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A synthetic ion transporter that disrupts autophagy and induces apoptosis by perturbing cellular chloride concentrations

A synthetic ion transporter that disrupts autophagy and induces apoptosis by perturbing cellular chloride concentrations
A synthetic ion transporter that disrupts autophagy and induces apoptosis by perturbing cellular chloride concentrations
Perturbations in cellular chloride concentrations can affect cellular pH, autophagy and lead to the onset of apoptosis. With this in mind synthetic ion transporters have been used to disturb cellular ion homeostasis and thereby induce cell death; however, it is not clear whether synthetic ion transporters can also be used to disrupt autophagy. Here we show that squaramide-based ion transporters enhance the transport of chloride anions in liposomal models and promote sodium chloride influx into the cytosol. Liposomal and cellular transport activity of the squaramides is shown to correlate with cell death activity, which is attributed to caspase-dependent apoptosis. One ion transporter was also shown to cause additional changes in the lysosomal pH which leads to impairment of lysosomal enzyme activity and disruption of autophagic processes. This disruption is independent of the initiation of apoptosis by the ion transporter. This study provides the first experimental evidence that synthetic ion transporters can disrupt both autophagy and induce apoptosis.
1755-4330
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Busschaert, Nathalie, Park, Seong-Hyun, Baek, Kyung-Hwa, Choi, Soon Pyo, Park, Jinhong, Howe, Ethan, Hiscock, Jennifer, Karagiannidis, Louise, Marques, Igor, Felix, Vitor, Namkung, Wan, Sessler, Jonathan, Gale, Phil and Shin, Injae (2017) A synthetic ion transporter that disrupts autophagy and induces apoptosis by perturbing cellular chloride concentrations. Nature Chemistry, 9, 667–675. (doi:10.1038/nchem.2706).

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Perturbations in cellular chloride concentrations can affect cellular pH, autophagy and lead to the onset of apoptosis. With this in mind synthetic ion transporters have been used to disturb cellular ion homeostasis and thereby induce cell death; however, it is not clear whether synthetic ion transporters can also be used to disrupt autophagy. Here we show that squaramide-based ion transporters enhance the transport of chloride anions in liposomal models and promote sodium chloride influx into the cytosol. Liposomal and cellular transport activity of the squaramides is shown to correlate with cell death activity, which is attributed to caspase-dependent apoptosis. One ion transporter was also shown to cause additional changes in the lysosomal pH which leads to impairment of lysosomal enzyme activity and disruption of autophagic processes. This disruption is independent of the initiation of apoptosis by the ion transporter. This study provides the first experimental evidence that synthetic ion transporters can disrupt both autophagy and induce apoptosis.

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Accepted/In Press date: 17 November 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 30 January 2017
Additional Information: Funded by Royal Society: Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
Organisations: Organic Chemistry: SCF

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Local EPrints ID: 403055
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/403055
ISSN: 1755-4330
PURE UUID: 3a21aec3-4fb4-4d37-b8de-435cd5bb8fe2
ORCID for Phil Gale: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9751-4910

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Date deposited: 22 Nov 2016 16:31
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:16

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Author: Nathalie Busschaert
Author: Seong-Hyun Park
Author: Kyung-Hwa Baek
Author: Soon Pyo Choi
Author: Jinhong Park
Author: Ethan Howe
Author: Jennifer Hiscock
Author: Louise Karagiannidis
Author: Igor Marques
Author: Vitor Felix
Author: Wan Namkung
Author: Jonathan Sessler
Author: Phil Gale ORCID iD
Author: Injae Shin

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