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Item Type Journal Article
Title Targeting Discoidin Domain Receptors DDR1 and DDR2 overcomes matrix-mediated tumor cell adaptation and tolerance to BRAF-targeted therapy in melanoma
Creator Berestjuk et al.
Author Ilona Berestjuk
Author Margaux Lecacheur
Author Alexandrine Carminati
Author Serena Diazzi
Author Christopher Rovera
Author Ana Popovic
Author Aude Mallavialle
Author Frédéric Larbret
Author Sabrina Pisano
Author Stéphane Audebert
Author Thierry Passeron
Author Cédric Gaggioli
Author Christophe A. Girard
Author Marcel Deckert
Author Sophie Tartare-Deckert
Abstract Resistance to BRAF/MEK inhibitor therapy in BRAFV600 -mutated advanced melanoma remains a major obstacle that limits patient benefit. Microenvironment components including the extracellular matrix (ECM) can support tumor cell adaptation and tolerance to targeted therapy; however, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated the process of matrix-mediated drug resistance (MMDR) in response to BRAFV600 pathway inhibition in melanoma. We demonstrate that physical and structural cues from fibroblast-derived ECM abrogate anti-proliferative responses to BRAF/MEK inhibition. MMDR is mediated by drug-induced linear clustering of phosphorylated DDR1 and DDR2, two tyrosine kinase collagen receptors. Depletion and pharmacological targeting of DDR1 and DDR2 overcome ECM-mediated resistance to BRAF-targeted therapy. In xenografts, targeting DDR with imatinib enhances BRAF inhibitor efficacy, counteracts drug-induced collagen remodeling, and delays tumor relapse. Mechanistically, DDR-dependent MMDR fosters a targetable pro-survival NIK/IKK?/NF-?B2 pathway. These findings reveal a novel role for a collagen-rich matrix and DDR in tumor cell adaptation and resistance. They also provide important insights into environment-mediated drug resistance and a preclinical rationale for targeting DDR signaling in combination with targeted therapy in melanoma.
Publication EMBO molecular medicine
Pages e11814
Date 2021-12-27
Journal Abbr EMBO Mol Med
Language eng
DOI 10.15252/emmm.201911814
ISSN 1757-4684
Library Catalog PubMed
Extra PMID: 34957688
Tags DDR, extracellular matrix, NF-?B2, original
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Date Modified 2022/02/09 - 16:02:36
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