Screening potential P-glycoprotein inhibitors by combination of a detergent-free membrane protein extraction with surface plasmon resonance biosensor

P-glycoprotein (P-gp) highly expressed in cancer cells can lead to multidrug resistance (MDR) and the combination of anti-cancer drugs with P-gp inhibitor has been a promising strategy to reverse MDR in cancer treatment. In this study, we established a label-free and detergent-free system combining...

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Main Authors: Yuhong Cao, Jiahao Fang, Yiwei Shi, Hui Wang, Xiaofei Chen, Yue Liu, Zhenyu Zhu, Yan Cao, Zhanying Hong, Yifeng Chai
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Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383522001460
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author Yuhong Cao
Jiahao Fang
Yiwei Shi
Hui Wang
Xiaofei Chen
Yue Liu
Zhenyu Zhu
Yan Cao
Zhanying Hong
Yifeng Chai
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Jiahao Fang
Yiwei Shi
Hui Wang
Xiaofei Chen
Yue Liu
Zhenyu Zhu
Yan Cao
Zhanying Hong
Yifeng Chai
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description P-glycoprotein (P-gp) highly expressed in cancer cells can lead to multidrug resistance (MDR) and the combination of anti-cancer drugs with P-gp inhibitor has been a promising strategy to reverse MDR in cancer treatment. In this study, we established a label-free and detergent-free system combining surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor with styrene maleic acid (SMA) polymer membrane proteins (MPs) stabilization technology to screen potential P-gp inhibitors. First, P-gp was extracted from MCF-7/ADR cells using SMA polymer to form SMA liposomes (SMALPs). Following that, SMALPs were immobilized on an SPR biosensor chip to establish a P-gp inhibitor screening system, and the affinity between P-gp and small molecule ligand was determined. The methodological investigation proved that the screening system had good specificity and stability. Nine P-gp ligands were screened out from 50 natural products, and their affinity constants with P-gp were also determined. The in vitro cell verification experiments demonstrated that tetrandrine, fangchinoline, praeruptorin B, neobaicalein, and icariin could significantly increase the sensitivity of MCF-7/ADR cells to Adriamycin (Adr). Moreover, tetrandrine, praeruptorin B, and neobaicalein could reverse MDR in MCF-7/ADR cells by inhibiting the function of P-gp. This is the first time that SMALPs-based stabilization strategy was applied to SPR analysis system. SMA polymer can retain P-gp in the environment of natural lipid bilayer and thus maintain the correct conformation and physiological functions of P-gp. The developed system can quickly and accurately screen small molecule ligands of complex MPs and obtain affinity between complex MPs and small molecule ligands without protein purification.
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spelling doaj.art-e71ec7bfa1954341a854526397d302182022-12-22T01:24:32ZengElsevierActa Pharmaceutica Sinica B2211-38352022-07-0112731133123Screening potential P-glycoprotein inhibitors by combination of a detergent-free membrane protein extraction with surface plasmon resonance biosensorYuhong Cao0Jiahao Fang1Yiwei Shi2Hui Wang3Xiaofei Chen4Yue Liu5Zhenyu Zhu6Yan Cao7Zhanying Hong8Yifeng Chai9School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolites Research, Shanghai 200433, China; Zhejiang Institute for Food and Drug Control, Hangzhou 310057, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolites Research, Shanghai 200433, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolites Research, Shanghai 200433, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolites Research, Shanghai 200433, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolites Research, Shanghai 200433, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolites Research, Shanghai 200433, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolites Research, Shanghai 200433, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolites Research, Shanghai 200433, China; Corresponding authors. Tel.: +86 21 81871269 (Zhanying Hong), Tel/fax: +86 21 81871331 (Yan Cao).School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolites Research, Shanghai 200433, China; Corresponding authors. Tel.: +86 21 81871269 (Zhanying Hong), Tel/fax: +86 21 81871331 (Yan Cao).School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Metabolites Research, Shanghai 200433, ChinaP-glycoprotein (P-gp) highly expressed in cancer cells can lead to multidrug resistance (MDR) and the combination of anti-cancer drugs with P-gp inhibitor has been a promising strategy to reverse MDR in cancer treatment. In this study, we established a label-free and detergent-free system combining surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor with styrene maleic acid (SMA) polymer membrane proteins (MPs) stabilization technology to screen potential P-gp inhibitors. First, P-gp was extracted from MCF-7/ADR cells using SMA polymer to form SMA liposomes (SMALPs). Following that, SMALPs were immobilized on an SPR biosensor chip to establish a P-gp inhibitor screening system, and the affinity between P-gp and small molecule ligand was determined. The methodological investigation proved that the screening system had good specificity and stability. Nine P-gp ligands were screened out from 50 natural products, and their affinity constants with P-gp were also determined. The in vitro cell verification experiments demonstrated that tetrandrine, fangchinoline, praeruptorin B, neobaicalein, and icariin could significantly increase the sensitivity of MCF-7/ADR cells to Adriamycin (Adr). Moreover, tetrandrine, praeruptorin B, and neobaicalein could reverse MDR in MCF-7/ADR cells by inhibiting the function of P-gp. This is the first time that SMALPs-based stabilization strategy was applied to SPR analysis system. SMA polymer can retain P-gp in the environment of natural lipid bilayer and thus maintain the correct conformation and physiological functions of P-gp. The developed system can quickly and accurately screen small molecule ligands of complex MPs and obtain affinity between complex MPs and small molecule ligands without protein purification.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383522001460Styrene maleic acidP-GlycoproteinSurface plasmon resonanceMembrane proteinsInhibitor screeningAffinity calculation
spellingShingle Yuhong Cao
Jiahao Fang
Yiwei Shi
Hui Wang
Xiaofei Chen
Yue Liu
Zhenyu Zhu
Yan Cao
Zhanying Hong
Yifeng Chai
Screening potential P-glycoprotein inhibitors by combination of a detergent-free membrane protein extraction with surface plasmon resonance biosensor
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
Styrene maleic acid
P-Glycoprotein
Surface plasmon resonance
Membrane proteins
Inhibitor screening
Affinity calculation
title Screening potential P-glycoprotein inhibitors by combination of a detergent-free membrane protein extraction with surface plasmon resonance biosensor
title_full Screening potential P-glycoprotein inhibitors by combination of a detergent-free membrane protein extraction with surface plasmon resonance biosensor
title_fullStr Screening potential P-glycoprotein inhibitors by combination of a detergent-free membrane protein extraction with surface plasmon resonance biosensor
title_full_unstemmed Screening potential P-glycoprotein inhibitors by combination of a detergent-free membrane protein extraction with surface plasmon resonance biosensor
title_short Screening potential P-glycoprotein inhibitors by combination of a detergent-free membrane protein extraction with surface plasmon resonance biosensor
title_sort screening potential p glycoprotein inhibitors by combination of a detergent free membrane protein extraction with surface plasmon resonance biosensor
topic Styrene maleic acid
P-Glycoprotein
Surface plasmon resonance
Membrane proteins
Inhibitor screening
Affinity calculation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383522001460
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