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bioRxivMar 2023 DOI:
10.1101/2023.03.15.532743

Orpinolide disrupts a leukemic dependency on cholesterol transport by inhibiting the oxysterol-binding protein OSBP

Cigler, Marko; Imrichova, Hana; Frommelt, Fabian; Depta, Laura; Rukavina, Andrea; Kagiou, Chrysanthi; Hannich, J. Thomas; Mayor-Ruiz, Cristina; Superti-Furga, Giulio; Sievers, Sonja; 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 anti-leukemic properties via orthogonal chemical screening. Through multi-omics profiling and genome-scale CRISPR/Cas9 screens, we identify that orpinolide disrupts Golgi homeostasis via a mechanism that requires active phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P) signaling at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-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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