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Tallini LR, Machado das Neves G, Vendruscolo MH, Rezende-Teixeira P, Borges W, Bastida J, Costa-Lotufo LV, Eifler-Lima VL, Zuanazzi JAS. Antitumoral activity of different Amaryllidaceae alkaloids: In vitro and in silico assays. J Ethnopharmacol 2024; 329:118154. [PMID: 38614259 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.118154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
Abstract
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY RELEVANCE The plants of Amaryllidaceae family, such as Amaryllis belladonna L., have been used as herbal remedies for thousands of years to address various disorders, including diseases that might today be identified as cancer. AIM OF THE STUDY The objective of this work was to evaluate the potential of three Amaryllidaceae alkaloids against four cancer cell lines. MATERIAL AND METHODS The alkaloids lycorine, 1-O-acetylcaranine, and montanine were evaluated in vitro against colon adenocarcinoma cell line (HCT-116) and breast carcinoma cell lines (MCF-7, MDAMB231, and Hs578T). Computational experiments (target prediction and molecular docking) were conducted to gain a deeper comprehension of possible interactions between these alkaloids and potential targets associated with these tumor cells. RESULTS Montanine presented the best results against HCT-116, MDAMB231, and Hs578T cell lines, while lycorine was the most active against MCF-7. In alignment with the target prediction outcomes and existing literature, four potential targets were chosen for the molecular docking analysis: CDK8, EGFR, ER-alpha, and dCK. The docking scores revealed two potential targets for the alkaloids with scores similar to co-crystallized inhibitors and substrates: CDK8 and dCK. A visual analysis of the optimal docked configurations indicates that the alkaloids may interact with some key residues in contrast to the other docked compounds. This observation implies their potential to bind effectively to both targets. CONCLUSIONS In vitro and in silico results corroborate with data literature suggesting the Amaryllidaceae alkaloids as interesting molecules with antitumoral properties, especially montanine, which showed the best in vitro results against colorectal and breast carcinoma. More studies are necessary to confirm the targets and pharmaceutical potential of montanine against these cancer cell lines.
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- Luciana R Tallini
- Department of Biology, Healthcare and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, LRTJB, Spain; Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Porto Alegre, RS, GMNMHVVLEL, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Porto Alegre, RS, GMNMHVVLEL, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Porto Alegre, RS, GMNMHVVLEL, Brazil.
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Espírito Santo, 29075-910, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
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- Department of Biology, Healthcare and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, LRTJB, Spain.
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- Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Porto Alegre, RS, GMNMHVVLEL, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Porto Alegre, RS, GMNMHVVLEL, Brazil.
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Zuffa S, Schmid R, Bauermeister A, P Gomes PW, Caraballo-Rodriguez AM, El Abiead Y, Aron AT, Gentry EC, Zemlin J, Meehan MJ, Avalon NE, Cichewicz RH, Buzun E, Terrazas MC, Hsu CY, Oles R, Ayala AV, Zhao J, Chu H, Kuijpers MCM, Jackrel SL, Tugizimana F, Nephali LP, Dubery IA, Madala NE, Moreira EA, Costa-Lotufo LV, Lopes NP, Rezende-Teixeira P, Jimenez PC, Rimal B, Patterson AD, Traxler MF, Pessotti RDC, Alvarado-Villalobos D, Tamayo-Castillo G, Chaverri P, Escudero-Leyva E, Quiros-Guerrero LM, Bory AJ, Joubert J, Rutz A, Wolfender JL, Allard PM, Sichert A, Pontrelli S, Pullman BS, Bandeira N, Gerwick WH, Gindro K, Massana-Codina J, Wagner BC, Forchhammer K, Petras D, Aiosa N, Garg N, Liebeke M, Bourceau P, Kang KB, Gadhavi H, de Carvalho LPS, Silva Dos Santos M, Pérez-Lorente AI, Molina-Santiago C, Romero D, Franke R, Brönstrup M, Vera Ponce de León A, Pope PB, La Rosa SL, La Barbera G, Roager HM, Laursen MF, Hammerle F, Siewert B, Peintner U, Licona-Cassani C, Rodriguez-Orduña L, Rampler E, Hildebrand F, Koellensperger G, Schoeny H, Hohenwallner K, Panzenboeck L, Gregor R, O'Neill EC, Roxborough ET, Odoi J, Bale NJ, Ding S, Sinninghe Damsté JS, Guan XL, Cui JJ, Ju KS, Silva DB, Silva FMR, da Silva GF, Koolen HHF, Grundmann C, Clement JA, Mohimani H, Broders K, McPhail KL, Ober-Singleton SE, Rath CM, McDonald D, Knight R, Wang M, Dorrestein PC. microbeMASST: a taxonomically informed mass spectrometry search tool for microbial metabolomics data. Nat Microbiol 2024; 9:336-345. [PMID: 38316926 PMCID: PMC10847041 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01575-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
Abstract
microbeMASST, a taxonomically informed mass spectrometry (MS) search tool, tackles limited microbial metabolite annotation in untargeted metabolomics experiments. Leveraging a curated database of >60,000 microbial monocultures, users can search known and unknown MS/MS spectra and link them to their respective microbial producers via MS/MS fragmentation patterns. Identification of microbe-derived metabolites and relative producers without a priori knowledge will vastly enhance the understanding of microorganisms' role in ecology and human health.
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- Simone Zuffa
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy, and Vaccines (cMAV), Chiba University-University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
- International Research and Development, Omnia Nutriology, Omnia Group (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Agriculture and Engineering, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Marine Science, Institute of Marine Science, Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Plant and Microbial Biology, College of Natural Resources, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Plant and Microbial Biology, College of Natural Resources, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Metabolomics and Chemical Profiling, Centro de Investigaciones en Productos Naturales (CIPRONA), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Metabolomics and Chemical Profiling, Centro de Investigaciones en Productos Naturales (CIPRONA), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
- Escuela de Química, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Microbial Biotechnology, Centro de Investigaciones en Productos Naturales (CIPRONA) and Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
- Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
- Department of Natural Sciences, Bowie State University, Bowie, MD, USA
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- Microbial Biotechnology, Centro de Investigaciones en Productos Naturales (CIPRONA), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Plant Protection, Mycology group, Agroscope, Nyon, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Organismic Interactions, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Organismic Interactions, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence 'Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections' (CMFI), University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Symbiosis, Metabolic Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
- Department for Metabolomics, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Symbiosis, Metabolic Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- Mycobacterial Metabolism and Antibiotic Research Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- King's College London, London, UK
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- Mycobacterial Metabolism and Antibiotic Research Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Chemistry Department, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea 'La Mayora', Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Bulevar Louis Pasteur (Campus Universitario de Teatinos), Malaga, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea 'La Mayora', Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Bulevar Louis Pasteur (Campus Universitario de Teatinos), Malaga, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea 'La Mayora', Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Bulevar Louis Pasteur (Campus Universitario de Teatinos), Malaga, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Site Hannover-Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
- Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
- Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Centro de Biotecnología FEMSA, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Centro de Biotecnología FEMSA, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Metabolomics Center (VIME), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), t Horntje (Texel), the Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), t Horntje (Texel), the Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), t Horntje (Texel), the Netherlands
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Computational Biology Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology Research Unit, Peoria, IL, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- Department of Physics, Study of Heavy-Element-Biomaterials, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
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Garnique A, Rezende-Teixeira P, Machado‐Santelli G. Telomerase inhibitors TMPyP4 and thymoquinone decreased cell proliferation and induced cell death in the non-small cell lung cancer cell line LC-HK2, modifying the pattern of focal adhesion. Braz J Med Biol Res 2023; 56:e12897. [PMID: 37909496 PMCID: PMC10609552 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x2023e12897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
Abstract
G-quadruplexes (G4) are structures formed at the ends of telomeres rich in guanines and stabilized by molecules that bind to specific sites. TMPyP4 and thymoquinone (TQ) are small molecules that bind to G4 and have drawn attention because of their role as telomerase inhibitors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of telomerase inhibitors on cellular proliferation, senescence, and death. Two cell lines, LC-HK2 (non-small cell lung cancer - NSCLC) and RPE-1 (hTERT-immortalized), were treated with TMPyP4 (5 μM) and TQ (10 μM). Both inhibitors decreased telomerase activity. TMPyP4 increased the percentage of cells with membrane damage associated with cell death and decreased the frequency of cells in the S-phase. TMPyP4 reduced cell adhesion ability and modified the pattern of focal adhesion. TQ acted in a concentration-dependent manner, increasing the frequency of senescent cells and inducing cell cycle arrest in G1 phase. Thus, the present results showed that TMPyP4 and TQ, although acting as telomerase inhibitors, had a broader effect on other signaling pathways and processes in cells, differing from each other. However, they act both on malignant and immortalized cells, and further studies are needed before their anti-cancer potential can be considered.
