Nicotinic acid inhibits glioma invasion by facilitating Snail1 degradation

Author(s)Li, Jiejing
Author(s)Qu, Jiagui
Author(s)Shi, Yu
Author(s)Perfetto, Mark
Author(s)Ping, Zhuxian
Author(s)Christian, Laura
Author(s)Niu, Hua
Author(s)Mei, Shuting
Author(s)Zhang, Qin
Author(s)Yang, Xiangcai
Author(s)Wei, Shuo
Ordered AuthorJiejing Li, Jiagui Qu, Yu Shi, Mark Perfetto, Zhuxian Ping, Laura Christian, Hua Niu, Shuting Mei, Qin Zhang, Xiangcai Yang & Shuo Wei
UD AuthorWei, Shuoen_US
Date Accessioned2017-05-15T15:10:37Z
Date Available2017-05-15T15:10:37Z
Copyright DateThe Author(s) 2017en_US
Publication Date2017-03-03
DescriptionPublisher's PDFen_US
AbstractMalignant glioma is a formidable disease that commonly leads to death, mainly due to the invasion of tumor cells into neighboring tissues. Therefore, inhibition of tumor cell invasion may provide an effective therapy for malignant glioma. Here we report that nicotinic acid (NA), an essential vitamin, inhibits glioma cell invasion in vitro and in vivo. Treatment of the U251 glioma cells with NA in vitro results in reduced invasion, which is accompanied by a loss of mesenchymal phenotype and an increase in cell-cell adhesion. At the molecular level, transcription of the adherens junction protein E-cadherin is upregulated, leading to accumulation of E-cadherin protein at the cell-cell boundary. This can be attributed to NA’s ability to facilitate the ubiquitination and degradation of Snail1, a transcription factor that represses E-cadherin expression. Similarly, NA transiently inhibits neural crest migration in Xenopus embryos in a Snail1-dependent manner, indicating that the mechanism of action for NA in cell migration is evolutionarily conserved. We further show that NA injection blocks the infiltration of tumor cells into the adjacent brain tissues and improves animal survival in a rat model of glioma. These results suggest that NA treatment may be developed into a potential therapy for malignant glioma.en_US
DepartmentUniversity of Delaware. Department of Biological Sciences.en_US
CitationLi, J. et al. Nicotinic acid inhibits glioma invasion by facilitating Snail1 degradation. Sci. Rep. 7, 43173; doi: 10.1038/srep43173 (2017).en_US
DOI10.1038/srep43173en_US
ISSN2045-2322en_US
URLhttp://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/21364
LanguageEnglishen_US
PublisherNature Publishing Groupen_US
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0en_US
dc.sourceScientific Reportsen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.nature.com/srep/en_US
TitleNicotinic acid inhibits glioma invasion by facilitating Snail1 degradationen_US
TypeArticleen_US
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