分子生物学
IVD分子诊断
细胞培养与分析
蛋白研究
细胞因子
重组蛋白
抗体
高通量测序建库
病原检测UCF系列
生物医药
工具酶
抑制剂激活剂与常用试剂
仪器
耗材

Investigating the Shared Mechanisms of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Urogenital Tumors

Cundong Liu, Shenghao Wu, Ranran Zhou, Shan Xiao, Cheng Yang

Journal:Biology-Basel

IF:4.3

DOI:10.3390/biology15120946

PMID:

Published:2026-06-17

research field:肿瘤学分子生物学毒理学计算生物学环境健康

Abstract

Simple Summary This study systematically investigates the shared molecular mechanisms through which prevalent endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may contribute to the pathogenesis of four major urogenital cancers: bladder cancer (BLCA), renal cell carcinoma (RCC), prostate adenocarcinoma (PRAD), and testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT). Using an integrated computational framework combining network toxicology, protein–protein interaction analysis, molecular docking, and dynamics simulations, the research identifies common hub protein targets linking exposure to 12 EDCs with tumor progression in a cancer-type-specific manner. Key shared targets include EGFR and CASP3 in BLCA, EGFR and CASP9 in RCC, CASP3, ESR1, and EGFR in PRAD, and KIT in TGCT. The benzo[a]pyrene (BaP)–CASP9 interaction, predicted to have high binding affinity, was selected for experimental validation. Results show that chronic exposure to an environmentally relevant concentration of BaP post-transcriptionally increases CASP9 protein stability in multiple urogenital cancer cell lines. These findings delineate converging molecular pathways for EDCs across different urogenital malignancies and highlight potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for environmentally associated cancers.

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