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Grit JL, McGee LE, Tovar EA, Essenburg CJ, Wolfrum E, Beddows I, Williams K, Sheridan RTC, Schipper JL, Adams M, Arumugam M, Vander Woude T, Gurunathan S, Field JM, Wulfkuhle J, Petricoin EF, Graveel CR, Steensma MR. p53 modulates kinase inhibitor resistance and lineage plasticity in NF1-related MPNSTs. Oncogene 2024; 43:1411-1430. [PMID: 38480916 PMCID: PMC11068581 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-024-03000-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
Abstract
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are chemotherapy resistant sarcomas that are a leading cause of death in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Although NF1-related MPNSTs derive from neural crest cell origin, they also exhibit intratumoral heterogeneity. TP53 mutations are associated with significantly decreased survival in MPNSTs, however the mechanisms underlying TP53-mediated therapy responses are unclear in the context of NF1-deficiency. We evaluated the role of two commonly altered genes, MET and TP53, in kinome reprograming and cellular differentiation in preclinical MPNST mouse models. We previously showed that MET amplification occurs early in human MPNST progression and that Trp53 loss abrogated MET-addiction resulting in MET inhibitor resistance. Here we demonstrate a novel mechanism of therapy resistance whereby p53 alters MET stability, localization, and downstream signaling leading to kinome reprogramming and lineage plasticity. Trp53 loss also resulted in a shift from RAS/ERK to AKT signaling and enhanced sensitivity to MEK and mTOR inhibition. In response to MET, MEK and mTOR inhibition, we observed broad and heterogeneous activation of key differentiation genes in Trp53-deficient lines suggesting Trp53 loss also impacts lineage plasticity in MPNSTs. These results demonstrate the mechanisms by which p53 loss alters MET dependency and therapy resistance in MPNSTS through kinome reprogramming and phenotypic flexibility.
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- Jamie L Grit
- Department of Cell Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Core, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Flow Cytometry Core, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Genomics Core, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, 20110, USA
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- Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, 20110, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA.
- Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Corewell Health System, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA.
- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA.
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Shaimoldina A, Sergazina A, Myrzagali S, Nazarbek G, Omarova Z, Mirza O, Fan H, Amin A, Zhou W, Xie Y. Carbon nanoparticles neutralize carbon dioxide (CO 2) in cytotoxicity: Potent carbon emission induced resistance to anticancer nanomedicine and antibiotics. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 273:116024. [PMID: 38394753 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116024] [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: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
Abstract
Excessive carbon emissions, especially CO2 release, have been a global concern. Few studies applied nanotechnology to relieve the ecotoxicity of CO2. Here, we applied carbon dots (CDs) to neutralize the CO2. We found CO2 induced the aggregation of CDs, which is of significance for CDs in enhanced fluorescence intensity but decreased CDs function in nanozyme activity, and reduced CDs toxicity to bacteria and cancer cells. Our data suggest the concern of CO2 release in global health in CDs mediated anticancer drug delivery and antibiotics resistance. However, enhanced fluorescence in cells which can be applied for bioimaging or CO2 sensing as simulated investigation by static charged attraction of positively charged CDs with negatively charged soluble HCO3-. Thus, CO2 abrogates the nanomedicine efficacy in cancer cells and antibacterial and may induce drug resistance for patients undergoing chemotherapy or antibiotics therapy. To overcome the resistance, we may apply the CDs for a neutralization of CO2 for impact on anticancer nanomedicine and antibiotics and reducing the ecotoxicity in biological systems.
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- Ainur Shaimoldina
- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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- College of Medicine, Sharjah University, Sharjah P. O. Box 27272, UAE; College of Science, UAEU, Al Ain P. O. Box 15551, UAE
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- School of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250000, China; Laboratory of water-sediment regulation and eco-decontamination, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.
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Wang H, Yang S, Chen L, Li Y, He P, Wang G, Dong H, Ma P, Ding G. Tumor diagnosis using carbon-based quantum dots: Detection based on the hallmarks of cancer. Bioact Mater 2024; 33:174-222. [PMID: 38034499 PMCID: PMC10684566 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Carbon-based quantum dots (CQDs) have been shown to have promising application value in tumor diagnosis. Their use, however, is severely hindered by the complicated nature of the nanostructures in the CQDs. Furthermore, it seems impossible to formulate the mechanisms involved using the inadequate theoretical frameworks that are currently available for CQDs. In this review, we re-consider the structure-property relationships of CQDs and summarize the current state of development of CQDs-based tumor diagnosis based on biological theories that are fully developed. The advantages and deficiencies of recent research on CQDs-based tumor diagnosis are thus explained in terms of the manifestation of nine essential changes in cell physiology. This review makes significant progress in addressing related problems encountered with other nanomaterials.
