PMID- 26729093 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161025 LR - 20220409 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 1 DP - 2015 Dec 29 TI - Alisertib Induces Cell Cycle Arrest, Apoptosis, Autophagy and Suppresses EMT in HT29 and Caco-2 Cells. LID - 10.3390/ijms17010041 [doi] LID - 41 AB - Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide with substantial mortality and morbidity. Alisertib (ALS) is a selective Aurora kinase A (AURKA) inhibitor with unclear effect and molecular interactome on CRC. This study aimed to evaluate the molecular interactome and anticancer effect of ALS and explore the underlying mechanisms in HT29 and Caco-2 cells. ALS markedly arrested cells in G(2)/M phase in both cell lines, accompanied by remarkable alterations in the expression level of key cell cycle regulators. ALS induced apoptosis in HT29 and Caco-2 cells through mitochondrial and death receptor pathways. ALS also induced autophagy in HT29 and Caco-2 cells, with the suppression of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), but activation of 5' AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathways. There was a differential modulating effect of ALS on p38 MAPK signaling pathway in both cell lines. Moreover, induction or inhibition of autophagy modulated basal and ALS-induced apoptosis in both cell lines. ALS potently suppressed epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in HT29 and Caco-2 cells. Collectively, it suggests that induction of cell cycle arrest, promotion of apoptosis and autophagy, and suppression of EMT involving mitochondrial, death receptor, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, p38 MAPK, and AMPK signaling pathways contribute to the cancer cell killing effect of ALS on CRC cells. FAU - Ren, Bao-Jun AU - Ren BJ AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shunde First People's Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Guangdong 528300, China. rbjsdyy@outlook.com. AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 30, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. rbjsdyy@outlook.com. FAU - Zhou, Zhi-Wei AU - Zhou ZW AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 30, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. zzhou1@health.usf.edu. FAU - Zhu, Da-Jian AU - Zhu DJ AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shunde First People's Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Guangdong 528300, China. zdjsdyy@outlook.com. FAU - Ju, Yong-Le AU - Ju YL AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shunde First People's Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Guangdong 528300, China. jylsdyy@outlook.com. FAU - Wu, Jin-Hao AU - Wu JH AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shunde First People's Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Guangdong 528300, China. wjhsdyy@outlook.com. FAU - Ouyang, Man-Zhao AU - Ouyang MZ AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shunde First People's Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Guangdong 528300, China. oymzsdyy@outlook.com. FAU - Chen, Xiao-Wu AU - Chen XW AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shunde First People's Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Guangdong 528300, China. cxwsdyy@outlook.com. FAU - Zhou, Shu-Feng AU - Zhou SF AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 30, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. szhou@health.usf.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20151229 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Azepines) RN - 0 (MLN 8237) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Pyrimidines) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Adenocarcinoma/enzymology/*metabolism MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Autophagy/*drug effects MH - Azepines/*pharmacology MH - Caco-2 Cells MH - Cell Cycle Checkpoints/*drug effects MH - Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/*drug effects MH - HT29 Cells MH - Humans MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Pyrimidines/*pharmacology MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism PMC - PMC4730286 OTO - NOTNLM OT - EMT OT - alisertib OT - cell cycle OT - colorectal cancer OT - programmed cell death EDAT- 2016/01/06 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/26 06:00 PMCR- 2016/01/01 CRDT- 2016/01/06 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/12/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/12/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/01/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/01/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms17010041 [pii] AID - ijms-17-00041 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms17010041 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2015 Dec 29;17(1):41. doi: 10.3390/ijms17010041.