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ArticleBiomolecules2020

MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells Resistant to Pleurocidin-Family Lytic Peptides Are Chemosensitive and Exhibit Reduced Tumor-Forming Capacity.

Ashley L Hilchie, Erin E Gill, Melanie R Power Coombs, Reza Falsafi, Robert E W Hancock, David W Hoskin

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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 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ashley L HilchieDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
Erin E GillDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4943-610X
Melanie R Power CoombsDepartment of Biology, Acadia University, 33 Westwood Ave, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2036-8414
Reza FalsafiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Robert E W HancockDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5989-8503
David W HoskinDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
Dalhousie University · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

CIHR FDN-154287
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Direct-acting anticancer (DAA) peptides are cytolytic peptides that show promise as novel anticancer agents. DAA peptides bind to anionic molecules that are abundant on cancer cells relative to normal healthy cells, which results in preferential killing of cancer cells. Due to the mechanism by which DAA peptides kill cancer cells, it was thought that resistance would be difficult to achieve. Here, we describe the generation and characterization of two MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell-line variants with reduced susceptibility to pleurocidin-family and mastoparan DAA peptides. Peptide resistance correlated with deficiencies in peptide binding to cell-surface structures, suggesting that resistance was due to altered composition of the cell membrane. Peptide-resistant MDA-MB-231 cells were phenotypically distinct yet remained susceptible to chemotherapy. Surprisingly, neither of the peptide-resistant breast cancer cell lines was able to establish tumors in immune-deficient mice. Histological analysis and RNA sequencing suggested that tumorigenicity was impacted by alternations in angiogenesis and extracellular matrix composition in the peptide-resistant MDA-MB-231 variants. Collectively, these data further support the therapeutic potential of DAA peptides as adjunctive treatments for cancer.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleFish ProteinsHumansMammary Neoplasms, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred NODTumor Cells, CulturedAntineoplastic AgentsFish Proteinspleurocidinanticancer peptidebreast cancercytolysispeptide-resistancepleurocidin

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PMID32842611
PMCPMC7564533
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