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Hai Y, Wei MY, Wang CY, Gu YC, Shao CL. The intriguing chemistry and biology of sulfur-containing natural products from marine microorganisms (1987-2020). MARINE LIFE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 3:488-518. [PMID: 37073258 PMCID: PMC10077240 DOI: 10.1007/s42995-021-00101-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Natural products derived from marine microorganisms have received great attention as a potential resource of new compound entities for drug discovery. The unique marine environment brings us a large group of sulfur-containing natural products with abundant biological functionality including antitumor, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and antiviral activities. We reviewed all the 484 sulfur-containing natural products (non-sulfated) isolated from marine microorganisms, of which 59.9% are thioethers, 29.8% are thiazole/thiazoline-containing compounds and 10.3% are sulfoxides, sulfones, thioesters and many others. A selection of 133 compounds was further discussed on their structure-activity relationships, mechanisms of action, biosynthesis, and druggability. This is the first systematic review on sulfur-containing natural products from marine microorganisms conducted from January 1987, when the first one was reported, to December 2020. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-021-00101-2.
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- Yang Hai
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, The Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266237 China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, The Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, The Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266237 China
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- Syngenta Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6EY UK
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, The Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266237 China
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Jin J, Zhao Y, Guo W, Wang B, Wang Y, Liu X, Xu C. Thiocoraline mediates drug resistance in MCF-7 cells via PI3K/Akt/BCRP signaling pathway. Cytotechnology 2019; 71:401-409. [PMID: 30689149 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-019-00301-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Thiocoraline, a depsipeptide bisintercalator with potent antitumor activity, was first isolated from marine actinomycete Micromonospora marina. It possesses an intense toxicity to MCF-7 cells at nanomolar concentrations in a dose-dependent manner evaluated by MTT assay and crystal violet staining. We established a human breast thiocoraline-resistant cancer subline of MCF-7/thiocoraline (MCF-7/T) to investigate the expression variation of breast cancer resistance proteins (BCRP) and its subsequent influence on drug resistance. Colony-forming assay showed that the MCF-7 cells proliferated faster than the MCF-7/T cells in vitro. Western blot analysis demonstrated that thiocoraline increased the phosphorylation of Akt. Additionally, the sensitivity of tumor cells to thiocoraline was reduced with a concurrent rise in phosphorylation level of Akt and of BCRP expression.These studies indicated that thiocoraline probably mediated the drug resistance via PI3K/Akt/BCRP signaling pathway. MK-2206 dihydrochloride, a selective phosphorylation inhibitor of Akt, significantly decreased MCF-7 cell viability under exposure to thiocoraline compared to the control. However, it was not obviously able to decrease MCF-7/T cell viability when cells were exposed to thiocoraline.
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- Jin Jin
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
- Xinyuan Institute of Medicine and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, No. 2 Road Xiasha District, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
- Xinyuan Institute of Medicine and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, No. 2 Road Xiasha District, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
- Xinyuan Institute of Medicine and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, No. 2 Road Xiasha District, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
- Xinyuan Institute of Medicine and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, No. 2 Road Xiasha District, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang Province, China.
- Xinyuan Institute of Medicine and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, No. 2 Road Xiasha District, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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Wyche TP, Dammalapati A, Cho H, Harrison AD, Kwon GS, Chen H, Bugni TS, Jaskula-Sztul R. Thiocoraline activates the Notch pathway in carcinoids and reduces tumor progression in vivo. Cancer Gene Ther 2014; 21:518-25. [PMID: 25412645 PMCID: PMC4270822 DOI: 10.1038/cgt.2014.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Revised: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Carcinoids are slow-growing neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) that are characterized by hormone overproduction; surgery is currently the only option for treatment. Activation of the Notch pathway has previously been shown to have a role in tumor suppression in NETs. The marine-derived thiodepsipeptide thiocoraline was investigated in vitro in two carcinoid cell lines (BON and H727). Carcinoid cells treated with nanomolar concentrations of thiocoraline resulted in a decrease in cell proliferation and an alteration of malignant phenotype evidenced by decrease of NET markers, ASCL-1, CgA, and NSE. Western blot analysis demonstrated the activation of Notch1 on the protein level in BON cells. Additionally, thiocoraline activated downstream Notch targets HES1, HES5, and HEY2. Thiocoraline effectively suppressed carcinoid cell growth by promoting cell cycle arrest in BON and H727 cells. An in vivo study demonstrated that thiocoraline, formulated with polymeric micelles, slowed carcinoid tumor progression. Thus, the therapeutic potential of thiocoraline, which induced activation of the Notch pathway, in carcinoid tumors was demonstrated.
