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Cationic amino acid transporter PQLC2 is a potential therapeutic target in gastric cancer.

ABSTRACT: Tumor cells overexpress amino acid transporters to meet the increased demand for amino acids. PQ loop repeat-containing (PQLC)2 is a cationic amino acid transporter that might be involved in cancer progression. Here, we show that upregulation of PQLC2 is critical to gastric cancer (GC) development in vitro and in vivo. Both PQLC2 mRNA and protein were overexpressed in GC tissues, especially of the diffuse type. Overexpression of PQLC2 promoted cell growth, anchorage independence, and tumor formation in nude mice. This was due to activation of MEK/ERK1/2 and PI3K/AKT signaling. Conversely, PQLC2 knockdown caused growth arrest and cell death of cancer cells and suppressed tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model. These results suggest that targeting PQLC2 is an effective strategy for GC treatment.

SUBMITTER: Jeung YJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6447956 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cationic amino acid transporter PQLC2 is a potential therapeutic target in gastric cancer.

Jeung Yun-Ji YJ Lee Kyeong K Lee Hyo Jin HJ Kim Eunah E Son Myung Jin MJ Ahn Jiwon J Kim Han-Gyeul HG Kim Wantae W Lee Ho-Joon HJ Kim Jin Man JM Chung Kyung-Sook KS

Cancer science 20190319 4

Tumor cells overexpress amino acid transporters to meet the increased demand for amino acids. PQ loop repeat-containing (PQLC)2 is a cationic amino acid transporter that might be involved in cancer progression. Here, we show that upregulation of PQLC2 is critical to gastric cancer (GC) development in vitro and in vivo. Both PQLC2 mRNA and protein were overexpressed in GC tissues, especially of the diffuse type. Overexpression of PQLC2 promoted cell growth, anchorage independence, and tumor forma ...[more]

PMID: 30729615

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Cationic amino acid transporter PQLC2 is a potential therapeutic target in gastric cancer.

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Cationic amino acid transporter PQLC2 is a potential therapeutic target in gastric cancer.

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