Shen Jieli, Rangel Daisy F, Ha Dat, Lee Amy S
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Mol Cell Oncol. 2017 Jun 30;4(6):e1345350. doi: 10.1080/23723556.2017.1345350. eCollection 2017.
Metaplasia is emerging as a key process in tumorigenesis. We discovered that 2 essential endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperones, 78-kilodalton glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) and 94-kilodalton glucose-regulated protein (GRP94) have a role in metaplasia. Grp78 haploinsufficiency in the mouse pancreas impairs acinar-to-ductal metaplasia, whereas in the uterus, Grp94 loss induces squamous cell metaplasia; both resulting in tumor suppression.
化生正逐渐成为肿瘤发生过程中的一个关键环节。我们发现,两种内质网(ER)分子伴侣,即78千道尔顿葡萄糖调节蛋白(GRP78)和94千道尔顿葡萄糖调节蛋白(GRP94)在化生过程中发挥作用。小鼠胰腺中Grp78单倍体不足会损害腺泡-导管化生,而在子宫中,Grp94缺失会诱导鳞状细胞化生;两者均导致肿瘤抑制。