The FDA-Approved Antiviral Raltegravir Inhibits Fascin1-Dependent Invasion of Colorectal Tumor Cells In Vitro and In Vivo

Background: Fascin1 is the key actin-bundling protein involved in cancer invasion and metastasis whose expression is associated with bad prognosis in tumor from different origins. Methods: In the present study, virtual screening (VS) was performed for the search of Fascin1 inhibitors and RAL, an FDA...

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Main Authors: Begoña Alburquerque-González, Ángel Bernabé-García, Manuel Bernabé-García, Javier Ruiz-Sanz, Fernando Feliciano López-Calderón, Leonardo Gonnelli, Lucia Banci, Jorge Peña-García, Irene Luque, Francisco José Nicolás, María Luisa Cayuela-Fuentes, Enrico Luchinat, Horacio Pérez-Sánchez, Silvia Montoro-García, Pablo Conesa-Zamora
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author Begoña Alburquerque-González
Ángel Bernabé-García
Manuel Bernabé-García
Javier Ruiz-Sanz
Fernando Feliciano López-Calderón
Leonardo Gonnelli
Lucia Banci
Jorge Peña-García
Irene Luque
Francisco José Nicolás
María Luisa Cayuela-Fuentes
Enrico Luchinat
Horacio Pérez-Sánchez
Silvia Montoro-García
Pablo Conesa-Zamora
author_facet Begoña Alburquerque-González
Ángel Bernabé-García
Manuel Bernabé-García
Javier Ruiz-Sanz
Fernando Feliciano López-Calderón
Leonardo Gonnelli
Lucia Banci
Jorge Peña-García
Irene Luque
Francisco José Nicolás
María Luisa Cayuela-Fuentes
Enrico Luchinat
Horacio Pérez-Sánchez
Silvia Montoro-García
Pablo Conesa-Zamora
author_sort Begoña Alburquerque-González
collection DOAJ
description Background: Fascin1 is the key actin-bundling protein involved in cancer invasion and metastasis whose expression is associated with bad prognosis in tumor from different origins. Methods: In the present study, virtual screening (VS) was performed for the search of Fascin1 inhibitors and RAL, an FDA-approved inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) integrase, was identified as a potential Fascin1 inhibitor. Biophysical techniques including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and differential scanning fluorimetry (DSF) were carried out in order to confirm RAL as a Fascin1 blocker. The effect of RAL on actin-bundling activity Fascin1 was assessed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), immunofluorescence, migration, and invasion assays on two human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell lines: HCT-116 and DLD-1. In addition, the anti-metastatic potential of RAL was in vivo evaluated by using the zebrafish animal model. Results: NMR and DSF confirmed in silico predictions and TEM demonstrated the RAL-induced disorganization of the actin structure compared to control conditions. The protrusion of lamellipodia in cancer cell line overexpressing Fascin1 (HCT-116) was abolished in the presence of this drug. By following the addition of RAL, migration of HCT-116 and DLD-1 cell lines was significantly inhibited. Finally, using endogenous and exogenous models of Fascin1 expression, the invasive capacity of colorectal tumor cells was notably impaired in the presence of RAL in vivo assays; without undesirable cytotoxic effects. Conclusion: The current data show the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of the antiretroviral drug RAL in inhibiting human colorectal cancer cells invasion and metastasis in a Fascin1-dependent manner.
