Oh Taek-In, Lee Mingyu, Lee Yoon-Mi, Kim Geon-Hee, Lee Daekee, You Jueng Soo, Kim Sun Ha, Choi Minyoung, Jang Hyonchol, Park Yeong-Min, Shin Hyun-Woo, Shin Dong Hoon, Lim Ji-Hong
Department of Biomedical Chemistry, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju 27478, Korea.
Department of Applied Life Science, Graduate School, BK21 Program, Konkuk University, Chungju 27478, Korea.
Cancers (Basel). 2021 Apr 8;13(8):1772. doi: 10.3390/cancers13081772.
PGC1α oppositely regulates cancer metastasis in melanoma, breast, and pancreatic cancer; however, little is known about its impact on lung cancer metastasis. Transcriptome and in vivo xenograft analysis show that a decreased PGC1α correlates with the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and lung cancer metastasis. The deletion of a single Pgc1α allele in mice promotes bone metastasis of Kras-driven lung cancer. Mechanistically, PGC1α predominantly activates ID1 expression, which interferes with TCF4-TWIST1 cooperation during EMT. Bioinformatic and clinical studies have shown that PGC1α and ID1 are downregulated in lung cancer, and correlate with a poor survival rate. Our study indicates that TCF4-TWIST1-mediated EMT, which is regulated by the PGC1α-ID1 transcriptional axis, is a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target for metastatic lung cancer.
PGC1α在黑色素瘤、乳腺癌和胰腺癌中对癌症转移具有相反的调节作用;然而,其对肺癌转移的影响却知之甚少。转录组和体内异种移植分析表明,PGC1α水平降低与上皮-间质转化(EMT)及肺癌转移相关。小鼠中单个Pgc1α等位基因的缺失会促进Kras驱动的肺癌发生骨转移。从机制上讲,PGC1α主要激活ID1的表达,而ID1在EMT过程中会干扰TCF4-TWIST1的协同作用。生物信息学和临床研究表明,PGC1α和ID1在肺癌中表达下调,且与生存率低相关。我们的研究表明,由PGC1α-ID1转录轴调控的TCF4-TWIST1介导的EMT是转移性肺癌潜在的诊断和治疗靶点。