Abstract |
The invasive behavior of cancer cells resulting in metastasis is the major cause of cancer-related deaths. Rhapontigenin (1) has various biological activities including anticancer activities. However, whether and how 1 affects cancer invasion has never been explored. Here, we examined the anti-invasive effects of 1 and its underlying molecular mechanisms in the highly invasive human breast cancer cell line designated MDA-MB-231. At noncytotoxic concentrations, 1 strongly suppressed serum-induced cell migration and invasion as judged by Boyden chamber analysis and wound-healing assays, respectively. Compound 1 strikingly reduced Rac1 activity as judged by both absorbance-based and pull-down assays. In addition, its downstream effectors such as WASP-family verprolin homologous proteins 2 (WAVE-2) and p21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1) signaling cascades were attenuated after treatment with 1. Immunofluorescence staining showed that 1 diminished lamellipodia formation at the leading edge of cells. Finally, 1 decreased the phosphorylation of phosphoinisitide-3-kinase (PI3K) and AKT. Rac1 activity was inhibited by the PI3K inhibitor wortmannin. Taken together, these results suggest that 1 suppresses breast cancer cell migration and invasion, which is involved in inhibiting the PI3K-dependent Rac1 signaling pathway.
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Authors | Ji Sung Kim, Chi Gu Kang, Sung-Hoon Kim, Eun-Ok Lee |
Journal | Journal of natural products
(J Nat Prod)
Vol. 77
Issue 5
Pg. 1135-9
(May 23 2014)
ISSN: 1520-6025 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24828286
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Androstadienes
- Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
- Stilbenes
- rhapontigenin
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
- Wortmannin
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Topics |
- Androstadienes
(pharmacology)
- Breast Neoplasms
(metabolism)
- Cell Movement
(drug effects)
- Female
- Humans
- Molecular Structure
- Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
- Phosphorylation
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
(metabolism)
- Signal Transduction
- Stilbenes
(chemistry, pharmacology)
- Wnt Signaling Pathway
(drug effects)
- Wortmannin
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