ATF3 Cancer Research Results

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ATF3 (Activating Transcription Factor 3) is a stress‐responsive transcription factor that is frequently induced by various cellular stresses, including DNA damage, oxidative stress, and inflammatory signals.

-Several studies have shown that ATF3 is upregulated in response to cellular stress in breast cancers.
-Increased ATF3 expression has been associated with reduced cell proliferation and invasiveness, suggesting a tumor-suppressive role.

• In some cancers and contexts, elevated ATF3 is linked with apoptosis induction and a favorable prognosis, acting as a tumor suppressor.
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3160- Ash,    Withaferin A: A Pleiotropic Anticancer Agent from the Indian Medicinal Plant Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
- Review, Var, NA
TumCCA↑, withaferin A suppressed cell proliferation in prostate, ovarian, breast, gastric, leukemic, and melanoma cancer cells and osteosarcomas by stimulating the inhibition of the cell cycle at several stages, including G0/G1 [86], G2, and M phase
H3↑, via the upregulation of phosphorylated Aurora B, H3, p21, and Wee-1, and the downregulation of A2, B1, and E2 cyclins, Cdc2 (Tyr15), phosphorylated Chk1, and Chk2 in DU-145 and PC-3 prostate cancer cells.
P21↑,
cycA1/CCNA1↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
cycE/CCNE↓,
CDC2↓,
CHK1↓,
Chk2↓,
p38↑, nitiated cell death in the leukemia cells by increasing the expression of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK)
MAPK↑,
E6↓, educed the expression of human papillomavirus E6/E7 oncogenes in cervical cancer cells
E7↓,
P53↑, restored the p53 pathway causing the apoptosis of cervical cancer cells.
Akt↓, oral dose of 3–5 mg/kg withaferin A attenuated the activation of Akt and stimulated Forkhead Box-O3a (FOXO3a)-mediated prostate apoptotic response-4 (Par-4) activation,
FOXO3↑,
ROS↑, the generation of reactive oxygen species, histone H2AX phosphorylation, and mitochondrial membrane depolarization, indicating that withaferin A can cause the oxidative stress-mediated killing of oral cancer cells [
γH2AX↑,
MMP↓,
mitResp↓, withaferin A inhibited the expansion of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells by ROS production, owing to mitochondrial respiration inhibition
eff↑, combination treatment of withaferin A and hyperthermia induced the death of HeLa cells via a decrease in the mitochondrial transmembrane potential and the downregulation of the antiapoptotic protein myeloid-cell leukemia 1 (MCL-1)
TumCD↑,
Mcl-1↓,
ER Stress↑, . Withaferin A also attenuated the development of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), both in vitro and in vivo, by inducing endoplasmic reticulum stress via activating the transcription factor 4-ATF3-C/EBP homologous protein (ATF4-ATF3-CHOP)
ATF4↑,
ATF3↑,
CHOP↑,
NOTCH↓, modulating the Notch-1 signaling pathway and the downregulation of Akt/NF-κB/Bcl-2 . withaferin A inhibited the Notch signaling pathway
NF-kB↓,
Bcl-2↓,
STAT3↓, Withaferin A also constitutively inhibited interleukin-6-induced phosphorylation of STAT3,
CDK1↓, lowering the levels of cyclin-dependent Cdk1, Cdc25C, and Cdc25B proteins,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓, downregulation of p-Akt expression, β-catenin, N-cadherin and epithelial to the mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers
