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ArticleCell stress & chaperones2019

Hippo/Mst1 overexpression induces mitochondrial death in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma via activating β-catenin/Drp1 pathway.

Chao Ma, Longkun Fan, Jingxian Wang, Lixia Hao, Jinqiu He

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Article in Cell stress & chaperones, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chao MaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, China. zhichaohuang1@sohu.com.
Longkun FanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, China.
Jingxian WangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, China.
Lixia HaoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, China.
Jinqiu HeDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, China.
Hospital of Hebei Province · CNCangzhou Central Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammalian Ste20-like kinase 1 (Mst1) is associated with cell apoptosis. In the current study, we explored the regulatory effects of Mst1 on squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) in vitro. SCCHN Cal27 cells and Tu686 cells were transfected with adenovirus-loaded Mst1 to detect the role of Mst1 in cell viability. Then, siRNA against Drp1 was transfected into cells to evaluate the influence of mitochondrial fission in cancer survival. Our data illustrated that Mst1 overexpression promoted SCCHN Cal27 cell and Tu686 cell death via activating mitochondria-related apoptosis. Cells transfected with adenovirus-loaded Mst1 have increased expression of DRP1 and higher DRP1 promoted mitochondrial fission. Active mitochondrial fission mediated mitochondrial damage, as evidenced by increased mitochondrial oxidative stress, decreased mitochondrial energy production, and reduced mitochondrial respiratory complex function. Moreover, Mst1 overexpression triggered mitochondria-dependent cell apoptosis via DRP1-related mitochondrial fission. Further, we found that Mst1 overexpression controlled mitochondrial fission via the β-catenin/DRP1 pathways; inhibition of β-catenin and/or knockdown of DRP1 abolished the pro-apoptotic effects of Mst1 overexpression on SCCHN Cal27 cells and Tu686 cells, leading to the survival of cancer cells in vitro. In sum, our results illustrate that Mst1/β-catenin/DRP1 axis affects SCCHN Cal27 cell and Tu686 cell viability via controlling mitochondrial dynamics balance. This finding identifies Mst1 activation might be an effective therapeutic target for the treatment of SCCHN.

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Apoptosisbeta CateninCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDynaminsHEK293 CellsHippo KinasesHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMitochondrial DynamicsProtein Serine-Threonine Kinasesbeta CateninDNM1L protein, humanDynaminsHippo KinasesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSTK4 protein, humanDRP1MitochondriaMst1SCCHNWnt/β-catenin pathway

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PMID31127452
PMCPMC6629754
OpenAlexW2946239517

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