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Abukwaik R, Vera-Siguenza E, Tennant D, Spill F. p53 Orchestrates Cancer Metabolism: Unveiling Strategies to Reverse the Warburg Effect. Bull Math Biol 2024; 86:124. [PMID: 39207627 PMCID: PMC11362376 DOI: 10.1007/s11538-024-01346-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Cancer cells exhibit significant alterations in their metabolism, characterised by a reduction in oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and an increased reliance on glycolysis, even in the presence of oxygen. This metabolic shift, known as the Warburg effect, is pivotal in fuelling cancer's uncontrolled growth, invasion, and therapeutic resistance. While dysregulation of many genes contributes to this metabolic shift, the tumour suppressor gene p53 emerges as a master player. Yet, the molecular mechanisms remain elusive. This study introduces a comprehensive mathematical model, integrating essential p53 targets, offering insights into how p53 orchestrates its targets to redirect cancer metabolism towards an OXPHOS-dominant state. Simulation outcomes align closely with experimental data comparing glucose metabolism in colon cancer cells with wild-type and mutated p53. Additionally, our findings reveal the dynamic capability of elevated p53 activation to fully reverse the Warburg effect, highlighting the significance of its activity levels not just in triggering apoptosis (programmed cell death) post-chemotherapy but also in modifying the metabolic pathways implicated in treatment resistance. In scenarios of p53 mutations, our analysis suggests targeting glycolysis-instigating signalling pathways as an alternative strategy, whereas targeting solely synthesis of cytochrome c oxidase 2 (SCO2) does support mitochondrial respiration but may not effectively suppress the glycolysis pathway, potentially boosting the energy production and cancer cell viability.
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- Roba Abukwaik
- Mathematics Department, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia.
- School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TS, UK.
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- School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TS, UK
- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TS, UK.
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Haque PS, Kapur N, Barrett TA, Theiss AL. Mitochondrial function and gastrointestinal diseases. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 21:537-555. [PMID: 38740978 DOI: 10.1038/s41575-024-00931-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that function in cellular energy metabolism, intracellular and extracellular signalling, cellular fate and stress responses. Mitochondria of the intestinal epithelium, the cellular interface between self and enteric microbiota, have emerged as crucial in intestinal health. Mitochondrial dysfunction occurs in gastrointestinal diseases, including inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal cancer. In this Review, we provide an overview of the current understanding of intestinal epithelial cell mitochondrial metabolism, function and signalling to affect tissue homeostasis, including gut microbiota composition. We also discuss mitochondrial-targeted therapeutics for inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal cancer and the evolving concept of mitochondrial impairment as a consequence versus initiator of the disease.
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- Parsa S Haque
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and the Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
- Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and the Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
- Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
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Fan S, Zhou L, Zhang W, Wang D, Tang D. Ferroptosis: the balance between death and survival in colorectal cancer. Int J Biol Sci 2024; 20:3773-3783. [PMID: 39113707 PMCID: PMC11302868 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.96828] [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: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignant tumor associated with high morbidity and mortality. Despite an increase in early screening and treatment options, people with CRC still have a poor prognosis and a low 5-year survival rate. Therefore, mining more therapeutic targets and developing means of early diagnosis and determining prognosis are now imperative in the clinical treatment of CRC. Ferroptosis is a recently identified type of regulated cell death (RCD) characterized, which is identified by the accumulation of iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, thereby causing membrane damage and cell death. Recent studies have shown that ferroptosis is associated with tumors, including CRC, and can be involved in CRC progression; however, the underlying mechanisms are complex and heterogeneous and have not been thoroughly summarized. Therefore, this study reviewed the roles of ferroptosis in CRC progression to target ferroptosis-related factors for CRC treatment. The significance of ferroptosis-related biomarkers and genes in the early diagnosis and prognosis of CRC was also investigated. Furthermore, the limitations of ferroptosis studies in the current treatment of CRC, as well as future research perspectives, are discussed.
