Department of Pharmacognosy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, and Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677.
J Nat Prod. 2009 Dec;72(12):2104-9. doi: 10.1021/np9005794.
The transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) represents an important molecular target for anticancer drug discovery. In a T47D cell-based reporter assay, the Caulerpa spp. algal pigment caulerpin (1) inhibited hypoxia-induced as well as 1,10-phenanthroline-induced HIF-1 activation. The angiogenic factor vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is regulated by HIF-1. Caulerpin (10 microM) suppressed hypoxic induction of secreted VEGF protein and the ability of hypoxic T47D cell-conditioned media to promote tumor angiogenesis in vitro. Under hypoxic conditions, 1 (10 microM) blocked the induction of HIF-1alpha protein, the oxygen-regulated subunit that controls HIF-1 activity. Reactive oxygen species produced by mitochondrial complex III are believed to act as a signal of cellular hypoxia that leads to HIF-1alpha protein induction and activation. Further mechanistic studies revealed that 1 inhibits mitochondrial respiration at electron transport chain (ETC) complex I (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase). Under hypoxic conditions, it is proposed that 1 may disrupt mitochondrial ROS-regulated HIF-1 activation and HIF-1 downstream target gene expression by inhibiting the transport or delivery of electrons to complex III.
转录因子缺氧诱导因子-1(HIF-1)是抗癌药物发现的重要分子靶标。在 T47D 细胞报告基因检测中,石莼属海藻色素石莼素(1)抑制了缺氧诱导以及 1,10-菲咯啉诱导的 HIF-1 激活。血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)是一种血管生成因子,受 HIF-1 调节。石莼素(10 μM)抑制了缺氧诱导的分泌型 VEGF 蛋白的产生,以及缺氧 T47D 细胞条件培养基在体外促进肿瘤血管生成的能力。在缺氧条件下,1(10 μM)阻断了 HIF-1α蛋白的诱导,HIF-1α蛋白是控制 HIF-1 活性的氧调节亚基。线粒体复合物 III 产生的活性氧被认为是细胞缺氧的信号,导致 HIF-1α蛋白的诱导和激活。进一步的机制研究表明,1 抑制了线粒体呼吸在电子传递链(ETC)复合物 I(NADH-泛醌氧化还原酶)。在缺氧条件下,据推测 1 可能通过抑制电子向复合物 III 的转运或传递,破坏了线粒体 ROS 调节的 HIF-1 激活和 HIF-1 下游靶基因表达。