuguteru Otsubo: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd
Hideaki Ogiwara: National Cancer Center Research Institute

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-24

Abstract: Abstract SMARCB1, a subunit of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, is the causative gene of rhabdoid tumors and epithelioid sarcomas. Here, we identify a paralog pair of CBP and p300 as a synthetic lethal target in SMARCB1-deficient cancers by using a dual siRNA screening method based on the “simultaneous inhibition of a paralog pair” concept. Treatment with CBP/p300 dual inhibitors suppresses growth of cell lines and tumor xenografts derived from SMARCB1-deficient cells but not from SMARCB1-proficient cells. SMARCB1-containing SWI/SNF complexes localize with H3K27me3 and its methyltransferase EZH2 at the promotor region of the KREMEN2 locus, resulting in transcriptional downregulation of KREMEN2. By contrast, SMARCB1 deficiency leads to localization of H3K27ac, and recruitment of its acetyltransferases CBP and p300, at the KREMEN2 locus, resulting in transcriptional upregulation of KREMEN2, which cooperates with the SMARCA1 chromatin remodeling complex. Simultaneous inhibition of CBP/p300 leads to transcriptional downregulation of KREMEN2, followed by apoptosis induction via monomerization of KREMEN1 due to a failure to interact with KREMEN2, which suppresses anti-apoptotic signaling pathways. Taken together, our findings indicate that simultaneous inhibitors of CBP/p300 could be promising therapeutic agents for SMARCB1-deficient cancers.

Date: 2024
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