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Active Estrogen–Succinate Metabolism Promotes Heme Accumulation and Increases the Proliferative and Invasive Potential of Endometrial Cancer Cells

Authors :
Xie, Jia-Jing Lu
Xing Zhang
Ayitila Abudukeyoumu
Zhen-Zhen Lai
Ding-Yu Hou
Jiang-Nan Wu
Xiang Tao
Ming-Qing Li
Xiao-Yong Zhu
Feng
Source :
Biomolecules; Volume 13; Issue 7; Pages: 1097
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2023.

Abstract

Uterine endometrial cancer (UEC) is an estrogen-related tumor. Succinate and heme metabolism play important roles in the progression of multiple tumors. However, the relationship between estrogen, succinate, and heme metabolism and related regulatory mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, we observed that the expression of aminolevulinate delta synthase 1 (ALAS1) and solute carrier family member 38 (SLC25A38) in UEC tissues is significantly higher than that in normal tissues. Further analysis showed that estrogen and succinate increased the expression of ALAS1 and SLC25A38 in uterine endometrial cancer cells (UECC), and the administration of succinate upregulated the level of the estrogen receptor (ER). Silencing nuclear receptor coactivator 1 (NCOA1) reversed the effects of estrogen and succinate via downregulation of ALAS1 expression. Additionally, exposure of UECC to heme increased cell viability and invasiveness, while silencing the NCOA1 gene weakened this effect. These findings revealed that estrogen and succinate can synergistically increase the expression of ALAS1 and SLC25A38 via the ERβ/NCOA1 axis, promoting heme accumulation and increasing the proliferative and invasive potential of UECC.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2218273X
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Biomolecules; Volume 13; Issue 7; Pages: 1097
Accession number :
edsair.multidiscipl..b181f02eefd064a726dc8e34920e5a12
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13071097