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CELL DEATH & DISEASE
卷 3, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2012.149
关键词
protein synthesis; silvestrol; homoharringtonine; Mcl-1; apoptosis
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资金
- Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
- Australia Fellowship
- Independent Research Institutes Infrastructure Support Scheme IRIISS [361646]
- Australian Research Council
- Victorian Cancer Agency
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (SCOR) [7413]
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Cancer Therapeutics CRC
- Jill and Ross Webster Bequest
- Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- Cancer Council of Victoria
- Leukemia Foundation of Australia
- Victorian Breast Cancer Research Consortium
- Victorian State Government Operational Infrastructure Support (OIS)
- [461219]
- [461221]
- [1016701]
- [454569]
- [637360]
- [637367]
- [637326]
- [1028871]
There is significant interest in treating cancers by blocking protein synthesis, to which hematological malignancies seem particularly sensitive. The translation elongation inhibitor homoharringtonine (Omacetaxine mepesuccinate) is undergoing clinical trials for chronic myeloid leukemia, whereas the translation initiation inhibitor silvestrol has shown promise in mouse models of cancer. Precisely how these compounds induce cell death is unclear, but reduction in Mcl-1, a labile pro-survival Bcl-2 family member, has been proposed to constitute the critical event. Moreover, the contribution of translation inhibitors to neutropenia and lymphopenia has not been precisely defined. Herein, we demonstrate that primary B cells and neutrophils are highly sensitive to translation inhibitors, which trigger the Bax/Bak-mediated apoptotic pathway. However, contrary to expectations, reduction of Mcl-1 did not significantly enhance cytotoxicity of these compounds, suggesting that it does not have a principal role and cautions that strong correlations do not always signify causality. On the other hand, the killing of T lymphocytes was less dependent on Bax and Bak, indicating that translation inhibitors can also induce cell death via alternative mechanisms. Indeed, loss of clonogenic survival proved to be independent of the Bax/Bak-mediated apoptosis altogether. Our findings warn of potential toxicity as these translation inhibitors are cytotoxic to many differentiated non-cycling cells. Cell Death and Disease (2012) 3, e409; doi:10.1038/cddis.2012.149; published online 11 October 2012
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