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- Shiying Fan
- Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, P. R. China
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- Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, P. R. China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Institute of General Surgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Institute of General Surgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225000, P. R. China
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Zabeti Touchaei A, Vahidi S, Samadani AA. Immune landscape in APC and TP53 related tumor microenvironment in colon adenocarcinoma: A bioinformatic analysis. Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp) 2024; 14:154-165. [PMID: 38470482 PMCID: PMC11097784 DOI: 10.1556/1886.2024.00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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Introduction APC and TP53 are the two most regularly mutated genes in colon adenocarcinoma (COAD), especially in progressive malignancies and antitumoral immune response. The current bioinformatics analysis investigates the APC and TP53 gene expression profile in colon adenocarcinoma as a prognostic characteristic for survival, particularly concentrating on the correlated immune microenvironment. Methods Clinical and genetic data of colon cancer and normal tissue samples were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-COAD and Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) online databases, respectively. The genetic differential expressions were analyzed in both groups via the one-way ANOVA test. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were applied to estimate the overall survival (OS). P < 0.05 was fixed as statistically significant. On Tumor Immune Estimation Resource and Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis databases, the linkage between immune cell recruitment and APC and TP53 status was assessed through Spearman's correlation analysis. Results APC and TP53 were found mutated in 66.74% and 85.71% of the 454 and 7 TCGA-COAD patients in colon and rectosigmoid junction primary sites, respectively with a higher log2-transcriptome per million reads compared to the GTEx group (318 samples in sigmoid and 368 samples in transverse). Survival curves revealed a worse significant OS for the high-APC and TP53 profile colon. Spearman's analysis of immune cells demonstrated a strong positive correlation between the APC status and infiltration of T cell CD4+, T cell CD8+, NK cell, and macrophages and also a positive correlation between status and infiltration of T cell CD4+, T cell CD8+. Conclusions APC and TP53 gene mutations prevail in colon cancer and are extremely associated with poor prognosis and shortest survival. The infiltrating T cell CD4+, T cell CD8+, NK cell, and macrophages populate the colon microenvironment and regulate the mechanisms of tumor advancement, immune evasion, and sensitivity to standard chemotherapy. More comprehensive research is needed to demonstrate these results and turn them into new therapeutic outlooks.
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- Medical Biology Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Trauma Institute, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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Zheng GL, Zhang GJ, Zhao Y, Zheng ZC. Screening Protein Prognostic Biomarkers for Stomach Adenocarcinoma Based on The Cancer Proteome Atlas. Front Oncol 2022; 12:901182. [PMID: 35574353 PMCID: PMC9096135 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.901182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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The objective was to construct a prognostic risk model of stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) based on The Cancer Proteome Atlas (TCPA) to search for prognostic biomarkers. Protein data and clinical data on STAD were downloaded from the TCGA database, and differential expressions of proteins between carcinoma and para-carcinoma tissues were screened using the R package. The STAD data were randomly divided into a training set and a testing set in a 1:1 ratio. Subsequently, a linear prognostic risk model of proteins was constructed using Cox regression analysis based on training set data. Based on the scores of the prognostic model, sampled patients were categorized into two groups: a high-risk group and a low-risk group. Using the testing set and the full sample, ROC curves and K-M survival analysis were conducted to measure the predictive power of the prognostic model. The target genes of proteins in the prognostic model were predicted and their biological functions were analyzed. A total of 34 differentially expressed proteins were screened (19 up-regulated, 15 down-regulated). Based on 176 cases in the training set, a prognostic model consisting of three proteins (COLLAGEN VI, CD20, TIGAR) was constructed, with moderate prediction accuracy (AUC=0.719). As shown by the Kaplan-Meier and survival status charts, the overall survival rate of the low-risk group was better than that of the high-risk group. Moreover, a total of 48 target proteins were identified to have predictive power, and the level of proteins in hsa05200 (Pathways in cancer) was the highest. According to the results of the Univariate and multivariate COX analysis, tri-protein was identified as an independent prognostic factor. Therefore, the tri-protein prognostic risk model can be used to predict the likelihood of STAD and guide clinical treatment.
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- Guo-Liang Zheng
- Department of Gastric Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University (Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute), Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medicine Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University (Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute), Shenyang, China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University (Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute), Shenyang, China
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TP53-Induced Glycolysis and Apoptosis Regulator (TIGAR) Is Upregulated in Lymphocytes Stimulated with Concanavalin A. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22147436. [PMID: 34299056 PMCID: PMC8303789 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The glycolytic modulator TP53-Inducible Glycolysis and Apoptosis Regulator (TIGAR) is overexpressed in several types of cancer and has a role in metabolic rewiring during tumor development. However, little is known about the role of this enzyme in proliferative tissues under physiological conditions. In the current work, we analysed the role of TIGAR in primary human lymphocytes stimulated with the mitotic agent Concanavalin A (ConA). We found that TIGAR expression was induced in stimulated lymphocytes through the PI3K/AKT pathway, since Akti-1/2 and LY294002 inhibitors prevented the upregulation of TIGAR in response to ConA. In addition, suppression of TIGAR expression by siRNA decreased the levels of the proliferative marker PCNA and increased cellular ROS levels. In this model, TIGAR was found to support the activity of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), the first enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), since the inhibition of TIGAR reduced G6PDH activity and increased autophagy. In conclusion, we demonstrate here that TIGAR is upregulated in stimulated human lymphocytes through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, which contributes to the redirection of the carbon flux to the PPP.