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- A.M.B. Garnique
- Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Zuffa S, Schmid R, Bauermeister A, Gomes PWP, Caraballo-Rodriguez AM, Abiead YE, Aron AT, Gentry EC, Zemlin J, Meehan MJ, Avalon NE, Cichewicz RH, Buzun E, Terrazas MC, Hsu CY, Oles R, Ayala AV, Zhao J, Chu H, Kuijpers MCM, Jackrel SL, Tugizimana F, Nephali LP, Dubery IA, Madala NE, Moreira EA, Costa-Lotufo LV, Lopes NP, Rezende-Teixeira P, Jimenez PC, Rimal B, Patterson AD, Traxler MF, de Cassia Pessotti R, Alvarado-Villalobos D, Tamayo-Castillo G, Chaverri P, Escudero-Leyva E, Quiros-Guerrero LM, Bory AJ, Joubert J, Rutz A, Wolfender JL, Allard PM, Sichert A, Pontrelli S, Pullman BS, Bandeira N, Gerwick WH, Gindro K, Massana-Codina J, Wagner BC, Forchhammer K, Petras D, Aiosa N, Garg N, Liebeke M, Bourceau P, Kang KB, Gadhavi H, de Carvalho LPS, dos Santos MS, Pérez-Lorente AI, Molina-Santiago C, Romero D, Franke R, Brönstrup M, de León AVP, Pope PB, Rosa SLL, Barbera GL, Roager HM, Laursen MF, Hammerle F, Siewert B, Peintner U, Licona-Cassani C, Rodriguez-Orduña L, Rampler E, Hildebrand F, Koellensperger G, Schoeny H, Hohenwallner K, Panzenboeck L, Gregor R, O’Neill EC, Roxborough ET, Odoi J, Bale NJ, Ding S, Sinninghe Damsté JS, Guan XL, Cui JJ, Ju KS, Silva DB, Silva FMR, da Silva GF, Koolen HHF, Grundmann C, Clement JA, Mohimani H, Broders K, McPhail KL, Ober-Singleton SE, Rath CM, McDonald D, Knight R, Wang M, Dorrestein PC. A Taxonomically-informed Mass Spectrometry Search Tool for Microbial Metabolomics Data. Res Sq 2023:rs.3.rs-3189768. [PMID: 37577622 PMCID: PMC10418563 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3189768/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
Abstract
MicrobeMASST, a taxonomically-informed mass spectrometry (MS) search tool, tackles limited microbial metabolite annotation in untargeted metabolomics experiments. Leveraging a curated database of >60,000 microbial monocultures, users can search known and unknown MS/MS spectra and link them to their respective microbial producers via MS/MS fragmentation patterns. Identification of microbial-derived metabolites and relative producers, without a priori knowledge, will vastly enhance the understanding of microorganisms' role in ecology and human health.
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- Simone Zuffa
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
| | - Robin Schmid
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Lineu Prestes 1524, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
| | - Paulo Wender P. Gomes
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
| | - Andres M. Caraballo-Rodriguez
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
| | - Yasin El Abiead
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
| | - Allegra T. Aron
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 80210, United States
| | - Emily C. Gentry
- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
| | - Michael J. Meehan
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
| | - Nicole E. Avalon
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oklahoma, 101 Stephenson Parkway, Norman, OK, 73019, United States
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy, and Vaccines (cMAV), Chiba University-University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Department of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Department of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2006, South Africa
- International Research and Development, Omnia Nutriology, Omnia Group (Pty) Ltd, 178 Montecasino Boulevard, Fourways, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2191, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Agriculture and Engineering, University of Venda, Private Bag X5050, Thohoyandou, Limpopo, 950, South Africa
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Avenida do Café, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Lineu Prestes 1524, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Avenida do Café, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Lineu Prestes 1524, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department of Marine Science, Institute of Marine Science, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Carvalho de Mendonça, 144, Santos, SP, 11070-100, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 319 Life Sciences Building, University Park, PA, 16802, United States
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 320 Life Sciences Building, University Park, PA, 16802, United States
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- Plant and Microbial Biology, College of Natural Resources, University of California Berkeley, 311 Koshland Hall, Berkeley, CA, 94270, United States
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- Plant and Microbial Biology, College of Natural Resources, University of California Berkeley, 311 Koshland Hall, Berkeley, CA, 94270, United States
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- Metabolomics & Chemical Profiling, Centro de Investigaciones en Productos Naturales (CIPRONA), Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, 2061, Costa Rica
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- Metabolomics & Chemical Profiling, Centro de Investigaciones en Productos Naturales (CIPRONA), Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, 2061, Costa Rica
- Escuela de Química, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, 2061, Costa Rica
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- Microbial Biotechnology, Centro de Investigaciones en Productos Naturales (CIPRONA) & Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, 2061, Costa Rica
- Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, 2061, Costa Rica
- Department of Natural Sciences, Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland, 20715, United States
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- Microbial Biotechnology, Centro de Investigaciones en Productos Naturales (CIPRONA), Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, 2061, Costa Rica
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Genève, GE, 1206, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Genève, GE, 1206, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Genève, GE, 1206, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Genève, GE, 1206, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Genève, GE, 1206, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Genève, GE, 1206, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Genève, GE, 1206, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Genève, GE, 1206, Switzerland
- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Otto-Stern-Weg 3, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Genève, GE, 1206, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Genève, GE, 1206, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Genève, GE, 1206, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Genève, GE, 1206, Switzerland
- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée, 10, Fribourg, FR, 1700, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Otto-Stern-Weg 3, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Otto-Stern-Weg 3, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Plant Protection, Mycology group, Agroscope, Rte de Duillier, 50, Nyon, VD, 1260, Switzerland
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- Plant Protection, Mycology group, Agroscope, Rte de Duillier, 50, Nyon, VD, 1260, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Organismic Interactions, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, Tuebingen, 72076, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Organismic Interactions, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, Tuebingen, 72076, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence “Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections” (CMFI), University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 24, Tuebingen, 72076, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 950 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 950 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332, United States
- Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332, United States
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- Department of Symbiosis, Metabolic Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1, Bremen, 28359, Germany
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- Department of Symbiosis, Metabolic Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1, Bremen, 28359, Germany
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women’s University, Cheongpa-ro 47 gil 100, Seoul, 04310, Korea
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- Mycobacterial Metabolism and Antibiotic Research Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
- King’s College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, UK
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- Mycobacterial Metabolism and Antibiotic Research Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
- Chemistry Department, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, 110 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL, 33458, United States
