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Nature chemical biologyJun 2024 DOI:
10.1038/s41589-024-01614-4

Orpinolide disrupts a leukemic dependency on cholesterol transport by inhibiting OSBP

Cigler, Marko; Imrichova, Hana; Frommelt, Fabian; Caramelle, Lucie; Depta, Laura; Rukavina, Andrea; Kagiou, Chrysanthi; Hannich, J Thomas; Mayor-Ruiz, Cristina; Superti-Furga, Giulio; Sievers, Sonja; Forrester, Alison; Laraia, Luca; Waldmann, Herbert; Winter, Georg E
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Abstract
Metabolic alterations in cancer precipitate in associated dependencies that can be therapeutically exploited. To meet this goal, natural product-inspired small molecules can provide a resource of invaluable chemotypes. Here, we identify orpinolide, a synthetic withanolide analog with pronounced antileukemic properties, via orthogonal chemical screening. Through multiomics profiling and genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 screens, we identify that orpinolide disrupts Golgi homeostasis via a mechanism that requires active phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate signaling at the endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi membrane interface. Thermal proteome profiling and genetic validation studies reveal the oxysterol-binding protein OSBP as the direct and phenotypically relevant target of orpinolide. Collectively, these data reaffirm sterol transport as a therapeutically actionable dependency in leukemia and motivate ensuing translational investigation via the probe-like compound orpinolide.
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