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Han J, Zhao Z, Zhang N, Yang Y, Ma L, Feng L, Zhang X, Zuo J, Fan Z, Wang Y, Song Y, Wang G. Transcriptional dysregulation of TRIM29 promotes colorectal cancer carcinogenesis via pyruvate kinase-mediated glucose metabolism. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:5034-5054. [PMID: 33495406 PMCID: PMC7950264 DOI: 10.18632/aging.202414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Targeted molecular therapy is the most effective treatment for cancer. An effective therapeutic target for colorectal cancer (CRC) is urgently needed. However, the mechanisms of CRC remain poorly understood, which has hampered research and development of CRC-targeted therapy. TRIM29 is a ubiquitin E3 ligase that has been reported as an oncogene in several human tumors. In this study, we show that increased levels of TRIM29 were detected in CRC compared with normal tissues and were associated with poor clinical outcome, advanced stage and lymph node metastasis, particularly those with right-sided colorectal cancer (RSCC). Notably, GATA2 (GATA Binding Protein 2) transcriptionally repressed TRIM29 expression. The loss of GATA2 and high expression of TRIM29 occur more frequently in RSCC than in left-sided colorectal cancer (LSCC). Functional assays revealed that TRIM29 promotes the malignant CRC phenotype in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistic analyses indicate that TRIM29 promotes pyruvate kinase (mainly PKM1) degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. TRIM29 directly targets PKM1 to reduce PKM1/PKM2 ratio, which results in PKM2-mediated aerobic glycolysis (Warburg effect) acting as the dominant energy source in CRC. Our findings suggest that TRIM29 acts as a tumor promoter in CRC, especially in RSCC, and is a potential therapeutic target for CRC treatment.
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- Jing Han
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hebei Medical University Fourth Affiliated Hospital and Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Fourth Affiliated Hospital and Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Hebei Medical University Fourth Affiliated Hospital and Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hebei Medical University Fourth Affiliated Hospital and Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hebei Medical University Fourth Affiliated Hospital and Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hebei Medical University Fourth Affiliated Hospital and Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hebei Medical University Fourth Affiliated Hospital and Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hebei Medical University Fourth Affiliated Hospital and Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Hebei Medical University Fourth Affiliated Hospital and Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei, P.R. China.,Department of General Surgery, The 3rd Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei, P.R. China
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Yu R, Wang M, Wang M, Han L. Melittin suppresses growth and induces apoptosis of non-small-cell lung cancer cells via down-regulation of TGF-β-mediated ERK signal pathway. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 54:e9017. [PMID: 33331417 PMCID: PMC7747877 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20209017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the anti-cancer effect of melittin on growth, migration, invasion, and apoptosis of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. This study also explored the potential anti-cancer mechanism of melittin in NSCLC cells. The results demonstrated that melittin suppressed growth, migration, and invasion, and induced apoptosis of NSCLC cells in vitro. Melittin increased pro-apoptotic caspase-3 and Apaf-1 gene expression. Melittin inhibited tumor growth factor (TGF)-β expression and phosphorylated ERK/total ERK (pERK/tERK) in NSCLC cells. However, TGF-β overexpression (pTGF-β) abolished melittin-decreased TGF-β expression and pERK/tERK in NSCLC cells. Treatment with melittin suppressed tumor growth and prolonged mouse survival during the 120-day observation in vivo. Treatment with melittin increased TUNEL-positive cells and decreased expression levels of TGF-β and ERK in tumor tissue compared to the control group. In conclusion, the findings of this study indicated that melittin inhibited growth, migration, and invasion, and induced apoptosis of NSCLC cells through down-regulation of TGF-β-mediated ERK signaling pathway, suggesting melittin may be a promising anti-cancer agent for NSCLC therapy.
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- Renzhi Yu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Mudanjiang Medical University Affiliated Hongqi Hospital, Mudanjiang, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Mudanjiang Medical University Affiliated Hongqi Hospital, Mudanjiang, China
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- Community Health Service Center, Mudanjiang Medical University Affiliated Hongqi Hospital, Mudanjiang, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Mudanjiang Medical University Affiliated Hongqi Hospital, Mudanjiang, China
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TIGAR knockdown enhanced the anticancer effect of aescin via regulating autophagy and apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2019; 40:111-121. [PMID: 29769743 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-018-0001-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Our previous study showed that TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) regulated ROS, autophagy, and apoptosis in response to hypoxia and chemotherapeutic drugs. Aescin, a triterpene saponin, exerts anticancer effects and increases ROS levels. The ROS is a key upstream signaling to activate autophagy. Whether there is a crosstalk between TIGAR and aescin in regulating ROS, autophagy, and apoptosis is unknown. In this study, we found that aescin inhibited cell viability and colony formation, and induced DNA damage, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis in cancer cell lines HCT-116 and HCT-8 cells. Concurrently, aescin increased the expression of TIGAR, ROS levels, and autophagy activation. Knockdown of TIGAR enhanced the anticancer effects of aescin in vitro and in vivo, whereas overexpression of TIGAR or replenishing TIGAR downstream products, NADPH and ribose, attenuated aescin-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, aescin-induced ROS elevation and autophagy activation were further strengthened by TIGAR knockdown in HCT-116 cells. However, autophagy inhibition by knockdown of autophagy-related gene ATG5 or 3-methyladenine (3-MA) exaggerated aescin-induced apoptosis when TIGAR was knocked down. In conclusion, TIGAR plays a dual role in determining cancer cell fate via inhibiting both apoptosis and autophagy in response to aescin, which indicated that inhibition of TIGAR and/or autophagy may be a junctional therapeutic target in treatment of cancers with aescin.
