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Wu Q, Hu Q, Hai Y, Li Y, Gao Y. METTL13 facilitates cell growth and metastasis in gastric cancer via an eEF1A/HN1L positive feedback circuit. J Cell Commun Signal 2023; 17:121-135. [PMID: 35925508 PMCID: PMC10030728 DOI: 10.1007/s12079-022-00687-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Although improved treatment could inhibit progression of gastric cancer (GC), the recurrence and metastasis remain challenging issues. Methyltransferase like 13 (METTL13) has been implicated in most human cancers, but its function and mechanism in GC remain elusive. In the present study, we evaluated its expression in GC samples and found it was aberrantly overexpressed in cancer tissues than that in normal stomach tissues. High expression of METTL13 was closely associated with age, tumor size and T classification. Biological experiments showed that silencing METTL13 suppressed gastric cancer cell proliferation and metastasis in vivo and vitro, whereas opposite effects were observed upon METTL13 overexpression. Further mechanistic explorations revealed that METTL13 regulated the expression of HN1L (Hematological and neurological expressed 1-like), which is reported to be an oncogene in various cancers. Knockdown of HN1L dampened gastric cancer cell growth induced by METTL13. Eukaryotic translation elongation factor-1A (eEF1A), the present sole methylation substrate of METTL13, was involved in the regulation of HN1L by METTL13 in a K55 methylation independent manner. In addition, we also found HN1L could facilitate METTL13 expression in GC cells consistent with a previous report in hepatocellular carcinoma. Thus, these findings demonstrate a METTL13/eEF1A/HN1L positive feedback circuit promoting gastric cancer development and metastasis. It will help develop promising diagnostic and therapeutic targets for this disease.
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- Qiong Wu
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 150 Ji-Mo Rd., Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 150 Ji-Mo Rd., Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 150 Ji-Mo Rd., Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 150 Ji-Mo Rd., Shanghai, 200120, China.
- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200120, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 150 Ji-Mo Rd., Shanghai, 200120, China.
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Hu X, Li H, Lin Y, Wang Z, Feng H, Zhou M, Shi L, Cao H, Ren Y. Genomic deciphering of sex determination and unique immune system of a potential model species rare minnow ( Gobiocypris rarus). SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabl7253. [PMID: 35108042 PMCID: PMC8809535 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl7253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Gobiocypris rarus is sensitive to environmental pollution, especially to heavy metal and grass carp reovirus (GCRV). Hence, it has potential utility as a biological monitor. Genetic deciphering of its unique immune system will advance our understanding of its unique adaptive strategies, which provide cues for its better application. A de novo genome of rare minnow was obtained, and its sex determination mechanism is ZZ/ZW. We identified several specific mutation genes and specific lost genes of rare minnow, and these might be related to the sensitivity of rare minnow to environmental stimuli. We also analyzed the gene expression level of different organs/tissues and found that several IFIT genes may play key roles in GCRV resistance. In addition, knockout of the gene PCDH10L indicates that PCDH10L affects Pb2+-induced mortality in rare minnow. Rare minnow is ready for genetic manipulation and shows potential as an emerging experimental model.
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- Xudong Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Corresponding author. (Y.R.); (H.C.)
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
- Corresponding author. (Y.R.); (H.C.)
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Ashrafizadeh M, Najafi M, Ang HL, Moghadam ER, Mahabady MK, Zabolian A, Jafaripour L, Bejandi AK, Hushmandi K, Saleki H, Zarrabi A, Kumar AP. PTEN, a Barrier for Proliferation and Metastasis of Gastric Cancer Cells: From Molecular Pathways to Targeting and Regulation. Biomedicines 2020; 8:E264. [PMID: 32756305 PMCID: PMC7460532 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines8080264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cancer is one of the life-threatening disorders that, in spite of excellent advances in medicine and technology, there is no effective cure for. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy are extensively applied in cancer therapy, but their efficacy in eradication of cancer cells, suppressing metastasis, and improving overall survival of patients is low. This is due to uncontrolled proliferation of cancer cells and their high migratory ability. Finding molecular pathways involved in malignant behavior of cancer cells can pave the road to effective cancer therapy. In the present review, we focus on phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) signaling as a tumor-suppressor molecular pathway in gastric cancer (GC). PTEN inhibits the PI3K/Akt pathway from interfering with the migration and growth of GC cells. Its activation leads to better survival of patients with GC. Different upstream mediators of PTEN in GC have been identified that can regulate PTEN in suppressing growth and invasion of GC cells, such as microRNAs, long non-coding RNAs, and circular RNAs. It seems that antitumor agents enhance the expression of PTEN in overcoming GC. This review focuses on aforementioned topics to provide a new insight into involvement of PTEN and its downstream and upstream mediators in GC. This will direct further studies for evaluation of novel signaling networks and their targeting for suppressing GC progression.
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- Milad Ashrafizadeh
- Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, Iran;
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- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Department, School of Paramedical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6715847141, Iran;
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore and Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore;
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7134814336, Iran;
- Kazerun Health Technology Incubator, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 6461665145, Iran
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- Anatomical Sciences Research Center, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan 8715988141, Iran;
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- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1916893813, Iran; (A.Z.); (A.K.B.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful 3419759811, Iran;
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- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1916893813, Iran; (A.Z.); (A.K.B.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Division of Epidemiology & Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran 1417414418, Iran;
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- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1916893813, Iran; (A.Z.); (A.K.B.); (H.S.)
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- Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Tuzla 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
- Center of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces (EFSUN), Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Tuzla 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore and Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore;
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Scala M, Mojarrad M, Riazuddin S, Brigatti KW, Ammous Z, Cohen JS, Hosny H, Usmani MA, Shahzad M, Riazuddin S, Stanley V, Eslahi A, Person RE, Elbendary HM, Comi AM, Poskitt L, Salpietro V, Genomics QS, Rosenfeld JA, Williams KB, Marafi D, Xia F, Biderman Waberski M, Zaki MS, Gleeson J, Puffenberger E, Houlden H, Maroofian R. RSRC1 loss-of-function variants cause mild to moderate autosomal recessive intellectual disability. Brain 2020; 143:e31. [PMID: 32227164 PMCID: PMC7174030 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Marcello Scala
- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Medical Genetics Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Genetic Center of Khorasan Razavi, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Neuromotor System, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Center for Genetic Diseases, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Center for Genetic Diseases, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan.,National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore 53700, Pakistan
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Medical Genetics Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo 12311, Egypt
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- Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo 12311, Egypt
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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