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Nucleoside Analogs: Molecular Mechanisms Signaling Cell Death Oncogene (2008) 27, 6522–6537 & 2008 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved 0950-9232/08 $32.00 www.nature.com/onc REVIEW Nucleoside analogs: molecular mechanisms signaling cell death B Ewald, D Sampath and W Plunkett Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA Nucleoside analogs are structurally similar antimeta- clinically active in indolent diseases, in which cells are bolites that have a broad range of action and are clinically not actively replicating. Others, which reverse epigenetic active in both solid tumors and hematological malignan- gene silencing caused by DNA methylation offer an cies. Many of these agents are incorporated into DNAby additional use for these agents during cancer therapy. polymerases during normal DNAsynthesis, an action that This article will address the actions of select nucleoside blocks further extension of the nascent strand and causes analogs that are established as effective cancer therapeu- stalling of replication forks. The molecular mechanisms tics and will briefly mention others that are being that sense stalled replication forks activate cell cycle developed, focusing on mechanisms of action that induce checkpoints and DNArepair processes, which may apoptosis. Subsequently, the current state of knowledge contribute to drug resistance. When replication forks are regarding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that not stabilized by these molecules or when subsequent DNA sense causes for nucleoside analog-induced toxicity is repair processes are overwhelmed, apoptosis is initiated reviewed by proposing signaling models that lead to either by these same DNAdamage sensors or by death signaling, or conversely, spare toxicity. In addition, alternative mechanisms. Recently, strategies aimed at we comment on new mechanism-based therapies that aim targeting DNAdamage checkpoints or DNArepair to combine nucleoside analogs with other active chemo- processes have demonstrated effectiveness in sensitizing therapeutic agents to overcome drug resistance. cells to nucleoside analogs, thus offering a means to elude drug resistance. In addition to their DNAsynthesis- directed actions many nucleoside analogs trigger apopto- Targeting DNAreplication sis by unique mechanisms, such as causing epigenetic modifications or by direct activation of the apoptosome. A As anticancer drugs, many nucleoside analogs exert review of the cellular and molecular responses to clinically their cytotoxic effects after incorporation into DNA. relevant agents provides an understanding of the mechan- The triphosphates contribute to cytotoxicity by compet- isms that cause apoptosis and may provide rationale for ing with natural nucleotides for incorporation into the development of novel therapeutic strategies. DNA by DNA polymerases (Kufe et al., 1980; Huang Oncogene (2008) 27, 6522–6537; doi:10.1038/onc.2008.316 et al., 1991). Incorporation of fraudulent nucleotides into actively replicating DNA causes steric hindrance of Keywords: stalled replication forks; DNA damage; extending replication forks, leading to fork stalling. DNA repair; sensors; checkpoints; DNA methylation Incorporation into DNA is critical for toxicity; thus these agents show specificity for cells undergoing active DNA replication or excision repair synthesis (Kufe et al., 1980; Huang et al., 1990, 1991; Yamauchi et al., 2001). In turn, cells respond to blocked DNA synthesis Introduction by activating the S phase DNA damage checkpoint, which inhibits further firing of replication origins, halts One of the most notable characteristics of nucleoside DNA replication and causes cells to accumulate in the analogs is how drugs with similar structural features S phase of the cell cycle (Shi et al., 2001; Sampath et al., have different mechanisms of action and exert such 2002; Zhang et al., 2006). This protective cascade is diversity in their clinical activities (Plunkett and Gandhi, likely necessary for replication fork stabilization and 2001). Many of these agents exert their cytotoxic effects may promote DNA repair (Lopes et al., 2001). by disrupting normal DNA synthesis through direct Although these mechanisms are evolutionarily con- incorporation into extending DNA strands or by served to safeguard the genome, their functions can be destabilizing the deoxynucleotide pool balance. Several exploited to enhance cell killing by nucleoside analogs nucleoside analogs can directly initiate apoptosis by and other DNA-targeting agents. activating the apoptosome and these have proven Pyrimidine nucleoside analogs Correspondence: Dr W Plunkett, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Unit 71, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer 1-b-D-Arabinosylcytosine (ara-C, cytarabine) was the Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA. first nucleoside analog developed that contained an E-mail: [email protected] alteration in the carbohydrate moiety. It differs from the Responses to nucleoside analogs B Ewald et al 6523 parent nucleoside, deoxycytidine, only by the presence et al., 1998; Wang et al., 2007). The change in the of a hydroxyl group in the b-configuration at the 20 dFdCTP:CTP ratio likely leads to enhanced gemcitabine position of the sugar moiety (Figure 1). This agent is incorporation and further DNA synthesis inhibition, an clinically active and is the major drug for the treatment action known as self-potentiation (Heinemann et al., of acute myelogenous leukemias (AML, Johnson, 2001). 1990, 1992). These differences in drug metabolism and Upon cellular entry through nucleoside transport mechanism of action likely explain contrasts in clinical systems (Griffith and Jarvis, 1996), ara-C is metabolized activity, compared with other nucleoside analogs with to its triphosphate, ara-CTP, which competes with similar structures. Unlike ara-C, gemcitabine is active in deoxycytidine triphosphate (dCTP) as a substrate for a broad spectrum of solid tumors, including pancreatic, incorporation into DNA by DNA polymerases (Town- metastatic breast, ovarian and non-small cell lung send and Cheng, 1987; Ohno et al., 1988). Once cancer. incorporated into extending DNA strands, the analog The stereochemical form of natural nucleosides is the serves as a poor substrate for chain extension, which b-D-configuration. Therefore, cancer therapeutic nucleo- leads to the stalling of replication forks (Ross et al., side analogs were developed with this structure as the 1990). Alternatively, incorporation of two or more template. The assumption was that the proteins required residues in tandem most likely leads to chain termina- for transport and metabolism of nucleic acids would be tion. Although ara-CTP analogs can be excised from the unable to recognize b-L-configuration nucleoside ana- 30 terminus by the 30-50 proofreading exonuclease logs. If these agents were unrecognizable, they would activities associated with DNA polymerases, this pro- likely not be metabolized to their active form and would ceeds at a rate that is considerably less than a normal not be effective. However, it was later determined that nucleotide (Huang et al., 1991). The discovery that ara- the L-isomer of 20,30-dideoxythiacytidine had antiviral C had activity in hematological malignancies generated activity (Chang et al., 1992; Schinazi et al., 1992); thus, enthusiasm for other nucleoside analogs with similar providing evidence that cells had the capability of modifications that might have a broader spectrum of transporting and metabolizing L-analogs to the active activity (Grant, 1998). triphosphate form. Other L-nucleosides were subse- Gemcitabine (20,20-difluorodeoxycytidine, dFdC) is a quently synthesized and one such agent, troxacitabine deoxycytidine analog with geminal fluorine atoms in the (Figure 1; L-1,3-dioxolane-cytidine, L-OddC), was in- 20-position of the sugar moiety (Figure 1). Although vestigated as an anticancer therapy after it demonstrated initially developed as an antiviral agent, it soon was considerable cytotoxic effects in cell lines and animal recognized for its pronounced antitumor activity (Hei- models (Grove et al., 1995; Gourdeau et al., 2001b). nemann et al., 1988; Hertel et al., 1990). Like ara-C, Although the mono-, di- and triphosphate forms of gemcitabine requires intracellular phosphorylation by troxacitabine accumulate in cells, it is interesting that deoxycytidine kinase and accumulates in cells mainly as the diphosphate form predominates (Grove et al., 1995). the triphosphate (dFdCTP), which competes with dCTP This is likely because of the less efficient phosphoryla- for incorporation into DNA (Huang et al., 1991). tion of troxacitabine diphosphate to the active metabo- However, incorporation of a single gemcitabine nucleo- lite, troxacitabine triphosphate, by 3-phosphoglycerate tide may be more efficiently extended than ara-C kinase rather than by nucleoside diphosphate kinase whereas tandem incorporation of gemcitabine nucleo- (Krishnan et al., 2002, 2003). Deficiencies in nucleoside tides is likely more inhibitory to subsequent DNA chain transporters do not cause increases in drug resistance, extension than, causing chain termination (Plunkett suggesting that cellular uptake of troxacitabine is mainly et al., 1995, 1996). Unlike ara-C, gemcitabine has a by passive diffusion (Grove and Cheng, 1996; Gourdeau second mechanism of action that contributes to cyto- et al., 2001b). Interestingly, troxacitabine has mechan- toxicity. The diphosphate of gemcitabine (dFdCDP) istic properties that differ
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