单位:[1]Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China [2]Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China [3] Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China[4]Department of Gynecology and Oncology, Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital, Hefei, China[5]School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Our previous work demonstrated that Piwil2 reactivated by the human papillomavirus oncoproteins E6 and E7 may reprogram somatic cells into tumor-initiating cells (TICs), which contribute to cervical neoplasia lesions. Maintaining the sternness of TICs is critical for the progression of cervical lesions. Here, we determined that canonical Wnt signaling was aberrantly activated in HaCaT cells transfected with lentivirus expressing Piwil2 and in cervical lesion specimens of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, and invasive carcinoma. Blocking the i 6-catenin and CREB binding protein interaction with ICG-001 significantly downregulated the reprogramming factors c-Myc, Nano& Oct4, Sox2, and Klf4, thus leading to cell differentiation and preventing tumorigenicity in Piwil2-overexpressing HaCaT cells. Similarly, Piwil2 also critically regulated the canonical Wnt signaling pathway in cervical cancer. We further demonstrated that ICG-001 increased cisplatin sensitivity and significantly suppressed tumor growth of cervical cancer alone or in combination with cisplatin both in vitro and in vivo. The beta-catenin/ CREB binding proteinmediated transcription activated by Piwil2 is essential for the maintenance of TICs, therefore contributing to the progression of cervical oncogenesis.
基金:
National Key R&D Program of China [2018YFC1003900]; National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81372777, 81372779]; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesFundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [PYBZ1827]; Research projects on biomedical transformation of China-Japan Friendship Hospital [PYBZ1827]
第一作者单位:[1]Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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通讯机构:[1]Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China [2]Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China