期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 21, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124299
关键词
carbonic anhydrase IX; hypoxia; LIN28; let-7axis; metabolism
资金
- Slovak Scientific Grant Agency [VEGA 2/0155/15, VEGA 2/0076/20, VEGA 2/0105/19]
- Research and Development Support Agency [APVV-14-0816, APVV-15-0697]
Solid tumors, including breast cancer, are characterized by the hypoxic microenvironment, extracellular acidosis, and chemoresistance. Hypoxia marker, carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX), is a pH regulator providing a selective survival advantage to cancer cells through intracellular neutralization while facilitating tumor invasion by extracellular acidification. The expression of CAIX in breast cancer patients is associated with poor prognosis and metastases. Importantly, CAIX-positive hypoxic tumor regions are enriched in cancer stem cells (CSCs). Here we investigated the biological effects ofCA9-silencing in breast cancer cell lines. We found that CAIX-downregulation in hypoxia led to increased levels oflet-7(lethal-7) family members. Simultaneously with the increase oflet-7miRNAs in CAIX-suppressed cells, LIN28 protein levels decreased, along with downstream metabolic pathways: pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (PDK1) and phosphorylation of its substrate, pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) at Ser-232, causing attenuation of glycolysis. In addition to perturbed glycolysis, CAIX-knockouts, in correlation with decreased LIN28 (as CSC reprogramming factor), also exhibit reduction of the further CSC-associated markers NANOG (Homeobox protein NANOG) and ALDH1 (Aldehyde dehydrogenase isoform 1). Oppositely, overexpression of CAIX leads to the enhancement of LIN28, ALDH1, and NANOG. In conclusion, CAIX-driven regulation of the LIN28/let-7axis augments glycolytic metabolism and enhances stem cell markers expression during CAIX-mediated adaptation to hypoxia and acidosis in carcinogenesis.
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