Scavenging of Labile Heme by Hemopexin Is a Key Checkpoint in Cancer Growth and Metastases

  • Giacomo Canesin
  • , Annalisa Di Ruscio
  • , Mailin Li
  • , Simone Ummarino
  • , Andreas Hedblom
  • , Reeham Choudhury
  • , Agnieszka Krzyzanowska
  • , Eva Csizmadia
  • , Macarena Palominos
  • , Anna Stiehm
  • , Alexander Ebralidze
  • , Shao Yong Chen
  • , Mahmoud A. Bassal
  • , Ping Zhao
  • , Emanuela Tolosano
  • , Laurence Hurley
  • , Anders Bjartell
  • , Daniel G. Tenen
  • , Barbara Wegiel

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Abstract

Canesin et al. describe a role and mechanism for labile heme as a key player in regulating gene expression to promote carcinogenesis via binding to G-quadruplex in the c-MYC promoter. Hemopexin, a heme scavenger, may be used as a strategy to block progression of cancer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number108181
JournalCell Reports
Volume32
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 22 2020

Keywords

  • DNA G-quadruplexes
  • c-myc
  • heme
  • heme oxygenase-1
  • hemopexin
  • metastases
  • prostate cancer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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