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Samuelov L, Sprecher E, Tsuruta D, Bíró T, Kloepper JE, Paus R. P-cadherin regulates human hair growth and cycling via canonical Wnt signaling and transforming growth factor-β2. J Invest Dermatol 2012; 132:2332-2341. [PMID: 22696062 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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P-cadherin is a key component of epithelial adherens junctions, and it is prominently expressed in the hair follicle (HF) matrix. Loss-of-function mutations in CDH3, which encodes P-cadherin, result in hypotrichosis with juvenile macular dystrophy (HJMD), an autosomal recessive disorder featuring sparse and short hair. Here, we attempted to recapitulate some aspects of HJMD in vitro by transfecting normal, organ-cultured human scalp HFs with lipofectamine and CDH3-specific or scrambled control siRNAs. As in HJMD patients, P-cadherin silencing inhibited hair shaft growth, prematurely induced HF regression (catagen), and inhibited hair matrix keratinocyte proliferation. In situ, membrane β-catenin expression and transcription of the β-catenin target gene, axin2, were significantly reduced, whereas glycogen synthase kinase 3 β (GSK3β) and phospho-β-catenin immunoreactivity were increased. These effects were partially reversed by inhibiting GSK3β. P-cadherin silencing reduced the expression of the anagen-promoting growth factor, IGF-1, whereas that of transforming growth factor β 2 (TGFβ2; catagen promoter) was enhanced. Neutralizing TGFβ antagonized the catagen-promoting effects of P-cadherin silencing. In summary, we introduce human HFs as an attractive preclinical model for studying the functions of P-cadherin in human epithelial biology and pathology. This model demonstrates that cadherins can be successfully knocked down in an intact human organ in vitro, and shows that P-cadherin is needed for anagen maintenance by regulating canonical Wnt signaling and suppressing TGFβ2.
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- Liat Samuelov
- Department of Dermatology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Department of Dermatology, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Kurume, Kurume, Japan
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- DE-MTA "Lendulet" Cellular Physiology Group, Department of Physiology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany; School of Translational Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Ciocca DR, Cuello-Carrión FD, Natoli AL, Restall C, Anderson RL. Absence of caveolin-1 alters heat shock protein expression in spontaneous mammary tumors driven by Her-2/neu expression. Histochem Cell Biol 2011; 137:187-94. [PMID: 22083493 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-011-0879-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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In a previous study, we measured caveolin-1 protein levels, both in the normal breast and in breast cancer. The study revealed no association between caveolin-1 expression in the epithelial compartment and clinical disease outcome. However, high levels of caveolin-1 in the stromal tissue surrounding the tumor associated strongly with reduced metastasis and improved survival. Using an animal model, we found that the onset of mammary tumors driven by Her-2/neu expression was accelerated in mice lacking caveolin-1. We have analysed the heat shock protein (Hsp) response in the tumors of mice lacking caveolin-1. In all cases, the mammary tumors were estrogen and progesterone receptor negative, and the levels of Her-2/neu (evaluated by immunohistochemistry) were not different between the caveolin-1 +/+ (n = 8) and the caveolin-1 -/- (n = 7) tumors. However, a significant reduction in the extent of apoptosis was observed in mammary tumors from animals lacking caveolin-1. While Bcl-2, Bax, and survivin levels in the tumors were not different, the amount of HSPA (Hsp70) was almost double in the caveolin-1 -/- tumors. In contrast, HSPB1 (Hsp27/Hsp25) levels were significantly lower in the caveolin-1 -/- tumors. The mammary tumors from caveolin-1 null mice expressed more HSPC4 (gp96 or grp94), but HSPC1 (Hsp90), HSPA5 (grp78), HSPD1 (Hsp60), and CHOP were not altered. No significant changes in these proteins were found in the stroma surrounding these tumors. These results demonstrate that the disruption of the Cav-1 gene can cause alterations of specific Hsps as well as tumor development.
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- Daniel R Ciocca
- Laboratory of Oncology, Institute of Experimental Medicine and Biology of Cuyo (MBECU), Technology and Scientific Center (CCT)-National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina.
