Abstract
The c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and tubulin are, frequently, targets for developing anti-cancer drugs. A major obstacle to successful development is P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-mediated resistance. Here, we have assessed a compound that inhibited growth of cancer cells, for effects on JNK and tubulin and as a substrate for P-gp. Several pharmacological and biochemical assays were used to characterize signalling pathways of 2-phenyl-5-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazole (PPTMB), a benzimidazole analogue, in prostate cancer cells. PPTMB inhibited proliferation of several human prostate cancer cell lines. It displayed similar activity against a P-gp-rich cell line, indicating that PPTMB was not a substrate for P-gp. PPTMB induced G2/M arrest of the cell cycle and subsequent apoptosis, using flow cytometry. Tubulin polymerization assays and Western blot analysis showed that PPTMB directly acted on tubulin and caused disruption of microtubule dynamics, inducing mitotic arrest and sustained high levels of cyclin B1 expression and Cdk1 activation. Subsequently, mitochondria-related apoptotic cascades were induced, including Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL phosphorylation, Mcl-1 down-regulation, truncated Bad formation and activ...Continue Reading
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