Dithiaarsanes Induce Oxidative Stress-Mediated Apoptosis in HL-60 Cells by Selectively Targeting Thioredoxin Reductase

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• 作者：Yaping Liu ; Dongzhu Duan ; Juan Yao ; Baoxin Zhang ; Shoujiao Peng ; HuiLong Ma ; Yanlin Song ; Jianguo Fang
• 刊名：Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：June 26, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：57
• 期：12
• 页码：5203-5211
• 全文大小：482K
• ISSN：1520-4804

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The selenoprotein thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) plays a pivotal role in regulating cellular redox homeostasis and has attracted increasing attention as a promising anticancer drug target. We report here that 2-(4-aminophenyl)-1,3,2-dithiarsinane (PAO鈥揚DT, 4), a potent and highly selective small molecule inhibitor of TrxR, stoichiometrically binds to the C-terminal selenocysteine/cysteine pair in the enzyme in vitro and induces oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis in HL-60 cells. The molecular action of 4 in cells involves inhibition of TrxR, elevation of reactive oxygen species, depletion of cellular thiols, and activation of caspase-3. Knockdown of TrxR sensitizes the cells to 4 treatment, whereas overexpression of the functional enzyme alleviates the cytotoxicity, providing physiological relevance for targeting TrxR by 4 in cells. The simplicity of the structure and the presence of an easily manipulated amine group will facilitate the further development of 4 as a potential cancer chemotherapeutic agent.