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Yu Y, Wang L, Hou W, Xue Y, Liu X, Li Y. Identification and validation of aging-related genes in heart failure based on multiple machine learning algorithms. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1367235. [PMID: 38686376 PMCID: PMC11056574 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1367235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Background In the face of continued growth in the elderly population, the need to understand and combat age-related cardiac decline becomes even more urgent, requiring us to uncover new pathological and cardioprotective pathways. Methods We obtained the aging-related genes of heart failure through WGCNA and CellAge database. We elucidated the biological functions and signaling pathways involved in heart failure and aging through GO and KEGG enrichment analysis. We used three machine learning algorithms: LASSO, RF and SVM-RFE to further screen the aging-related genes of heart failure, and fitted and verified them through a variety of machine learning algorithms. We searched for drugs to treat age-related heart failure through the DSigDB database. Finally, We use CIBERSORT to complete immune infiltration analysis of aging samples. Results We obtained 57 up-regulated and 195 down-regulated aging-related genes in heart failure through WGCNA and CellAge databases. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis showed that aging-related genes are mainly involved in mechanisms such as Cellular senescence and Cell cycle. We further screened aging-related genes through machine learning and obtained 14 key genes. We verified the results on the test set and 2 external validation sets using 15 machine learning algorithm models and 207 combinations, and the highest accuracy was 0.911. Through screening of the DSigDB database, we believe that rimonabant and lovastatin have the potential to delay aging and protect the heart. The results of immune infiltration analysis showed that there were significant differences between Macrophages M2 and T cells CD8 in aging myocardium. Conclusion We identified aging signature genes and potential therapeutic drugs for heart failure through bioinformatics and multiple machine learning algorithms, providing new ideas for studying the mechanism and treatment of age-related cardiac decline.
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- Yiding Yu
- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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Hu Z, Chen PH, Li W, Krone M, Zheng S, Saarbach J, Velasco IU, Hines J, Liu Y, Crews CM. EGFR targeting PhosTACs as a dual inhibitory approach reveals differential downstream signaling. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadj7251. [PMID: 38536914 PMCID: PMC10971414 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj7251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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We recently developed a heterobifunctional approach [phosphorylation targeting chimeras (PhosTACs)] to achieve the targeted protein dephosphorylation (TPDephos). Here, we envisioned combining the inhibitory effects of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (RTKIs) and the active dephosphorylation by phosphatases to achieve dual inhibition of kinases. We report an example of tyrosine phosphatase-based TPDephos and the effective epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine dephosphorylation. We also used phosphoproteomic approaches to study the signaling transductions affected by PhosTAC-related molecules at the proteome-wide level. This work demonstrated the differential signaling pathways inhibited by PhosTAC compared with the TKI, gefitinib. Moreover, a covalent PhosTAC selective for mutated EGFR was developed and showed its inhibitory potential for dysregulated EGFR. Last, EGFR PhosTACs, consistent with EGFR dephosphorylation profiles, induced apoptosis and inhibited cancer cell viability during prolonged PhosTAC treatment. PhosTACs showcased their potential of modulating RTKs activity, expanding the scope of bifunctional molecule utility.
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- Zhenyi Hu
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, 701, Taiwan
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, 701, Taiwan
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- Yale Cancer Biology Institute, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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- Yale Cancer Biology Institute, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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Xia Y, Xiang L, Yao M, Ai Z, Yang W, Guo J, Fan S, Liu N, Yang X. Proteomics, Transcriptomics, and Phosphoproteomics Reveal the Mechanism of Talaroconvolutin-A Suppressing Bladder Cancer via Blocking Cell Cycle and Triggering Ferroptosis. Mol Cell Proteomics 2023; 22:100672. [PMID: 37866481 PMCID: PMC10696259 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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Talaroconvolutin-A (TalaA) is a compound from the endophytic fungus T. convolutispora of the Chinese herbal medicine Panax notoginseng. Whether TalaA exerts anticancer activity in bladder cancer remains unknown. Using CCK8 assay, EdU staining, crystal violet staining, flow cytometry, living/dead cell staining, and Western blotting, we studied the anticancer activity of TalaA in vitro. Moreover, we performed xenograft tumor implantation. The antitumor effects were evaluated through H&E and immunohistochemistry staining. Proteomics was conducted to detect changes in the protein profile; transcriptomics was performed to detect changes in mRNA abundance; phosphoproteomics was used to detect changes in protein phosphorylation. TalaA inhibited tumor cell proliferation, DNA replication, and colony formation in a dose-dependent manner in bladder cancer cells. The IC50 values of TalaA on SW780 and UM-UC-3 cells were 5.7 and 8.2 μM, respectively. TalaA (6.0 mg/kg) significantly repressed the growth of xenografted tumors and did not affect the body weight nor cause obvious hepatorenal toxicity. TalaA arrested the cell cycle by downregulating cyclinA2, cyclinB1, and AURKB and upregulating p21/CIP. TalaA also elevated intracellular reactive oxygen species and upregulated transferrin and heme oxygenase 1 to induce ferroptosis. Moreover, TalaA was able to bind to MAPKs (MAPK1, MAPK8, and MAPK14) to inhibit the phosphorylation of ∗SP∗ motif of transcription regulators. This study revealed that TalaA inhibited bladder cancer by arresting cell cycle to suppress proliferation and triggering ferroptosis to cause cell death. Conclusively, TalaA would be a potential candidate for treating bladder cancer by targeting MAPKs, suppressing the cell cycle, and inducing ferroptosis.
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- Yong Xia
- Precision Medicine Laboratory for Chronic Non-communicable Diseases of Shandong Province, Institute of Precision Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Pathology, Jining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, China
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- Precision Medicine Laboratory for Chronic Non-communicable Diseases of Shandong Province, Institute of Precision Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, China
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- Precision Medicine Laboratory for Chronic Non-communicable Diseases of Shandong Province, Institute of Precision Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Precision Medicine Laboratory for Chronic Non-communicable Diseases of Shandong Province, Institute of Precision Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, China.