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- T P Wyche
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Surgery Endocrine Research Laboratories, UW Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Surgery Endocrine Research Laboratories, UW Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Surgery Endocrine Research Laboratories, UW Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Surgery Endocrine Research Laboratories, UW Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Subramani R, Aalbersberg W. Culturable rare Actinomycetes: diversity, isolation and marine natural product discovery. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:9291-321. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5229-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Revised: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tesfazghi S, Eide J, Dammalapati A, Korlesky C, Wyche TP, Bugni TS, Chen H, Jaskula-Sztul R. Thiocoraline alters neuroendocrine phenotype and activates the Notch pathway in MTC-TT cell line. Cancer Med 2013; 2:734-43. [PMID: 24403239 PMCID: PMC3892805 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Revised: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine tumor (NET). Previous research has shown that activation of Notch signaling has a tumor suppressor role in NETs. The potential therapeutic effect of thiocoraline on the activation of the Notch pathway in an MTC cell line (TT) was investigated. Thiocoraline was isolated from a marine bacterium Verrucosispora sp. MTT assay (3-[4, 5-dimethylthiazole-2-yl]-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) was used to determine the IC50 value and to measure cell proliferation. Western blot revealed the expression of Notch isoforms, NET, and cell cycle markers. Cell cycle progression was validated by flow cytometry. The mRNA expression of Notch isoforms and downstream targets were measured using real-time PCR. The IC50 value for thiocoraline treatment in TT cells was determined to be 7.6 nmol/L. Thiocoraline treatment decreased cell proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The mechanism of growth inhibition was found to be cell cycle arrest in G1 phase. Thiocoraline activated the Notch pathway as demonstrated by the dose-dependent increase in mRNA and protein expression of Notch isoforms. Furthermore, treatment with thiocoraline resulted in changes in the expression of downstream targets of the Notch pathway (HES1, HES2, HES6, HEY1, and HEY2) and reduced expression of NET markers, CgA, and ASCL1. Thiocoraline is a potent Notch pathway activator and an inhibitor of MTC-TT cell proliferation at low nanomolar concentrations. These results provide exciting evidence for the use of thiocoraline as a potential treatment for intractable MTC. Thiocoraline is a potent Notch pathway activator and an inhibitor of medullary thyroid cancer cell line (MTC-TT) cell proliferation at low nanomolar concentrations. These results provide evidence for the use of thiocoraline as a potential treatment for intractable MTC.
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- Sara Tesfazghi
- University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
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Hu K, Wyche TP, Bugni TS, Markley JL. Selective quantification by 2D HSQC0 spectroscopy of thiocoraline in an extract from a sponge-derived Verrucosispora sp. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2011; 74:2295-8. [PMID: 21923106 PMCID: PMC3204184 DOI: 10.1021/np200503c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We recently developed a 2D 1H-13C HSQC0 approach to quantify individual chemicals in complex mixtures. The HSQC0 approach has been implemented in phase-cycled and gradient-selective versions. As in quantitative 1D NMR, the normalized integrated signal intensities in HSQC0 are proportional to the concentrations of individual chemicals in the mixture. We applied the HSQC0 approach to selectively quantify thiocoraline present at a level of 1% w/w in an extract from a Verrucosispora sp. isolated from the sponge Chondrilla caribensis f. caribensis. We expect that this approach can be used to quantify other natural products of interest in extracts without prior purification.
