Sigma 1 receptor plays a prominent role in IL-24-induced cancer-specific apoptosis

Winchie Do, Cynthia Herrera, Jason Mighty, Maria Shumskaya, Stephen M. Redenti, Moira Sauane

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Abstract

Interleukin-24 (IL-24), a member of the IL-10 cytokine family, is an immunomodulatory cytokine that also displays broad cancer-specific suppressor effects. The tumor suppressor activities of IL-24 include inhibition of angiogenesis, sensitization to chemotherapy, and cancer-specific apoptosis. We show that Sigma 1 Receptor (S1R), a ligand-regulated protein chaperone contributes to IL-24 induction of apoptosis. IL-24 generated from an adenovirus expressing IL-24 (Ad.IL-24) induces cancer-specific apoptosis by inducing an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, reactive oxygen species production, and calcium mobilization. The present studies reveals that S1R is required for Ad.IL-24-induced cell death. We provide several lines of evidence to confirm a physical and functional interaction between IL-24 and S1R including: (a) S1R and IL-24 co-localize, as judged by immunocytochemical analysis studies; (b) S1R and IL-24 co-immunoprecipitate using either S1R or IL-24 antibody; (c) S1R agonist (+)-SKF10047 inhibits apoptosis by Ad.IL-24; (d) (+)-SKF10047-mediated inhibition of Ad.IL-24 results in: diminished ER stress protein expression; (e) Calcium mobilization; and (f) ROS production. Collectively, these data demonstrate that S1R interacts with IL-24 and suggest that IL-24:S1R interaction determines apoptosis induction by Ad.IL-24. These studies define Sigma 1 Receptor as a key initial mediator of IL-24 induction of cancer-specific killing. These findings have important implications for our understanding of IL-24 as a tumor suppressor protein as well as an immune modulating cytokine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)215-220
Number of pages6
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume439
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Sep 2013

Keywords

  • Apoptosis
  • ER stress
  • IL-24
  • Mda-7
  • Mechanism
  • Sigma 1 Receptor

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