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  • Title: Electron transport chain activity is a predictor and target for venetoclax sensitivity in multiple myeloma.
    Author: Bajpai R, Sharma A, Achreja A, Edgar CL, Wei C, Siddiqa AA, Gupta VA, Matulis SM, McBrayer SK, Mittal A, Rupji M, Barwick BG, Lonial S, Nooka AK, Boise LH, Nagrath D, Shanmugam M.
    Journal: Nat Commun; 2020 Mar 06; 11(1):1228. PubMed ID: 32144272.
    Abstract:
    The BCL-2 antagonist venetoclax is highly effective in multiple myeloma (MM) patients exhibiting the 11;14 translocation, the mechanistic basis of which is unknown. In evaluating cellular energetics and metabolism of t(11;14) and non-t(11;14) MM, we determine that venetoclax-sensitive myeloma has reduced mitochondrial respiration. Consistent with this, low electron transport chain (ETC) Complex I and Complex II activities correlate with venetoclax sensitivity. Inhibition of Complex I, using IACS-010759, an orally bioavailable Complex I inhibitor in clinical trials, as well as succinate ubiquinone reductase (SQR) activity of Complex II, using thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTFA) or introduction of SDHC R72C mutant, independently sensitize resistant MM to venetoclax. We demonstrate that ETC inhibition increases BCL-2 dependence and the 'primed' state via the ATF4-BIM/NOXA axis. Further, SQR activity correlates with venetoclax sensitivity in patient samples irrespective of t(11;14) status. Use of SQR activity in a functional-biomarker informed manner may better select for MM patients responsive to venetoclax therapy.
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