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Yang S, Hui TL, Wang HQ, Zhang X, Mi YZ, Cheng M, Gao W, Geng CZ, Li SN. High expression of autophagy-related gene EIF4EBP1 could promote tamoxifen resistance and predict poor prognosis in breast cancer. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11:4788-4799. [PMID: 37583983 PMCID: PMC10424051 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i20.4788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer (BC) remains a public health problem. Tamoxifen (TAM) resistance has caused great difficulties for treatment of BC patients. Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 (EIF4EBP1) plays critical roles in the tumorigenesis and progression of BC. However, the expression and mechanism of EIF4EBP1 in determining the efficacy of TAM therapy in BC patients are still unclear. AIM To investigate the expression and functions of EIF4EBP1 in determining the efficacy of TAM therapy in BC patients. METHODS High-throughput sequencing data of breast tumors were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Differential gene expression analysis identified EIF4EBP1 to be significantly upregulated in cancer tissues. Its prognostic value was analyzed. The biological function and related pathways of EIF4EBP1 was analyzed. Subsequently, the expression of EIF4EBP1 was determined by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and western blotting. Cell Counting Kit-8 assays, colony formation assay and wound healing assay were used to understand the phenotypes of function of EIF4EBP1. RESULTS EIF4EBP1 was upregulated in the TAM-resistant cells, and EIF4EBP1 was related to the prognosis of BC patients. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis showed that EIF4EBP1 might be involved in Hedgehog signaling pathways. Decreasing the expression of EIF4EBP1 could reverse TAM resistance, whereas overexpression of EIF4EBP1 promoted TAM resistance. CONCLUSION This study indicated that EIF4EBP1 was overexpressed in the BC and TAM-resistant cell line, which increased cell proliferation, invasion, migration and TAM resistance in BC cells.
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- Shan Yang
- Department of Breast Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Breast Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Breast Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Breast Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Breast Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Breast Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Breast Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Breast Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
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- Department of Breast Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
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Terra Machado D, Bernardes Brustolini OJ, Côrtes Martins Y, Grivet Mattoso Maia MA, Ribeiro de Vasconcelos AT. Inference of differentially expressed genes using generalized linear mixed models in a pairwise fashion. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15145. [PMID: 37033732 PMCID: PMC10078460 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Background
Technological advances involving RNA-Seq and Bioinformatics allow quantifying the transcriptional levels of genes in cells, tissues, and cell lines, permitting the identification of Differentially Expressed Genes (DEGs). DESeq2 and edgeR are well-established computational tools used for this purpose and they are based upon generalized linear models (GLMs) that consider only fixed effects in modeling. However, the inclusion of random effects reduces the risk of missing potential DEGs that may be essential in the context of the biological phenomenon under investigation. The generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) can be used to include both effects.
Methods
We present DEGRE (Differentially Expressed Genes with Random Effects), a user-friendly tool capable of inferring DEGs where fixed and random effects on individuals are considered in the experimental design of RNA-Seq research. DEGRE preprocesses the raw matrices before fitting GLMMs on the genes and the derived regression coefficients are analyzed using the Wald statistical test. DEGRE offers the Benjamini-Hochberg or Bonferroni techniques for P-value adjustment.
Results
The datasets used for DEGRE assessment were simulated with known identification of DEGs. These have fixed effects, and the random effects were estimated and inserted to measure the impact of experimental designs with high biological variability. For DEGs’ inference, preprocessing effectively prepares the data and retains overdispersed genes. The biological coefficient of variation is inferred from the counting matrices to assess variability before and after the preprocessing. The DEGRE is computationally validated through its performance by the simulation of counting matrices, which have biological variability related to fixed and random effects. DEGRE also provides improved assessment measures for detecting DEGs in cases with higher biological variability. We show that the preprocessing established here effectively removes technical variation from those matrices. This tool also detects new potential candidate DEGs in the transcriptome data of patients with bipolar disorder, presenting a promising tool to detect more relevant genes.
Conclusions
DEGRE provides data preprocessing and applies GLMMs for DEGs’ inference. The preprocessing allows efficient remotion of genes that could impact the inference. Also, the computational and biological validation of DEGRE has shown to be promising in identifying possible DEGs in experiments derived from complex experimental designs. This tool may help handle random effects on individuals in the inference of DEGs and presents a potential for discovering new interesting DEGs for further biological investigation.
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- Douglas Terra Machado
- Laboratório de Bioinformática, Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioinformática, Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Li R, Huang D, Ju M, Chen HY, Luan C, Zhang JA, Chen K. The long non-coding RNA PVT1 promotes tumorigenesis of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma via interaction with 4EBP1. Cell Death Discov 2023; 9:101. [PMID: 36944636 PMCID: PMC10030977 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-023-01380-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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The long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1) plays an oncogenic role in multiple cancers due to its high expression. However, the expression and associated regulatory mechanisms of PVT1 in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) remain unclear. Our results revealed that PVT1 was highly upregulated in cSCC tissues and cSCC cell lines. To determine the functional role of PVT1 in cSCC, we constructed a stable knockdown cell model of PVT1 in the A431 and COLO16 cell lines using a lentiviral approach. Xenograft tumor experiments of nude mice in vivo, and colony formation, CCK-8, and EdU assays in vitro demonstrated that knockdown of PVT1 could widely suppress cell proliferation in vivo and in vitro. In addition, PVT1 knockdown induced cell cycle arrest and promoted apoptosis, as detected by flow cytometry analysis. Wound healing and transwell assays revealed that PVT1 knockdown significantly inhibited the migration and invasion of CSCC cell lines. To gain insight into the tumorigenic mechanism and explore the potential target molecules of PVT1, we employed label-free quantitative proteomic analysis. The GO, KEGG enrichment, and protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks suggested that 4E-binding protein 1 (4EBP1) is the possible downstream target effector of PVT1, which was validated by western blot analysis. PVT1 silencing markedly decreased 4EBP1 protein expression levels and directly bound 4EBP1 in the cytoplasm of cSCC cells. 4EBP1 overexpression counteracted the effects of PVT1 knockdown on tumorigenesis in cSCC cells, including cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion. Our findings provide strong evidence that PVT1 is an oncogene which plays a role in tumorigenesis of cSCC, that PVT1 may interact with 4EBP1 in the cytoplasm as an underlying mechanism in cSCC carcinogenesis, and that PVT1 combined with 4EBP1 may serve as a potential new therapeutic target for cSCC.
