Dalpiciclib partially abrogates ER signaling activation induced by pyrotinib in HER2+HR+ breast cancer

  1. Jiawen Bu
  2. Yixiao Zhang
  3. Nan Niu
  4. Kewei Bi
  5. Lisha Sun
  6. Xinbo Qiao
  7. Yimin Wang
  8. Yinan Zhang
  9. Xiaofan Jiang
  10. Dan Wang
  11. Qingtian Ma
  12. Huajun Li
  13. Caigang Liu  Is a corresponding author
  1. Cancer Stem Cell and Translation Medicine Lab, Innovative Cancer Drug Research and Development Engineering Center of Liaoning Province, Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, China
  2. Department of Urology Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, China
  3. Clinical Research and Development, Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd, China
4 figures, 3 tables and 1 additional file

Figures

Figure 1 with 1 supplement
Drug sensitivity test of pyrotinib, tamoxifen, dalpiciclib, and their combination on BT474 cells.

(a, b) Drug sensitivity assay of BT474 cells to single drug and different drug combination. (Data presented as mean ± SDs, all drug sensitivity assay were performed independently in triplicates.) (c)…

Figure 1—figure supplement 1
Colony formation assay of pyrotinib, tamoxifen, dalpiciclib and their combination on BT474 cells.

(a) Drug sensitivity analysis of pyrotinib, tamoxifen, and dalpiciclib in BT474 cells. (Data presented as mean ± SDs, all the assays were performed independently in triplicates.) (b) Colony …

Figure 2 with 1 supplement
Anti-HER2 therapy could lead estrogen receptor (ER) shifting into cell nucleus in HER2+/HR+ breast cancer while CDK4/6 inhibitor could reverse the nuclear translocation of ER.

(a) Distribution of estrogen receptor in BT474 cell line after different drug (pyrotinib, tamoxifen, and dalpiciclib) treatment. (The distribution ratio of ER was calculated manually by randomly …

Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Dalpiciclib partially abrogates ER nuclear transportation induced by anti-HER2 therapy.

(a–b) Total estrogen receptor (ER) expression and nuclear ER expression in BT474 cells treated with different drugs. (This assay was performed in triplicates independently.) (c) Distribution of …

Bioinformatic analysis revealed dalpiciclib and pyrotinib blocking HER2 pathway and cell cycle in BT474 cells synergistically.

(a, b) Signaling pathway enrichment analysis of mRNA changes of BT474 cells treated with pyrotinib compared to BT474 cells treated with 0.1% DMSO. (c) Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) of mRNA …

Figure 3—source data 1

Gene list in estrogen receptor (ER) signaling pathway summarized by KEGG database for Figure 3g.

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Figure 3—source data 2

Gene list in cell cycle genes summarized by KEGG database for Figure 3h.

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Figure 3—source data 3

Upregulated genes after pyrotinib treatment compared to DMSO treatment for Figure 3g and i.

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Figure 3—source data 4

Downregulated genes after dalpiciclib treatment compared to DMSO treatment for Figure 3h and i.

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Figure 4 with 1 supplement
CALML5 could serve as a potential risk factor in the treatment of HER2+HR+ breast cancer.

(a) Western blot analysis of HER2 signaling pathway and cell cycle pathway in BT474 cells treated with different drugs or their combination. (This assay was performed in triplicates independently.) …

Figure 4—figure supplement 1
The expression of CALML5 was elevated in HER2+HR+ breast cancer due to pyrotinib treatment and theelevation of CALML5 could be abrogated by dalpiciclib.

(a) The efficacy of the sh-CALML5 lentivirus detected by qRT-PCR and the sh1 sequence was used in the xenograft study, NC stands for negative control. (Data presented as mean ± SDs, ***p<0.001 using …

