Journal
CANCER SCIENCE
Volume 111, Issue 6, Pages 2132-2145Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/cas.14419
Keywords
abemaciclib; CDK4; 6 inhibitor; lysosome; vacuole formation; V-ATPase
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [JP18K15031] Funding Source: Medline
- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan [S1411011] Funding Source: Medline
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In the cell cycle, the G(1)/S transition is controlled by the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6-cyclin D complex. Constitutive activation of CDK4/6 dysregulates G(1)/S transition, leading to oncogenic transformation. We found that 3 CDK4/6 inhibitors, abemaciclib, ribociclib, and palbociclib, exerted a cytocidal effect as well as a cytostatic effect at the G(1)phase in cancer cell lines, including A549 human non-small cell lung cancer cells. Among these inhibitors, abemaciclib exhibited the most potent cytotoxic effect. The cell-death phenotype induced by abemaciclib, which entailed formation of multiple cytoplasmic vacuoles, was not consistent with apoptosis or necroptosis. Abemaciclib blocked autophagic flux, resulting in accumulation of autophagosomes, however vacuole formation and cell death induced by abemaciclib were independent of autophagy. In addition, methuosis, a cell-death phenotype characterized by vacuole formation induced by excessive macropinocytosis, was excluded because the vacuoles did not incorporate fluorescent dextran. Of note, both formation of vacuoles and induction of cell death in response to abemaciclib were inhibited by vacuolar-type ATPase (V-ATPase) inhibitors such as bafilomycin A1 and concanamycin A. Live-cell imaging revealed that the abemaciclib-induced vacuoles were derived from lysosomes that expanded following acidification. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that these vacuoles contained undigested debris and remnants of organelles. Cycloheximide chase assay revealed that lysosomal turnover was blocked by abemaciclib. Furthermore, mTORC1 inhibition along with partial lysosomal membrane permeabilization occurred after abemaciclib treatment. Together, these results indicate that, in cancer cells, abemaciclib induces a unique form of cell death accompanied by swollen and dysfunctional lysosomes.
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