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dc.contributor.authorStevenson, Alexander J
dc.contributor.authorAger, Eleanor I
dc.contributor.authorProctor, Martina A
dc.contributor.authorSkalamera, Dubravka
dc.contributor.authorHeaton, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorBrown, David
dc.contributor.authorGabrielli, Brian G
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-09T01:32:05Z
dc.date.available2019-06-09T01:32:05Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-018-22882-w
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/383364
dc.description.abstractSuccessive rounds of chemical modification in three generations of benzopyran molecules have shown to select for different mechanisms of actions and progressive increases in anti-cancer activity. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of action of the third-generation benzopyran compounds, TRX-E-002-1 and TRX-E-009-1. High-content screening of a panel of 240 cancer cell lines treated with TRX-E-009-1 demonstrated it has broad anti-cancer potential. Within this screen, melanoma cell lines showed a range of sensitivities and subsequently a second independent panel of 21 melanoma 3D spheroid lines were assessed for their responses to both TRX-E-002-1 and TRX-E-009-1 compounds. Time-lapse microscopy illustrated both of these compounds caused mitotic delays in treated cells, resulting in either mitotic slippage or apoptosis. This finding along with immunostaining, in vitro polymerization assays, and animal experiments in both athymic and immunocompetent mice, demonstrates that these third-generation benzopyran compounds are potent tubulin polymerization inhibitors in vitro and in vivo, and this is the molecular basis of their anti-cancer activity in melanoma. These findings indicate these BP compounds may offer a novel anti-microtubule strategy for cancer intervention and provides the basis for further investigation into biomarkers of clinical sensitivity.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherNATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSCIENTIFIC REPORTS
dc.relation.ispartofvolume8
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiochemistry and cell biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3101
dc.titleMechanism of action of the third generation benzopyrans and evaluation of their broad anticancer activity in vitro and in vivo
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.griffith.authorGabrielli, Brian


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