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Li D, Chen X, Yan R, Jiang Z, Zhou B, Lv B. G-quadruplex-containing oligodeoxynucleotides as DNA topoisomerase I inhibitors. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 223:281-289. [PMID: 36356864 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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DNA topoisomerase I was found to be highly abundant in fast-proliferating tumor cells and is a potential target for anticancer therapy. A series of G-quadruplex-containing oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) were designed and used as inhibitors of DNA topoisomerase I. It was demonstrated that ODNs with G-quadruplexes can efficiently inhibit the supercoiled DNA relaxation reaction catalyzed by DNA topoisomerase I. Compared with the other conformations, the parallel propeller-type G-quadruplex was the most efficient DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor. Further studies revealed that integrating G-quadruplexes with duplexes to form quadruplex-duplex hybrids could significantly improve the inhibition efficiency. In addition, a circular ODN that consists of a G-quadruplex motif and DNA topoisomerase I binding site was synthesized and used as a DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor. The results showed that the particularly designed circular ODN displayed high inhibitory efficiency on the activity of DNA topoisomerase I with an IC50 value of 54.8 nM. Moreover, the circular ODN exhibited excellent thermal stability and nuclease resistance. Considering the low cytotoxicity of DNA-based biopharmaceuticals, the design strategy and results reported in this study may shed new light on nucleic acid-based DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor construction for potential anticancer drugs.
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- Dawei Li
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210013, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biofunctional Molecules, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210013, China.
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Yang Z, Jiang T, Zhong H, Kang Y. Bulge oligonucleotide as an inhibitory agent of bacterial topoisomerase I. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2018; 33:319-323. [PMID: 29281935 PMCID: PMC6009931 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2017.1419218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Bacterial topoisomerase I (Btopo I) was defined as potential target for discovery of new antibacterial compounds. Various oligonucleotides containing bulge structure were designed and synthesised as inhibitors to Btopo I in this investigation. The results of this study demonstrated that the designed oligonucleotides display high inhibitory efficiency on the activity of Btopo I and the inhibitory effect could be modulated by the amount of bulge DNA bases. The most efficient one among them showed an IC50 value of 63.1 nM in its inhibition on the activity of Btopo I. In addition, our studies confirmed that the designed oligonucleotide would induce irreversible damages to Btopo I and without any effects occur to eukaryotic topoisomerase I. It is our hope that the results provided in these studies could provide a novel way to inhibit Btopo I.
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- Zhaoqi Yang
- a School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Jiangnan University , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China.,b Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China
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- b Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China
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- b Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China
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- b Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China
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Yang Z, Jiang T, Zhong H, Liu Y. Portion mismatch in duplex oligonucleotides as inhibitors of bacterial topoisomerase I. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra23304j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The activities of bacterial topoisomerase I can be modulated by non-perfect match duplex oligonucleotides.
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- Zhaoqi Yang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province
- School of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province
- School of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province
- School of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province
- School of Food Science and Technology
- Jiangnan University
- China
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Tan YS, Ooi KK, Ang KP, Akim AM, Cheah YK, Halim SNA, Seng HL, Tiekink ERT. Molecular mechanisms of apoptosis and cell selectivity of zinc dithiocarbamates functionalized with hydroxyethyl substituents. J Inorg Biochem 2015; 150:48-62. [PMID: 26086852 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2014] [Revised: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 06/06/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In the solid state each of three binuclear zinc dithiocarbamates bearing hydroxyethyl groups, {Zn[S2CN(R)CH2CH2OH]2}2 for R = iPr (1), CH2CH2OH (2), and Me (3), and an all alkyl species, [Zn(S2CNEt2)2]2 (4), features a centrosymmetric {ZnSCS}2 core with a step topology; both 1 and 3 were isolated as monohydrates. All compounds were broadly cytotoxic, specifically against human cancer cell lines compared with normal cells, with greater potency than cisplatin. Notably, some selectivity were indicated with 2 being the most potent against human ovarian carcinoma cells (cisA2780), and 4 being more cytotoxic toward multidrug resistant human breast carcinoma cells (MCF-7R), human colon adenocarcinoma cells (HT-29), and human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial cells (A549). Based on human apoptosis PCR-array analysis, caspase activities, DNA fragmentation, cell apoptotic assays, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) measurements and human topoisomerase I inhibition, induction of apoptosis in HT-29 cells is demonstrated via both extrinsic and intrinsic pathways. Compounds 2-4 activate the p53 gene while 1 activates both p53 and p73. Cell cycle arrest at the S and G2/M phases correlates with inhibition of HT-29 cell growth. Cell invasion is also inhibited by 1-4 which is correlated with down-regulation of NF-κB.
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- Yee Seng Tan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sunway University, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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The influence of R substituents in triphenylphosphinegold(I) carbonimidothioates, Ph3PAu[SC(OR)=NPh] (R=Me, Et and iPr), upon in vitro cytotoxicity against the HT-29 colon cancer cell line and upon apoptotic pathways. J Inorg Biochem 2013; 127:24-38. [PMID: 23850666 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Ph3PAu[SC(OR)=NPh], R=Me (1), Et (2) and iPr (3), compounds are significantly cytotoxic to the HT-29 cancer cell line with 1 being the most active. Based on human apoptosis PCR-array analysis, caspase activities, DNA fragmentation, cell apoptotic assays, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) measurements and human topoisomerase I inhibition, induction of apoptosis is demonstrated and both the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways of apoptosis have been shown to occur. Compound 1 activates the p73 gene, whereas each of 2 and 3 activates the p53 gene. An additional apoptotic mechanism is exhibited by 2, that is, via the JNK/MAP pathway.
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Yang Z, Li D, Guo J, Shao F, Li T. Intrinsic curvature in duplex DNA inhibits Human Topoisomerase I. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011; 22:1322-5. [PMID: 22227211 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.12.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Revised: 12/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Human Topoisomerase I (hTopo I) have been known as a potential target for cancer therapy. A series of duplex DNA with different intrinsic curvatures have been designed as inhibitors to hTopo I. The activities of hTopo I on relaxing supercoiled plasmid pUC 19 are apparently diminished in the presence of the curved DNA. More potent inhibitions and smaller IC(50) are achieved by duplex DNA with higher curvatures. EMSA indicates that hTopo I can recognize the curved DNA through binding interactions. Our studies demonstrate that the activity of hTopo I can be modulated by the intrinsic curvature of linear DNA and provide a new avenue to design curved DNA as hTopo I inhibitors with high therapeutic efficiency and low toxicity.
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- Zhaoqi Yang
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, 21 Nanyang Link, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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