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Lin L, Mi Y, Li X, Peng C, Shangguan Z, Li Z, Liu S. Higher plasma concentration of TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator is associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer metastasis. Cancer Manag Res 2018; 11:263-272. [PMID: 30636898 PMCID: PMC6307687 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s190272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Purpose We aimed to explore the association of plasma TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) level with colorectal cancer (CRC) metastasis. Methods A cross-sectional study of 126 CRC patients was conducted in Xiamen, China. Multivariable logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted OR and 95% CIs of plasma TIGAR concentration for CRC metastasis in different models with adjustment for potential confounders. Area under the curve (AUC) of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the diagnostic value. Results CRC patients with metastasis showed significantly decreased plasma TIGAR concentration compared to their controls (1.97±0.64 vs 2.49±0.69 ng/mL [log transformed], P=0.002). Higher plasma TIGAR was significantly associated with the decreased risk of CRC metastasis, and the adjusted OR (95% CI) was 0.134 (0.027–0.676, P=0.015) for per SD increase in plasma TIGAR concentration, and the trend test for increasing tertiles showed a negative trend of plasma TIGAR on risk of CRC metastasis (P for trend test: 0.005). Pearson correlation coefficients of plasma TIGAR with other cancer biomarkers (carbohydrate antigen 50 [CA50], carbohydrate antigen 199 [CA199], carbohydrate antigen 125 [CA125], carbohydrate antigen 724 [CA724], carcinoembryonic antigen [CEA], and ferritin [FER]) was low (P>0.05). AUC (95% CI) of ROC curve of plasma TIGAR for CRC metastasis was comparable to the values of cancer biomarkers (all P-values <0.05). Conclusion Higher level of plasma TIGAR was significantly and independently associated with lower risk of CRC metastasis, and its prognostic value on CRC metastasis was comparable to the common cancer biomarkers.
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- Lin Lin
- Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, ,
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- Division of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Division of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, ,
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- Epidemiology Research Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China,
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- Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, ,
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Wei M, Peng J, Wu P, Chen P, Yang H, Cui Y, Yang L. Prognostic value of TIGAR and LC3B protein expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer Manag Res 2018; 10:5605-5616. [PMID: 30519107 PMCID: PMC6237137 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s175501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Purpose Autophagy, the process responsible for degrading cytoplasmic organelles to sustain cellular metabolism, has been associated with cancer initiation and progression. As TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) is among the important genes that can regulate autophagy, we aimed to investigate the correlation between the expression levels of TIGAR and the autophagy-related protein microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3B), as well as their association with clinical outcomes, in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. Methods We detected the expressions of TIGAR and LC3B in 182 NPC tissue samples via immunohistochemical staining. Results A significant correlation between TIGAR and LC3B expressions was identified (P=0.045). Moreover, survival analysis showed that TIGAR− or LC3B+ expression was associated with improved overall survival, local regional failure-free survival, distant failure-free survival, and failure-free survival rates, compared with TIGAR+ or LC3B− expression, respectively. Meanwhile, when combining TIGAR with LC3B expression in terms of prognostic value, patients with TIGAR+/LC3B− expression were significantly disadvantaged with regard to overall survival, local regional failure-free survival, distant failure-free survival, and failure-free survival compared with other groups based on the log-rank test and Cox regression analyses (all P<0.05). Conclusion TIGAR and LC3B may be novel biomarkers for predicting the prognosis of NPC patients and could be utilized as potential targets for future therapeutics aimed at treating NPC patients.
