Abstract
Combination chemotherapy has proven to be a favorable strategy to treat acute leukemia. However, the introduction of novel compounds remains challenging and is hindered by a lack of understanding of their mechanistic interactions with established drugs. In the present study, we demonstrate a highly increased response of various acute leukemia cell lines, drug-resistant cells and patient-derived. xenograft cells by combining the recently introduced protein disulfide isomerase inhibitor PS89 with cytostatics. In leukemic cells, a proteomics-based target fishing approach revealed that PS89 affects a whole network of endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis proteins. We elucidate that the strong induction of apoptosis in combination with cytostatics is orchestrated by the PS89 target B-cell. receptor-associated protein 31, which transduces apoptosis signals at the end.oplasmic reticulum-mitochondria interface. Activation of caspase-8 and cleavage of B-cell. receptor -associated protein 31 stimulate a pro-apoptotic crosstalk including release of calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum and an increase in the levels of reactive oxygen species resulting in amplification of mitochondrial apoptosis. The findings of this study promote PS89 as a novel. ch.emosensiti.zi.n.g agent for the treatment of acute leukemia and uncovers that targeting the endoplasmic reticulum- mitochondrial network of cell death is a promising approach in combination therapy.
| Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
|---|---|
| Fakultät: | Chemie und Pharmazie > Department für Pharmazie - Zentrum für Pharmaforschung |
| Themengebiete: | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 540 Chemie |
| ISSN: | 0390-6078 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Dokumenten ID: | 83640 |
| Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 15. Dez. 2021, 15:08 |
| Letzte Änderungen: | 15. Dez. 2021, 15:08 |
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