Proteomic and Phosphoproteomic Analyses Reveal the Oncogenic Role of PTK7-NDRG1 Axis in Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Cell Resistance to AZD9291

ACS Chem Biol. 2022 Oct 21;17(10):2849-2862. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00479. Epub 2022 Oct 7.

Abstract

Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) are the most important chemotherapeutics for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) therapy. The resistance to EGFR-TKIs is one of the biggest obstacles to NSCLC outcome. In this study, taking advantage of phospho- and proximal proteomic techniques, we analyzed the network rearrangement in cell lines responding to AZD9291 treatment and found that cell-cell adhesion was dramatically enhanced in AZD9291-resistant cells. Further analysis revealed that protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7) expression was significantly elevated. Knockdown or overexpression assays showed that PTK7 played a critical role in improving cell adhesion, which enhanced drug resistance. Because PTK7 is a membrane-localized pseudokinase, the proximal labeling probe BirA* was fused to reveal PTK7-interacting proteins. We found that PTK7 interacted with and stabilized NDRG1, which is located predominantly adjacent to adherens junctions. Downregulation of PTK7 or NDRG1 eliminated the resistance of H1975-resistant (H1975-R) and PC9-resistant (PC9-R) cells to AZD9291, suggesting that the PTK7-NDRG1 axis might be a potential target to eliminate the EGFR-TKI resistance during NSCLC therapy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents* / pharmacology
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung* / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung* / metabolism
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / metabolism
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm* / genetics
  • ErbB Receptors / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms* / metabolism
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Proteomics
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / pharmacology
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • ErbB Receptors
  • osimertinib
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • PTK7 protein, human
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 protein
  • Cell Cycle Proteins