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ArticleOncogene2024

FOXO3a-regulated arginine metabolic plasticity adaptively promotes esophageal cancer proliferation and metastasis.

Wenbo Sun, Hengyuan Kou, Yao Fang, Fan Xu, Zhi Xu, Xiumei Wang, Rong Yin, Qin Zhang, Qin Jiang, Yong Xu

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Article in Oncogene, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Wenbo Sun *Affiliated Eye Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 138 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Hengyuan Kou *Affiliated Eye Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 138 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Yao FangAffiliated Eye Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 138 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Fan XuAffiliated Eye Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 138 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8751-3364
Zhi XuAffiliated Eye Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 138 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2722-1471
Xiumei WangJiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention, and Treatment, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longman Avenue, Nanjing, 211166, China.
Rong YinJiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210009, China.
Qin ZhangJiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210009, China. zhangqin804@sohu.com.ORCID 0009-0002-0011-0448
Qin JiangAffiliated Eye Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 138 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, China. jqin710@vip.sina.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0541-4635
Yong XuAffiliated Eye Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 138 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, China. yxu4696@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8361-9970

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common malignant tumor with a poor prognosis due to a lack of early detection. Indeed, the mechanisms underlying ESCC progression remain unclear. Here, we discovered that abnormal arginine metabolism contributes to ESCC progression. Based on transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses, we found that argininosuccinate synthetase 1 (ASS1) and argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) levels were increased in primary tumor tissues but decreased in lymph-metastatic tumor tissues. Intriguingly, FOXO3a was inversely correlated with ASS1 and ASL in primary and metastatic tumor tissues, suggesting that FOXO3a dissimilarly regulates ASS1 and ASL at different stages of ESCC. Silencing ASS1/ASL inhibited primary tumor growth and promoted metastasis. Conversely, overexpression of ASS1/ASL or increased arginine supply promoted tumor proliferation but suppressed metastasis. In addition, FOXO3a activation inhibited primary tumor growth by repressing ASS1 and ASL transcription, whereas inactivation of FOXO3a impeded metastasis by releasing ASS1 and ASL transcription. Together, the finding sheds light on metastatic reprogramming in ESCC.

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Esophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaArginineArgininosuccinate SynthaseCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansArginineArgininosuccinate Synthase

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