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HK2 Is a Crucial Downstream Regulator of miR-148a for the Maintenance of Sphere-Forming Property and Cisplatin Resistance in Cervical Cancer Cells
The acquisition of cancer stem-like properties is believed to be responsible for cancer metastasis and therapeutic resistance in cervical cancer (CC). CC tissues display a high expression level of hexokinase 2 (HK2), which is critical for the proliferation and migration of CC cells. However, little...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8631922/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34858863 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2021.794015 |
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author | Yang, Hao Hou, Hui Zhao, Haiping Yu, Tianwei Hu, Yuchong Hu, Yue Guo, Junmei |
author_facet | Yang, Hao Hou, Hui Zhao, Haiping Yu, Tianwei Hu, Yuchong Hu, Yue Guo, Junmei |
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description | The acquisition of cancer stem-like properties is believed to be responsible for cancer metastasis and therapeutic resistance in cervical cancer (CC). CC tissues display a high expression level of hexokinase 2 (HK2), which is critical for the proliferation and migration of CC cells. However, little is known about the functional role of HK2 in the maintenance of cancer stem cell-like ability and cisplatin resistance of CC cells. Here, we showed that the expression of HK2 is significantly elevated in CC tissues, and high HK2 expression correlates with poor prognosis. HK2 overexpression (or knockdown) can promote (or inhibit) the sphere-forming ability and cisplatin resistance in CC cells. In addition, HK2-overexpressing CC cells show enhanced expression of cancer stem cell-associated genes (including SOX2 and OCT4) and drug resistance-related gene MDR1. The expression of HK2 is mediated by miR-145, miR-148a, and miR-497 in CC cells. Overexpression of miR-148a is sufficient to reduce sphere formation and cisplatin resistance in CC cells. Our results elucidate a novel mechanism through which miR-148a regulates CC stem cell-like properties and chemoresistance by interfering with the oncogene HK2, providing the first evidence that dysregulation of the miR-148a/HK2 signaling plays a critical role in the maintenance of sphere formation and cisplatin resistance of CC cells. Our findings may guide future studies on therapeutic strategies that reverse cisplatin resistance by targeting this pathway. |
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spelling | pubmed-86319222021-12-01 HK2 Is a Crucial Downstream Regulator of miR-148a for the Maintenance of Sphere-Forming Property and Cisplatin Resistance in Cervical Cancer Cells Yang, Hao Hou, Hui Zhao, Haiping Yu, Tianwei Hu, Yuchong Hu, Yue Guo, Junmei Front Oncol Oncology The acquisition of cancer stem-like properties is believed to be responsible for cancer metastasis and therapeutic resistance in cervical cancer (CC). CC tissues display a high expression level of hexokinase 2 (HK2), which is critical for the proliferation and migration of CC cells. However, little is known about the functional role of HK2 in the maintenance of cancer stem cell-like ability and cisplatin resistance of CC cells. Here, we showed that the expression of HK2 is significantly elevated in CC tissues, and high HK2 expression correlates with poor prognosis. HK2 overexpression (or knockdown) can promote (or inhibit) the sphere-forming ability and cisplatin resistance in CC cells. In addition, HK2-overexpressing CC cells show enhanced expression of cancer stem cell-associated genes (including SOX2 and OCT4) and drug resistance-related gene MDR1. The expression of HK2 is mediated by miR-145, miR-148a, and miR-497 in CC cells. Overexpression of miR-148a is sufficient to reduce sphere formation and cisplatin resistance in CC cells. Our results elucidate a novel mechanism through which miR-148a regulates CC stem cell-like properties and chemoresistance by interfering with the oncogene HK2, providing the first evidence that dysregulation of the miR-148a/HK2 signaling plays a critical role in the maintenance of sphere formation and cisplatin resistance of CC cells. Our findings may guide future studies on therapeutic strategies that reverse cisplatin resistance by targeting this pathway. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8631922/ /pubmed/34858863 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2021.794015 Text en Copyright © 2021 Yang, Hou, Zhao, Yu, Hu, Hu and Guo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Oncology Yang, Hao Hou, Hui Zhao, Haiping Yu, Tianwei Hu, Yuchong Hu, Yue Guo, Junmei HK2 Is a Crucial Downstream Regulator of miR-148a for the Maintenance of Sphere-Forming Property and Cisplatin Resistance in Cervical Cancer Cells |
title | HK2 Is a Crucial Downstream Regulator of miR-148a for the Maintenance of Sphere-Forming Property and Cisplatin Resistance in Cervical Cancer Cells |
title_full | HK2 Is a Crucial Downstream Regulator of miR-148a for the Maintenance of Sphere-Forming Property and Cisplatin Resistance in Cervical Cancer Cells |
title_fullStr | HK2 Is a Crucial Downstream Regulator of miR-148a for the Maintenance of Sphere-Forming Property and Cisplatin Resistance in Cervical Cancer Cells |
title_full_unstemmed | HK2 Is a Crucial Downstream Regulator of miR-148a for the Maintenance of Sphere-Forming Property and Cisplatin Resistance in Cervical Cancer Cells |
title_short | HK2 Is a Crucial Downstream Regulator of miR-148a for the Maintenance of Sphere-Forming Property and Cisplatin Resistance in Cervical Cancer Cells |
title_sort | hk2 is a crucial downstream regulator of mir-148a for the maintenance of sphere-forming property and cisplatin resistance in cervical cancer cells |
topic | Oncology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8631922/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34858863 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2021.794015 |
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