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ArticleCell death & disease2021

Serum deprivation-response protein induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma through ASK1-JNK/p38 MAPK pathways.

Xi Chen, Weijie Ma, Ye Yao, Qi Zhang, Jinghua Li, Xiaoling Wu, Chengjie Mei, Xiang Jiang, Yiran Chen, Ganggang Wang and 5 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xi Chen *Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Weijie Ma *Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Ye Yao *Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Qi ZhangDepartment of General Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Jinghua LiDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Xiaoling WuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Chengjie MeiDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Xiang JiangDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Yiran ChenDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Ganggang WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Kunlei WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Yingyi LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Yonghua GuoDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Zhisu LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China. liuzs53@sina.com.
Yufeng YuanDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China. yuanyf1971@whu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-3924-3803
Wuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serum deprivation-response protein (SDPR), a phosphatidylserine-binding protein, which is known to have a promising role in caveolar biogenesis and morphology. However, its function in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was still largely unknown. In this study, we discussed the characterization and identification of SDPR, and to present it as a novel apoptosis candidate in the incidence of HCC. We identified 81 HCC cases with lower SDPR expression in the tumor tissues with the help of qRT-PCR assay, and lower SDPR expression was potentially associated with poor prognostication. The phenotypic assays revealed that cell proliferation, invasion, and migration were profoundly connected with SDPR, both in vivo and in vitro. The data obtained from the gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) carried out on the liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC), and also The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) findings indicated that SDPR was involved in apoptosis and flow cytometry experiments further confirmed this. Furthermore, we identified the interaction between SDPR and apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1), which facilitated the ASK1 N-terminus-mediated dimerization and increased ASK1-mediated signaling, thereby activating the JNK/p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and finally enhanced cell apoptosis. Overall, this work identified SDPR as a tumor suppressor, because it promoted apoptosis by activating ASK1-JNK/p38 MAPK pathways in HCC.

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MAP Kinase Signaling SystemAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Line, TumorHep G2 CellsHeterograftsHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLiver NeoplasmsMaleMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeBiomarkers, TumorCAVIN2 protein, humanJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMAP3K5 protein, humanMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphate-Binding Proteins

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PMID33931585
PMCPMC8087765
OpenAlexW3158546579

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