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Published on: January 5, 2018
CREB is a key negative regulator of carbonic anhydrase IX (CA9) in gastric cancer
Guanqiao Wang1, Zhenguo Cheng1, Funan Liu2
1Department of Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health, China; Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, China.
Abstract:
Carbonic anhydrase IX(CA9)is a member of the carbonic anhydrase family that catalyzes the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide, and plays a key role in the regulation of pH. Although a large number of studies have shown that CA9 is strongly up-regulated by HIF1-α, little is known about the negative regulation mechanism of CA9 in cancer cells. Here we find that CREB is a key negative regulator of CA9 in gastric cancer. Over-expression of CREB can significantly repress the expression of CA9. Treating with anisomycin (ANS), an activator of p38, the phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of CREB are both promoted, while the transcription of CA9 is repressed. Besides, our results firstly identify that CREB can recruit SIRT1 (class III HDACS) by adaptor protein p300, then repress the expression of CA9. These findings may contribute to understand the negative regulation mechanisms of CA9 in gastric cancer.
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