Chemotherapy-Induced Senescence Reprogramming Promotes Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Metastasis by circRNA-Mediated PKR Activation.
Adv Sci (Weinh)
; 10(8): e2205668, 2023 03.
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| ID: mdl-36683218
ABSTRACT
Senescence is associated with tumor metastasis and chemotherapy resistance, yet the mechanisms remain elusive. Here, it is identified that nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients who developed distant metastasis are characterized by senescence phenotypes, in which circWDR37 is a key regulator. CircWDR37 deficiency limits cisplatin or gemcitabine-induced senescent NPC cells from proliferation, migration, and invasion. Mechanistically, circWDR37 binds to and dimerizes double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase R (PKR) to initiate PKR autophosphorylation and activation. Independent of its kinase activity, phosphorylated PKR induces I-kappaB kinase beta (IKKß) phosphorylation, binds to and releases RELA from NF-κB inhibitor alpha (IκBα) to trigger nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) activation, thereby stimulating cyclin D1 (CCND1) and senescence-associated secretory phenotype component gene transcription in a circWDR37-dependent manner. Low circWDR37 levels correlate with chemotherapy response and favorable survival in NPC patients treated with gemcitabine or cisplatin induction chemotherapy. This study uncovers a new mechanism of circWDR37 activated PKR in senescence-driven metastasis and provides appealing therapeutic targets in NPC.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas
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Senescência Celular
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Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos
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Carcinoma Nasofaríngeo
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RNA Circular
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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En
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Adv Sci (Weinh)
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article