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Ire1α RNase-Dependent Lipid Homeostasis Promotes Survival in Myctransformed Cancers / Hong Xie.
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- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Xie, Hong, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biology.
- Medicine.
- Public health.
- Physiology.
- Oncology.
- Cell and molecular biology--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Cell and molecular biology.
- Local Subjects:
- Biology.
- Medicine.
- Public health.
- Physiology.
- Oncology.
- Cell and molecular biology--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Cell and molecular biology.
- Genre:
- Academic theses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (106 pages)
- Contained In:
- Dissertations Abstracts International 80-07B.
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania ; Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2018.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- Myc family activation is a primary oncogenic event in many human cancers; however, these transcription factors are difficult to inhibit pharmacologically, suggesting that Myc-dependent downstream effectors may be more tractable therapeutic targets. Here, I show that Myc overexpression induces endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and engages the IRE1α-XBP1 pathway through multiple molecular mechanisms in a variety of c-Myc- and N-Myc-dependent cancers, e.g. Burkitt's lymphoma and neuroblastoma. In particular, Myc-overexpressing cells require IRE1α-XBP1 signaling for sustained growth and survival in vitro and in vivo, dependent on elevated stearoyl-CoA-desaturase 1 (SCD1) activity. Pharmacological and genetic XBP1 inhibition induces Myc-dependent apoptosis, which is alleviated by exogenous unsaturated fatty acids. Of note, SCD1 inhibition phenocopies IRE1α RNase activity suppression both in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, IRE1α inhibition enhances the cytotoxic effects of standard chemotherapy drugs used to treat c-Myc-overexpressing Burkitt's lymphoma, suggesting that inhibiting the IRE1α-XBP1 pathway is a useful general strategy for treatment of Myc-driven cancers.
- Notes:
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 80-07, Section: B.
- Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
- Advisors: Simon, Maria C.; Arany, Zoltan P.; Committee members: Ian Blair; Constantinos Koumenis; Xiaolu Yang.
- Department: Cell and Molecular Biology.
- Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 2018.
- Local Notes:
- School code: 0175
- ISBN:
- 9780438768178
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
- This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
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