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Eom J, Choi J, Suh SS, Seo JB. SLC3A2 and SLC7A2 Mediate the Exogenous Putrescine-Induced Adipocyte Differentiation. Mol Cells 2022; 45:963-975. [PMID: 36572564 PMCID: PMC9794554 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2022.0123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Exogenous polyamines are able to induce life span and improve glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity. However, the effects of exogenous polyamines on adipocyte differentiation and which polyamine transporters mediate them have not been elucidated yet. Here, we identified for the first time that exogenous polyamines can clearly stimulate adipocyte differentiation through polyamine transporters, solute carrier family 3 member A2 (SLC3A2) and SLC7A1. Exogenous polyamines markedly promote 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation by increasing the intracellular lipid accumulation and the expression of both adipogenic and lipogenic genes in a concentration-dependent manner. In particular, exogenous putrescine mainly regulates adipocyte differentiation in the early and intermediate stages. Moreover, we have assessed the expression of polyamine transporter genes in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and adipocytes. Interestingly, the putrescine-induced adipocyte differentiation was found to be significantly suppressed in response to a treatment with a polyamine transporter inhibitor (AMXT-1501). Furthermore, knockdown experiments using siRNA that specifically targeted SLC3A2 or SLC7A2, revealed that both SLC3A2 and SLC7A2 act as important transporters in the cellular importing of exogenous putrescine. Thus, the exogenous putrescine entering the adipocytes via cellular transporters is involved in adipogenesis through a modulation of both the mitotic clonal expansion and the expression of master transcription factors. Taken together, these results suggest that exogenous polyamines (such as putrescine) entering the adipocytes through polyamine transporters, can stimulate adipogenesis.
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- Jin Eom
- Department of Biosciences, Mokpo National University, Muan 58554, Korea
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- Department of Biomedicine, Health & Life Convergence Sciences, BK21 Four, Biomedical and Healthcare Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan 58554, Korea
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- Department of Biosciences, Mokpo National University, Muan 58554, Korea
- Department of Biomedicine, Health & Life Convergence Sciences, BK21 Four, Biomedical and Healthcare Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan 58554, Korea
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- Department of Biosciences, Mokpo National University, Muan 58554, Korea
- Department of Biomedicine, Health & Life Convergence Sciences, BK21 Four, Biomedical and Healthcare Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan 58554, Korea
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Trofimenko E, Homma Y, Fukuda M, Widmann C. The endocytic pathway taken by cationic substances requires Rab14 but not Rab5 and Rab7. Cell Rep 2021; 37:109945. [PMID: 34731620 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Endocytosis and endosome dynamics are controlled by proteins of the small GTPase Rab family. Besides possible recycling routes to the plasma membrane and various organelles, previously described endocytic pathways (e.g., clathrin-mediated endocytosis, macropinocytosis, CLIC/GEEC pathway) all appear to funnel the endocytosed material to Rab5-positive early endosomes that then mature into Rab7-positive late endosomes/lysosomes. By studying the uptake of a series of cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), we identify an endocytic pathway that moves material to nonacidic Lamp1-positive late endosomes. Trafficking via this endocytic route is fully independent of Rab5 and Rab7 but requires the Rab14 protein. The pathway taken by CPPs differs from the conventional Rab5-dependent endocytosis at the stage of vesicle formation already, as it is not affected by a series of compounds that inhibit macropinocytosis or clathrin-mediated endocytosis. The Rab14-dependent pathway is also used by physiological cationic molecules such as polyamines and homeodomains found in homeoproteins.
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- Evgeniya Trofimenko
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Membrane Trafficking Mechanisms, Department of Integrative Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Membrane Trafficking Mechanisms, Department of Integrative Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Mohamed Sofian Z, Harun N, Mahat MM, Nor Hashim NA, Jones SA. Investigating how amine structure influences drug-amine ion-pair formation and uptake via the polyamine transporter in A549 lung cells. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2021; 168:53-61. [PMID: 34455038 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2021.08.003] [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: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Transiently associating amines with therapeutic agents through the formation of ion-pairs has been established both in vitro and in vivo as an effective means to systemically direct drug delivery to the lung via the polyamine transport system (PTS). However, there remains a need to better understand the structural traits required for effective PTS uptake of drug ion-pairs. This study aimed to use a structurally related series of amine counterions to investigate how they influenced the stability of theophylline ion-pairs and their active uptake in A549 cells. Using ethylamine (mono-amine), ethylenediamine (di-amine), spermidine (tri-amine) and spermine (tetra-amine) as counterions the ion-pair affinity was shown to increase as the number of protonated amine groups in the counterion structure increased. The mono and diamines generated a single hydrogen bond and the weakest ion-pair affinities (pKFTIR: 1.32 ± 0.04 and 1.43 ± 0.02) whereas the polyamines produced two hydrogen bonds and thus the strongest ion-pair affinities (pKFTIR: 1.93 ± 0.05 and 1.96 ± 0.04). In A549 cells depleted of endogenous polyamines using α-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), the spermine-theophylline uptake was significantly increased (p < 0.05) compared to non-amine depleted cells and this evidenced the active PTS sequestering of the ion-pair. The mono-amine and di-amine failed to enhance theophylline uptake in these A549 cells, but the tri-amine and tetra-amine both almost doubled the theophylline uptake into the cells when compared to the uptake of free drug. As the data indicated that polyamines with at least 3 amines were required to form ion-pairs that could enhance A549 cell uptake, it suggested that at least two amines were required to physically stabilise the ion-pair and one to interact with the PTS.
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- Zarif Mohamed Sofian
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Insitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK.
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- Centre for Drug Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Centre for Drug Research in Systems Biology, Structural Bioinformatics and Human Digital Imaging (CRYSTAL), Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Insitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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Allmeroth K, Kim CS, Annibal A, Pouikli A, Koester J, Derisbourg MJ, Andrés Chacón-Martínez C, Latza C, Antebi A, Tessarz P, Wickström SA, Denzel MS. N1-acetylspermidine is a determinant of hair follicle stem cell fate. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:261953. [PMID: 33973637 PMCID: PMC8182411 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.252767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Stem cell differentiation is accompanied by increased mRNA translation. The rate of protein biosynthesis is influenced by the polyamines putrescine, spermidine and spermine, which are essential for cell growth and stem cell maintenance. However, the role of polyamines as endogenous effectors of stem cell fate and whether they act through translational control remains obscure. Here, we investigate the function of polyamines in stem cell fate decisions using hair follicle stem cell (HFSC) organoids. Compared to progenitor cells, HFSCs showed lower translation rates, correlating with reduced polyamine levels. Surprisingly, overall polyamine depletion decreased translation but did not affect cell fate. In contrast, specific depletion of natural polyamines mediated by spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT; also known as SAT1) activation did not reduce translation but enhanced stemness. These results suggest a translation-independent role of polyamines in cell fate regulation. Indeed, we identified N1-acetylspermidine as a determinant of cell fate that acted through increasing self-renewal, and observed elevated N1-acetylspermidine levels upon depilation-mediated HFSC proliferation and differentiation in vivo. Overall, this study delineates the diverse routes of polyamine metabolism-mediated regulation of stem cell fate decisions. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper. Summary: Reduced protein synthesis is required for stem cell functions. Here, we delineate a complex interplay of polyamines and mRNA translation that determines hair follicle stem cell fate decisions.