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spelling doaj.art-1a1c66556b4743058dd3f6aa40dbbe5f2023-12-11T17:30:34ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942021-02-0113486110.3390/cancers13040861The FDA-Approved Antiviral Raltegravir Inhibits Fascin1-Dependent Invasion of Colorectal Tumor Cells In Vitro and In VivoBegoña Alburquerque-González0Ángel Bernabé-García1Manuel Bernabé-García2Javier Ruiz-Sanz3Fernando Feliciano López-Calderón4Leonardo Gonnelli5Lucia Banci6Jorge Peña-García7Irene Luque8Francisco José Nicolás9María Luisa Cayuela-Fuentes10Enrico Luchinat11Horacio Pérez-Sánchez12Silvia Montoro-García13Pablo Conesa-Zamora14Department of Pathology and Histology, Campus de los Jerónimos, UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, s/n, 30107 Murcia, SpainLaboratorio de Regeneración, Oncología Molecular y TGF-ß, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), Carretera Madrid-Cartagena, El Palmar, 30120 Murcia, SpainTelomerase, Cancer and Aging Group, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), 30120 Murcia, SpainDepartment of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Biotechnology and Excellence Research Unit of “Chemistry Applied to Biomedicine and the Environment, Spain Campus Fuentenueva s/n, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartment of Pathology and Histology, Campus de los Jerónimos, UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, s/n, 30107 Murcia, SpainCERM—Magnetic Resonance Center, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, ItalyCERM—Magnetic Resonance Center, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, ItalyStructural Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing (BIO-HPC) Research Group, Campus de los Jerónimos, s/n, UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Guadalupe, 30107 Murcia, SpainDepartment of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Biotechnology and Excellence Research Unit of “Chemistry Applied to Biomedicine and the Environment, Spain Campus Fuentenueva s/n, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainLaboratorio de Regeneración, Oncología Molecular y TGF-ß, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), Carretera Madrid-Cartagena, El Palmar, 30120 Murcia, SpainTelomerase, Cancer and Aging Group, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), 30120 Murcia, SpainCERM—Magnetic Resonance Center, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, ItalyStructural Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing (BIO-HPC) Research Group, Campus de los Jerónimos, s/n, UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Guadalupe, 30107 Murcia, SpainCell Culture Lab, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Campus de los Jerónimos, s/n, UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Guadalupe, 30107 Murcia, SpainLaboratory Medicine Department, Group of Molecular Pathology and Pharmacogenetics, Biomedical Research Institute from Murcia (IMIB), Hospital Universitario Santa Lucía, c/Mezquita sn, 30202 Cartagena, SpainBackground: Fascin1 is the key actin-bundling protein involved in cancer invasion and metastasis whose expression is associated with bad prognosis in tumor from different origins. Methods: In the present study, virtual screening (VS) was performed for the search of Fascin1 inhibitors and RAL, an FDA-approved inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) integrase, was identified as a potential Fascin1 inhibitor. Biophysical techniques including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and differential scanning fluorimetry (DSF) were carried out in order to confirm RAL as a Fascin1 blocker. The effect of RAL on actin-bundling activity Fascin1 was assessed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), immunofluorescence, migration, and invasion assays on two human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell lines: HCT-116 and DLD-1. In addition, the anti-metastatic potential of RAL was in vivo evaluated by using the zebrafish animal model. Results: NMR and DSF confirmed in silico predictions and TEM demonstrated the RAL-induced disorganization of the actin structure compared to control conditions. The protrusion of lamellipodia in cancer cell line overexpressing Fascin1 (HCT-116) was abolished in the presence of this drug. By following the addition of RAL, migration of HCT-116 and DLD-1 cell lines was significantly inhibited. Finally, using endogenous and exogenous models of Fascin1 expression, the invasive capacity of colorectal tumor cells was notably impaired in the presence of RAL in vivo assays; without undesirable cytotoxic effects. Conclusion: The current data show the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of the antiretroviral drug RAL in inhibiting human colorectal cancer cells invasion and metastasis in a Fascin1-dependent manner.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/4/861Fascin1raltegravirmigrastatininvasionmigrationzebrafish xenograft
spellingShingle Begoña Alburquerque-González
Ángel Bernabé-García
Manuel Bernabé-García
Javier Ruiz-Sanz
Fernando Feliciano López-Calderón
Leonardo Gonnelli
Lucia Banci
Jorge Peña-García
Irene Luque
Francisco José Nicolás
María Luisa Cayuela-Fuentes
Enrico Luchinat
Horacio Pérez-Sánchez
Silvia Montoro-García
Pablo Conesa-Zamora
The FDA-Approved Antiviral Raltegravir Inhibits Fascin1-Dependent Invasion of Colorectal Tumor Cells In Vitro and In Vivo
Cancers
Fascin1
raltegravir
migrastatin
invasion
migration
zebrafish xenograft
title The FDA-Approved Antiviral Raltegravir Inhibits Fascin1-Dependent Invasion of Colorectal Tumor Cells In Vitro and In Vivo
title_full The FDA-Approved Antiviral Raltegravir Inhibits Fascin1-Dependent Invasion of Colorectal Tumor Cells In Vitro and In Vivo
title_fullStr The FDA-Approved Antiviral Raltegravir Inhibits Fascin1-Dependent Invasion of Colorectal Tumor Cells In Vitro and In Vivo
title_full_unstemmed The FDA-Approved Antiviral Raltegravir Inhibits Fascin1-Dependent Invasion of Colorectal Tumor Cells In Vitro and In Vivo
title_short The FDA-Approved Antiviral Raltegravir Inhibits Fascin1-Dependent Invasion of Colorectal Tumor Cells In Vitro and In Vivo
title_sort fda approved antiviral raltegravir inhibits fascin1 dependent invasion of colorectal tumor cells in vitro and in vivo
topic Fascin1
raltegravir
migrastatin
invasion
migration
zebrafish xenograft
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/4/861
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