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- Title
The Recombinant Fragment of Human κ-Casein Induces Cell Death by Targeting the Proteins of Mitochondrial Import in Breast Cancer Cells.
- Authors
Richter, Max; Wohlfromm, Fabian; Kähne, Thilo; Bongartz, Hannes; Seyrek, Kamil; Kit, Yuriy; Chinak, Olga; Richter, Vladimir A.; Koval, Olga A.; Lavrik, Inna N.
- Abstract
Breast cancer is still one of the most common cancers for women. Specified therapeutics are indispensable for optimal treatment. In previous studies, it has been shown that RL2, the recombinant fragment of human κ-Casein, induces cell death in breast cancer cells. However, the molecular mechanisms of RL2-induced cell death remain largely unknown. In this study, mechanisms of RL2-induced cell death in breast cancer cells were systematically investigated. In particular, we demonstrate that RL2 induces loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and cellular ATP loss followed by cell death in breast cancer cells. The mass spectrometry-based screen for RL2 interaction partners identified mitochondrial import protein TOM70 as a target of RL2, which was subsequently validated. Further to this, we show that RL2 is targeted to mitochondria after internalization into the cells, where it can also be found in the dimeric form. The importance of TOM70 and RL2 interaction in RL2-induced reduction in ATP levels was validated by siRNA-induced downregulation of TOM70, resulting in the partial rescue of ATP production. Taken together, this study demonstrates that RL2–TOM70 interaction plays a key role in RL2-mediated cell death and targeting this pathway may provide new therapeutic options for treating breast cancer.
- Subjects
PROTEIN metabolism; BREAST tumors; CASEINS; CELL death; CELL lines; CELLULAR signal transduction; MASS spectrometry; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR biology; RECOMBINANT proteins; TUMOR markers; SIGNAL peptides
- Publication
Cancers, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 6, p1427
- ISSN
2072-6694
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cancers12061427