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ArticleEBioMedicine2018

CHAF1A interacts with TCF4 to promote gastric carcinogenesis via upregulation of c-MYC and CCND1 expression.

Lixin Zheng, Xiuming Liang, Shuyan Li, Tongyu Li, Wenjing Shang, Lin Ma, Xiaxia Jia, Wei Shao, Pengpeng Sun, Chunyan Chen and 1 more

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Article in EBioMedicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lixin ZhengDepartment of Microbiology/Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China; Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China.
Xiuming LiangDepartment of Microbiology/Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China; Shandong University-Karolinska Institutet Collaborative Laboratory for Cancer Research, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China.
Shuyan LiDepartment of Microbiology/Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China.
Tongyu LiDepartment of Microbiology/Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China.
Wenjing ShangDepartment of Microbiology/Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China.
Lin MaDepartment of Microbiology/Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China.
Xiaxia JiaDepartment of Microbiology/Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China.
Wei ShaoDepartment of Microbiology/Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China.
Pengpeng SunDepartment of Microbiology/Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China.
Chunyan ChenCancer Center, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China.
Jihui JiaDepartment of Microbiology/Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China; Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province, School of Basic Medical Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China; Shandong University-Karolinska Institutet Collaborative Laboratory for Cancer Research, Jinan, Shandong 250012, PR China. Electronic address: jiajihui@sdu.edu.cn.
Shandong University · CNQilu Hospital of Shandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHistones chaperones have been found to play critical roles in tumor development and progression. However, the role of histone chaperone CHAF1A in gastric carcinogenesis and its underlying mechanisms remain elusive.

methodsCHAF1A expression in gastric cancer (GC) was analyzed in GEO datasets and clinical specimens. CHAF1A knockdown and overexpression were used to explore its functions in gastric cancer cells. The regulation and potential molecular mechanism of CHAF1A expression in gastric cancer cells were studied by using cell and molecular biological methods.

findingsCHAF1A was upregulated in GC tissues and its high expression predicted poor prognosis in GC patients. Overexpression of CHAF1A promoted gastric cancer cell proliferation both in vitro and in vivo, whereas CHAF1A suppression exhibited the opposite effects. Mechanistically, CHAF1A acted as a co-activator in the Wnt pathway. CHAF1A directly interacted with TCF4 to enhance the expression of c-MYC and CCND1 through binding to their promoter regions. In addition, the overexpression of CHAF1A was modulated by specificity protein 1 (Sp1) in GC. Sp1 transcriptionally enhanced the expression of CHAF1A in GC. Furthermore, CHAF1A expression induced by Helicobacter pylori was Sp1 dependent.

interpretationCHAF1A is a potential oncogene in GC, and may serve as a novel therapeutic target for GC treatment.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell Transformation, NeoplasticChromatin Assembly Factor-1Cyclin D1Disease Models, AnimalHeterograftsHumansMiceModels, BiologicalProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycSp1 Transcription FactorStomach NeoplasmsCCND1 protein, humanCHAF1A protein, humanChromatin Assembly Factor-1Cyclin D1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycSp1 Transcription FactorTCF4 protein, humanTranscription Factor 4CarcinogenesisCHAF1AGastric cancerHistone chaperone

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