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- Rong Li
- Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 210042, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 210042, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 210042, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 210042, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 210042, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 210042, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 210042, Nanjing, China.
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Wang Z, Li J, Zhang P, Zhao L, Huang B, Xu Y, Wu G, Xia Q. The Role of ERBB Signaling Pathway-Related Genes in Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Establishing a Prognostic Risk Assessment Model for Patients. Front Genet 2022; 13:862210. [PMID: 35903358 PMCID: PMC9314565 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.862210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: We aimed to investigate the potential role of ERBB signaling pathway–related genes in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) and establish a new predictive risk model using various bioinformatics methods. Methods: We downloaded the KIRC dataset and clinicopathological information from The Cancer Genome Atlas database. Univariate Cox analysis was used to identify essential genes significantly associated with KIRC progression. Next, we used the STRING website to construct a protein–protein interaction network of ERBB signaling pathway–related molecules. We then used the least the absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analysis to build a predictive risk model for KIRC patients. Next, we used multiple bioinformatics methods to analyze the copy number variation, single-nucleotide variation, and overall survival of these risk model genes in pan-cancer. At last, we used the Genomics of Drug Sensitivity in Cancer to investigate the correlation between the mRNA expression of genes associated with this risk model gene and drug sensitivity. Results: Through the LASSO regression analysis, we constructed a novel KIRC prognosis–related risk model using 12 genes: SHC1, GAB1, SOS2, SRC, AKT3, EREG, EIF4EBP1, ERBB3, MAPK3, transforming growth factor-alpha, CDKN1A, and PIK3CD. Based on this risk model, the overall survival rate of KIRC patients in the low-risk group was significantly higher than that in the high-risk group (p = 1.221 × 10−15). Furthermore, this risk model was associated with cancer metastasis, tumor size, node, stage, grade, sex, and fustat in KIRC patients. The receiver operating characteristic curve results showed that the model had better prediction accuracy. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that the model’s risk score was an independent risk factor for KIRC. The Human Protein Atlas database was used to validate the protein expression of risk model–associated molecules in tumors and adjacent normal tissues. The validation results were consistent with our previous findings. Conclusions: We successfully established a prognostic-related risk model for KIRC, which will provide clinicians with a helpful reference for future disease diagnosis and treatment.
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- Zicheng Wang
- Department of Urology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- School of Business, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Urology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Urology, Dongying People’s Hospital, Dongying, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First People’s Hospital of Zhoukou, Zhoukou, China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Urology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
- Department of Urology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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EIF4EBP1 is transcriptionally upregulated by MYCN and associates with poor prognosis in neuroblastoma. Cell Death Dis 2022; 8:157. [PMID: 35379801 PMCID: PMC8980029 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-022-00963-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Neuroblastoma (NB) accounts for 15% of cancer-related deaths in childhood despite considerable therapeutic improvements. While several risk factors, including MYCN amplification and alterations in RAS and p53 pathway genes, have been defined in NB, the clinical outcome is very variable and difficult to predict. Since genes of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway are upregulated in MYCN-amplified NB, we aimed to define the predictive value of the mTOR substrate-encoding gene eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 (EIF4EBP1) expression in NB patients. Using publicly available data sets, we found that EIF4EBP1 mRNA expression is positively correlated with MYCN expression and elevated in stage 4 and high-risk NB patients. In addition, high EIF4EBP1 mRNA expression is associated with reduced overall and event-free survival in the entire group of NB patients in three cohorts, as well as in stage 4 and high-risk patients. This was confirmed by monitoring the clinical value of 4EBP1 protein expression, which revealed that high levels of 4EBP1 are significantly associated with prognostically unfavorable NB histology. Finally, functional analyses revealed that EIF4EBP1 expression is transcriptionally controlled by MYCN binding to the EIF4EBP1 promoter in NB cells. Our data highlight that EIF4EBP1 is a direct transcriptional target of MYCN whose high expression is associated with poor prognosis in NB patients. Therefore, EIF4EBP1 may serve to better stratify patients with NB.
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Du K, Zou J, Liu C, Khan M, Xie T, Huang X, Zhang K, Yuan Y, Wang B. A Multi-Omics Pan-Cancer Analysis of 4EBP1 in Cancer Prognosis and Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Infiltration. Front Genet 2022; 13:845751. [PMID: 35360872 PMCID: PMC8963376 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.845751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E Binding Protein 1 (4EBP1) involved in inhibition of protein translation and synthesis. However, the phosphoprotein of 4EBP1 (p-4EBP1) promotes the translation and synthesis of several proteins, including multiple classic oncogenic proteins. The prognostic significance of 4EBP1 mRNA, 4EBP1 protein, and p-4EBP1 in Pan-cancer are still unclear. Methods: In this study, we provided a multi-Omics investigation for the prognostic value of 4EBP1 mRNA, 4EBP1 protein, and different 4EBP1 phosphoproteins in a Pan-cancer manner based on the TCGA projects. We explored the correlation between 4EBP1 expression and the cancer-associated fibroblast (CAFs) infiltration, respectively using the EPIC, MCPCOUNTER, and TIDE algorithms. The functional states of 4EBP1 were explored using single-cell sequencing analysis in Pan-Cancer. Immunohistochemistry staining was used to detect and verify the expression of 4EBP1 in several cancers. Results: 4EBP1 mRNA was aberrantly overexpressed in most cancers, and was associated with the poor prognosis in ten cancers. Notably, increased 4EBP1 mRNA expression significantly correlated with tumor staging and worse prognosis in BRCA, KIRC, and KIRP, while having the opposite effect in STAD. 4EBP1 expression was associated with the CAFs infiltration level in ten cancer types. Interestingly, the correlation between 4EBP1 and CAFs infiltration had pronounced heterogeneity in digestive system tumors and urinary system tumors. In BLCA, KIRC, and ACC as well as BRCA, 4EBP1 was significantly positively correlated with CAFs infiltration and was associated with a poor prognosis. In STAD and COAD, 4EBP1 is negatively correlated with CAFs infiltration and was associated with a better prognosis. Lastly, the expression and prognostic significance of 4EBP1 protein and different p-4EBP1 varied enormously among cancers. Conclusion: Our multi-omics study indicates that 4EBP1-driven CAFs infiltration is associated with cancer prognosis and 4EBP1 mRNA, 4EBP1 protein, and p-4EBP1 proteins may serve as potential prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets in diverse cancer.
