Accession PRJCA026954
Title NLRP4 renders pancreatic cancer resistant to olaparib through promotion of the DNA damage response and ROS-induced autophagy
Relevance Medical
Data types Genome sequencing
Organisms Homo sapiens
Description Olaparib has been approved as a therapeutic option for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients with BRCA1/2 mutations. However, a significant majority of pancreatic cancer patients have inherent resistance or develop tolerance to olaparib. It is crucial to comprehend the molecular mechanism underlying olaparib resistance to facilitate the development of targeted therapies for pancreatic cancer. In this study, we conducted an analysis of the DepMap database to investigate gene expression variations associated with olaparib sensitivity. Our findings reveal that NLRP4 upregulation contributes to increased resistance to olaparib in pancreatic cancer cells, both in vitro and in vivo. RNA sequencing and Co-IP MS analysis revealed that NLRP4 is involved in the DNA damage response and autophagy pathway. Our findings confirmed that NLRP4 enhances the capacity for DNA repair and induces the production of significant levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and autophagy in response to treatment with olaparib. Specifically, NLRP4-generated mitochondrial ROS promote autophagy in pancreatic cancer cells upon exposure to olaparib. However, NLRP4-induced ROS do not affect DNA damage. The inhibition of mitochondrial ROS using MitoQ and autophagy using chloroquine (CQ) may render cells more susceptible to the effects of olaparib. Taken together, our findings highlight the significant roles played by NLRP4 in the processes of autophagy and DNA repair when pancreatic cancer cells are treated with olaparib, thereby suggesting the potential therapeutic utility of olaparib in pancreatic cancer patients with low NLRP4 expression.
Sample scope Monoisolate
Release date 2024-06-12
Publication
PubMed ID Article title Journal name DOI Year
39187531 NLRP4 renders pancreatic cancer resistant to olaparib through promotion of the DNA damage response and ROS-induced autophagy Cell Death & Disease 10.1038/s41419-024-06984-0 2024
Grants
Agency program Grant ID Grant title
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 82072698
Submitter Mingwei Dong (17301050171@fudan.edu.cn)
Organization Fudan University
Submission date 2024-06-12

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