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ArticleMolecular and cellular biochemistry2017

UMI-77 primes glioma cells for TRAIL-induced apoptosis by unsequestering Bim and Bak from Mcl-1.

Ji-Wei Liu, Zhi-Chuan Zhu, Kui Li, Hong-Tao Wang, Zhi-Qi Xiong, Jing Zheng

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Article in Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ji-Wei LiuShanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Chuan ZhuInstitute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, People's Republic of China. dontyousee@163.com.
Kui LiInstitute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, People's Republic of China.
Hong-Tao WangSchool of Life Science and Technology, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, 453003, People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Qi XiongShanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
Jing ZhengShanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China. zhengjing@ecust.edu.cn.
East China University of Science and Technology · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNXinxiang Medical University · CN

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Abstract

Malignant glioma is the most common and aggressive form of brain tumor with poor prognosis of survival. Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a promising anticancer agent but is insufficient of inducing apoptosis in some types of gliomas. In this study, we showed that the small-molecule Mcl-1 inhibitor UMI-77 sensitized glioma cells to TRAIL treatment, as evidenced by cell viability assay, Annexin V staining and JC-1 staining. Combination of UMI-77 and TRAIL in glioma cells led to the activation of caspase-8 and Bid, cleavage of caspase-3 and poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP), accumulation of tBid in the mitochondria and release of cytochrome c into the cytosol. UMI-77 alone or in combination with TRAIL untethered pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins Bim and Bak from the sequestration of Mcl-1 and promoted the conformational activation of Bak. Small hairpin RNA (shRNA) of Bid attenuated the cleavage of caspase-8, Bid, caspase-3 and PARP, and reduced the cytotoxicity of UMI-77 plus TRAIL as compared with control shRNA cells, indicating this synergy entails the crosstalk between extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic signaling. Taken together, UMI-77 enhances TRAIL-induced apoptosis by unsequestering Bim and Bak, which provides a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of gliomas.

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Apoptosisbcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer ProteinBcl-2-Like Protein 11GliomaHeLa CellsHumansMyeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 ProteinSulfonamidesThioglycolatesTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandBAK1 protein, humanbcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer ProteinBcl-2-Like Protein 11MCL1 protein, humanMyeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 ProteinSulfonamidesThioglycolatesTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandTNFSF10 protein, humanUMI-77Malignant gliomaMcl-1TRAILUMI-77

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