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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2020

Increased ABCC4 Expression Induced by ERRα Leads to Docetaxel Resistance via Efflux of Docetaxel in Prostate Cancer.

Houbao Huang, Jing Li, Jing Shen, Ling Lin, Xu Wu, Shixin Xiang, Yawei Li, Yujie Xu, Qijie Zhao, Yueshui Zhao and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2020. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Houbao HuangDepartment of Urology, Yijishan Affiliated Hospital, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China.
Jing LiDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Hospital (T.C.M) Affiliated to Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Jing ShenLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Ling LinLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Xu WuLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Shixin XiangLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Yawei LiDepartment of Urology, Yijishan Affiliated Hospital, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China.
Yujie XuDepartment of Urology, Yijishan Affiliated Hospital, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China.
Qijie ZhaoLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Yueshui ZhaoLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Parham Jabbarzadeh KaboliLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Mingxing LiLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Xiang LiLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Weiping WangDepartment of Pharmacy, Yijishan Affiliated Hospital, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China.
Qinglian WenDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Zhangang XiaoLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Southwest Medical University · CNWannan Medical College · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Sichuan Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Docetaxel is a major treatment for advanced prostate cancer (PCa); however, its resistance compromises clinical effectiveness. Estrogen receptor-related receptor alpha (ERRα) belongs to an orphan nuclear receptor superfamily and was recently found to be closely involved in cancer. In the present study, we found that ERRα was involved in docetaxel resistance in PCa. Overexpression of ERRα conferred docetaxel resistance in PCa cell lines, and cells with ERRα downregulation were more sensitive to docetaxel. Among the drug resistance-related genes, ABCC4 demonstrated synchronous expression after ERRα manipulation in cells. Moreover, both ERRα and ABCC4 were overexpressed in the docetaxel-resistant cell, which could be reversed by ERRα knockdown. The knockdown of ERRα also reversed the reduced drug accumulation in the docetaxel-resistant cell. We also demonstrated for the first time that ABCC4 was a direct target of ERRα as determined by the CHIP and luciferase assays. Bioinformatics analysis revealed high expression of ERRα and ABCC4 in PCa patients, and a number of potential ERRα/ABCC4 targets were predicted. In conclusion, our study demonstrated a critical role for ERRα in docetaxel resistance by directly targeting ABCC4 and stressed the importance of ERRα as a potential therapeutic target for drug-resistant PCa.

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ABCC4bioinformaticsdocetaxel resistanceERRαprostate cancer

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