Reversal of the transformed phenotype and inhibition of peptidylglycine alpha-monooxygenase in Ras-transformed cells by 4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid.
Reversal of the transformed phenotype and inhibition of peptidylglycine alpha-monooxygenase in Ras-transformed cells by 4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid.
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4-苯基-3-丁烯酸逆转 Ras 转化细胞中的转化表型并抑制肽基甘氨酸 α-单加氧酶。
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10.1002/mc.20060
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2004
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Matesic,DianeF
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Sunman,JeffreyA;Foster,MichaelS;Folse,StaceyL;May,SheldonW;Matesic,DianeF
Recent studies have shown that the proliferation of some tumor cells is dependent on autocrine growth loops that require amidated autocrine growth factors. Peptidylglycine α‐monooxygenase (PAM) is required for amidation of these growth factors and, therefore, this enzyme is an attractive target for anti‐tumor compounds. 4‐Phenyl‐3‐butenoic acid (PBA) is an irreversible turnover‐dependent inhibitor of PAM in vitro and has been shown to decrease lung cancer cell proliferation by inhibiting the synthesis of amidated growth factors. We show here that PBA (0.1 mg/mL) inhibits the growth ofRas‐transformed epithelial cells (WB‐Ras) but has little effect on the proliferation of normal epithelial cells (WB‐Neo). The methyl ester derivative of PBA (PBA‐Me) at 10‐fold lower concentration also exhibits a selective inhibition ofRas‐transformed cell growth compared to normal epithelial cell growth. In addition, PBA produces a significant upregulation of gap junctional communication between WB‐Rascells following 2–5 day treatments, with a corresponding increase in the degree of connexin 43 phosphorylation and an increase in the number of connexin 43‐containing plasma membrane gap junction plaques. Western blot analyses indicate no effect of PBA on the proportion of p21Rasin the membrane versus cytosolic fractions or on p44/42 MAP kinase phosphorylation. Furthermore, the cell morphology of PBA‐treated WB‐Rascells is altered, so as to more closely resemble that of non‐transformed WB‐Neocells. PAM activity was assayed in both WB‐Rasand WB‐Neocells, and we demonstrate that PBA at long treatment times (4 days) inhibits PAM activity in both cell types at concentrations that produce selective growth inhibition of WB‐Rascells. Shorter PBA treatment times (24 h), however, inhibit PAM activity in WB‐Rasbut not WB‐Neocells, an effect that was mimicked by PBA‐Me. Taken together, these results clearly demonstrate that PBA returnsRas‐transformed cells to a more normal phenotype, a finding consistent with the known increased dominance of theRassignaling pathway in transformed epithelial cells. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.