细胞毒性
谷胱甘肽
癌细胞
化学
细胞凋亡
程序性细胞死亡
AP站点
DNA损伤
生物化学
DNA修复
细胞周期
彗星试验
分子生物学
DNA
癌症
酶
生物
体外
遗传学
作者
Xue Li,Dehao Yu,Lingling Wang,Jing Sun,Ying Song,Yuanyuan Jia,Ang Wu,Beibei Zhang,Wenyi Mi,Heli Fan,Huabing Sun
标识
DOI:10.1021/acschembio.2c00061
摘要
Abasic (AP) sites are one of the most common DNA lesions in cells. Aldehyde-reactive alkoxyamines capture AP sites and block the activity of APE1, the enzyme responsible for initiating their repair. Blocking the APE1 repair of AP sites leads to cell death, and it is an actively investigated approach for treating cancer. However, unselective AP site capture in different cells produces side effects and limits the application of alkoxyamines in chemotherapy. Herein we take advantage of the higher glutathione (GSH) concentration in cancer cells over normal cells to develop GSH-inducible agents that selectively kill cancer cells. 2,4-Dinitrobenzenesulfonamide caged coumarin-based alkoxyamines 1 and 2 are selectively revealed by GSH to release SO2 and fluorescent coumarin-based alkoxyamines 3 and 4 that trap AP sites in cells. GSH-directed AP site trapping and SO2 release result in selective cytotoxicity (defined as IC50WI38/IC50H1299) against H1299 lung cancer cells over normal WI38 lung cells, ranging from 1.8 to 2.8 for 1 and 2. The alkylating agent methylmethanesulfonate (MMS) promotes the formation of AP sites in cells and enhances the cytotoxicity of agent 1 in a dose-dependent way. Moreover, the comet assay and γH2AX assay suggest that AP adducts form a highly toxic DNA interstrand cross-link (ICL) upon photolysis, leading to further cell death. DNA flow cytometric analysis showed that 1 promoted cell apoptosis in the early stage and induced G2/M phase cell-cycle arrest. The 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonamide-caged alkoxyamines exhibited selective antitumor activity and photocytotoxicity in cancer cells, illuminating their potential as GSH-directed chemotherapeutic agents.
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