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- Hang Wang
- National Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuit, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, PR China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuit, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuit, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuit, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuit, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuit, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, PR China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Implants, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuit, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, PR China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, PR China
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Wu Y, Chen W, Wang C, Xing D. Overview of nanozymes with phosphatase-like activity. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 237:115470. [PMID: 37413827 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Nanomaterials with intrinsic enzyme activity, referred to as nanozymes, have attracted substantial attention in recent years. Among them, phosphatase-mimicking nanozymes have become an increasingly important focus for future research, considering that phosphatase is not only one of key enzymes for phosphorous metabolism, which is essential for many biological processes (e.g., cellular regulation and signaling), but also one of extensively used biocatalytic labels in the enzyme-linked assays as well as a powerful tool enzyme in molecular biology laboratories. Nevertheless, compared with extensive oxidoreductase-mimicking nanozymes, there are a very limited number of nanozymes with phosphatase-like activity have been explored at present. The increasing demand of complex and individualized phosphatase-involved catalytic behaviors is pushing the development of more advanced phosphatase-mimicking nanozymes. Thus, we present an overview on recently reported phosphatase-like nanozymes, providing guidelines and new insights for designing more advanced phosphatase-mimicking nanozyme with superior properties.
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- Yudong Wu
- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Nurtay L, Benassi E, Nazir F, Dastan D, Utupova A, Dautov A, Dukenbayev K, Xie Y, Pham TT, Fan H. Novel carbon nanozymes with enhanced phosphatase-like catalytic activity for antimicrobial applications. DISCOVER NANO 2023; 18:76. [PMID: 37382706 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-023-03856-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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In this work, Sulfur and Nitrogen co-doped carbon nanoparticles (SN-CNPs) were synthesized by hydrothermal method using dried beet powder as the carbon source. TEM and AFM images indicated that these SN-CNPs form a round-shape ball with an approximate diameter of 50 nm. The presence of Sulfur and Nitrogen in these carbon-based nanoparticles was confirmed by FTIR and XPS analyses. These SN-CNPs were found to have strong phosphatase-like enzymatic activity. The enzymatic behavior of SN-CNPs follows the Michaelis-Menten mechanism with greater vmax and much lower Km values compared to alkaline phosphatase. Their antimicrobial properties were tested on E. coli and L. lactis, with MIC values of 63 μg mL-1 and 250 μg mL-1, respectively. SEM and AFM images of fixed and live E. coli cells revealed that SN-CNPs strongly interacted with the outer membranes of bacterial cells, significantly increasing the cell surface roughness. The chemical interaction between SN-CNPs and phospholipid modeled using quantum mechanical calculations further support our hypothesis that the phosphatase and antimicrobial properties of SN-CNPs are due to the thiol group on the SN-CNPs, which is a mimic of the cysteine-based protein phosphatase. The present work is the first to report carbon-based nanoparticles with strong phosphatase activity and propose a phosphatase natured antimicrobial mechanism. This novel class of carbon nanozymes has the potential to be used for effective catalytic and antibacterial applications.
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- Lazzat Nurtay
- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Qabanbay Batyr 53, Nursultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Str. 2, Novosibirsk, Russia, 630090.
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University Nazarbayev University, Qabanbay Batyr 53, Nursultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Qabanbay Batyr 53, Nursultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Qabanbay Batyr 53, Nursultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University Nazarbayev University, Qabanbay Batyr 53, Nursultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University Nazarbayev University, Qabanbay Batyr 53, Nursultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University Nazarbayev University, Qabanbay Batyr 53, Nursultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University Nazarbayev University, Qabanbay Batyr 53, Nursultan, 010000, Kazakhstan.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Qabanbay Batyr 53, Nursultan, 010000, Kazakhstan.
