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Transferrin Receptor‐Mediated Iron Uptake Promotes Colon Tumorigenesis
Transferrin receptor (TFRC) is the major mediator for iron entry into a cell. Under excessive iron conditions, TFRC is expected to be reduced to lower iron uptake and toxicity. However, the mechanism whereby TFRC expression is maintained at high levels in iron‐enriched cancer cells and the contribution of TFRC to cancer development are enigmatic. Here the work shows TFRC is induced by adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene loss‐driven β‐catenin activation in colorectal cancer, whereas TFRC‐mediated intratumoral iron accumulation potentiates β‐catenin signaling by directly enhancing the activity of tankyrase. Disruption of TFRC leads to a reduction of colonic iron levels and iron‐dependent tankyrase activity, which caused stabilization of axis inhibition protein 2 (AXIN2) and subsequent repression of the β‐catenin/c‐Myc/E2F Transcription Factor 1/DNA polymerase delta1 (POLD1) axis. POLD1 knockdown, iron chelation, and TFRC disruption increase DNA replication stress, DNA damage response, apoptosis, and reduce colon tumor growth. Importantly, a combination of iron chelators and DNA damaging agents increases DNA damage response and reduces colon tumor cell growth. TFRC‐mediated iron import is at the center of a novel feed‐forward loop that facilitates colonic epithelial cell survival. This discovery may provide novel strategies for colorectal cancer therapy.
Transferrin Receptor‐Mediated Iron Uptake Promotes Colon Tumorigenesis
Transferrin receptor (TFRC) is the major mediator for iron entry into a cell. Under excessive iron conditions, TFRC is expected to be reduced to lower iron uptake and toxicity. However, the mechanism whereby TFRC expression is maintained at high levels in iron‐enriched cancer cells and the contribution of TFRC to cancer development are enigmatic. Here the work shows TFRC is induced by adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene loss‐driven β‐catenin activation in colorectal cancer, whereas TFRC‐mediated intratumoral iron accumulation potentiates β‐catenin signaling by directly enhancing the activity of tankyrase. Disruption of TFRC leads to a reduction of colonic iron levels and iron‐dependent tankyrase activity, which caused stabilization of axis inhibition protein 2 (AXIN2) and subsequent repression of the β‐catenin/c‐Myc/E2F Transcription Factor 1/DNA polymerase delta1 (POLD1) axis. POLD1 knockdown, iron chelation, and TFRC disruption increase DNA replication stress, DNA damage response, apoptosis, and reduce colon tumor growth. Importantly, a combination of iron chelators and DNA damaging agents increases DNA damage response and reduces colon tumor cell growth. TFRC‐mediated iron import is at the center of a novel feed‐forward loop that facilitates colonic epithelial cell survival. This discovery may provide novel strategies for colorectal cancer therapy.
Transferrin Receptor‐Mediated Iron Uptake Promotes Colon Tumorigenesis
Kim, Hyeoncheol (author) / Villareal, Luke B (author) / Liu, Zhaoli (author) / Haneef, Mohammad (author) / Falcon, Daniel M (author) / Martin, David R (author) / Lee, Ho‐Joon (author) / Dame, Michael K (author) / Attili, Durga (author) / Chen, Ying (author)
Advanced Science ; 10
2023-04-01
16 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
colon , DNA damage response , iron , TFRC , β‐catenin
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