Table 1 Drugs and factors affecting the level of MCL-1S isoform in different types of cancer cells by undetermined modes of action.

From: Tipping the balance of cell death: alternative splicing as a source of MCL-1S in cancer

Cell type

Cell line

Drugs/factors increasing MCL-1S level

Effect on the MCL-1L level

Ref.

Acute myeloid leukemia

HL60

YM155

Downregulation

[73]

Acute myeloid leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia

HL60, K562

α-tomatine

No substantial changes

[71]

Acute T-cell leukemia

Jurkat

5-fluorouracil

Downregulation

[72]

Breast cancer

MCF-7

Undecylprodigiosin

Unaltered

[67]

Breast cancer

MCF-7

N-methyl bis(indolyl)hydrazide-hydrazone derivative

Unaltered

[68]

Breast cancer

MDA-MB-231

Ethyl acetate fraction of Stylissa carteri

ND

[69]

Cervical cancer

HeLa

M2I-1 + nocodazole

Slight upregulation

[62]

Cholangiocarcinoma

QBC939

Dihydroartemisinin

No substantial changes

[64]

Cholangiocarcinoma

HUCCT-1, FRH0201

Dihydroartemisinin + miR-29b

Downregulation

[41]

Multiple myeloma

MM.1S

SDX-101

No substantial changes

[70]

Prostate cancer

PC-3

Caseamembrin C

Slight upregulation

[65]

Prostate cancer

DU145

Isoangustone A

No substantial changes

[66]

Prostate cancer

PC-3

EGCG and ibuprofen

Downregulation

[32]

Tongue squamous cell carcinoma

AW8507

Irradiation

Upregulation

[74]

Cell type

Cell line

Drugs decreasing MCL-1S level

Effect on the MCL-1L level

Ref.

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

CAL27, UM-SCC1

Curcumin (liposome-encapsulated)

Downregulation

[76]

  1. ND not determined.
  2. The effect of each drug/factor on the level of long isoform of MCL-1 (MCL-1L) is included for comparison if it was assessed concomitantly in the research.