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Erythroid Differentiation Regulator 1, an Interleukin 18-Regulated Gene, Acts as a Metastasis Suppressor in Melanoma. J Invest Dermatol 2011; 131:2096-104. [DOI: 10.1038/jid.2011.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Implication of heat shock factors in tumorigenesis: therapeutical potential. Cancers (Basel) 2011; 3:1158-81. [PMID: 24212658 PMCID: PMC3756408 DOI: 10.3390/cancers3011158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2011] [Accepted: 02/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Heat Shock Factors (HSF) form a family of transcription factors (four in mammals) which were named according to the discovery of their activation by a heat shock. HSFs trigger the expression of genes encoding Heat Shock Proteins (HSPs) that function as molecular chaperones, contributing to establish a cytoprotective state to various proteotoxic stresses and in pathological conditions. Increasing evidence indicates that this ancient transcriptional protective program acts genome-widely and performs unexpected functions in the absence of experimentally defined stress. Indeed, HSFs are able to re-shape cellular pathways controlling longevity, growth, metabolism and development. The most well studied HSF, HSF1, has been found at elevated levels in tumors with high metastatic potential and is associated with poor prognosis. This is partly explained by the above-mentioned cytoprotective (HSP-dependent) function that may enable cancer cells to adapt to the initial oncogenic stress and to support malignant transformation. Nevertheless, HSF1 operates as major multifaceted enhancers of tumorigenesis through, not only the induction of classical heat shock genes, but also of “non-classical” targets. Indeed, in cancer cells, HSF1 regulates genes involved in core cellular functions including proliferation, survival, migration, protein synthesis, signal transduction, and glucose metabolism, making HSF1 a very attractive target in cancer therapy. In this review, we describe the different physiological roles of HSFs as well as the recent discoveries in term of non-cogenic potential of these HSFs, more specifically associated to the activation of “non-classical” HSF target genes. We also present an update on the compounds with potent HSF1-modulating activity of potential interest as anti-cancer therapeutic agents.
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Sreedharan R, Riordan M, Thullin G, Van Why S, Siegel NJ, Kashgarian M. The maximal cytoprotective function of the heat shock protein 27 is dependent on heat shock protein 70. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2010; 1813:129-35. [PMID: 20934464 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2010.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2010] [Revised: 08/12/2010] [Accepted: 08/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Endogenous heat shock proteins (HSPs) 70 and 25/27 are induced in renal cells by injury from energy depletion. Transfected over-expression of HSPs 70 or 27 (human analogue of HSP25), provide protection against renal cell injury from ATP deprivation. This study examines whether over-expressed HSP27 depends on induction of endogenous HSPs, in particular HSP70, to afford protection against cell injury. LLC-PK1 cells transfected with HSP27 (27OE cells) were injured by ATP depletion for 2h and recovered for 4h in the presence of HSF decoy, HSP70 specific siRNA (siRNA-70) and their respective controls. Injury in the presence of HSF decoy, a synthetic oligonucleotide identical to the heat shock element, the nuclear binding site of HSF, decreased HSP70 induction by 80% without affecting the over-expression of transfected HSP27. The HSP70 stress response was completely ablated in the presence of siRNA-70. Protection against injury, provided by over-expression of HSP27, was reduced by treatment with HSF decoy and abolished by treatment with siRNA-70. Immunoprecipitation studies demonstrated association of HSP27 with actin that was not affected by either treatment with HSF decoy or siRNA. Therefore, HSP27 is dependent on HSP70 to provide its maximal cytoprotective effect, but not for its interaction with actin. This study suggests that, while it has specific action on the cytoskeleton, HSP 25/27 must have coordinated activity with other HSP classes, especially HSP70, to provide the full extent of resistance to injury from energy depletion.
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- R Sreedharan
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, USA.
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Huang Q, Ye J, Huang Q, Chen W, Wang L, Lin W, Lin J, Lin X. Heat shock protein 27 is over-expressed in tumor tissues and increased in sera of patients with gastric adenocarcinoma. Clin Chem Lab Med 2010; 48:263-9. [PMID: 19961396 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2010.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND In a previous study, we found that heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) was over-expressed in gastric adenocarcinoma (GA) tissue. In this study, our goal was to further verify the expression profile of HSP27 in patients with GA. METHODS Western blot and immunohistochemistry were employed to determine HSP27 expression in 50 paired tumor and adjacent normal tissue. ELISA was used to quantify serum HSP27 concentrations in the same 50 GA patients and 50 healthy individuals. RESULTS Compared to adjacent normal tissues, HSP27 was over-expressed in 25 (50%, p=0.000) and 24 (48%, p=0.000) cases of GA tissue by Western blot and immunohistochemistry, respectively. ELISA revealed significantly higher serum concentrations of HSP27 in patients with GA patients (mean=986 pg/mL) compared to healthy individuals (mean=573 pg/mL) (p=0.003). In addition, infection with Helicobacter pylori (HP) in healthy individuals was associated with increased expression of HSP27 in both gastric mucosa and serum. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that HSP27 is over-expressed in GA tissue and serum concentrations of HSP27 are increased in patients with GA. Over-expression of HSP27 may indicate a gastric malignant/infectious process. The detection of serum HSP27 concentrations by ELISA may be useful for screening for GA.
