PHOSPHATE exporter XPR1/SLC53A1 is required for the tumorigenicity of epithelial ovarian cancer.
Yoko Akasu-NagayoshiTomoatsu HayashiAyako KawabataNaomi ShimizuAi YamadaNaoko YokotaRyuichiro NakatoKatsuhiko ShirahigeAikou OkamotoTetsu AkiyamaPublished in: Cancer science (2022)
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer-related death in women. Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) is a chemotherapy-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer with poor prognosis. As a basis for the development of therapeutic agents that could improve the prognosis of OCCC, we performed a screen for proteins critical for the tumorigenicity of OCCC using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Here we show that knockdown of the phosphate exporter XPR1/SLC53A1 induces the growth arrest and apoptosis of OCCC cells in vitro. Moreover, we show that knockdown of XPR1/SLC53A1 inhibits the proliferation of OCCC cells xenografted into immunocompromised mice. These results suggest that XPR1/SLC53A1 plays a critical role in the tumorigenesis of OCCC cells. We speculate that XPR1/SLC53A1 might be a promising molecular target for the therapeutic treatment of OCCC.
Keyphrases
- cell cycle arrest
- induced apoptosis
- poor prognosis
- crispr cas
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- cell death
- long non coding rna
- signaling pathway
- oxidative stress
- high throughput
- genome editing
- pregnant women
- type diabetes
- intensive care unit
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- cell proliferation
- single cell
- rectal cancer
- pregnancy outcomes