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Tufail M, Wu C. WNT5A: a double-edged sword in colorectal cancer progression. MUTATION RESEARCH. REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2023; 792:108465. [PMID: 37495091 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2023.108465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
Abstract
The Wnt signaling pathway is known to play a crucial role in cancer, and WNT5A is a member of this pathway that binds to the Frizzled (FZD) and Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-Like Orphan Receptor (ROR) family members to activate non-canonical Wnt signaling pathways. The WNT5A pathway is involved in various cellular processes, such as proliferation, differentiation, migration, adhesion, and polarization. In the case of colorectal cancer (CRC), abnormal activation or inhibition of WNT5A signaling can lead to both oncogenic and antitumor effects. Moreover, WNT5A is associated with inflammation, metastasis, and altered metabolism in cancer cells. This article aims to discuss the molecular mechanisms and dual roles of WNT5A in CRC.
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- Muhammad Tufail
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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Tsubaki M, Takeda T, Koumoto Y, Usami T, Matsuda T, Seki S, Sakai K, Nishio K, Nishida S. Activation of ERK1/2 by MOS and TPL2 leads to dasatinib resistance in chronic myeloid leukaemia cells. Cell Prolif 2023:e13420. [PMID: 36847709 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.13420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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The development of BCR::ABL1 tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), such as dasatinib, has dramatically improved survival in cases of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). However, the development of resistance to BCR::ABL1 TKIs is a clinical problem. BCR::ABL1 TKI resistance is known to have BCR::ABL1-dependent or BCR::ABL1-independent mechanisms, but the mechanism of BCR::ABL1 independence is not well understood. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism of BCR::ABL1-independent dasatinib resistance. The expression and activation level of genes or proteins were evaluated using array CGH, real time PCR, or western blot analysis. Gene expression was modulated using siRNA-mediated knockdown. Cell survival was assessed by using trypan blue dye method. We found that dasatinib-resistant K562/DR and KU812/DR cells did not harbour a BCR::ABL1 mutation but had elevated expression and/or activation of MOS, TPL2 and ERK1/2. In addition, MOS siRNA, TPL2 siRNA and trametinib resensitized dasatinib-resistant cells to dasatinib. Moreover, expression levels of MOS in dasatinib non-responder patients with CML were higher than those in dasatinib responders, and the expression of TPL2 tended to increase in dasatinib non-responder patients compared with that in responder patients. Our results indicate that activation of ERK1/2 by elevated MOS and TPL2 expression is involved in dasatinib resistance, and inhibition of these proteins overcomes dasatinib resistance. Therefore, MOS, TPL2 and ERK1/2 inhibitors may be therapeutically useful for treating BCR::ABL1-independent dasatinib-resistant CML.
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- Masanobu Tsubaki
- Division of Pharmacotherapy, Kindai University School of Pharmacy, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacotherapy, Kindai University School of Pharmacy, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacotherapy, Kindai University School of Pharmacy, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacotherapy, Kindai University School of Pharmacy, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacotherapy, Kindai University School of Pharmacy, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacotherapy, Kindai University School of Pharmacy, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Genome Biology, Kindai University School of Medicine, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Genome Biology, Kindai University School of Medicine, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacotherapy, Kindai University School of Pharmacy, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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Chen Y, Chen Z, Tang Y, Xiao Q. The involvement of noncanonical Wnt signaling in cancers. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 133:110946. [PMID: 33212376 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Wnt signaling is one of the key cascades regulating normal tissue development and has been tightly associated with cancer. The Wnt signaling can be subdivided into two categories: canonical & noncanonical. Noncanonical Wnt signaling pathways mainly include Wnt/PCP (planar cell polarity) signaling and Wnt-cGMP (cyclic guanosine monophosphate) /Ca2+ signaling. It has been well studied by previous researches that noncanonical Wnt signaling regulates multiple cell functions including proliferation, differentiation, adhesion, polarity, motility, and migration. The aberrant activation or inhibition of noncanonical Wnt signaling is crucial in cancer progression, exerting both oncogenic and tumor-suppressive effects. Recent studies show the involvement of noncanonical Wnt in regulating cancer cell invasion, metastasis, metabolism, and inflammation. Here, we review current insights into novel components of non-canonical signalings and describe their involvement in various cancer types. We also summarize recent biological and clinical discoveries that outline non-canonical Wnt signaling in tumorigenesis. Finally, we provide an overview of current strategies to target non-canonical Wnt signaling in cancer and challenges that are associated with such approaches.
