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Supplementary Methods, Figures 1 - 9 from Elevation of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases by Small Molecule AKT Inhibitors in Prostate Cancer Is Mediated by Pim-1

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posted on 2023-03-30, 21:24 authored by Bo Cen, Sandeep Mahajan, Wenxue Wang, Andrew S. Kraft

PDF file - 1094K, Supplementary Methods including antibodies, PCR primers, constructs, 7-Methyl-GTP cap binding assay, Phospho-RTK arrays, and Methionine incorporation assay. Supplementary Figure 1. AKT inhibition induces expression of Pim-1 and RTKs. Supplementary Figure 2. GSK690693 induced RTK upregulation is blocked by a Pim kinase inhibitor in prostate cancer cells. Supplementary Figure 3. Phospho-RTK array analysis of cells treated with AKT and Pim inhibitors. Supplementary Figure 4. Pim kinase inhibitors reduce the expression of RTKs. Supplementary Figure 5. RTK levels are insensitive to mTOR inhibitors. Supplementary Figure 6. Pim-1 does not control RTK mRNA expression or protein half-life. Supplementary Figure 7. Knockdown of Pim-1 suppresses GSK690693-induced MET and IGF1R IRES activities. Supplementary Figure 8. GSK690693 and SMI-4a synergistically blocks the proliferation of DU145 cells. Supplementary Figure 9. Inhibition of protein translation by GSK690693 and PP242.

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ARTICLE ABSTRACT

The PI3K/AKT pathway is hyperactivated in prostate cancer but its effective therapeutic targeting has proven difficult. In particular, the antitumor activity of AKT inhibitors is attenuated by upregulation of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) through an uncharacterized feedback mechanism. In this report, we show that RNA interference-mediated silencing or pharmacologic inhibition of Pim-1 activity curtails AKT inhibitor-induced upregulation of RTKs in prostate cancer cells. Although Pim kinases have been implicated in cap-dependent translational control, we find that in the context of AKT inhibition, the expression of RTKs is controlled by Pim-1 in a cap-independent manner by controlling internal ribosome entry. Combination of Pim and AKT inhibitors resulted in synergistic inhibition of prostate tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. Together, our results show that Pim-1 mediates resistance to AKT inhibition and suggest its targeting to improve the efficacy of AKT inhibitors in anticancer therapy. Cancer Res; 73(11); 3402–11. ©2013 AACR.