Regulation of CRADD-caspase 2 cascade by histone deacetylase 1 in gastric cancer

American Journal of Translational Research

Qi Shen¹ 

关键词: CRADD;    HDAC1;    TSA;    caspase 2;    HDACi;    gastric cancer;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: e-Century Publishing Corporation

【 摘 要 】

CRADD, also referred as RAIDD, is an adaptor protein that could interact with both caspase 2 and RIP that can promote apoptosis once activated. HDAC inhibitors are promising anti-cancer agents by inducing apoptosis of various cancer cells. In this study, we found that CRADD was induced by TSA (trichostatin A) to activate caspase 2-dependent apoptosis. CRADD was downregulated in gastric cancer and the restoration of its expression suppressed the viability of gastric cancer cells. HDAC1 was responsible for its downregulation in gastric cancer since HDAC1 siRNA upregulated CRADD expression and HDAC1 directly bound to the promoter of CRADD. Therefore, the high expression of HDAC1 can downregulate CRADD to confer gastric cancer cells the resistance to caspase 2-dependent apoptosis. HDAC inhibitors, potential anti-cancer drugs under investigation, can promote caspase 2-dependent apoptosis by inducing the expression of CRADD.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC