Abstract |
Strongylophorine-26, a new meroditerpenoid, was recently identified as an inhibitor of cancer cell invasion. This study was undertaken to characterize its mechanism of action. We find that strongylophorine-26 inhibits the motility of MDA-MB-231 breast carcinoma cells on a plastic surface. Upon addition of strongylophorine-26, rapid cell contraction and depolarization occurred, followed by spreading and flattening of the entire cell. Treated cells exhibited increased membrane ruffling throughout and extended lamellipodia in all directions. Strongylophorine-26 induced a decrease in actin stress fibers, a dramatic increase in the size and number of focal adhesions, and the appearance of a dense meshwork of actin filaments around the cell periphery. Strongylophorine-26 caused a transient activation of the small GTPase Rho and treatment with the Rho inhibitor C3 exoenzyme abrogated the anti-invasive activity of strongylophorine-26. These effects are distinct from those of many motility and angiogenesis inhibitors that seem to act by a common mechanism involving the induction of actin stress fibers. This difference in mechanism of action sets strongylophorine-26 apart as an experimental anticancer agent and indicates that pharmacologic inhibition of cell migration may be achieved by mechanisms not involving the stabilization of actin stress fibers.
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Authors | Lianne M McHardy, Kaoru Warabi, Raymond J Andersen, Calvin D Roskelley, Michel Roberge |
Journal | Molecular cancer therapeutics
(Mol Cancer Ther)
Vol. 4
Issue 5
Pg. 772-8
(May 2005)
ISSN: 1535-7163 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15897241
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Actins
- Diterpenes
- strongylophorine-26
- ADP Ribose Transferases
- exoenzyme C3, Clostridium botulinum
- Botulinum Toxins
- rho GTP-Binding Proteins
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Topics |
- ADP Ribose Transferases
(metabolism)
- Actins
(metabolism)
- Botulinum Toxins
(metabolism)
- Breast Neoplasms
(metabolism, pathology)
- Cell Membrane
(metabolism)
- Cell Movement
(drug effects)
- Diterpenes
(pharmacology)
- Female
- Focal Adhesions
(drug effects)
- Humans
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
(prevention & control)
- Pseudopodia
(metabolism)
- Stress Fibers
(drug effects)
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- rho GTP-Binding Proteins
(physiology)
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