期刊
CANCERS
卷 14, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cancers14051299
关键词
ganglioside; GD3 synthase; epithelial-mesenchymal transition; transcriptional regulation
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资金
- University of Lille
- Centre National dela Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
GD3 synthase is crucial for the biosynthesis of gangliosides, and targeting it can reduce malignant properties of tumors associated with gangliosides, such as migration, invasion, sternness, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
GD3 synthase controls the biosynthesis of complex gangliosides, bearing two or more sialic acid residues. Disialylated gangliosides GD3 and GD2 are tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens (TACA) in neuro-ectoderm-derived cancers, and are directly involved in cell malignant properties, i.e., migration, invasion, sternness, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Since GD3 and GD2 levels are directly linked to GD3 synthase expression and activity, targeting GD3 synthase appears to be a promising strategy through which to interfere with ganglioside-associated malignant properties. We review here the current knowledge on GD3 synthase expression and regulation in cancers, and the consequences of complex ganglioside expression on cancer cell signaling and properties, highlighting the relationships between GD3 synthase expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition and sternness. Different strategies were used to modulate GD3 synthase expression in cancer cells in vitro and in animal models, such as inhibitors or siRNA/lncRNA, which efficiently reduced cancer cell malignant properties and the proportion of GD2 positive cancer stem cells, which are associated with high metastatic properties, resistance to therapy, and cancer relapse. These data show the relevance of targeting GD3 synthase in association with conventional therapies, to decrease the number of cancer stem cells in tumors.
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