Tributyltin induces G2/M cell cycle arrest via NAD(+)-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase in human embryonic carcinoma cells

J Toxicol Sci. 2016 Apr;41(2):207-15. doi: 10.2131/jts.41.207.

Abstract

Organotin compounds, such as tributyltin (TBT), are well-known endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). We have recently reported that TBT induces growth arrest in the human embryonic carcinoma cell line NT2/D1 at nanomolar levels by inhibiting NAD(+)-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase (NAD-IDH), which catalyzes the irreversible conversion of isocitrate to α-ketoglutarate. However, the molecular mechanisms by which NAD-IDH mediates TBT toxicity remain unclear. In the present study, we examined whether TBT at nanomolar levels affects cell cycle progression in NT2/D1 cells. Propidium iodide staining revealed that TBT reduced the ratio of cells in the G1 phase and increased the ratio of cells in the G2/M phase. TBT also reduced cell division cycle 25C (cdc25C) and cyclin B1, which are key regulators of G2/M progression. Furthermore, apigenin, an inhibitor of NAD-IDH, mimicked the effects of TBT. The G2/M arrest induced by TBT was abolished by NAD-IDHα knockdown. Treatment with a cell-permeable α-ketoglutarate analogue recovered the effect of TBT, suggesting the involvement of NAD-IDH. Taken together, our data suggest that TBT at nanomolar levels induced G2/M cell cycle arrest via NAD-IDH in NT2/D1 cells. Thus, cell cycle analysis in embryonic cells could be used to assess cytotoxicity associated with nanomolar level exposure of EDCs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Apigenin / pharmacology
  • Carcinoma, Embryonal / pathology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cyclin B1 / metabolism
  • Cyclin B1 / physiology
  • Endocrine Disruptors / toxicity*
  • G2 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints / drug effects*
  • G2 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / genetics
  • Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / physiology
  • Isocitrates / metabolism
  • Ketoglutaric Acids / metabolism
  • Ketoglutaric Acids / pharmacology
  • Trialkyltin Compounds / toxicity*
  • cdc25 Phosphatases / metabolism
  • cdc25 Phosphatases / physiology

Substances

  • CCNB1 protein, human
  • Cyclin B1
  • Endocrine Disruptors
  • Isocitrates
  • Ketoglutaric Acids
  • Trialkyltin Compounds
  • tributyltin
  • Apigenin
  • isocitric acid
  • Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
  • CDC25C protein, human
  • cdc25 Phosphatases