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Growth of the pancreatic cancer cell line PANC-1 is inhibited by protein phosphatase 2A inhibitors through overactivation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway
Eur J Cancer
Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a multimeric serine/threonine phosphatase that can dephosphorylate multiple kinases. It is generally considered to be a cancer suppressor as its inhibition can induce phosphorylation and
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- Reference Id
- 3887
- Evidence Id
- 20477
- Core Evidence Id
- 20477
- Source Reference Id
- 1057
- Herb2 Reference Id
- HBREF001788
- Subject Paper Key
- HBIN019611_21958460
- Pubmed Id
- 21958460
- Doi
- 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.08.014
- Paper Title
- Growth of the pancreatic cancer cell line PANC-1 is inhibited by protein phosphatase 2A inhibitors through overactivation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway
- Paper Abstract
- Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a multimeric serine/threonine phosphatase that can dephosphorylate multiple kinases. It is generally considered to be a cancer suppressor as its inhibition can induce phosphorylation and activation of substrate kinases that mainly accelerate growth. We previously reported that cantharidin, an active constituent of a traditional Chinese medicine, potently and selectively inhibited PP2A, yet efficiently repressed the growth of pancreatic cancer cells through activation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway. This suggested that activation of kinase pathways might also be a potential strategy for cancer therapy. In this study, we have confirmed that the basal activity of the phospatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/JNK/activator protein 1 (AP-1) pathway promoted pancreatic cancer cell growth when stimulated by growth factors. Interestingly, although treatment with the PP2A inhibitors, cantharidin or okadaic acid (OA), amplified the PI3K-dependent activation of JNK, cell growth was repressed. We therefore hypothesised that a specific level of activity of the JNK pathway might be required to maintain the promitogenic function, as both repression and overactivation of JNK could inhibit cell proliferation. It was found that the JNK-dependent growth inhibition was independent of the activation of AP-1, but dependent on the repression of Akt. Although the PP2A inhibitors triggered overactivation of JNK and inhibited cell growth, excessively activated protein kinase C (PKC) improved cell survival. Combined treatment with a PP2A inhibitor and a PKC inhibitor produced a synergistic effect, which indicates a potentially promising therapeutic approach to pancreatic cancer treatment.
- Journal
- Eur J Cancer
- Publish Year
- 2011
- Experiment Subject
- Experiment Type
- Cell Experiment
- Phenotype Related
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- Paper Title En
- Growth of the pancreatic cancer cell line PANC-1 is inhibited by protein phosphatase 2A inhibitors through overactivation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway
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