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Cao W, Chen X, Xiao C, Lin D, Li Y, Luo S, Zeng Z, Sun B, Lei S. Ar-turmerone inhibits the proliferation and mobility of glioma by downregulating cathepsin B. Aging (Albany NY) 2023; 15:9377-9390. [PMID: 37768200 PMCID: PMC10564430 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Ar-turmerone, a compound isolated from turmeric seeds, has exhibited anti-malignant, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties. Here, we assessed the effects of ar-turmerone on glioma cells. U251, U87 and LN229 glioma cell lines were treated with different concentrations of ar-turmerone (0, 50, 100 and 200 μM), and their viability and mobility were evaluated using Cell Counting Kit 8, colony formation, wound healing and Transwell assays. The effects of ar-turmerone on U251 glioma cell proliferation were also assessed using a subcutaneous implantation tumor model. High-throughput sequencing, bioinformatic analyses and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactions were used to identify the key signaling pathways and targets of ar-turmerone. Ar-turmerone reduced the proliferation rate and mobility of glioma cells in vitro and arrested cell division at G1/S phase. Cathepsin B was identified as a key target of ar-turmerone in glioma cells. Ar-turmerone treatment reduced cathepsin B expression and inhibited the cleavage of its target protein P27 in glioma cells. On the other hand, cathepsin B overexpression reversed the inhibitory effects of ar-turmerone on glioma cell proliferation, mobility progression in vitro and in vivo. In conclusion, ar-turmerone suppressed cathepsin B expression and P27 cleavage, thereby inhibiting the proliferation and mobility of glioma cells.
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- Wenpeng Cao
- Department of Anatomy, Key Laboratory of Human Brain Bank for Functions and Diseases of Department of Education of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550009, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Jinyang Hospital Affiliated to Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550009, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Key Laboratory of Human Brain Bank for Functions and Diseases of Department of Education of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550009, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Key Laboratory of Human Brain Bank for Functions and Diseases of Department of Education of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550009, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Key Laboratory of Human Brain Bank for Functions and Diseases of Department of Education of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550009, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Key Laboratory of Human Brain Bank for Functions and Diseases of Department of Education of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550009, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550009, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Key Laboratory of Human Brain Bank for Functions and Diseases of Department of Education of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550009, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550009, Guizhou, China
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Liu Z, Sun H, Zhang Y, Du M, Xiang J, Li X, Chang Y, Sun J, Cheng X, Xiong M, Zhao Z, Liu E. Mining the candidate genes of rice panicle traits via a genome-wide association study. Front Genet 2023; 14:1239550. [PMID: 37732315 PMCID: PMC10507276 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1239550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Panicle traits are important for improving the panicle architecture and grain yield of rice. Therefore, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to analyze and determine the genetic determinants of five panicle traits. A total of 1.29 million single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci were detected in 162 rice materials. We carried out a GWAS of panicle length (PL), total grain number per panicle (TGP), filled grain number per panicle (FGP), seed setting rate (SSR) and grain weight per panicle (GWP) in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Four quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for PL were detected on chromosomes 1, 6, and 9; one QTL for TGP, FGP, and GWP was detected on chromosome 4; two QTLs for FGP were detected on chromosomes 4 and 7; and one QTL for SSR was detected on chromosome 1. These QTLs were detected via a general linear model (GLM) and mixed linear model (MLM) in both years of the study period. In this study, the genomic best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) method was used to verify the accuracy of the GWAS results. There are nine QTLs were both detected by the multi-environment GWAS method and the BLUP method. Moreover, further analysis revealed that three candidate genes, LOC_Os01g43700, LOC_Os09g25784, and LOC_Os04g47890, may be significantly related to panicle traits of rice. Haplotype analysis indicated that LOC_Os01g43700 and LOC_Os09g25784 are highly associated with PL and that LOC_Os04g47890 is highly associated with TGP, FGP, and GWP. Our results offer essential genetic information for the molecular improvement of panicle traits. The identified candidate genes and elite haplotypes could be used in marker-assisted selection to improve rice yield through pyramid breeding.
