Project description:Analysis of Huh-7 hepatocarcinoma cell line depleted of NDRG3 or HIF-1α under hypoxic condition. HIF-1α and NDRG3 have distinct functions in hypoxia responses. Results provide insight into molecular basis of HIF-independent signaling in the development and progression of hypoxic tumors Gene expression profiles of Huh-7 cells stably expressing NDRG3-shRNA or HIF-1α-shRNA under normoxia were compared to gene expression profiles of Huh-7 stable cells under hypoxia for 6, 12 and 24 hours.
Project description:Analysis of Huh-7 hepatocarcinoma cell line depleted of NDRG3 or HIF-1α under hypoxic condition. HIF-1α and NDRG3 have distinct functions in hypoxia responses. Results provide insight into molecular basis of HIF-independent signaling in the development and progression of hypoxic tumors Gene expression profiles of Huh-7 cells stably expressing NDRG3-shRNA or HIF-1α-shRNA under normoxia were compared to gene expression profiles of Huh-7 stable cells under hypoxia for 3, 6, 12 and 24 hours.
Project description:Analysis of Huh-7 hepatocarcinoma cell line depleted of NDRG3 or HIF-1α under hypoxic condition. HIF-1α and NDRG3 have distinct functions in hypoxia responses. Results provide insight into molecular basis of HIF-independent signaling in the development and progression of hypoxic tumors
Project description:Analysis of Huh-7 hepatocarcinoma cell line depleted of NDRG3 or HIF-1α under hypoxic condition. HIF-1α and NDRG3 have distinct functions in hypoxia responses. Results provide insight into molecular basis of HIF-independent signaling in the development and progression of hypoxic tumors
Project description:Analysis of HeLa cells overexpressing NDRG3 or exposed to hypoxic condition. Gene expression profiles of HeLa cells stably expressing NDRG3 were compared to gene expression profiles of HeLa stable cells expressing mock or hypoxia-mediated gene expression profiles.
Project description:Cancers with activating mutations of KRAS show a high prevalence and poor prognosis but remain intractable, requiring innovative strategies to overcome the poor targetability of KRAS. Here, we report that KRAS expression was post-translationally up-regulated through the deubiquitination of KRAS protein when the scaffolding function of NDRG3 (N-Myc downstream regulated gene 3) promoted specific interaction between KRAS and a deubiquitinating enzyme, USP9X. In KRAS-mutant pancreatic or lung cancer cells KRAS protein expression, downstream signaling, and cell growth were highly dependent on NDRG3. In conditional KrasG12D knock-in mouse models of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), Ndrg3 depletion abolished Kras protein expression in pancreas, and suppressed pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) formation. Mechanistically, KRAS protein bound to the C-terminal serine/threonine-rich region of NDRG3, subsequently going through the deubiquitination by USP9X recruited to the complex. This interaction could be disrupted in a dominant-negative manner by a C-terminal NDRG3 fragment that can bind KRAS but is defective in USP9X binding, highly suppressing the KRAS protein expression and KRAS-driven cell growth. In summary, KRAS-driven cancer development critically depends on the deubiquitination of KRAS protein mediated by USP9X/NDRG3, and KRAS-addicted cancers could be effectively targeted by inhibiting the KRAS-NDRG3 interaction.
Project description:Cancers with activating mutations of KRAS show a high prevalence and poor prognosis but remain intractable, requiring innovative strategies to overcome the poor targetability of KRAS. Here, we report that KRAS expression was post-translationally up-regulated through the deubiquitination of KRAS protein when the scaffolding function of NDRG3 (N-Myc downstream regulated gene 3) promoted specific interaction between KRAS and a deubiquitinating enzyme, USP9X. In KRAS-mutant pancreatic or lung cancer cells KRAS protein expression, downstream signaling, and cell growth were highly dependent on NDRG3. In conditional KrasG12D knock-in mouse models of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), Ndrg3 depletion abolished Kras protein expression in pancreas, and suppressed pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) formation. Mechanistically, KRAS protein bound to the C-terminal serine/threonine-rich region of NDRG3, subsequently going through the deubiquitination by USP9X recruited to the complex. This interaction could be disrupted in a dominant-negative manner by a C-terminal NDRG3 fragment that can bind KRAS but is defective in USP9X binding, highly suppressing the KRAS protein expression and KRAS-driven cell growth. In summary, KRAS-driven cancer development critically depends on the deubiquitination of KRAS protein mediated by USP9X/NDRG3, and KRAS-addicted cancers could be effectively targeted by inhibiting the KRAS-NDRG3 interaction.