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2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Regulation of iron homeostasis by the p53-ISCU pathway.

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 15K14377
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Tumor biology
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Tanikawa Chizu  東京大学, 医科学研究所, 助教 (30422421)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Keywordsp53 / 鉄代謝
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Accumulation of iron in tissues increases the risk of cancer, but iron regulatory mechanisms in cancer tissues are largely unknown. Here, we report that p53 regulates iron metabolism through the transcriptional regulation of ISCU (iron-sulfur cluster assembly enzyme), which encodes a scaffold protein that plays a critical role in Fe-S cluster biogenesis. HCT116 p53(+/+) cells were resistant to iron accumulation, but HCT116 p53(-/-) cells accumulated intracellular iron after DNA damage. Moreover, excess dietary iron caused significant elevation of serum iron levels in p53(-/-) mice. ISCU expression was decreased in the majority of human liver cancer tissues, and its reduced expression was significantly associated with p53 mutation. Our finding revealed a novel role of the p53-ISCU pathway in the maintenance of iron homeostasis in hepatocellular carcinogenesis.

Free Research Field

分子腫瘍学

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Published: 2018-03-22  

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