ArticleCell death & disease2020
TIMELESS regulates sphingolipid metabolism and tumor cell growth through Sp1/ACER2/S1P axis in ER-positive breast cancer.
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- TIMELESS promotes glioma stemness and malignancy through JAK-STAT3 pathway.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2026Article
- Temporal dynamics in cancer immunotherapy: the interplay between circadian rhythms, tumor microenvironment, and immune checkpoint blockade.Journal of the National Cancer Center · 2026Review
- Targeting SH3GL1 for prognosis and immune response in breast cancer.Journal of pharmaceutical analysis · 2026Article
- TIMELESS Promotes LUAD Growth via Suppressing Transferrin-Mediated Ferroptosis and Reprograms the Tumor Microenvironment against Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy.Cancer communications (London, England) · 2026Article
- Activation of TP53 target genes in the primary response of triple-negative breast cancer cells to doxorubicin treatment.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Doublecortin-like kinase 1, regulated by STIP1 homology and U-box containing protein 1 or Sp1 transcription factor, affects the malignant behaviors and drug sensitivity in adriamycin-resistant breast cancer cells.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Article
- Function ofOncology letters · 2025Review
- Harnessing p53 for targeted cancer therapy: new advances and future directions.Transcription · 2025Review
- The Common Hallmarks and Interconnected Pathways of Aging, Circadian Rhythms, and Cancer: Implications for Therapeutic Strategies.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Review
- Circadian system disorder induced by aberrantly activated EFNB2-EPHB2 axis leads to facilitated liver metastasis in gastric cancer.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2024Article
- Targeting YTHDF2 inhibits tumorigenesis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma through ACER2-mediated ceramide catabolism.Journal of advanced research · 2024Article
- Identification of diagnostic markers related to inflammatory response and cellular senescence in endometriosis using machine learning and in vitro experiment.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2024Article
- SP3-induced Timeless transcription contributes to cell growth of lung adenocarcinoma cells.PloS one · 2024Article
- Circadian rhythm-associated lncRNA RP11-414H17.5 as a key therapeutic target in osteosarcoma affects the tumor immune microenvironment and enhances malignancy.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- β-Sitosterol as a Promising Anticancer Agent for Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy: Mechanisms of Action and Future Prospects.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Review
- The role of circadian clocks in cancer: Mechanisms and clinical implications.Genes & diseases · 2023Review
- TIMELESS upregulates PD-L1 expression and exerts an immunosuppressive role in breast cancer.Journal of translational medicine · 2023Article
- Stabilization of estrogen receptor α by USP37 contributes to the progression of breast cancer.Cancer science · 2023Article
- CRS: a circadian rhythm score model for predicting prognosis and treatment response in cancer patients.Journal of translational medicine · 2023Article
- The TIMELESS effort for timely DNA replication and protection.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2023Review
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Abstract
Breast cancer is one of the most common female malignant cancers. Biorhythm disorder largely increases the risk of breast cancer. We aimed to investigate the biological functions and molecular mechanisms of circadian gene TIMELESS circadian regulator (TIM) in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer and provide a new therapeutic target for breast cancer patients. Here, we explored that the expression of TIM was elevated in breast cancer, and high expression of TIM in cancer tissues was associated with poor prognosis, especially in the ER-positive breast cancer patients. In addition, we found that TIM promoted cell proliferation and enhanced mitochondrial respiration. TIM interacted with specificity protein 1 (Sp1) which contributes to upregulate the expression of alkaline ceramidase 2 (ACER2). Moreover, ACER2 is responsible for TIM-mediated promotive effects of cell growth and mitochondrial respiration. Collectively, our research unveiled a novel function of TIM in sphingolipid metabolism through interaction with Sp1. It provides a new theoretical explanation for the pathogenesis of breast cancer, and targeting TIM may serve as a potential therapeutic target for ER-positive breast cancer.
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