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ArticleCancer science2014

Krüppel-like factor 8 contributes to hypoxia-induced MDR in gastric cancer cells.

Hui Zhang, Li Sun, Xiao Xiao, Rougang Xie, Changhao Liu, Yafang Wang, Yanling Wei, Hongbo Zhang, Lili Liu

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Article in Cancer science, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hui ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China; Department of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Xi'an Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xi'an, China.
Li Sun
Xiao Xiao
Rougang Xie
Changhao Liu
Yafang Wang
Yanling Wei
Hongbo Zhang
Lili Liu
Xijing Hospital · CNXian Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNAir Force Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We previously reported that hypoxia-induced MDR in gastric cancer (GC) cells is hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1)-dependent. However, the exact mechanisms are still unknown. Our previous study revealed that Krüppel-like factor 8 (KLF8), a novel transcription factor, was associated with malignant phenotype in GC cells. KLF8 is overexpressed in clear cell renal carcinoma lacking von Hippel-Lindau protein function, which resulted in HIF-1 stabilization. Given this association, we hypothesized that KLF8 contributed to hypoxia-induced MDR in GC cells. Initial experiments revealed that hypoxia could increase KLF8 and HIF-1α expressions in GC cells, and KLF8 levels in GC drug-resistant cell lines were higher than in parental cell lines. Subsequent experiments showed that in normoxia, exogenous KLF8 could promote the MDR phenotype; however, blocking KLF8 expression could effectively reverse the MDR phenotype induced by hypoxia. Overexpressed KLF8 increased resistance-associated gene MDR1 mRNA levels, Bcl-2 and P-gp protein levels, and decreased Bax and caspase-3 protein levels in GC cells, and knockout KLF8 reversed these effects. Dual luciferase reporter and ChIP assays showed that KLF8 could promote MDR1 transcriptional activity by combining with KLF8 binding sites located in the upstream of MDR1 transcriptional start site. These results suggest that KLF8 is involved in hypoxia-induced MDR through inhibiting apoptosis and increasing the drug release rate by directly regulating MDR1 transcription.

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Drug Resistance, MultipleDrug Resistance, NeoplasmAntibiotics, AntineoplasticApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1Cell HypoxiaCell Line, TumorDoxorubicinGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsRepressor ProteinsStomach NeoplasmsABCB1 protein, humanAntibiotics, AntineoplasticApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1DoxorubicinHIF1A protein, humanHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitKLF8 protein, humanKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsRepressor ProteinsGastric cancer cellshypoxiaKrüppel-like factor 8multidrug resistancenormoxia

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PMID25040744
PMCPMC4462403
OpenAlexW2087477583

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