| Literature DB >> 32276544 |
Yushuang Yao1, Zhe Zhang2, Fanmao Kong3, Zhuqing Mao1, Zhaoyuan Niu1, Chuan Li1, Aiping Chen1.
Abstract
IMPACT STATEMENT: This study investigated the effect and mechanism of Smad4 in ovarian carcinoma (OC) cell viability and demonstrated that Smad4 acted as a tumor suppressor in OC, which may contribute to the understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying OC occurrence and progression. Smad4 expression was decreased in the OC specimens, but Smad4 recovery in the OC cell lines impaired the survival and viability of OC cells by increasing autophagy and apoptosis. Further investigation showed that Smad4 interacted with the P85 subunit of PI3K and caused deactivation of the PI3K/mTOR pathway. Therefore, Smad4 could be considered as a target in cancer therapy due to its regulatory effect in OC carcinogenesis.Entities:
Keywords: Ovarian carcinoma; PI3K; Smad4; apoptosis; autophagy; mTOR
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32276544 PMCID: PMC7273890 DOI: 10.1177/1535370220916709
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Biol Med (Maywood) ISSN: 1535-3699