Narciclasine, a novel topoisomerase I inhibitor, exhibited potent anti-cancer activity against cancer cells

DNA topoisomerases are essential nuclear enzymes in correcting topological DNA errors and maintaining DNA integrity. Topoisomerase inhibitors are a significant class of cancer chemotherapeutics with a definite curative effect. Natural products are a rich source of lead compounds for drug discovery, including anti-tumor drugs. In this study, we found that narciclasine (NCS), an amaryllidaceae alkaloid, is a novel inhibitor of topoisomerase I (topo I). Our data demonstrated that NCS inhibited topo I activity and reversed its unwinding effect on p-HOT DNA substrate. However, it had no obvious effect on topo II activity. The molecular mechanism of NCS inhibited topo I showed that NCS did not stabilize topo-DNA covalent complexes in cells, indicating that NCS is not a topo I poison. A blind docking result showed that NCS could bind to topo I, suggesting that NCS might be a topo I suppressor. Additionally, NCS exhibited a potent anti-proliferation effect in various cancer cells. NCS arrested the cell cycle at $ G_{2} $/M phase and induced cell apoptosis. Our study reveals the antitumor mechanisms of NCS and provides a good foundation for the development of anti-cancer drugs based on topo I inhibition. Graphical abstract.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Natural products and bioprospecting - 13(2023), 1 vom: 29. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Meichen [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Leilei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Rong [VerfasserIn]
Jia, Shutao [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Chang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yuting [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Min [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Qiqi [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Hongyu [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Dandan [VerfasserIn]
Qing, Chen [VerfasserIn]

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BKL:

58.30 / Biotechnologie / Biotechnologie

35.50 / Organische Chemie: Allgemeines / Organische Chemie: Allgemeines

Themen:

Apoptosis
Cell cycle
DNA damage
Narciclasine (NCS)
Topo I-DNA covalent complex
Topoisomerase

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© Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS 2023

doi:

10.1007/s13659-023-00392-1

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OLC2145272089