N-cadherin↓,
EMT↓,
Cyt‑c↑, depolarization and production of ROS, which led to the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol,
eff↑, combinatorial effect of withaferin A and sulforaphane was also observed in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 breast cancer cells, with a dramatic reduction of the expression of the antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2 and an increase in the pro-apoptotic Bax level, thus p
CDK4↓, downregulates the levels of cyclin D1, CDK4, and pRB, and upregulates the levels of E2F mRNA and tumor suppressor p21, independently of p53
p‑RB1↓,
PARP↑, upregulation of Bax and cytochrome c, downregulation of Bcl-2, and activation of PARP, caspase-3, and caspase-9 cleavage
cl‑Casp3↑,
cl‑Casp9↑,
NRF2↑, withaferin A binding with Keap1 causes an increase in the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) protein levels, which in turn, regulates the expression of antioxidant proteins that can protect the cells from oxidative stress.
ER-α36↓, Decreased ER-α
LDHA↓, inhibited growth, LDHA activity, and apoptotic induction
lipid-P↑, induction of oxidative stress, increased lipid peroxidation,
AP-1↓, anti-inflammatory qualities of withaferin A are specifically attributed to its inhibition of pro-inflammatory molecules, α-2 macroglobulin, NF-κB, activator protein 1 (AP-1), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibition,
COX2↓,
RenoP↑, showing strong evidence of the renoprotective potential of withaferin A due to its anti-inflammatory activity
PDGFR-BB↓, attenuating the BB-(PDGF-BB) platelet growth factor
SIRT3↑, by increasing the sirtuin3 (SIRT3) expression
MMP2↓, withaferin A inhibits matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9,
MMP9↓,
NADPH↑, but also provokes mRNA stimulation for a set of antioxidant genes, such as NADPH quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1), glutathione-disulfide reductase (GSR), Nrf2, heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1),
NQO1↑,
GSR↑,
HO-1↑,
*SOD2↑, cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury model. Withaferin A triggered the upregulation of superoxide dismutase SOD2, SOD3, and peroxiredoxin 1(Prdx-1).
*Prx↑,
*Casp3?, and ameliorated cardiomyocyte caspase-3 activity
eff↑, combination with doxorubicin (DOX), is also responsible for the excessive generation of ROS
Snail↓, inhibition of EMT markers, such as Snail, Slug, β-catenin, and vimentin.
Slug↓,
Vim↓,
CSCs↓, highly effective in eliminating cancer stem cells (CSC) that expressed cell surface markers, such as CD24, CD34, CD44, CD117, and Oct4 while downregulating Notch1, Hes1, and Hey1 genes;
HEY1↓,
MMPs↓, downregulate the expression of MMPs and VEGF, as well as reduce vimentin, N-cadherin cytoskeleton proteins,
VEGF↓,
uPA↓, and protease u-PA involved in the cancer cell metastasis
*toxicity↓, A was orally administered to Wistar rats at a dose of 2000 mg/kg/day and had no adverse effects on the animals
CDK2↓, downregulated the activation of Bcl-2, CDK2, and cyclin D1
CDK4↓, Another study also demonstrated the inhibition of Hsp90 by withaferin A in a pancreatic cancer cell line through the degradation of Akt, cyclin-dependent kinase 4 Cdk4,
HSP90↓,

