Silencing of ATG4D suppressed proliferation and enhanced cisplatin-induced apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma through Akt/Caspase-3 pathway

Autor: Yong Huang, Xiao-Yun Li, Jing-Yuan Zhao, Wen Li, Tian-De Liu, Bo Liang
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 476:4153-4159
ISSN: 1573-4919
0300-8177
Popis: ATG4D, a member of autophagy-related protein 4 (ATG4) family, plays an interplay role between autophagy and apoptosis in cancers. However, the role of ATG4D in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has not been defined. Herein, this study aimed to investigate the role and the underlying mechanism of ATG4D in regulating HCC cell apoptosis. ATG4D was silenced in MHCC-97L HCC cells, and then cell proliferation and apoptosis were examined. ATG4D expression was significantly upregulated in HCC tissues when compared with paired non-tumor tissues. In vitro assays revealed that silencing of ATG4D significantly suppressed cell proliferation, promoted cell apoptosis, and enhanced sensitivity to cisplatin of MHCC-97L cells. Furthermore, silencing of ATG4D decreased the phosphorylation of Akt and increased the protein level of caspase-3. Taken together, ATG4D may play an oncogenic role in HCC progression. These findings suggest that ATG4D may serve as a therapeutic target for HCC therapy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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