HMG-CoA reductase degrader, SR-12813, counteracts statin-induced upregulation of HMG-CoA reductase and augments the anticancer effect of atorvastatin.
Cancer cell
Dual inhibition
HMGCR
SR-12813
Statin
Targeted protein degradation
Journal
Biochemical and biophysical research communications
ISSN: 1090-2104
Titre abrégé: Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0372516
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 10 2023
15 10 2023
Historique:
received:
06
06
2023
revised:
18
07
2023
accepted:
26
07
2023
medline:
4
9
2023
pubmed:
5
8
2023
entrez:
4
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Statins are cholesterol-lowering drugs that have exhibited potential as cancer therapeutic agents. However, as some cancer cells are resistant to statins, broadening an anticancer spectrum of statins is desirable. The upregulated expression of the statin target enzyme, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase (HMGCR), in statin-treated cancer cells is a well-known mechanism of statin resistance, which can be counteracted by the downregulation of HMGCR gene expression, or degradation of the HMGCR protein. However, the mechanism by which HMGCR degradation influences the anticancer effects of statins remain unreported. We tested the effect of the HMGCR degrader compound SR-12813 at a concentration that did not affect the growth of eight diverse tumor cell lines. Combined treatment with atorvastatin and a low concentration of SR-12813 led to lowering of increased HMGCR expression, and augmented the cytostatic effect of atorvastatin in both statin-resistant and -sensitive cancer cells compared with that of atorvastatin treatment alone. Dual-targeting of HMGCR using statins and SR-12813 (or similar compounds) could provide an improved anticancer therapeutic approach.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37541087
pii: S0006-291X(23)00928-2
doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.07.056
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
0
Atorvastatin
A0JWA85V8F
3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A
1553-55-5
SR 12813
0
Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases
EC 1.1.1.-
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
13-19Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no potential competing interests.