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- Min Wei
- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, People's Republic of China, ;
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, People's Republic of China, ;
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, People's Republic of China, ;
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, People's Republic of China, ;
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, People's Republic of China, ;
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, People's Republic of China, ;
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, People's Republic of China, ;
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GongSun X, Zhao Y, Jiang B, Xin Z, Shi M, Song L, Qin Q, Wang Q, Liu X. Inhibition of MUC1-C regulates metabolism by AKT pathway in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:12019-12028. [PMID: 30523643 PMCID: PMC6587484 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common digestive tumors worldwide. The Mucin 1 (MUC1) heterodimeric protein has been confirmed that is overexpressed in ESCC and induced adverse outcomes. However, the detailed mechanism(s) remained challenging. So, we investigated the relationship between MUC1‐C and metabolism in ESCC cells. In the results, TP53‐induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) was overexpressed and correlative with MUC1‐C positively in ESCC tissue. Targeting MUC1‐C inhibits AKT–mTORC–S6K1 signaling and blocks TIGAR translation. We found that the inhibitory effect of GO‐203 on TIGAR was mediated by inhibition of AKT–mTOR–S6K1 pathway. The findings also demonstrated that the suppressive effect of GO‐203 on TIGAR is related to the decrease of glutathione level, the increase of reactive oxygen species and the loss of mitochondrial transmembrane membrane potential. In xenograft tissues, GO‐203 inhibited the growth of ESCC cells and lead to the low expression of transmembrane C‐terminal subunit (MUC1‐C) and TIGAR. This evidence supports the contention that MUC1‐C is significant for metabolism in ESCC and indicated that MUC1‐C is a potential target for the treatment of ESCC.
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- Xin GongSun
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Laiwu City People's Hospital, Laiwu, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Guo C, Li Y, Zhang R, Zhang Y, Zhao J, Yao J, Sun J, Dong J, Liao L. Protective Effect of Salidroside Against Diabetic Kidney Disease Through Inhibiting BIM-Mediated Apoptosis of Proximal Renal Tubular Cells in Rats. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1433. [PMID: 30564128 PMCID: PMC6289038 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background: Accumulating evidences indicate that the apoptosis of proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs) play a vital role in the progression of the diabetic kidney disease (DKD). This study aimed to explore the therapeutic potential of salidroside (SAL) in DKD and its underlying mechanism in anti-apoptosis of PTECs. Methods: Twenty-eight male Wistar rats were allocated into four groups: sham-operated, uninephrectomy (unx), diabetes with uninephrectomy (DKD) and DKD treated with SAL (DKD + SAL). SAL (70 mg/kg) was gavage administered for 8 weeks. 24-h albuminuria and serum creatinine (SCr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), renal histological changes were examined. The silico analysis was used to identify the main therapeutic targets and pathways of SAL involved in DKD treatment. Apoptosis was determined by TUNEL and Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining in vivo and in vitro, respectively. The expression of BIM, BAX, and cleaved caspase-3 were evaluated by western blot and immunostaining. Results: Treatment with SAL significantly attenuated diabetic kidney injury via inhibiting 24-h albuminuria, SCr, BUN, glomerular mesangial dilatation and tubular injury in DKD rats. The silico analysis identified the intrinsic apoptotic pathway as an important pathway responsible for the nephroprotective properties of SAL. Our data validated that SAL effectively inhibited the apoptosis of PTECs induced by high-glucose (HG), both in vitro and in vivo. Silence of BIM by shRNA in HK-2 cells prevented HG-induced apoptosis. The up-regulated BIM and its downstream targets (BAX and cleaved caspase-3) were also inhibited by SAL. Conclusion: In summary, SAL significantly relieved DKD. And the possible mechanisms might be partially attributed to inhibiting apoptosis of proximal renal tubular cells. The apoptotic protein BIM could be an important target of SAL in this process.
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- Congcong Guo
- First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shandong Provincial QianFoShan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of General Health Care II, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shandong Provincial QianFoShan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shandong Provincial QianFoShan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shandong Provincial QianFoShan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shandong Provincial QianFoShan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shandong Provincial QianFoShan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Geng J, Yuan X, Wei M, Wu J, Qin ZH. The diverse role of TIGAR in cellular homeostasis and cancer. Free Radic Res 2018; 52:1240-1249. [PMID: 30284488 DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2018.1489133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) is a p53 target protein that plays critical roles in glycolysis and redox balance. Accumulating evidence shows that TIGAR is highly expressed in cancer. TIGAR redirects glycolysis and promotes carcinoma growth by providing metabolic intermediates and reductive power derived from pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). The expression of TIGAR in cancer is positively associated with chemotherapy resistance, suggesting that TIGAR could be a novel therapeutic target. In this review, we briefly presented the function of TIGAR in metabolic homeostasis in normal and cancer cells. Finally, we discussed the future directions of TIGAR research in cancer.
