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Mutation of the gene encoding the circadian clock component PERIOD2 in oncogenic cells confers chemoresistance by up-regulating the Aldh3a1 gene

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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 294, 期 2, 页码 547-558

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AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.004942

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clock gene; chemoresistance; anticancer drug; chromatin modification; reactive oxygen species (ROS); Aldh3a1; Period2; chemotherapy; oncogene; circadian rhythm; cancer; aldehyde dehydrogenase

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  1. KAKENHI from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [16H02636, 17H06262, 26670317]
  2. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26670317] Funding Source: KAKEN

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Disruption of circadian rhythms has been implicated in an increased risk for cancer development. The Period2 (Per2) gene encodes one of the major components of the mammalian circadian clock, which plays a key role in controlling the circadian rhythms in physiology and behavior. PER2 has also been reported to suppress the malignant transformation of cells, but its role in the regulation of cancer susceptibility to chemotherapeutic drugs remains unclear. In this study, we found that oncogene-transformed embryonic fibroblasts prepared from Per2-mutant (Per2(m/m)) mice, which are susceptible to both spontaneous and radiation-induced tumorigenesis, were resistant against common chemotherapeutic drugs and that this resistance is associated with up-regulation of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 3a1 (Aldh3a1) gene. Co-expression of the oncogenes H-ras(V12) and SV40 large T-antigen induced malignant transformation of both WT and Per2(m/m) cells, but the cytotoxic effects of the chemotherapeutic agents methotrexate, gemcitabine, etoposide, vincristine, and oxaliplatin were significantly alleviated in the oncogene-transformed Per2(m/m) cells. Although introduction of the two oncogenes increased the expression of Aldh3a1 in both WT and Per2(m/m) cells, the ALDH3A1 protein levels in the Per2(m/m) cells were approximate to 7-fold higher than in WT cells. The elevated ALDH3A1 levels in the oncogene-transformed Per2(m/m) cells were sufficient to prevent chemotherapeutic drug-induced accumulation of reactive oxygen species. Consequently, shRNA-mediated suppression of Aldh3a1 expression relieved the chemoresistance of the Per2(m/m) cells. These results suggest a role for mutated PER2 in the development of multiple drug resistance and may inform therapeutic strategies for cancer management.

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