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ArticleCancer letters2019

Pin1 inhibition reverses the acquired resistance of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells to Regorafenib via the Gli1/Snail/E-cadherin pathway.

Jichuang Wang, Nan Zhang, Qi Han, Wenxian Lu, Long Wang, Dayun Yang, Min Zheng, Zhenzhen Zhang, Hekun Liu, Tae Ho Lee and 2 more

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Article in Cancer letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 105 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jichuang WangFujian Key Laboratory for Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute for Translational Medicine, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China.
Nan ZhangFujian Key Laboratory for Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute for Translational Medicine, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China.
Qi HanFujian Key Laboratory for Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute for Translational Medicine, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China.
Wenxian LuFujian Key Laboratory for Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute for Translational Medicine, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China.
Long WangFujian Key Laboratory for Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute for Translational Medicine, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China.
Dayun YangFujian Key Laboratory for Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute for Translational Medicine, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China.
Min ZhengFujian Key Laboratory for Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute for Translational Medicine, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China.
Zhenzhen ZhangFujian Key Laboratory for Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute for Translational Medicine, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China.
Hekun LiuFujian Key Laboratory for Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute for Translational Medicine, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China.
Tae Ho LeeFujian Key Laboratory for Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute for Translational Medicine, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China.
Xiao Zhen ZhouDivision of Translational Therapeutics, Department of Medicine and Cancer Research Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Kun Ping LuFujian Key Laboratory for Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute for Translational Medicine, The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China; Division of Translational Therapeutics, Department of Medicine and Cancer Research Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Electronic address: klu@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Fujian Medical University · CNBroad Institute · US

Funding

Development of selective Pin1 inhibitors to target a common oncogenic mechanismR01CA205153 · NCI · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI GRAY, NATHANAEL SCHIANDER, WULF, GERBURG M · 2017 to 2021
$3.3M
Function and Regulation of the Phosphorylation-Specific Prolyl Isomerase Pin1R01CA167677 · NCI · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI LU, KUN PING · 2012 to 2016
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA167677NCI NIH HHS R01 CA205153
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cancer death because of its high metastasis and drug resistance. Regorafenib was newly approved by FDA for HCC treatment, but its resistance is not understood. The unique isomerase Pin1 is critical for HCC development, but its role in metastasis and drug resistance is unknown. Here we generated Regorafenib-resistant HCC cells and found that they exhibited enhanced tumor invasion and metastasis in vitro and in vivo, and elevated Pin1 levels. Furthermore, Pin1 was highly overexpressed and closely related to the EMT in human HCC tissues. Depletion or overexpression of Pin1 correspondingly inhibited or promoted HCC cell migration and invasion, with altered expression of EMT-related molecules, E-cadherin and Snail. Significantly, Pin1 interacted with Gli1, a regulator of the EMT, and silencing Gli1 partly blocked Pin1-induced EMT in HCC cells. Moreover, genetic or chemical Pin1 inhibition reversed Regorafenib resistance of HCC with reducing EMT, migration, invasion and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. These results reveal a novel molecular mechanism underlying Regorafenib resistance in HCC, and also provide first evidence that Pin1 inhibitors offer an attractive strategy for treating Regorafenib-resistant HCC.

Indexed as

Drug Resistance, NeoplasmAnimalsAntigens, CDApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCadherinsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell MovementCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, NudeNIMA-Interacting Peptidylprolyl IsomeraseAntigens, CDBiomarkers, TumorCadherinsCDH1 protein, humanGLI1 protein, humanNIMA-Interacting Peptidylprolyl IsomerasePhenylurea CompoundsPIN1 protein, humanPyridinesregorafenibSNAI1 protein, humanSnail Family Transcription FactorsZinc Finger Protein GLI1EMTHCCMetastasisPin1Regorafenib resistance

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