Investigation of the potential mechanisms underlying nuclear F-actin organization in ovarian cancer cells by high-throughput screening in combination with deep learning

Increasing evidence supports the notion that filamentous actin (F-actin) and globular actin exist in the nuclei of somatic cells, and are involved in chromatin remodeling, gene transcription regulation and DNA damage repair. However, the underlying mechanisms of how nuclear F-actin are polymerized i...

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Main Authors: Wu, X, Xing, X, Wang, M, Feng, Y, Wietek, N, Chong, K, El-Sahhar, S, Ahmed, AA, Zang, R, Zeng, Y
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media 2022
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author Wu, X
Xing, X
Wang, M
Feng, Y
Wietek, N
Chong, K
El-Sahhar, S
Ahmed, AA
Zang, R
Zeng, Y
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Xing, X
Wang, M
Feng, Y
Wietek, N
Chong, K
El-Sahhar, S
Ahmed, AA
Zang, R
Zeng, Y
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description Increasing evidence supports the notion that filamentous actin (F-actin) and globular actin exist in the nuclei of somatic cells, and are involved in chromatin remodeling, gene transcription regulation and DNA damage repair. However, the underlying mechanisms of how nuclear F-actin are polymerized in cells remain incompletely understood. Here, we identify potential kinase targets that participate in nuclear F-actin polymerization in ovarian cancer cells using small-molecule inhibitor library screening in combination with a deep learning approach. The analysis of the targets of the inhibitors used in this study suggest that the PI3K-AKT pathway are involved in regulating nuclear F-actin organization in ovarian cancer cells. Our work lays the foundation for uncovering the important roles of nuclear F-actin in the context of ovarian cancer, and for understanding how nuclear F-actin structures are organized.
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spelling oxford-uuid:66af98db-4bef-4fb8-bb36-dee26204042f2022-06-07T15:45:35ZInvestigation of the potential mechanisms underlying nuclear F-actin organization in ovarian cancer cells by high-throughput screening in combination with deep learningJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:66af98db-4bef-4fb8-bb36-dee26204042fEnglishSymplectic ElementsFrontiers Media2022Wu, XXing, XWang, MFeng, YWietek, NChong, KEl-Sahhar, SAhmed, AAZang, RZeng, YIncreasing evidence supports the notion that filamentous actin (F-actin) and globular actin exist in the nuclei of somatic cells, and are involved in chromatin remodeling, gene transcription regulation and DNA damage repair. However, the underlying mechanisms of how nuclear F-actin are polymerized in cells remain incompletely understood. Here, we identify potential kinase targets that participate in nuclear F-actin polymerization in ovarian cancer cells using small-molecule inhibitor library screening in combination with a deep learning approach. The analysis of the targets of the inhibitors used in this study suggest that the PI3K-AKT pathway are involved in regulating nuclear F-actin organization in ovarian cancer cells. Our work lays the foundation for uncovering the important roles of nuclear F-actin in the context of ovarian cancer, and for understanding how nuclear F-actin structures are organized.
spellingShingle Wu, X
Xing, X
Wang, M
Feng, Y
Wietek, N
Chong, K
El-Sahhar, S
Ahmed, AA
Zang, R
Zeng, Y
Investigation of the potential mechanisms underlying nuclear F-actin organization in ovarian cancer cells by high-throughput screening in combination with deep learning
title Investigation of the potential mechanisms underlying nuclear F-actin organization in ovarian cancer cells by high-throughput screening in combination with deep learning
title_full Investigation of the potential mechanisms underlying nuclear F-actin organization in ovarian cancer cells by high-throughput screening in combination with deep learning
title_fullStr Investigation of the potential mechanisms underlying nuclear F-actin organization in ovarian cancer cells by high-throughput screening in combination with deep learning
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the potential mechanisms underlying nuclear F-actin organization in ovarian cancer cells by high-throughput screening in combination with deep learning
title_short Investigation of the potential mechanisms underlying nuclear F-actin organization in ovarian cancer cells by high-throughput screening in combination with deep learning
title_sort investigation of the potential mechanisms underlying nuclear f actin organization in ovarian cancer cells by high throughput screening in combination with deep learning
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