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Core-clock genes regulate proliferation and invasion via a reciprocal interplay with MACC1 in colorectal cancer cells

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Title:Core-clock genes regulate proliferation and invasion via a reciprocal interplay with MACC1 in colorectal cancer cells
Creators Name:Basti, A., Malhan, D., Dumbani, M., Dahlmann, M., Stein, U. and Relógio, A.
Abstract:The circadian clock coordinates the timing of several cellular processes including transcription, the cell cycle, and metabolism. Disruptions in the clock machinery trigger the abnormal regulation of cancer hallmarks, impair cellular homeostasis, and stimulate tumourigenesis. Here we investigated the role of a disrupted clock by knocking out or knocking down the core-clock (CC) genes ARNTL, PER2 or NR1D1 in cancer progression (e.g., cell proliferation and invasion) using colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines HCT116, SW480 and SW620, from different progression stages with distinct clock phenotypes, and identified mechanistic links from the clock to altered cancer-promoting cellular properties. We identified MACC1 (metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1), a known driver for metastasis and an EMT (epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition)-related gene, to be significantly differentially expressed in CC manipulated cells and analysed the effect of MACC1 manipulation (knockout or overexpression) in terms of circadian clock phenotype as well as cancer progression. Our data points to a bi-directional MACC1-circadian clock interplay in CRC, via CC genes. In particular, knocking out MACC1 reduced the period of oscillations, while its overexpression increased it. Interestingly, we found the MACC1 protein to be circadian expressed in HCT116 WT cells, which was disrupted after the knockout of CC genes, and identified a MACC1-NR1D1 protein-protein interaction. In addition, MACC1 manipulation and CC knockout altered cell invasion properties of HCT116 cells, pointing to a regulation of clock and cancer progression in CRC, possibly via the interaction of MACC1 with core-clock genes.
Keywords:Circadian Clock, Colorectal Cancer, Invasion, EMT, Core-Clock Manipulation
Source:Cancers
ISSN:2072-6694
Publisher:MDPI
Volume:14
Number:14
Page Range:3458
Date:16 July 2022
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14143458
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