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O-Glycoprotein DeGP-4 From Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill: Isolation, Structural Characterization, and Potent Anti-Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Activity.

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Τίτλος: O-Glycoprotein DeGP-4 From Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill: Isolation, Structural Characterization, and Potent Anti-Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Activity.
Συγγραφείς: Xu G; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Treatment & Resource Reuse of Hainan Province, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China., Li C; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Treatment & Resource Reuse of Hainan Province, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China., Liang J; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Treatment & Resource Reuse of Hainan Province, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China., Lin JJ; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Treatment & Resource Reuse of Hainan Province, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China., Sun WY; Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education & Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Cardiovascular Diseases Research, Research Institute for Science and Technology Development, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China., Yi GH; Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education & Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Cardiovascular Diseases Research, Research Institute for Science and Technology Development, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China., Liu J; Department of Oncology, Ji'an Central People's Hospital, Ji'an, China., Zheng CJ; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Treatment & Resource Reuse of Hainan Province, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China., Zhang XP; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Treatment & Resource Reuse of Hainan Province, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China.
Πηγή: Chemistry & biodiversity [Chem Biodivers] 2026 Jun; Vol. 23 (6), pp. e71450.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Verlag Helvetica Chimica Acta Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101197449 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1612-1880 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16121872 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Chem Biodivers Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: Zürich, Switzerland : Hoboken, NJ : Verlag Helvetica Chimica Acta ; Distributed in the USA by Wiley, c2004-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Dioscorea*/chemistry , Dioscorea*/metabolism , Glycoproteins*/chemistry , Glycoproteins*/isolation & purification , Glycoproteins*/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic*/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic*/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic*/isolation & purification, Cell Proliferation/drug effects ; Apoptosis/drug effects ; Cell Movement/drug effects ; Humans ; Animals ; Female ; Mice ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor ; Mice, Nude
Περίληψη: The present study aimed to extract and purify the glycoprotein (DeGP-4) from Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill, investigate its antitumor activity and molecular mechanism against MDA-MB-231 and BT-549 breast cancer cell lines. The glycoprotein DeGP-4 was isolated, which contained 48.35% carbohydrates and 50.20% proteins. DeGP-4 was identified as glycoprotein around 23.28 kDa, a purity of 93.20%, and contained 16 different amino acids, in which the Asp and Glu were predominant. The carbohydrate chain composition was predominantly mannose (53.84%), glucose (43.38%), galactose (2.08%), and arabinose (0.99%), and two O-glycosylation sites were identified at positions 94 and 146. DeGP-4 demonstrated potent inhibitory effects on the proliferation of MDA-MB-231 and BT-549 breast cancer cells, with IC50 values of 1.2 and 2.5 µg/mL. The inhibitory effect of DeGP-4 on MDA-MB-231 is better than cisplatin, and the inhibitory effect on BT-549 is comparable to cisplatin. DeGP-4 may suppress tumor cell migration and induced apoptosis by promoting reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and modulating the expression of key apoptotic proteins, including downregulation of Bcl-2 and upregulation of Bax and Caspase-3. Furthermore, in vivo experiments conducted the mouse tumor model, supported by histological and immunohistochemical analyses, confirmed the significant antitumor activity of DeGP-4.
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Grant Information: 22461019 National Natural Science Foundation of China; ZDYF2023SHFZ106 Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province; YSPTZX202309 Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill; antitumor activity; glycoprotein; structural composition
Substance Nomenclature: 0 (Glycoproteins)
0 (Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic)
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260624 Date Completed: 20260624 Latest Revision: 20260624
Update Code: 20260625
DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.71450
PMID: 42339589
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE