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Induction of Synthetic Lethality by Activation of Mitochondrial ClpP and Inhibition of HDAC1/2 in Glioblastoma

Purpose: Novel therapeutic targets are critical to unravel for the most common primary brain tumor in adults, glioblastoma (GBM). We have identified a novel synthetic lethal interaction between ClpP activation and HDAC1/2 inhibition that converges on GBM energy metabolism.

Experimental design: Transcriptome, metabolite, and U-13C-glucose tracing analyses were utilized in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models of GBM. Orthotopic GBM models were used for in vivo studies.

Results: We showed that activation of the mitochondrial ClpP protease by mutant ClpP (Y118A) or through utilization of second-generation imipridone compounds (ONC206 and ONC212) in combination with genetic interference of HDAC1 and HDAC2 as well as with global (panobinostat) or selective (romidepsin) HDAC inhibitors caused synergistic reduction of viability in GBM model systems, which was mediated by interference with tricarboxylic acid cycle activity and GBM cell respiration. This effect was partially mediated by activation of apoptosis along with activation of caspases regulated chiefly by Bcl-xL and Mcl-1. Knockdown of the ClpP protease or ectopic expression of a ClpP D190A mutant substantially rescued from the inhibition of oxidative energy metabolism as well as from the reduction of cellular viability by ClpP activators and the combination treatment, respectively. Finally, utilizing GBM PDX models, we demonstrated that the combination treatment of HDAC inhibitors and imipridones prolonged host survival more potently than single treatments or vehicle in vivo.

Conclusions: Collectively, these observations suggest that the efficacy of HDAC inhibitors might be significantly enhanced through ClpP activators in model systems of human GBM.

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