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- Metabolomics Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ‘‘La Mayora’’, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Bulevar Louis Pasteur (Campus Universitario de Teatinos), Málaga, Málaga, 29071, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ‘‘La Mayora’’, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Bulevar Louis Pasteur (Campus Universitario de Teatinos), Málaga, Málaga, 29071, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ‘‘La Mayora’’, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Bulevar Louis Pasteur (Campus Universitario de Teatinos), Málaga, Málaga, 29071, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, Braunschweig, 38124, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, Braunschweig, 38124, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Site Hannover-Braunschweig, Braunschweig, 38124, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, BIotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Postboks 5003, Ås, 1433, Norway
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- Faculty of Chemistry, BIotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Postboks 5003, Ås, 1433, Norway
- Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Postboks 5003, Ås, 1433, Norway
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- Faculty of Chemistry, BIotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Postboks 5003, Ås, 1433, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, Frederiksberg, 1958, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, Frederiksberg, 1958, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet B202, Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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- Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Centro de Biotecnología FEMSA, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, 64849, Mexico
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- Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Centro de Biotecnología FEMSA, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, 64849, Mexico
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 42, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Vienna Metabolomics Center (VIME), University of Vienna, Althanstr. 14,, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 42, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 42, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02142, United States
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG72RD, UK
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG72RD, UK
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Landsdiep 4, t Horntje (Texel), 1797 SZ, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Landsdiep 4, t Horntje (Texel), 1797 SZ, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Landsdiep 4, t Horntje (Texel), 1797 SZ, Netherlands
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, Singapore, 636921, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, 484 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, 484 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, United States
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, 484 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, United States
- Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, 484 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, United States
- Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University, 484 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, United States
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Costa e Silva, s/n, Campo Grande, MS, 79070-900, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Av. Costa e Silva, s/n, Campo Grande, MS, 79070-900, Brazil
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- Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, 1777 Carvalho Leal Avenue, Manaus, AM, 69065-001, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Avenida do Café, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-903, Brazil
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- Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, 3805 Old Easton Rd., Doylestown, PA, 18902, United States
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- Computational Biology Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology Research Unit, 1815 N. University, Peoria, IL, 61604, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, Weniger Hall, room 341, Corvallis, OR, 97331, United States
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- Department of Physics, Study of Heavy-Element-Biomaterials, University of Oregon, 1255 E 13th Ave, Basement, Eugene, OR, 97402, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California Riverside, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA, 92521, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., San Diego, CA, 92093, United States
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de Almeida LC, Calil FA, Moreno NC, Rezende-Teixeira P, de Moraes LAB, Jimenez PC, Menck CFM, Machado-Neto JA, Costa-Lotufo LV. Exploring pradimicin-IRD antineoplastic mechanisms and related DNA repair pathways. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 371:110342. [PMID: 36634904 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
DNA-targeting agents have a significant clinical use, although toxicity remains an issue that plays against their widespread application. Understanding the mechanism of action and DNA damage response elicited by such compounds might contribute to the improvement of their use in anticancer chemotherapy. In a previous study, our research group characterized a new DNA-targeting agent - pradimicin-IRD. Since DNA-targeting agents and DNA repair are close-related subjects, the present study used in silico-modelling and a transcriptomic approach seeking to characterize the DNA repair pathways activated in HCT 116 cells following pradimicin-IRD treatment. Molecular docking analysis showed pradimicin-IRD as a DNA intercalating agent and a potential inhibitor of DNA-binding proteins. Furthermore, the transcriptomic study highlighted DNA repair functions related to genes modulated by pradimicin-IRD, such as nucleotide excision repair, telomeres maintenance and double-strand break repair. When validating these functions, PCNA protein levels decreased after exposure to pradimicin. Furthermore, molecular docking analysis suggested DNA-pradimicin-PCNA interaction. In addition, hTERT and POLH showed reduced mRNA levels after 6 h of treatment with pradimicin-IRD. Moreover, POLH-deficient cells displayed higher resistance to pradimicin-IRD than POLH-proficient cells and the compound prevented formation of the POLH/DNA complex (molecular docking). Since the modulation of DNA repair genes by pradimicin-IRD is TP53-independent, unlike doxorubicin, dissimilarities between the mechanism of action and the DNA damage response of pradimicin-IRD and doxorubicin open new insights for further studies of pradimicin-IRD as a new antineoplastic compound.
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Affiliation(s)
- Larissa Costa de Almeida
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA; Institute of Chemistry, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil
| | - Paula Rezende-Teixeira
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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de Almeida LC, Carlos JAEG, Rezende-Teixeira P, Machado-Neto JA, Costa-Lotufo LV. AD80, a multikinase inhibitor, as a potential drug candidate for colorectal cancer therapy. Life Sci 2022; 308:120911. [PMID: 36030982 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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AIMS Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a very heterogeneous disease. One of its hallmarks is the dysregulation of protein kinases, which leads to molecular events related to carcinogenesis. Hence, kinase inhibitors have been developed and are a new strategy with promising potential for CRC therapy. This study aims to explore AD80, a multikinase inhibitor, as a drug option for CRC, with evaluation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK (ERK1/2) status of CRC cells' panel and the cytotoxicity of AD80 in those cells, as well as in normal colon cells. MAIN METHODS Cellular and molecular mechanisms, such as clonogenicity, cell cycle, morphology, protein, and mRNA expression, were investigated in CRC cells after AD80 exposure. KEY FINDINGS Results show that PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK signaling pathways are upregulated in CRC cellular models, with increased phosphorylation of mTOR, P70S6K, S6RP, 4EBP1, and ERK1/2. Hence, AD80 selectively reduces cell viability of CRC cells. Therefore, the antitumor mechanisms of AD80, such as clonogenicity inhibition (reduction of colony number and size), G2/M arrest (increased G2/M population, and CDKN1B mRNA expression), DNA damage (increased H2AX and ERK1/2 phosphorylation, and CDKN1A, GADD45A mRNA expression), apoptosis (increased PARP1 cleavage, and BAX, PMAIP1, BBC3 mRNA expression) and inhibition of S6RP phosphorylation were validated in CRC model. SIGNIFICANCE Our findings reinforce kinases as promising cancer therapeutic targets for the treatment of colorectal cancer, suggesting AD80 as a drug candidate.
