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BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
卷 118, 期 1, 页码 43-51出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.374
关键词
acetyl-CoA carboxylase; cancer; metabolism; membrane characteristics; metastasis; soraphen A; proliferation; tumour growth
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- Deutsche Krebshilfe
- Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [SFB1032]
Background: Although altered membrane physiology has been discussed within the context of cancer, targeting membrane characteristics by drugs being an attractive therapeutic strategy has received little attention so far. Methods: Various acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (ACC1), and fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitors (like Soraphen A and Cerulenin) as well as genetic knockdown approaches were employed to study the effects of disturbed phospholipid composition on membrane properties and its functional impact on cancer progression. By using state-of-the-art methodologies such as LC-MS/MS, optical tweezers measurements of giant plasma membrane vesicles and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching analysis, membrane characteristics were examined. Confocal laser scanning microscopy, proximity ligation assays, immunoblotting as well as migration, invasion and proliferation experiments unravelled the functional relevance of membrane properties in vitro and in vivo. Results: By disturbing the deformability and lateral fluidity of cellular membranes, the dimerisation, localisation and recycling of cancer-relevant transmembrane receptors is compromised. Consequently, impaired activation of growth factor receptor signalling cascades results in abrogated tumour growth and metastasis in different in vitro and in vivo models. Conclusions: This study highlights the field of membrane properties as a promising druggable cellular target representing an innovative strategy for development of anti-cancer agents.
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