HBx induces hepatocellular carcinogenesis through ARRB1-mediated autophagy to drive the G<sub>1</sub>/S cycle
Yiming Lei, Xuan Xu, Huiling Liu, Lingjun Chen, Haoxiong Zhou, Jie Jiang, Yidong Yang, Bin Wu
Abstract
; CDK2: cyclin dependent kinase 2; CDKN1B/p27Kip1: cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1B; CQ: chloroquine; E2F1: E2F transcription factor 1; FBS: fetal bovine serum; GPCRs: G protein-coupled receptors; GST: glutathione S-transferase; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; HBV: hepatitis B virus; HBx: hepatitis B virus X protein; HMGB1: high mobility group box 1; HIF1A/HIF-1α: hypoxia inducible factor 1 subunit alpha; IHC: immunohistochemistry; JAK1: Janus kinase 1; LOX: lysyl oxidase; MAP1LC3B/LC3: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta; MKI67: marker of proliferation Ki-67; MTOR: mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase; MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase; 3-MA: 3-methyladenine; NFKB/NF-κB: nuclear factor kappa B; PIK3CA: phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha; PIK3C3: phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 3; PHHs: primary human hepatocytes; RB1: RB transcriptional corepressor 1; SQSTM1/p62: sequestosome 1; STAT: signal transducer and activator of transcription; TACR1/NK1R: tachykinin receptor 1.