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Isolated Pancreatic Islet Treatment and Apoptosis Measurement
Published on: May 2, 2025
Yin Yang-1 increases apoptosis through Bax activation in pancreatic cancer cells
Jing-Jing Zhang1,2,3, Yi Zhu1,2,3, Chuang Yang1,2,3
1Pancreas Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The transcriptional regulator Yin Yang-1 (YY1) is a tumor suppressor known to be overexpressed in pancreatic cancer. We found that overexpression of YY1 promoted apoptosis and increased the expression and mitochondrial localization of the pro-apoptotic Bax protein in pancreatic cancer cell lines. Luciferase reporter, electrophoretic mobility shift (EMSA), and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays revealed binding of YY1 to the BAX promoter. Moreover, YY1 promoted pancreatic cancer cell apoptosis through Bax transcriptional activation and subsequent translocation of Bax to the mitochondrial membrane, leading to cytochrome c release, and caspase activation.YY1 and BAX are co-expressed in pancreatic cancer tissues and higher BAX expression predicts better outcomes for patients. The ability of YY1 to promote apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells suggests it may represent a valuable diagnostic and therapeutic target.
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