Myc-Related Mitochondrial Activity as a Novel Target for Multiple Myeloma

Mitochondria are involved in the development and acquisition of a malignant phenotype in hematological cancers. Recently, their role in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma (MM) has been suggested to be therapeutically explored. MYC is a master regulator of b-cell malignancies such as multiple myelo...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Ortiz-Ruiz, Yanira Ruiz-Heredia, María Luz Morales, Pedro Aguilar-Garrido, Almudena García-Ortiz, Antonio Valeri, Carmen Bárcena, Rosa María García-Martin, Vanesa Garrido, Laura Moreno, Alicia Gimenez, Miguel Ángel Navarro-Aguadero, María Velasco-Estevez, Eva Lospitao, María Teresa Cedena, Santiago Barrio, Joaquín Martínez-López, María Linares, Miguel Gallardo
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Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/7/1662
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author Alejandra Ortiz-Ruiz
Yanira Ruiz-Heredia
María Luz Morales
Pedro Aguilar-Garrido
Almudena García-Ortiz
Antonio Valeri
Carmen Bárcena
Rosa María García-Martin
Vanesa Garrido
Laura Moreno
Alicia Gimenez
Miguel Ángel Navarro-Aguadero
María Velasco-Estevez
Eva Lospitao
María Teresa Cedena
Santiago Barrio
Joaquín Martínez-López
María Linares
Miguel Gallardo
author_facet Alejandra Ortiz-Ruiz
Yanira Ruiz-Heredia
María Luz Morales
Pedro Aguilar-Garrido
Almudena García-Ortiz
Antonio Valeri
Carmen Bárcena
Rosa María García-Martin
Vanesa Garrido
Laura Moreno
Alicia Gimenez
Miguel Ángel Navarro-Aguadero
María Velasco-Estevez
Eva Lospitao
María Teresa Cedena
Santiago Barrio
Joaquín Martínez-López
María Linares
Miguel Gallardo
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description Mitochondria are involved in the development and acquisition of a malignant phenotype in hematological cancers. Recently, their role in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma (MM) has been suggested to be therapeutically explored. MYC is a master regulator of b-cell malignancies such as multiple myeloma, and its activation is known to deregulate mitochondrial function. We investigated the impact of mitochondrial activity on the distinct entities of the disease and tested the efficacy of the mitochondrial inhibitor, tigecycline, to overcome MM proliferation. COXII expression, COX activity, mitochondrial mass, and mitochondrial membrane potential demonstrated a progressive increase of mitochondrial features as the disease progresses. In vitro and in vivo therapeutic targeting using the mitochondrial inhibitor tigecycline showed promising efficacy and cytotoxicity in monotherapy and combination with the MM frontline treatment bortezomib. Overall, our findings demonstrate how mitochondrial activity emerges in MM transformation and disease progression and the efficacy of therapies targeting these novel vulnerabilities.
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spelling doaj.art-6c9dbe3ba6814caf9ec2f6cc29b1bd3a2023-11-21T13:52:42ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942021-04-01137166210.3390/cancers13071662Myc-Related Mitochondrial Activity as a Novel Target for Multiple MyelomaAlejandra Ortiz-Ruiz0Yanira Ruiz-Heredia1María Luz Morales2Pedro Aguilar-Garrido3Almudena García-Ortiz4Antonio Valeri5Carmen Bárcena6Rosa María García-Martin7Vanesa Garrido8Laura Moreno9Alicia Gimenez10Miguel Ángel Navarro-Aguadero11María Velasco-Estevez12Eva Lospitao13María Teresa Cedena14Santiago Barrio15Joaquín Martínez-López16María Linares17Miguel Gallardo18H12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainPathology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, 28041 Madrid, SpainPathology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, 28041 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainCNIO–Lilly Cell Signalling and Immunometabolism Section, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainHematology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, 28041 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainH12O-CNIO Hematological Malignancies Clinical Research Unit, CNIO, 28029 Madrid, SpainMitochondria are involved in the development and acquisition of a malignant phenotype in hematological cancers. Recently, their role in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma (MM) has been suggested to be therapeutically explored. MYC is a master regulator of b-cell malignancies such as multiple myeloma, and its activation is known to deregulate mitochondrial function. We investigated the impact of mitochondrial activity on the distinct entities of the disease and tested the efficacy of the mitochondrial inhibitor, tigecycline, to overcome MM proliferation. COXII expression, COX activity, mitochondrial mass, and mitochondrial membrane potential demonstrated a progressive increase of mitochondrial features as the disease progresses. In vitro and in vivo therapeutic targeting using the mitochondrial inhibitor tigecycline showed promising efficacy and cytotoxicity in monotherapy and combination with the MM frontline treatment bortezomib. Overall, our findings demonstrate how mitochondrial activity emerges in MM transformation and disease progression and the efficacy of therapies targeting these novel vulnerabilities.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/7/1662multiple myelomamitochondriatigecyclineMYC
spellingShingle Alejandra Ortiz-Ruiz
Yanira Ruiz-Heredia
María Luz Morales
Pedro Aguilar-Garrido
Almudena García-Ortiz
Antonio Valeri
Carmen Bárcena
Rosa María García-Martin
Vanesa Garrido
Laura Moreno
Alicia Gimenez
Miguel Ángel Navarro-Aguadero
María Velasco-Estevez
Eva Lospitao
María Teresa Cedena
Santiago Barrio
Joaquín Martínez-López
María Linares
Miguel Gallardo
Myc-Related Mitochondrial Activity as a Novel Target for Multiple Myeloma
Cancers
multiple myeloma
mitochondria
tigecycline
MYC
title Myc-Related Mitochondrial Activity as a Novel Target for Multiple Myeloma
title_full Myc-Related Mitochondrial Activity as a Novel Target for Multiple Myeloma
title_fullStr Myc-Related Mitochondrial Activity as a Novel Target for Multiple Myeloma
title_full_unstemmed Myc-Related Mitochondrial Activity as a Novel Target for Multiple Myeloma
title_short Myc-Related Mitochondrial Activity as a Novel Target for Multiple Myeloma
title_sort myc related mitochondrial activity as a novel target for multiple myeloma
topic multiple myeloma
mitochondria
tigecycline
MYC
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/7/1662
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