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dc.contributor.authorMellier, G.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, D.
dc.contributor.authorBellot, G.
dc.contributor.authorLisa Holme, A.
dc.contributor.authorPervaiz, Shazib
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-17T08:29:10Z
dc.date.available2017-03-17T08:29:10Z
dc.date.created2017-02-19T19:31:46Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationMellier, G. and Liu, D. and Bellot, G. and Lisa Holme, A. and Pervaiz, S. 2013. Small molecule sensitization to TRAIL is mediated via nuclear localization, phosphorylation and inhibition of chaperone activity of Hsp27. Cell Death and Disease. 4 (10).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50960
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/cddis.2013.413
dc.description.abstract

The small chaperone protein Hsp27 confers resistance to apoptosis, and therefore is an attractive anticancer drug target. We report here a novel mechanism underlying the tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) sensitizing activity of the small molecule LY303511, an inactive analog of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor inhibitor LY294002, in HeLa cells that are refractory to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. On the basis of the fact that LY303511 is derived from LY294002, itself derived from quercetin, and earlier findings indicating that quercetin and LY294002 affected Hsp27 expression, we investigated whether LY303511 sensitized cancer cells to TRAIL via a conserved inhibitory effect on Hsp27. We provide evidence that upon treatment with LY303511, Hsp27 is progressively sequestered in the nucleus, thus reducing its protective effect in the cytosol during the apoptotic process. LY303511-induced nuclear translocation of Hsp27 is linked to its sustained phosphorylation via activation of p38 kinase and MAPKAP kinase 2 and the inhibition of PP2A. Furthermore, Hsp27 phosphorylation leads to the subsequent dissociation of its large oligomers and a decrease in its chaperone activity, thereby further compromising the death inhibitory activity of Hsp27. Furthermore, genetic manipulation of Hsp27 expression significantly affected the TRAIL sensitizing activity of LY303511, which corroborated the Hsp27 targeting activity of LY303511. Taken together, these data indicate a novel mechanism of small molecule sensitization to TRAIL through targeting of Hsp27 functions, rather than its overall expression, leading to decreased cellular protection, which could have therapeutic implications for overcoming chemotherapy resistance in tumor cells. © 2013 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.

dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
dc.titleSmall molecule sensitization to TRAIL is mediated via nuclear localization, phosphorylation and inhibition of chaperone activity of Hsp27
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume4
dcterms.source.number10
dcterms.source.titleCell Death and Disease
curtin.departmentSchool of Biomedical Sciences
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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