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- Kira Allmeroth
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b, D-50931 Cologne, Germany.,CECAD - Cluster of Excellence, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b, D-50931 Cologne, Germany.,CECAD - Cluster of Excellence, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b, D-50931 Cologne, Germany.,CECAD - Cluster of Excellence, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b, D-50931 Cologne, Germany.,CECAD - Cluster of Excellence, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, D-50931 Cologne, Germany.,Helsinki Institute for Life Science, Biomedicum Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, FI-00290 Helsinki, Finland.,Wihuri Research Institute, Biomedicum Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, FI-00290 Helsinki, Finland.,Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, Biomedicum Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, FI-00290 Helsinki, Finland
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b, D-50931 Cologne, Germany.,CECAD - Cluster of Excellence, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, D-50931 Cologne, Germany.,Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Robert-Koch-Str. 21, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
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Hamouda NN, Van den Haute C, Vanhoutte R, Sannerud R, Azfar M, Mayer R, Cortés Calabuig Á, Swinnen JV, Agostinis P, Baekelandt V, Annaert W, Impens F, Verhelst SHL, Eggermont J, Martin S, Vangheluwe P. ATP13A3 is a major component of the enigmatic mammalian polyamine transport system. J Biol Chem 2020; 296:100182. [PMID: 33310703 PMCID: PMC7948421 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Polyamines, such as putrescine, spermidine, and spermine, are physiologically important polycations, but the transporters responsible for their uptake in mammalian cells remain poorly characterized. Here, we reveal a new component of the mammalian polyamine transport system using CHO-MG cells, a widely used model to study alternative polyamine uptake routes and characterize polyamine transport inhibitors for therapy. CHO-MG cells present polyamine uptake deficiency and resistance to a toxic polyamine biosynthesis inhibitor methylglyoxal bis-(guanylhydrazone) (MGBG), but the molecular defects responsible for these cellular characteristics remain unknown. By genome sequencing of CHO-MG cells, we identified mutations in an unexplored gene, ATP13A3, and found disturbed mRNA and protein expression. ATP13A3 encodes for an orphan P5B-ATPase (ATP13A3), a P-type transport ATPase that represents a candidate polyamine transporter. Interestingly, ATP13A3 complemented the putrescine transport deficiency and MGBG resistance of CHO-MG cells, whereas its knockdown in WT cells induced a CHO-MG phenotype demonstrated as a decrease in putrescine uptake and MGBG sensitivity. Taken together, our findings identify ATP13A3, which has been previously genetically linked with pulmonary arterial hypertension, as a major component of the mammalian polyamine transport system that confers sensitivity to MGBG.
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- Norin Nabil Hamouda
- Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Neurobiology and Gene Therapy, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Leuven Viral Vector Core, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB-KU Leuven Laboratory of Membrane Trafficking, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department for Biomolecular Medicine, VIB Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB Proteomics Core, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Lipid Metabolism and Cancer, Department of Oncology, LKI - Leuven Cancer Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cell Death Research & Therapy, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Oncology, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Neurobiology and Gene Therapy, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB-KU Leuven Laboratory of Membrane Trafficking, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department for Biomolecular Medicine, VIB Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB Proteomics Core, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Chemical Proteomics, Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences ISAS, Dortmund, Germany
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- Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Järver P, Dondalska A, Poux C, Sandberg A, Bergenstråhle J, Sköld AE, Dereuddre-Bosquet N, Martinon F, Pålsson S, Zaghloul E, Brodin D, Sander B, Lennox KA, Behlke MA, El-Andaloussi S, Lehtiö J, Lundeberg J, LeGrand R, Spetz AL. Single-Stranded Nucleic Acids Regulate TLR3/4/7 Activation through Interference with Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis. Sci Rep 2018; 8:15841. [PMID: 30367171 PMCID: PMC6203749 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33960-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Recognition of nucleic acids by endosomal Toll-like receptors (TLR) is essential to combat pathogens, but requires strict control to limit inflammatory responses. The mechanisms governing this tight regulation are unclear. We found that single-stranded oligonucleotides (ssON) inhibit endocytic pathways used by cargo destined for TLR3/4/7 signaling endosomes. Both ssDNA and ssRNA conferred the endocytic inhibition, it was concentration dependent, and required a certain ssON length. The ssON-mediated inhibition modulated signaling downstream of TLRs that localized within the affected endosomal pathway. We further show that injection of ssON dampens dsRNA-mediated inflammatory responses in the skin of non-human primates. These studies reveal a regulatory role for extracellular ssON in the endocytic uptake of TLR ligands and provide a mechanistic explanation of their immunomodulation. The identified ssON-mediated interference of endocytosis (SOMIE) is a regulatory process that temporarily dampens TLR3/4/7 signaling, thereby averting excessive immune responses.
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- Peter Järver
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Cancer Proteomics Mass Spectrometry, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Gene Technology, Science for Life Laboratory, Royal Institute of Technology, 171 65, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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- CEA, -Université Paris Sud-Inserm U1184, IDMIT Department, Institut de Biologie Francois Jacob (IBFJ), 922 60, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- CEA, -Université Paris Sud-Inserm U1184, IDMIT Department, Institut de Biologie Francois Jacob (IBFJ), 922 60, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Research Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 141 86, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Bioinformatics and Expression Analysis core facility, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, 141 83, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 141 86, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Integrated DNA Technologies Inc, Coralville, 52241, Iowa, USA
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- Integrated DNA Technologies Inc, Coralville, 52241, Iowa, USA
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- Clinical Research Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 141 86, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, OX1 3PT, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Proteomics Mass Spectrometry, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Gene Technology, Science for Life Laboratory, Royal Institute of Technology, 171 65, Solna, Sweden
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- CEA, -Université Paris Sud-Inserm U1184, IDMIT Department, Institut de Biologie Francois Jacob (IBFJ), 922 60, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Vanhoutte R, Kahler JP, Martin S, van Veen S, Verhelst SHL. Clickable Polyamine Derivatives as Chemical Probes for the Polyamine Transport System. Chembiochem 2018; 19:907-911. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Roeland Vanhoutte
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine; KU Leuven; Herestraat 49 Box 802 3000 Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine; KU Leuven; Herestraat 49 Box 802 3000 Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine; KU Leuven; Herestraat 49 Box 802 3000 Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine; KU Leuven; Herestraat 49 Box 802 3000 Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine; KU Leuven; Herestraat 49 Box 802 3000 Leuven Belgium
- Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences ISAS; Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6b 44227 Dortmund Germany
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Vedamalai M, Kedaria D, Vasita R, Mori S, Gupta I. Design and synthesis of BODIPY-clickate based Hg2+ sensors: the effect of triazole binding mode with Hg2+ on signal transduction. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:2700-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt04042f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Highly selective BODIPY-clickates for mercury sensing are reported. These BODIPY clickates exhibits emission in red region with unprecedented large Stokes shifts (116 and 154 nm) upon mercury ion binding due to the intramolecular charge transfer processes.
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- Mani Vedamalai
- Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
- Ahmedabad-382424
- India
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- School of Life Sciences
- Central University of Gujarat
- Gandhinagar
- India
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- School of Life Sciences
- Central University of Gujarat
- Gandhinagar
- India
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- Integrated Centre for Sciences
- Ehime University
- Matsuyama
- Japan
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- Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
- Ahmedabad-382424
- India
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Grossi M, Phanstiel O, Rippe C, Swärd K, Alajbegovic A, Albinsson S, Forte A, Persson L, Hellstrand P, Nilsson BO. Inhibition of Polyamine Uptake Potentiates the Anti-Proliferative Effect of Polyamine Synthesis Inhibition and Preserves the Contractile Phenotype of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. J Cell Physiol 2015; 231:1334-42. [PMID: 26529275 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Increased vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation is a factor in atherosclerosis and injury-induced arterial (re) stenosis. Inhibition of polyamine synthesis by α-difluoro-methylornithine (DFMO), an irreversible inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, attenuates VSMC proliferation with high sensitivity and specificity. However, cells can escape polyamine synthesis blockade by importing polyamines from the environment. To address this issue, polyamine transport inhibitors (PTIs) have been developed. We investigated the effects of the novel trimer44NMe (PTI-1) alone and in combination with DFMO on VSMC polyamine uptake, proliferation and phenotype regulation. PTI-1 efficiently inhibited polyamine uptake in primary mouse aortic and human coronary VSMCs in the absence as well as in the presence of DFMO. Interestingly, culture with DFMO for 2 days substantially (>95%) reduced putrescine (Put) and spermidine (Spd) contents without any effect on proliferation. Culture with PTI-1 alone had no effect on either polyamine levels or proliferation rate, but the combination of both treatments reduced Put and Spd levels below the detection limit and inhibited proliferation. Treatment with DFMO for a longer time period (4 days) reduced Put and Spd below their detection limits and reduced proliferation, showing that only a small pool of polyamines is needed to sustain VSMC proliferation. Inhibited proliferation by polyamine depletion was associated with maintained expression of contractile smooth marker genes. In cultured intact mouse aorta, PTI-1 potentiated the DFMO-induced inhibition of cell proliferation. The combination of endogenous polyamine synthesis inhibition with uptake blockade is thus a viable approach for targeting unwanted vascular cell proliferation in vivo, including vascular restenosis.
