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ArticleBMB reports2019

C-terminal truncated HBx reduces doxorubicin cytotoxicity via ABCB1 upregulation in Huh-7 hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

Myeong-Eun Jegal, Seung-Youn Jung, Yu-Seon Han, Yung-Jin Kim

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Article in BMB reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Myeong-Eun JegalDepartment of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Science, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea.
Seung-Youn JungDepartment of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Science, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea.
Yu-Seon HanDepartment of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Science, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea.
Yung-Jin KimDepartment of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Science, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea.
Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences · KRPusan National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) encoding the HBV x protein (HBx) is a known causative agent of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Its pathogenic activities in HCC include interference with several signaling pathways associated with cell proliferation and apoptosis. Mutant C-terminal-truncated HBx isoforms are frequently found in human HCC and have been shown to enhance proliferation and invasiveness leading to HCC malignancy. We investigated the molecular mechanism of the reduced doxorubicin cytotoxicity by C-terminal truncated HBx. Cells transfected with C-terminal truncated HBx exhibited reduced cytotoxicity to doxorubicin compared to those transfected with full-length HBx. The doxorubicin resistance of cells expressing C-terminal truncated HBx correlated with upregulation of the ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 1(ABCB1) transporter, resulting in the enhanced efflux of doxorubicin. Inhibiting the activity of ABCB1 and silencing ABCB1 expression by small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) increased the cytotoxicity of doxorubicin. These results indicate that elevated ABCB1 expression induced by C-terminal truncation of HBx was responsible for doxorubicin resistance in HCC. Hence, co-treatment with an ABCB1 inhibitor and an anticancer agent may be effective for the treatment of patients with liver cancer containing the C-terminal truncated HBx. [BMB Reports 2019; 52(5): 330-335].

Indexed as

Antibiotics, AntineoplasticApoptosisATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDoxorubicinDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansLiver NeoplasmsSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional ActivationUp-RegulationViral Regulatory and Accessory ProteinsABCB1 protein, humanAntibiotics, AntineoplasticATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BDoxorubicinhepatitis B virus X proteinTrans-ActivatorsViral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins

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PMID30982500
PMCPMC6549916
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