The induction of the p53 tumor suppressor protein bridges the apoptotic and autophagic signaling pathways to regulate cell death in prostate cancer cells.

Authors

• Lymor Ringer, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical CenterFollow
• Paul Sirajuddin, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical CenterFollow
• Lucas Tricoli, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
• Sarah Waye, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
• Muhammad Umer Choudhry, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
• Erika Parasido, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
• Angiela Sivakumar, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical CenterFollow
• Mary Heckler, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
• Aisha Naeem, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
• Iman Abdelgawad, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center; National Cancer Institute of Egypt
• Xuefeng Liu, Department of Pathology, Georgetown University Medical Center
• Adam S Feldman, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Richard J Lee, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Chin-Lee Wu, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Venkata Yenugonda, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical CenterFollow
• Bhaskar Kallakury, Department of Pathology, Georgetown University Medical Center
• Anatoly Dritschilo, Georgetown University Hospital
• John Lynch, Georgetown University Hospital
• Richard Schlegel, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center; Department of Pathology, Georgetown University Medical CenterFollow
• Olga Rodriguez, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical CenterFollow
• Richard Pestell, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
• Maria Laura Avantaggiati, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical CenterFollow
• Chris Albanese, Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center; Department of Pathology, Georgetown University Medical CenterFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-15-2014

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This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: Oncotarget.

Volume 5, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 10678-10691.

The published version is available at PMID: 25296977

Copyright © © 2014 Ringer et al.

Abstract

The p53 tumor suppressor protein plays a crucial role in influencing cell fate decisions in response to cellular stress. As p53 elicits cell cycle arrest, senescence or apoptosis, the integrity of the p53 pathway is considered a key determinant of anti-tumor responses. p53 can also promote autophagy, however the role of p53-dependent autophagy in chemosensitivity is poorly understood. VMY-1-103 (VMY), a dansylated analog of purvalanol B, displays rapid and potent anti-tumor activities, however the pathways by which VMY works are not fully defined. Using established prostate cancer cell lines and novel conditionally reprogrammed cells (CRCs) derived from prostate cancer patients; we have defined the mechanisms of VMY-induced prostate cancer cell death. Herein, we show that the cytotoxic effects of VMY required a p53-dependent induction of autophagy, and that inhibition of autophagy abrogated VMY-induced cell death. Cancer cell lines harboring p53 missense mutations evaded VMY toxicity and treatment with a small molecule compound that restores p53 activity re-established VMY-induced cell death. The elucidation of the molecular mechanisms governing VMY-dependent cell death in cell lines, and importantly in CRCs, provides the rationale for clinical studies of VMY, alone or in combination with p53 reactivating compounds, in human prostate cancer.

Recommended Citation

Ringer, Lymor; Sirajuddin, Paul; Tricoli, Lucas; Waye, Sarah; Choudhry, Muhammad Umer; Parasido, Erika; Sivakumar, Angiela; Heckler, Mary; Naeem, Aisha; Abdelgawad, Iman; Liu, Xuefeng; Feldman, Adam S; Lee, Richard J; Wu, Chin-Lee; Yenugonda, Venkata; Kallakury, Bhaskar; Dritschilo, Anatoly; Lynch, John; Schlegel, Richard; Rodriguez, Olga; Pestell, Richard; Avantaggiati, Maria Laura; and Albanese, Chris, "The induction of the p53 tumor suppressor protein bridges the apoptotic and autophagic signaling pathways to regulate cell death in prostate cancer cells." (2014). Kimmel Cancer Center Faculty Papers. Paper 47.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/kimmelccfp/47

PubMed ID

25296977