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Glycan Node Analysis: A Bottom-up Approach to Glycomics
Published on: May 22, 2016
Advanced glycation end products increase carbohydrate responsive element binding protein expression and promote
Hanbei Chen1, Lifang Wu2, Yakui Li2
1Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1665, Kong Jiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Abstract:
Diabetic patients have increased levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and the role of AGEs in regulating cancer cell proliferation is unclear. Here, we found that treating colorectal and liver cancer cells with AGEs promoted cell proliferation. AGEs stimulated both the expression and activation of a key transcription factor called carbohydrate responsive element binding protein (ChREBP) which had been shown to promote glycolytic and anabolic activity as well as proliferation of colorectal and liver cancer cells. Using siRNAs or the antagonistic antibody for the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) blocked AGEs-induced ChREBP expression or cell proliferation in cancer cells. Suppressing ChREBP expression severely impaired AGEs-induced cancer cell proliferation. Taken together, these results demonstrate that AGEs-RAGE signaling enhances cancer cell proliferation in which AGEs-mediated ChREBP induction plays an important role. These findings may provide new explanation for increased cancer progression in diabetic patients.
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