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- Mario Grossi
- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Education, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Sweden
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Muth A, Madan M, Archer JJ, Ocampo N, Rodriguez L, Phanstiel O. Polyamine transport inhibitors: design, synthesis, and combination therapies with difluoromethylornithine. J Med Chem 2014; 57:348-63. [PMID: 24405276 DOI: 10.1021/jm401174a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The development of polyamine transport inhibitors (PTIs), in combination with the polyamine biosynthesis inhibitor difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), provides a method to target cancers with high polyamine requirements. The DFMO+PTI combination therapy results in sustained intracellular polyamine depletion and cell death. A series of substituted benzene derivatives were evaluated for their ability to inhibit the import of spermidine in DFMO-treated Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) and L3.6pl human pancreatic cancer cells. Several design features were discovered which strongly influenced PTI potency, sensitivity to amine oxidases, and cytotoxicity. These included changes in (a) the number of polyamine chains appended to the ring system, (b) the polyamine sequence, (c) the attachment linkage of the polyamine to the aryl core, and (d) the presence of a terminal N-methyl group. Of the series tested, the optimal design was N(1),N(1'),N(1″)-(benzene-1,3,5-triyltris(methylene))tris(N(4)-(4-(methylamino)butyl)butane-1,4-diamine, 6b, which contained three N-methylhomospermidine motifs. This PTI exhibited decreased sensitivity to amine oxidases and low toxicity as well as high potency (EC50 = 1.4 μM) in inhibiting the uptake of spermidine (1 μM) in DFMO-treated L3.6pl human pancreatic cancer cells.
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- Aaron Muth
- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida , 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, United States
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Whitworth K, Bradford MK, Camara N, Wendland B. Targeted disruption of an EH-domain protein endocytic complex, Pan1-End3. Traffic 2013; 15:43-59. [PMID: 24118836 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Revised: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Pan1 is a multi-domain scaffold that enables dynamic interactions with both structural and regulatory components of the endocytic pathway. Pan1 is composed of Eps15 Homology (EH) domains which interact with adaptor proteins, a central region that is responsible for its oligomerization and C-terminal binding sites for Arp2/3, F-actin, and type-I myosin motors. In this study, we have characterized the binding sites between Pan1 and its constitutive binding partner End3, another EH domain containing endocytic protein. The C-terminal End3 Repeats of End3 associate with the N-terminal part of Pan1's central coiled-coil region. These repeats appear to act independently of one another as tandem, redundant binding sites for Pan1. The end3-1 allele was sequenced, and corresponds to a C-terminal truncation lacking the End3 Repeats. Mutations of the End3 Repeats highlight that those residues which are identical between these repeats serve as contact sites for the interaction with Pan1.
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- Karen Whitworth
- Department of Biology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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Minarini A, Zini M, Milelli A, Tumiatti V, Marchetti C, Nicolini B, Falconi M, Farruggia G, Cappadone C, Stefanelli C. Synthetic polyamines activating autophagy: effects on cancer cell death. Eur J Med Chem 2013; 67:359-66. [PMID: 23887056 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The ability of symmetrically substituted long chain polymethylene tetramines, methoctramine (1) and its analogs 2-4 to kill cancer cells was studied. We found that an elevated cytotoxicity was correlated with a 12 methylene chain length separating the inner amine functions (6-12-6 carbon backbone), together with the introduction of diphenylethyl moieties on the terminal nitrogen atoms (compound 4) of a tetramine backbone. Compound 4 triggered dissipation of mitochondrial transmembrane potential and increased intracellular peroxide levels, leading to a caspase-independent HeLa cell death associated with a rapid activation of autophagy. The antioxidant N-acetylcysteine inhibited cell death and activation of autophagy, indicating a link between oxidative stress and autophagy. Autophagy was rapidly triggered even by tetramines 2 and 3, indicating that is related to their polyamine structure. Autophagy did not protect HeLa cells against cytotoxicity elicited by compound 4. The present study shows that, by modifications of the methoctramine structure, it is possible to design polyamine derivatives highly cytotoxic against tumor cells and that the appropriate design of molecules bearing polyamine-like structures leads to powerful inducers of autophagy.
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- Anna Minarini
- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Niemand J, Louw AI, Birkholtz L, Kirk K. Polyamine uptake by the intraerythrocytic malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. Int J Parasitol 2012; 42:921-9. [PMID: 22878129 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Revised: 07/21/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Polyamines and the enzymes involved in their biosynthesis are present at high levels in rapidly proliferating cells, including cancer cells and protozoan parasites. Inhibition of polyamine biosynthesis in asexual blood-stage malaria parasites causes cytostatic arrest of parasite development under in vitro conditions, but does not cure infections in vivo. This may be due to replenishment of the parasite's intracellular polyamine pool via salvage of exogenous polyamines from the host. However, the mechanism(s) of polyamine uptake by the intraerythrocytic parasite are not well understood. In this study, the uptake of the polyamines, putrescine and spermidine, into Plasmodium falciparum parasites functionally isolated from their host erythrocyte was investigated using radioisotope flux techniques. Both putrescine and spermidine were taken up into isolated parasites via a temperature-dependent process that showed cross-competition between different polyamines. There was also some inhibition of polyamine uptake by basic amino acids. Inhibition of polyamine biosynthesis led to an increase in the total amount of putrescine and spermidine taken up from the extracellular medium. The uptake of putrescine and spermidine by isolated parasites was independent of extracellular Na(+) but increased with increasing external pH. Uptake also showed a marked dependence on the parasite's membrane potential, decreasing with membrane depolarization and increasing with membrane hyperpolarization. The data are consistent with polyamines being taken up into the parasite via an electrogenic uptake process, energised by the parasite's inwardly negative membrane potential.
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- J Niemand
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Hatfield 0028, South Africa
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Poulin R, Casero RA, Soulet D. Recent advances in the molecular biology of metazoan polyamine transport. Amino Acids 2011; 42:711-23. [PMID: 21814785 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-0987-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2011] [Accepted: 06/02/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Very limited molecular knowledge exists about the identity and protein components of the ubiquitous polyamine transporters found in animal cells. However, a number of reports have been published over the last 5 years on potential candidates for metazoan polyamine permeases. We review the available evidence on these putative polyamine permeases, as well as establish a useful "identikit picture" of the general polyamine transport system, based on its properties as found in a wide spectrum of mammalian cells. Any molecular candidate encoding a putative "general" polyamine permease should fit that provided portrait. The current models proposed for the mechanism of polyamine internalization in mammalian cells are also briefly reviewed.
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- R Poulin
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada.
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The most widely used methods for measuring polyamine enzyme activities are radioisotope methods that measure the radioactivity of compounds produced from radiolabeled substrate by the enzyme reaction. Several fluorescent polyamines have been developed for the measurement of the polyamine transport system (PTS) or transglutaminase. Although fluorophores in the fluorescent polyamines may affect the affinity of the polyamine moiety to the enzyme protein, the assays that use fluorescent substrate are sensitive and simple for common laboratory usage.In this chapter, the uses of dansyl polyamines with a simple high-performance liquid chromatography system for the measurement of the PTS and polyamine catabolic enzymes including spermidine/spermine N¹-acetyltransferase and N¹-acetylpolyamine oxidase are described.
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- Koichi Takao
- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology, Department of Clinical Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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This chapter provides an overview of the polyamine field and introduces the 32 other chapters that make up this volume. These chapters provide a wide range of methods, advice, and background relevant to studies of the function of polyamines, the regulation of their content, their role in disease, and the therapeutic potential of drugs targeting polyamine content and function. The methodology provided in this new volume will enable laboratories already working in this area to expand their experimental techniques and facilitate the entry of additional workers into this rapidly expanding field.
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- Anthony E Pegg
- College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA
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Tomasi S, Renault J, Martin B, Duhieu S, Cerec V, Le Roch M, Uriac P, Delcros JG. Targeting the Polyamine Transport System with Benzazepine- and Azepine-Polyamine Conjugates. J Med Chem 2010; 53:7647-63. [DOI: 10.1021/jm1007648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sophie Tomasi
- Produits Naturels−Synthèses−Chimie Médicinale, Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, CNRS UMR 6226, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Rennes 1, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Rennes Cedex, France
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- Produits Naturels−Synthèses−Chimie Médicinale, Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, CNRS UMR 6226, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Rennes 1, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Rennes Cedex, France
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- Groupe de Recherche en Thérapeutique Anticancéreuse, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Rennes Cedex, France
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- Groupe de Recherche en Thérapeutique Anticancéreuse, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Rennes Cedex, France
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- Groupe de Recherche en Thérapeutique Anticancéreuse, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Rennes Cedex, France
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- Produits Naturels−Synthèses−Chimie Médicinale, Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, CNRS UMR 6226, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Rennes 1, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Rennes Cedex, France
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- Produits Naturels−Synthèses−Chimie Médicinale, Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, CNRS UMR 6226, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Rennes 1, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Rennes Cedex, France
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- Groupe de Recherche en Thérapeutique Anticancéreuse, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Rennes Cedex, France
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Kanerva K, Mäkitie LT, Bäck N, Andersson LC. Ornithine decarboxylase antizyme inhibitor 2 regulates intracellular vesicle trafficking. Exp Cell Res 2010; 316:1896-906. [PMID: 20188728 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2009] [Revised: 02/18/2010] [Accepted: 02/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Antizyme inhibitor 1 (AZIN1) and 2 (AZIN2) are proteins that activate ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), the key enzyme of polyamine biosynthesis. Both AZINs release ODC from its inactive complex with antizyme (AZ), leading to formation of the catalytically active ODC. The ubiquitously expressed AZIN1 is involved in cell proliferation and transformation whereas the role of the recently found AZIN2 in cellular functions is unknown. Here we report the intracellular localization of AZIN2 and present novel evidence indicating that it acts as a regulator of vesicle trafficking. We used immunostaining to demonstrate that both endogenous and FLAG-tagged AZIN2 localize to post-Golgi vesicles of the secretory pathway. Immuno-electron microscopy revealed that the vesicles associate mainly with the trans-Golgi network (TGN). RNAi-mediated knockdown of AZIN2 or depletion of cellular polyamines caused selective fragmentation of the TGN and retarded the exocytotic release of vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein. Exogenous addition of polyamines normalized the morphological changes and reversed the inhibition of protein secretion. Our findings demonstrate that AZIN2 regulates the transport of secretory vesicles by locally activating ODC and polyamine biosynthesis.
