Oligosaccharyltransferase inhibition induces senescence in RTK-driven tumor cells
Authors
Lopez-Sambrooks, CeciliaShrimal, Shiteshu
Khodier, Carol
Flaherty, Daniel P.
Rinis, Natalie
Charest, Jonathan C.
Gao, Ningguo
Zhao, Peng
Wells, Lance
Lewis, Timothy A.
Lehrman, Mark A.
Gilmore, Reid
Golden, Jennifer E.
Contessa, Joseph N.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular PharmacologyDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2016-12-01
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Asparagine (N)-linked glycosylation is a protein modification critical for glycoprotein folding, stability, and cellular localization. To identify small molecules that inhibit new targets in this biosynthetic pathway, we initiated a cell-based high-throughput screen and lead-compound-optimization campaign that delivered a cell-permeable inhibitor, NGI-1. NGI-1 targets oligosaccharyltransferase (OST), a hetero-oligomeric enzyme that exists in multiple isoforms and transfers oligosaccharides to recipient proteins. In non-small-cell lung cancer cells, NGI-1 blocks cell-surface localization and signaling of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) glycoprotein, but selectively arrests proliferation in only those cell lines that are dependent on EGFR (or fibroblast growth factor, FGFR) for survival. In these cell lines, OST inhibition causes cell-cycle arrest accompanied by induction of p21, autofluorescence, and cell morphology changes, all hallmarks of senescence. These results identify OST inhibition as a potential therapeutic approach for treating receptor-tyrosine-kinase-dependent tumors and provides a chemical probe for reversibly regulating N-linked glycosylation in mammalian cells.Source
Nat Chem Biol. 2016 Dec;12(12):1023-1030. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.2194. Epub 2016 Oct 3. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1038/nchembio.2194Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/40235PubMed ID
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