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- Larissa Costa de Almeida
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Rezende-Teixeira P, Dusi RG, Jimenez PC, Espindola LS, Costa-Lotufo LV. What can we learn from commercial insecticides? Efficacy, toxicity, environmental impacts, and future developments. Environ Pollut 2022; 300:118983. [PMID: 35151812 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Worldwide pesticide usage was estimated in up to 3.5 million tons in 2020. The number of approved products varies among different countries, however, in Brazil, there are nearly 5000 of such products available. Among them, insecticides correspond to a group of mounting importance for controlling crop pests and disease-associated vectors in public health. Unfortunately, resistance to commercially approved insecticides is commonly observed, limiting the use of these products. Thus, the search for more effective and environmentally friendly products is both a challenge and a necessity since several insecticides are no longer allowed in many countries. In this review, we discuss the historical strategies used in the development of modern insecticides, including chemical structure alterations, mechanism of action and their impact on insecticidal activity. The environmental impact of each pesticide class is also discussed, with persistence data and activity on non-target organisms, along with the human toxicological effect. By tracing the historical route of discovery and development of blockbuster pesticides like DDT, pyrethroids and organophosphates, we also aim to categorize and relate the successful chemical alterations and novel pesticide development strategies that resulted in safer alternatives. A brief discussion on the Brazilian registration procedure and a perspective of insecticides currently approved in the country was also included.
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- Paula Rezende-Teixeira
- Laboratório de Farmacologia Marinha, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, 70910-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioprospecção de Organismos Marinhos, Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, 70910-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia Marinha, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Hirata AS, Rezende-Teixeira P, Machado-Neto JA, Jimenez PC, Clair JJL, Fenical W, Costa-Lotufo LV. Seriniquinones as Therapeutic Leads for Treatment of BRAF and NRAS Mutant Melanomas. Molecules 2021; 26:7362. [PMID: 34885944 PMCID: PMC8658889 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Isolated from the marine bacteria Serinicoccus sp., seriniquinone (SQ1) has been characterized by its selective activity in melanoma cell lines marked by its modulation of human dermcidin and induction of autophagy and apoptosis. While an active lead, the lack of solubility of SQ1 in both organic and aqueous media has complicated its preclinical evaluation. In response, our team turned its effort to explore analogues with the goal of returning synthetically accessible materials with comparable selectivity and activity. The analogue SQ2 showed improved solubility and reached a 30-40-fold greater selectivity for melanoma cells. Here, we report a detailed comparison of the activity of SQ1 and SQ2 in SK-MEL-28 and SK-MEL-147 cell lines, carrying the top melanoma-associated mutations, BRAFV600E and NRASQ61R, respectively. These studies provide a definitive report on the activity, viability, clonogenicity, dermcidin expression, autophagy, and apoptosis induction following exposure to SQ1 or SQ2. Overall, these studies showed that SQ1 and SQ2 demonstrated comparable activity and modulation of dermcidin expression. These studies are further supported through the evaluation of a panel of basal expression of key-genes related to autophagy and apoptosis, providing further insight into the role of these mutations. To explore this rather as a survival or death mechanism, autophagy inhibition sensibilized BRAF mutants to SQ1 and SQ2, whereas the opposite happened to NRAS mutants. These data suggest that the seriniquinones remain active, independently of the melanoma mutation, and suggest the future combination of their application with inhibitors of autophagy to treat BRAF-mutated tumors.
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- Amanda S. Hirata
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, SP, Brazil; (A.S.H.); (P.R.-T.); (J.A.M.-N.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, SP, Brazil; (A.S.H.); (P.R.-T.); (J.A.M.-N.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, SP, Brazil; (A.S.H.); (P.R.-T.); (J.A.M.-N.)
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- Institute of Marine Science, Federal University of São Paulo, Santos 11070-100, SP, Brazil;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0358, USA;
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- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0204, USA;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, SP, Brazil; (A.S.H.); (P.R.-T.); (J.A.M.-N.)
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Neves JH, Rezende-Teixeira P, Palomino NB, Machado-Santelli GM. Molecular and morphological approach to study the innexin gap junctions in Rhynchosciara americana. Open Biol 2021; 11:210224. [PMID: 34753320 PMCID: PMC8580445 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.210224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Gap junctions mediate communication between adjacent cells and are fundamental to the development and homeostasis in multicellular organisms. In invertebrates, gap junctions are formed by transmembrane proteins called innexins. Gap junctions allow the passage of small molecules through an intercellular channel, between a cell and another adjacent cell. The dipteran Rhynchosciara americana has contributed to studying the biology of invertebrates and the study of the interaction and regulation of genes during biological development. Therefore, this paper aimed to study the R. americana innexin-2 by molecular characterization, analysis of the expression profile and cellular localization. The molecular characterization results confirm that the message is from a gap junction protein and analysis of the expression and cellular localization profile shows that innexin-2 can participate in many physiological processes during the development of R. americana.
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- Jorge Henrique Neves
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 1524 – sala 307, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 1524 – sala 307, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 1524 – sala 307, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 1524 – sala 307, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Wilke DV, Jimenez PC, Branco PC, Rezende-Teixeira P, Trindade-Silva AE, Bauermeister A, Lopes NP, Costa-Lotufo LV. Anticancer Potential of Compounds from the Brazilian Blue Amazon. Planta Med 2021; 87:49-70. [PMID: 33142347 DOI: 10.1055/a-1257-8402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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"Blue Amazon" is used to designate the Brazilian Economic Exclusive Zone, which covers an area comparable in size to that of its green counterpart. Indeed, Brazil flaunts a coastline spanning 8000 km through tropical and temperate regions and hosting part of the organisms accredited for the country's megadiversity status. Still, biodiversity may be expressed at different scales of organization; besides species inventory, genetic characteristics of living beings and metabolic expression of their genes meet some of these other layers. These metabolites produced by terrestrial creatures traditionally and lately added to by those from marine organisms are recognized for their pharmaceutical value, since over 50% of small molecule-based medicines are related to natural products. Nonetheless, Brazil gives a modest contribution to the field of pharmacology and even less when considering marine pharmacology, which still lacks comprehensive in-depth assessments toward the bioactivity of marine compounds so far. Therefore, this review examined the last 40 years of Brazilian natural products research, focusing on molecules that evidenced anticancer potential-which represents ~ 15% of marine natural products isolated from Brazilian species. This review discusses the most promising compounds isolated from sponges, cnidarians, ascidians, and microbes in terms of their molecular targets and mechanisms of action. Wrapping up, the review delivers an outlook on the challenges that stand against developing groundbreaking natural products research in Brazil and on a means of surpassing these matters.
