Abstract
JNJ-26854165 (serdemetan) has previously been reported to inhibit the function of the E3 ligase human double minute 2, and we initially sought to characterize its activity in models of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and multiple myeloma (MM). Serdemetan induced a dose-dependent inhibition of proliferation in both wildtype (wt) and mutant (mut) p53 cell lines, with IC50 values from 0.25 to 3 mM/l, in association with an S phase cell cycle arrest. Caspase-3 activation was primarily seen in wtp53-bearing cells but also occurred in mutp53-bearing cells, albeit to a lesser extent. 293T cells treated with JNJ-26854165 and serdemetanresistant fibroblasts displayed accumulation of cholesterol within endosomes, a phenotype reminiscent of that seen in the ATPbinding cassette subfamily A member-1 (ABCA1) cholesterol transport disorder, Tangiers disease. MM and MCL cells had decreased cholesterol efflux and electron microscopy demonstrated the accumulation of lipid whorls, confirming the lysosomal storage disease phenotype. JNJ-26854165 induced induction of cholesterol regulatory genes, sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor-1 and -2, liver X receptors a and b, along with increased expression of Niemann-Pick disease type-C1 and -C2. However, JNJ-26854165 induced enhanced ABCA1 turnover despite enhancing transcription. Finally, ABCA1 depletion resulted in enhanced sensitivity to JNJ-26854165. Overall, these findings support the hypothesis that serdemetan functions in part by inhibiting cholesterol transport and that this pathway is a potential new target for the treatment of MCL and MM.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 381-392 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics |
Volume | 346 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Pharmacology
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