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CELL DEATH & DISEASE
卷 12, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-03574-2
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [82073149, 81802419, 81871945]
- Guangzhou Science and Technology Project [201704020097]
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) contribute to malignancy and gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) by upregulating the expression of ATF4 via the TGF-β1/SMAD2/3 axis. ATF4 directly binds to the ABCC1 promoter region to activate transcription, highlighting ATF4 as a potential therapeutic target for combating gemcitabine resistance in PDAC.
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) contribute to malignant progression and chemoresistance in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, little is known about the underlying mechanism. In this study, we investigated the potential role and mechanisms of activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) in CAFs-induced malignancy and gemcitabine resistance. We demonstrated that ATF4 is overexpressed in PDAC and associated with a poor prognosis. Silencing ATF4 expression decreased proliferation, colony formation, migration, gemcitabine sensitivity, and sphere formation. Subsequently, we revealed that CAFs secrete TGF-beta 1 to upregulate the expression of ATF4 in PDAC cells via the SMAD2/3 pathway and induce cancer progression, cancer stemness, and gemcitabine resistance. Furthermore, we demonstrated that ATF4 directly binds to the ABCC1 promoter region to activate transcription. In summary, these data demonstrate that CAFs contribute to malignancy and gemcitabine resistance in PDAC by upregulating the expression of ATF4 via the TGF-beta 1/SMAD2/3 axis and highlight that ATF4 is an attractive therapeutic target for combating gemcitabine resistance in PDAC.
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