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- Ji Geng
- a Department of Pharmacology and Laboratory of Aging and Nervous Diseases, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Translational Research and Therapy for Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Soochow University , Suzhou , PR China
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- b Pathology Department , The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University , Suzhou , PR China
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- a Department of Pharmacology and Laboratory of Aging and Nervous Diseases, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Translational Research and Therapy for Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Soochow University , Suzhou , PR China
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- a Department of Pharmacology and Laboratory of Aging and Nervous Diseases, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Translational Research and Therapy for Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Soochow University , Suzhou , PR China
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- a Department of Pharmacology and Laboratory of Aging and Nervous Diseases, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Translational Research and Therapy for Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Soochow University , Suzhou , PR China
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Shen M, Zhao X, Zhao L, Shi L, An S, Huang G, Liu J. Met is involved in TIGAR-regulated metastasis of non-small-cell lung cancer. Mol Cancer 2018; 17:88. [PMID: 29753331 PMCID: PMC5948872 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-018-0839-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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TIGAR is a p53 target gene that is known to protect cells from ROS-induced apoptosis by promoting the pentose phosphate pathway. The role of TIGAR in tumor cell invasion and metastasis remains elusive. Here we found that downregulation of TIGAR reduced the invasion and metastasis of NSCLC cells in vitro and in vivo. Immunohistochemical analysis of 72 NSCLC patients showed that TIGAR and Met protein expression was positively correlated with late stages of lung cancer. Besides, patients with high co-expression of TIGAR and Met presented a significantly worse survival. In addition, we found that Met signaling pathway is involved in TIGAR-induced invasion and metastasis. Our study indicates that TIGAR/Met pathway may be a novel target for NSCLC therapy. It is necessary to evaluate the expression of TIGAR before Met inhibitors are used for NSCLC treatment.
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- Mengqin Shen
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China.,Institute of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China.,Institute of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China.,Institute of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China.,Institute of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China.,Institute of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China. .,Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Imaging, Collaborative Scientific Research Center, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Science, Shanghai, 200093, China. .,Institute of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China. .,Institute of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China.
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Pudova EA, Kudryavtseva AV, Fedorova MS, Zaretsky AR, Shcherbo DS, Lukyanova EN, Popov AY, Sadritdinova AF, Abramov IS, Kharitonov SL, Krasnov GS, Klimina KM, Koroban NV, Volchenko NN, Nyushko KM, Melnikova NV, Chernichenko MA, Sidorov DV, Alekseev BY, Kiseleva MV, Kaprin AD, Dmitriev AA, Snezhkina AV. HK3 overexpression associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:113. [PMID: 29504907 PMCID: PMC5836836 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4477-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common cancer worldwide. The main cause of death in CRC includes tumor progression and metastasis. At molecular level, these processes may be triggered by epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and necessitates specific alterations in cell metabolism. Although several EMT-related metabolic changes have been described in CRC, the mechanism is still poorly understood. RESULTS Using CrossHub software, we analyzed RNA-Seq expression profile data of CRC derived from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project. Correlation analysis between the change in the expression of genes involved in glycolysis and EMT was performed. We obtained the set of genes with significant correlation coefficients, which included 21 EMT-related genes and a single glycolytic gene, HK3. The mRNA level of these genes was measured in 78 paired colorectal cancer samples by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Upregulation of HK3 and deregulation of 11 genes (COL1A1, TWIST1, NFATC1, GLIPR2, SFPR1, FLNA, GREM1, SFRP2, ZEB2, SPP1, and RARRES1) involved in EMT were found. The results of correlation study showed that the expression of HK3 demonstrated a strong correlation with 7 of the 21 examined genes (ZEB2, GREM1, TGFB3, TGFB1, SNAI2, TWIST1, and COL1A1) in CRC. CONCLUSIONS Upregulation of HK3 is associated with EMT in CRC and may be a crucial metabolic adaptation for rapid proliferation, survival, and metastases of CRC cells.
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- Elena A. Pudova
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- National Medical Research Radiological Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Radiological Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Radiological Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Radiological Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Radiological Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Radiological Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Radiological Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Radiological Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Radiological Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Solanki HS, Advani J, Khan AA, Radhakrishnan A, Sahasrabuddhe NA, Pinto SM, Chang X, Prasad TSK, Mathur PP, Sidransky D, Gowda H, Chatterjee A. Chronic Cigarette Smoke Mediated Global Changes in Lung Mucoepidermoid Cells: A Phosphoproteomic Analysis. OMICS : A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2017; 21:474-487. [PMID: 28816646 PMCID: PMC5583567 DOI: 10.1089/omi.2017.0090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Proteomics analysis of chronic cigarette smoke exposure is a rapidly emerging postgenomics research field. While smoking is a major cause of lung cancer, functional studies using proteomics approaches could enrich our mechanistic understanding of the elusive lung cancer global molecular signaling and cigarette smoke relationship. We report in this study on a stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture-based quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis of a human lung mucoepidermoid carcinoma cell line, H292 cells, chronically exposed to cigarette smoke. Using high resolution Orbitrap Velos mass spectrometer, we identified the hyperphosphorylation of 493 sites, which corresponds to 341 proteins and 195 hypophosphorylated sites, mapping to 142 proteins upon smoke exposure (2.0-fold change). We report differential phosphorylation of multiple kinases, including PAK6, EPHA4, LYN, mitogen-activated protein kinase, and phosphatases, including TMEM55B, PTPN14, TIGAR, among others, in response to chronic cigarette smoke exposure. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that the molecules differentially phosphorylated upon chronic exposure of cigarette smoke are associated with PI3K/AKT/mTOR and CDC42-PAK signaling pathways. These signaling networks are involved in multiple cellular processes, including cell polarity, cytoskeletal remodeling, cellular migration, protein synthesis, autophagy, and apoptosis. The present study contributes to emerging proteomics insights on cigarette smoke mediated global signaling in lung cells, which in turn may aid in development of precision medicine therapeutics and postgenomics biomarkers.
