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Suppression of Aurora-A oncogenic potential by c-Myc downregulation

Suppression of Aurora-A oncogenic potential by c-Myc downregulation
Suppression of Aurora-A oncogenic potential by c-Myc downregulation
The abnormality of serine/threonine kinase Aurora-A is seen in many types of cancers. Although in physiological context it has been shown to play a vital role in cellular mitosis, how this oncogene contributes to tumorigenesis remains unclear. Here we demonstrate that Aurora-A overexpression enhances both the expression level and transcriptional activity of c-Myc. The inhibition of c-Myc expression by RNA interference significantly impaired the oncogenic potential of Aurora-A, resulting in attenuated cellular proliferation and transformation rates as well as fewer centrosomal aberrations. Furthermore, downregulation of c-Myc effectively overcame Aurora-A-induced resistance to cisplatin in esophageal cancer cells. Taken together, our results suggest an important role for c-Myc in mediating the oncogenic activity of Aurora-A, which may in turn allow for future targeting of c-Myc as a potential therapeutic strategy for tumors with Aurora-A overexpression.
aurora kinase, neoplasms, proto-oncogene proteins c-myc, RNA interference
1226-3613
759-767
Yang, Shangbin
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He, Shun
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Yang, Shangbin
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Wang, Yihua
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Yan, Shuang
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Quan, Lanping
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Bai, Jingfeng
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Yang, Shangbin, He, Shun, Zhou, Xiaobo, Liu, Mei, Zhu, Hongxia, Wang, Yihua, Zhang, Wei, Yan, Shuang, Quan, Lanping, Bai, Jingfeng and Xu, Ningzhi (2010) Suppression of Aurora-A oncogenic potential by c-Myc downregulation. Experimental and Molecular Medicine, 42 (11), 759-767. (doi:10.3858/emm.2010.42.11.077).

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Abstract

The abnormality of serine/threonine kinase Aurora-A is seen in many types of cancers. Although in physiological context it has been shown to play a vital role in cellular mitosis, how this oncogene contributes to tumorigenesis remains unclear. Here we demonstrate that Aurora-A overexpression enhances both the expression level and transcriptional activity of c-Myc. The inhibition of c-Myc expression by RNA interference significantly impaired the oncogenic potential of Aurora-A, resulting in attenuated cellular proliferation and transformation rates as well as fewer centrosomal aberrations. Furthermore, downregulation of c-Myc effectively overcame Aurora-A-induced resistance to cisplatin in esophageal cancer cells. Taken together, our results suggest an important role for c-Myc in mediating the oncogenic activity of Aurora-A, which may in turn allow for future targeting of c-Myc as a potential therapeutic strategy for tumors with Aurora-A overexpression.

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Accepted/In Press date: 29 September 2010
e-pub ahead of print date: 1 October 2010
Published date: November 2010
Keywords: aurora kinase, neoplasms, proto-oncogene proteins c-myc, RNA interference
Organisations: Centre for Biological Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 385903
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/385903
ISSN: 1226-3613
PURE UUID: ab639b85-7242-4b1d-bb0a-b69e4aa6e075
ORCID for Yihua Wang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5561-0648

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Date deposited: 26 Jan 2016 09:48
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:52

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Author: Shangbin Yang
Author: Shun He
Author: Xiaobo Zhou
Author: Mei Liu
Author: Hongxia Zhu
Author: Yihua Wang ORCID iD
Author: Wei Zhang
Author: Shuang Yan
Author: Lanping Quan
Author: Jingfeng Bai
Author: Ningzhi Xu

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