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ArticleOncogene2020

HDAC8 promotes the dissemination of breast cancer cells via AKT/GSK-3β/Snail signals.

Panpan An, Feng Chen, Zihan Li, Yuyi Ling, Yanxi Peng, Haisheng Zhang, Jiexin Li, Zhuojia Chen, Hongsheng Wang

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Article in Oncogene, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Decoding the Epigenome of Breast Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  15. Mechanisms of HDACs in cancer development.Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Panpan An *Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Feng Chen *Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Zihan LiGuangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Yuyi LingGuangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Yanxi PengGuangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Haisheng ZhangGuangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Jiexin LiGuangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, 510006, China.
Zhuojia ChenSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, China. chenzhj@sysucc.org.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0343-3795
Hongsheng WangGuangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, 510006, China. whongsh@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5729-6074
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanistic action of histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8) in cancer motility, including epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), remains largely undefined. We found that the expression of HDAC8 was upregulated in breast cancer (BC) cells and tissues as compared to the controls. Further, BC tissues had the highest values of HDAC8 expression among 31 kinds of cancers. Cellular study indicated that HDAC8 can positively regulate the dissemination and EMT of BC cells. It increased the protein stability of Snail, an important regulator of EMT, by phosphorylation of its motif 2 in serine-rich regions. There are 21 factors that have been reported to regulate the protein stability of Snail. Among them, HDAC8 can decrease the expression of GSK-3β through increasing its Ser9-phosphorylation. Mass spectrum analysis indicated that HDAC8 interact with AKT1 to decrease its acetylation while increase its phosphorylation, which further increased Ser9-phosphorylation of GSK-3β. The C-terminal of AKT1 was responsible for the interaction between HDAC8 and AKT1. Further, Lys426 was the key residue for HDAC8-regulated deacetylation of AKT1. Moreover, HDAC8/Snail axis acted as adverse prognosis factors for in vivo progression and overall survival (OS) rate of BC patients. Collectively, we found that HDAC8 can trigger the dissemination of BC cells via AKT/GSK-3β/Snail signals, which imposed that inhibition of HDAC8 is a potential approach for BC treatment.

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AnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell MovementFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHistone DeacetylasesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMice, NudeProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionSnail Family Transcription FactorsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHDAC8 protein, humanHistone DeacetylasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRepressor ProteinsSnail Family Transcription Factors

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PMID32499521
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