PMID- 37539493 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230912 LR - 20231213 IS - 1582-4934 (Electronic) IS - 1582-1838 (Print) IS - 1582-1838 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 18 DP - 2023 Sep TI - SPI1 involvement in malignant melanoma pathogenesis by regulation of HK2 through the AKT1/mTOR pathway. PG - 2675-2683 LID - 10.1111/jcmm.17844 [doi] AB - Spi-1 proto-oncogene (SPI1) plays a vital role in carcinogenesis. Our work aimed to investigate the potential regulatory mechanism of SPI1 in melanoma. The mRNA and protein levels were measured via qRT-PCR and Western blotting. Cell viability was assessed by CCK-8 assay. The target relationship between SPI1 and hexokinase 2 (HK2) was determined using dual-luciferase reporter detection. ChIP was conducted to confirm the targeted relationship between SPI1 and the HK2 promoter. Immunohistochemistry analysis was conducted to measure the positive cell number of SPI1 and HK2 in melanoma tissues. The cell migration abilities were determined using a wound healing assay. Glucose consumption, pyruvate dehydrogenase activity, lactate production and ATP levels were measured to assess glycolysis. SPI1 transcription in melanoma cells and tissues was dramatically higher than that in adjacent normal tissues and epidermal melanocyte HEMa-LP, respectively. Knockdown of SPI1 restrained cell viability, metastasis and glycolysis in melanoma cells. SPI1 directly targeted HK2, and knockdown of SPI1 repressed HK2 expression. Overexpression of HK2 weakened the inhibitory effects of SPI1 knockdown on the viability, metastasis and glycolysis of melanoma cells. The serine-threonine kinase 1 (AKT1)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) axis is involved in melanoma progression. SPI1 knockdown restrained melanoma cell proliferation, metastasis and glycolysis by regulating the AKT1/mTOR pathway. CI - (c) 2023 The Authors. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine published by Foundation for Cellular and Molecular Medicine and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Liu, Chunlei AU - Liu C AD - Department of dermatology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China. FAU - Qiu, Xiujuan AU - Qiu X AD - Department of oncology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China. FAU - Gao, Jun AU - Gao J AD - Department of general surgury, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China. FAU - Gong, Zhifan AU - Gong Z AD - Department of dermatology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China. FAU - Zhou, Xiaogang AU - Zhou X AD - Department of dermatology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China. FAU - Luo, Haichao AU - Luo H AD - Department of oncology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China. FAU - Geng, Xuerui AU - Geng X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4591-9235 AD - Department of dermatology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230804 PL - England TA - J Cell Mol Med JT - Journal of cellular and molecular medicine JID - 101083777 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (Hexokinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (AKT1 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *MicroRNAs/genetics MH - Hexokinase/genetics/metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/metabolism MH - *Melanoma/genetics/pathology MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics/metabolism MH - Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant PMC - PMC10494286 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AKT1/mTOR pathway OT - SPI-1 proto-oncogene (SPI1) OT - glycolysis OT - hexokinase 2 (HK2) OT - melanoma COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2023/08/04 06:43 MHDA- 2023/09/12 06:41 PMCR- 2023/08/04 CRDT- 2023/08/04 04:43 PHST- 2023/06/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/12/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/06/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/09/12 06:41 [medline] PHST- 2023/08/04 06:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/08/04 04:43 [entrez] PHST- 2023/08/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JCMM17844 [pii] AID - 10.1111/jcmm.17844 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Mol Med. 2023 Sep;27(18):2675-2683. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.17844. Epub 2023 Aug 4.