<p>Anti-HER2 antibodies are effective but often lead to resistance in patients with HER2+ breast cancer. Here, we report an epigenetic crosstalk with aberrant glycerophospholipid metabolism and inflammation as a key resistance mechanism of anti-HER2 therapies in HER2+ breast cancer. Histone reader ZMYND8 specifically confers resistance to cancer cells against trastuzumab and/or pertuzumab. Mechanistically, ZMYND8 enhances cPLA2α expression in resistant tumor cells through inducing c-Myc. cPLA2α inactivates phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C to inhibit phosphatidylcholine breakdown into diacylglycerol, which diminishes protein kinase C activity leading to interleukin-27 secretion. Supplementation with interleukin-27 protein counteracts cPLA2α loss to reinforce trastuzumab resistance in HER2+ tumor cells and patient-derived organoids. Upregulation of ZMYND8, c-Myc, cPLA2α, and IL-27 is prevalent in HER2+ breast cancer patients following HER2-targeted therapies. Targeting c-Myc or cPLA2α effectively overcomes anti-HER2 therapy resistance in patient-derived xenografts. Collectively, this study uncovers a druggable signaling cascade that drives resistance to HER2-targeted therapies in HER2+ breast cancer.</p>

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ZMYND8 drives HER2 antibody resistance in breast cancer via lipid control of IL-27

  • Yong Wang,
  • Yanan Wang,
  • Lei Bao,
  • Goncalo Vale,
  • Jeffrey G. McDonald,
  • Yisheng Fang,
  • Yan Peng,
  • Ashwani Kumar,
  • Chao Xing,
  • Fara Brasó-Maristany,
  • Aleix Prat,
  • Carlos L. Arteaga,
  • Yingfei Wang,
  • Weibo Luo

摘要

Anti-HER2 antibodies are effective but often lead to resistance in patients with HER2+ breast cancer. Here, we report an epigenetic crosstalk with aberrant glycerophospholipid metabolism and inflammation as a key resistance mechanism of anti-HER2 therapies in HER2+ breast cancer. Histone reader ZMYND8 specifically confers resistance to cancer cells against trastuzumab and/or pertuzumab. Mechanistically, ZMYND8 enhances cPLA2α expression in resistant tumor cells through inducing c-Myc. cPLA2α inactivates phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C to inhibit phosphatidylcholine breakdown into diacylglycerol, which diminishes protein kinase C activity leading to interleukin-27 secretion. Supplementation with interleukin-27 protein counteracts cPLA2α loss to reinforce trastuzumab resistance in HER2+ tumor cells and patient-derived organoids. Upregulation of ZMYND8, c-Myc, cPLA2α, and IL-27 is prevalent in HER2+ breast cancer patients following HER2-targeted therapies. Targeting c-Myc or cPLA2α effectively overcomes anti-HER2 therapy resistance in patient-derived xenografts. Collectively, this study uncovers a druggable signaling cascade that drives resistance to HER2-targeted therapies in HER2+ breast cancer.