HIG2 promotes colorectal cancer progression via hypoxia-dependent and independent pathways

Sun Hee Kim; Dingzhi Wang; Yun Yong Park; Hiroshi Katoh; Ofer Margalit; Michal Sheffer; Hong Wu; Vijaykumar R. Holla; Ju Seog Lee; Raymond N. DuBois

doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2013.07.028

HIG2 promotes colorectal cancer progression via hypoxia-dependent and independent pathways

Sun Hee Kim, Dingzhi Wang, Yun Yong Park, Hiroshi Katoh, Ofer Margalit, Michal Sheffer, Hong Wu, Vijaykumar R. Holla, Ju Seog Lee, Raymond N. DuBois

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Abstract

HIG2 (hypoxia-inducible gene 2) is a biomarker of hypoxia and elevated in several cancers. Here, we show that HIG2 also upregulated HIF-1α expression under hypoxic conditions and enhanced AP-1 expression under normoxic conditions, which affects colorectal cancer cell survival. Importantly, over-expression of HIG2 promoted tumor growth by suppressing apoptosis in a mouse orthotopic model. These results are likely relevant to human disease since we found that the expression of HIG2 is gradually elevated as tumors progress. Collectively, these findings suggest that HIG2 plays an important role in promoting colorectal cancer growth in hypoxia-dependent and independent manners.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	159-165
Number of pages	7
Journal	Cancer Letters
Volume	341
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2013.07.028
State	Published - Dec 1 2013

Keywords

Colorectal cancer
HIF-1α
HIG2
Hypoxia
Normoxia
Survival

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Cancer Research

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