Citation
- Authors: Ma, T. J., Zhang, Z. W., Lu, Y. L., Zhang, Y. Y., Tao, D. C., Liu, Y. Q., Ma, Y. X.
- Year: 2018
- Journal: Exp Mol Med 50 130
- Applications: in vitro / DNA, shRNA plasmid / jetPRIME
- Cell types:
- Name: HeLa
Description: Human cervix epitheloid carcinoma cells - Name: Hep G2
Description: Human hepatocarcinoma cells
- Name: HeLa
Abstract
Circadian genes control most of the physiological functions in cancer cells, including cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. The CLOCK and BMAL1 complex plays a central role in circadian rhythms. Previous studies have shown that circadian genes may act as oncogenes or tumor-suppressor genes. In addition, F-actin, regulated by RHOA, has been shown to participate in tumor progression. However, the roles of the CLOCK and BMAL1 genes in the regulation of tumor progression via the RHOA-ROCK-CFL pathway remain largely unclear. Here we first indicate that the rearrangement of F-actin is regulated by CLOCK and BMAL1. We found that CLOCK and BMAL1 can upregulate RHOA expression by inhibiting CUL3-mediated ubiquitination and activate RHOA by reducing the interaction between RHOA and RhoGDI. Consequently, CLOCK and BMAL1 control the expression of the components of the RHOA-ROCK-CFL pathway, which alters the dynamics of F-actin/G-actin turnover and promotes cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. In conclusion, our research proposes a novel insight into the role of CLOCK and BMAL1 in tumor cells.