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Thymidine 5'-O-monophosphorothioate induces HeLa cell migration by activation of the P2Y6 receptor

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ATP, ADP, UTP, and UDP acting as ligands of specific P2Y receptors activate intracellular signaling cascades to regulate a variety of cellular processes, including proliferation, migration, differentiation, and cell death. Contrary to a widely held opinion, we show here that nucleoside 5′-O-monophosphorothioate analogs, containing a sulfur atom in a place of one nonbridging oxygen atom in a phosphate group, act as ligands for selected P2Y subtypes. We pay particular attention to the unique activity of thymidine 5′-O-monophosphorothioate (TMPS) which acts as a specific partial agonist of the P2Y6 receptor (P2Y6R). We also collected evidence for the involvement of the P2Y6 receptor in human epithelial adenocarcinoma cell line (HeLa) cell migration induced by thymidine 5′-O-monophosphorothioate analog. The stimulatory effect of TMPS was abolished by siRNA-mediated P2Y6 knockdown and diisothiocyanate derivative MRS 2578, a selective antagonist of the P2Y6R. Our results indicate for the first time that increased stability of thymidine 5′-O-monophosphorothioate as well as its affinity toward the P2Y6R may be responsible for some long-term effects mediated by this receptor.

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Abbreviations

AMPS:

Adenosine 5′-O-monophosphorothioate

FBS:

Fetal bovine serum

HUVEC:

Human umbilical vein endothelial cells

MRS 2578:

N,N″-1,4-butanediylbis[N′-(3-isothiocyanatophenyl)thiourea

P2YR:

P2Y receptor

TMPS:

Thymidine 5′-O-monophosphorothioate

UDPβS:

Uridine 5′-O-(2-thiodiphosphate)

UMPS:

Uridine 5′-O-monophosphorothioate

HPLC:

High-performance liquid chromatography

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The study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Project No. N 405 3047 36).

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Gendaszewska-Darmach, E., Szustak, M. Thymidine 5'-O-monophosphorothioate induces HeLa cell migration by activation of the P2Y6 receptor. Purinergic Signalling 12, 199–209 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11302-015-9492-1

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