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ArticleCell death & disease2025

GLI2 inhibits cisplatin sensitivity in gastric cancer through DEC1/ZEB1 mediated EMT.

Wenshuai Zhu, Jingguo Sun, Fubo Jing, Yuanxin Xing, Muhua Luan, Zhaotian Feng, Xiaoli Ma, Yunshan Wang, Yanfei Jia

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2025. 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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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Wenshuai ZhuResearch Center of Basic Medicine, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Jingguo SunResearch Center of Basic Medicine, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Fubo JingResearch Center of Basic Medicine, Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Yuanxin XingResearch Center of Basic Medicine, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Muhua LuanResearch Center of Basic Medicine, Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Zhaotian FengDepartment of Medical Laboratory, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoli MaResearch Center of Basic Medicine, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0279-8354
Yunshan WangResearch Center of Basic Medicine, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People's Republic of China. zxsyswys@126.com.
Yanfei JiaResearch Center of Basic Medicine, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People's Republic of China. jiayanfei_@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0670-1604

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31970728 and 82272409
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cisplatin (CDDP) based chemotherapy has emerged as the predominant therapeutic regimen for patients with advanced gastric cancer (GC). However, its efficacy is dampened by the development of chemoresistance, which results in poor prognosis of patients. GLI2, a key transcription factor in the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway, is regarded as a target for cancer therapy. However, the significance of GLI2 for CDDP resistance in GC has not been well established. Here, we show that GLI2 expression was upregulated in EMT-type GC and associated with poor prognosis. GLI2 promotes proliferation, migration, and CDDP resistance of GC cells by inducing EMT. In terms of mechanism, GLI2 binds to the promoter region of DEC1 and enhances its expression, thereby co-transcriptionally regulating ZEB1 expression. Animal experiments have demonstrated that both GLI2 knockdown and GLI2 inhibitor significantly enhance CDDP sensitivity in GC. Our data not only identify a novel GLI2/DEC1/ZEB1/EMT pathway in GC CDDP resistance but also provide novel strategies to treat GC in the future.

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CisplatinEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionNuclear ProteinsStomach NeoplasmsZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1Zinc Finger Protein Gli2AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinGLI2 protein, humanNuclear ProteinsZEB1 protein, humanZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1Zinc Finger Protein Gli2

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PMID40133270
PMCPMC11937514

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