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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2020

ASCL1-regulated DARPP-32 and t-DARPP stimulate small cell lung cancer growth and neuroendocrine tumour cell proliferation.

Sk Kayum Alam, Li Wang, Yanan Ren, Christina E Hernandez, Farhad Kosari, Anja C Roden, Rendong Yang, Luke H Hoeppner

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sk Kayum AlamThe Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, USA.
Li WangThe Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, USA.
Yanan RenThe Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, USA.
Christina E HernandezThe Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, USA.
Farhad KosariDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Anja C RodenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Rendong YangThe Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, USA.
Luke H HoeppnerThe Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, USA. hoepp005@umn.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3948-4244
University of Minnesota · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · US

Funding

Triggering the dopamine pathway to inhibit lung cancer progressionR00CA187035 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI HOEPPNER, LUKE HILBERT · 2015 to 2017
$743k
NCI NIH HHS R00 CA187035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSmall cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most aggressive form of lung cancer, and new molecular insights are necessary for prognostic and therapeutic advances.

methodsDopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein, Mr 32000 (DARPP-32) and its N-terminally truncated splice variant, t-DARPP, were stably overexpressed or ablated in human DMS-53 and H1048 SCLC cells. Functional assays and immunoblotting were used to assess how DARPP-32 isoforms regulate SCLC cell growth, proliferation, and apoptosis. DARPP-32-modulated SCLC cells were orthotopically injected into the lungs of SCID mice to evaluate how DARPP-32 and t-DARPP regulate neuroendocrine tumour growth. Immunostaining for DARPP-32 proteins was performed in SCLC patient-derived specimens. Bioinformatics analysis and subsequent transcription assays were used to determine the mechanistic basis of DARPP-32-regulated SCLC growth.

resultsWe demonstrate in mice that DARPP-32 and t-DARPP promote SCLC growth through increased Akt/Erk-mediated proliferation and anti-apoptotic signalling. DARPP-32 isoforms are overexpressed in SCLC patient-derived tumour tissue, but undetectable in physiologically normal lung. Achaete-scute homologue 1 (ASCL1) transcriptionally activates DARPP-32 isoforms in human SCLC cells.

conclusionsWe reveal new regulatory mechanisms of SCLC oncogenesis that suggest DARPP-32 isoforms may represent a negative prognostic indicator for SCLC and serve as a potential target for the development of new therapies.

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AnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32FemaleHEK293 CellsHeterograftsHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMice, SCIDNeuroendocrine TumorsProtein IsoformsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktASCL1 protein, humanBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsDopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32PPP1R1B protein, humanProtein IsoformsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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PMID32499571
PMCPMC7463034
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