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Transcriptomic changes associated with PCK1 overexpression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells detected by RNA-seq

Transcriptomic changes associated with PCK1 overexpression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells detected by RNA-seq

Jin Xiang
Yuhong Zhang
Lin Tuo
Rui Liu
Dongmei Gou
Li Liang
Chang Chen
Jie Xia
Ni Tang
Kai Wang
Genes & Diseases第7卷, 第1期pp.150-159纸质出版 2020-03-01在线发表 2019-04-16
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Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 (PCK1), a step limiting enzyme of gluconeogenesis, is downregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Overexpression of PCK1 has been shown to suppress hepatoma cell growth, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We used recombinant adenovirus overexpressing PCK1 or GFP in Huh7 cells, and the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified by RNA-Seq. 180 were upregulated by PCK1 overexpression, whereas 316 were downregulated. Pathway analysis illustrated that PCK1 was closely correlated with Wnt signaling pathway and TGF-beta signaling pathway. Hence, Wnt signaling pathway and its downstream component, FZD2, FZD6, FZD7 and β-catenin were confirmed by qRT-PCR and Western blot. In vivo we also observed that PCK1 had restrained tumor growth as a result of decreasing expression of β-catenin. Whole-transcriptomic profile analysis discovered that overexpression of PCK1 downregulates several oncogenic signaling pathways in HCC, providing potential therapeutic targets for improving HCC therapy.

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Hepatocellular carcinoma cellsOncogenePhosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase kinase1 (PCK1)RNA sequencingWnt signaling pathway