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Dolastatin 15 From a Marine Cyanobacterium Suppresses HIF-1α Mediated Cancer Cell Viability and Vascularization

Dolastatin 15 From a Marine Cyanobacterium Suppresses HIF-1α Mediated Cancer Cell Viability and Vascularization

Ranjala Ratnayake, Sarath P Gunasekera, Jia Jia Ma, Long H Dang, Thomas J Carney, Valerie J Paul, Hendrik Luesch

Chembiochem. 2020 Apr 1.

PMID: 32237262

Abstract:

Chemical investigation of a benthic marine cyanobacterium yielded the anticancer agent dolastatin 15, originally isolated from a mollusk. Dolastatin 15 is a microtubule-destabilizing agent with analogues undergoing clinical evaluation. Profiling against a panel of isogenic HCT116 colorectal cancer cells showed remarkable differential cytotoxicity against the parental cells over isogenic cells lacking HIF or other key players in the pathway, including oncogenic KRAS and VEGF. Dolastatin 15 displayed an antivascularization effect in human endothelial cells and in zebrafish vhl mutants with activated Hif, thus signifying its clinical potential as a treatment for solid tumors with an angiogenic component. Global transcriptome analysis with RNA sequencing suggested that dolastatin 15 could affect other major cancer pathways that might not directly involve tubulin or HIF. The identification of the true producer of a clinically relevant agent is important for sustainable supply, as is understanding the biosynthesis, and future genetic manipulation of the biosynthetic gene cluster for analogue production.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP123884004	Dolastatin 15		123884-00-4	Price

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