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Identification of the molecular mechanism of nuclear receptor CAR-mediated liver carcinogenesis and its species differences.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K16352
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 47030:Pharmaceutical hygiene and biochemistry-related
Research InstitutionUniversity of Shizuoka

Principal Investigator

Shizu Ryota  静岡県立大学, 薬学部, 助教 (50803912)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords核内受容体 / CAR / 化学発がん / 種差 / 肝細胞増殖 / YAP / 肝がん / 肝発がん / 化学物質
Outline of Research at the Start

化学物質による核内受容体CARの活性化は、齧歯動物で肝発がんプロモーション作用を示す。従って、医薬品や農薬等の化学物質開発時に実施される齧歯動物を用いた発がん性試験において、CAR活性化に伴い肝がんが生じる。しかし、CAR依存的な肝発がんには種差が存在し、CAR活性化物質は齧歯動物を用いた発がん性試験で陽性であってもヒトでは肝がんを引き起こさないとされている。化学物質による発がん性は新規化学物質の開発中止の原因になりうる重要な情報であるにも関わらず、このようなヒト外挿性の曖昧さは安全性の観点から問題である。そこで本研究では、CAR依存的な肝発がんのヒト齧歯動物間の種差を決める分子機序を見出す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Hepatic nuclear receptor CAR promotes hepatocyte proliferation and hepatocarcinogenesis in rodents. In this study, we have investigated the molecular mechanism of CAR-dependent hepatocyte proliferation and its species difference between human and rodents. Recently, we found nuclear accumulation of YAP was important for the CAR-dependent hepatocyte proliferation. Pull-down assay suggested that mouse CAR interacted with YAP but human CAR did not. With this assay, we found the WW domain in YAP as an interaction interface. WW domains are reported to interact with a specific amino acid sequence PPXY (PY motif) and mouse CAR contain the motif (PPAY) but human CAR has the mutated motif (PPAH). In this study, we found that mouse CAR interacted with YAP via the PY motif-WW domain interaction and activated YAP to induce hepatocyte proliferation. The absence of the PY motif in human CAR may result in the lack of interaction with YAP and thus CAR-dependent hepatocyte proliferation.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

化学物質の齧歯動物を用いた発がん性試験において、核内受容体CARの活性化に伴う肝発がんが認められる。これはヒトでは起こらないとされているが、その分子機序が明確ではないため、CARの活性化が実際にヒトにおいて肝がんを引き起こすか否かは明らかではない。化学物質による発がん性は、医薬品や農薬等、新規化学物質の開発中止の原因になりうる重要な情報であるにも関わらず、このようなヒト外挿性の曖昧さは安全性の観点から問題である。齧歯動物におけるCAR依存的肝発がんの分子機序、種差の原因を明らかにした本研究成果は、化学物質の安全性を考慮する上で非常に有益な情報となる。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 2 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] The influence of the long‐term chemical activation of the nuclear receptor pregnane X receptor (PXR) on liver carcinogenesis in mice2021

    • Author(s)
      Ryota Shizu, Mai Ishimura, Sumihito Nobusawa, Takuomi Hosaka, Takamitsu Sasaki, Satoru Kakizaki, Kouichi Yoshinari
    • Journal Title

      Archives of Toxicology

      Volume: 95 Issue: 3 Pages: 1089-1102

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00204-020-02955-4

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Nuclear receptor CAR-mediated liver cancer and its species differences2020

    • Author(s)
      Shizu Ryota、Yoshinari Kouichi
    • Journal Title

      Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology

      Volume: 16 Issue: 4 Pages: 343-351

    • DOI

      10.1080/17425255.2020.1746268

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] PXR活性化の肝化学発がんへの影響の理解と機序解明2021

    • Author(s)
      志津怜太、吉成浩一
    • Organizer
      第3回医薬品毒性機序研究会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 化学物質によるPXR活性化のマウス肝発がんへの影響解析2020

    • Author(s)
      志津怜太、石村麻衣、信澤純人、保坂卓臣、佐々木崇光、柿崎暁、吉成浩一
    • Organizer
      第47回日本毒性学会学術年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 肝細胞肥大を誘発する薬物の核内受容体活性化能の解析2020

    • Author(s)
      大橋真帆、志津怜太、保坂卓臣、佐々木崇光、吉成浩一
    • Organizer
      第2回医薬品毒性機序研究会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Interaction with YAP is a possible underlying mechanism for CAR-dependent hepatocarcinogenesis.2019

    • Author(s)
      Ryota Shizu, Taiki Abe, Keiichiro Sobe, Mai Ishimura, Takuomi Hosaka, Takamitsu Sasaki, Kouichi Yoshinari
    • Organizer
      ISSX2019: 12th international ISSX meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The role of YAP in CAR dependent hepatocyte proliferation.2019

    • Author(s)
      Ryota Shizu
    • Organizer
      フォーラム2019衛生薬学・環境トキシコロジー
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] フェノバルビタールによる肝発がんへの PXR 活性化の影響2019

    • Author(s)
      石村麻衣、志津怜太、曽部圭一郎、江崎香奈子、保坂卓臣、佐々木崇光、吉成浩一
    • Organizer
      フォーラム2019衛生薬学・環境トキシコロジー
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Interaction between CAR and YAP is a possible underlying mechanism of phenobarbital-dependent hepatocarcinogenesis and its species difference.2019

    • Author(s)
      Ryota Shizu, Taiki Abe, Keichiro Sobe, Mai Ishimura, Yuto Amaike, Takuomi Hosaka, Takamitsu Sasaki, Kouichi Yoshinari
    • Organizer
      Cold Spring Harbor Asia meeting on Liver, Biology, Diseases & Cancer
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 静岡県立大学薬学部衛生分子毒性学分野

    • URL

      https://w3pharm.u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp/eisei/page4.html

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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