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- Kunpeng Du
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery of the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yawei Yuan, ; Baiyao Wang,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yawei Yuan, ; Baiyao Wang,
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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 (EIF4EBP1) expression in glioblastoma is driven by ETS1- and MYBL2-dependent transcriptional activation. Cell Death Dis 2022; 8:91. [PMID: 35228525 PMCID: PMC8885828 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-022-00883-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 (EIF4EBP1) encodes the 4EBP1 protein, a negative regulator of mRNA translation and a substrate of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), whose function and relevance in cancer is still under debate. Here, we analyzed EIF4EBP1 expression in different glioma patient cohorts and investigated its mode of transcriptional regulation in glioblastoma cells. We verified that EIF4EBP1 mRNA is overexpressed in malignant gliomas, including isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-wildtype glioblastomas, relative to non-neoplastic brain tissue in multiple publically available datasets. Our analyses revealed that EIF4EBP1 overexpression in malignant gliomas is neither due to gene amplification nor to altered DNA methylation, but rather results from aberrant transcriptional activation by distinct transcription factors. We found seven transcription factor candidates co-expressed with EIF4EBP1 in gliomas and bound to the EIF4EBP1 promoter, as revealed by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-sequencing data. We investigated the ability of these candidates to activate the EIF4EBP1 promoter using luciferase reporter assays, which supported four transcription factors as candidate EIF4EBP1 regulators, namely MYBL2, ETS1, HIF-1A, and E2F6. Finally, by employing transient knock-down experiments to repress either of these transcription factors, we identified MYBL2 and ETS1 as the relevant transcriptional drivers of enhanced EIF4EBP1 expression in malignant glioma cells. Taken together, our findings confirm enhanced expression of EIF4EBP1 in malignant gliomas relative to non-neoplastic brain tissue and characterize the underlying molecular pathomechanisms.
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Zhang X, Su K, Liu Y, Zhu D, Pan Y, Ke X, Qu Y. Small Molecule Palmatine Targeting Musashi-2 in Colorectal Cancer. Front Pharmacol 2022; 12:793449. [PMID: 35153752 PMCID: PMC8830500 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.793449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Musashi-2 (MSI2) is an evolutionally conserved RNA-binding protein and recently considered as an attractive therapeutic target in a wide spectrum of malignancies. However, MSI2-engaged mRNAs are not well profiled, and no MSI2-dependent antagonist is available so far. In the study, we created MSI2 knockout cancer cells and demonstrated that MSI2 is required for the survival of colorectal cancer HCT116 cells but not non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells. In addition, the global profiling of the transcriptome and proteomics of MSI2 knockout colorectal cells revealed 38 candidate MSI2-targeted genes. In a loss–rescue screening, palmatine was identified as a functional MSI2 antagonist inhibiting the MSI2-dependent growth of colorectal cancer cells. Finally, we confirmed that palmatine is directly bound to MSI2 at its C-terminal. Our findings not only indicated MSI2 as a promising therapeutic target of colorectal cancer but also provided a small molecule palmatine as a direct and functional MSI2 antagonist for cancer therapy.
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- Xue Zhang
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Xisong Ke, ; Yi Qu,
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Xisong Ke, ; Yi Qu,
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Gui CP, Liao B, Luo CG, Chen YH, Tan L, Tang YM, Li JY, Hou Y, Song HD, Lin HS, Xu QH, Yao GS, Yao HH, Xi-Liu, Luo JH, Cao JZ, Wei JH. circCHST15 is a novel prognostic biomarker that promotes clear cell renal cell carcinoma cell proliferation and metastasis through the miR-125a-5p/EIF4EBP1 axis. Mol Cancer 2021; 20:169. [PMID: 34922539 PMCID: PMC8684108 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-021-01449-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been indicated as potentially critical mediators in various types of tumor progression, generally acting as microRNA (miRNA) sponges to regulate downstream gene expression. However, the aberrant expression profile and dysfunction of circRNAs in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) need to be further investigated. This study mined key prognostic circRNAs and elucidates the potential role and molecular mechanism of circRNAs in regulating the proliferation and metastasis of ccRCC. Methods circCHST15 (hsa_circ_0020303) was identified by mining two circRNA microarrays from the Gene Expression Omnibus database and comparing matched tumor versus adjacent normal epithelial tissue pairs or matched primary versus metastatic tumor tissue pairs. These results were validated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and agarose gel electrophoresis. We demonstrated the biological effect of circCHST15 in ccRCC both in vitro and in vivo. To test the interaction between circCHST15 and miRNAs, we conducted a number of experiments, including RNA pull down assay, dual-luciferase reporter assay and fluorescence in situ hybridization. Results The expression of circCHST15 was higher in ccRCC tissues compared to healthy adjacent kidney tissue and higher in RCC cell lines compared to normal kidney cell lines. The level of circCHST15 was positively correlated with aggressive clinicopathological characteristics, and circCHST15 served as an independent prognostic indicator for overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with ccRCC after surgical resection. Our in vivo and in vitro data indicate that circCHST15 promotes the proliferation, migration, and invasion of ccRCC cells. Mechanistically, we found that circCHST15 directly interacts with miR-125a-5p and acts as a microRNA sponge to regulate EIF4EBP1 expression. Conclusions We found that sponging of miR-125a-5p to promote EIF4EBP1 expression is the underlying mechanism of hsa_circ_0020303-induced ccRCC progression. This prompts further investigation of circCHST15 as a potential prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for ccRCC. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12943-021-01449-w.
