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ArticleBiomolecules2020

Effect of Erufosine on Membrane Lipid Order in Breast Cancer Cell Models.

Rumiana Tzoneva, Tihomira Stoyanova, Annett Petrich, Desislava Popova, Veselina Uzunova, Albena Momchilova, Salvatore Chiantia

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Article in Biomolecules, 2020. 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
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rumiana TzonevaBulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Tihomira StoyanovaBulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Annett PetrichInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Street 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
Desislava PopovaBulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Veselina UzunovaBulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-8770-2918
Albena MomchilovaBulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Salvatore ChiantiaInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Street 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0791-967X
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences · BGUniversity of Potsdam · DE

Funding

Bulgarian National Science Fund DN 11/1/2017Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 254850309Scientific Infrastructure on Cell Technologies in Biomedicine DО1-154/28/08/2018/
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alkylphospholipids are a novel class of antineoplastic drugs showing remarkable therapeutic potential. Among them, erufosine (EPC3) is a promising drug for the treatment of several types of tumors. While EPC3 is supposed to exert its function by interacting with lipid membranes, the exact molecular mechanisms involved are not known yet. In this work, we applied a combination of several fluorescence microscopy and analytical chemistry approaches (i.e., scanning fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, line-scan fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, generalized polarization imaging, as well as thin layer and gas chromatography) to quantify the effect of EPC3 in biophysical models of the plasma membrane, as well as in cancer cell lines. Our results indicate that EPC3 affects lipid-lipid interactions in cellular membranes by decreasing lipid packing and increasing membrane disorder and fluidity. As a consequence of these alterations in the lateral organization of lipid bilayers, the diffusive dynamics of membrane proteins are also significantly increased. Taken together, these findings suggest that the mechanism of action of EPC3 could be linked to its effects on fundamental biophysical properties of lipid membranes, as well as on lipid metabolism in cancer cells.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansLipid BilayersMCF-7 CellsMembrane FluidityMembrane LipidsMembrane MicrodomainsOrganophosphatesQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsAntineoplastic Agentserucylphospho-N,N,N-trimethylpropylammoniumLipid BilayersMembrane LipidsOrganophosphatesQuaternary Ammonium Compoundsalkylphospholipidscancerfluorescence correlation spectroscopyfluorescence microscopylipid–lipid interactionslipidsmembrane biophysicsmembrane microdomainsplasma membrane

Identifiers

PMID32455962
PMCPMC7277205
OpenAlexW3026365077

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