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- Kristiina Kanerva
- Department of Pathology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Makhlof A, Werle M, Tozuka Y, Takeuchi H. A mucoadhesive nanoparticulate system for the simultaneous delivery of macromolecules and permeation enhancers to the intestinal mucosa. J Control Release 2010; 149:81-8. [PMID: 20138935 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2009] [Revised: 01/15/2010] [Accepted: 02/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The feasibility of combining safe permeation enhancers in a mucoadhesive particulate system for the oral delivery of peptide drugs was investigated in this study. Polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by ionic interaction of spermine (SPM) with polyacrylic acid (PAA) polymer. Cytotoxicity studies in Caco-2 monolayers revealed the safety of the delivery system in the concentration range used for permeation enhancement. The cellular transport of fluorescein isothiocyanate dextran (FD4) showed higher permeation enhancing profiles of SPM-PAA NPs, as compared to SPM solution or PAA NPs prepared by ionic gelation with MgCl(2) (Mg-PAA NPs). These permeation enhancing effects were associated with a reversible decrease in TEER values, suggesting a paracellular permeation pathway by reversible opening of the tight junctions. Furthermore, confocal microscopy results revealed strong association of the NPs prepared using fluorescence labeled PAA to Caco-2 cells. The permeation enhancing properties of SPM-PAA NPs were further evaluated in vivo after oral administration to rats, using FD4 and calcitonin as models of poorly permeating drugs. Confocal microscopy images of rats' small intestine confirmed previous findings in Caco-2 cells and revealed a strong and prolonged penetration of FD4 from the mucosal to the basolateral side of the intestinal wall. In addition, the proposed NPs were efficient in improving the oral absorption of calcitonin, as evidenced by the significant and prolonged reduction of the blood calcemia in rats.
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- Abdallah Makhlof
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 5-6-1 Mitahora-higashi, Gifu 502-8585, Japan
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Takao K, Sugita Y, Shirahata A. Evaluation method for polyamine uptake by N 1-dansylspermine. Amino Acids 2009; 38:533-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-009-0414-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2009] [Accepted: 10/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Preclinical activity of F14512, designed to target tumors expressing an active polyamine transport system. Invest New Drugs 2009; 29:9-21. [PMID: 19777159 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-009-9328-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We have exploited the polyamine transport system (PTS) to deliver selectively a spermine-drug conjugate, F14512 to cancer cells. This study was aimed to define F14512 anticancer efficacy against tumor models and to investigate whether fluorophor-labeled polyamine probes could be used to identify tumors expressing a highly active PTS and that might be sensitive to F14512 treatments. Eighteen tumor models were used to assess F14512 antitumor activity. Cellular uptake of spermine-based fluorescent probes was measured by flow cytometry in cells sampled from tumor xenografts by needle biopsy. The accumulation of the fluorescent probe within B16 tumors in vivo was assessed using infrared fluorescence imaging. This study has provided evidence of a major antitumor activity for F14512. Significant responses were obtained in 67% of the tumor models evaluated, with a high level of activity recorded in 33% of the responsive models. Complete tumor regressions were observed after i.v., i.p. or oral administrations of F14512 and its antitumor activity was demonstrated over a range of 2-5 dose levels, providing evidence of its good tolerance. The level of cellular fluorescence emitted by the fluorescent probes was higher in cells sampled from tumors sensitive to F14512 treatments than from F14512-refractory tumors. We suggest that these probes could be used to identify tumors expressing a highly active PTS and guide the selection of patients that might be treated with F14512. These results emphasize the preclinical interest of this novel molecule and support its further clinical development.
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Liao CP, Lasbury ME, Wang SH, Zhang C, Durant PJ, Murakami Y, Matsufuji S, Lee CH. Pneumocystis mediates overexpression of antizyme inhibitor resulting in increased polyamine levels and apoptosis in alveolar macrophages. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:8174-84. [PMID: 19158080 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m805787200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) is the most common opportunistic disease in immunocompromised patients. Alveolar macrophages are responsible for the clearance of Pneumocystis organisms; however, they undergo a high rate of apoptosis during PcP due to increased intracellular polyamine levels. In this study, the sources of polyamines and mechanisms of polyamine increase and polyamine-induced apoptosis were investigated. The level of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) was elevated in alveolar macrophages, and the number of alveolar macrophages that took up exogenous polyamines was increased 20-fold during PcP. Monocytes, B lymphocytes, and CD8+ T lymphocytes that were recruited into the lung during PcP expressed high levels of ornithine decarboxylase, suggesting that these cells are sources of polyamines. Both protein and mRNA levels of antizyme inhibitor (AZI) were increased in alveolar macrophages during PcP. This AZI overexpression correlated with increased polyamine uptake by alveolar macrophages, because AZI expression knockdown decreased the polyamine uptake ability of these cells. AZI expression knockdown also decreased the apoptosis rate of alveolar macrophages. Pneumocystis organisms and zymosan A were found to induce AZI overexpression in alveolar macrophages, suggesting that beta-glucan, which is the major component of the Pneumocystis cell wall, induces AZI overexpression. The levels of mRNA, protein, and activity of polyamine oxidase were increased in alveolar macrophages during PcP, indicating that the H(2)O(2) generated during polyamine catabolism caused alveolar macrophages to undergo apoptosis. Taken together, results of this study indicate that Pneumocystis organisms induce AZI overexpression in alveolar macrophages, leading to increased polyamine synthesis and uptake and apoptosis rate of these cells.
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- Chung-Ping Liao
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
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F14512, a Potent Antitumor Agent Targeting Topoisomerase II Vectored into Cancer Cells via the Polyamine Transport System. Cancer Res 2008; 68:9845-53. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-2748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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López-Contreras AJ, Ramos-Molina B, Cremades A, Peñafiel R. Antizyme inhibitor 2 (AZIN2/ODCp) stimulates polyamine uptake in mammalian cells. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:20761-9. [PMID: 18508777 PMCID: PMC3258956 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m801024200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2008] [Revised: 05/01/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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One of the processes that regulate intracellular levels of polyamines in mammalian cells is polyamine uptake. We have measured polyamine uptake in COS7 cells for putrescine, spermidine, and spermine, obtaining K(m) values of 4.5, 1.0, and 0.8 mum, respectively. Treatment of nonconfluent cells with cycloheximide stimulated polyamine uptake and prevented the inhibitory effect found in cells preloaded with polyamines, suggesting the existence of a feedback repression mechanism mediated by antizymes. Transient transfected cells with mutated antizyme forms of AZ1, AZ2, and AZ3, which do not require frameshifting, showed a total blockade of polyamine uptake. Transfection of COS7 cells with mouse or human AZIN2, a novel member of the antizyme inhibitor family, recently characterized by our group, markedly stimulated polyamine uptake and counteracted the action of any of the three antizymes in co-transfected cells. The stimulatory effect of AZIN2 on polyamine uptake was abrogated when the putative antizyme binding sequence, formed by residues 117-140 in AZIN2, was deleted. Real time reverse transcription-PCR analysis of antizyme inhibitor transcripts revealed that in brain and testes AZIN2 is more expressed than AZIN1, especially in the testes where the relative expression was about 25-fold higher. Collectively, our results clearly indicate that AZIN2 affects polyamine homeostasis not only by increasing ornithine decarboxylase activity but also by stimulating polyamine uptake, through negating the inhibitory effect of the antizymes. This finding may have physiological relevance, mostly in testes where AZ3 and AZIN2 are mainly expressed.
