PMID- 33125132 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210802 LR - 20210920 IS - 1791-2431 (Electronic) IS - 1021-335X (Linking) VI - 44 IP - 6 DP - 2020 Dec TI - VDAC upregulation and alphaTAT1‑mediated alpha‑tubulin acetylation contribute to tanespimycin‑induced apoptosis in Calu‑1 cells. PG - 2725-2734 LID - 10.3892/or.2020.7789 [doi] AB - Voltage‑dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC1) functions as a porin in the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM) and plays important roles in mitochondria‑mediated cell apoptosis. VDAC1 interacts with a variety of proteins, such as Bcl‑2 family proteins, hexose kinase (HK), adenine nucleotide translocase (ANT) and alpha‑tubulin. However, the association between VDAC1 and alpha‑tubulin, particularly between VDAC1 and acetylated alpha‑tubulin (Ac‑alpha‑tubulin), in apoptosis remains unclear. The present study revealed that the heat shock protein 90 inhibitor, tanespimycin, induced VDAC1 upregulation and alpha‑tubulin acetylation during Calu‑1 cell apoptosis in human lung cancer. Hsp90 mediated the expression level of VDAC1, and the acetylation of alpha‑tubulin was enhanced in an alpha‑tubulin acetyltransferase 1 (alphaTAT1)‑dependent manner following an increase in VDAC1 expression. Docetaxel, as an inhibitor of microtubules, augmented the expression of Ac‑alpha‑tubulin, VDAC1 and Bax induced by tanespimycin and increased the degree of caspase activation. Immunoprecipitation (IP) experiments revealed that Ac‑alpha‑tubulin, alpha‑tubulin and VDAC1 were co‑precipitated in the IP complex, in which alpha‑tubulin expression was decreased and VDAC1 proteins were oligomerized, and that the p‑AKT/glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK3beta) signalling pathway mediated the opening of VDAC1. Therefore, it can be asserted that the acetylation of alpha‑tubulin and VDAC1 upregulation or oligomerization induced by tanespimycin may lead to mitochondrial permeability and consequently induce the apoptosis of lung cancer cells. These findings provide evidence for the use of a combination of drugs that target VDAC1 and tubulin to induce tumour cell apoptosis. FAU - Wang, Qilin AU - Wang Q AD - School of Life Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252059, P.R. China. FAU - Liu, Xiangguo AU - Liu X AD - School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201005 PL - Greece TA - Oncol Rep JT - Oncology reports JID - 9422756 RN - 0 (Benzoquinones) RN - 0 (HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Lactams, Macrocyclic) RN - 0 (Microtubule Proteins) RN - 0 (Tubulin) RN - 0 (VDAC1 protein, human) RN - 15H5577CQD (Docetaxel) RN - 4GY0AVT3L4 (tanespimycin) RN - EC 1.6.- (Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 1) RN - EC 2.3.1.- (Acetyltransferases) RN - EC 2.3.1.108 (ATAT1 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Acetylation/drug effects MH - Acetyltransferases/*metabolism MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Benzoquinones/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Docetaxel/pharmacology MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Lactams, Macrocyclic/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Lung Neoplasms/*drug therapy/pathology MH - Microtubule Proteins/*metabolism MH - Mitochondrial Membranes/drug effects/metabolism MH - Permeability/drug effects MH - Protein Multimerization/drug effects MH - Tubulin/metabolism MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects MH - Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 1/*genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - VDAC1 OT - alpha-tubulin acetylation OT - Hsp90 OT - alphaTAT1 OT - tanespimycin OT - apoptosis EDAT- 2020/10/31 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/03 06:00 CRDT- 2020/10/30 12:10 PHST- 2020/02/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/09/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/10/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/10/30 12:10 [entrez] AID - 10.3892/or.2020.7789 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Rep. 2020 Dec;44(6):2725-2734. doi: 10.3892/or.2020.7789. Epub 2020 Oct 5.