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- Kaifeng Hu
- National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison, Biochemistry Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706
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- National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison, Biochemistry Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706
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Wyche TP, Hou Y, Braun D, Cohen HC, Xiong MP, Bugni TS. First natural analogs of the cytotoxic thiodepsipeptide thiocoraline A from a marine Verrucosispora sp. J Org Chem 2011; 76:6542-7. [PMID: 21736356 DOI: 10.1021/jo200661n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A marine Verrucosispora sp. isolated from the sponge Chondrilla caribensis f. caribensis was found to produce thiocoraline, a potent cytotoxic compound. Five new analogs of thiocoraline were isolated and represent the first analogs of thiocoraline. 22'-Deoxythiocoraline (2), thiochondrilline C (5), and 12'-sulfoxythiocoraline (6) demonstrated significant cytotoxicity against the A549 human cancer cell line with EC(50) values of 0.13, 2.86, and 1.26 μM, respectively. The analogs provide insight into the SAR and biosynthesis of thiocoraline. The DP4 probability method was used to analyze ab initio NMR calculations to confirm stereochemical assignments.
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- Thomas P Wyche
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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Rademaker-Lakhai JM, Horenblas S, Meinhardt W, Stokvis E, de Reijke TM, Jimeno JM, Lopez-Lazaro L, Lopez Martin JA, Beijnen JH, Schellens JHM. Phase I clinical and pharmacokinetic study of kahalalide F in patients with advanced androgen refractory prostate cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 11:1854-62. [PMID: 15756010 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-1534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose is to determine the maximum tolerated dose, profile of adverse events, and dose-limiting toxicity of Kahalalide F (KF) in patients with androgen refractory prostate cancer. Furthermore, the pharmacokinetics after KF administration and preliminary antitumor activity were evaluated. KF is a dehydroaminobutyric acid-containing peptide isolated from the marine herbivorous mollusk, Elysia rufescens. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Adult patients with advanced or metastatic androgen refractory prostate cancer received KF as an i.v. infusion over 1 hour, during five consecutive days every 3 weeks. The starting dose was 20 microg per m(2) per day. Clinical pharmacokinetics studies were done in all patients using noncompartmental analysis. Prostate-specific antigen levels were evaluated as a surrogate marker for activity against prostate cancer. RESULTS Thirty-two patients were treated at nine dose levels (20-930 microg per m(2) per day). The maximum tolerated dose on this schedule was 930 microg per m(2) per day. The dose-limiting toxicity was reversible and asymptomatic Common Toxicity Criteria grade 3 and 4 increases in transaminases. The recommended dose for phase II studies is 560 microg per m(2) per day. Pharmacokinetics analysis revealed dose linearity up to the recommended dose. Thereafter, a more than proportional increase was observed. Elimination was rapid with a mean (SD) terminal half-life (t(1/2)) of 0.47 hour (0.11 hour). One patient at dose level 80 microg per m(2) per day had a partial response with a prostate-specific antigen decline by at least 50% for > or =4 weeks. Five patients showed stable disease. CONCLUSIONS KF can be given safely as a 1-hour i.v. infusion during five consecutive days at a dose of 560 microg per m(2) per day once every 3 weeks.
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- Jeany M Rademaker-Lakhai
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Slotervaart Hospital, Louwesweg 6, 1066 EC Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Erba E, Bergamaschi D, Ronzoni S, Faretta M, Taverna S, Bonfanti M, Catapano CV, Faircloth G, Jimeno J, D'Incalci M. Mode of action of thiocoraline, a natural marine compound with anti-tumour activity. Br J Cancer 1999; 80:971-80. [PMID: 10362104 PMCID: PMC2363046 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Thiocoraline, a new anticancer agent derived from the marine actinomycete Micromonospora marina, was found to induce profound perturbations of the cell cycle. On both LoVo and SW620 human colon cancer cell lines, thiocoraline caused an arrest in G1 phase of the cell cycle and a decrease in the rate of S phase progression towards G2/M phases, as assessed by using bromodeoxyuridine/DNA biparametric flow cytometric analysis. Thiocoraline does not inhibit DNA-topoisomerase II enzymes in vitro, nor does it induce DNA breakage in cells exposed to effective drug concentrations. The cell cycle effects observed after exposure to thiocoraline appear related to the inhibition of DNA replication. By using a primer extension assay it was found that thiocoraline inhibited DNA elongation by DNA polymerase alpha at concentrations that inhibited cell cycle progression and clonogenicity. These studies indicate that the new anticancer drug thiocoraline probably acts by inhibiting DNA polymerase alpha activity.
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- E Erba
- Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano, Italy
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