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- Andrés J. López-Contreras
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology B and Immunology and Department of
Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia,
Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology B and Immunology and Department of
Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia,
Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology B and Immunology and Department of
Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia,
Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology B and Immunology and Department of
Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia,
Spain
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Roy UKB, Rial NS, Kachel KL, Gerner EW. Activated K-RAS increases polyamine uptake in human colon cancer cells through modulation of caveolar endocytosis. Mol Carcinog 2008; 47:538-53. [PMID: 18176934 DOI: 10.1002/mc.20414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Endocytic pathways have been implicated in polyamine transport in mammalian cells, but specific mechanisms have not been described. We have shown that expression of a dominant negative (DN) form of the GTPase Dynamin, but not Eps15, diminished polyamine uptake in colon cancer cells indicating a caveolar and nonclathrin uptake mode. Polyamines co-sediment with lipid raft/caveolin-1 rich fractions, of the plasma membrane in a sucrose density gradient. Knock down of caveolin-1 significantly increased polyamine uptake. Conversely, ectopic expression of this protein resulted in diminished polyamine uptake. We also found that presence of an activated K-RAS oncogene significantly increased polyamine uptake by colon cancer cells. This effect is through an increase in caveolin-1 phosphorylation at tyrosine residue 14. Caveolin-1 is a negative regulator of caveolar endocytosis and phosphorylation in a K-RAS dependent manner leads to an increase in caveolar endocytosis. In cells expressing wild type K-RAS, addition of exogenous uPA was sufficient to stimulate caveolar endocytosis of polyamines. This effect was abrogated by the addition of a SRC kinase inhibitor. These data indicate that polyamine transport follows a dynamin-dependent and clathrin-independent endocytic uptake route, and this route is positively regulated by the oncogenic expression of K-RAS in a caveolin-1 dependent manner.
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- Upal K Basu Roy
- Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Kaur N, Delcros JG, Imran J, Khaled A, Chehtane M, Tschammer N, Martin B, Phanstiel O. A Comparison of Chloroambucil- and Xylene-Containing Polyamines Leads to Improved Ligands for Accessing the Polyamine Transport System. J Med Chem 2008; 51:1393-401. [DOI: 10.1021/jm070794t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Navneet Kaur
- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Biomolecular Science Center, University of Central Florida, 12722 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32825, Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Av. du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France, and Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Central
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Tsen C, Iltis M, Kaur N, Bayer C, Delcros JG, von Kalm L, Phanstiel O. A Drosophila Model To Identify Polyamine−Drug Conjugates That Target the Polyamine Transporter in an Intact Epithelium. J Med Chem 2007; 51:324-30. [DOI: 10.1021/jm701198s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chung Tsen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2366, Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2368, and Groupe Cycle Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 6061 Génétique et Développement, IFR 97 Génomique Fonctionnelle et Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Pr Leon Bernard, CS 34317, F-35043 Rennes Cédex, France
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Mitchell JLA, Thane TK, Sequeira JM, Thokala R. Unusual aspects of the polyamine transport system affect the design of strategies for use of polyamine analogues in chemotherapy. Biochem Soc Trans 2007; 35:318-21. [PMID: 17371269 DOI: 10.1042/bst0350318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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One strategy for inhibiting tumour cell growth is the use of polyamine mimetics to depress endogenous polyamine levels and, ideally, obstruct critical polyamine-requiring reactions. Such polyamine analogues make very unusual drugs, in that extremely high intracellular concentrations are required for growth inhibition or cytotoxicity. Cells exposed to even sub-micromolar concentrations of such analogues can achieve effective intracellular levels because these compounds are incorporated by the very aggressive polyamine uptake system. Once incorporated to these levels, many of these analogues induce the synthesis of a regulatory protein, antizyme, which inhibits both polyamine synthesis and the transporter they used to enter the cell. Thus this feedback system allows steady-state maintenance of effective cellular doses of such analogues. Accordingly, effective cellular levels of polyamine analogues are generally inversely related to their capacity to induce antizyme. Antizyme activity is down-regulated by interaction with several binding partners, most notably antizyme inhibitor, and at least a few tumour tissues exhibit deficiencies in antizyme expression. Our studies explore the role of antizyme induction by several polyamine analogues in their physiological response and the possibility that cell-to-cell differences in antizyme expression may contribute to variable sensitivities to these agents.
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Phanstiel O, Kaur N, Delcros JG. Structure-activity investigations of polyamine-anthracene conjugates and their uptake via the polyamine transporter. Amino Acids 2007; 33:305-13. [PMID: 17410331 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-007-0527-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2006] [Accepted: 02/01/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A series of polyamine conjugates were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to target the polyamine transporter (PAT) in two Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell lines (PAT-active CHO and PAT-inactive CHOMG). This systematic study identified salient features of the polyamine architecture required to target and enter cells via the PAT. Indeed, the separation of charges, the degree of N-alkylation, and the spacer unit connecting the N(1)-terminus to the appended cytotoxic component (anthracene) were found to be key contributors to optimal delivery via the PAT. Using the CHO screen, the homospermidine motif (e.g., 4,4-triamine) was identified as a polyamine vector, which could enable the selective import of large N(1)-substituents (i.e., naphthylmethyl, anthracenylmethyl and pyrenylmethyl), which were cytotoxic to cells. The cell selectivity of this approach was demonstrated in B-16 murine melanoma cells and normal melanocytes (Mel-A). Three polyamine areas (recognition and transport, vesicle sequestration and polyamine-target interactions) were identified for future research.
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- O Phanstiel
- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2366, USA.
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Krauss M, Langnaese K, Richter K, Brunk I, Wieske M, Ahnert-Hilger G, Veh RW, Laube G. Spermidine synthase is prominently expressed in the striatal patch compartment and in putative interneurones of the matrix compartment. J Neurochem 2006; 97:174-89. [PMID: 16515550 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03721.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The ubiquitous polyamines spermidine and spermine are known as modulators of glutamate receptors and inwardly rectifying potassium channels. They are synthesized by a set of specific enzymes in which spermidine synthase is the rate-limiting step catalysing the formation of the spermine precursor spermidine from putrescine. Spermidine and spermine were previously localized to astrocytes, probably reflecting storage rather than synthesis in these cells. In order to identify the cellular origin of spermidine and spermine synthesis in the brain, antibodies were raised against recombinant mouse spermidine synthase. As expected, strong spermidine synthase-like immunoreactivity was obtained in regions known to express high levels of spermidine and spermine, such as the hypothalamic paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei. In the striatum, spermidine synthase was found in neurones and the neuropil of the patch compartment (striosome) as defined by expression of the micro opiate receptor. The distinct expression pattern of spermidine synthase, however, only partially overlapped with the distribution of the products spermidine and spermine in the striatum. In addition, spermidine synthase-like immunoreactivity was seen in patch compartment-apposed putative interneurones. These spermidine synthase-positive neurones did not express any marker characteristic of the major striatal interneurone classes. The neuropil labelling in the patch compartment and in adjacent putative interneurones may indicate a role for polyamines in intercompartmental signalling in the striatum.
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- M Krauss
- Centre for Anatomy, Institute of Integrative Neuroanatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Medina MA, Correa-Fiz F, Rodríguez-Caso C, Sánchez-Jiménez F. A comprehensive view of polyamine and histamine metabolism to the light of new technologies. J Cell Mol Med 2006; 9:854-64. [PMID: 16364195 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2005.tb00384.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Polyamines and histamine are biogenic amines with multiple biological roles. In spite of the evidence for the involvement of both polyamines and histamine metabolism impairment in several highly prevalent pathological conditions, multiple questions concerning the molecular processes behind these effects remain to be elucidated. More comprehensive and systemic studies integrating molecular biology, biophysical and bioinformatics tools could contribute to accelerate the advances in this research area. This review is designed to underscore the main questions to be answered in polyamine and histamine research and how these new systemic approaches could help to find these answers.
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- Miguel Angel Medina
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain.