Tables

Table 1
Demographic information of HER2+/HR+ breast cancer patients who received neoadjuvant therapy.
VariablesChemotherapyChemotherapy + trastuzumabPyrotinib + dalpiciclib + letrozolep-value
No. of patients1314126
Age (years)ns
≤5082 (62.60)25 (61.00)16 (61.53)
>5049 (37.40)16 (39.00)10 (38.47)
T stagens
115 (11.45)5 (12.20)2 (7.70)
290 (68.70)32 (78.04)21 (80.76)
326 (19.85)4 (9.76)3 (11.54)
ER statusns
≤30%31 (23.66)8 (19.51)2 (7.6)
>30%100 (76.34)33 (80.49)24 (92.4)
PR statusns
≤30%80 (61.07)15 (36.59)13 (50)
>30%51 (38.93)26 (63.41)13 (50)
HER2 statusns
(++)78 (59.54)12 (29.27)10 (38.5)
(+++)53 (40.46)29 (70.73)16 (61.5)
Ki67 indexns
<20%51 (38.93)16 (39.00)8 (30.8)
>20%80 (61.07)25 (61.00)18 (69.2)
  1. ns, nonsignificant; PR, partial response; ER, estrogen receptor.

Table 2
Demographic information of HER2+/HR+ breast cancer patients who were evaluated for CALML5 before receiving neoadjuvant therapy.
VariablesChemotherapy + trastuzumabPyrotinib + dalpiciclib + letrozolep-value
No. of patients4126
Age (years)
≤5025 (61.00)16 (61.53)ns
>5016 (39.00)10 (38.47)
T stage
15 (12.20)2 (7.70)ns
232 (78.04)21 (80.76)
34 (9.76)3 (11.54)
ER status
≤30%8 (19.51)2 (7.6)0.0145
>30%33 (80.49)24 (92.4)
PR status
≤30%15 (36.59)13(50)ns
>30%26 (63.41)13(50)
HER2 status
(++)12 (29.27)10 (38.5)ns
(+++)29 (70.73)16 (61.5)
Ki67 index
<20%16 (39.00)8 (30.8)ns
>20%25 (61.00)18 (69.2)
CALML5
positive18 (43.90)10 (38.46)ns
negative23 (56.10)16 (43.9)
  1. ns, nonsignificant; PR, partial response; ER, estrogen receptor.

Key resources table
Reagent type (species) or resourceDesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional information
Cell line (BT474)HER2+/HR+ breast cancer cell lineATCCCell line cultured in RMPI 1640
Culture medium supplemented with 10% FBS
Transfected construct (human)CALML5
shRNA #1,2,3
Genechem TechnologiesCat# GIEL0313139Lentiviral construct to transfect and express the shRNA
AntibodyAnti-ER (rabbit polyclonal)CSTCat #13258IF (1:400), WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-pHER2(Tyr 1221/1222, rabbit polyclonal)CSTCat #2243WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-HER2 (rabbit polyclonal)CSTCat #4290WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-pAKT (Ser473,
rabbit polyclonal)
CSTCat #4060WB (1:2000)
AntibodyAnti-AKT
(rabbit polyclonal)
CSTCat #4685WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-pmTOR
(Ser2448,
rabbit polyclonal)
CSTCat #5536WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-mTOR
(rabbit polyclonal)
CSTCat #2983WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-pRb
(Ser780,
rabbit polyclonal)
CSTCat #8180WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-Rb
(rabbit polyclonal)
CSTCat #9309WB (1:2000)
AntibodyAnti-CDK4
(rabbit polyclonal)
CSTCat #12790WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-CDK6
(rabbit polyclonal)
CSTCat #13331WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-Ubi
(mouse monoclonal)
CSTCat #3936WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-Lamin A
(mouse monoclonal)
CSTCat #4777WB (1:2000)
AntibodyAnti-HSP90
(mouse monoclonal)
CSTCat #4877WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-GAPDH
(rabbit monoclonal)
CSTCat #5174WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-pCDK4
(Thr172,
rabbit polyclonal)
absinCat abs139836WB (1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-ER
(rabbit monoclonal)
AbcamCat ab32063IHC (1:400)
AntibodyAnti-HER2
(rabbit monoclonal)
AbcamCat ab134182IHC (1:400)
AntibodyAnti-CALML5
(rabbit polyclonal)
ProteintechCat 13059-1-APIHC (1:400)
Sequence-based reagentCALML5_FThis paperPCR primersCACCATCAATGCCCAGGAGCTG
Sequence-based reagentCALML5_RThis paperPCR primersGTCGCTGTCAACCTCGGAGATG
Chemical compound, drugTamoxifenMCECat HY-13757A
Software, algorithmSPSSSPSSSPSS, version 22
Armonk, NY, USA

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