Lip-1 induces cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and pyroptosis in K562 cells

summary (1)Objective: To investigate the antileukemic role of Lip-1 in K562 leukemia cells. (2)Methods: We performed CCK-8, flow cytometry, microscopy, western blotting assay, next generation sequencing, PCR assays to evaluate the effect of Lip-1 in K562 leukemia cells. (3)Results: Lip-1 inhibited K562 cell proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. RNA sequencing revealed several pathways that were affected by Lip-1, such as the G1/S transition of the mitotic cell cycle and extrinsic or intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathways. The results of flow cytometry indicated that Lip-1 arrests the cell cycle. K562 cells were characterized by swelling and plasma membrane rupture. The expression of the hallmark of pyroptosis, the cleaved N-terminal GSDME, increased. Endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy were involved in Lip-1-induced cell death. (4)Conclusion：Lip-1 induces cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and secondary pyroptosis in K562 leukemia cells, which provides new hope for the treatment of leukemia. Comparative gene expression profiling analysis of RNA-seq data for K562 cells treated with or without Lip-1