Tumor suppression via inhibition of SWI/SNF complex-dependent NF-kappaB activation [A549 subset]
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ABSTRACT: The transcription factor NF-kappaB is constitutively activated in many epithelial tumors but few NF-kappaB inhibitors are suitable for cancer therapy because of the broad biological effects of NF-κB. We previously reported that the d4 family (DPF1, DPF2, DPF3a/b) function as adaptor proteins linking NF-kappaB with the SWI/SNF complex. Here, we demonstrate that in epithelial tumor cell lines, exogenous expression of the highly conserved N-terminal 84-amino acid region of either DPF2 or DPF3a/b (designated “CT1”) has stronger inhibitory effects on anchorage-independent growth than single knockdown of any d4 protein, indicating that CT1 can function as an efficient dominant-negative mutant of the entire d4 family. By proximity ligation assays, CT1 was further shown to retain full function as an adaptor. Microarray analysis categorized NF-kappaB target genes by their CT1 sensitivity. Among CT1-sensitive genes, IL-6 was shown to strongly contribute to the anchorage-independent growth. Finally, exogenous CT1 expression efficiently suppressed tumor formation in a mouse xenograft model, suggesting that the d4 protein family could be a promising cancer therapy target.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE93768 | GEO | 2017/09/22
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA362339
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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