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RNA interference screening identified XPO1 (exportin 1) among the 55 most vulnerable targets in multiple myeloma (MM). XPO1 encodes CRM1, a nuclear export protein. XPO1 expression increases with MM disease progression. Patients with MM have a higher expression of XPO1 compared with normal plasma cells (P<0.04) and to patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance/smoldering MM (P<0.0001). The highest XPO1 level was found in human MM cell lines (HMCLs). A selective inhibitor of nuclear export compound KPT-276 specifically and irreversibly inhibits the nuclear export function of XPO1. The viability of 12 HMCLs treated with KTP-276 was significantly reduced. KPT-276 also actively induced apoptosis in primary MM patient samples. In gene expression analyses, two genes of probable relevance were dysregulated by KPT-276: cell division cycle 25 homolog A (CDC25A) and bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4), both of which are associated with c-MYC pathway. Western blotting and reverse transcription-PCR confirm that c-MYC, CDC25A and BRD4 are all downregulated after treatment with KPT-276. KPT-276 reduced monoclonal spikes in the Vk*MYC transgenic MM mouse model, and inhibited tumor growth in a xenograft MM mouse model. A phase I clinical trial of an analog of KPT-276 is ongoing in hematological malignancies including MM.
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This work was supported by MMRF industry award grant. This study was supported in part by the Predolin Foundation. JS was supported by NIH. EB is a recipient of the Marriott Specialized Workforce Development Awards in Individualized Medicine, The Henry Predolin Foundation Career Development Award and the George Haub Family Career Development Award Fund in Cancer Research. JBE was supported by an MMRF fellowship Award. MK is supported by a research grant of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). MC is recipient of a MMRF senior research award and PLB is supported by NIH CA136671 grant. KPT-276 was provided by Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Natick, MA, USA). JQ1 was provided by the laboratory of Dr Jay Bradner (Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA).
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Schmidt, J., Braggio, E., Kortuem, K. et al. Genome-wide studies in multiple myeloma identify XPO1/CRM1 as a critical target validated using the selective nuclear export inhibitor KPT-276. Leukemia 27, 2357–2365 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2013.172
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