ArticleCell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)2020
Identification of curcumin as a novel natural inhibitor of rDNA transcription.
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- The complete reference genome for grapevine (Horticulture research · 2023Article
- Acetylation in the regulation of autophagy.Autophagy · 2023Review
- Lysosomes, curcumin, and anti-tumor effects: how are they linked?Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
- Autophagy regulates rRNA synthesis.Nucleus (Austin, Tex.) · 2022Article
- Upregulation of ribosome complexes at the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's disease patients.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2022Article
- Autophagy deficiency activates rDNA transcription.Autophagy · 2022Article
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Abstract
Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) transcription drives cell growth and cell proliferation via the product ribosomal RNA (rRNA), the essential component of ribosome. Given the fundamental role of rRNA in ribosome biogenesis, rDNA transcription has emerged as one of the effective targets for a number of human diseases including various types of cancers. In this study, we identify curcumin, an ancient drug, as a novel natural inhibitor of rDNA transcription. Curcumin treatment impairs the assembly of the RNA polymerase I preinitiation complex at rDNA promoters and represses rDNA promoter activity, which leads to the decrease of rRNA synthesis. In addition, curcumin treatment stimulates autophagosome formation and promotes autophagic degradation in cells. Mechanistically, curcumin inactivates the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), the upstream regulator of rDNA transcription and autophagy induction, by inhibiting mTOR lysosomal localization. Functionally, curcumin treatment inhibits protein synthesis, cell growth and cell proliferation. Taken together, these findings identify curcumin as an effective inhibitor of rDNA transcription and provide novel mechanisms for the anticancer properties of curcumin.
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