Cited by 30Marine Sponges and Natural ProductsSynthesis and Biological ActivityGrowth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors

Compounds from the marine sponge Cribrochalina vasculum offer a way to target IGF-1R mediated signaling in tumor cells

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Zovko, Ana, Novak, Metka, Hååg, Petra, Kovalerchick, Dimitry, Holmlund, Teresa, Färnegårdh, Katarina, Ilan, Micha, Carmeli, Shmuel +2 more·2016·Oncotarget

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// Ana Zovko 1 , Metka Novak 1 , Petra Hååg 1 , Dimitry Kovalerchick 2 , Teresa Holmlund 1 , Katarina Färnegårdh 3 , Micha Ilan 4 , Shmuel Carmeli 2 , Rolf Lewensohn 1 , Kristina Viktorsson 1 1 Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Biomics Center, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden 2 School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 3 Science for Life Laboratory, Drug Discovery and Development Platform, Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden 4 Department of Zoology, George S Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Correspondence to: Kristina Viktorsson, email: kristina.viktorsson@ki.se Ana Zovko, email: zovko.ana@gmail.com Keywords: sponge, small molecule, natural products, lung cancer, insulin growth factor receptor Received: June 11, 2015 Accepted: June 15, 2016 Published: July 1, 2016 ABSTRACT In this work two acetylene alcohols, compound 1 and compound 2, which were isolated and identified from the sponge Cribrochalina vasculum, and which showed anti-tumor effects were further studied with respect to targets and action mechanisms. Gene expression analyses suggested insulin like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) signaling to be instrumental in controlling anti-tumor efficacy of these compounds in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Indeed compounds 1 and 2 inhibited phosphorylation of IGF-1Rβ as well as reduced its target signaling molecules IRS-1 and PDK1 allowing inhibition of pro-survival signaling. In silico docking indicated that compound 1 binds to the kinase domain of IGF-1R at the same binding site as the well known tyrosine kinase inhibitor AG1024. Indeed, cellular thermal shift assay (CETSA) confirmed that C. vasculum compound 1 binds to IGF-1R but not to the membrane localized tyrosine kinase receptor EGFR. Importantly, we demonstrate that compound 1 causes IGF-1Rβ but not Insulin Receptor degradation specifically in tumor cells with no effects seen in normal diploid fibroblasts. Thus, these compounds hold potential as novel therapeutic agents targeting IGF-1R signaling for anti-tumor treatment.

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  • Eribulin, a truncated synthetic version of halichondrin B, derived from the sponge Halichondria okadai, has clinically potential activity against pretreated metastatic breast cancer cells.

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Zovko, A., Novak, M., Hååg, P., Kovalerchick, D., Holmlund, T., Färnegårdh, K., Ilan, M., Carmeli, S., Lewensohn, R., & Viktorsson, K.
Affiliations
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
  • Tel Aviv University (IL)
  • Stockholm University (SE)
Venue
Oncotarget
Published
2016-07-01
Volume
7
Issue
31
Pages
50258-50276
ISSN
1949-2553 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2465258693
Cited by
28
References
54
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FWCI
2.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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cc-by
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  • Oncotarget (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • European Commission
  • Cancerfonden
  • Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Synthesis and Biological Activity
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
Keywords
marine sponge natural products, IGF1R signaling, non-small cell lung cancer, kinase inhibitors, IRS-1, PDK1, EGFR, cellular thermal shift assay, molecular docking, tumor selectivity, anticancer activity
MeSH terms
Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Cell Survival, Fibroblasts, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Phosphorylation, Porifera, Protein Binding, Receptor, Insulin, Signal Transduction, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Receptor, IGF Type 1, Tyrphostins, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Gene Expression Profiling, Cell Line, Tumor, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins, ErbB Receptors

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