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- Diego V Wilke
- Núcleo de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Medicamentos (NPDM), Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências do Mar, Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Medicamentos (NPDM), Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos (NPPNS), Departamento de Ciências Biomoleculares, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Branco PC, Pontes CA, Rezende-Teixeira P, Amengual-Rigo P, Alves-Fernandes DK, Maria-Engler SS, da Silva AB, Pessoa ODL, Jimenez PC, Mollasalehi N, Chapman E, Guallar V, Machado-Neto JA, Costa-Lotufo LV. Survivin modulation in the antimelanoma activity of prodiginines. Eur J Pharmacol 2020; 888:173465. [PMID: 32814079 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Melanoma is a type of skin cancer with an elevated incidence of metastasis and chemoresistance. Such features hamper treatment success of these neoplasms, demanding the search for new therapeutic options. Using a two-step resin-based approach, we recently demonstrated that cytotoxic prodiginines bind to the inhibitor of apoptosis protein, survivin. Herein, we explore the role of survivin in melanoma and whether its modulation is related to the antimelanoma properties of three cytotoxic prodiginines (prodigiosin, cyclononylprodigiosin, and nonylprodigiosin) isolated from marine bacteria. In melanoma patients and cell lines, survivin is overexpressed, and higher levels negatively impact survival. All three prodiginines caused a decrease in cell growth with reduced cytotoxicity after 24 h compared to 72 h treatment, suggesting that low concentrations promote cytostatic effects in SK-Mel-19 (BRAF mutant) and SK-Mel-28 (BRAF mutant), but not in SK-Mel-147 (NRAS mutant). An increase in G1 population was observed after 24 h treatment with prodigiosin and cyclononylprodigiosin in SK-Mel-19. Further studies indicate that prodigiosin induced apoptosis and DNA damage, as detected by increased caspase-3 cleavage and histone H2AX phosphorylation, further arguing for the downregulation of survivin. Computer simulations suggest that prodigiosin and cyclononylprodigiosin bind to the BIR domain of survivin. Moreover, knockdown of survivin increased long-term toxicity of prodigiosin, as observed by reduced clonogenic capacity, but did not alter short-term cytotoxicity. In summary, prodiginine treatment provoked cytostatic rather than cytotoxic effects, cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase, induction of apoptosis and DNA damage, downregulation of survivin, and decreased clonogenic capacity in survivin knockdown cells.
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- Paola C Branco
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, 05508-900, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, 05508-900, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, 05508-900, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Life Sciences, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, 60021, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, 60021, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, Institute of Marine Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, 11.070-100, Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, 85721-0207, Tucson, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, 85721-0207, Tucson, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, 05508-900, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, 05508-900, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Sahm BDB, Peres J, Rezende-Teixeira P, Santos EA, Branco PC, Bauermeister A, Kimani S, Moreira EA, Bisi-Alves R, Bellis C, Mlaza M, Jimenez PC, Lopes NP, Machado-Santelli GM, Prince S, Costa-Lotufo LV. Targeting the Oncogenic TBX2 Transcription Factor With Chromomycins. Front Chem 2020; 8:110. [PMID: 32195221 PMCID: PMC7062867 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
The TBX2 transcription factor plays critical roles during embryonic development and it is overexpressed in several cancers, where it contributes to key oncogenic processes including the promotion of proliferation and bypass of senescence. Importantly, based on compelling biological evidences, TBX2 has been considered as a potential target for new anticancer therapies. There has therefore been a substantial interest to identify molecules with TBX2-modulatory activity, but no such substance has been found to date. Here, we adopt a targeted approach based on a reverse-affinity procedure to identify the ability of chromomycins A5 (CA5) and A6 (CA6) to interact with TBX2. Briefly, a TBX2-DNA-binding domain recombinant protein was N-terminally linked to a resin, which in turn, was incubated with either CA5 or CA6. After elution, bound material was analyzed by UPLC-MS and CA5 was recovered from TBX2-loaded resins. To confirm and quantify the affinity (KD) between the compounds and TBX2, microscale thermophoresis analysis was performed. CA5 and CA6 modified the thermophoretic behavior of TBX2, with a KD in micromolar range. To begin to understand whether these compounds exerted their anti-cancer activity through binding TBX2, we next analyzed their cytotoxicity in TBX2 expressing breast carcinoma, melanoma and rhabdomyosarcoma cells. The results show that CA5 was consistently more potent than CA6 in all tested cell lines with IC50 values in the nM range. Of the cancer cell types tested, the melanoma cells were most sensitive. The knockdown of TBX2 in 501mel melanoma cells increased their sensitivity to CA5 by up to 5 times. Furthermore, inducible expression of TBX2 in 501mel cells genetically engineered to express TBX2 in the presence of doxycycline, were less sensitive to CA5 than the control cells. Together, the data presented in this study suggest that, in addition to its already recognized DNA-binding properties, CA5 may be binding the transcription factor TBX2, and it can contribute to its cytotoxic activity.
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- Bianca Del B Sahm
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Physics and Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Sea Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Division of Cell Biology, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Almeida LCD, Bauermeister A, Rezende-Teixeira P, Santos EAD, Moraes LABD, Machado-Neto JA, Costa-Lotufo LV. Pradimicin-IRD exhibits antineoplastic effects by inducing DNA damage in colon cancer cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2019; 168:38-47. [PMID: 31228463 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
DNA-damaging agents are widely used in cancer therapy; however, their use is limited by dose-related toxicities, as well as the development of drug resistance. Drug discovery is essential to overcome these limitations and offer novel therapeutic options. In a previous study by our research group, pradimicin-IRD-a new polycyclic antibiotic produced by the actinobacteria Amycolatopsis sp.-displayed antimicrobial and potential anticancer activities. In the present study, cytotoxic activity was further confirmed in a panel of five colon cancer, including those with mutation in TP53 and KRAS, the most common ones observed in cancer colon patients. While all tested colon cancer cells were sensitive to pradimicin-IRD treatment with IC50 in micromolar range, non-tumor fibroblasts were significantly less sensitive (p < 0.05). The cellular and molecular mechanism of action of pradimicin-IRD was then investigated in the colorectal cancer cell line HCT 116. Pradimicin-IRD presented antitumor effects occurring after at least 6 h of exposure. Pradimicin-IRD induced statistically significant DNA damage (γH2AX and p21), apoptosis (PARP1 and caspase 3 cleavage) and cell cycle arrest (reduced Rb phosphorylation, cyclin A and cyclin B expression) markers. In accordance with these results, pradimicin-IRD increased cell populations in the subG1 and G0/G1 phases of the cell cycle. Additionally, mass spectrometry analysis indicated that pradimicin-IRD interacted with the DNA double strand. In summary, pradimicin-IRD exhibits multiple antineoplastic activities-including DNA damage, cell cycle arrest, reduction of clonal growth and apoptosis-in the HCT 116 cell line. Furthermore, pradimicin-IRD displays a TP53-independent regulation of p21 expression in HCT 116 TP53-/-, HT-29, SW480, and Caco-2 cells. This exploratory study identified novel targets for pradimicin-IRD and provided insights for its potential anticancer activity as a DNA-damaging agent.
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- Larissa Costa de Almeida
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Development, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Cortez BA, Rezende-Teixeira P, Redick S, Doxsey S, Machado-Santelli GM. Multipolar mitosis and aneuploidy after chrysotile treatment: a consequence of abscission failure and cytokinesis regression. Oncotarget 2016; 7:8979-92. [PMID: 26788989 PMCID: PMC4891019 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.6924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 01/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Chrysotile, like other types of asbestos, has been associated with mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis. However, the cellular abnormalities induced by these fibers involved in cancer development have not been elucidated yet. Previous works show that chrysotile fibers induce features of cancer cells, such as aneuploidy, multinucleation and multipolar mitosis. In the present study, normal and cancer derived human cell lines were treated with chrysotile and the cellular and molecular mechanisms related to generation of aneuploid cells was elucidated. The first alteration observed was cytokinesis regression, the main cause of multinucleated cells formation and centrosome amplification. The multinucleated cells formed after cytokinesis regression were able to progress through cell cycle and generated aneuploid cells after abnormal mitosis. To understand the process of cytokinesis regression, localization of cytokinetic proteins was investigated. It was observed mislocalization of Anillin, Aurora B, Septin 9 and Alix in the intercellular bridge, and no determination of secondary constriction and abscission sites. Fiber treatment also led to overexpression of genes related to cancer, cytokinesis and cell cycle. The results show that chrysotile fibers induce cellular and molecular alterations in normal and tumor cells that have been related to cancer initiation and progression, and that tetraploidization and aneuploid cell formation are striking events after fiber internalization, which could generate a favorable context to cancer development.
