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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2021

Inhibition of the PLK1-Coupled Cell Cycle Machinery Overcomes Resistance to Oxaliplatin in Colorectal Cancer.

Zhaoliang Yu, Peng Deng, Yufeng Chen, Shini Liu, Jinghong Chen, Zihuan Yang, Jianfeng Chen, Xinjuan Fan, Peili Wang, Zerong Cai and 10 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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56 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Zhaoliang YuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, P. R. China.
Peng DengSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, P. R. China.
Yufeng ChenDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, P. R. China.
Shini LiuSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, P. R. China.
Jinghong ChenSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, P. R. China.
Zihuan YangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, P. R. China.
Jianfeng ChenSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, P. R. China.
Xinjuan FanDepartment of Pathology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, P. R. China.
Peili WangSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, P. R. China.
Zerong CaiDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, P. R. China.
Yali WangSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, P. R. China.
Peishan HuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, Guangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, P. R. China.
Dezheng LinDepartment of Endoscopic Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, P. R. China.
Rong XiaoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, 999077, China.
Yifeng ZouDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, P. R. China.
Yan HuangDepartment of Pathology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, P. R. China.
Qiang YuCancer and Stem Cell Biology Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.
Ping LanDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, P. R. China.
Jing TanSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-4605-4624
Xiaojian WuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, P. R. China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SGCity University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 17ykpy66Guangdong Natural Science Foundation 2017A030310517Guangdong Natural Science Foundation 2018A030310268Guangdong Natural Science Foundation 2019A1515010063Medical Science and Technology Foundation of Guangdong Province A2018274National Key Clinical DisciplineNational Key R&D Program of China 2017YFC1308800National Natural Science Foundation of China 81772963National Natural Science Foundation of China 81972212National Natural Science Foundation of China 81972596National Natural Science Foundation of China 82003197Research Fund of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University P20200217202309878Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou City 201803040019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dysregulation of the cell cycle machinery leads to genomic instability and is a hallmark of cancer associated with chemoresistance and poor prognosis in colorectal cancer (CRC). Identifying and targeting aberrant cell cycle machinery is expected to improve current therapies for CRC patients. Here,upregulated polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) signaling, accompanied by deregulation of cell cycle-related pathways in CRC is identified. It is shown that aberrant PLK1 signaling correlates with recurrence and poor prognosis in CRC patients. Genetic and pharmacological blockade of PLK1 significantly increases the sensitivity to oxaliplatin in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, transcriptomic profiling analysis reveals that cell cycle-related pathways are activated by oxaliplatin treatment but suppressed by a PLK1 inhibitor. Cell division cycle 7 (CDC7) is further identified as a critical downstream effector of PLK1 signaling, which is transactivated via the PLK1-MYC axis. Increased CDC7 expression is also found to be positively correlated with aberrant PLK1 signaling in CRC and is associated with poor prognosis. Moreover, a CDC7 inhibitor synergistically enhances the anti-tumor effect of oxaliplatin in CRC models, demonstrating the potential utility of targeting the PLK1-MYC-CDC7 axis in the treatment of oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Cycle ProteinsColorectal NeoplasmsDisease Models, AnimalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB COxaliplatinPolo-Like Kinase 1Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsSignal TransductionAntineoplastic AgentsCell Cycle ProteinsOxaliplatinPolo-Like Kinase 1Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteinscell division cycle 7colorectal cancerMYCoxaliplatinpolo-like kinase 1

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