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Title

Antitumoral Activity of the Universal Methyl Donor S -Adenosylmethionine in Glioblastoma Cells.

Authors

Mosca, Laura; Pagano, Cristina; Tranchese, Roberta Veglia; Grillo, Roberta; Cadoni, Francesca; Navarra, Giovanna; Coppola, Laura; Pagano, Martina; Mele, Luigi; Cacciapuoti, Giovanna; Laezza, Chiara; Porcelli, Marina

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM), the most frequent and lethal brain cancer in adults, is characterized by short survival times and high mortality rates. Due to the resistance of GBM cells to conventional therapeutic treatments, scientific interest is focusing on the search for alternative and efficient adjuvant treatments. S-Adenosylmethionine (AdoMet), the well-studied physiological methyl donor, has emerged as a promising anticancer compound and a modulator of multiple cancer-related signaling pathways. We report here for the first time that AdoMet selectively inhibited the viability and proliferation of U87MG, U343MG, and U251MG GBM cells. In these cell lines, AdoMet induced S and G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis and downregulated the expression and activation of proteins involved in homologous recombination DNA repair, including RAD51, BRCA1, and Chk1. Furthermore, AdoMet was able to maintain DNA in a damaged state, as indicated by the increased γH2AX/H2AX ratio. AdoMet promoted mitotic catastrophe through inhibiting Aurora B kinase expression, phosphorylation, and localization causing GBM cells to undergo mitotic catastrophe-induced death. Finally, AdoMet inhibited DNA repair and induced cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and mitotic catastrophe in patient-derived GBM cells. In light of these results, AdoMet could be considered a potential adjuvant in GBM therapy.

Subjects

DNA repair; AURORA kinases; HOMOLOGOUS recombination; GLIOBLASTOMA multiforme; METHYLGUANINE; RECOMBINANT DNA; CELL cycle

Publication

Molecules, 2024, Vol 29, Issue 8, p1708

ISSN

1420-3049

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.3390/molecules29081708

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