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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2025

FOSL1 drives the malignant progression of pancreatic cancer cells by regulating cell stemness, metastasis and multidrug efflux system.

Xiaolong Liu, Xueyan Zhang, Tingyu Zeng, Yali Chen, Liu Ye, Shuping Wang, Yulan Li

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Xiaolong Liu *The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
Xueyan Zhang *Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
Tingyu ZengKey Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
Yali ChenKey Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
Liu YeMedical College of Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China.
Shuping WangKey Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China. wangsp@lzu.edu.cn.
Yulan LiThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China. liyul@lzu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82104206National Natural Science Foundation of China 82303686National Natural Science Foundation of China 82460017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTargeted therapy is an effective strategy for the treatment of advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer, one of the leading causes for cancer-related death worldwide. To address the limitations of existing targeted drugs, there is an urgently need to find novel targets and therapeutic strategies. Transcription factor FOS like 1 (FOSL1) is a potential therapeutic target for challenging pancreatic cancer, which contributes to the malignant progression and poor gnosis of pancreatic cancer. High mobility group A1 (HMGA1) is a nonhistone chromatin structural protein that contributes to malignant progression and poor prognosis of cancer.

methodsHuman FOSL1 complete RNA, shRNA against FOSL1 and shRNA against HMGA1 lentiviral recombination vectors were used to overexpress FOSL1 and knock down FOSL1 and HMGA1. RNA sequencing, Q-PCR and Western blots were used to investigate the mechanism of FOSL1 in regulating the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells. The relationship between FOSL1 and HMGA1 were analyzed by co-immunoprecipitation Mass spectrometry, Q-PCR of chromatin immunoprecipitation and Western blots. The regulation of FOSL1 and HMGA1 in the invasion and migration, stemness, and multidrug efflux system were determined by transwell assay, sphere formation assay, immunofluorescence, Q-PCR and Western blots.

resultsWe found that FOSL1 promoted the proliferation and progression of pancreatic cancer by trigging stemness, invasion and metastasis, and drug resistance. HMGA1 was a key downstream target regulated by FOSL1 at the transcriptional level and directly interacted with FOSL1. Knockdown of HMGA1 inhibited the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells by regulating the expression of genes related to stemness, epithelial-mesenchymal transition and multidrug efflux system. Targeted inhibition of FOSL1 and HMGA1 expression significantly inhibited the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells.

conclusionFOSL1 promote the malignant progression of pancreatic cancer by promoting HMGA1 expression. Targeting FOSL1 and HMGA1 in monotherapy or combination therapy is a promising strategy for the treatment of advanced and metastasis pancreatic cancer.

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Disease ProgressionNeoplastic Stem CellsPancreatic NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationFos-Related Antigen 1Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHMGA1a ProteinHumansNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisFos-Related Antigen 1HMGA1a ProteinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosDrug resistanceFOSL1HMGA1MetastasisPancreatic cancerStemness

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