ArticleOncogene2019
Lymphoid enhancer-binding factor-1 promotes stemness and poor differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma by directly activating the NOTCH pathway.
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- DNAJB1-PKAc Kinase Is Expressed in Young Patients with Pediatric Liver Cancers and Enhances Carcinogenic Pathways.Cancers · 2024Article
- ASPM stabilizes the NOTCH intracellular domain 1 and promotes oncogenesis by blocking FBXW7 binding in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.Molecular oncology · 2024Article
- ZMIZ2 facilitates hepatocellular carcinoma progression via LEF1 mediated activation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2024Article
- Notch signaling regulates a metabolic switch through inhibiting PGC-1α and mitochondrial biogenesis in dedifferentiated liposarcoma.Oncogene · 2023Article
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- The cancer-testis lncRNA LINC01977 promotes HCC progression by interacting with RBM39 to prevent Notch2 ubiquitination.Cell death discovery · 2023Article
- Clinical Prognostic Implications of Wnt Hub Genes Expression in Medulloblastoma.Cellular and molecular neurobiology · 2023Article
- Elucidating the direct effects of the novel HDAC inhibitor bocodepsin (OKI-179) on T cells to rationally design regimens for combining with immunotherapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Lateral confined growth of cells activates Lef1 dependent pathways to regulate cell-state transitions.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
The poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells are usually characterized by immature hepatic progenitor cell-like properties, such as enhanced self-renewal ability, resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs, and a loss of mature hepatocyte proteins. However, the molecular mechanisms governing this process still remain unclear. In this study, we found the lymphoid enhancer-binding factor-1 (LEF1), a transcriptional factor, was frequently overexpressed in HCCs, which was significantly associated with poor prognosis and tumor cell differentiation. Functional studies have found that LEF1 enhanced cell growth, foci formation, colony formation in soft agar, and tumor formation in nude mice. Different from its canonical roles in the WNT signaling pathway, we found that LEF1 could activate the critical members (e.g., NOTCH1 and NOTCH2) of the NOTCH signaling pathway through directly binding to their promoter regions. Further studies have found that LEF1 could enhance the self-renewal ability, drug resistance, dedifferentiation, and invasion of HCC cells. The oncogenic functions and the effects of LEF1 on cancer stemness could be effectively inhibited by NOTCH inhibitor. Further characterization of LEF1 may lead to the development of novel therapeutic strategies for HCC treatment.
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