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Inhibition of Ras protein activator like 2 produces antitumor effects in gastric cancer via the suppression of YAP1 activation
Ras protein activator like 2 (RASAL2) has a cancer‐related function, but plays inconsistent roles in different malignancies. This project was designed to determine the role of RASAL2 in carcinogenesis in gastric cancer. The Cancer Genome Atlas data revealed high levels of RASAL2 in gastric cancer tissue, which was confirmed in clinical specimens of gastric cancer via real‐time quantitative PCR and western blotting assays. High RASAL2 was correlated with a reduced survival rate in gastric cancer patients. In gastric cancer cell lines, the silencing of RASAL2 restrained cellular proliferation, invasion and epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition, while enhancing chemosensitivity to cisplatin. Mechanistically, the silencing of RASAL2 was found to inhibit the activation of Yes‐associated protein 1 (YAP1), a pro‐oncogenic protein in gastric cancer, and decrease the expression of YAP1 target genes. The re‐expression of constitutively active YAP1 substantially reversed RASAL2‐silencing‐produced antitumor effects. Moreover, treatment with YAP1 inhibitors could diminish RASAL2‐overexpression‐evoked oncogenic effects in gastric cancer cells. Additionally, gastric cancer cells with RASAL2 silencing exhibited a reduced ability to form xenograft tumors in nude mice. Collectively, our data demonstrate that the silencing of RASAL2 has noteworthy antitumor effects in gastric cancer cells via the suppression of YAP1 activation. This project underscores a vital role of the RASAL2/YAP1 axis in gastric progression and indicates that targeting this oncogenic axis may be applied as a potential therapeutic option for gastric cancer.
Inhibition of Ras protein activator like 2 produces antitumor effects in gastric cancer via the suppression of YAP1 activation
Ras protein activator like 2 (RASAL2) has a cancer‐related function, but plays inconsistent roles in different malignancies. This project was designed to determine the role of RASAL2 in carcinogenesis in gastric cancer. The Cancer Genome Atlas data revealed high levels of RASAL2 in gastric cancer tissue, which was confirmed in clinical specimens of gastric cancer via real‐time quantitative PCR and western blotting assays. High RASAL2 was correlated with a reduced survival rate in gastric cancer patients. In gastric cancer cell lines, the silencing of RASAL2 restrained cellular proliferation, invasion and epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition, while enhancing chemosensitivity to cisplatin. Mechanistically, the silencing of RASAL2 was found to inhibit the activation of Yes‐associated protein 1 (YAP1), a pro‐oncogenic protein in gastric cancer, and decrease the expression of YAP1 target genes. The re‐expression of constitutively active YAP1 substantially reversed RASAL2‐silencing‐produced antitumor effects. Moreover, treatment with YAP1 inhibitors could diminish RASAL2‐overexpression‐evoked oncogenic effects in gastric cancer cells. Additionally, gastric cancer cells with RASAL2 silencing exhibited a reduced ability to form xenograft tumors in nude mice. Collectively, our data demonstrate that the silencing of RASAL2 has noteworthy antitumor effects in gastric cancer cells via the suppression of YAP1 activation. This project underscores a vital role of the RASAL2/YAP1 axis in gastric progression and indicates that targeting this oncogenic axis may be applied as a potential therapeutic option for gastric cancer.
Inhibition of Ras protein activator like 2 produces antitumor effects in gastric cancer via the suppression of YAP1 activation
Hu, Yuan (Autor:in) / Zhang, Pengchuang (Autor:in) / Shi, Yu (Autor:in) / Dong, Xuyuan (Autor:in) / Wu, Yinying (Autor:in) / Dong, Danfeng (Autor:in) / Li, Enxiao (Autor:in) / Fan, Yangwei (Autor:in)
Environmental Toxicology ; 37 ; 527-538
01.03.2022
12 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
YAP1 , RASAL2 , gastric cancer
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