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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-31
pubmed:abstractText
Autophagy is a catabolic cellular process involving self-digestion and turnover of macromolecules and entire organelles. Autophagy is primarily a protective process in response to cellular stress, but it can be associated with cell death. Genetic evidence also supports autophagy function as a tumor suppressor mechanism. To identify specific regulators to autophagy, we screened the Lopac 1280 and the Prestwick chemical libraries using a cell-based screening system with autophagy marker (green fluorescence protein conjugated LC3 protein (GFP-LC3)). We identified ARP101, a selective matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) inhibitor as one of the most potent inducer of autophagy. ARP101 treatment was highly effective in inducing the formation of autophagosome and conversion of LC3I into LC3II. Moreover, ARP101-induced autophagy was completely blocked in mouse embryo fibroblasts that lacked autophagy related gene 5 (ATG5(-/-) MEF). Interestingly, cell death induced by ARP101 was not inhibited by zVAD, a pan caspase inhibitor, whereas, it was efficiently suppressed by addition of 3-methyladenine, an autophagy inhibitor. These results suggest that the selective MMP-2 inhibitor, ARP101, induces autophagy and autophagy-associated cell death.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1090-2104
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
404
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1039-43
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
ARP101, a selective MMP-2 inhibitor, induces autophagy-associated cell death in cancer cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Innovative Cancer Research, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't