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- College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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Cao W, Li Y, Zeng Z, Lei S. Terpinen-4-ol Induces Ferroptosis of Glioma Cells via Downregulating JUN Proto-Oncogene. Molecules 2023; 28:4643. [PMID: 37375197 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28124643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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According to previous research, turmeric seeds exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-malignancy, and anti-aging properties due to an abundance of terpinen-4-ol (T4O). Although it is still unclear how T4O works on glioma cells, limited data exist regarding its specific effects. In order to determine whether or not glioma cell lines U251, U87, and LN229 are viable, CCK8 was used as an assay and a colony formation assay was performed using different concentrations of T4O (0, 1, 2, and 4 μM). The effect of T4O on the proliferation of glioma cell line U251 was detected through the subcutaneous implantation of the tumor model. Through high-throughput sequencing, a bioinformatic analysis, and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reactions, we identified the key signaling pathways and targets of T4O. Finally, for the measurement of the cellular ferroptosis levels, we examined the relationship between T4O, ferroptosis, and JUN and the malignant biological properties of glioma cells. T4O significantly inhibited glioma cell growth and colony formation and induced ferroptosis in the glioma cells. T4O inhibited the subcutaneous tumor proliferation of the glioma cells in vivo. T4O suppressed JUN transcription and significantly reduced its expression in the glioma cells. The T4O treatment inhibited GPX4 transcription through JUN. The overexpression of JUN suppressed ferroptosis in the cells rescued through T4O treatment. Taken together, our data suggest that the natural product T4O exerts its anti-cancer effects by inducing JUN/GPX4-dependent ferroptosis and inhibiting cell proliferation, and T4O will hope-fully serve as a prospective compound for glioma treatment.
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- Wenpeng Cao
- Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Shetu SA, James N, Rivera G, Bandyopadhyay D. Molecular Research in Pancreatic Cancer: Small Molecule Inhibitors, Their Mechanistic Pathways and Beyond. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2023; 45:1914-1949. [PMID: 36975494 PMCID: PMC10047141 DOI: 10.3390/cimb45030124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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Pancreatic enzymes assist metabolic digestion, and hormones like insulin and glucagon play a critical role in maintaining our blood sugar levels. A malignant pancreas is incapable of doing its regular functions, which results in a health catastrophe. To date, there is no effective biomarker to detect early-stage pancreatic cancer, which makes pancreatic cancer the cancer with the highest mortality rate of all cancer types. Primarily, mutations of the KRAS, CDKN2A, TP53, and SMAD4 genes are responsible for pancreatic cancer, of which mutations of the KRAS gene are present in more than 80% of pancreatic cancer cases. Accordingly, there is a desperate need to develop effective inhibitors of the proteins that are responsible for the proliferation, propagation, regulation, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis of pancreatic cancer. This article discusses the effectiveness and mode of action at the molecular level of a wide range of small molecule inhibitors that include pharmaceutically privileged molecules, compounds under clinical trials, and commercial drugs. Both natural and synthetic small molecule inhibitors have been counted. Anti-pancreatic cancer activity and related benefits of using single and combined therapy have been discussed separately. This article sheds light on the scenario, constraints, and future aspects of various small molecule inhibitors for treating pancreatic cancer-the most dreadful cancer so far.
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- Shaila A. Shetu
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 West University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 West University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Farmacéutica, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa 88710, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 West University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
- School of Earth Environment & Marine Sciences (SEEMS), The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 West University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
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Depsipeptides Targeting Tumor Cells: Milestones from In Vitro to Clinical Trials. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 28:molecules28020670. [PMID: 36677728 PMCID: PMC9864405 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28020670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Cancer is currently considered one of the most threatening diseases worldwide. Diet could be one of the factors that can be enhanced to comprehensively address a cancer patient's condition. Unfortunately, most molecules capable of targeting cancer cells are found in uncommon food sources. Among them, depsipeptides have emerged as one of the most reliable choices for cancer treatment. These cyclic amino acid oligomers, with one or more subunits replaced by a hydroxylated carboxylic acid resulting in one lactone bond in a core ring, have broadly proven their cancer-targeting efficacy, some even reaching clinical trials and being commercialized as "anticancer" drugs. This review aimed to describe these depsipeptides, their reported amino acid sequences, determined structure, and the specific mechanism by which they target tumor cells including apoptosis, oncosis, and elastase inhibition, among others. Furthermore, we have delved into state-of-the-art in vivo and clinical trials, current methods for purification and synthesis, and the recognized disadvantages of these molecules. The information collated in this review can help researchers decide whether these molecules should be incorporated into functional foods in the near future.
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Cao W, Tian R, Pan R, Sun B, Xiao C, Chen Y, Zeng Z, Lei S. Terpinen-4-ol inhibits the proliferation and mobility of pancreatic cancer cells by downregulating Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2. Bioengineered 2022; 13:8643-8656. [PMID: 35322742 PMCID: PMC9161900 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2054205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Terpinen-4-ol (T4O), a compound isolated from the seeds of turmeric, has exhibited anti-malignancy, anti-aging, and anti-inflammatory properties in previous studies. However, the specific effects and molecular mechanisms of T4O on pancreatic cancer (PC) cells remain largely unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that T4O markedly suppressed PC cell proliferation and colony formation in vitro and induced apoptosis. Similarly, T4O significantly inhibited the migration and invasion of PC cells in vitro. Through RNA sequencing, 858 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, which were enriched in the Rhodopsin (RHO)/ Ras homolog family member A (RHOA) signaling pathway. Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2 (ROCK2), a DEG enriched in the RHO/RHOA signaling pathway, was considered as a key target of T4O in PC cells; it was significantly reduced after T4O treatment, highly expressed in PC tissues, and negatively associated with patient outcome. Overexpression of ROCK2 significantly reduced the inhibitory effects of T4O on PC cell proliferation and mobility. Moreover, T4O inhibited cell proliferation in vivo and decreased the Ki-67, cell nuclear antigen, EMT markers, and ROCK2 expression. In conclusion, we consider that T4O can suppress the malignant biological behavior of PC by reducing the expression of ROCK2, thus contributing to PC therapy.
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- Wenpeng Cao
- Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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Bold CP, Gut M, Schürmann J, Lucena-Agell D, Gertsch J, Díaz JF, Altmann KH. Synthesis of Morpholine-Based Analogues of (-)-Zampanolide and Their Biological Activity. Chemistry 2021; 27:5936-5943. [PMID: 33078440 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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We describe the convergent synthesis of three prototypical examples of a new class of analogues of the complex, cytotoxic marine macrolide (-)-zampanolide that incorporate an embedded N-substituted morpholine moiety in place of the natural tetrahydropyran ring. The final construction of the macrolactone core was based on a high-yielding intramolecular HWE olefination, while the hemiaminal-linked side chain was elaborated through a stereoselective, BINAL-H-mediated addition of (Z,E)-sorbamide to a macrocyclic aldehyde precursor. The synthesis of the common functionalized morpholine building block involved two consecutive epoxide openings with tosylamide and the product of the first opening reaction, respectively, as nucleophiles. Of the three morpholino-zampanolides investigated, the N-acetyl and the N-benzoyl derivatives both exhibited nanomolar antiproliferative activity, thus being essentially equipotent with the natural product. In contrast, the activity of the N-tosyl derivative was significantly reduced.
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- Christian Paul Bold
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ETH Zurich HCI H405, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ETH Zurich HCI H405, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ETH Zurich HCI H405, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biolόgicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biolόgicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ETH Zurich HCI H405, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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