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ArticleScientific reports2025

Deletion of ENO1 sensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine via MYC/RRM1-mediated glycolysis.

Yingpeng Lu, Hongqin Ma, Xiaoxiao Xiong, Yusheng Du, Li Liu, Ji Wang, Wenxing Zhao

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Yingpeng LuDepartment of General Surgery, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 77, Chang'an South Rd, Zhangjiagang, 215600, Jiangsu, China.
Hongqin MaDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.99, Huaihai West Rd, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaoxiao XiongDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.99, Huaihai West Rd, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China.
Yusheng DuDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.99, Huaihai West Rd, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China.
Li LiuDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.99, Huaihai West Rd, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China.
Ji WangDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.99, Huaihai West Rd, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China. drwangji@gmail.com.
Wenxing ZhaoDepartment of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.99, Huaihai West Rd, Xuzhou, 221006, Jiangsu, China. wxzhaosurgy@163.com.

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the Department of Science & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China KC20054
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycolysis is a critical metabolic pathway in cancer cells, fulfilling their energy requirements, supporting biosynthesis, maintaining redox balance, and enabling survival in hostile environments. Alpha-enolase (ENO1) has been identified as a key promoter of tumor progression through its involvement in glycolysis. This study aims to elucidate the relationship between ENO1, glycolysis, and gemcitabine sensitivity in pancreatic cancer (PC). The expression levels of ENO1 in PC were analyzed using the GEPIA2 database, Kaplan-Meier survival plots, and immunohistochemistry (IHC). To assess the impact of ENO1 on gemcitabine sensitivity, we manipulated ENO1 expression in PC cell lines through overexpression and silencing techniques. Subsequent analyses included flow cytometry assays, glucose uptake and lactate production measurements, and cytotoxicity assays. The underlying mechanisms by which ENO1 modulates gemcitabine sensitivity were explored using Western blotting (WB). ENO1 was found to be significantly overexpressed in PC tissues, and elevated ENO1 levels were associated with poorer prognosis in PC patients. Overexpression of ENO1 reduced the sensitivity of PC cells to gemcitabine, enhancing cell proliferation, migration, and invasion by altering the cell cycle and inhibiting apoptosis. Conversely, silencing ENO1 decreased glycolysis in PC cells and heightened their sensitivity to gemcitabine. Furthermore, glycolysis inhibition-achieved through ENO1 knockdown, glucose deprivation, or treatment with 2-Deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG)-further enhanced the susceptibility of PC cells to gemcitabine. Mechanistically, ENO1 was found to regulate the expression of gemcitabine resistance-related genes, particularly ribonucleotide reductase catalytic subunit M1 (RRM1), via MYC through the glycolytic pathway, thereby contributing to gemcitabine resistance. This study demonstrates that ENO1 plays a crucial role in PC progression and is closely linked to gemcitabine resistance through its regulation of the glycolytic pathway.

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Drug Resistance, NeoplasmGemcitabinePancreatic NeoplasmsPhosphopyruvate HydrataseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRibonucleoside Diphosphate ReductaseWarburg Effect, OncologicAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorDisease-Free SurvivalDisease ProgressionDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticBiomarkers, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsENO1 protein, humanGemcitabineMYC protein, humanPhosphopyruvate HydrataseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRibonucleoside Diphosphate ReductaseRRM1 protein, humanTumor Suppressor ProteinsENO1Gemcitabine sensitivityGlycolysisPCRRM1

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PMID40121292
PMCPMC11929750

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