Interference with ERK-dimerization at the nucleocytosolic interface targets pathological ERK1/2 signaling without cardiotoxic side-effects
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Interference with ERK-dimerization at the nucleocytosolic interface targets pathological ERK1/2 signaling without cardiotoxic side-effects. / Tomasovic, Angela; Brand, Theresa; Schanbacher, Constanze; Kramer, Sofia; Hümmert, Martin W; Godoy, Patricio; Schmidt-Heck, Wolfgang; Nordbeck, Peter; Ludwig, Jonas; Homann, Susanne; Wiegering, Armin; Shaykhutdinov, Timur; Kratz, Christoph; Knüchel, Ruth; Müller-Hermelink, Hans-Konrad; Rosenwald, Andreas; Frey, Norbert; Eichler, Jutta; Dobrev, Dobromir; El-Armouche, Ali; Hengstler, Jan G; Müller, Oliver J; Hinrichs, Karsten; Cuello, Friederike; Zernecke, Alma; Lorenz, Kristina.
in: NAT COMMUN, Jahrgang 11, Nr. 1, 07.04.2020, S. 1733.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Interference with ERK-dimerization at the nucleocytosolic interface targets pathological ERK1/2 signaling without cardiotoxic side-effects
AU - Tomasovic, Angela
AU - Brand, Theresa
AU - Schanbacher, Constanze
AU - Kramer, Sofia
AU - Hümmert, Martin W
AU - Godoy, Patricio
AU - Schmidt-Heck, Wolfgang
AU - Nordbeck, Peter
AU - Ludwig, Jonas
AU - Homann, Susanne
AU - Wiegering, Armin
AU - Shaykhutdinov, Timur
AU - Kratz, Christoph
AU - Knüchel, Ruth
AU - Müller-Hermelink, Hans-Konrad
AU - Rosenwald, Andreas
AU - Frey, Norbert
AU - Eichler, Jutta
AU - Dobrev, Dobromir
AU - El-Armouche, Ali
AU - Hengstler, Jan G
AU - Müller, Oliver J
AU - Hinrichs, Karsten
AU - Cuello, Friederike
AU - Zernecke, Alma
AU - Lorenz, Kristina
PY - 2020/4/7
Y1 - 2020/4/7
N2 - Dysregulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) is linked to several diseases including heart failure, genetic syndromes and cancer. Inhibition of ERK1/2, however, can cause severe cardiac side-effects, precluding its wide therapeutic application. ERKT188-autophosphorylation was identified to cause pathological cardiac hypertrophy. Here we report that interference with ERK-dimerization, a prerequisite for ERKT188-phosphorylation, minimizes cardiac hypertrophy without inducing cardiac adverse effects: an ERK-dimerization inhibitory peptide (EDI) prevents ERKT188-phosphorylation, nuclear ERK1/2-signaling and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, protecting from pressure-overload-induced heart failure in mice whilst preserving ERK1/2-activity and cytosolic survival signaling. We also examine this alternative ERK1/2-targeting strategy in cancer: indeed, ERKT188-phosphorylation is strongly upregulated in cancer and EDI efficiently suppresses cancer cell proliferation without causing cardiotoxicity. This powerful cardio-safe strategy of interfering with ERK-dimerization thus combats pathological ERK1/2-signaling in heart and cancer, and may potentially expand therapeutic options for ERK1/2-related diseases, such as heart failure and genetic syndromes.
AB - Dysregulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) is linked to several diseases including heart failure, genetic syndromes and cancer. Inhibition of ERK1/2, however, can cause severe cardiac side-effects, precluding its wide therapeutic application. ERKT188-autophosphorylation was identified to cause pathological cardiac hypertrophy. Here we report that interference with ERK-dimerization, a prerequisite for ERKT188-phosphorylation, minimizes cardiac hypertrophy without inducing cardiac adverse effects: an ERK-dimerization inhibitory peptide (EDI) prevents ERKT188-phosphorylation, nuclear ERK1/2-signaling and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, protecting from pressure-overload-induced heart failure in mice whilst preserving ERK1/2-activity and cytosolic survival signaling. We also examine this alternative ERK1/2-targeting strategy in cancer: indeed, ERKT188-phosphorylation is strongly upregulated in cancer and EDI efficiently suppresses cancer cell proliferation without causing cardiotoxicity. This powerful cardio-safe strategy of interfering with ERK-dimerization thus combats pathological ERK1/2-signaling in heart and cancer, and may potentially expand therapeutic options for ERK1/2-related diseases, such as heart failure and genetic syndromes.
KW - Animals
KW - Cardiotoxicity
KW - Cell Culture Techniques
KW - Cell-Penetrating Peptides/chemical synthesis
KW - Colonic Neoplasms/drug therapy
KW - Dimerization
KW - Drug Delivery Systems
KW - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/drug effects
KW - Heart Failure/drug therapy
KW - Humans
KW - Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy
KW - MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, Inbred C57BL
KW - Molecular Medicine
KW - Rats
KW - Rats, Sprague-Dawley
KW - Signal Transduction
U2 - 10.1038/s41467-020-15505-4
DO - 10.1038/s41467-020-15505-4
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 32265441
VL - 11
SP - 1733
JO - NAT COMMUN
JF - NAT COMMUN
SN - 2041-1723
IS - 1
ER -