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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cao, Dujuan
• Shan, Danyang
• Yan, Wenli
• Zhang, Zifang
• Song, Qianqian
• Jiang, Yuanyuan
• Zhang, Xinmiao
• Zhang, Zhongxian
• Wang, Zhimin
• Wang, Yaohe
• Lu, Shuangshuang

Titel

Chaperone‐mediated autophagy affects tumor cell proliferation and cisplatin resistance in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Ist Teil von

• Thoracic cancer, 2021-04, Vol.12 (7), p.1048-1057

Ort / Verlag

Melbourne: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Access via Wiley Online Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Background Chaperone‐mediated autophagy (CMA) is a lysosomal degradation pathway of selective soluble proteins. Lysosomal membrane associated protein 2a (LAMP2a) is the lysosomal membrane receptor of CMA and influences CMA activity. Although it has been suggested that higher expression of LAMP2a is associated with more advanced tumor node metastasis (TNM) stages and shorter survival time in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), the underlying mechanism has not been known yet. Methods In this study, we modulated the activity of CMA through LAMP2a or small molecular compounds in human ESCC cells to investigate its role in ESCC. Results We found that down‐regulating the activity of CMA could inhibit the proliferation and colony formation of ESCC cells as well as increase their sensitivity to cisplatin. Conclusions Our results promote better understanding of how CMA affects human ESCC and provide a new therapeutic target against ESCC through down‐regulating LAMP2a. Inhibiting chaperone‐mediated autophagy can decrease cell growth and increase cisplatin resistance in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.