Wasabi compound 6-(Methylsulfinyl) hexyl isothiocyanate induces cell death with coexisting mitotic arrest and autophagy in human chronic myelogenous leukemia K562 cells

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A natural compound from Wasabia japonica, 6-(methylsulfinyl) hexyl isothiocyanate (6-MITC) was investigated for its anti-leukemia activity and mechanism of action. It was found that 6-MITC inhibited the viability of human chronic myelogenous leukemia K562 cells along with extensive mitotic arrest, spindle multipolarity, and cytoplasmic vacuole accumulation. The evidence of autophagy included the validation of autophagosomes with double-layered membranes under transmission electron microscopy, LC3I/II conversion, and the induction of G2/M phase arrest observed with acridine orange staining of treated cells, as well as the elevation of phosphorylated-histone H3 expression at the M phase. With regard to the expression of proteins related to mitosis, the downregulation of p-CHK1, p-CHK2, p-cdc25c, and p-cdc2, as well as the upregulation of cyclin B1, p-cdc20, cdc23, BubR1, Mad2, and p-plk-1 was observed. The knockdown of cdc20 was unable to block the effect of 6-MITC. The differentiation of k562 cells into monocytes, granulocytes, and megakaryocytes was not affected by 6-MITC. The 6-MITC-induced unique mode of cell death through the concurrent induction of mitosis and autophagy may have therapeutic potential. Further studies are required to elucidate the pathways associated with the counteracting occurrence of mitosis and autophagy.

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Wu, K. M., Liao, H. F., Chi, C. W., Kou, Y. R., & Chen, Y. J. (2019). Wasabi compound 6-(Methylsulfinyl) hexyl isothiocyanate induces cell death with coexisting mitotic arrest and autophagy in human chronic myelogenous leukemia K562 cells. Biomolecules, 9(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9120774

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