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Fan H, Sun Q, Dukenbayev K, Benassi E, Manarbek L, Nurkesh AA, Khamijan M, Mu C, Li G, Razbekova M, Chen Z, Amin A, Xie Y. Carbon nanoparticles induce DNA repair and PARP inhibitor resistance associated with nanozyme activity in cancer cells. Cancer Nanotechnol 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s12645-022-00144-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Quantum nanodots especially carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) have been widely studied in biomedicine in imaging, and drug delivery, but anti-cancer mechanisms remain elusive.
Methods
Here, we investigated a type of cell death induced by food (beet, soybean) derived CNPs in cancer cells and tested whether CNPs induced DNA damage and resistant to anti-cancer agent PARP inhibitor (PARPi) could be overcome by quantum calculations, TEM, AFM, FT-IR, soft agar assay, and cytotoxicity assay.
Results
At high doses, CNPs derived from beet lead to a pop-like apoptosis (Carbopoptosis) in cancer cells. Quantum mechanical calculations confirmed CNPs binding with phosphate groups as well as DNA bases. At low doses, CNPs develop PARPi drug resistance through interactions between CNPs and PARPi. A synergistic drug effect was achieved with the combination of phosphatase inhibitor (PPi), PARPi, and CNPs. This is corroborated by the fact that sulfur modulated CNPs which exhibit super high phosphatase nanozyme activity abrogated the CNPs induced colony formation in anchorage-independent cancer cell growth.
Conclusion
Thus, our data suggest the CNPs intrinsic nanozyme activity of phosphatase may crosstalk with drug resistance, which can be reversed upon modulations.
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Tey SK, Wong SWK, Yeung CLS, Li JYK, Mao X, Chung CYS, Yam JWP. Liver cancer cells with nuclear MET overexpression release translation regulatory protein-enriched extracellular vesicles exhibit metastasis promoting activity. JOURNAL OF EXTRACELLULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 1:e39. [PMID: 38939527 PMCID: PMC11080920 DOI: 10.1002/jex2.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
MET receptor tyrosine kinase is a cell surface receptor that plays important role in embryonic development and tissue regeneration. Aberrant MET activation has been widely reported in different human cancers, making MET an attractive therapeutic target. The presence of truncated MET within the nucleus (nMET) with potential novel functions poses a great challenge to the current therapeutic strategies against MET surface receptor. Previous work has demonstrated the promoting effect of nMET in aggressive properties of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells by activating TAK1/NF-κB signalling pathway. Herein, we report the role of nMET in modulating tumour microenvironment and tumour metastasis mediated by extracellular vesicles (EVs). EVs released by nMET overexpressing cells enhanced cell motility and provoked metastasis. Proteomic profiling revealed the enrichment of translational regulatory proteins in EVs derived from nMET overexpressing cells. These proteins include eukaryotic initiation factor (EIF), ribosomal protein small subunit (RPS) and ribosomal protein larger subunit (RPL) gene families. Knockdown of EIF3I, RPS3A and RPL10 diminished the promoting effect of EVs in cell migration invasiveness and metastasis. In conclusion, the findings reveal an unrecognized capacity of nMET to augment HCC through the release of EVs with oncogenic effect. Targeting these translation-related proteins may serve as an alternative treatment for patients with nMET overexpression.
