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  • Title: 15-Deoxi-Delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J2 is a tubulin-binding agent that destabilizes microtubules and induces mitotic arrest.
    Author: Cocca C, Dorado J, Calvo E, López JA, Santos A, Perez-Castillo A.
    Journal: Biochem Pharmacol; 2009 Nov 15; 78(10):1330-9. PubMed ID: 19576185.
    Abstract:
    15-Deoxi-Delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J(2) (15d-PGJ(2)) is known to play an important role in the pathophysiology of carcinogenesis, however, the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects are not yet fully understood. Recently, we have shown that 15d-PGJ(2) is a potent inducer of breast cancer cell death and that this effect is associated with a disruption of the microtubule cytoskeletal network. Here, we show that treatment of the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line with 15d-PGJ(2) induces an accumulation of cells in the G(2)/M compartment of the cell cycle and a marked disruption of the microtubule network. 15d-PGJ(2) treatment causes mitotic abnormalities that consist of failure to form a stable metaphase plate, incapacity to progress through anaphase, and failure to complete cytokinesis. 15d-PGJ(2) binds to tubulin through the formation of a covalent adduct with at least four cysteine residues in alpha- and beta-tubulin, as detected by hybrid triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry analysis. Overall, these results support the hypothesis that microtubule disruption and mitotic arrest, as a consequence of the binding of 15d-PGJ(2) to tubulin, can represent one important pathway leading to breast cancer cell death.
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