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Ras Inhibitors Display an Anti-Metastatic Effect by Downregulation of Lysyl Oxidase Through Inhibition of the Ras-PI3K-Akt-HIF-1α Pathway

Ras Inhibitors Display an Anti-Metastatic Effect by Downregulation of Lysyl Oxidase Through Inhibition of the Ras-PI3K-Akt-HIF-1α Pathway

Yoko Yoshikawa, Osamu Takano, Ichiro Kato, Yoshihisa Takahashi, Fumi Shima, Tohru Kataoka

Cancer Lett. 2017 Dec 1;410:82-91.

PMID: 28951129

Abstract:

Metastasis stands as the major obstacle for the survival from cancers. Nonetheless most existing anti-cancer drugs inhibit only cell proliferation, and discovery of agents having both anti-proliferative and anti-metastatic properties would be more beneficial. We previously reported the discovery of small-molecule Ras inhibitors, represented by Kobe0065, that displayed anti-proliferative activity on xenografts of human colorectal cancer (CRC) cell line SW480 carrying the K-rasG12Vgene. Here we show that treatment of cancer cells carrying the activated ras genes with Kobe0065 or a siRNA targeting Ras downregulates the expression of lysyl oxidase (LOX), which has been implicated in metastasis. LOX expression is enhanced by co-expression of RasG12V through activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt and concomitant accumulation of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α. Furthermore, Kobe0065 effectively inhibits not only migration and invasion of cancer cells carrying the activated ras genes but also lung metastasis of human CRC cell line SW620 carrying the K-rasG12V gene. Collectively, these results indicate that Kobe0065 prevents metastasis through inhibition of the Ras-PI3K-Akt-HIF-1α-LOX signaling and suggest that Ras inhibitors in general might exhibit both anti-proliferative and anti-metastatic properties toward cancer cells carrying the activated ras genes.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP436133685	Kobe0065		436133-68-5	Price

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