Pharmacogenomics of the Polyamine Analog 3,8,13,18-tetraaza-10,11-[(E)-1,2-cyclopropyl] eicosane Tetrahydrochloride, CGC-11093, in the Colon Adenocarcinoma Cell Line HCT1161:

Polyamine analogs are known to inhibit tumorigenesis at least in part by mimicking some of the regulatory roles of natural polyamines. To begin the identification of those signaling pathways that are involved in differential cellular responses to the synthetic conformationally restricted polyamine analog CGC-11093, we conducted gene expression profiling, proteomic, and genome-wide DNA methylation and histone acetylation analyses of the HCT116 colon adenocarcinoma cell line after treatment with this analog. Gene expression analysis was performed using Affymetrix GeneChip human genome U133 Plus 2.0 arrays. Changes in protein expression were evaluated using 2D polyacrylamide gels followed by LCMS/MS. DNA methylation was measured using 6,800 element CpG island microarrays. Treatment of cells with CGC-11093 at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 10 μM caused inhibition of cell growth and metabolic activity, but only minimally affected cell viability. Gene expression analysis showed concentration-dependent effec...