What we have learnt from Drosophila model organism: the coordination between insulin signaling pathway and tumor cells. Issue 7 (July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Weina, Tang; Ying, Li; Yiwen, Wang; Huan-huan, Qiao
• Is Part Of: Heliyon. Volume 8:Issue 7(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-07
• Subjects: Drosophila -- Insulin signal pathway -- Cancer -- Autophagy -- Epigenetic regulators -- Cell competition; Research -- Periodicals; Medical sciences -- Periodicals; Natural history -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Earth sciences -- Periodicals; Physical sciences -- Periodicals; 507.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09957
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8440

Abstract

Abstract: Cancer development is related to a variety of signaling pathways which mediate various cellular processes including growth, survival, division and competition of cells, as well as cell-cell interaction. The insulin signaling pathway interacts with different pathways and plays a core role in the regulations of all these processes. In this study, we reviewed recent studies on the relationship between the insulin signaling pathway and tumors using the Drosophila melanogaster model. We found that on one hand, the insulin pathway is normally hyperactive in tumor cells, which promotes tumor growth, and on the other hand, tumor cells can suppress the growth of healthy tissues via inhibition of their insulin pathway. Moreover, systematic disruption in glucose homeostasis also facilitates cancer development by different mechanisms. The studies on how the insulin network regulates the behaviors of cancer cells may help to discover new therapeutic treatments for cancer. Abstract : Drosophila ; Insulin signal pathway; Cancer; Autophagy; Epigenetic regulators; Cell competition.