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Jiang Y, Wu SY, Chen YL, Zhang ZM, Tao YF, Xie Y, Liao XM, Li XL, Li G, Wu D, Wang HR, Zuo R, Cao HB, Pan JJ, Yu JJ, Jia SQ, Zhang Z, Chu XR, Zhang YP, Feng CX, Wang JW, Hu SY, Li ZH, Pan J, Fang F, Lu J. CEBPG promotes acute myeloid leukemia progression by enhancing EIF4EBP1. Cancer Cell Int 2021; 21:598. [PMID: 34743716 PMCID: PMC8574011 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-021-02305-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a myeloid neoplasm accounts for 7.6% of hematopoietic malignancies. AML is a complex disease, and understanding its pathophysiology is contributing to the improvement in the treatment and prognosis of AML. In this study, we assessed the expression profile and molecular functions of CCAAT enhancer binding protein gamma (CEBPG), a gene implicated in myeloid differentiation and AML progression. Methods shRNA mediated gene interference was used to down-regulate the expression of CEBPG in AML cell lines, and knockdown efficiency was detected by RT-qPCR and western blotting. The effect of knockdown on the growth of AML cell lines was evaluated by CCK-8. Western blotting was used to detect PARP cleavage, and flow cytometry were used to determine the effect of knockdown on apoptosis of AML cells. Genes and pathways affected by knockdown of CEBPG were identified by gene expression analysis using RNA-seq. One of the genes affected by knockdown of CEBPG was Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 (EIF4EBP1), a known repressor of translation. Knockdown of EIF4EBP1 was used to assess its potential role in AML progression downstream of CEBPG. Results We explored the ChIP-Seq data of AML cell lines and non-AML hematopoietic cells, and found CEBPG was activated through its distal enhancer in AML cell lines. Using the public transcriptomic dataset, the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) and western blotting, we also found CEBPG was overexpressed in AML. Moreover, we observed that CEBPG promotes AML cell proliferation by activating EIF4EBP1, thus contributing to the progression of AML. These findings indicate that CEBPG could act as a potential therapeutic target for AML patients. Conclusion In summary, we systematically explored the molecular characteristics of CEBPG in AML and identified CEBPG as a potential therapeutic target for AML patients. Our findings provide novel insights into the pathophysiology of AML and indicate a key role for CEBPG in promoting AML progression. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12935-021-02305-z.
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- You Jiang
- Department of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, Jiangsu, China.,Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China.,School of Basic Medicine and Biological Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Department of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, Jiangsu, China.,Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Department of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, Jiangsu, China.,Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China.,School of Basic Medicine and Biological Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Department of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Department of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, Jiangsu, China.,Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China
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- Department of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, Jiangsu, China. .,Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China.
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- Institute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, China.
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- Department of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, No.92 Zhongnan Street, SIP, Suzhou, 215003, Jiangsu, China.
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Behari J, Borkar P, Vindu A, Dandewad V, Upadrasta S, Shanmugam D, Seshadri V. Conserved RNA Binding Activity of Phosphatidyl Inositol 5-Phosphate 4-Kinase (PIP4K2A). Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:631281. [PMID: 34124142 PMCID: PMC8194828 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.631281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Plasmodium falciparum is a causative agent for malaria and has a complex life cycle in human and mosquito hosts. During its life cycle, the malarial parasite Plasmodium goes through different asexual and sexual stages, in humans and mosquitoes. Expression of stage-specific proteins is important for successful completion of its life cycle and requires tight gene regulation. In the case of Plasmodium, due to relative paucity of the transcription factors, it is postulated that posttranscriptional regulation plays an important role in stage-specific gene expression. Translation repression of specific set of mRNA has been reported in gametocyte stages of the parasite. A conserved element present in the 3′UTR of some of these transcripts was identified. Phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate 4-kinase (PIP4K2A) was identified as the protein that associates with these RNA. We now show that the RNA binding activity of PIP4K2A is independent of its kinase activity. We also observe that PIP4K2A is imported into the parasite from the host on Plasmodium berghei and Toxoplasma gondii. The RNA binding activity of PIP4K2A seems to be conserved across species from Drosophila and C. elegans to humans, suggesting that the RNA binding activity of PIP4K may be important, and there may be host transcripts that may be regulated by PIP4K2A. These results identify a novel RNA binding role for PIP4K2A that may not only play a role in Plasmodium propagation but may also function in regulating gene expression in multicellular organisms.
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- Jatin Behari
- National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India.,Department of Biotechnology, SPPU, Pune, India
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- National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India.,Department of Biotechnology, SPPU, Pune, India
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- National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India.,Department of Biotechnology, SPPU, Pune, India
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- National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India.,Department of Biotechnology, SPPU, Pune, India
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- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, India
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- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, India
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Wan P, Chen Z, Zhong W, Jiang H, Huang Z, Peng D, He Q, Chen N. BRDT is a novel regulator of eIF4EBP1 in renal cell carcinoma. Oncol Rep 2020; 44:2475-2486. [PMID: 33125143 PMCID: PMC7610328 DOI: 10.3892/or.2020.7796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Among all types of kidney diseases, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has the highest mortality, recurrence and metastasis rates, which results in high numbers of tumor-associated mortalities in China. Identifying a novel therapeutic target has attracted increasing attention. Bromodomain and extraterminal domain (BET) proteins have the ability to read the epigenome, leading to regulation of gene transcription. As an important member of the BET family, bromodomain testis-specific protein (BRDT) has been well studied; however, the mechanism underlying BRDT in the regulation of RCC has not been fully investigated. Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 (eIF4EBP1) is a binding partner of eIF4E that is involved in affecting the progression of various cancer types via regulating gene transcription. To identify novel regulators of eIF4EBP1, an immunoprecipitation assay and mass spectrometry analysis was performed in RCC cells. It was revealed that eIF4EBP1 interacted with BRDT, a novel interacting protein. In addition, the present study further demonstrated that BRDT inhibitors PLX51107 and INCB054329 blocked the progression of RCC cells, along with suppressing eIF4EBP1 and c-myc expression. Small interfering (si) RNAs were used to knock down BRDT expression, which suppressed RCC cell proliferation and eIF4EBP1 protein expression. In addition, overexpression of eIF4EBP1 partially abolished the inhibited growth function of PLX51107 but knocking down eIF4EBP1 improved the inhibitory effects of PLX51107. Furthermore, treatment with PLX51107 or knockdown of BRDT expression decreased c-myc expression at both the mRNA and protein levels, and attenuated its promoter activity, as determined by luciferase reporter assays. PLX51107 also significantly altered the interaction between the c-myc promoter with eIF4EBP1 and significantly attenuated the increase of RCC tumors, accompanied by decreased c-myc mRNA and protein levels in vivo. Taken together, these data suggested that blocking of BRDT by PLX51107, INCB054329 or BRDT knockdown suppressed the growth of RCC via decreasing eIF4EBP1, thereby leading to decreased c-myc transcription levels. Considering the regulatory function of BET proteins in gene transcription, the present study suggested that there is a novel mechanism underlying eIF4EBP1 regulation by BRDT, and subsequently decreased c-myc in RCC, and further identified a new approach by regulating eIF4EBP1 or c-myc for enhancing BRDT-targeting RCC therapy.
