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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2016

Obatoclax, a Pan-BCL-2 Inhibitor, Targets Cyclin D1 for Degradation to Induce Antiproliferation in Human Colorectal Carcinoma Cells.

Chi-Hung R Or, Yachu Chang, Wei-Cheng Lin, Wee-Chyan Lee, Hong-Lin Su, Muk-Wing Cheung, Chang-Po Huang, Cheesang Ho, Chia-Che Chang

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chi-Hung R OrDepartment of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung 40227, Taiwan. richardor92@yahoo.com.tw.
Yachu ChangInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung 40227, Taiwan. yachu_0712@hotmail.com.
Wei-Cheng LinInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung 40227, Taiwan. pa6153680@gmail.com.
Wee-Chyan LeeInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung 40227, Taiwan. chyan_9@hotmail.com.
Hong-Lin SuDepartment of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung 40227, Taiwan. suhonglin@gmail.com.
Muk-Wing CheungDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Dajia Branch, 321 Jingguo Road, Taichung 43761, Taiwan. garrettc1957@yahoo.com.tw.
Chang-Po HuangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Dajia Branch, 321 Jingguo Road, Taichung 43761, Taiwan. vincent520330@yahoo.com.tw.
Cheesang HoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Dajia Branch, 321 Jingguo Road, Taichung 43761, Taiwan. b611071@tmu.edu.tw.
Chia-Che ChangInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung 40227, Taiwan. chia_che@dragon.nchu.edu.tw.
National Chung Hsing University · TWKuang Tien General Hospital · TWAsia University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Aberrant overexpression of antiapoptotic BCL-2 (B-cell lymphoma 2) family proteins is closely linked to tumorigenesis and poor prognosis in colorectal cancer. Obatoclax is an inhibitor targeting all antiapoptotic BCL-2 proteins. A previous study has described the antiproliferative action of obatoclax in one human colorectal cancer cell line without elucidating the underlying mechanisms. We herein reported that, in a panel of human colorectal cancer cell lines, obatoclax inhibits cell proliferation, suppresses clonogenicity, and induces G₁-phase cell cycle arrest, along with cyclin D1 downregulation. Notably, ectopic cyclin D1 overexpression abrogated clonogenicity suppression but also G₁-phase arrest elicited by obatoclax. Mechanistically, pre-treatment with the proteasome inhibitor MG-132 restored cyclin D1 levels in all obatoclax-treated cell lines. Cycloheximide chase analyses further revealed an evident reduction in the half-life of cyclin D1 protein by obatoclax, confirming that obatoclax downregulates cyclin D1 through induction of cyclin D1 proteasomal degradation. Lastly, threonine 286 phosphorylation of cyclin D1, which is essential for initiating cyclin D1 proteasomal degradation, was induced by obatoclax in one cell line but not others. Collectively, we reveal a novel anticancer mechanism of obatoclax by validating that obatoclax targets cyclin D1 for proteasomal degradation to downregulate cyclin D1 for inducing antiproliferation.

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CarcinomaCell ProliferationColorectal NeoplasmsCyclin D1Down-RegulationG1 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsHCT116 CellsHT29 CellsHumansIndolesProteolysisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2PyrrolesCyclin D1IndolesobatoclaxProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2PyrrolesantiproliferationBH3 (BCL-2 homology 3) mimeticscolorectal cancercyclin D1G1-phase arrestobatoclaxproteasomal degradation

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PMID28035994
PMCPMC5297679
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