An Antioxidant Response Phenotype Shared between Hereditary and Sporadic Type 2 Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma

  • Aikseng Ooi
  • , Jing Chii Wong
  • , David Petillo
  • , Douglas Roossien
  • , Victoria Perrier-Trudova
  • , Douglas Whitten
  • , Bernice Wong Hui Min
  • , Min Han Tan
  • , Zhongfa Zhang
  • , Ximing J. Yang
  • , Ming Zhou
  • , Betty Gardie
  • , Vincent Molinié
  • , Stéphane Richard
  • , Puay Hoon Tan
  • , Bin Tean Teh
  • , Kyle A. Furge

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Abstract

Fumarate hydratase (FH) mutation causes hereditary type 2 papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC2). The main effect of FH mutation is fumarate accumulation. The current paradigm posits that the main consequence of fumarate accumulation is HIF-α stabilization. Paradoxically, FH mutation differs from other HIF-α stabilizing mutations, such as VHL and SDH mutations, in its associated tumor types. We identified that fumarate can directly up-regulate antioxidant response element (ARE)-controlled genes. We demonstrated that aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10) is an ARE-controlled gene and is up-regulated upon FH knockdown as well as in FH null cell lines. AKR1B10 overexpression is also a prominent feature in both hereditary and sporadic PRCC2. This phenotype better explains the similarities between hereditary and sporadic PRCC2.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)511-523
Number of pages13
JournalCancer Cell
Volume20
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 18 2011
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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