123- CUR,    Synthesis of novel 4-Boc-piperidone chalcones and evaluation of their cytotoxic activity against highly-metastatic cancer cells
- in-vitro, Colon, LoVo - in-vitro, Colon, COLO205 - in-vitro, Pca, PC3 - in-vitro, Pca, 22Rv1
NF-kB↓, curcumin analog
ATF3↑, our study showed that ATF3 was up-regulated by curcumin in both LNCaP and C4-2B cells
HO-1↑, Our data confirmed the tumor-inhibitory effects of HMOX-1 gene in prostate cancer cells, which was up-regulated by curcumin treatment.
Wnt↓, Wnt, PIK3/AKT/mTOR, and NF-κB signaling pathways were primarily inhibited by curcumin treatment
Akt↓,
mTOR↓,
PTEN↑, and PTEN dependent cell cycle arrest and apoptosis pathways were found to be elevated.
Apoptosis↑,
TGF-β↓, TGF-β signaling pathway was inhibited by curcumin treatment in androgen-dependent and independent manners.
PPARγ↑, Curcumin was also shown to induce PPAR-γ gene expression and inhibit hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation by interrupting TGF-β signaling in vitro

2496- Fenb,    Impairment of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway by Methyl N-(6-Phenylsulfanyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)carbamate Leads to a Potent Cytotoxic Effect in Tumor Cells
- in-vitro, NSCLC, A549 - in-vitro, NSCLC, H460
TumCG↓, We report that fenbendazole (FZ) (methyl N-(6-phenylsulfanyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)carbamate) exhibits a potent growth-inhibitory activity against cancer cell lines but not normal cells.
selectivity↑, but not normal cells
P53↑, A number of apoptosis regulatory proteins that are normally degraded by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway like cyclins, p53, and IκBα were found to be accumulated in FZ-treated cells.
IKKα↑,
ER Stress↑, FZ induced distinct ER stress-associated genes like GRP78, GADD153, ATF3, IRE1α, and NOXA in these cells.
GRP78/BiP↑,
CHOP↑,
ATF3↑,
IRE1↑,
NOXA↑,
ROS↑, fenbendazole induced endoplasmic reticulum stress, reactive oxygen species production, decreased mitochondrial membrane potential, and cytochrome c release that eventually led to cancer cell death.
MMP↓,
Cyt‑c↑,
selectivity↑, treatment of human lung cancer cell lines with fenbendazole (FZ)3 induces apoptotic cell death, whereas primary normal cells in culture remain widely unaffected.
eff↝, The growth-inhibitory action of FZ in H460 and A549 cells was also compared with the Food and Drug Administration-approved proteasomal inhibitor bortezomib, and the results showed that the activities of both of the compounds were comparable

3491- MFrot,  MF,    Magnetically controlled cyclic microscale deformation of in vitro cancer invasion models
- in-vitro, BC, MDA-MB-231
Ca+2↑, Intracellular calcium influx was observed in response to cyclic actuation, as well as an influence on cancer cell invasion from 3D spheroids, as compared to unactuated controls.
ATF3↑, 15 fold increase, fig 6
FOSB↑,

3061- RES,    The Anticancer Effects of Resveratrol: Modulation of Transcription Factors
- Review, Var, NA
AhR↓, Several reports demonstrate the inhibitory effects of resveratrol on AhR-mediated activation of phase I enzymes.
NRF2↑, Bishayee et al. (18) demonstrated that attenuation of DENA (diethyl nitrosamine)-induced liver carcinogenesis by resveratrol was mediated by increased Nrf2 expression.
*NQO1↑, Induction of Nrf2 signaling by resveratrol resulted in increased expression of NQO1, heme-oxygenase 1 (HO-1), and glutamate cysteine ligase catalytic subunit in cigarette smoke extract-treated bronchial epithelial cells
*HO-1↑,
*GSH↑, observed restored glutathione levels in cigarette smoke extract-treated A549 lung alveolar epithelial cancer cells by resveratrol;
P53↑, we highlight reported resveratrol-induced, p53-mediated anticancer mechanisms.
Cyt‑c↑, release of mitochondria proteins (e.g. cytochrome c, Smac/DIABLO, etc.) to the cytosol, thus triggering suppression of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (e.g. Bcl2, Bcl-XL, survivin, XIAP, etc.) and caspase activation in several cancers
Diablo↑,
Bcl-2↓,
Bcl-xL↓,
survivin↓,
XIAP↓,
FOXO↑, activation of FoxO transcription factors is implicated in the observed anticancer activities of resveratrol.
p‑PI3K↓, resveratrol's ability to inhibit the phosphorylation of PI3K/Akt (
p‑Akt↓,
BIM↑, Bim/TRAIL/DR4/DR5/p27KIP1 induction and cyclin D1 inhibition) of resveratrol on prostate cancer cells
DR4↑,
DR5↑,
p27↑,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
SIRT1↑, resveratrol is considered a SIRT1 agonist
NF-kB↓, resveratrol not only curbs expression of NF-κB, but also impedes the phosphorylation of IκBα thereby keeping the constitutive NF-κB subunit in an inactive state, resulting in suppression of the inflammatory
ATF3↑, Furthermore, increased ATF3 expression by resveratrol facilitated induction of apoptosis

