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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Inhibition of Multifunctional Protein p32/C1QBP Promotes Cytostatic Effects in Colon Cancer Cells by Altering Mitogenic Signaling Pathways and Promoting Mitochondrial Damage.

Carlos Alejandro Egusquiza-Alvarez, Angela Patricia Moreno-Londoño, Eduardo Alvarado-Ortiz, María Del Pilar Ramos-Godínez, Miguel Angel Sarabia-Sánchez, María Cristina Castañeda-Patlán, Martha Robles-Flores

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Carlos Alejandro Egusquiza-AlvarezDepartamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
Angela Patricia Moreno-LondoñoDepartamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
Eduardo Alvarado-OrtizDepartamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
María Del Pilar Ramos-GodínezDepartamento de Microscopía Electrónica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Miguel Angel Sarabia-SánchezDepartamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-4004-8423
María Cristina Castañeda-PatlánDepartamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
Martha Robles-FloresDepartamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-6277-3170
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MXSecretaria de Salud · MX

Funding

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico DGAPA/UNAM IV200-220Universidad Nacional AUuónoma de México DGAPAUNAM IN229420
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The protein p32 (C1QBP) is a multifunctional and multicompartmental homotrimer that is overexpressed in many cancer types, including colon cancer. High expression levels of C1QBP are negatively correlated with the survival of patients. Previously, we demonstrated that C1QBP is an essential promoter of migration, chemoresistance, clonogenic, and tumorigenic capacity in colon cancer cells. However, the mechanisms underlying these functions and the effects of specific C1QBP protein inhibitors remain unexplored. Here, we show that the specific pharmacological inhibition of C1QBP with the small molecule M36 significantly decreased the viability rate, clonogenic capacity, and proliferation rate of different colon cancer cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. The effects of the inhibitor of C1QBP were cytostatic and non-cytotoxic, inducing a decreased activation rate of critical pro-malignant and mitogenic cellular pathways such as Akt-mTOR and MAPK in RKO colon cancer cells. Additionally, treatment with M36 significantly affected the mitochondrial integrity and dynamics of malignant cells, indicating that p32/C1QBP plays an essential role in maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis. Altogether, our results reinforce that C1QBP is an important oncogene target and that M36 may be a promising therapeutic drug for the treatment of colon cancer.

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Colonic NeoplasmsCytostatic AgentsCarrier ProteinsCell ProliferationHumansMitochondrial ProteinsMitogensSignal TransductionC1QBP protein, humanCarrier ProteinsCytostatic AgentsMitochondrial ProteinsMitogenscolon cancercytostatic effectsM36 inhibitorMAPK signaling pathwaymitochondrial damagemitochondrial dynamicsp32/gC1qR/C1QBP/HABP1PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway

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PMID38473963
PMCPMC10931692
OpenAlexW4392193851

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