Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

Naturally-occurring spinosyn A and its derivatives function as argininosuccinate synthase activator and tumor inhibitor

  • Zizheng Zou,
  • Xiyuan Hu,
  • Tiao Luo,
  • Zhengnan Ming,
  • Xiaodan Chen,
  • Li Xia,
  • Wensong Luo,
  • Jijia Li,
  • Na Xu,
  • Ling Chen,
  • Dongsheng Cao,
  • Min Wen,
  • Fanrong Kong,
  • Kunjian Peng,
  • Yuanzhu Xie,
  • Xuan Li,
  • Dayou Ma,
  • Chuanyu Yang,
  • Ceshi Chen,
  • Wenjun Yi,
  • Ousheng Liu,
  • Suyou Liu,
  • Junli Luo,
  • Zhiyong Luo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22235-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Arginine addiction induced by argininosuccinate synthase (ASSN1) deficiency has been exploited to treat ASS1-deficient cancers. Here, the authors show an alternative therapeutic approach where ASS1 activity is increased by the pesticide spinosyn A and is shown to inhibit breast cancer cell proliferation.