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- Pei Wan
- Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou, Guangdong 514031, P.R. China
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- Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou, Guangdong 514031, P.R. China
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- Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou, Guangdong 514031, P.R. China
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- Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou, Guangdong 514031, P.R. China
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- Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou, Guangdong 514031, P.R. China
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- Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou, Guangdong 514031, P.R. China
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- Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou, Guangdong 514031, P.R. China
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- Meizhou People's Hospital (Huangtang Hospital), Meizhou, Guangdong 514031, P.R. China
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Zhong S, Chen H, Yang S, Feng J, Zhou S. Identification and validation of prognostic signature for breast cancer based on genes potentially involved in autophagy. PeerJ 2020; 8:e9621. [PMID: 33194339 PMCID: PMC7391974 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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We aimed to identify prognostic signature based on autophagy-related genes (ARGs) for breast cancer patients. The datasets of breast cancer were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) Cox regression was conducted to construct multiple-ARG risk signature. In total, 32 ARGs were identified as differentially expressed between tumors and adjacent normal tissues based on TCGA. Six ARGs (IFNG, TP63, PPP1R15A, PTK6, EIF4EBP1 and NKX2-3) with non-zero coefficient were selected from the 32 ARGs using LASSO regression. The 6-ARG signature divided patients into high-and low-risk group. Survival analysis indicated that low-risk group had longer survival time than high-risk group. We further validated the 6-ARG signature using dataset from GEO and found similar results. We analyzed the associations between ARGs and breast cancer survival in TCGA and nine GEO datasets, and obtained 170 ARGs with significant associations. EIF4EBP1, FOS and FAS were the top three ARGs with highest numbers of significant associations. EIF4EBP1 may be a key ARG which had a higher expression level in patients with more malignant molecular subtypes and higher grade breast cancer. In conclusion, our 6-ARG signature was of significance in predicting of overall survival of patients with breast cancer. EIF4EBP1 may be a key ARG associated with breast cancer survival.
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- Shanliang Zhong
- Center of Clinical Laboratory Science, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, China
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- Xinglin laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Human papillomavirus E7 binds Oct4 and regulates its activity in HPV-associated cervical cancers. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008468. [PMID: 32298395 PMCID: PMC7228134 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Octamer binding transcription factor-4 (Oct4), is highly expressed in stem cells and has indispensable roles in pluripotency and cellular reprogramming. In contrast to other factors used for cellular reprogramming, a role for Oct4 outside embryonic stem cells has been elusive and highly controversial. Emerging evidence implicates Oct4 in the carcinogenic process, but the mechanism through which Oct4 may be functioning in cancers is not fully appreciated. Here, we provide evidence that Oct4 is expressed in human cervical cancer and this expression correlates with the presence of the human papillomavirus (HPV) oncogenes E6 and E7. Surprisingly, the viral oncogenes can complement exogenously provided Oct4 in reprogramming assays, providing functional validation for their ability to activate Oct4 transcription in Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts (MEFs). To interrogate potential roles of Oct4 in cervical cancers we knocked-down Oct4 in HPV(+) (HeLa & CaSki) and HPV(-) (C33A) cervical cancer cell lines and found that Oct4 knockdown attenuated clonogenesis, only in the HPV(+) cells. More unexpectedly, cell proliferation and migration, were differentially affected in HPV(+) and HPV(-) cell lines. We provide evidence that Oct4 interacts with HPV E7 specifically at the CR3 region of the E7 protein and that introduction of the HPV oncogenes in C33A cells and human immortalised keratinocytes generates Oct4-associated transcriptional and phenotypic patterns, which mimic those seen in HPV(+) cells. We propose that a physical interaction of Oct4 with E7 regulates its activity in HPV(+) cervical cancers in a manner not seen in other cancer types.
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Okumura Y, Kohashi K, Tanaka Y, Kato M, Maehara Y, Ogawa Y, Oda Y. Activation of the Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin pathway in combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma: significant correlation between p-4E-BP1 expression in cholangiocarcinoma component and prognosis. Virchows Arch 2020; 476:881-890. [PMID: 31927624 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-019-02741-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, which plays an important role in regulating cellular functions including proliferation, motility, and invasion, is known to be activated in many cancers. Combined hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC) (cHCC-CC) has wide histological diversity characterized by relatively poor prognosis. Because of a lack of investigation into its molecular mechanisms, no effective systemic therapy is currently available for unresectable cHCC-CC tumors. Here, we retrospectively examined the clinicopathological and activation statuses of the Akt/mTOR pathway in 89 cases of cHCC-CC. Expression levels of molecular markers associated with this signaling pathway, including phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN), phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt), p-mTOR, p-ribosomal protein S6 (p-S6RP), and p-eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E)-binding protein 1 (p-4E-BP1), were measured by immunohistochemical staining. In addition, such activation in different cHCC-CC morphological categories was compared by dividing cases into those with HCC (n = 86), CC (n = 78), and intermediate components (n = 60). Comparison of prognosis among these groups revealed that p-4E-BP1 immunopositivity in cHCC-CC cases containing CC a component was a significant risk factor for poorer overall survival (P = 0.041). By evaluating factors in p-4E-BP1 expression in 78 cHCC-CC cases with a CC component, only lymph node metastasis was significantly correlated with positive immunostaining for p-4E-BP1 (P = 0.0222). In conclusion, p-4E-BP1 expression, especially in cHCC-CC cases with a CC component, was a notable Akt/mTOR pathway-related factor associated with poor prognosis. Assessing histological structure and p-4E-BP1 expression in cHCC-CC may be helpful for both predicting prognosis and using molecular targeted therapy.
