PMID- 35269802 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220408 LR - 20220408 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 5 DP - 2022 Feb 28 TI - A Redox-Silent Analogue of Tocotrienol May Break the Homeostasis of Proteasomes in Human Malignant Mesothelioma Cells by Inhibiting STAT3 and NRF1. LID - 10.3390/ijms23052655 [doi] LID - 2655 AB - 6-O-Carboxypropyl-alpha-tocotrienol (alpha-T3E) is a multi-target redox-silent analogue of tocotrienol that exhibits cytotoxicity against many cancer cells, including malignant mesothelioma (MM) cells. alpha-T3E has several molecular targets to effectively induce cytotoxicity against MM cells; however, the mechanisms underlying this cytotoxicity remain unclear. In the present study, we demonstrated that the alpha-T3E-dependent disruption of the homeostasis of proteasomes strongly induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, which resulted in effective cytotoxicity against MM cells. The alpha-T3E-dependent disruption of the homeostasis of proteasomes depended on decreases in proteasome subunits via the inactivation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and nuclear factor erythroid 2 related factor-1 (NRF1), which inhibited protease activity, such as chymotrypsin-like activity, in proteasomes. The alpha-T3E-dependent inhibition of this activity also induced severe ER stress and ultimately resulted in effective cytotoxicity against MM cells with chemoresistance. The present results indicate that alpha-T3E acts as an effective anti-mesothelioma agent by disrupting the homeostasis of proteasomes through the simultaneous inactivation of STAT3 and NRF1. FAU - Ishii, Kyota AU - Ishii K AD - Laboratory of Molecular Bromacology, Graduate School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Toyo University, Oura District, Gunma, Itakura Town 374-0193, Japan. FAU - Fusegi, Momoka AU - Fusegi M AD - Laboratory of Molecular Bromacology, Graduate School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Toyo University, Oura District, Gunma, Itakura Town 374-0193, Japan. FAU - Mori, Tatsuki AU - Mori T AD - Department of Food and Life Sciences, Faculty of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Toyo University, Oura District, Gunma, Itakura Town 374-0193, Japan. FAU - Teshima, Kosuke AU - Teshima K AD - Department of Food and Life Sciences, Faculty of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Toyo University, Oura District, Gunma, Itakura Town 374-0193, Japan. FAU - Ninomiya, Nanako AU - Ninomiya N AD - Department of Food and Life Sciences, Faculty of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Toyo University, Oura District, Gunma, Itakura Town 374-0193, Japan. FAU - Kohno, Kakeru AU - Kohno K AD - Research Institute of Life Innovation, Toyo University, Oura District, Gunma, Itakura Town 374-0193, Japan. FAU - Sato, Ayami AU - Sato A AD - Research Institute of Life Innovation, Toyo University, Oura District, Gunma, Itakura Town 374-0193, Japan. FAU - Ishida, Tatsuya AU - Ishida T AD - Research Institute of Life Innovation, Toyo University, Oura District, Gunma, Itakura Town 374-0193, Japan. FAU - Miyakoshi, Yuichi AU - Miyakoshi Y AD - Research Institute of Life Innovation, Toyo University, Oura District, Gunma, Itakura Town 374-0193, Japan. FAU - Yano, Tomohiro AU - Yano T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9490-3424 AD - Research Institute of Life Innovation, Toyo University, Oura District, Gunma, Itakura Town 374-0193, Japan. LA - eng GR - 18K11058/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220228 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (STAT3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tocotrienols) RN - EC 3.4.25.1 (Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex) SB - IM MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Homeostasis MH - Humans MH - *Mesothelioma/drug therapy/pathology MH - *Mesothelioma, Malignant MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/metabolism MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor MH - *Tocotrienols/pharmacology PMC - PMC8910454 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ER stress OT - NRF1 OT - STAT3 OT - cytotoxicity OT - malignant mesothelioma cells OT - proteasome inhibitor OT - redox-silent analogue OT - tocotrienol COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/03/11 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/09 06:00 PMCR- 2022/02/28 CRDT- 2022/03/10 15:36 PHST- 2022/02/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/02/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/02/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/03/10 15:36 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms23052655 [pii] AID - ijms-23-02655 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms23052655 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Feb 28;23(5):2655. doi: 10.3390/ijms23052655.