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- Yongfeng Chen
- Department of General Surgery, Zhejiang Yuhuan People's Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People׳s Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; Department of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Omni Family Health, Bakersfield, CA, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
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Hu J, Wang Z, Chen Z, Li A, Sun J, Zheng M, Wu J, Shen T, Qiao J, Li L, Li B, Wu D, Xiao Q. DKK2 blockage-mediated immunotherapy enhances anti-angiogenic therapy of Kras mutated colorectal cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 127:110229. [PMID: 32559853 PMCID: PMC7523634 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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There are limited options for targeted therapies for colorectal cancer (CRC). Anti-EGFR therapy is limited to CRC without KRAS mutations. Even worse, most of CRC are refractory to currently immune checkpoint blockade. DKK2, which is upregulated in CRC, was recently found to suppress host immune responses, and its blockage effectively impeded tumor progression in benign genetic CRC models in our previous study. Here, our recent study demonstrated that in human CRC tumor samples expressing high levels of DKK2, DKK2 blockade caused stronger activation of tumor infiltrating CD8+ T cells in ex vivo culture. Intriguingly, we observed a correlation of high DKK2 expression with increased lymph node metastasis prevalence in these CRC patients as well. Furthermore, in a mouse genetic CRC model with mutations in APC and KRAS, which more closely mimics advanced human CRC, we confirmed the tumor inhibitory effect of DKK2 blockade, which significantly retarded tumor progression and extended survival, with increased immune effector cell activation and reduced angiogenesis. Based on this, we performed a combined administration of DKK2 blockade with sub-optimal anti-VEGFR treatment and observed a synergetic effect on suppressing tumor angiogenesis and progression, as well as extending survival, better than those of every single therapy. Thus, this study provides further evidence for the potential therapeutic application of DKK2 blockade in the clinical treatment of human CRC.
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- Jiajia Hu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Department of Pharmacology and Vascular Biology and Therapeutic Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Vascular Biology and Therapeutic Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States; Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People׳s Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Vascular Biology and Therapeutic Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Vascular Biology and Therapeutic Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States; Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Vascular Biology and Therapeutic Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States; Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Vascular Biology and Therapeutic Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Vascular Biology and Therapeutic Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
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Neutralizing monoclonal antibody against Dickkopf2 impairs lung cancer progression via activating NK cells. Cell Death Discov 2019; 5:123. [PMID: 31372243 PMCID: PMC6668384 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-019-0204-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) and KRAS proto-oncogene (KRAS) mutations frequently co-occur in non-small cell lung cancer. Inactivating APC mutations in colorectal carcinoma has been well characterized, leading to the approaches targeting on dysregulated APC pathway. However, it remains undetermined whether such approaches are also applicable to non-small cell lung cancer patients harboring similar mutations of APC. Dickkopf-related protein 2 (DKK2) is a Wnt antagonist. Our previous study has proved that anti-DKK2 antibody 5F8 suppressed the growth of colorectal carcinoma with APC mutations, illustrating a new target agent of APC-mutated tumors. This study aimed to investigate the potential of applying anti-DKK2 antibody to non-small cell lung cancer with APC mutations. We found significant upregulation of Dkk2 expression in APC-mutated lung cancers. Administration of DKK2 antibody inhibited cancer growth via modulating tumor immune microenvironment in lung cancer mouse models. Our study provided strong evidence supporting APC mutations-directed applications of anti-DKK2 targeted therapy in a wide range of cancer types, including lung cancer.
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