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ArticlePloS one2013

Undecylprodigiosin induced apoptosis in P388 cancer cells is associated with its binding to ribosome.

Ping Liu, Yuan-yuan Wang, Xin Qi, QianQun Gu, Meiyu Geng, Jing Li

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ping LiuKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Yuan-yuan Wang
Xin Qi
QianQun Gu
Meiyu Geng
Jing Li
Ocean University of China · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNYantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prodigiosins (PGs) are a family of natural red pigments with anticancer activity, and one member of the family has entered clinical phase II trials. However, the anticancer mechanisms of PGs remain largely unclear. This study was designed to investigate the molecular basis of anticancer activity of UP, a derivative of PGs, in P388 cells. By introducing pharmacological inhibitors and utilizing a variety of analytical approaches including western blotting, flow cytometry and confocal laser microscopy, we found that UP inhibited proliferation of P388 via arresting cells at G2/M phase and inducing cells apoptosis, which was related to the activation of P38, JNK rather than ERK1/2 signaling. ROS regeneration and acidification in cells appear not involved in UP induced apoptosis. Furthermore, utilizing mass spectrometry, sucrose density gradient fractionation and immunofluorescence staining, we discovered that UP was apparently located at ribosome. These results together indicate that ribosome may be the potential target of UP in cancer cells, which opened a new avenue in delineating the anticancer mechanism of PGs.

Indexed as

AcetylcysteineAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFree Radical ScavengersG2 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationInhibitory Concentration 50MAP Kinase Signaling SystemProdigiosinProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReactive Oxygen SpeciesRibosomal ProteinsAcetylcysteineAntineoplastic AgentsFree Radical ScavengersProdigiosinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReactive Oxygen SpeciesRibosomal Proteinsundecylprodigiosin

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PMID23799011
PMCPMC3682955
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