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ArticleCell death & disease2025

The NR3C2-SIRT1 signaling axis promotes autophagy and inhibits epithelial mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer.

Feng Li, Xing Wan, Zhigui Li, Liming Zhou

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Feng LiDepartment of Pharmacology, West China School of Basic Science and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xing WanDepartment of Pharmacology, West China School of Basic Science and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Zhigui LiDepartment of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. lizhigui07@sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0936-1131
Liming ZhouDepartment of Pharmacology, West China School of Basic Science and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. zhou108@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9775-5965

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Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology | Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program 2022YFS0337
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most aggressive and lethal cancers with a complex pathogenesis, there is an urgent need to find new drug therapeutic targets. This study highlights the important role of the NR3C2-SIRT1 signaling axis in the metastasis mechanism of CRC. Our findings revealed that the expression of NR3C2 in CRC tissues was lower than that in adjacent non-cancerous tissues, and was negatively correlated with N stage by bioanalysis, IHC, western blot and qRT-PCR. NR3C2 overexpression / knockdown can significantly inhibit / promote the migration and invasion of CRC cells, at the same time inhibit / promote EMT. Mechanically, the regulatory molecule SIRT1 was identified by RNA-seq, bioinformatics analysis, western blot and ChIP. SIRT1 was also involved in the metastasis process of CRC, and NR3C2 was found to regulate the expression of LC3B and SQSTM1/p62 in a SIRT1-dependent manner. Therefore, NR3C2 forms a signaling axis with SIRT1, which can directly promote autophagy and inhibit EMT process in vivo and in vitro. Collectively, our findings suggest that NR3C2 - SIRT1 signal axis promote autophagy and inhibit EMT, ultimately inhibits lung metastasis of CRC.

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AutophagyColorectal NeoplasmsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionReceptors, GlucocorticoidSirtuin 1AnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeReceptors, MineralocorticoidNR3C2 protein, humanReceptors, GlucocorticoidReceptors, MineralocorticoidSIRT1 protein, humanSirtuin 1

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PMCPMC11997134

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