title: Antitumor bicyclic hexapeptide RA-VII modulates cyclin D1 protein level.
abstract: A bicyclic hexapeptide, RA-VII or O-methyl deoxybouvardin, isolated from Rubia cordifolia, is known to inhibit protein biosynthesis in vitro and in vivo. We here demonstrate that the treatment of human colon cancer DLD-1 cells with RA-VII induces cell growth inhibition associated with a partial G1 arrest and a rapid decrease (below 2 h) in the level of cyclin D1 protein. Since cycloheximide, another protein synthesis inhibitor, neither decreased the amount of cyclin D1 in the cells nor arrested cells in G1 phase, it is unlikely that this RA-VII-induced reduction of cyclin D1 was fully dependent on its direct inhibitory effect of protein synthesis. Northern blot analysis revealed that RA-VII did not affect the level of cyclin D1 mRNA. Meanwhile, pre-treatment of cells with lactacystin, a proteasome inhibitor, abolished the RA-VII-induced decrease in cyclin D1. Moreover, RA-VII still decreased cyclin D1 protein in the presence of cycloheximide. These results indicate that the RA-VII-induced cyclin D1 decrease depends on cyclin D1 degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway and does not require additional protein synthesis. RA-VII might actively proceed the degradation process of cyclin D1 via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in DLD-1 cells.
authors.affiliation: New Product Research Laboratories III, Daiichi Pharmaceutical, Tokyo 134-8630, Japan. wakitsstb@daiichipharm.co.jp
authors.lastname: Wakita Ki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venkateswarlu
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akahane
mesh_terms: D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects*; D019938:Cyclin D1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D015853:Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005562:Formazans; D006801:Humans; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D015853:Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors; D005562:Formazans; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; C067713:lactacystin; D019938:Cyclin D1; C079782:MTT formazan; D003513:Cycloheximide; C043548:RA VII; D000111:Acetylcysteine