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Modulation of the Endomembrane System by the Anticancer Natural Product Superstolide/ZJ-101
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Modulation of the Endomembrane System by the Anticancer Natural Product Superstolide/ZJ-101

Phillip Sanchez, Sarah Head, Shan Qian, Haibo Qiu, Avishek Roy, Zhendong Jin, Wei Zheng and Jun Liu
International journal of molecular sciences, Vol.24(11), 9575
06/01/2023
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119575
PMCID: PMC10253484
PMID: 37298526
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24119575View
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Abstract

Marine natural products represent a unique source for clinically relevant drugs due to their vast molecular and mechanistic diversity. ZJ-101 is a structurally simplified analog of the marine natural product superstolide A, isolated from the New Caledonian sea sponge Neosiphonia Superstes. The mechanistic activity of the superstolides has until recently remained a mystery. Here, we have identified potent antiproliferative and antiadhesive effects of ZJ-101 on cancer cell lines. Furthermore, through dose–response transcriptomics, we found unique dysregulation of the endomembrane system by ZJ-101 including a selective inhibition of O-glycosylation via lectin and glycomics analysis. We applied this mechanism to a triple-negative breast cancer spheroid model and identified a potential for the reversal of 3D-induced chemoresistance, suggesting a potential for ZJ-101 as a synergistic therapeutic agent.
Cell Cycle Morphology Natural Products Pharmacology Cancer Cell adhesion & migration Chemoresistance Cytotoxicity Drug dosages Endoplasmic reticulum Glycosylation Lectins Spheroids Transcriptomics Tumor cell lines

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