El-Sayed Ashraf S A, Aziz Safa W, Moustafa Ahmed H, Saad Noha M, Ali Mohamed
Enzymology and Fungal Biotechnology Lab, Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt.
Department of Laboratory and Clinical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Babylon, Al-Hillah Babil, Iraq.
BMC Microbiol. 2025 Jun 26;25(1):367. doi: 10.1186/s12866-025-04086-1.
Epothilones were designated as one of the most recognized chemotherapeutic agents towards the drug-resistant tumors, for their higher potency to bind and stabilize the β-tubulin arrays, stopping the cell cycle. Epothilones were chemically resolved from Aspergillus fumigatus # MN744705.1, that being more affordable source than Sorangium cellulosum, for its rapid growth and unique biological behaviour. So, the aim of this work was to emphasize the chemical identity and efficacy of Aspergillus fumigatus Epothilone. The Epothilone structure of A. fumigatus was determined by HPLC, FT-IR, LC-MS analyses, with 507.7 m/z, compared to the authentic one of S. cellulosum. Aspergillus fumigatus epothilone B had the highest activity against HepG-2 (IC value 6.3 μM), and HCT-116 and Pc3 (IC value 7.4 μM), compared to Vero cells (18.7 μM) with selectivity index 2.9, 2.5, and 2.47, respectively. The anti-tubulin polymerizing potency of the purified Epothilone was about two folds more than Taxol, with an obvious resilient arrest to the cellular growth of the cells of HepG-2 at G2/M phase. The total, early and late apoptosis of the HepG2 cells were increased by 26.5%, 15.9% and 7.6%, respectively, with the epothilone of A. fumigatus, with an overall increase of apoptosis by 12 folds, compared to control. The caspase-9 and 3 activities were increased by 4 folds and 2.5 folds, with the Epothilone B, as revealed from the colorimetric activity and gene expression analyses. The level of released LDH of HepG-2 cells was increased exponentially with the Epothilone concentration, ensuring their negative effect on the plasma membrane permeability. From the docking results, the binding energy of Epothilone B with the tubulin-β was -9.96 kcal/mol, that was lower than Taxol (-7.87 kcal/mol), ensuring the higher affinity of Epothilone B to bind with the β-tubulin protein.
埃坡霉素被认为是针对耐药肿瘤最受认可的化疗药物之一,因为它们具有更高的结合和稳定β-微管蛋白阵列的能力,从而使细胞周期停滞。埃坡霉素是从烟曲霉#MN744705.1中化学分离出来的,由于其生长迅速和独特的生物学行为,它比纤维堆囊菌更经济实惠。因此,这项工作的目的是强调烟曲霉埃坡霉素的化学特性和功效。通过高效液相色谱(HPLC)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、液相色谱-质谱(LC-MS)分析确定了烟曲霉的埃坡霉素结构,其质荷比为507.7 m/z,与纤维堆囊菌的标准品相比。与Vero细胞(IC值为18.7 μM)相比,烟曲霉埃坡霉素B对HepG-2(IC值为6.3 μM)、HCT-116和Pc3(IC值为7.4 μM)具有最高活性,选择性指数分别为2.9、2.5和2.47。纯化的埃坡霉素的抗微管蛋白聚合能力比紫杉醇高约两倍,对HepG-2细胞在G2/M期的细胞生长有明显的抑制作用。烟曲霉的埃坡霉素使HepG2细胞的总凋亡率、早期凋亡率和晚期凋亡率分别增加了26.5%、15.9%和7.6%,与对照组相比,凋亡总体增加了12倍。比色活性和基因表达分析显示,埃坡霉素B使半胱天冬酶-9和3的活性分别增加了4倍和2.5倍。HepG-2细胞释放的乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)水平随埃坡霉素浓度呈指数增加,表明其对质膜通透性有负面影响。从对接结果来看,埃坡霉素B与微管蛋白-β的结合能为-9.96 kcal/mol,低于紫杉醇(-7.87 kcal/mol),这确保了埃坡霉素B与β-微管蛋白的结合亲和力更高。
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