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ArticleOncogene2023

NRF2 has a splicing regulatory function involving the survival of motor neuron (SMN) in non-small cell lung cancer.

Qinqin Cui, Wei Wang, Akhileshwar Namani, Hongyan Wang, Ahmed Hammad, Pu Huang, Yang Gao, Mohamed Elshaer, Yihe Wu, Xiu Jun Wang and 1 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Qinqin Cui *Department of Biochemistry and Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Wei Wang *Department of Biochemistry and Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Akhileshwar Namani *Department of Biochemistry and Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Hongyan WangDepartment of Biochemistry and Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Ahmed HammadDepartment of Biochemistry and Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Pu HuangDepartment of Biochemistry and Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Yang GaoDepartment of Biochemistry and Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Mohamed ElshaerDepartment of Biochemistry and Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Yihe WuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China.
Xiu Jun WangDepartment of Pharmacology and Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China. xjwang@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7516-4606
Xiuwen TangDepartment of Biochemistry and Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China. xiuwentang@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-1234
First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CNMinistry of Education · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nuclear factor erythroid 2-like 2 (NFE2L2; NRF2) signaling pathway is frequently deregulated in human cancers. The critical functions of NRF2, other than its transcriptional activation, in cancers remain largely unknown. Here, we uncovered a previously unrecognized role of NRF2 in the regulation of RNA splicing. Global splicing analysis revealed that NRF2 knockdown in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) A549 cells altered 839 alternative splicing (AS) events in 485 genes. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that NRF2 transcriptionally regulated SMN mRNA expression by binding to two antioxidant response elements in the SMN1 promoter. Post-transcriptionally, NRF2 was physically associated with the SMN protein. The Neh2 domain of NRF2, as well as the YG box and the region encoded by exon 7 of SMN, were required for their interaction. NRF2 formed a complex with SMN and Gemin2 in nuclear gems and Cajal bodies. Furthermore, the NRF2-SMN interaction regulated RNA splicing by expressing SMN in NRF2-knockout HeLa cells, reverting some of the altered RNA splicing. Moreover, SMN overexpression was significantly associated with alterations in the NRF2 pathway in patients with lung squamous cell carcinoma from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Taken together, our findings suggest a novel therapeutic strategy for cancers involving an aberrant NRF2 pathway.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsMuscular Atrophy, SpinalCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinHeLa CellsHumansMotor NeuronsNF-E2-Related Factor 2RNA-Binding ProteinsRNA SplicingSMN Complex ProteinsCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinNF-E2-Related Factor 2RNA-Binding ProteinsSMN Complex Proteins

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PMID37573407
OpenAlexW4385782471

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