Inhibition of mitochondrial translation suppresses glioblastoma stem cell growth

Denise Sighel, Michela Notarangelo, Shintaro Aibara, Angela Re, Gianluca Ricci, Giuseppe Ricci, Marianna Guida, Alessia Soldano, Valentina Adami, Chiara Ambrosini, Francesca Broso, Emanuele Filiberto Rosatti, Sara Longhi, Mariachiara Buccarelli, Quintino Giorgio D'Alessandris, Stefano Giannetti, Simone Pacioni, Lucia Ricci-Vitiani, Joanna Rorbach, Roberto PalliniSandrine Roulland, Alexey Amunts, Ines Mancini, Angelika Modelska, Alessandro Quattrone

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Abstract

Glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) resist current glioblastoma (GBM) therapies. GSCs rely highly on oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), whose function requires mitochondrial translation. Here we explore the therapeutic potential of targeting mitochondrial translation and report the results of high-content screening with putative blockers of mitochondrial ribosomes. We identify the bacterial antibiotic quinupristin/dalfopristin (Q/D) as an effective suppressor of GSC growth. Q/D also decreases the clonogenicity of GSCs in vitro, consequently dysregulating the cell cycle and inducing apoptosis. Cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) reveals that Q/D binds to the large mitoribosomal subunit, inhibiting mitochondrial protein synthesis and functionally dysregulating OXPHOS complexes. These data suggest that targeting mitochondrial translation could be explored to therapeutically suppress GSC growth in GBM and that Q/D could potentially be repurposed for cancer treatment.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)N/A-N/A
RivistaCell Reports
Volume35
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2021

Keywords

  • OXPHOS
  • cryo-EM
  • dalfopristin
  • drug repurposing
  • glioblastoma
  • glioblastoma stem cells
  • high-content screening
  • mitochondrial translation
  • mitoribosome
  • quinupristin

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