Down-regulation of β-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase increases Akt1 activity in thyroid anaplastic cancer cells
Down-regulation of β-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase increases Akt1 activity in thyroid anaplastic cancer cells
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DOI:
10.3892/or.2011.1333
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发表时间:
2011-09-01
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4.2
通讯作者:
Lipinska, Anna
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作者:
Krzeslak, Anna;Jozwiak, Pawel;Lipinska, Anna
O-GlcNAcylation is a common and dynamic modification of intracellular proteins in which beta-N-acetylglucosamine moieties are attached to hydroxyl groups of serine or threonine residues (O-GlcNAc). Accumulating evidence suggests the critical role of protein O-GlcNAcylation in signal transduction, transcriptional control, cell cycle regulation and protein degradation. However, the exact role of 0-GIcNAc modification in tumor pathogenesis or progression remains to be established. In the present study, we investigated the effect of increased O-GlcNAcylation of cellular proteins on IGF-I signaling in 8305C thyroid anaplastic cancer cells. The global O-GlcNAc level in the 8305C cells was increased by down-regulation of beta-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase (O-GlcNAcase) activity, an enzyme which removes O-GlcNAc moieties. We demonstrated here that IGF-1 stimulates Aktl activity in 8305C cells, and down-regulation of O-GlcNAcase activity by the chemical inhibitor PUGNAc or RNA interference method enhances this effect. Increased Akt1 activation increased cell proliferation. In cells with downregulation of O-GlcNAcase activity, kinase GSK3 beta phosphorylation and cycl in D, levels were higher than those in control cells. Our findings suggest that increased proliferation of 8305C cells treated with PUGNAc or RNAi against O-GlcNAcase at least partially depends on the IGF-1-Akt1-GSK3 beta-cyclin D-1 pathway.