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- Title
Viriditoxin Stabilizes Microtubule Polymers in SK-OV-3 Cells and Exhibits Antimitotic and Antimetastatic Potential.
- Authors
Su, Mingzhi; Zhao, Changhao; Li, Dandan; Cao, Jiafu; Ju, Zhiran; Kim, Eun La; Jung, Young-Suk; Jung, Jee H.
- Abstract
Microtubules play a crucial role in mitosis and are attractive targets for cancer therapy. Recently, we isolated viriditoxin, a cytotoxic and antibacterial compound, from a marine fungus Paecilomyces variotii. Viriditoxin has been reported to inhibit the polymerization of bacterial FtsZ, a tubulin-like GTPase that plays an essential role in bacterial cell division. Given the close structural homology between FtsZ and tubulin, we investigated the potential antimitotic effects of viriditoxin on human cancer cells. Viriditoxin, like paclitaxel, enhanced tubulin polymerization and stabilized microtubule polymers, thereby perturbing mitosis in the SK-OV-3 cell line. However, the morphology of the stabilized microtubules was different from that induced by paclitaxel, indicating subtle differences in the mode of action of these compounds. Microtubule dynamics are also essential in cell movement, and viriditoxin repressed migration and colony formation ability of SK-OV-3 cells. Based on these results, we propose that viriditoxin interrupts microtubule dynamics, thus leading to antimitotic and antimetastatic activities.
- Subjects
TUBULINS; MICROTUBULES; CELL motility; POLYMERS; CELL division; CELLS; BACTERIAL cells
- Publication
Marine Drugs, 2020, Vol 18, Issue 9, p445
- ISSN
1660-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/md18090445