2203- SK,    Shikonin suppresses small cell lung cancer growth via inducing ATF3-mediated ferroptosis to promote ROS accumulation
- in-vitro, Lung, NA
TumCP↓, shikonin effectively suppressed cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, invasion, and colony formation and slightly induced apoptosis in SCLC cells
Apoptosis↓,
TumCMig↓,
TumCI↓,
Ferroptosis↑, shikonin could also induced ferroptosis in SCLC cells
ERK↓, Shikonin treatment effectively suppressed the activation of ERK, the expression of ferroptosis inhibitor GPX4, and elevated the level of 4-HNE, a biomarker of ferroptosis
GPx4↓,
4-HNE↑, elevated the level of 4-HNE, a biomarker of ferroptosis
ROS↑, ROS and lipid ROS were increased, while the GSH levels were decreased in SCLC cells after shikonin treatment.
GSH↓,
ATF3↑, shikonin activated ATF3 transcription by impairing the recruitment of HDAC1 mediated by c-myc on the ATF3 promoter, and subsequently elevating of histone acetylation
HDAC1↓,
ac‑Histones↑,


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 6 of 6

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 6

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

4-HNE↑, 1,   ATF3↑, 6,   Ferroptosis↑, 1,   GPx4↓, 1,   GSH↓, 1,   GSR↑, 1,   HO-1↑, 2,   lipid-P↑, 1,   NQO1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 2,   ROS↑, 3,   SIRT3↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

CDC2↓, 1,   mitResp↓, 1,   MMP↓, 2,   XIAP↓, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

ac‑Histones↑, 1,   LDHA↓, 1,   NADPH↑, 1,   PPARγ↑, 1,   SIRT1↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

AhR↓, 1,   Akt↓, 2,   p‑Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 2,   Bcl-xL↓, 1,   BIM↑, 1,   cl‑Casp3↑, 1,   cl‑Casp9↑, 1,   Chk2↓, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 3,   Diablo↑, 1,   DR4↑, 1,   DR5↑, 1,   Ferroptosis↑, 1,   HEY1↓, 1,   MAPK↑, 1,   Mcl-1↓, 1,   NOXA↑, 1,   p27↑, 1,   p38↑, 1,   survivin↓, 1,   TumCD↑, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

H3↑, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↑, 2,   ER Stress↑, 2,   GRP78/BiP↑, 1,   HSP90↓, 1,   IRE1↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

CHK1↓, 1,   P53↑, 3,   PARP↑, 1,   γH2AX↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK1↓, 1,   CDK2↓, 1,   CDK4↓, 2,   cycA1/CCNA1↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 1,   cycE/CCNE↓, 1,   P21↑, 1,   p‑RB1↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

CSCs↓, 1,   EMT↓, 1,   ERK↓, 1,   FOXO↑, 1,   FOXO3↑, 1,   HDAC1↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 1,   NOTCH↓, 1,   p‑PI3K↓, 1,   PTEN↑, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,   TumCG↓, 1,   Wnt↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

AP-1↓, 1,   Ca+2↑, 1,   ER-α36↓, 1,   FOSB↑, 1,   MMP2↓, 1,   MMP9↓, 1,   MMPs↓, 1,   N-cadherin↓, 1,   Slug↓, 1,   Snail↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 1,   TumCI↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 1,   uPA↓, 1,   Vim↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

ATF4↑, 1,   PDGFR-BB↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 1,   IKKα↑, 1,   NF-kB↓, 3,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

eff↑, 3,   eff↝, 1,   selectivity↑, 2,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

E6↓, 1,   E7↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

RenoP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 107

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

GSH↑, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   NQO1↑, 1,   Prx↑, 1,   SOD2↑, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Casp3?, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

toxicity↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 7

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: ATF3, Activating Transcription Factor 3
1 Ashwagandha(Withaferin A)
1 Curcumin
1 Fenbendazole
1 Magnetic Field Rotating
1 Magnetic Fields
1 Resveratrol
1 Shikonin
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