The copper(II) complex A0 induces a type of non-apoptotic cell death also known as paraptosis. Paraptosis involves extensive endoplasmic reticulum vacuolization in the absence of caspase activation. A wide panel of human cancer cell lines was used to demonstrate differences in cytotoxicity by the paraptosis- inducing drug A0 and the metal-based pro-apoptotic drug cisplatin. Gene expression profiling of the human fibrosarcoma HT1080 cells showed that, while cisplatin induced p53 targets, A0 up-regulated genes involved in the unfolded protein response (UPR) and response to heavy metals. The cytotoxic effects of A0 were associated with inhibition of the ubiquitinproteasome system and accumulation of ubiquitinylated proteins, in a manner dependent on protein synthesis. Cycloheximide inhibited the accumulation of ubiquitinylated proteins and hampered A0-induced cell death process. The occurrence of the UPR during A0-induced death process was shown by the increased abundance of spliced XBP1 mRNA, transient eIF2 phosphorylation, and a series of downstream events, including attenuation of global protein synthesis and increased expression of ATF4, CHOP, BIP, and GADD34. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts expressing a mutant eIF2, which could not be phosphorylated, were more resistant to A0 than wild type cells, pointing to a pro-death role of eIF2 phosphorylation. A0 may thus represent the prototypical member of a new class of compounds that cause paraptotic cell death via mechanisms involving eIF2 phosphorylation and the UPR.

The Thioxotriazole Copper(II) Complex A0 Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Paraptotic Death in Human Cancer Cells / Tardito, S; Isella, C; Medico, E; Marchio', Luciano; Bevilacqua, E; Hatzoglou, M; Bussolati, Ovidio; Franchi, Renata. - In: THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0021-9258. - 284:(2009), pp. 24306-24319. [10.1074/jbc.M109.026583]

The Thioxotriazole Copper(II) Complex A0 Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Paraptotic Death in Human Cancer Cells

MARCHIO', Luciano;BUSSOLATI, Ovidio;FRANCHI, Renata
2009-01-01

Abstract

The copper(II) complex A0 induces a type of non-apoptotic cell death also known as paraptosis. Paraptosis involves extensive endoplasmic reticulum vacuolization in the absence of caspase activation. A wide panel of human cancer cell lines was used to demonstrate differences in cytotoxicity by the paraptosis- inducing drug A0 and the metal-based pro-apoptotic drug cisplatin. Gene expression profiling of the human fibrosarcoma HT1080 cells showed that, while cisplatin induced p53 targets, A0 up-regulated genes involved in the unfolded protein response (UPR) and response to heavy metals. The cytotoxic effects of A0 were associated with inhibition of the ubiquitinproteasome system and accumulation of ubiquitinylated proteins, in a manner dependent on protein synthesis. Cycloheximide inhibited the accumulation of ubiquitinylated proteins and hampered A0-induced cell death process. The occurrence of the UPR during A0-induced death process was shown by the increased abundance of spliced XBP1 mRNA, transient eIF2 phosphorylation, and a series of downstream events, including attenuation of global protein synthesis and increased expression of ATF4, CHOP, BIP, and GADD34. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts expressing a mutant eIF2, which could not be phosphorylated, were more resistant to A0 than wild type cells, pointing to a pro-death role of eIF2 phosphorylation. A0 may thus represent the prototypical member of a new class of compounds that cause paraptotic cell death via mechanisms involving eIF2 phosphorylation and the UPR.
2009
The Thioxotriazole Copper(II) Complex A0 Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Paraptotic Death in Human Cancer Cells / Tardito, S; Isella, C; Medico, E; Marchio', Luciano; Bevilacqua, E; Hatzoglou, M; Bussolati, Ovidio; Franchi, Renata. - In: THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0021-9258. - 284:(2009), pp. 24306-24319. [10.1074/jbc.M109.026583]
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