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- Sze Keong Tey
- Department of PathologySchool of Clinical MedicineLi Ka Shing Faculty of MedicineThe University of Hong KongHong Kong
- School of Biological SciencesCollege of ScienceNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore
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- Department of PathologySchool of Clinical MedicineLi Ka Shing Faculty of MedicineThe University of Hong KongHong Kong
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- Department of PathologySchool of Clinical MedicineLi Ka Shing Faculty of MedicineThe University of Hong KongHong Kong
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- School of Biomedical SciencesLi Ka Shing Faculty of MedicineThe University of Hong KongHong Kong
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- Department of PathologySchool of Clinical MedicineLi Ka Shing Faculty of MedicineThe University of Hong KongHong Kong
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- School of Biomedical SciencesLi Ka Shing Faculty of MedicineThe University of Hong KongHong Kong
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- Department of PathologySchool of Clinical MedicineLi Ka Shing Faculty of MedicineThe University of Hong KongHong Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Liver Research (The University of Hong Kong)Hong Kong
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Nazarbek G, Kutzhanova A, Nurtay L, Mu C, Kazybay B, Li X, Ma C, Amin A, Xie Y. Nano-evolution and protein-based enzymatic evolution predicts novel types of natural product nanozymes of traditional Chinese medicine: cases of herbzymes of Taishan-Huangjing ( Rhizoma polygonati) and Goji ( Lycium chinense). NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:6728-6738. [PMID: 36132653 PMCID: PMC9418865 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00475a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
Nanozymes and natural product-derived herbzymes have been identified in different types of enzymes simulating the natural protein-based enzyme function. How to explore and predict enzyme types of novel nanozymes when synthesized remains elusive. An informed analysis might be useful for the prediction. Here, we applied a protein-evolution analysis method to predict novel types of enzymes with experimental validation. First, reported nanozymes were analyzed by chemical classification and nano-evolution. We found that nanozymes are predominantly classified as protein-based EC1 oxidoreductase. In comparison, we analyzed the evolution of protein-based natural enzymes by a phylogenetic tree and the most conserved enzymes were found to be peroxidase and lyase. Therefore, the natural products of Rhizoma polygonati and Goji herbs were analyzed to explore and test the potent new types of natural nanozymes/herbzymes using the simplicity simulation of natural protein enzyme evolution as they contain these conserved enzyme types. The experimental validation showed that the natural products from the total extract of nanoscale traditional Chinese medicine Huangjing (RP, Rhizoma polygonati) from Mount-Tai (Taishan) exhibit fructose-bisphosphate aldolase of lyase while nanoscale Goji (Lycium chinense) extract exhibits peroxidase activities. Thus, the bioinformatics analysis would provide an additional tool for the virtual discovery of natural product nanozymes.
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- Guldan Nazarbek
- Biology Department, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave 010000 Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan +7 7172694686
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- Biology Department, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave 010000 Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan +7 7172694686
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- Biology Department, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave 010000 Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan +7 7172694686
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- Sino-German Joint Research Center on Agricultural Biology, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University Tai'an 271018 China
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- Biology Department, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave 010000 Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan +7 7172694686
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- Sino-German Joint Research Center on Agricultural Biology, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University Tai'an 271018 China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Qingdao Nucleic Acid Rapid Detection Engineering Research Center, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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- Biology Department, UAE University Al Ain 15551 UAE
- The College, The University of Chicago Chicago IL 60637 USA
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- Biology Department, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave 010000 Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan +7 7172694686
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Fan H, Dukenbayev K, Sun Q, Khamijan M, Turdaliyev A, Ysmaiyl A, Tassanbiyeva A, Ma C, Xie Y. A carbon dot-based Co-nanozyme with alkaline phosphatase - mechanism and application. RSC Adv 2021; 11:33253-33259. [PMID: 35497543 PMCID: PMC9042285 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra04483d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Elevated levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) are associated with bone metastasis, liver cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and many other diseases or stem cell marker. It is therefore of great significance to quantitatively detect the ALP levels by a rapid, highly sensitive, and easy-to-use strip paper test. In the present work, we discovered an enhancement of ALP activity upon the addition of cauliflower-derived carbon dots (CFCDs), which can be applied as a sensor for ALP. The mixed ALP and CFCDs exhibited a typical Michaelis Menten mechanism with increased V max and reduced K m compared to ALP alone. High-Resolution Atomic Force Microscopy (HR-AFM) reveals the dimensions of ALP, the CFCDs, and the phosphatase substrate para-nitrophenyl phosphate (pNPP), as well as the potential interactions among them. The role of the CFCDs was identified as the addition of reaction centers to ALP; in other words, a competitive activator. Besides the improved kinetics, the yield of dephosphorylated product was also increased by at least twice upon the addition of CFCDs. Taking advantage of this effect, a portable CFCD-based paper strip assay was developed to achieve sensitive detection of abnormally elevated ALP levels and visualization of cancer stem cells or proteins by phosphatase-conjugated antibodies. Our findings show great promise for disease diagnosis and bioassays related to ALP enhancement that may be used for protein or cell detection.
