Ultra-Low Colcemid Doses Induce Microtubule Dysfunction as Revealed by Super-Resolution Microscopy
Rozario, A.; Duwe, S.; Elliott, C.; Hargreaves, R. B.; Dedecker, P.; Whelan, D. R.; Bell, T.
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Microtubule-interacting drugs, sometimes referred to as antimitotics, are used in cancer therapy to target and disrupt micro-tubules. However, their side effects require the development of safer drug regimens that still retain clinical efficacy. Currently, many questions remain regarding microtubule-interacting drugs at clinically relevant and ultra-low doses. Here, we use super-resolution microscopies (single molecule localization and optical fluctuation based) to reveal the initial microtubule dysfunctions caused by nanomolar concentrations of colcemid. Short exposure to 30 - 80 nM colcemid results in aberrant microtubule curvature while microtubule fragmentation is detected upon treatment with [≥]100 nM colcemid. Remarkably, even ultra-low doses (5 hours at <20 nM) led to subtle but significant microtubule architecture remodeling and suppression of microtubule dynamics. These challenges to microtubule function represent less severe precursor perturbations compared to the established antimitotic effects of microtubule-interacting drugs, and therefore offer potential for improved understanding and design of anti-cancer agents.
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