Cutting Edge: NANOG Activates Autophagy under Hypoxic Stress by Binding to BNIP3L Promoter.
J Immunol
; 198(4): 1423-1428, 2017 02 15.
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ABSTRACT
Hypoxia upregulates the core pluripotency factors NANOG, SOX2, and OCT4, associated with tumor aggressiveness and resistance to conventional anticancer treatments. We have previously reported that hypoxia-induced NANOG contributed in vitro to tumor cell resistance to autologous-specific CTL and in vivo to the in situ recruitment of immune-suppressive cells. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms underlying NANOG-mediated tumor cell resistance to specific lysis under hypoxia. We demonstrated the tumor-promoting effect of hypoxia on tumor initiation into immunodeficient mice using human non-small lung carcinoma cells. We next showed a link between NANOG and autophagy activation under hypoxia because inhibition of NANOG decreased autophagy in tumor cells. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and luciferase reporter assays revealed a direct binding of NANOG to a transcriptionally active site in a BNIP3L enhancer sequence. These data establish a new link between the pluripotency factor NANOG and autophagy involved in resistance to CTL under hypoxia.
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Asunto principal:
Autofagia
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Hipoxia de la Célula
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Elementos de Facilitación Genéticos
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Regiones Promotoras Genéticas
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Proteínas Mitocondriales
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Proteína Homeótica Nanog
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Proteínas de la Membrana
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Animals
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Humans
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Revista:
J Immunol
Año:
2017
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Article
País de afiliación:
Francia