2022
Acetyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase 2 Potentiates Macropinocytosis and Muscle Wasting Through Metabolic Reprogramming in Pancreatic Cancer
Zhou Z, Ren Y, Yang J, Liu M, Shi X, Luo W, Fung K, Xu C, Bronze M, Zhang Y, Houchen C, Li M. Acetyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase 2 Potentiates Macropinocytosis and Muscle Wasting Through Metabolic Reprogramming in Pancreatic Cancer. Gastroenterology 2022, 163: 1281-1293.e1. PMID: 35777482, PMCID: PMC9613512, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.06.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic reprogrammingDynamin 2Transcriptional activationShort palindromic repeat-associated protein 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) systemSingle-cell RNA sequencing dataRNA sequencing dataProtein 9 (Cas9) systemGlycogen synthase kinasePancreatic cancerEpigenetic reprogrammingFamily member 2Chromatin immunoprecipitationMuscle wastingDownstream targetsSequencing dataSyndecan-1ReprogrammingSynthase kinaseWorse prognosisMacropinocytosisZIP4ACSS2Mouse modelProtein 4Uptake assaysCircular RNA ANAPC7 Inhibits Tumor Growth and Muscle Wasting via PHLPP2–AKT–TGF-β Signaling Axis in Pancreatic Cancer
Shi X, Yang J, Liu M, Zhang Y, Zhou Z, Luo W, Fung K, Xu C, Bronze M, Houchen C, Li M. Circular RNA ANAPC7 Inhibits Tumor Growth and Muscle Wasting via PHLPP2–AKT–TGF-β Signaling Axis in Pancreatic Cancer. Gastroenterology 2022, 162: 2004-2017.e2. PMID: 35176309, PMCID: PMC10428768, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZinc-dependent transcription factorsFunction of circRNAsMiR-373Dephosphorylation of AktDephosphorylation of CREBNovel tumor suppressorCyclin D1Feed-forward loopMouse skeletal muscleHuman pancreatic cancer cellsRNA interactionsTumor growthTranscription factorsCircular RNAsPancreatic cancer progressionMuscle wastingAkt dephosphorylationRNA immunoprecipitationCancer cell proliferationDownstream targetsPancreatic cancer cellsTumor suppressorSilico analysisPancreatic cancerSignaling Axis
2021
An integrated model of N6-methyladenosine regulators to predict tumor aggressiveness and immune evasion in pancreatic cancer
Zhou Z, Zhang J, Xu C, Yang J, Zhang Y, Liu M, Shi X, Li X, Zhan H, Chen W, McNally L, Fung K, Luo W, Houchen C, He Y, Zhang C, Li M. An integrated model of N6-methyladenosine regulators to predict tumor aggressiveness and immune evasion in pancreatic cancer. EBioMedicine 2021, 65: 103271. PMID: 33714027, PMCID: PMC7966986, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaImmune evasionCheckpoint inhibitorsOverall survivalImmune infiltrationPancreatic cancerTumor aggressivenessM6A regulatorsSomatic copy number alterationsT cell exhaustionDismal overall survivalMutation profilesN6-methyladenosine regulatorsHigh response ratePancreatic cancer prognosisClassical pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaCancer CenterColorectal cancerTumor recurrenceDuctal adenocarcinomaM6AscoreBreast cancerTreatment responseCell exhaustion