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dc.contributor.authorIskandar, K.
dc.contributor.authorRezlan, M.
dc.contributor.authorYadav, S.
dc.contributor.authorFoo, C.
dc.contributor.authorSethi, G.
dc.contributor.authorQiang, Y.
dc.contributor.authorBellot, G.
dc.contributor.authorPervaiz, Shazib
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-17T08:28:43Z
dc.date.available2017-03-17T08:28:43Z
dc.date.created2017-02-19T19:31:46Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationIskandar, K. and Rezlan, M. and Yadav, S. and Foo, C. and Sethi, G. and Qiang, Y. and Bellot, G. et al. 2016. Synthetic Lethality of a Novel Small Molecule Against Mutant KRAS-Expressing Cancer Cells Involves AKT-Dependent ROS Production. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 24 (14): pp. 781-794.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50816
dc.identifier.doi10.1089/ars.2015.6362
dc.description.abstract

© 2016 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. We recently reported the death-inducing activity of a small-molecule compound, C1, which triggered reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent autophagy-associated apoptosis in a variety of human cancer cell lines. In this study, we examine the ability of the compound to specifically target cancer cells harboring mutant KRAS with minimal activity against wild-type (WT) RAS-expressing cells. Results: HCT116 cells expressing mutated KRAS are susceptible, while the WT-expressing HT29 cells are resistant. Interestingly, C1 triggers activation of mutant RAS, which results in the downstream phosphorylation and activation of AKT/PKB. Gene knockdown of KRAS or AKT or their pharmacological inhibition resulted in the abrogation of C1-induced ROS production and rescued tumor colony-forming ability. We also made use of HCT116 mutant KRAS knockout (KO) cells, which express only a single WT KRAS allele. Exposure of KO cells to C1 failed to increase mitochondrial ROS and cell death, unlike the parental cells harboring mutant KRAS. Similarly, mutant KRAS-transformed prostate epithelial cells (RWPE-1-RAS) were more sensitive to the ROS-producing and death-inducing effects of C1 than the vector only expressing RWPE-1 cells. An in vivo model of xenograft tumors generated with HCT116 KRASWT/MUT or KRASWT/- cells showed the efficacy of C1 treatment and its ability to affect the relative mitotic index in tumors harboring KRAS mutant. Innovation and Conclusion: These data indicate a synthetic lethal effect against cells carrying mutant KRAS, which could have therapeutic implications given the paucity of KRAS-specific chemotherapeutic strategies.

dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers
dc.titleSynthetic Lethality of a Novel Small Molecule Against Mutant KRAS-Expressing Cancer Cells Involves AKT-Dependent ROS Production
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume24
dcterms.source.number14
dcterms.source.startPage781
dcterms.source.endPage794
dcterms.source.issn1523-0864
dcterms.source.titleAntioxidants and Redox Signaling
curtin.departmentSchool of Biomedical Sciences
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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