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- Haiyan Fan
- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University Nur-Sultan Republic of Kazakhstan
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- School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University Nur-Sultan Republic of Kazakhstan
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- Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instrument of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University Nur-Sultan Republic of Kazakhstan
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University Nur-Sultan Republic of Kazakhstan
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University Nur-Sultan Republic of Kazakhstan
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University Nur-Sultan Republic of Kazakhstan
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Qingdao Nucleic Acid Rapid Detection Engineering Research Center, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University Nur-Sultan Republic of Kazakhstan
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Benassi E, Fan H, Sun Q, Dukenbayev K, Wang Q, Shaimoldina A, Tassanbiyeva A, Nurtay L, Nurkesh A, Kutzhanova A, Mu C, Dautov A, Razbekova M, Kabylda A, Yang Q, Li Z, Amin A, Li X, Xie Y. Generation of particle assemblies mimicking enzymatic activity by processing of herbal food: the case of rhizoma polygonati and other natural ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:2222-2235. [PMID: 36133773 PMCID: PMC9417895 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00958j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
Processed herbs have been widely used in eastern and western medicine; however, the mechanism of their medicinal effects has not yet been revealed. It is commonly believed that a central role is played by chemically active molecules produced by the herbs' metabolism. In this work, processed rhizoma polygonati (RP) and other herbal foods are shown to exhibit intrinsic phosphatase-like (PL) activity bounded with the formation of nano-size flower-shaped assembly. Via quantum mechanical calculations, an enzymatic mechanism is proposed. The enzymatic activity may be induced by the interaction between the sugar molecules distributed on the surface of the nanoassemblies and the phosphatase substrate via either a hydroxyl group or the deprotonated hydroxyl group. Meanwhile, the investigation was further extended by processing some fresh herbs and herbal food through a similar protocol, wherein other enzymatic activities (such as protease, and amylase) were observed. The PL activity exhibited by the processed natural herbs was found to be able to effectively inhibit cancer cell growth via phosphatase signaling, possibly by crosstalk with kinase signaling or DNA damage by either directly binding or unwinding of DNA, as evidenced by high-resolution atomic-force microscopy (HR-AFM). In this work, the neologism herbzyme (herb + enzyme) is proposed. This study represents the first case of scientific literature introducing this new term. Besides the well-known pharmacological properties of the natural molecules contained in herbs and herbal food, there exists an enzymatic/co-enzymatic activity attributed to the nanosized assemblies.
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- Enrico Benassi
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University Shihezi 832003 P. R. China
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan +7 7172 694686
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- Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instrument of Shandong Province, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
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- School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan
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- Tai'an Xianlu Food Co Ltd Tai'an China
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan +7 7172 694686
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan +7 7172 694686
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan +7 7172 694686
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan +7 7172 694686
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan +7 7172 694686
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- Sino-German Joint Research Center on Agricultural Biology, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University Tai'an 271018 China
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan +7 7172 694686
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan +7 7172 694686
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan +7 7172 694686
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan +7 7172 694686
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- Huarun Taian Pharmacy Co. Ltd. Tai'an China
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- Biology Department, United Arab Emirates University Al Ain 15551 United Arab Emirates
- The College, The University of Chicago Chicago IL 60637 USA
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- Sino-German Joint Research Center on Agricultural Biology, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University Tai'an 271018 China
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- School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan +7 7172 694686
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Xu Y, Li P, Cheng D, Wu C, Lu Q, Yang W, Zhu X, Yin P, Liu M, Li H, Zhang Y. Group IV nanodots: synthesis, surface engineering and application in bioimaging and biotherapy. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:10290-10308. [PMID: 33103712 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb01881c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Group IV nanodots (NDs) mainly including carbon (C), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge) have aroused much attention as one type of important nanomaterials that are widely studied in optoelectronics, semiconductors, sensors and biomedicine-related fields owing to the low cost of synthesis, good stability, excellent biocompatibility, and some attractive newly emerged properties. In this review, the synthesis, surface engineering and application in bioimaging and biotherapy of group IV NDs are summarized and discussed. The recent progress in the rational synthesis and functionalization, specific therapy-related properties, together with in vivo and in vitro bioimaging are highlighted. Their new applications in biotherapy such as photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) are illustrated with respect to C, Si and Ge NDs. The current challenges and future applications of these emerging materials in bioimaging and biotherapy are presented. This review provides readers with a distinct perspective of the group IV NDs nanomaterials for synthesis and surface engineering, and newly emerging properties related to applications in biomedicine.
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- Yaxin Xu
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.