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- Beatriz Araujo Cortez
- Depto Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.,Depto Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Depto Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Depto Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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Siviero F, Rezende-Teixeira P, Andrade AD, Santelli RV, Machado-Santelli GM. The histone genes cluster in Rhynchosciara americana and its transcription profile in salivary glands during larval development. Genet Mol Biol 2016; 39:580-588. [PMID: 27727361 PMCID: PMC5127150 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2015-0306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In this work we report the characterization of the Rhynchosciara americana histone genes cluster nucleotide sequence. It spans 5,131 bp and contains the four core histones and the linker histone H1. Putative control elements were detected. We also determined the copy number of the tandem repeat unit through quantitative PCR, as well as the unequivocal chromosome location of this unique locus in chromosome A band 13. The data were compared with histone clusters from the genus Drosophila, which are the closest known homologues.
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- Fábio Siviero
- Departamento de Biologia Celular e Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular e Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular e Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular e Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Rocha-Sales B, Rezende-Teixeira P, Oliveira Niero EL, Lauand C, Ionta M, Hanemann SSL, Machado-Santelli GM. Abstract 2844: Cell senescence and antitumor potential of 7-epiclusianone in human breast cancer cell lines cultured in monolayer and as spheroids. Cancer Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2016-2844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Brazilian flora is considered one of the most diverse in the world and represents a source of new molecules with bioactivity against several diseases. 7-epiclusianone, a prenylated benzophenone was isolated from Garcinia brasiliensis, a plant named bacupari in folk medicine. Previous studies showed that this compound has dose-dependent cytotoxic effect in several cell lines derived from human cancers and antiproliferative effect by inducing cell cycle arrest in G1/S and apoptosis in A549 lung cancer cell line. The present study aimed to analyze the cytotoxic and/or antiproliferative potential of 7-epiclusianone in human breast cancer cell lines cultured in monolayer and as spheroids. Monolayer cell cultures are commonly used for testing drug effects largely because of their easy maintenance, but they do not represent the spatial interactions of cells within a tumor. Spheroids in 3D cell cultures can overcome some of those limitations thus mimicking the architecture of solid tumors. Initially the 3D conditions were established for both cell lines MCF7 and Hs578T. Spheroids were morphologically characterized by light and transmission electron microscopy. MCF-7 spheroids showed typical epithelial organization with cohesive cells, in accordance with higher expression levels of E-cadherin compared to monolayer. In Hs578T spheroids, cells assumed fibroblast-like morphology concentrically organized, low E-cadherin expression and synthesis of extracellular matrix components. The IC50 values of 7-epiclusianone were 20 μM for Hs 578T cells and 6 μM for MCF-7 monolayers cell cultures. At this concentration, the compound treatment arrested monolayer cell cultures in G0/G1. 7-epiclusianone reduced the mRNA levels for cyclins D1 and E in line MCF-7, while only cyclin E mRNA in Hs 578T. The compound did not change the microfilaments organization or the nuclear integrity, as observed by laser scanning confocal microscopy. Interestingly, 7-epiclusianone treated cultures exhibit higher senescence indexes while apoptotic cells were not detected. Altogether, these data suggest that 7-epiclusianone is a promising molecule against breast cancer cells. The three-dimensional culture was more resistant to treatment with the compound than the monolayer, therefore more comprehensive studies are needed to understand better the effects of 7-epiclusianone on this type of culture. (Supported by FAPESP and CNPq)
Citation Format: Bianca Rocha-Sales, Paula Rezende-Teixeira, Evandro Luís Oliveira Niero, Camila Lauand, Marisa Ionta, Simone SL Hanemann, Glaucia M. Machado-Santelli. Cell senescence and antitumor potential of 7-epiclusianone in human breast cancer cell lines cultured in monolayer and as spheroids. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2016 Apr 16-20; New Orleans, LA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(14 Suppl):Abstract nr 2844.
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Ricardi LR, Rezende-Teixeira P, Souza MMD, Machado-Santelli GM. Abstract 3189: Morphological and molecular study of cell-chrysotile interaction in two different cell lines. Cancer Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2014-3189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chrysotile accounts for more than 90% of the asbestos used worldwide. This type of fiber is considered the least oncogenic among the asbestos fibers, mainly based on the fiber dimension and biopersistence inside the lung. It is associated with respiratory diseases and lung cancer and identified as human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. However the mechanism and potential of different fibers to cause cancer is still a matter of debate. The present study focuses the interaction of fibers with different cell types, analyzing their ability and mechanism of fiber internalization. After short chrysotile small fibers exposure time (4-8hrs) both non-small cell lung carcinoma and monocytic cell lines were able of fiber internalization. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) analyses showed fibers involved or not by membrane into the cytoplasm and sometimes seemed to be associated with the chromatin. Cytoskeleton elements were observed to be concentrated around the fibers and they were identified as intermediate filaments according to their diameter. Immunofluorescent preparations imaged by laser scanning confocal microscope and submitted to localization analyses showed that both vimentin and cytokeratin may participate in this process. The data suggest that the internalization of fibers may occur through endocytosis and/or by physical perforation of the plasma membrane.
Since the scavenger receptors are responsible for recognition and internalization of dust particles by macrophages in lung, and some of them are linked to silica-containing particles recognition we evaluated their expression level of mRNA by using quantitative RT-PCR. The scavenger receptors appear to interfere with the internalization of chrysotile fibers process. SR-A and SCARA5 change their relative expression of mRNA after cell exposure to chrysotile fibers, such as SR-A and SCARA5. Furthermore, our study was the first to find the relationship between the SCARA5 receptor and chrysotile fibers. To check if features of the chrysotile internalization by epithelial and monocytic cells would be related with fibers shape or chemical composition, the cells were exposed to single walled carbon nanotubes in similar conditions.
Financial support: FAPESP, CAPES and CNPq)
Citation Format: Luana R. Ricardi, Paula Rezende-Teixeira, Marcelo Medina de Souza, Glaucia M. Machado-Santelli. Morphological and molecular study of cell-chrysotile interaction in two different cell lines. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2014 Apr 5-9; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2014;74(19 Suppl):Abstract nr 3189. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2014-3189
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Brandão ADS, do Amaral JB, Rezende-Teixeira P, Hartfelder K, Siviero F, Machado-Santelli GM. Cell death and tissue reorganization in Rhynchosciara americana (Sciaridae: Diptera) metamorphosis and their relation to molting hormone titers. Arthropod Struct Dev 2014; 43:511-522. [PMID: 24943875 DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 05/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Programmed cell death (PCD) is a focal topic for understanding processes underlying metamorphosis in insects, especially so in holometabolous orders. During adult morphogenesis it allows for the elimination of larva-specific tissues and the reorganization of others for their functionalities in adult life. In Rhynchosciara, this PCD process could be classified as autophagic cell death, yet the expression of apoptosis-related genes and certain morphological aspects suggest that processes, autophagy and apoptosis may be involved. Aiming to reveal the morphological changes that salivary gland and fat body cells undergo during metamorphosis we conducted microscopy analyses to detect chromatin condensation and fragmentation, as well as alterations in the cytoplasm of late pupal tissues of Rhynchosciara americana. Transmission electron microscopy and confocal microscopy revealed cells in variable stages of death. By analyzing the morphological structure of the salivary gland we observed the presence of cells with autophagic vacuoles and apoptotic bodies and DNA fragmentation was confirmed with the TUNEL assay in salivary gland. The reorganization of fat body occurs with discrete detection of cell death by TUNEL assay. However, both salivary gland histolysis and fat body reorganization occur under control of the hormone ecdysone.
