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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-2-17
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The cyanobacterial metabolite apratoxin A (1) demonstrates potent cytotoxicity against tumor cell lines by a hitherto unknown mechanism. We have used functional genomics to elucidate the molecular basis for this activity. Gene expression profiling and DNA content analysis showed that apratoxin A induces G1-phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Cell-based functional assays with a genome-wide collection of expression cDNAs showed that ectopic induction of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) signaling attenuates the apoptotic activity of apratoxin A. This natural product inhibited phosphorylation and activation of STAT3, a downstream effector of FGFR signaling. It also caused defects in FGF-dependent processes during zebrafish development, with concomitant reductions in expression levels of the FGF target gene mkp3. We conclude that apratoxin A mediates its antiproliferative activity through the induction of G1 cell cycle arrest and an apoptotic cascade, which is at least partially initiated through antagonism of FGF signaling via STAT3.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1552-4450
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
158-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-1-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Cell Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Depsipeptides, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Endothelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Fibroblast Growth Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-G1 Phase, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Genomics, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Molecular Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-STAT3 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16474387-Zebrafish
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
A functional genomics approach to the mode of action of apratoxin A.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA. luesch@cop.ufl.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural