The in vitro and in vivo activity of the microtubule disruptor STX140 is mediated by Hif-1 alpha and CAIX expression

Stengel, C; Newman, S; Leese, M; Thomas, M; Potter, B; Reed, M; Purohit, A; Foster, P

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The in vitro and in vivo activity of the microtubule disruptor STX140 is mediated by Hif-1 alpha and CAIX expression

Abstract:: Tumor neo-angiogenesis is regulated, in part, by the hypoxia-inducible gene HIF1.. Evidence suggests HIF1 associates with polymerized microtubules and traffics to the nucleus. This study investigated the role of HIF1 in mediating the antitumor activity of two steroid-based sulfamate ester microtubule disruptors, STX140 and STX243, in vitro and in vivo. The effects of STX140, STX243 and the parental compound 2-methoxyestradiol (STX66) on HIF1α and HIF2α protein expression were assessed in vitro in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells cultured under hypoxia. More pertinently, their effects were examined on HIF1-regulated genes in vivo in mice bearing MCF-7 or MDA-MB-231 tumors. The level of mRNA expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Glucose Transporter 1 (GLUTI), Phosphoglycerate Kinase (PGK), ATP-binding cassette sub-family B member 1 (ABCB1) and Carbonic Anhydrase IX (CAIX) was quantified by Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). Despite inhibiting nuclear HIF1 protein accumulation under hypoxia in vitro, STX140 and STX243 did not significantly regulate the expression of four out of five HIF1α-regulated genes in vitro and in vivo. Only CAIX mRNA expression was down-regulated both in vitro and in vivo. Immunoblot analysis showed that STX140 and STX243 reduced CAIX protein expression in vitro. These compounds had no effect on HIF2α translocation. The potential for inhibition of CAIX by STX140 and STX243 was examined by docking the ligands to the active site in comparison with a known sulfamate-based inhibitor. Microtubule disruption and antitumor activity of STX140 and STX243 is most likely HIF1-independent and may, at least in part, be mediated by inhibition of CAIX expression and activity.

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Peer review status:: Peer reviewed

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Stengel, C., Newman, S., Leese, M., Thomas, M., Potter, B., Reed, M., Purohit, A., & Foster, P. (2015). The in vitro and in vivo activity of the microtubule disruptor STX140 is mediated by Hif-1 alpha and CAIX expression.

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Stengel, C, et al. The in Vitro and in Vivo Activity of the Microtubule Disruptor STX140 Is Mediated by Hif-1 Alpha and CAIX Expression. 2015.

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Stengel, C, S Newman, M Leese, et al. 2015. The in Vitro and in Vivo Activity of the Microtubule Disruptor STX140 Is Mediated by Hif-1 Alpha and CAIX Expression.
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