Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
17-allyl-aminogeldanamycin (17-AAG) is an ansamycin antibiotic that binds to a highly conserved pocket in the Hsp90 chaperone protein and inhibits its function. Hsp90 is required for the refolding of proteins during cellular stress and the conformational maturation of certain signaling proteins. 17-AAG has antitumor activity in cell culture and animal xenograft models and is currently in clinical trial. It causes an RB-dependent G(1) arrest, differentiation, and apoptosis. RB-negative cells arrest in mitosis and undergo apoptosis. Hsp90 plays an important role in the cellular response to environmental stress. Therefore, we tested whether the regulation of Hsp90 function by 17-AAG could sensitize cells to cytotoxic agents. 17-AAG sensitized tumor cells to Taxol and doxorubicin. Taxanes cause growth arrest in mitosis and apoptosis. The addition of 17-AAG to cells after exposure to Taxol significantly increased both the activation of caspases 9 and 3 and apoptosis. In cells with intact RB, exposure to 17-AAG before Taxol resulted in G(1) arrest and abrogated apoptosis. Schedule dependence was not seen in cells with mutated RB, because both agents blocked cells in mitosis. Schedule- or RB-dependence was also not observed when cells were treated with 17-AAG and doxorubicin, a DNA-intercalating agent that acts on different phases of the cell cycle. These findings suggest that inhibition of Hsp90 function by 17-AAG enhances the apoptotic effects of cytotoxic agents. The sequence of drug administration and the RB status significantly influence efficacy.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/17-(allylamino)-17-demethoxygeldanam..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Anti-Bacterial Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Benzoquinones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CASP3 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CASP9 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspase 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspase 9, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Doxorubicin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lactams, Macrocyclic, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Paclitaxel, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Retinoblastoma Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Rifabutin
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1078-0432
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2228-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Anti-Bacterial Agents, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Benzoquinones, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Caspase 3, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Caspase 9, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Caspases, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Doxorubicin, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Drug Synergism, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Lactams, Macrocyclic, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Mitosis, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Paclitaxel, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Retinoblastoma Protein, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Rifabutin, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11489796-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Modulation of Hsp90 function by ansamycins sensitizes breast cancer cells to chemotherapy-induced apoptosis in an RB- and schedule-dependent manner. See: E. A. Sausville, Combining cytotoxics and 17-allylamino, 17-demethoxygeldanamycin: sequence and tumor biology matters, Clin. Cancer Res., 7: 2155-2158, 2001.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA. munstepn@moffitt.usf.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't