Title | The Aurora kinase inhibitor VX-680 induces endoreduplication and apoptosis preferentially in cells with compromised p53-dependent postmitotic checkpoint function. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2006 |
Authors | Gizatullin F, Yao Y, Kung V, Harding MW, Loda M, Shapiro GI |
Journal | Cancer Res |
Volume | 66 |
Issue | 15 |
Pagination | 7668-77 |
Date Published | 2006 Aug 01 |
ISSN | 0008-5472 |
Keywords | Apoptosis, Aurora Kinases, Cell Line, Tumor, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21, Gene Duplication, Humans, Mitosis, Neoplasms, Phosphorylation, Piperazines, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Retinoblastoma Protein, RNA, Small Interfering, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 |
Abstract | VX-680 is a potent inhibitor of Aurora kinases that induces the accumulation of cells with > or =4N DNA content, followed by cell death. Here, we define the role of p53 and p21(Waf1/Cip1) in cell cycle perturbations following exposure to VX-680. Endoreduplication and apoptosis in response to VX-680 are limited in A549 and MCF-7 cells expressing wild-type p53, and markedly enhanced in cells lacking p53, including those engineered to express the HPV16-E6 oncoprotein or short interfering RNA pools targeting p53. In contrast, endoreduplication and apoptosis occur in the p53 wild-type cell lines, RKO and U2OS. The difference in response to VX-680 among these cell lines correlates with the timing of induction of p21(Waf1/Cip1) and its ability to inhibit cyclin E-cdk2 activity. In A549 cells, VX-680 induces the expression of p53 and p21(Waf1/Cip1) within 24 hours, with consequent inhibition of cyclin E-cdk2, and reduction of retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation, limiting endoreduplication. In RKO and U2OS cells, the induction of p21(Waf1/Cip1) is delayed and associated with higher residual cyclin E-cdk2 kinase activity and retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation, followed by progressive endoreduplication and apoptosis. Abrogation of p21(Waf1/Cip1) expression by short interfering RNA targeting in A549 cells results in a substantial increase in the degree of endoreduplication, whereas inducible expression of p21(Waf1/Cip1) in p53-negative NCI-H1299 cells inhibits VX-680-induced endoreduplication and cell death. These data suggest that the integrity of the p53-p21(Waf1/Cip1)-dependent postmitotic checkpoint governs the response to Aurora kinase inhibition. Although cells with intact checkpoint function arrest with 4N DNA content, those with compromised checkpoint function are more likely to undergo endoreduplication followed by eventual apoptosis. |
DOI | 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-3353 |
Alternate Journal | Cancer Res |
PubMed ID | 16885368 |
Grant List | P20 CA 90573 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States R01 CA 90687 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States |
Related Faculty:
Massimo Loda, M.D.