Interruption of RNA processing machinery by a small compound, 1-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-1H-indole-3-carboxaldehyde (oncrasin-1).
Interruption of RNA processing machinery by a small compound, 1-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-1H-indole-3-carboxaldehyde (oncrasin-1).
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DOI:
10.1158/1535-7163.mct-08-0839
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发表时间:
2009-02
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
Fang B
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作者:
Guo W;Wu S;Wang L;Wang RY;Wei X;Liu J;Fang B
Protein kinase Ciota (PKCι) is activated by oncogenic Ras proteins and is required for K-Ras-induced transformation and colonic carcinogenesis in vivo. However, the role of PKCι in signal transduction and oncogenesis is not clear. We recently identified a small molecule, designated 1-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-1H-indole-3-carboxaldehyde (oncrasin-1), that can selectively kill K-Ras mutant cancer cells and induce abnormal nuclear aggregation of PKCι in sensitive cells but not resistant cells. To determine the causes and biologic consequences of PKCι aggregates in the nucleus, we analyzed the effect of oncrasin-1 on proteins involved in DNA repair and RNA processing. Our results showed that oncrasin-1 treatment led to co-aggregation of PKCι and splicing factors into megaspliceosomes but had no obvious effects on the DNA repair molecule Rad51. Moreover, oncrasin-1 treatment suppressed the phosphorylation of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II and the expression of intronless reporter genes in sensitive cells but not in resistant cells, suggesting that suppression of RNA transcription is a major effect of oncrasin-1 treatment. Studies with cultured cells or with recombinant proteins showed that oncrasin-1 can disrupt the interaction of PKCι and cyclin-dependent protein kinase 9/cyclin T1 complex, which is known to phsophorylate the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II and is required for RNA transcription. Together, our results suggest that oncrasin-1 suppresses the function of RNA processing machinery and that PKCι might involve in the biologic function of RNA processing complexes.