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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Loss of the coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CAR) has been found in various human cancers. Underlying mechanisms, however, are still poorly understood. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the function of hypoxia, a ubiquitous phenomenon in carcinomas, in CAR regulation. In our approach, hypoxia and treatment with cobalt-(II)-chloride (CoCl(2)) induced a downregulation of CAR protein and mRNA expression, as well as a suppression of CAR gene promoter activity in AGS (gastric), SW480 (colon) and PC3 (prostate) cancer cells. In line with these findings we noted a decreased adenoviral uptake under hypoxic conditions. Aiming to further elucidate the molecular basis of this observation, a full-length hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) cDNA was ectopically overexpressed in the AGS cell line diminishing CAR expression and CAR gene promoter activity. In line with these findings, exposure of HIF-1alpha-deficient AGS cells to hypoxia did not alter CAR mRNA expression level. On the basis of these data, it may be suggested that loss of CAR in human cancer cell lines under hypoxic conditions occurs in an HIF-1alpha-dependent manner.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1476-5500
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
141-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Downregulation of the coxsackie and adenovirus receptor in cancer cells by hypoxia depends on HIF-1alpha.
pubmed:affiliation
Divisions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Charité Medical School, Campus Virchow, Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't