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ArticleThe Journal of investigative dermatology2016

Pro-Proliferative Function of Mitochondrial Sirtuin Deacetylase SIRT3 in Human Melanoma.

Jasmine George, Minakshi Nihal, Chandra K Singh, Weixiong Zhong, Xiaoqi Liu, Nihal Ahmad

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Article in The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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49 citing papers in PubMed, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jasmine GeorgeDepartment of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Minakshi NihalDepartment of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Chandra K SinghDepartment of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Weixiong ZhongDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Xiaoqi LiuDepartment of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Nihal AhmadDepartment of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; William S. Middleton VA Medical Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Electronic address: nahmad@wisc.edu.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · USPurdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

Role of Polo-Like Kinase-1 in Melanocytic TransformationR01AR059130 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI AHMAD, NIHAL · 2010 to 2019
$3.8M
Enhancing anti-neoplastic activity of metformin in prostate cancerR01CA192894 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI LIU, XIAOQI · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
Role of SIRT1 in melanocyte biology and melanocyte transformationR01CA176748 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI AHMAD, NIHAL · 2013 to 2017
$1.6M
Functional studies of Plk1 and its interacting proteinsK01CA114401 · NCI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI LIU, XIAOQI · 2005 to 2009
$747k
Plk1-Numb Cooperation in MelanomagenesisI01BX001008 · VA · WM S. MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSP · PI AHMAD, NIHAL · 2013 to 2016
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BLRD VA I01 BX001008NCI NIH HHS K01 CA114401NCI NIH HHS R01 CA176748NCI NIH HHS R01CA176748NCI NIH HHS R01 CA192894NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR059130NIAMS NIH HHS R01AR059130
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, is often fatal if not treated early. Therefore, novel target-based strategies are required to combat this neoplasm. The objective of this study was to determine the role and functional significance of the mitochondrial sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) in melanoma. We found that compared with normal primary and immortalized human melanocytes, SIRT3 is significantly overexpressed in multiple human melanoma cells at mRNA and protein levels. Further, employing human tissue microarray, we found that SIRT3 is significantly upregulated in clinical melanoma tissues, compared with melanocytic nevi tissues. Furthermore, a short hairpin RNA-mediated knockdown of SIRT3 in human melanoma cells resulted in (i) a decrease in cellular proliferation, colony formation, and cellular migration; (ii) induction of senescence as shown by an increase in senescence-associated beta-galactosidase activity and formation of senescence-associated heterochromatin foci as well as an increase in mRNA and protein levels of p16(INK4a) and p21(Waf1); (iii) G1-phase arrest of the cell cycle; and (iv) decreases in mRNA and protein levels of cyclins (D1, E1) and cyclin-dependent kinases (2, 4, and 6). Conversely, forced exogenous overexpression of SIRT3 promoted an increase in proliferative potential of Hs294T melanoma cells and normal immortalized Mel-ST melanocytes. Finally, we found that SIRT3 knockdown significantly inhibited tumorigenesis in a xenograft model in vivo. To our knowledge, this is the first study supporting the pro-proliferative function of SIRT3 in melanoma.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsbeta-GalactosidaseCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCellular SenescenceCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21FemaleHEK293 CellsHumansMelanocytesMelanomaMicebeta-GalactosidaseCDKN1A protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21SIRT3 protein, humanSirtuin 3

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PMID26743598
PMCPMC4808399
OpenAlexW2286739005

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