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ArticleMolecular oncology2021

SIK2 represses AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin signaling and suppresses gastric cancer by inhibiting autophagic degradation of protein phosphatases.

Xiao-Man Dai, Yan-Hui Zhang, Xiao-Han Lin, Xiao-Xing Huang, Yi Zhang, Chao-Rong Xue, Wan-Nan Chen, Jian-Xin Ye, Xin-Jian Lin, Xu Lin

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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Xiao-Man DaiKey Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China.
Yan-Hui ZhangKey Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China.
Xiao-Han LinDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Xiao-Xing HuangKey Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China.
Yi ZhangKey Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China.
Chao-Rong XueKey Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China.
Wan-Nan ChenKey Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China.
Jian-Xin YeKey Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China.
Xin-Jian LinKey Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China.
Xu LinKey Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9279-7007
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Abstract

Salt-inducible kinase 2 (SIK2) is an important regulator in various intracellular signaling pathways related to apoptosis, tumorigenesis and metastasis. However, the involvement of SIK2 in gastric tumorigenesis and the functional linkage with gastric cancer (GC) progression remain to be defined. Here, we report that SIK2 was significantly downregulated in human GC tissues, and reduced SIK2 expression was associated with poor prognosis of patients. Overexpression of SIK2 suppressed the migration and invasion of GC cells, whereas knockdown of SIK2 enhanced cell migratory and invasive capability as well as metastatic potential. These changes in the malignant phenotype resulted from the ability of SIK2 to suppress epithelial-mesenchymal transition via inhibition of AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin signaling. The inhibitory effect of SIK2 on AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin signaling was mediated primarily through inactivation of AKT, due to its enhanced dephosphorylation by the upregulated protein phosphatases PHLPP2 and PP2A. The upregulation of PHLPP2 and PP2A was attributable to SIK2 phosphorylation and activation of mTORC1, which inhibited autophagic degradation of these two phosphatases. These results suggest that SIK2 acts as a tumor suppressor in GC and may serve as a novel prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for this tumor.

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AutophagyProteolysisSignal TransductionAnimalsbeta CateninCell Line, TumorCohort StudiesDown-RegulationEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHumansMaleMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Micebeta CateninGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1PHLPP2 protein, humanPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesProtein Phosphatase 2Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktsalt-inducible kinase-2, humanAKT/GSK3β/β-catenin signalingautophagygastric cancerprotein phosphatasesSIK2

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