2,2 '-Methylenebis (6-tert-butyl 4-methylphenol) enhances the antitumor efficacy of belotecan, a derivative of camptothecin, by inducing autophagyopen access
- Authors
- Jang, Minsu; Kim, Hyunju; Park, Rackhyun; Jo, Daum; Lee, Eun-Ju; Oh, Won Keun; Park, Junsoo
- Issue Date
- Dec-2017
- Publisher
- IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
- Keywords
- autophagy; cancer; methylenebis; belotecan; camptothecin
- Citation
- ONCOTARGET, v.8, no.70, pp 115068 - 115078
- Pages
- 11
- Journal Title
- ONCOTARGET
- Volume
- 8
- Number
- 70
- Start Page
- 115068
- End Page
- 115078
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/3476
- DOI
- 10.18632/oncotarget.22858
- ISSN
- 1949-2553
1949-2553
- Abstract
- Autophagy regulation is important for tumor cell survival. Activation and inhibition of autophagy can sensitize tumor cells to anticancer drugs. However, few autophagy-regulating small molecules are available to increase the efficacy of anticancer drugs. Here, we report that 2,2'-methylenebis (6-tert-butyl 4-methylphenol), hereafter referred to as methylenebis, is a novel autophagy-regulating small molecule that sensitizes tumor cells to belotecan, which is a derivative of camptothecin, a topoisomerase I inhibitor. Methylenebis activates autophagic flux by increasing the level of LC3-II and forming autolysosome puncta. Moreover, methylenebis enhances the antitumor efficacy of belotecan by activating both autophagy and apoptosis. Interestingly, methylenebis increased the level of LC3-II and belotecan independently decreased the level of p62, suggesting that methylenebis and belotecan target different steps of autophagy. Finally, we searched for compounds that are structurally similar to methylenebis. Our results imply that the specific structure of methylenebis contributes to its ability to activate autophagy.
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