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ArticleCancer research2011

Celecoxib promotes c-FLIP degradation through Akt-independent inhibition of GSK3.

Shuzhen Chen, Wei Cao, Ping Yue, Chunhai Hao, Fadlo R Khuri, Shi-Yong Sun

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Article in Cancer research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shuzhen ChenDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Wei Cao
Ping Yue
Chunhai Hao
Fadlo R Khuri
Shi-Yong Sun
Emory University · USChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

TARGETING DEATH RECEPTOR-MEDIATED APOPTOSIS FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCERP50CA128613 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI SHIN, DONG M · 2007 to 2011
$12.0M
Enhancing the mTOR-targeted cancer therapyR01CA118450 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI SUN, SHI-YONG · 2006 to 2015
$2.6M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA128613NCI NIH HHS R01 CA118450
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Celecoxib is a COX-2 inhibitor that reduces the risk of colon cancer. However, the basis for its cancer chemopreventive activity is not fully understood. In this study, we defined a mechanism of celecoxib action based on degradation of cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein (c-FLIP), a major regulator of the death receptor pathway of apoptosis. c-FLIP protein levels are regulated by ubiquitination and proteasome-mediated degradation. We found that celecoxib controlled c-FLIP ubiquitination through Akt-independent inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3), itself a candidate therapeutic target of interest in colon cancer. Celecoxib increased the levels of phosphorylated GSK3, including the α and β forms, even in cell lines, where phosphorylated Akt levels were not increased. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors abrogated Akt phosphorylation as expected but had no effect on celecoxib-induced GSK3 phosphorylation. In contrast, protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors abolished celecoxib-induced GSK3 phosphorylation, implying that celecoxib influenced GSK3 phosphorylation through a mechanism that relied upon PKC and not Akt. GSK3 blockade either by siRNA or kinase inhibitors was sufficient to attenuate c-FLIP levels. Combining celecoxib with GSK3 inhibition enhanced attenuation of c-FLIP and increased apoptosis. Proteasome inhibitor MG132 reversed the effects of GSK3 inhibition and increased c-FLIP ubiquitination, confirming that c-FLIP attenuation was mediated by proteasomal turnover as expected. Our findings reveal a novel mechanism through which the regulatory effects of c-FLIP on death receptor signaling are controlled by GSK3, which celecoxib acts at an upstream level to control independently of Akt.

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ApoptosisCASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating ProteinCelecoxibCell Line, TumorCyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3HumansLeupeptinsNeoplasmsPhosphorylationProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein Kinase CProteolysisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPyrazolesReceptors, Death Domainbenzyloxycarbonylleucyl-leucyl-leucine aldehydeCASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating ProteinCelecoxibCyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3LeupeptinsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein Kinase CProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPyrazolesReceptors, Death DomainRNA, Small InterferingSulfonamides

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PMID21868755
PMCPMC3185138
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