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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

Bidirectional regulation of adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing by DEAH box helicase 9 (DHX9) in cancer.

HuiQi Hong, Omer An, Tim H M Chan, Vanessa H E Ng, Hui Si Kwok, Jaymie S Lin, Lihua Qi, Jian Han, Daryl J T Tay, Sze Jing Tang and 5 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

HuiQi HongCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Omer AnCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Tim H M ChanCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Vanessa H E NgCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Hui Si KwokCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Jaymie S LinCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Lihua QiCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Jian HanCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Daryl J T TayCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Sze Jing TangCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Henry YangCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Yangyang SongCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Fernando Bellido MoliasCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Daniel G TenenCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Leilei ChenCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
National University Cancer Institute, Singapore · SGNational University of Singapore · SGHarvard Stem Cell Institute · US

Funding

Transcriptional and epigenetic heterogeneity of stem/progenitor cellsP01HL131477 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI David T Scadden · 2017 to 2026
$24.6M
Mechanisms of regulation by RNA in acute myeloid leukemiaR35CA197697 · NCI · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI TENEN, DANIEL G · 2015 to 2021
$7.1M
NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197697NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL131477
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing entails the enzymatic deamination of adenosines to inosines by adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADARs). Dysregulated A-to-I editing has been implicated in various diseases, including cancers. However, the precise factors governing the A-to-I editing and their physiopathological implications remain as a long-standing question. Herein, we unravel that DEAH box helicase 9 (DHX9), at least partially dependent of its helicase activity, functions as a bidirectional regulator of A-to-I editing in cancer cells. Intriguingly, the ADAR substrate specificity determines the opposing effects of DHX9 on editing as DHX9 silencing preferentially represses editing of ADAR1-specific substrates, whereas augments ADAR2-specific substrate editing. Analysis of 11 cancer types from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) reveals a striking overexpression of DHX9 in tumors. Further, tumorigenicity studies demonstrate a helicase-dependent oncogenic role of DHX9 in cancer development. In sum, DHX9 constitutes a bidirectional regulatory mode in A-to-I editing, which is in part responsible for the dysregulated editome profile in cancer.

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RNA EditingAdenosineAdenosine DeaminaseAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticCell Line, TumorDEAD-box RNA HelicasesDeaminationDoxorubicinHEK293 CellsHumansInosineMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDNeoplasm ProteinsADARB1 protein, humanADAR protein, humanAdenosineAdenosine DeaminaseAntibiotics, AntineoplasticDEAD-box RNA HelicasesDHX9 protein, humanDoxorubicinInosineNeoplasm ProteinsRNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID29796672
PMCPMC6125626
OpenAlexW2803902474

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