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ArticleOncotarget2015

JNJ-26481585 primes rhabdomyosarcoma cells for chemotherapeutics by engaging the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis.

Ulrike Heinicke, Johanna Kupka, Simone Fulda

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Article in Oncotarget, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ulrike HeinickeInstitute for Experimental Cancer Research in Pediatrics, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
Johanna KupkaInstitute for Experimental Cancer Research in Pediatrics, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
Simone FuldaInstitute for Experimental Cancer Research in Pediatrics, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
Frankfurt Cancer Institute · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DEGoethe University Frankfurt · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a common soft-tissue sarcoma in childhood with a poor prognosis, highlighting the need for new treatment strategies. Here we identify a synergistic interaction of the second-generation histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACI) JNJ-26481585 and common chemotherapeutic drugs (i.e. Doxorubicin, Etoposide, Vincristine, Cyclophosphamide and Actinomycin D) to trigger apoptosis in RMS cells. Importantly, JNJ-26481585/Doxorubicin cotreatment also significantly suppresses long-term clonogenic survival of RMS cells and tumor growth in vivo in a preclinical RMS model. Mechanistically, JNJ-26481585/Doxorubicin cotreatment causes upregulation of the BH3-only proteins Bim and Noxa as well as downregulation of the antiapoptotic proteins Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL. These changes in the ratio of pro- and antiapoptotic Bcl-2 proteins contribute to JNJ-26481585/Doxorubicin-mediated apoptosis, since knockdown of Bim or Noxa significantly inhibits cell death. Also, JNJ-26481585 and Doxorubicin cooperate to stimulate activation of Bax and Bak, which is required for JNJ-26481585/Doxorubicin-induced apoptosis, since silencing of Bax or Bak protects against apoptosis. Consistently, overexpression of Bcl-2 significantly reduces JNJ-26481585/Doxorubicin-mediated apoptosis. JNJ-26481585/Doxorubicin cotreatment leads to caspase activation and caspase-dependent apoptosis, since the broad-range caspase inhibitor N-benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone (zVAD.fmk) rescues cells from apoptosis. In conclusion, the second-generation HDACI JNJ-26481585 cooperates with chemotherapeutics to engage mitochondrial apoptosis in RMS cells, demonstrating that JNJ-26481585 represents a promising strategy for chemosensitization of RMS.

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AnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticApoptosisbcl-2-Associated X Proteinbcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer ProteinBlotting, WesternCell ProliferationChick EmbryoChorioallantoic MembraneDoxorubicinDrug SynergismHumansHydroxamic AcidsMiceMitochondriaProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Antibiotics, AntineoplasticBAK1 protein, humanBAX protein, humanbcl-2-Associated X Proteinbcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer ProteinDoxorubicinHydroxamic AcidsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2quisinostatapoptosiscell deathHDACImitochondriarhabdomyosarcoma

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PMID26473375
PMCPMC4741969
OpenAlexW2102033984

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