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ArticleCancer cell international2021

Starvation induced autophagy promotes the progression of bladder cancer by LDHA mediated metabolic reprogramming.

Tinghao Li, Hang Tong, Hubin Yin, Yi Luo, Junlong Zhu, Zijia Qin, Siwen Yin, Weiyang He

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Article in Cancer cell international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tinghao Li *The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Hang Tong *The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Hubin YinThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Yi LuoThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Junlong ZhuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Zijia QinThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Siwen YinThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Weiyang HeThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China. 202485@hospital.cqmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7445-8781
The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of China 81874092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAberrant autophagy and preternatural elevated glycolysis are prevalent in bladder cancer (BLCA) and are both related to malignant progression. However, the regulatory relationship between autophagy and glycolytic metabolism remains largely unknown. We imitated starvation conditions in the tumour microenvironment and found significantly increased levels of autophagy and aerobic glycolysis, which both regulated the progression of BLCA cells. We further explored the regulatory relationships and mechanisms between them.

methodsWe used immunoblotting, immunofluorescence and transmission electron microscopy to detect autophagy levels in BLCA cells under different treatments. Lactate and glucose concentration detection demonstrated changes in glycolysis. The expression of lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) was detected at the transcriptional and translational levels and was also silenced by small interfering RNA, and the effects on malignant progression were further tested. The underlying mechanisms of signalling pathways were evaluated by western blot, immunofluorescence and immunoprecipitation assays.

resultsStarvation induced autophagy, regulated glycolysis by upregulating the expression of LDHA and caused progressive changes in BLCA cells. Mechanistically, after starvation, the ubiquitination modification of Axin1 increased, and Axin1 combined with P62 was further degraded by the autophagy-lysosome pathway. Liberated β-catenin nuclear translocation increased, binding with LEF1/TCF4 and promoting LDHA transcriptional expression. Additionally, high expression of LDHA was observed in cancer tissues and was positively related to progression.

conclusionOur study demonstrated that starvation-induced autophagy modulates glucose metabolic reprogramming by enhancing Axin1 degradation and β-catenin nuclear translocation in BLCA, which promotes the transcriptional expression of LDHA and further malignant progression.

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AutophagyAxin1Bladder cancerGlycolysisLDHAWnt/β-catenin signalling

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