Quantitative proteomics with siRNA screening identifies novel mechanisms of trastuzumab resistance in HER2 amplified breast cancers

Mol Cell Proteomics. 2013 Jan;12(1):180-93. doi: 10.1074/mcp.M112.020115. Epub 2012 Oct 25.

Abstract

HER2 is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is overexpressed in 20% to 30% of human breast cancers and which affects patient prognosis and survival. Treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer with the monoclonal antibody trastuzumab (Herceptin) has improved patient survival, but the development of trastuzumab resistance is a major medical problem. Many of the known mechanisms of trastuzumab resistance cause changes in protein phosphorylation patterns, and therefore quantitative proteomics was used to examine phosphotyrosine signaling networks in trastuzumab-resistant cells. The model system used in this study was two pairs of trastuzumab-sensitive and -resistant breast cancer cell lines. Using stable isotope labeling, phosphotyrosine immunoprecipitations, and online TiO(2) chromatography utilizing a dual trap configuration, ~1700 proteins were quantified. Comparing quantified proteins between the two cell line pairs showed only a small number of common protein ratio changes, demonstrating heterogeneity in phosphotyrosine signaling networks across different trastuzumab-resistant cancers. Proteins showing significant increases in resistant versus sensitive cells were subjected to a focused siRNA screen to evaluate their functional relevance to trastuzumab resistance. The screen revealed proteins related to the Src kinase pathway, such as CDCP1/Trask, embryonal Fyn substrate, and Paxillin. We also identify several novel proteins that increased trastuzumab sensitivity in resistant cells when targeted by siRNAs, including FAM83A and MAPK1. These proteins may present targets for the development of clinical diagnostics or therapeutic strategies to guide the treatment of HER2+ breast cancer patients who develop trastuzumab resistance.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / pharmacology*
  • Antigens, CD / genetics
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / genetics
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / metabolism
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / metabolism
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / genetics*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Isotope Labeling
  • Neoplasm Proteins / analysis
  • Neoplasm Proteins / genetics*
  • Neoplasm Proteins / metabolism
  • Paxillin / genetics
  • Paxillin / metabolism
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Phosphotyrosine / analysis
  • Phosphotyrosine / metabolism
  • Proteomics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism
  • RNA Interference
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / genetics
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction
  • Trastuzumab

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • CDCP1 protein, human
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Paxillin
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Phosphotyrosine
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
  • ERBB2 protein, human
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinases
  • Trastuzumab