Curcumin suppresses the dynamic instability of microtubules, activates the mitotic checkpoint and induces apoptosis in MCF-7 cells
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Curcumin suppresses the dynamic instability of microtubules, activates the mitotic checkpoint and induces apoptosis in MCF-7 cells
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BANERJEE, M
SINGH, P PANDA, D |
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spindle assembly checkpoint
breast-cancer cells tubulin binding individual microtubules kinetic stabilization cycle arrest inhibition p53 induction polymerization apoptosis bubr1 combination study delayed mitosis dynamic instability |
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In this study, curcumin, a potential anticancer agent, was found to dampen the dynamic instability of individual microtubules in living MCF-7 cells. It strongly reduced the rate and extent of shortening states, and modestly reduced the rate and extent of growing states. In addition, curcumin decreased the fraction of time microtubules spent in the growing state and strongly increased the time microtubules spent in the pause state. Brief treatment with curcumin depolymerized mitotic microtubules, perturbed microtubule-kinetochore attachment and disturbed the mitotic spindle structure. Curcumin also perturbed the localization of the kinesin protein Eg5 and induced monopolar spindle formation. Further, curcumin increased the accumulation of Mad2 and BubR1 at the kinetochores, indicating that it activated the mitotic checkpoint. In addition, curcumin treatment increased the metaphase/anaphase ratio, indicating that it can delay mitotic progression from the metaphase to anaphase. We provide evidence suggesting that the affected cells underwent apoptosis via the p53-dependent apoptotic pathway. The results support the idea that kinetic stabilization of microtubule dynamics assists in the nuclear translocation of p53. Curcumin exerted additive effects when combined with vinblastine, a microtubule depolymerizing drug, whereas the combination of curcumin with paclitaxel, a microtubule-stabilizing drug, produced an antagonistic effect on the inhibition of MCF-7 cell proliferation. The results together suggested that curcumin inhibited MCF-7 cell proliferation by inhibiting the assembly dynamics of microtubules.
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WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
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2011-09-01T11:38:35Z
2011-12-26T12:59:38Z 2011-12-27T05:52:10Z 2011-09-01T11:38:35Z 2011-12-26T12:59:38Z 2011-12-27T05:52:10Z 2010 |
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Article
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FEBS JOURNAL, 277(16), 3437-3448
1742-464X http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07750.x http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10054/12768 http://hdl.handle.net/10054/12768 |
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en
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