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- Yukihiko Okumura
- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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Wan B, Liu B, Yu G, Huang Y, Lv C. Differentially expressed autophagy-related genes are potential prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 11:9025-9042. [PMID: 31626592 PMCID: PMC6834403 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
We examined the role of differentially expressed autophagy-related genes (DEARGs) in clear cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC) using high-throughput RNA-seq data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Cox regression analyses showed that 5 DEARGs (PRKCQ, BID, BAG1, BIRC5, and ATG16L2) correlated with overall survival (OS) and 4 DEARGs (EIF4EBP1, BAG1, ATG9B, and BIRC5) correlated with disease-free survival (DFS) in ccRCC patients. Multivariate Cox regression analysis using the OS and DFS prognostic risk models showed that expression of the nine DEARGs accurately and independently predicted the risk of disease recurrence or progression in ccRCC patients (area under curve or AUC values > 0.70; all p < 0.05). Moreover, the DEARGs accurately distinguished healthy individuals from ccRCC patients based on receiver operated characteristic (ROC) analyses (area under curve or AUC values > 0.60), suggesting their potential as diagnostic biomarkers for ccRCC. The expression of DEARGs also correlated with the drug sensitivity of ccRCC cell lines. The ccRCC cell lines were significantly sensitive to Sepantronium bromide, a drug that targets BIRC5. This makes BIRC5 a potential therapeutic target for ccRCC. Our study thus demonstrates that DEARGs are potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets in ccRCC.
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- Bangbei Wan
- Department of Urology, Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Haikou 570208, Hainan, China
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- Laboratory of Developmental Cell Biology and Disease, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325003, China
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- Department of Urology, Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Haikou 570208, Hainan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Haikou 570208, Hainan, China
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- Department of Urology, Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Haikou 570208, Hainan, China
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Tameire F, Verginadis II, Leli NM, Polte C, Conn CS, Ojha R, Salas Salinas C, Chinga F, Monroy AM, Fu W, Wang P, Kossenkov A, Ye J, Amaravadi RK, Ignatova Z, Fuchs SY, Diehl JA, Ruggero D, Koumenis C. ATF4 couples MYC-dependent translational activity to bioenergetic demands during tumour progression. Nat Cell Biol 2019; 21:889-899. [PMID: 31263264 PMCID: PMC6608727 DOI: 10.1038/s41556-019-0347-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
The c-Myc oncogene (MYC) drives malignant progression, but also induces robust anabolic and proliferative programs leading to intrinsic stress. The mechanisms enabling adaptation to MYC-induced stress are not fully understood. We have uncovered an essential role for the transcription factor ATF4 in survival following MYC activation. MYC upregulates ATF4 by activating GCN2 kinase through uncharged tRNAs. Subsequently, ATF4 co-occupies promoter regions of over 30 MYC target genes, primarily those regulating amino acid and protein synthesis, including 4E-BP1, a negative regulator of translation. 4E-BP1 is essential to balance protein synthesis, relieving MYC-induced proteotoxic stress. 4E-BP1 activity is negatively regulated by mTORC1-dependent phosphorylation and inhibition of mTORC1 signaling rescues ATF4 deficient cells from MYC-induced ER stress. Acute deletion of ATF4 significantly delays MYC-driven tumor progression and increases survival in mouse models. Our results establish ATF4 as a cellular rheostat of MYC-activity, ensuring enhanced translation rates are compatible with survival and tumor progression.
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- Feven Tameire
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- School of Medicine and Department of Urology, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Abramson Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Penn Bioinformatics Core, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Penn Bioinformatics Core, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Chemical Biology and Translational Medicine, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Abramson Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- School of Medicine and Department of Urology, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Zhang L, Qin H, Wu Z, Chen W, Zhang G. Pathogenic genes related to the progression of actinic keratoses to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Dermatol 2018; 57:1208-1217. [PMID: 30105812 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.14131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Actinic keratosis (AK) is an incipient form of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). Understanding the differentially expressed genes between AK and cSCC states would be helpful for the early prevention and treatment of cSCC. Consequently, this study aimed to screen the key genes associated with the progression of AK to cSCC. METHODS The microarray dataset GSE45216 was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus, which included 10 AK and 30 primary cSCC skin tissue samples. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in cSCC samples, compared to those in AK, were identified. Gene co-expression relationships were investigated, followed by miRNA prediction. The potential functions of the co-expressed genes were predicted by gene ontology (GO) and pathway enrichment analyses. In addition, the transcription factors and drug molecules, significantly related to the co-expressed genes, were obtained. RESULTS A total of 320 DEGs were identified in the cSCC group, relative to the AK group. Moreover, 96 DEGs and 2,390 connecting edges were identified in the gene co-expression network. An miRNA regulatory network was constructed, including 96 DEGs and 16 miRNAs. In addition, three co-expression network modules were obtained; EIF4EBP1, SNX17, PRPF4, NXT1, and UBA5 were significant nodes in the modules. CONCLUSIONS EIF4EBP1, SNX17, PRPF4, NXT1, and UBA5 may be the pathogenic genes contributing to the development of cSCC from AK.