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Wen D, Wang Y, Zhu Z, Huang Z, Cui L, Wu T, Liu CY. Bromodomain and Extraterminal (BET) protein inhibition suppresses tumor progression and inhibits HGF-MET signaling through targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts in colorectal cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2020; 1866:165923. [PMID: 32800944 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality. The bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) inhibitors suppresses the gene expressions of various oncogenes and shows a good efficacy in the preclinical CRC models. We investigate the mechanism of action of BET inhibitors in CRC. METHODS The effect of BET inhibitor (JQ1) on the HGF-MET signaling was assessed by qPCR, western blot and immunohistochemical staining in CRC and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). The effect of JQ1 on the CAFs was investigated using the primary CAFs derived from CRC tissues and induced-CAFs derived from isolating foreskin fibroblasts. The effect of JQ1 on the gene expression profile of CAFs was explored by RNA-sequence, qPCR and bioinformatic analysis. RESULTS JQ1 decreased the mRNA and protein levels of MET in CRC cells and downregulated the mRNA and protein levels of HGF in both CRC cells and CAFs. JQ1 attenuated the pro-migratory activity of CAFs through downregulation of HGF expression in CAFs. Meanwhile, JQ1 also reduced the ability of contracting collagen gels, decreased the cell proliferation, induced G1 arrest and repressed the pro-inflammatory gene expressions in CAFs. MYC expression was suppressed by JQ1 in CAFs. Knockdown of MYC induced G1 arrest in CAFs. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate the inhibitory effect of BET inhibition on the HGF-MET signaling and the pro-tumor activity of CAFs, revealing a new mechanism by which BET inhibition suppresses CRC progression.
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- Dongpeng Wen
- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China; Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Henan Provincial People' s Hospital, People' s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People' s Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Colorectal Cancer Research Center, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Colorectal Cancer Research Center, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Colorectal Cancer Research Center, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Colorectal Cancer Research Center, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Colorectal Cancer Research Center, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Colorectal Cancer Research Center, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Nurkesh AA, Sun Q, Fan H, Dukenbayev K, Tsoy A, Altaikyzy A, Wang K, Xie Y. Date Pit Carbon Dots Induce Acidic Inhibition of Peroxidase and Disrupt DNA Repair in Antibacteria Resistance. GLOBAL CHALLENGES (HOBOKEN, NJ) 2019; 3:1900042. [PMID: 31692950 PMCID: PMC6827598 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.201900042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Carbon nanodots (C-dots) are emerging as a new type of promising agent in anticancer, imaging, and new energy. Reports as well as the previous research indicate that certain C-dots can enhance targeted cancer therapy. However, in-depth mechanisms for such anticancer effect remain unclear. In this work, treatment provided by the date pit-derived C-dots, exhibits significant DNA damage; Annexin V/7-AAD-mediated apoptosis, and G2/M cell cycle arrest in prostate cancer cells. The application of C-dots to the cell generally leads to acidulation of the cell medium, cooperated with membrane compact. The date pit-derived C-dots are observed inhibiting the horseradish peroxidase. Moreover, the C-dots disrupt likely through nucleotide excision DNA repair at low dose during DNA ligation step suggesting the antimicrobial effect and targeting Pim-1, EGFR, mTOR, and DNA damage pathways in cancer cells. For the first time the detailed and novel mechanisms underlying the C-dots, derived from the date-pit, as an efficient, low-cost, and green nanomaterial are reveled for cancer therapy and anti-infection.
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- Ayan A. Nurkesh
- School of Sciences and HumanitiesNazarbayev UniversityNur‐Sultan010000Kazakhstan
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- Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instrument of Shandong ProvinceShandong Analysis and Test centerQilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)Jinan250014China
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- School of Sciences and HumanitiesNazarbayev UniversityNur‐Sultan010000Kazakhstan
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- School of EngineeringNazarbayev UniversityNur‐Sultan010000Kazakhstan
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- National Laboratory AstanaNazarbayev UniversityNur‐Sultan010000Kazakhstan
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- School of Sciences and HumanitiesNazarbayev UniversityNur‐Sultan010000Kazakhstan
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- College of Petrochemical TechnologyLanzhou University of TechnologyLanzhou730050China
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- School of Sciences and HumanitiesNazarbayev UniversityNur‐Sultan010000Kazakhstan
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Xia J, Kawamura Y, Suehiro T, Chen Y, Sato K. Carbon dots have antitumor action as monotherapy or combination therapy. Drug Discov Ther 2019; 13:114-117. [DOI: 10.5582/ddt.2019.01013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Jufeng Xia
- Graduate School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo
- New Japan Medical Institute
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- Graduate School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo
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