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Chen H, Zheng C, Zhang Y, Chang YZ, Qian ZM, Shen X. Heat shock protein 27 downregulates the transferrin receptor 1-mediated iron uptake. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2006; 38:1402-16. [PMID: 16546437 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2005] [Revised: 02/01/2006] [Accepted: 02/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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It has been reported that over-expression of human heat shock protein 27 (hsp27) in murine cells decreased the intracellular iron level [Arrigo, A. P., Virot, S., Chaufour, S., Firdaus, W., Kretz-Remy, C., & Diaz-Latoud, C. (2005). Hsp27 consolidates intracellular redox homeostasis by upholding glutathione in its reduced form and by decreasing iron intracellular levels. Antioxidants & Redox Signalling, 7, 412-422]. However, the mechanism involved is unknown. In this study, the regulation of transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1)-mediated iron uptake by human hsp27 was investigated in CCL39 cells by overexpression of human hsp27 and its dominant-negative mutant (hsp27-3G). The results showed that overexpression of hsp27 diminished intracellular labile iron pool, increased the binding activity of iron regulatory protein (IRP) to iron responsive element (IRE) and the cell surface-expressed TfR1s. However, the increased surface-expressed TfR1s resulted in decrease rather than increase of iron uptake. Further study revealed that overexpression of hsp27 decelerated transferrin endocytosis and recycling, while overexpressed hsp27-3G had a reversal effect. Moreover, flowcytometric analysis showed an enhanced actin polymerization in the cells overexpressing hsp27. In particular, fluorescence imaging of cytoskeleton displayed highly stabilized microfilaments and preferential localization of hsp27 in cortical area of the actin cytoskeleton. In contrast, disruption of actin cytoskeleton by cytochalasin B resulted in acceleration of the endocytosis and recycling of Tf, as well as increase of iron uptake. Meanwhile, the possible involvement of ferroportin 1 in down-regulation of intracellular iron level by overexpression of hsp27 was checked. However, the outcome was negative. Our findings indicate that hsp27 down-regulates TfR1-mediated iron uptake via stabilization of the cortical actin cytoskeleton rather than the classical IRP/IRE mode. The study may also imply that hsp27 protects cells from oxidative stress by reducing cellular iron uptake.
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- Huaiyong Chen
- Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Delcros JG, Tomasi S, Duhieu S, Foucault M, Martin B, Le Roch M, Eifler-Lima V, Renault J, Uriac P. Effect of Polyamine Homologation on the Transport and Biological Properties of Heterocyclic Amidines. J Med Chem 2005; 49:232-45. [PMID: 16392808 DOI: 10.1021/jm050018q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Five sets of heterocyclic derivatives of various sizes and complexities coupled by an amidine function to putrescine, spermidine, or spermine were prepared. They were essentially tested to determine the influence of the polyamine chain on their cellular transport. To comment on affinity and on selective transport via the polyamine transport system (PTS), K(i) values for polyamine uptake were determined in L1210 cells, and the cytotoxicity and accumulation of the conjugates were determined in CHO and polyamine transport-deficient mutant CHO-MG cells, as well as in L1210 and alpha-difluoromethylornithine- (DFMO-) treated L1210 cells. Unlike spermine, putrescine and spermidine were clearly identified as selective motifs that enable cellular entry via the PTS. However, this property was clearly limited by the size of substituents: these polyamines were able to ferry a dihydroquinoline system via the PTS but did not impart any selectivity to bulkier substituents.
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- Jean-Guy Delcros
- Groupe de Recherche en Thérapeutique Anticancéreuse, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France.
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Mitchell JLA, Simkus CL, Thane TK, Tokarz P, Bonar MM, Frydman B, Valasinas AL, Reddy VK, Marton LJ. Antizyme induction mediates feedback limitation of the incorporation of specific polyamine analogues in tissue culture. Biochem J 2005; 384:271-9. [PMID: 15315476 PMCID: PMC1134110 DOI: 10.1042/bj20040972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Spermidine, spermine and putrescine are essential for mammalian cell growth, and there has been a pervasive effort to synthesize analogues of these polyamines that will disrupt their function and serve as tools to inhibit cell proliferation. Recently, we demonstrated that a number of such polyamine analogues are also capable of inducing the regulatory protein AZ (antizyme). In the present study the incorporation of a few sample analogues [mimics of bis(ethyl)spermine] was shown to be significantly limited by a decrease in the V(max) for the polyamine transport system in response to analogue-induced AZ. This creates an unusual circumstance in which compounds that are being designed for therapeutic use actually inhibit their own incorporation into targeted cells. To explore the impact of this feedback system, cultures of rat hepatoma HTC cells were pre-treated to exhibit either low or high polyamine uptake activity and then exposed to polyamine analogues. As predicted, regardless of initial uptake activity, all cultures eventually achieved the same steady-state levels of the cellular analogue and AZ. Importantly, analogue-induced AZ levels remained elevated with respect to controls even after the native polyamines were reduced by more than 70%. To model the insufficient AZ expression found in certain tumours, GS-CHO (GS Chinese-hamster ovary) cells were transfected to express high levels of exogenic AZI (AZ inhibitor). As anticipated, this clone incorporated significantly higher levels of the polyamine analogues examined. This study reveals a potential limitation in the use of polyamine-based compounds as therapeutics, and strategies are presented to either circumvent or exploit this elegant transport feedback system.
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- John L A Mitchell
- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA.
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Aouida M, Leduc A, Poulin R, Ramotar D. AGP2 encodes the major permease for high affinity polyamine import in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:24267-76. [PMID: 15855155 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m503071200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Polyamines play essential functions in many aspects of cell biology. Plasma membrane transport systems for the specific uptake of polyamines exist in most eukaryotic cells but have been very recently identified at the molecular level only in the parasite Leishmania. We now report that the high affinity polyamine permease in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is identical to Agp2p, a member of the yeast amino acid transporter family that was previously identified as a carnitine transporter. Deletion of AGP2 dramatically reduces the initial velocity of spermidine and putrescine uptake and confers strong resistance to the toxicity of exogenous polyamines, and transformation with an AGP2 expression vector restored polyamine transport in agp2delta mutants. Yeast mutants deficient in polyamine biosynthesis required >10-fold higher concentrations of exogenous putrescine to restore cell proliferation upon deletion of the AGP2 gene. Disruption of END3, a gene required for an early step of endocytosis, increased the abundance of Agp2p, an effect that was paralleled by a marked up-regulation of spermidine transport velocity. Thus, AGP2 encodes the first eukaryotic permease that preferentially uses spermidine over putrescine as a high affinity substrate and plays a central role in the uptake of polyamines in yeast.
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- Mustapha Aouida
- Guy-Bernier Research Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, Quebec H1T 2M4, Canada
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Seiler N. Pharmacological aspects of cytotoxic polyamine analogs and derivatives for cancer therapy. Pharmacol Ther 2005; 107:99-119. [PMID: 15963353 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2005.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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During the past 20 years, numerous derivatives and analogues of spermidine (Spd) and spermine (Spm) were synthesized with the aim to generate a new type of anticancer drug. The common denominator of most cytotoxic polyamine analogues is their lipophilicity, which is superior to that of the parent amines. The natural polyamines bind to polyanions and to proteins with anionic binding sites. Their hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity is balanced, allowing them to perform physiological functions by interacting with some of these anionic structures, without impairing the functionality of others. Because the attachment of lipophilic substituents to the polyamine backbone increases the binding energy, lipophilic polyamine derivatives affect secondary and tertiary structures of a larger number of macromolecules than do their natural counterparts. In addition, lipophilicity improves the blood-brain barrier transport and thus enhances CNS toxicity. Close structural analogues of spermidine and spermine mimic the natural polyamines in regulatory functions. The cytotoxic mechanisms of analogues with a less close structural resemblance to spermidine or spermine have not been completely clarified. The displacement of spermidine from functional binding sites and the consequent prevention of its physiological roles is a likely mechanism, but many others may play a role as well. Up to now, polyamine analogues were conceived without specific growth-related targets in mind. To develop therapeutically useful drugs, it will be imperative to identify specific targets and to design compounds that interact selectively with the target molecules. It will also be necessary to include, at an early state of the work, pharmacological and toxicological considerations, to avoid unproductive directions.
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- Nikolaus Seiler
- Laboratory of Nutritional Cancer Prevention, Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l'Appareil Digestif, Strasbourg Cedex 67091, France.
