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ArticleCancer medicine2021

Knockout of vasohibin-2 reduces tubulin carboxypeptidase activity and increases paclitaxel sensitivity in ovarian cancer.

Takahiro Koyanagi, Yasushi Saga, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Kohei Tamura, Takahiro Yoshiba, Suzuyo Takahashi, Akiyo Taneichi, Yuji Takei, Masashi Urabe, Hiroaki Mizukami and 1 more

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Takahiro KoyanagiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8669-4880
Yasushi SagaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
Yoshifumi TakahashiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
Kohei TamuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
Takahiro YoshibaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
Suzuyo TakahashiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
Akiyo TaneichiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
Yuji TakeiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
Masashi UrabeDivision of Genetic Therapeutics, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
Hiroaki MizukamiDivision of Genetic Therapeutics, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
Hiroyuki FujiwaraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
Jichi Medical University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vasohibin-1 (VASH1) is a VEGF-inducible endothelium-derived angiogenesis inhibitor, and vasohibin-2 (VASH2), its homolog, exhibits proangiogenic activity. VASH2 is expressed by various cancer cells and accelerates tumor angiogenesis and progression. VASH2 was recently shown to exhibit tubulin carboxypeptidase (TCP) activity related to microtubule functions. Paclitaxel (PTX), an effective chemotherapeutic agent that is widely used to treat ovarian cancer, inhibits microtubule depolymerization and may interact with VASH2. We herein established several VASH2 knockout ovarian cancer cell lines using the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system to examine the intracellular tubulin detyrosination status and PTX chemosensitivity. The knockout of VASH2 did not affect the proliferation or sphere-forming activity of ovarian cancer cells in vitro. A Western blot analysis of VASH2 knockout cells revealed the weak expression of detyrosinated tubulin and upregulated expression of cyclin B1. The knockout of VASH2 significantly increased chemosensitivity to PTX, but not to cisplatin in ovarian cancer cell lines. The knockout of VASH2 reduced TCP activity and increased cyclin B1 expression, resulting in increased PTX chemosensitivity in ovarian cancer cells. The inhibition of angiogenesis and regulation of microtubule activity may be achieved in ovarian cancer treatment strategies targeting VASH2.

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Angiogenic ProteinsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicCarboxypeptidasesCell Culture TechniquesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCRISPR-Cas SystemsCyclin B1FemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansOvarian NeoplasmsPaclitaxelTubulinTyrosineAngiogenic ProteinsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicCarboxypeptidasesCCNB1 protein, humanCyclin B1PaclitaxelTubulinTyrosinetyrosyltubulin carboxypeptidaseVASH2 protein, humanCRISPR/Cas9detyrosinated tubulinovarian cancerpaclitaxelvasohibin-2

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PMID33710778
PMCPMC8026928
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