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ArticleCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2023

Carboplatin-induced upregulation of pan β-tubulin and class III β-tubulin is implicated in acquired resistance and cross-resistance of ovarian cancer.

Margareta Pernar Kovač, Vanja Tadić, Juran Kralj, George E Duran, Alessia Stefanelli, Darija Stupin Polančec, Sanja Dabelić, Niko Bačić, Maja T Tomicic, Petra Heffeter and 2 more

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Article in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Margareta Pernar Kovač *Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Str. 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9737-6095
Vanja Tadić *Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Str. 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6466-4576
Juran KraljDivision of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Str. 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0991-9414
George E DuranDivision of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 269 Campus Dr., 94305, Stanford, CA, USA.
Alessia StefanelliCenter for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschkegasse 8a, 1090, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5262-1146
Darija Stupin PolančecSelvita d.o.o, Hondlova Str. 2, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2887-5373
Sanja DabelićFaculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Ante Kovačića 1, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5057-7930
Niko BačićDivision for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Str. 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
Maja T TomicicInstitute of Toxicology, University Medical Center Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 67, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Petra HeffeterCenter for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Borschkegasse 8a, 1090, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-8646
Branimir I SikicDivision of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 269 Campus Dr., 94305, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6814-2070
Anamaria BrozovicDivision of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Str. 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia. brozovic@irb.hr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6820-2173
Ruđer Bošković Institute · HRMedical University of Vienna · ATStanford University · USJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEUniversity of Zagreb · HR

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF DOC 59Hrvatska Zaklada za Znanost DOK-2018-01-8086Hrvatska Zaklada za Znanost IP-2016-06-1036
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Resistance to platinum- and taxane-based chemotherapy represents a major obstacle to long-term survival in ovarian cancer (OC) patients. Here, we studied the interplay between acquired carboplatin (CBP) resistance using two OC cell models, MES-OV CBP and SK-OV-3 CBP, and non-P-glycoprotein-mediated cross-resistance to paclitaxel (TAX) observed only in MES-OV CBP cells. Decreased platination, mesenchymal-like phenotype, and increased expression of α- and γ-tubulin were observed in both drug-resistant variants compared with parental cells. Both variants revealed increased protein expression of class III β-tubulin (TUBB3) but differences in TUBB3 branching and nuclear morphology. Transient silencing of TUBB3 sensitized MES-OV CBP cells to TAX, and surprisingly also to CBP. This phenomenon was not observed in the SK-OV-3 CBP variant, probably due to the compensation by other β-tubulin isotypes. Reduced TUBB3 levels in MES-OV CBP cells affected DNA repair protein trafficking and increased whole-cell platination level. Furthermore, TUBB3 depletion augmented therapeutic efficiency in additional OC cells, showing vice versa drug-resistant pattern, lacking β-tubulin isotype compensation visible at the level of total β-tubulin (TUBB) in vitro and ex vivo. In summary, the level of TUBB in OC should be considered together with TUBB3 in therapy response prediction.

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Ovarian NeoplasmsTubulinCarboplatinFemaleHumansTranscriptional ActivationUp-RegulationCarboplatinTubulinCancer drug resistanceCellular traffickingMicrotubulesOvarian cancer therapyPt-drugs accumulation

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PMID37718345
PMCPMC11071939
OpenAlexW4386812106

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