Xiaoshan Wang , Mengding Chen , Yuwei Wu , Feixu Chen , Tong Shen , Zhengguang Wang
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Moreover, the regulatory mechanisms were explored using half-life, coimmunoprecipitation (Co-IP), chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), luciferase reporter and immunofluorescence colocalization assays in GC cells. In addition, the relationships of RORα with E47 and AKR1A1 were analyzed using public databases and retrospective clinicopathological analyses.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>RORα deletion promoted cell proliferation and fluorouracil (5-FU) chemoresistance by increasing glycolytic activity and lipid synthesis. In contrast, SR1078, an RORα activator, reversed these changes and had a synergistic inhibitory effect on cell proliferation in combination with 2-deoxygulose glucose (2-DG) or atorvastatin. Mechanistically, aldo-keto reductase family 1 member A1 (AKR1A1), is the key driver of RORα-mediated glucose and lipid reprogramming. Specifically, E47 is an AKR1A1 transcription factor, and its stability is affected by β-catenin. 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RORα inhibits proliferation and chemoresistance through AKR1A1-induced glucose and lipid reprogramming in gastric cancer
Background
Abnormal glycolysis and lipid metabolism play important roles in the occurrence and development of gastric cancer (GC). Moreover, dysregulation of circadian genes is associated with metabolic reprogramming in the tumor microenvironment. This study aimed to determine the role of retinoic acid-related orphan receptor alpha (RORα) in glucose and lipid reprogramming in GC.
Methods
The effects on cell proliferation and chemoresistance in vitro and in vivo were studied using gain- and loss-of-function experiments. Glycolytic activity and lipid synthesis were assessed using a Seahorse assay and reagent kits. Moreover, the regulatory mechanisms were explored using half-life, coimmunoprecipitation (Co-IP), chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), luciferase reporter and immunofluorescence colocalization assays in GC cells. In addition, the relationships of RORα with E47 and AKR1A1 were analyzed using public databases and retrospective clinicopathological analyses.
Results
RORα deletion promoted cell proliferation and fluorouracil (5-FU) chemoresistance by increasing glycolytic activity and lipid synthesis. In contrast, SR1078, an RORα activator, reversed these changes and had a synergistic inhibitory effect on cell proliferation in combination with 2-deoxygulose glucose (2-DG) or atorvastatin. Mechanistically, aldo-keto reductase family 1 member A1 (AKR1A1), is the key driver of RORα-mediated glucose and lipid reprogramming. Specifically, E47 is an AKR1A1 transcription factor, and its stability is affected by β-catenin. RORα deletion indirectly promoted E47 protein stability through the up-regulation of β-catenin, leading to increased AKR1A1 transcriptional activity. Moreover, RORα, E47 and AKR1A1 expression was dysregulated, and associated with clinicopathological parameters and prognosis in patients with GC. These expression patterns including RORα-low, E47-high and AKR1A1-high expression patterns alone or in combination were correlated with reduced responsiveness, poor prognosis, increased standard uptake value (SUV) levels and lipid droplet formation.
Conclusions
These findings reveal a novel mechanism by which RORα regulates glucose and lipid reprogramming and may be a promising target for GC treatment.
期刊介绍:
Cellular Signalling publishes original research describing fundamental and clinical findings on the mechanisms, actions and structural components of cellular signalling systems in vitro and in vivo.
Cellular Signalling aims at full length research papers defining signalling systems ranging from microorganisms to cells, tissues and higher organisms.