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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2014

Hypoxia triggers a Nur77-β-catenin feed-forward loop to promote the invasive growth of colon cancer cells.

S K Y To, W-J Zeng, J-Z Zeng, A S T Wong

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Nur77 limits endothelial barrier disruption to LPS in the mouse lung.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

S K Y ToSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
W-J ZengSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
J-Z ZengSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
A S T WongSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
University of Hong Kong · HKXiamen University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundβ-Catenin is a potent oncogenic protein in colorectal cancer (CRC), but the targets and regulation of this important signalling molecule are not completely understood. Hypoxia is a prominent feature of solid tumours that contributes to cancer progression.

methodsHere, we analysed the regulation between Nur77 and β-catenin under hypoxic conditions. Cell proliferation, migration, and invasion assays were performed to assess functional consequences.

resultsWe showed that hypoxia stimulated co-upregulation of β-catenin and Nur77 in a number of human CRC cell lines. Interestingly, expression of β-catenin and Nur77 by hypoxia formed a mutual feedback regulation circuits that conferred aggressive growth of CRC. Overexpression of β-catenin increased Nur77 transcription through hypoxia-inducible factor-1α rather than T-cell factor. Nur77-mediated activation of β-catenin by hypoxia was independent of both DNA binding and transactivation. Further, we showed that hypoxic activation of β-catenin was independent of the classical adenomatous polyposis coli and p53 pathways, but stimulated by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt in a Nur77-dependent manner. Under hypoxic conditions, enhanced β-catenin and Nur77 expression synergistically stimulated CRC cell migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

conclusionThese findings provide a novel molecular mechanism for hypoxic CRCs that may contribute to tumour progression, and its targeting may represent an effective therapeutic avenue.

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Adenomatous Polyposis Colibeta CateninCell HypoxiaCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationColonic NeoplasmsDNA-Binding ProteinsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHCT116 CellsHEK293 CellsHT29 CellsHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitNeoplasm Invasivenessbeta CateninDNA-Binding ProteinsHIF1A protein, humanHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitNR4A1 protein, humanNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNA, Small InterferingTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID24423919
PMCPMC3929893
OpenAlexW2089617484

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