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- Amanda Dos Santos Brandão
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 1524, Ed Biomédicas 1, CEP 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Post-Graduate Interunits Program in Biotechnology, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2415 Edifício ICB - III - Cidade Universitária, CEP 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 1524, Ed Biomédicas 1, CEP 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 1524, Ed Biomédicas 1, CEP 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, CEP 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 1524, Ed Biomédicas 1, CEP 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 1524, Ed Biomédicas 1, CEP 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Niero EL, Rocha-Sales B, Lauand C, Cortez BA, de Souza MM, Rezende-Teixeira P, Urabayashi MS, Martens AA, Neves JH, Machado-Santelli GM. The multiple facets of drug resistance: one history, different approaches. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2014; 33:37. [PMID: 24775603 PMCID: PMC4041145 DOI: 10.1186/1756-9966-33-37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Some cancers like melanoma and pancreatic and ovarian cancers, for example, commonly display resistance to chemotherapy, and this is the major obstacle to a better prognosis of patients. Frequently, literature presents studies in monolayer cell cultures, 3D cell cultures or in vivo studies, but rarely the same work compares results of drug resistance in different models. Several of these works are presented in this review and show that usually cells in 3D culture are more resistant to drugs than monolayer cultured cells due to different mechanisms. Searching for new strategies to sensitize different tumors to chemotherapy, many methods have been studied to understand the mechanisms whereby cancer cells acquire drug resistance. These methods have been strongly advanced along the years and therapies using different drugs have been increasingly proposed to induce cell death in resistant cells of different cancers. Recently, cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been extensively studied because they would be the only cells capable of sustaining tumorigenesis. It is believed that the resistance of CSCs to currently used chemotherapeutics is a major contributing factor in cancer recurrence and later metastasis development. This review aims to appraise the experimental progress in the study of acquired drug resistance of cancer cells in different models as well as to understand the role of CSCs as the major contributing factor in cancer recurrence and metastasis development, describing how CSCs can be identified and isolated.
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- Evandro Luís Niero
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av, Prof, Lineu Prestes, 1524, Cidade Universitária, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Lauand C, Rezende-Teixeira P, Cortez BA, Niero ELDO, Machado-Santelli GM. Independent of ErbB1 gene copy number, EGF stimulates migration but is not associated with cell proliferation in non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Cell Int 2013; 13:38. [PMID: 23631593 PMCID: PMC3655000 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-13-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Lung cancer often exhibits molecular changes, such as the overexpression of the ErbB1 gene. ErbB1 encodes epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a tyrosine kinase receptor, involved mainly in cell proliferation and survival. EGFR overexpression has been associated with more aggressive disease, poor prognosis, low survival rate and low response to therapy. ErbB1 amplification and mutation are associated with tumor development and are implicated in ineffective treatment. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the ErbB1 copy number affects EGFR expression, cell proliferation or cell migration by comparing two different cell lines. Methods The copies of ErbB1 gene was evaluated by FISH. Immunofluorescence and Western blotting were performed to determine location and expression of proteins mentioned in the present study. Proliferation was studied by flow cytometry and cell migration by wound healing assay and time lapse. Results We investigated the activation and function of EGFR in the A549 and HK2 lung cancer cell lines, which contain 3 and 6 copies of ErbB1, respectively. The expression of EGFR was lower in the HK2 cell line. EGFR was activated after stimulation with EGF in both cell lines, but this activation did not promote differences in cellular proliferation when compared to control cells. Inhibiting EGFR with AG1478 did not modify cellular proliferation, confirming previous data. However, we observed morphological alterations, changes in microfilament organization and increased cell migration upon EGF stimulation. However, these effects did not seem to be consequence of an epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Conclusion EGFR expression did not appear to be associated to the ErbB1 gene copy number, and neither of these aspects appeared to affect cell proliferation. However, EGFR activation by EGF resulted in cell migration stimulation in both cell lines.
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- Camila Lauand
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av, Prof, Lineu Prestes, 1524, Butantã, São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil.
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Ionta M, Rosa MC, Almeida RB, Freitas VM, Rezende-Teixeira P, Machado-Santelli GM. Retinoic acid and cAMP inhibit rat hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and enhance cell differentiation. Braz J Med Biol Res 2012; 45:721-9. [PMID: 22618858 PMCID: PMC3854244 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2012007500087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2011] [Accepted: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 02/13/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third highest cause of cancer death worldwide. In general, the disease is diagnosed at an advanced stage when potentially curative therapies are no longer feasible. For this reason, it is very important to develop new therapeutic approaches. Retinoic acid (RA) is a natural derivative of vitamin A that regulates important biological processes including cell proliferation and differentiation. In vitro studies have shown that RA is effective in inhibiting growth of HCC cells; however, responsiveness to treatment varies among different HCC cell lines. The objective of the present study was to determine if the combined use of RA (0.1 µM) and cAMP (1 mM), an important second messenger, improves the responsiveness of HCC cells to RA treatment. We evaluated the proliferative behavior of an HCC cell line (HTC) and the expression profile of genes related to cancer signaling pathway (ERK and GSK-3β) and liver differentiation (E-cadherin, connexin 26 (Cx26), and Cx32). RA and cAMP were effective in inhibiting the proliferation of HTC cells independently of combined use. However, when a mixture of RA and cAMP was used, the signals concerning the degree of cell differentiation were increased. As demonstrated by Western blot, the treatment increased E-cadherin, Cx26, Cx32 and Ser9-GSK-3β (inactive form) expression while the expression of Cx43, Tyr216-GSK-3β (active form) and phosphorylated ERK decreased. Furthermore, telomerase activity was inhibited along treatment. Taken together, the results showed that the combined use of RA and cAMP is more effective in inducing differentiation of HTC cells.
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- M Ionta
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brasil
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Rezende-Teixeira P, do Amaral JB, Siviero F, Machado-Santelli GM. Molecular characterization of a mariner-like element in the Atta sexdens rubropilosa genome. Genet Mol Res 2012; 11:1475-85. [PMID: 22653597 DOI: 10.4238/2012.may.21.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mobile elements are widely present in eukaryotic genomes. They are repeated DNA segments that are able to move from one locus to another within the genome. They are divided into two main categories, depending on their mechanism of transposition, involving RNA (class I) or DNA (class II) molecules. The mariner-like elements are class II transposons. They encode their own transposase, which is necessary and sufficient for transposition in the absence of host factors. They are flanked by a short inverted terminal repeat and a TA dinucleotide target site, which is duplicated upon insertion. The transposase consists of two domains, an N-terminal inverted terminal repeat binding domain and a C-terminal catalytic domain. We identified a transposable element with molecular characteristics of a mariner-like element in Atta sexdens rubropilosa genome. Identification started from a PCR with degenerate primers and queen genomic DNA templates, with which it was possible to amplify a fragment with mariner transposable-element homology. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that this element belongs to the mauritiana subfamily of mariner-like elements and it was named Asmar1. We found that Asmar1 is homologous to a transposon described from another ant, Messor bouvieri. The predicted transposase sequence demonstrated that Asmar1 has a truncated transposase ORF. This study is part of a molecular characterization of mobile elements in the Atta spp genome. Our finding of mariner-like elements in all castes of this ant could be useful to help understand the dynamics of mariner-like element distribution in the Hymenoptera.
