PMID- 34329994 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220104 LR - 20220104 IS - 1090-2120 (Electronic) IS - 0045-2068 (Linking) VI - 115 DP - 2021 Oct TI - Alkaloid derivative ION-31a inhibits breast cancer metastasis and angiogenesis by targeting HSP90alpha. PG - 105201 LID - S0045-2068(21)00578-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105201 [doi] AB - Breast cancer has become the number one killer of women. In our previous study, an active compound, ION-31a, with potential anti-metastasis activity against breast cancer was identified through the synthesis of ionone alkaloid derivatives. In the present study, we aimed to identify the therapeutic target of ION-31a. We used a fluorescence tag labeled probe, molecular docking simulation, and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis to identify the target of ION-31a. The main target of ION-31a was identified as heat shock protein 90 (HSP90). Thus, ION-31a is a novel HSP90 inhibiter that could suppress the metastasis of breast cancer and angiogenesis significantly in vitro and in vivo. ION-31a acts via inhibiting the HSP90/hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1alpha)/vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) pathway and downregulating downstream signal pathways, including protein kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), AKT2/protein kinase C epsilon (PKCzeta), extracellular regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), focal adhesion kinase (FAK), and mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 (p38MAPK) pathways. ION-31a affects multiple effectors implicated in tumor metastasis and has the potential to be developed as an anti-metastatic agent to treat patients with breast cancer. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Ni, Tian-Wen AU - Ni TW AD - School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, PR China. FAU - Duan, Xiao-Chuan AU - Duan XC AD - School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery Systems, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China; Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China. FAU - Wang, Meng AU - Wang M AD - School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, PR China. FAU - Jia, Mei-Qi AU - Jia MQ AD - School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, PR China. FAU - Chen, Ying AU - Chen Y AD - School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, PR China. FAU - Yu, Yang AU - Yu Y AD - School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, PR China. FAU - Qin, Nan AU - Qin N AD - School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, PR China. Electronic address: qinnan@tmu.edu.cn. FAU - Duan, Hong-Quan AU - Duan HQ AD - School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, PR China; Research Center of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, PR China. Electronic address: duanhq@tmu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210722 PL - United States TA - Bioorg Chem JT - Bioorganic chemistry JID - 1303703 RN - 0 (Alkaloids) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Norisoprenoids) RN - 0 (VEGFA protein, human) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) SB - IM MH - Alkaloids/chemical synthesis/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Breast Neoplasms/*drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor MH - Female MH - HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Molecular Structure MH - Norisoprenoids/chemical synthesis/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Structure-Activity Relationship MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Angiogenesis OT - HIF-1alpha/VEGF/VEGFR2 pathway OT - Heat shock protein 90alpha OT - ION-31a OT - Metastasis OT - Target identification EDAT- 2021/07/31 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/05 06:00 CRDT- 2021/07/30 20:24 PHST- 2021/04/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/07/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/07/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/07/30 20:24 [entrez] AID - S0045-2068(21)00578-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105201 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bioorg Chem. 2021 Oct;115:105201. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105201. Epub 2021 Jul 22.