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- Hitendra S. Solanki
- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India
- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India
- Manipal University, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India
- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- YU-IOB Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, India
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India
- YU-IOB Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, India
- NIMHANS-IOB Proteomics and Bioinformatics Laboratory, Neurobiology Research Centre, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India
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Targeting MUC1-C inhibits the AKT-S6K1-elF4A pathway regulating TIGAR translation in colorectal cancer. Mol Cancer 2017; 16:33. [PMID: 28153010 PMCID: PMC5290603 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-017-0608-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Colorectal cancer is third most common malignancy and is the second most common cause of cancer-related death. The MUC1 heterodimeric protein is aberrantly overexpressed in colorectal cancer and has been linked to poor outcomes in this disease. Here, we investigate the effects of the MUC1-C subunit inhibitor (GO-203), which disrupts MUC1-C homo-oligomerization, on human colorectal cancer cells. Methods TIGAR mRNA level was determined using qRT-PCR. Western blotting was used to measure TIGAR protein level and AKT-mTOR-S6K1 pathways. Reactive oxygen species and apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry. Effect of MUC1-C peptide, GO-203 was studied on colorectal xenograft tumors. Immunohistochemistry was utilized for TIGAR staining. Results Treatment of MUC1-overexpressing SKCO-1 and Colo-205 colon cancer cells with GO-203 was associated with downregulation of the TP53-inducible glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) protein. TIGAR promotes the shunting of glycolytic intermediates into the pentose phosphate pathway and thus is of importance for maintaining redox balance. We show that GO-203-induced suppression of TIGAR is mediated by inhibition of AKT and the downstream mTOR pathway. The results also demonstrate that targeting MUC1-C blocks eIF4A cap-dependent translation of TIGAR. In concert with these results, GO-203-induced suppression of TIGAR was associated with decreases in GSH levels. GO-203 treatment also resulted in increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS) and loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential. Consistent with these results, GO-203 inhibited the growth of colon cancer cells in vitro and as xenografts in nude mice. Inhibition of MUC1-C also downregulated TIGAR expression in xenograft tissues. Conclusions These findings indicate that MUC1-C is a potential target for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer patients who overexpress MUC1-C may be candidates for treatment with the MUC1-C inhibitor alone or in combination therapy with other agents.
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Saeed MT, Ahmad J, Kanwal S, Holowatyj AN, Sheikh IA, Zafar Paracha R, Shafi A, Siddiqa A, Bibi Z, Khan M, Ali A. Formal modeling and analysis of the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway: role of O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase in oncogenesis and cancer progression. PeerJ 2016; 4:e2348. [PMID: 27703839 PMCID: PMC5047222 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The alteration of glucose metabolism, through increased uptake of glucose and glutamine addiction, is essential to cancer cell growth and invasion. Increased flux of glucose through the Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway (HBP) drives increased cellular O-GlcNAcylation (hyper-O-GlcNAcylation) and contributes to cancer progression by regulating key oncogenes. However, the association between hyper-O-GlcNAcylation and activation of these oncogenes remains poorly characterized. Here, we implement a qualitative modeling framework to analyze the role of the Biological Regulatory Network in HBP activation and its potential effects on key oncogenes. Experimental observations are encoded in a temporal language format and model checking is applied to infer the model parameters and qualitative model construction. Using this model, we discover step-wise genetic alterations that promote cancer development and invasion due to an increase in glycolytic flux, and reveal critical trajectories involved in cancer progression. We compute delay constraints to reveal important associations between the production and degradation rates of proteins. O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase (OGT), an enzyme used for addition of O-GlcNAc during O-GlcNAcylation, is identified as a key regulator to promote oncogenesis in a feedback mechanism through the stabilization of c-Myc. Silencing of the OGT and c-Myc loop decreases glycolytic flux and leads to programmed cell death. Results of network analyses also identify a significant cycle that highlights the role of p53-Mdm2 circuit oscillations in cancer recovery and homeostasis. Together, our findings suggest that the OGT and c-Myc feedback loop is critical in tumor progression, and targeting these mediators may provide a mechanism-based therapeutic approach to regulate hyper-O-GlcNAcylation in human cancer.
