Resveratrol triggers ER stress-mediated apoptosis by disrupting N-linked glycosylation of proteins in ovarian cancer cells. Issue 2 (28th February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gwak, HyeRan; Kim, Soochi; Dhanasekaran, Danny N.; Song, Yong Sang
• Is Part Of: Cancer letters. Volume 371:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 347
• Page End: 353
• Publication Date: 2016-02-28
• Subjects: RSV resveratrol -- NLG protein N-linked glycosylation -- UPR unfolded protein responses -- ER endoplasmic reticulum -- G.F glucose free media -- TM tunicamycin -- PBMC peripheral blood mononuclear cells -- RBC red blood cells -- PERK protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase -- IRE-1α inositol-requiring enzyme 1α -- ATF6α activating transcription factor 6α -- F6P fructose-6-phosphate -- UDP-GlcNAc uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine -- GSK3β glycogen synthase kinase -- Li lithium chloride -- SB SB216763 -- ENTPD5 ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 5 -- LY LY294002 -- IV Akt inhibitor IV; Glucose metabolism -- Glycosylation -- ER stress -- Ovarian cancer -- Resveratrol; Cancer -- Periodicals; Neoplasms -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.994
• DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.11.032
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0304-3835

Abstract

Highlights: Resveratrol induced ER stress-mediated apoptosis via inhibition of protein glycosylation in a cancer cell-specific manner. Resveratrol disrupted protein glycosylation through suppression of hexosamine biosynthetic pathway. Akt/ GSK3β involved in the resveratrol-induced interruption of protein glycosylation and ER stress-mediated apoptosis. Abstract: Malignant tumors have a high glucose demand and alter cellular metabolism to survive. Herein, focusing on the utility of glucose metabolism as a therapeutic target, we found that resveratrol induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-mediated apoptosis by interrupting protein glycosylation in a cancer-specific manner. Our results indicated that resveratrol suppressed the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway and interrupted protein glycosylation through GSK3β activation. Application of either biochemical intermediates of the hexosamine pathway or small molecular inhibitors of GSK3β reversed the effects of resveratrol on the disruption of protein glycosylation. Additionally, an ER UDPase, ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 5 (ENTPD5), modulated protein glycosylation by Akt attenuation in response to resveratrol. By inhibition or overexpression of Akt functions, we confirmed that the glycosylation activities were dependent on ENTPD5 expression and regulated by the action of Akt in ovarian cancer cells. Resveratrol-mediated disruption of protein glycosylation induced cellular apoptosis as indicated by the up-regulation of GADD153, followed by the activation of ER-stress sensors (PERK and ATF6α). Thus, our results provide novel insight into cancer cell metabolism and protein glycosylation as a therapeutic target for cancers.