PMID- 27679486 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170524 LR - 20230131 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 291 IP - 46 DP - 2016 Nov 11 TI - Identification of Small Molecule Inhibitors of Human Cytochrome c Oxidase That Target Chemoresistant Glioma Cells. PG - 24188-24199 AB - The enzyme cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) or complex IV (EC 1.9.3.1) is a large transmembrane protein complex that serves as the last enzyme in the respiratory electron transport chain of eukaryotic mitochondria. CcO promotes the switch from glycolytic to oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) metabolism and has been associated with increased self-renewal characteristics in gliomas. Increased CcO activity in tumors has been associated with tumor progression after chemotherapy failure, and patients with primary glioblastoma multiforme and high tumor CcO activity have worse clinical outcomes than those with low tumor CcO activity. Therefore, CcO is an attractive target for cancer therapy. We report here the characterization of a CcO inhibitor (ADDA 5) that was identified using a high throughput screening paradigm. ADDA 5 demonstrated specificity for CcO, with no inhibition of other mitochondrial complexes or other relevant enzymes, and biochemical characterization showed that this compound is a non-competitive inhibitor of cytochrome c When tested in cellular assays, ADDA 5 dose-dependently inhibited the proliferation of chemosensitive and chemoresistant glioma cells but did not display toxicity against non-cancer cells. Furthermore, treatment with ADDA 5 led to significant inhibition of tumor growth in flank xenograft mouse models. Importantly, ADDA 5 inhibited CcO activity and blocked cell proliferation and neurosphere formation in cultures of glioma stem cells, the cells implicated in tumor recurrence and resistance to therapy in patients with glioblastoma. In summary, we have identified ADDA 5 as a lead CcO inhibitor for further optimization as a novel approach for the treatment of glioblastoma and related cancers. CI - (c) 2016 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. FAU - Oliva, Claudia R AU - Oliva CR AD - From the Department of Neurosurgery. FAU - Markert, Tahireh AU - Markert T AD - From the Department of Neurosurgery. FAU - Ross, Larry J AU - Ross LJ AD - Drug Discovery Division, Southern Research, Birmingham, Alabama 35205. FAU - White, E Lucile AU - White EL AD - Drug Discovery Division, Southern Research, Birmingham, Alabama 35205. FAU - Rasmussen, Lynn AU - Rasmussen L AD - Drug Discovery Division, Southern Research, Birmingham, Alabama 35205. FAU - Zhang, Wei AU - Zhang W AD - Drug Discovery Division, Southern Research, Birmingham, Alabama 35205. FAU - Everts, Maaike AU - Everts M AD - Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294. FAU - Moellering, Douglas R AU - Moellering DR AD - UAB Nutrition Sciences Department, Diabetes Research Center BARB Core, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294. FAU - Bailey, Shannon M AU - Bailey SM AD - Department of Pathology, Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, and. FAU - Suto, Mark J AU - Suto MJ AD - Drug Discovery Division, Southern Research, Birmingham, Alabama 35205. FAU - Griguer, Corinne E AU - Griguer CE AD - From the Department of Neurosurgery, cegriguer@uabmc.edu. AD - Center for Free Radical Biology, and. LA - eng GR - P30 DK079626/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA160821/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR000165/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR001417/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160927 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 9007-43-6 (Cytochromes c) RN - EC 1.9.3.1 (Electron Transport Complex IV) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cytochromes c/metabolism MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/*drug effects MH - Electron Transport Complex IV/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - *Glioma/drug therapy/enzymology MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Neoplasm Proteins/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays PMC - PMC5104942 OTO - NOTNLM OT - chemoresistance OT - cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV) OT - glioblastoma OT - inhibitor OT - metabolism OT - mitochondria OT - small molecule OT - stem cells EDAT- 2016/09/30 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/26 06:00 PMCR- 2017/11/11 CRDT- 2016/09/29 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/09/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/09/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/09/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/11/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)34686-X [pii] AID - M116.749978 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M116.749978 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2016 Nov 11;291(46):24188-24199. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M116.749978. Epub 2016 Sep 27.