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- P Rezende-Teixeira
- Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
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Palomino NB, Rezende-Teixeira P, Machado-Santelli GM. Characterization of innexin 4 and 7 genes in ovarian development of Rhynchosciara americana. Dev Biol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.05.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Rezende-Teixeira P, Lauand C, Siviero F, Machado-Santelli GM. Normal and defective mariner-like elements in Rhynchosciara species (Sciaridae, Diptera). Genet Mol Res 2010; 9:849-57. [PMID: 20449818 DOI: 10.4238/vol9-2gmr796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mariner-like elements are widely present in diverse organisms. These elements constitute a large fraction of the eukaryotic genome; they transpose by a "cut-and-paste" mechanism with their own transposase protein. We found two groups of mobile elements in the genus Rhynchosciara. PCR using primers designed from R. americana transposons (Ramar1 and Ramar2) were the starting point for this comparative study. Genomic DNA templates of four species: R. hollaenderi, R. millerii, R. baschanti, and Rhynchosciara sp were used and genomic sequences were amplified, sequenced and the molecular structures of the elements characterized as being putative mariner-like elements. The first group included the putative full-length elements. The second group was composed of defective mariner elements that contain a deletion overlapping most of the internal region of the transposase open reading frame. They were named Rmar1 (type 1) and Rmar2 (type 2), respectively. Many conserved amino acid blocks were identified, as well as a specific D,D(34)D signature motif that was defective in some elements. Based on predicted transposase sequences, these elements encode truncated proteins and are phylogenetically very close to mariner-like elements of the mauritiana subfamily. The inverted terminal repeat sequences that flanked the mariner-like elements are responsible for their mobility. These inverted terminal repeat sequences were identified by inverse PCR.
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- P Rezende-Teixeira
- Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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de Andrade A, Siviero F, Rezende-Teixeira P, Santelli RV, Machado-Santelli GM. Molecular characterization of a putative heat shock protein cognate gene in Rhynchosciara americana. Chromosome Res 2009; 17:935-45. [PMID: 19768564 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-009-9081-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2009] [Accepted: 09/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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An hsc70 homologue gene (Rahsc70) of the diptera Rhynchosciara americana was isolated and characterized. We were able to determine the mRNA sequence from an EST of salivary gland cDNA library, and a Rahsc70 cDNA cassette was used as a probe to isolate the genomic region from a genomic library. The mRNA expression of this gene parallels the 2B puff expansion, suggesting its involvement in protein processing, since this larval period corresponds to a high synthetic activity period. During heat shock stress conditions, hsc70 expression decreased. In situ hybridization of polytene chromosomes showed that the Rahsc70 gene is located near the C3 DNA puff. The cellular localization of Hsc70 protein showed this protein in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus.
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- Alexandre de Andrade
- Instituto de Química, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748, São Paulo, SP, 05508-900, Brazil
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Rezende-Teixeira P, Rosa MC, Palomino NB, Machado-Santelli G. 03-P109 Gene expression profile in germ line and its involving in development of Rhynchosciara americana. Mech Dev 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2009.06.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rezende-Teixeira P, Siviero F, Brandão AS, Santelli RV, Machado-Santelli GM. Molecular characterization of a retrotransposon in the Rhynchosciara americana genome and its association with telomere. Chromosome Res 2008; 16:729-42. [PMID: 18528768 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-008-1223-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2007] [Revised: 04/03/2008] [Accepted: 04/03/2008] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Non-LTR retrotransposons, also known as long interspersed nuclear elements (LINEs), are transposable elements that encode a reverse transcriptase and insert into genomic locations via RNA intermediates. The sequence analysis of a cDNA library constructed from mRNA of the salivary glands of R. americana showed the presence of putative class I elements. The cDNA clone with homology to a reverse transcriptase was the starting point for the present study. Genomic phage was isolated and sequenced and the molecular structure of the element was characterized as being a non-LTR retrotransposable element. Southern blot analysis indicated that this transposable element is represented by repeat sequences in the genome of R. americana. Chromosome tips were consistently positive when this element was used as probe in in-situ hybridization. Real-time RT-PCR showed that this retrotransposon is transcribed at different periods of larval development. Most interesting, the silencing of this retrotransposon in R. americana by RNA interference resulted in reduced transcript levels and in accelerated larval development.
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- Paula Rezende-Teixeira
- Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 1524 Y ICBI Y sala 307, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Rezende-Teixeira P, Siviero F, Andrade A, Santelli RV, Machado-Santelli GM. Mariner-like elements in Rhynchosciara americana (Sciaridae) genome: molecular and cytological aspects. Genetica 2007; 133:137-45. [PMID: 17705057 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-007-9193-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2007] [Accepted: 08/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Two mariner-like elements, Ramar1 and Ramar2, are described in the genome of Rhynchosciara americana, whose nucleotide consensus sequences were derived from multiple defective copies containing deletions, frame shifts and stop codons. Ramar1 contains several conserved amino acid blocks which were identified, including a specific D,D(34)D signature motif. Ramar2 is a defective mariner-like element, which contains a deletion overlapping in most of the internal region of the transposase ORF while its extremities remain intact. Predicted transposase sequences demonstrated that Ramar1 and Ramar2 phylogenetically present high identity to mariner-like elements of mauritiana subfamily. Southern blot analysis indicated that Ramar1 is widely represented in the genome of Rhynchosciara americana. In situ hybridizations showed Ramar1 localized in several chromosome regions, mainly in pericentromeric heterochromatin and their boundaries, while Ramar2 appeared as a single band in chromosome A.
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- Paula Rezende-Teixeira
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 748, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05508-900, Brazil.
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Siviero F, Rezende-Teixeira P, Andrade A, Machado-Santelli GM, Santelli RV. Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Rhynchosciara americana salivary glands. Insect Mol Biol 2006; 15:109-18. [PMID: 16640721 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00616.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
Abstract
The diptera Rhynchosciara americana (sciaridae) is an important model organism in polyteny and gene amplification research, but up to now a limited amount of data regarding DNA sequences and molecular aspects of this species is available. Considering the importance of going further on the DNA puffs biological meaning, we proposed to generate EST sequences from a DNA library constructed from salivary glands. After their categorization in gene ontology terms, they were used to construct an 'electronic Northern' that represents a general view of the salivary gland metabolic status in an important phase of larval development: the spinning of communal cocoon. In this phase occurs the last polytene DNA replication cycle concomitantly with the specific loci amplification related to protein secretion.
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Affiliation(s)
- F Siviero
- Departamento de Biologia Celular e Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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