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Gardner RA, Delcros JG, Konate F, Breitbeil F, Martin B, Sigman M, Huang M, Phanstiel O. N1-substituent effects in the selective delivery of polyamine conjugates into cells containing active polyamine transporters. J Med Chem 2005; 47:6055-69. [PMID: 15537360 DOI: 10.1021/jm0497040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Several N(1)-arylalkylpolyamines containing various aromatic ring systems were synthesized as their respective HCl salts. The N(1)-substituents evaluated ranged in size from N(1)-benzyl, N(1)-naphthalen-1-ylmethyl, N(1)-2-(naphthalen-1-yl)ethyl, N(1)-3-(naphthalen-1-yl)propyl, N(1)-anthracen-9-ylmethyl, N(1)-2-(anthracen-9-yl)ethyl, N(1)-3-(anthracen-9-yl)propyl, and pyren-1-ylmethyl. The polyamine architecture was also altered and ranged from diamine to triamine and tetraamine systems. Biological activities in L1210 (murine leukemia), Chinese hamster ovary (CHO), and CHO's polyamine transport-deficient mutant (CHO-MG) cell lines were investigated via IC(50) cytotoxicity determinations. K(i) values for spermidine uptake were also determined in L1210 cells. The size of the N(1)-arylalkyl substituent as well as the polyamine sequence used had direct bearing on the observed cytotoxicity profiles. N(1)-Tethers longer than ethylene showed dramatic loss of selectivity for the polyamine transporter (PAT) as shown in a CHO/CHO-MG cytotoxicity screen. In summary, there are clear limits to the size of N(1)-substituents, which can be accommodated by the polyamine transporter. A direct correlation was observed between polyamine-conjugate uptake and cytotoxicity. In this regard, a cytotoxicity model was proposed, which describes a hydrophobic pocket of set dimensions adjacent to the putative PAT polyamine-binding site.
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- Richard Andrew Gardner
- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 162366, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2366, USA
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Aouida M, Leduc A, Wang H, Ramotar D. Characterization of a transport and detoxification pathway for the antitumour drug bleomycin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochem J 2004; 384:47-58. [PMID: 15248838 PMCID: PMC1134087 DOI: 10.1042/bj20040392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2004] [Revised: 06/17/2004] [Accepted: 07/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BLM (bleomycin) is effective in combination therapy against various cancers including testicular cancer. However, several other cancers such as colon cancer are refractory to BLM treatment. The exact mechanism for this differential response of cancer cells to the drug is not known. In the present study, we created fluorescently labelled BLM-A5, which retained nearly full genotoxic potential, and used this molecule to conduct the first study to understand the transport pathway of the drug in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Uptake studies revealed that fluoro-BLM-A5 is transported into the cell in a concentration-dependent manner. Transport of a non-saturating concentration of fluoro-BLM-A5 was modest for the first 90 min, but thereafter it was sharply induced until 300 min. The inducible transport was completely abolished by the addition of cycloheximide, suggesting that BLM-A5 uptake into the cell is dependent on new protein synthesis. Interestingly, transport of fluoro-BLM-A5 was blocked if the cells were preincubated with increasing concentrations of spermine. Moreover, a mutant lacking the Ptk2 kinase, necessary for positively regulating polyamine transport, was defective in fluoro-BLM-A5 uptake and exhibited extreme resistance to the drug. A simple interpretation of these results is that BLM-A5 may enter the cell through the polyamine transport system. We showed further that after the uptake, fluoro-BLM-A5 accumulated into the vacuole of the parent, but localized to the cytoplasm of mutants disrupted for the END3 gene required for an early step of the endocytotic pathway. In general, mutants with a defect in the endocytic pathway to the vacuole were hypersensitive to BLM-A5. We suggest that BLM-A5 is transported across the yeast plasma membrane and sequestered into the vacuole for detoxification.
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- Mustapha Aouida
- Guy-Bernier Research Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, University of Montreal, 5415, Boul. de l'Assomption, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1T 2M4
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- Guy-Bernier Research Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, University of Montreal, 5415, Boul. de l'Assomption, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1T 2M4
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- Guy-Bernier Research Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, University of Montreal, 5415, Boul. de l'Assomption, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1T 2M4
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- Guy-Bernier Research Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, University of Montreal, 5415, Boul. de l'Assomption, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1T 2M4
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Soulet D, Gagnon B, Rivest S, Audette M, Poulin R. A fluorescent probe of polyamine transport accumulates into intracellular acidic vesicles via a two-step mechanism. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:49355-66. [PMID: 15208319 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m401287200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Mammalian polyamine carriers have not yet been molecularly identified. The fluoroprobe Spd-C2-BODIPY faithfully reports polyamine transport and accumulates almost exclusively in polyamine-sequestering vesicles (PSVs). Polyamines might thus be imported first by a plasma membrane carrier and then sequestered into pre-existing PSVs (model A), or be directly captured by polyamine receptors undergoing endocytosis (model B). Spd-C2-BODIPY uptake was unaffected in receptor-mediated endocytosis-deficient Chinese hamster ovary cell mutants. PSVs strongly colocalized with acidic vesicles of the late endocytic compartment and the trans Golgi. Virtually perfect colocalization between PSVs and acidic vesicles was found in Chinese hamster ovary cell mutants that are blocked either in the late endosome/lysosome fusion process or in the maturation of multivesicular bodies. Prior inhibition of the V-ATPase dramatically decreased total Spd-C2-BODIPY accumulation while increasing cytosolic fluorescence. Conversely, cells pre-loaded with the probe slowly released it from PSVs upon V-ATPase inhibition. The present data thus support model A, and indicate that polyamine accumulation is primarily driven by the activity of a vesicular H+:polyamine carrier.
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- Denis Soulet
- Oncological and Molecular Endocrinology Research Center, CHUL Research Center, Sainte Foy, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada
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Gaboriau F, Kreder A, Clavreul N, Moulinoux JP, Delcros JG, Lescoat G. Polyamine modulation of iron uptake in CHO cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2004; 67:1629-37. [PMID: 15081862 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2003.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2003] [Accepted: 12/16/2003] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Polyamines are ubiquitous molecules, which, like iron, are essential for cell growth. All eukaryotic cells are equipped with a specific polyamine transport system (PTS). Polyamines have primary and secondary amino groups which chelate bivalent metal cations such as Fe and Cu. In the present study, we investigated the potential contribution of naturally occurring polyamines and their active transport system to iron uptake. In presence of subtoxic Fe(III) (10microM), treatment of CHO cells with spermine, and to a lesser extent with spermidine (10-100microM), resulted in a marked cytotoxic effect. This cytotoxicity was prevented by the addition of an iron-chelator, deferioxamine, and was not observed in CHO-MG cells, a mutant cell line devoid of polyamine transport activity. Experiments using 14C-polyamines and 55Fe(III) revealed that these toxic effects were related to polyamine-modulation of iron uptake, and were dependent on the presence of the active PTS. These results demonstrated active uptake of polyamine-iron complexes via the PTS. The number of amino groups affected the efficacy of the studied natural polyamines to transport iron via the PTS. Spermine, a tetramine, was more efficient than the triamine spermidine. Co-transport of iron by the diamine putrescine was not observed. These results demonstrate that the cell polyamine transport system is a potential cell entry pathway for iron. The studied polyamines, spermine and spermidine, may be components of the pool of transferrin-independent iron-chelating vectors, which have recently attracted the attention of many investigators.
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- François Gaboriau
- Groupe de Recherche en Thérapeutique Anticancéreuse, CNRS FRE 2261, Faculté de Médecine, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France.
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Morissette G, Moreau E, C-Gaudreault R, Marceau F. Massive cell vacuolization induced by organic amines such as procainamide. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2004; 310:395-406. [PMID: 15007104 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.104.066084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Procaine and some other basic drugs reportedly induce vacuolization of various cell types. We addressed the concentration-effect and structure-activity relationships as well as the mechanism of this effect using three cell lines. Massive vacuolization occurs over several hours in primary cultures of rabbit pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and COS-1 cells in response to procaine and loosely related amine compounds (procainamide, N-acetyl-procainamide, metoclopramide, lidocaine, triethylamine, nicotine) used at 2.5 mM. Furthermore, chloroquine, propranolol, diphenhydramine, and neutral red are active in this respect at 100 to 250 microM in SMCs and COS-1 cells. Human embryonic kidney 293 cells mildly responded to triethylamine, nicotine, and propranolol only. Tetraethylammonium was uniformly inactive, as well as many other drugs in all three cell types (concentrations up to 2.5 mM). Procainamide does not induce apoptosis in SMCs treated for up to 48 h, although the vacuolization is sustained and proliferation and migration are reduced during this period. Procainamide-induced vacuolization is reversible on drug washing, largely prevented by bafilomycin A1 cotreatment, and has a tentatively identified Golgi origin (uptake of ceramide-C5). Procainamide and neutral red are concentrated in SMCs in a bafilomycin A1-sensitive manner. The preventive effect of bafilomycin A1 suggests that the vacuoles originate from the osmotic swelling of acidic organelles in which the charged basic drugs are trapped at low pH. Drug transport at the plasma membrane may be limiting for this type of response, as suggested by the cell type selectivity of agents and the inhibitory effect of some drugs such as quinidine.
