Targeting ERK induced cell death and p53/ROS-dependent protective autophagy in colorectal cancer

Abstract In recent years, many studies have shown that autophagy plays a vital role in the resistance of tumor chemotherapy. However, the interaction between autophagy and cell death has not yet been clarified. In this study, a new specific ERK inhibitor CC90003 was found to suppress colorectal canc...

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Autores principales: Wunan Mi, Chuyue Wang, Guang Luo, Jiehan Li, Yizheng Zhang, Meimei Jiang, Chuchu Zhang, Nannan Liu, Xinxiu Jiang, Ge Yang, Lingling Zhang, Ge Zhang, Yingjie Zhang, Yang Fu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3cfc88cc58bf4b919462019446ba917f2021-12-05T12:08:27ZTargeting ERK induced cell death and p53/ROS-dependent protective autophagy in colorectal cancer10.1038/s41420-021-00677-92058-7716https://doaj.org/article/3cfc88cc58bf4b919462019446ba917f2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-021-00677-9https://doaj.org/toc/2058-7716Abstract In recent years, many studies have shown that autophagy plays a vital role in the resistance of tumor chemotherapy. However, the interaction between autophagy and cell death has not yet been clarified. In this study, a new specific ERK inhibitor CC90003 was found to suppress colorectal cancer growth by inducing cell death both in vitro and in vivo. Studies have confirmed that higher concentrations of ROS leads to autophagy or cell death. In this research, the role of CC90003-induced ROS was verified. But after inhibiting ROS by two kinds of ROS inhibitors NAC and SFN, the autophagy induced by CC90003 decreased, while cell death strengthened. In parallel, protective autophagy was also induced, while in a p53-dependent manner. After silencing p53 or using the p53 inhibitor PFTα, the autophagy induced by CC90003 was weakened and the rate of cell death increases. Therefore, we confirmed that CC90003 could induce autophagy by activating ROS/p53. Furthermore, in the xenograft mouse model, the effect was obtained remarkably in the combinational treatment group of CC90003 plus CQ, comparing with that of the single treatment groups. In a word, our results demonstrated that targeting ERK leads to cell death and p53/ROS-dependent protective autophagy simultaneously in colorectal cancer, which offers new potential targets for clinical therapy.Wunan MiChuyue WangGuang LuoJiehan LiYizheng ZhangMeimei JiangChuchu ZhangNannan LiuXinxiu JiangGe YangLingling ZhangGe ZhangYingjie ZhangYang FuNature Publishing GrouparticleNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282CytologyQH573-671ENCell Death Discovery, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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topic Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Cytology
QH573-671
spellingShingle Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Cytology
QH573-671
Wunan Mi
Chuyue Wang
Guang Luo
Jiehan Li
Yizheng Zhang
Meimei Jiang
Chuchu Zhang
Nannan Liu
Xinxiu Jiang
Ge Yang
Lingling Zhang
Ge Zhang
Yingjie Zhang
Yang Fu
Targeting ERK induced cell death and p53/ROS-dependent protective autophagy in colorectal cancer
description Abstract In recent years, many studies have shown that autophagy plays a vital role in the resistance of tumor chemotherapy. However, the interaction between autophagy and cell death has not yet been clarified. In this study, a new specific ERK inhibitor CC90003 was found to suppress colorectal cancer growth by inducing cell death both in vitro and in vivo. Studies have confirmed that higher concentrations of ROS leads to autophagy or cell death. In this research, the role of CC90003-induced ROS was verified. But after inhibiting ROS by two kinds of ROS inhibitors NAC and SFN, the autophagy induced by CC90003 decreased, while cell death strengthened. In parallel, protective autophagy was also induced, while in a p53-dependent manner. After silencing p53 or using the p53 inhibitor PFTα, the autophagy induced by CC90003 was weakened and the rate of cell death increases. Therefore, we confirmed that CC90003 could induce autophagy by activating ROS/p53. Furthermore, in the xenograft mouse model, the effect was obtained remarkably in the combinational treatment group of CC90003 plus CQ, comparing with that of the single treatment groups. In a word, our results demonstrated that targeting ERK leads to cell death and p53/ROS-dependent protective autophagy simultaneously in colorectal cancer, which offers new potential targets for clinical therapy.
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author Wunan Mi
Chuyue Wang
Guang Luo
Jiehan Li
Yizheng Zhang
Meimei Jiang
Chuchu Zhang
Nannan Liu
Xinxiu Jiang
Ge Yang
Lingling Zhang
Ge Zhang
Yingjie Zhang
Yang Fu
author_facet Wunan Mi
Chuyue Wang
Guang Luo
Jiehan Li
Yizheng Zhang
Meimei Jiang
Chuchu Zhang
Nannan Liu
Xinxiu Jiang
Ge Yang
Lingling Zhang
Ge Zhang
Yingjie Zhang
Yang Fu
author_sort Wunan Mi
title Targeting ERK induced cell death and p53/ROS-dependent protective autophagy in colorectal cancer
title_short Targeting ERK induced cell death and p53/ROS-dependent protective autophagy in colorectal cancer
title_full Targeting ERK induced cell death and p53/ROS-dependent protective autophagy in colorectal cancer
title_fullStr Targeting ERK induced cell death and p53/ROS-dependent protective autophagy in colorectal cancer
title_full_unstemmed Targeting ERK induced cell death and p53/ROS-dependent protective autophagy in colorectal cancer
title_sort targeting erk induced cell death and p53/ros-dependent protective autophagy in colorectal cancer
publisher Nature Publishing Group
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/3cfc88cc58bf4b919462019446ba917f
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