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The tumor suppressor SOCS1 diminishes tolerance to oxidative stress in hepatocellular carcinoma

ABSTRACT: SOCS1 is a tumor suppressor in hepatocellular carcinoma. Recently we showed that loss of SOCS1 in hepatocytes promotes NRF2 activation. Here we investigated how SOCS1 expression affected oxidative stress response in HCC cells. Murine Hepa1-6 cells expressing SOCS1 (Hepa-SOCS1) or control vector (Hepa-Vector) were treated with cisplatin or tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP). Induction of NRF2 and its target genes, oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, cell survival and cellular proteome profiles were evaluated. NRF2 induction was significantly reduced in Hepa-SOCS1 cells. The gene and protein expression of NRF2 targets were differentially induced in Hepa-Vector cells but markedly suppressed in Hepa-SOCS1 cells. Hepa-SOCS1 cells displayed increased induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) but reduced lipid peroxidation. Nonetheless, Hepa-SOCS1 cells treated with cisplatin or t-BHP showed reduced survival. GCLC, poorly induced in Hepa-SOCS1 cells, showed a strong positive correlation with NFE2L2 and an inverse correlation with SOCS1 in the TCGA-LIHC transcriptomic data. Proteomic analysis of Hepa-Vector and Hepa-SOCS1 cells revealed that SOCS1 differentially modulated many proteins involved in diverse molecular pathways including those implicated in mitochondrial ROS generation and detoxification by peroxiredoxin and thioredoxin systems. Our findings indicate that maintaining sensitivity to oxidative stress is an important tumor suppression mechanism of SOCS1 in HCC.

INSTRUMENT(S): Bruker Daltonics instrument model

ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)

TISSUE(S): Hepatocyte

SUBMITTER: Jean-Francois Lucier

LAB HEAD: Subburaj Ilangumaran

PROVIDER: PXD047908 | Pride | 2024-05-22

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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SOCS1 expression in cancer cells: potential roles in promoting antitumor immunity.

Ilangumaran Subburaj S Gui Yirui Y Shukla Akhil A Ramanathan Sheela S

Frontiers in immunology 20240213

Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) is a potent regulator immune cell responses and a proven tumor suppressor. Inhibition of SOCS1 in T cells can boost antitumor immunity, whereas its loss in tumor cells increases tumor aggressivity. Investigations into the tumor suppression mechanisms so far focused on tumor cell-intrinsic functions of SOCS1. However, it is possible that SOCS1 expression in tumor cells also regulate antitumor immune responses in a cell-extrinsic manner via direct and ind ...[more]

PMID: 38415248

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The tumor suppressor SOCS1 diminishes tolerance to oxidative stress in hepatocellular carcinoma

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SOCS1 expression in cancer cells: potential roles in promoting antitumor immunity.

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