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A Novel Inhibitor of Glucose Uptake Sensitizes Cells to FAS-induced Cell Death

A Novel Inhibitor of Glucose Uptake Sensitizes Cells to FAS-induced Cell Death

Tabitha E Wood, Shadi Dalili, Craig D Simpson, Rose Hurren, Xinliang Mao, Fernando Suarez Saiz, Marcela Gronda, Yanina Eberhard, Mark D Minden, Philip J Bilan, Amira Klip, Robert A Batey, Aaron D Schimmer

Mol Cancer Ther. 2008 Nov;7(11):3546-55.

PMID: 19001437

Abstract:

Evasion of death receptor ligand-induced apoptosis is an important contributor to cancer development and progression. Therefore, molecules that restore sensitivity to death receptor stimuli would be important tools to better understand this biological pathway and potential leads for therapeutic adjuncts. Previously, the small-molecule N-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3-oxobutanamide (fasentin) was identified as a chemical sensitizer to the death receptor stimuli FAS and tumor necrosis factor apoptosis-inducing ligand, but its mechanism of action was unknown. Here, we determined that fasentin alters expression of genes associated with nutrient and glucose deprivation. Consistent with this finding, culturing cells in low-glucose medium recapitulated the effects of fasentin and sensitized cells to FAS. Moreover, we showed that fasentin inhibited glucose uptake. Using virtual docking studies with a homology model of the glucose transport protein GLUT1, fasentin interacted with a unique site in the intracellular channel of this protein. Additional chemical studies with other GLUT inhibitors and analogues of fasentin supported a role for partial inhibition of glucose transport as a mechanism to sensitize cells to death receptor stimuli. Thus, fasentin is a novel inhibitor of glucose transport that blocks glucose uptake and highlights a new mechanism to sensitize cells to death ligands.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP392721378	Fasentin		392721-37-8	Price

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