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- Muhammad Tariq Saeed
- Research Centre for Modeling and Simulation (RCMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) , Islamabad , Pakistan
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- Research Centre for Modeling and Simulation (RCMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; School of Computer Science and IT, Stratford University, VA, United States
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- Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Guangzhou , China
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , Detroit , MI , United States
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- Research Centre for Modeling and Simulation (RCMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) , Islamabad , Pakistan
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- Research Centre for Modeling and Simulation (RCMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) , Islamabad , Pakistan
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; College of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Dammam, Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Research Centre for Modeling and Simulation (RCMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) , Islamabad , Pakistan
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- Research Centre for Modeling and Simulation (RCMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) , Islamabad , Pakistan
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- Research Centre for Modeling and Simulation (RCMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) , Islamabad , Pakistan
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- Atta-ur-Rehman School of Applied Bio-science (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) , Islamabad , Pakistan
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Hong M, Xia Y, Zhu Y, Zhao HH, Zhu H, Xie Y, Fan L, Wang L, Miao KR, Yu H, Miao YQ, Wu W, Zhu HY, Chen YY, Xu W, Qian SX, Li JY. TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator protects from spontaneous apoptosis and predicts poor prognosis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leuk Res 2016; 50:72-77. [PMID: 27693855 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2016.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Circulating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells appear not to be overly utilizing aerobic glycolysis. However, recurrent contact with CLL cells in a stromal microenvironment leads to increased aerobic glycolysis and the cells' overall glycolytic capacity, which promotes cell survival and proliferation. TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) has been directly implicated in cellular metabolism in the control of glycolysis. TIGAR inhibits glycolysis and protects cells from intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)-associated apoptosis. METHODS TIGAR mRNA expression was investigated by quantitative PCR in 102 newly diagnosed CLL patients. Furthermore, the relationship between the expression of TIGAR and its clinical characteristics and prognosis were investigated. Moreover, we also investigated the correlation between TIGAR expression and apoptosis in primary CLL cells. RESULTS Our data revealed that TIGAR overexpression was correlated with the protection from spontaneous apoptosis in CLL cells, and is strongly associated with advanced Binet stage, unmutated immunoglobulin heavy-chain variable region (IGHV) status, CD38 positivity, β2-microglobulin and p53 aberrations. Higher expression of TIGAR was associated with shorter treatment-free survival (median: three months vs. 51 months, P=0.0108), worse overall survival (median: 74 months vs. not reached, P=0.0242), and the diverse responses to fludarabine-based chemotherapy. TIGAR expression in patients resistant to chemotherapy was significantly higher than in patients sensitive to chemotherapy (mean: 0.3859±0.1710 vs. 0.0974±0.0291, P=0.0290). CONCLUSION Taken together, our findings revealed that high TIGAR expression is closely correlated with worse clinical outcome in CLL patients, and depicted how bioenergetic characteristics could be therapeutically exploited in CLL.
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- Ming Hong
- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China.
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China; Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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Simon-Molas H, Calvo-Vidal MN, Castaño E, Rodríguez-García A, Navarro-Sabaté À, Bartrons R, Manzano A. Akt mediates TIGAR induction in HeLa cells following PFKFB3 inhibition. FEBS Lett 2016; 590:2915-26. [PMID: 27491040 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Neoplastic cells metabolize higher amounts of glucose relative to normal cells in order to cover increased energetic and anabolic needs. Inhibition of the glycolytic enzyme 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase 3 (PFKFB3) diminishes cancer cell proliferation and tumour growth in animals. In this work, we investigate the crosstalk between PFKFB3 and TIGAR (TP53-Induced Glycolysis and Apoptosis Regulator), a protein known to protect cells from oxidative stress. Our results show consistent TIGAR induction in HeLa cells in response to PFKFB3 knockdown. Upon PFKFB3 silencing, cells undergo oxidative stress and trigger Akt phosphorylation. This leads to induction of a TIGAR-mediated prosurvival pathway that reduces both oxidative stress and cell death. As TIGAR is known to have a role in DNA repair, it could serve as a potential target for the development of effective antineoplastic therapies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Helga Simon-Molas
- Unitat de Bioquímica, Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques, IDIBELL-Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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- Centres Científics i Tecnològics, IDIBELL-Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
| | - Ana Rodríguez-García
- Unitat de Bioquímica, Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques, IDIBELL-Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
| | - Àurea Navarro-Sabaté
- Unitat de Bioquímica, Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques, IDIBELL-Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
| | - Ramon Bartrons
- Unitat de Bioquímica, Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques, IDIBELL-Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
| | - Anna Manzano
- Unitat de Bioquímica, Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques, IDIBELL-Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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