Abstract
The different steps of the topoisomerase I catalytic cycle have been analyzed in the presence of the plant alkaloid thaspine (1- (2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl)-3,8-dimethoxychromeno[5,4,3-cde]chromene-5,10-dione), known to induce apoptosis in colon carcinoma cells. The experiments indicate that thaspine inhibits both the cleavage and the religation steps of the enzyme reaction. The inhibition is reversible and the effect is enhanced upon pre-incubation. Molecular docking simulations of thaspine over topoisomerase I, in the presence or absence of the DNA substrate, show that thaspine, when interacting with the enzyme alone in the closed or in the open state, can bind in proximity of the active residues preventing the cleavage reaction, whilst when docked with the enzyme-DNA cleavable complex intercalates between the DNA bases in a way similar to that found for camptothecin, explaining its religation inhibition. These results unequivocally demonstrate that thaspine targets human topoisomerase I .
Keywords: Camptothecin, Human topoisomerase IB, Inhibitor, Molecular docking, Thaspine
Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:A Natural Anticancer Agent Thaspine Targets Human Topoisomerase IB
Volume: 13 Issue: 2
Author(s): Silvia Castelli, Prafulla Katkar, Oscar Vassallo, Mattia Falconi, Stig Linder and Alessandro Desideri
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Keywords: Camptothecin, Human topoisomerase IB, Inhibitor, Molecular docking, Thaspine
Abstract: The different steps of the topoisomerase I catalytic cycle have been analyzed in the presence of the plant alkaloid thaspine (1- (2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl)-3,8-dimethoxychromeno[5,4,3-cde]chromene-5,10-dione), known to induce apoptosis in colon carcinoma cells. The experiments indicate that thaspine inhibits both the cleavage and the religation steps of the enzyme reaction. The inhibition is reversible and the effect is enhanced upon pre-incubation. Molecular docking simulations of thaspine over topoisomerase I, in the presence or absence of the DNA substrate, show that thaspine, when interacting with the enzyme alone in the closed or in the open state, can bind in proximity of the active residues preventing the cleavage reaction, whilst when docked with the enzyme-DNA cleavable complex intercalates between the DNA bases in a way similar to that found for camptothecin, explaining its religation inhibition. These results unequivocally demonstrate that thaspine targets human topoisomerase I .
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Castelli Silvia, Katkar Prafulla, Vassallo Oscar, Falconi Mattia, Linder Stig and Desideri Alessandro, A Natural Anticancer Agent Thaspine Targets Human Topoisomerase IB, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2013; 13 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520611313020021
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520611313020021 |
Print ISSN 1871-5206 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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