A high-throughput image-based screen for the identification of Bax/Bak-independent caspase activators against drug-resistant cancer cells.
Apoptosis
; 19(1): 269-84, 2014 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Despite the use of new generation target specific drugs or combination treatments, drug-resistance caused by defective apoptosis signaling remains a major challenge in cancer treatment. A common apoptotic defect in drug-resistant tumor is the failure of cancer cells to undergo Bax/Bak-dependent mitochondrial permeabilization due to impaired signaling of Bcl-2 family proteins. Therefore, Bax and Bak-independent caspase-activating compounds appear to be effective in killing such tumor cells. An image-based cellular platform of caspase sensors in Bax and Bak deficient background allowed us to identify several potential Bax/Bak-independent caspase-activating compounds from a limited high-throughput compound screening. FRET-based caspase sensor probe targeted at the nucleus enabled accurate and automated segmentation, yielding a Z-value of 0.72. Some of the positive hits showed promising activity against drug-resistant human cancer cells expressing high levels of Bcl-2 or Bcl-xL. Using this approach, we describe thiolutin, CD437 and TPEN as the most potentially valuable drug candidates for addressing drug-resistance caused by aberrant expression of Bcl-2 family proteins in tumor cells. The screen also enables the quantification of multiparameter apoptotic events along with caspase activation in HTS manner in live mode, allowing characterization of non-classical apoptosis signaling.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais
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Caspases
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Transferência Ressonante de Energia de Fluorescência
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Proteína X Associada a bcl-2
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Proteína Killer-Antagonista Homóloga a bcl-2
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Ensaios de Triagem em Larga Escala
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article