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- Lianbo Zhang
- Department of Plastic Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Lv KT, Liu Z, Feng J, Zhao W, Hao T, Ding WY, Chu JP, Gao LJ. MiR-22-3p Regulates Cell Proliferation and Inhibits Cell Apoptosis through Targeting the eIF4EBP3 Gene in Human Cervical Squamous Carcinoma Cells. Int J Med Sci 2018; 15:142-152. [PMID: 29333098 PMCID: PMC5765727 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.21645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding small RNAs that function as negative regulators of gene expression and are involved in tumour biology. The eIF4E-binding proteins (eIF4EBPs) play essential roles in preventing translation initiation and inhibiting protein synthesis at a global or message-specific level in a variety of tumours. Methods: According to comparative miRNA profiles of clinical cervical cancer and non-cancerous cervical tissue specimens, several miRNAs were aberrantly expressed in the cervical cancer samples. C33a and SiHa cell proliferation and apoptosis were detected using methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) and flow cytometry assays, respectively. Results: Among the aberrantly expressed miRNAs, miR-22-3p was significantly differentially expressed in cervical cancer tissues and was highly associated with cervical cancer cell growth regulation. In addition, bioinformatic predictions and experimental validation were used to identify whether eIF4E-binding protein 3 (eIF4EBP3) was a direct target of miR-22-3p; eIF4EBP3 protein levels were generally low in the cervical cancer tissues. Furthermore, functional studies revealed that either a miR-22-3p inhibitor or eIF4EBP3 overexpression could induce apoptosis in cervical cancer cells in vitro. Importantly, we found that eIF4EBP3 accumulation could significantly attenuate cervical cancer cell proliferation triggered by a miR-22-3p mimic as well as enhance apoptosis in cervical cancer cells. Conclusion: Taken together, our data provide primary proof that miR-22-3p can induce cervical cancer cell growth at least in part by up-regulating its expression to decrease eIF4EBP3 expression levels; miR-22-3p thus holds promise as a prognostic biomarker and potential therapeutic target for treating cervical cancer.
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- Kang-Tai Lv
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Qixia District Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, 210028, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Huangdao District of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao, 266500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210004, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Huangdao District of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao, 266500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210004, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Huangdao District of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao, 266500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210004, China
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Zhou L, Yuan D, Zhang ZG, Liang ZY, Zhou WX, Yang JY, Jiang SH, Lu J, Zhang TP, You L, Guo JC, Zhao YP. Expression of key mTOR pathway components in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A multicenter study for clinicopathologic and prognostic significance. Cancer Lett 2017; 395:45-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2017.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Yang XZ, Cui SZ, Zeng LS, Cheng TT, Li XX, Chi J, Wang R, Zheng XS, Wang HY. Overexpression of Rab1B and MMP9 predicts poor survival and good response to chemotherapy in patients with colorectal cancer. AGING (ALBANY NY) 2017; 9:914-931. [PMID: 28316326 PMCID: PMC5391239 DOI: 10.18632/aging.101200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Rab1B has recently been reported to be involved in human cancer, but the role of Rab1B in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the expression of Rab1B and MMP9 in CRC by qRT-PCR, immunoblot and immunohistochemistry and analyzed the clinical significance. The results show that Rab1B and MMP9 are increased at both mRNA and protein levels in CRC cell lines and tissues, as measured by qRT-PCR and immunoblotting. The high protein expression of Rab1B and MMP9 in 179 CRC tissues is associated with deep tumor invasion, lymph-node metastasis and advanced TNM stage. Survival analysis indicates that patients with overexpression of Rab1B or MMP9 have significantly worse overall survival and progression-free survival, but better response to chemotherapy than those with low expression of proteins, and that Rab1B is an independent prognostic factor for CRC patients. Furthermore, when Rab1B and MMP9 are combined into a new risk model, it has a remarkably better prediction of prognosis than each protein alone. In conclusion, Rab1B and MMP9 are potential prognostic biomarkers and their combination significantly improves predictive power for survival and chemotherapy response in CRC patients.
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- Xian-Zi Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
- Department of Abdominal Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510095, China
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510095, China
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510095, China
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
- Department of Endoscopy and Laser, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Department of Pharmacology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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Ordoñez R, Fernández A, Prieto-Domínguez N, Martínez L, García-Ruiz C, Fernández-Checa JC, Mauriz JL, González-Gallego J. Ceramide metabolism regulates autophagy and apoptotic cell death induced by melatonin in liver cancer cells. J Pineal Res 2015; 59:178-89. [PMID: 25975536 PMCID: PMC4523438 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Autophagy is a process that maintains homeostasis during stress, although it also contributes to cell death under specific contexts. Ceramides have emerged as important effectors in the regulation of autophagy, mediating the crosstalk with apoptosis. Melatonin induces apoptosis of cancer cells; however, its role in autophagy and ceramide metabolism has yet to be clearly elucidated. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of melatonin administration on autophagy and ceramide metabolism and its possible link with melatonin-induced apoptotic cell death in hepatocarcinoma (HCC) cells. Melatonin (2 mm) transiently induced autophagy in HepG2 cells through JNK phosphorylation, characterized by increased Beclin-1 expression, p62 degradation, and LC3II and LAMP-2 colocalization, which translated in decreased cell viability. Moreover, ATG5 silencing sensitized HepG2 cells to melatonin-induced apoptosis, suggesting a dual role of autophagy in cell death. Melatonin enhanced ceramide levels through both de novo synthesis and acid sphingomyelinase (ASMase) stimulation. Serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) inhibition with myriocin prevented melatonin-induced autophagy and ASMase inhibition with imipramine-impaired autophagy flux. However, ASMase inhibition partially protected HepG2 cells against melatonin, while SPT inhibition significantly enhanced cell death. Findings suggest a crosstalk between SPT-mediated ceramide generation and autophagy in protecting against melatonin, while specific ASMase-induced ceramide production participates in melatonin-mediated cell death. Thus, dual blocking of SPT and autophagy emerges as a potential strategy to potentiate the apoptotic effects of melatonin in liver cancer cells.
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- Raquel Ordoñez
- Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of León, León, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain
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- Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of León, León, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain
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- Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of León, León, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain
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- Department of Cell Death and Proliferation, Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IIBB), Consejo Superior Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) and Liver Unit-Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain
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- Department of Cell Death and Proliferation, Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IIBB), Consejo Superior Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) and Liver Unit-Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain
- University of Southern California Research Center for Alcohol Liver and Pancreatic Diseases and Cirrhosis, Keck School of Medicine, USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Cell Death and Proliferation, Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IIBB), Consejo Superior Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) and Liver Unit-Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain
- University of Southern California Research Center for Alcohol Liver and Pancreatic Diseases and Cirrhosis, Keck School of Medicine, USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of León, León, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain
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- Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of León, León, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Spain
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