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ArticleCell death & disease2021

Oncogene APOL1 promotes proliferation and inhibits apoptosis via activating NOTCH1 signaling pathway in pancreatic cancer.

Jiewei Lin, Zhiwei Xu, Junjie Xie, Xiaxing Deng, Lingxi Jiang, Hao Chen, Chenghong Peng, Hongwei Li, Jiaqiang Zhang, Baiyong Shen

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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 35 papers.

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jiewei Lin *Pancreatic Disease Center, Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zhiwei Xu *Pancreatic Disease Center, Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Junjie Xie *Pancreatic Disease Center, Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiaxing DengPancreatic Disease Center, Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Lingxi JiangPancreatic Disease Center, Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Hao ChenPancreatic Disease Center, Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Chenghong PengPancreatic Disease Center, Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Hongwei LiPancreatic Disease Center, Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jiaqiang ZhangPancreatic Disease Center, Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. zjq12570@rjh.com.cn.
Baiyong ShenPancreatic Disease Center, Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. shenby@shsmu.edu.cn.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNRuijin Hospital · CNState Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) #81802369
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

APOL1 encodes a secreted high-density lipoprotein, which has been considered as an aberrantly expressed gene in multiple cancers. Nevertheless, the role of APOL1 in the regulatory mechanisms of pancreatic cancer remains unknown and should be explored. We identified APOL1 was abnormally elevated in human pancreatic cancer tissues compared with that in adjacent tissues and was associated with poor prognosis. The effects of APOL1 in PC cell proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis was verified via functional in vitro and in vivo experiments. The results showed that knockdown of APOL1 significantly inhibited the proliferation and promoted apoptosis of pancreatic cancer. In addition, we identified APOL1 could be a regulator of NOTCH1 signaling pathway using bioinformatics tools, qRT-PCR, dual-luciferase reporter assay, and western blotting. In summary, APOL1 could function as an oncogene to promote proliferation and inhibit apoptosis through activating NOTCH1 signaling pathway expression in pancreatic cancer; therefore, it may act as a novel therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer.

Indexed as

ApoptosisSignal TransductionApolipoprotein L1Cell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDown-RegulationFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalMultivariate AnalysisPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisAPOL1 protein, humanApolipoprotein L1Receptor, Notch1

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PMID34341330
PMCPMC8329288
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