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- Guillaume Morissette
- Centre de recherche de L'Hôtel-Dieu, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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Wallace HM, Fraser AV, Hughes A. A perspective of polyamine metabolism. Biochem J 2003; 376:1-14. [PMID: 13678416 PMCID: PMC1223767 DOI: 10.1042/bj20031327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 676] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2003] [Revised: 09/16/2003] [Accepted: 09/18/2003] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Polyamines are essential for the growth and function of normal cells. They interact with various macromolecules, both electrostatically and covalently and, as a consequence, have a variety of cellular effects. The complexity of polyamine metabolism and the multitude of compensatory mechanisms that are invoked to maintain polyamine homoeostasis argue that these amines are critical to cell survival. The regulation of polyamine content within cells occurs at several levels, including transcription and translation. In addition, novel features such as the +1 frameshift required for antizyme production and the rapid turnover of several of the enzymes involved in the pathway make the regulation of polyamine metabolism a fascinating subject. The link between polyamine content and human disease is unequivocal, and significant success has been obtained in the treatment of a number of parasitic infections. Targeting the polyamine pathway as a means of treating cancer has met with limited success, although the development of drugs such as DFMO (alpha-difluoromethylornithine), a rationally designed anticancer agent, has revolutionized our understanding of polyamine function in cell growth and provided 'proof of concept' that influencing polyamine metabolism and content within tumour cells will prevent tumour growth. The more recent development of the polyamine analogues has been pivotal in advancing our understanding of the necessity to deplete all three polyamines to induce apoptosis in tumour cells. The current thinking is that the polyamine inhibitors/analogues may also be useful agents in the chemoprevention of cancer and, in this area, we may yet see a revival of DFMO. The future will be in adopting a functional genomics approach to identifying polyamine-regulated genes linked to either carcinogenesis or apoptosis.
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- Heather M Wallace
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, UK.
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Wang C, Delcros JG, Cannon L, Konate F, Carias H, Biggerstaff J, Gardner RA, Phanstiel IV O. Defining the Molecular Requirements for the Selective Delivery of Polyamine Conjugates into Cells Containing Active Polyamine Transporters. J Med Chem 2003; 46:5129-38. [PMID: 14613316 DOI: 10.1021/jm030223a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Several N(1)-substituted polyamines containing various spacer units between nitrogen centers were synthesized as their respective HCl salts. The N(1)-substituents included benzyl, naphthalen-1-ylmethyl, anthracen-9-ylmethyl, and pyren-1-ylmethyl. The polyamine spacer units ranged from generic (4,4-triamine, 4,3-triamine, and diaminooctane) spacers to more exotic [2-(ethoxy)ethanoxy-containing diamine, hydroxylated 4,3-triamine, and cyclohexylene-containing triamine] spacers. Two control compounds were also evaluated: N-(anthracen-9-ylmethyl)-butylamine and N-(anthracen-9-ylmethyl)-butanediamine. Biological activities in L1210 (murine leukemia), alpha-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO)-treated L1210, and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) and its polyamine transport-deficient mutant (CHO-MG) cell lines were investigated via IC(50) cytotoxicity determinations. K(i) values for spermidine uptake were also determined in L1210 cells. Of the series studied, the N(1)-benzyl-4,4-triamine system 6 had significantly higher IC(50) values (lower cytotoxicity) in the L1210, CHO, and CHO-MG cell lines. A cellular debenzylation process was observed in L1210 cells with 6 and generated "free" homospermidine. The size of the N(1)-arylmethyl substituent had direct bearing on the observed cytotoxicity in CHO-MG cells. The N(1)-naphthalenylmethyl, N(1)-anthracenylmethyl, and N(1)-pyrenylmethyl 4,4-triamines had similar toxicity (IC(50)s: approximately 0.5 microM) in CHO cells, which have an active polyamine transporter (PAT). However, this series had IC(50) values of >100 microM, 66.7 microM, and 15.5 microM, respectively, in CHO-MG cells, which are PAT-deficient. The observed lower cytotoxicity in the PAT-deficient CHO-MG cell line supported the premise that the conjugates use PAT for cellular entry. In general, moderate affinities for the polyamine transporter were observed for the N-arylmethyl 4,4-triamine series with their L1210 K(i) values all near 3 microM. In summary, the 4,4-triamine motif was shown to facilitate entry of polyamine conjugates into cells containing active polyamine transporters.
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- Chaojie Wang
- Groupe de Recherche en Therapeutique Anticancéreuse, Faculté de Médecine, 2, Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, University of Rennes 1, 35043 Rennes, France
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Wang C, Delcros JG, Biggerstaff J, Phanstiel O. Synthesis and biological evaluation of N1-(anthracen-9-ylmethyl)triamines as molecular recognition elements for the polyamine transporter. J Med Chem 2003; 46:2663-71. [PMID: 12801230 DOI: 10.1021/jm030028w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An efficient modular synthesis of N(1)-substituted triamines containing different tether lengths between nitrogen centers was developed. A series of N(1)-(9-anthracenylmethyl)triamines were evaluated for biological activity in L1210 (murine leukemia), alpha-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO)-treated L1210, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO), and CHO-MG cell lines. All triamines 8 had increased potency in DFMO-treated L1210 cells. The 4,4- and 5,4-triamine systems had the highest affinity for the polyamine transporter (PAT) with L1210 K(i) values of 1.8 and 1.7 microM, respectively. This trend was also reflected in the CHO studies. Surprisingly, the respective 4,4- and 5,4-triamine systems had 150-fold and 38-fold higher cytotoxicity in CHO cells containing active polyamine transporters. Initial microscopy studies revealed the rapid formation of vesicular structures within A375 melanoma cells treated with the N(1)-(9-anthracenylmethyl)homospermidine (4,4-triamine) conjugate. In summary, the 4,4- and 5,4-triamines were identified as selective vector motifs to ferry anthracene into cells via the PAT.
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- Chaojie Wang
- Groupe de Recherche en Therapeutique Anticancéreuse, Faculté de Médecine, 2, Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes, France
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Wang C, Delcros JG, Biggerstaff J, Phanstiel O. Molecular requirements for targeting the polyamine transport system. Synthesis and biological evaluation of polyamine-anthracene conjugates. J Med Chem 2003; 46:2672-82. [PMID: 12801231 DOI: 10.1021/jm020598g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A series of nine N(1)-(9-anthracenylmethyl)tetraamines (e.g., Ant-4,4,4-tetraamine) were synthesized and evaluated for cytotoxicity in L1210, alpha-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO)-treated L1210, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO), and CHO-MG cell lines. Surprisingly, the 3,3,4- and 3,4,3-tetraamine motifs had the same or decreased cytotoxicity in DFMO-treated L1210 cells, whereas the rest of the tetraamine systems were usually more cytotoxic and gave lower IC(50) values in this treated cell line. The most sensitive derivatives to DFMO treatment were the Ant-4,4,3- and Ant-4,4,4-tetraamine analogues, which were 7 and 5 times more cytotoxic in DFMO-treated L1210 cells, respectively. K(i) values for each of the anthracenylmethyl(Ant)-polyamine conjugates were determined in L1210 cells and revealed that these systems are high-affinity ligands for the polyamine transporter (PAT). Mixed results were observed in the CHO and CHO-MG assays. The 4,4,4- and 5,4,4-tetraamine motifs were 3 times more toxic to CHO cells with active polyamine transporters. For example, the Ant-4,4,4-tetraamine conjugate displayed IC(50) values of 11 microM in CHO cells and 33 microM in CHO-MG cells, a PAT-deficient cell line. This suggested that these derivatives used the PAT in part to access cells. However, most of the other tetraamine derivatives had similar potencies in both the CHO and CHO-MG cell lines. In terms of vector design, higher affinity for the PAT (lower K(i) values) did not translate into higher potency for the tetraamine conjugate. In contrast, the related triamine systems, which had micromolar K(i) values in L1210 cells, were more efficacious and selective. In one case, the 4,4-triamine motif imparted 150-fold higher potency in CHO cells than the CHO-MG mutant. A deconvolution microscopy study in A375 melanoma cells revealed a rapid internalization of the Ant-4,4-triamine as fluorescent vesicles, whereas the Ant-4,4,4-tetraamine remained mostly at the cell surface. These findings help define the key characteristics required for selective delivery of polyamine-drug conjugates into cell types with active polyamine transporters.
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- Chaojie Wang
- Groupe de Recherche en Therapeutique Anticancéreuse, Faculté de Médecine, 2, Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes, France
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