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- Qiaojia Huang
- Key Laboratory of Infection and Oncology, Research Center of Molecular Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, PR China
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López-Knowles E, Zardawi SJ, McNeil CM, Millar EKA, Crea P, Musgrove EA, Sutherland RL, O'Toole SA. Cytoplasmic localization of beta-catenin is a marker of poor outcome in breast cancer patients. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2010; 19:301-9. [PMID: 20056651 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Beta-catenin is involved in cell adhesion through catenin-cadherin complexes and as a transcriptional regulator in the Wnt signaling pathway. Its deregulation is important in the genesis of a number of human malignancies, particularly colorectal cancer. A range of studies has been undertaken in breast cancer, with contradictory associations reported among beta-catenin expression, clinicopathologic variables, and disease outcome. We undertook an immunohistochemical study measuring the levels and subcellular localization of beta-catenin in 292 invasive ductal breast cancers with known treatment and outcome. No association with breast cancer-specific death was observed for cytoplasmic or membrane expression alone; however, a continuous score representing both locations (membrane minus cytoplasmic expression: MTC score) was associated with a worse outcome in univariate analysis (P = 0.004), and approached significance in a multivariate analysis model that included lymph node, progesterone receptor (PR), and HER2 status (P = 0.054). Therefore, the MTC score was used for further statistical analyses due to the importance of both the subcellular location and the levels of expression of beta-catenin. An association was identified between high cytoplasmic expression (low MTC score), and high tumor grade (P = 0.004), positive Ki67 (P = 0.005), negative estrogen receptor (ER) (P = 0.005), positive HER2 (P = 0.04) status, and an active phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway (P = 0.005), measured as PIK3CA mutations (P = 0.05) or PTEN loss (P = 0.05). Low cytoplasmic expression (high MTC score) was associated with the luminal A subtype (P = 0.004). In conclusion, a low beta-catenin MTC score is associated with an adverse outcome in breast cancer, which may be of mechanistic significance in the disease process.
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- Elena López-Knowles
- Cancer Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Heat shock protein 27 mediates repression of androgen receptor function by protein kinase D1 in prostate cancer cells. Oncogene 2009; 28:4386-96. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2009.291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Robinson JM, Vandré DD, Ackerman WE. Placental proteomics: a shortcut to biological insight. Placenta 2008; 30 Suppl A:S83-9. [PMID: 19070895 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2008] [Revised: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 10/28/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Proteomics analysis of biological samples has the potential to identify novel protein expression patterns and/or changes in protein expression patterns in different developmental or disease states. An important component of successful proteomics research, at least in its present form, is to reduce the complexity of the sample if it is derived from cells or tissues. One method to simplify complex tissues is to focus on a specific, highly purified sub-proteome. Using this approach we have developed methods to prepare highly enriched fractions of the apical plasma membrane of the syncytiotrophoblast. Through proteomics analysis of this fraction we have identified over five hundred proteins several of which were previously not known to reside in the syncytiotrophoblast. Herein, we focus on two of these, dysferlin and myoferlin. These proteins, largely known from studies of skeletal muscle, may not have been found in the human placenta were it not for discovery-based proteomics analysis. This new knowledge, acquired through a discovery-driven approach, can now be applied for the generation of hypothesis-based experimentation. Thus discovery-based and hypothesis-based research are complimentary approaches that when coupled together can hasten scientific discoveries.
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- J M Robinson
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Mannello F, Tonti GAM, Medda V, Pederzoli A, Sauter ER. Increased shedding of soluble fragments of P-cadherin in nipple aspirate fluids from women with breast cancer. Cancer Sci 2008; 99:2160-9. [PMID: 18811693 PMCID: PMC11158546 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2008.00921.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Breast cancer, a worldwide disease with increasing incidence, develops from ductal/lobular epithelium. Nipple aspirate fluid (NAF), secreted from the breast ducts and lobules, can be analyzed to assess breast metabolic activity. P-cadherin is frequently over-expressed in high-grade invasive breast carcinomas and has been reported to be an enhancer of migration and invasion of breast cancer cells, being correlated with tumor aggressiveness. The present study analyzed the soluble fragment of P-cadherin in milk, NAF and matched plasma samples of healthy subjects and in women with precancer conditions and breast cancer. Soluble P-cadherin was detected in all plasma and milk samples, and in about 31.3% of NAF samples. The lowest levels of soluble P-cadherin were found in plasma, with no significant difference among NoCancer, PreCancer and Cancer patients. The highest concentration of soluble P-cadherin was detected in milk collected during the first trimester of lactation, significantly with respect to all NAF samples. There were significantly higher levels of soluble P-cadherin in NAF from Cancer patients than those in women with NoCancer and PreCancer (P < 0.0001). Although no significant difference was found between in situ and invasive breast cancer, soluble P-cadherin levels were found at high concentrations in c-erbB-2-positive tumors, showing a positive correlation with disease stage grouping and tumor grade, and an inverse relationship with estrogen/progesterone receptor status. High levels of the soluble fragment of P-cadherin in Cancer NAF suggest its possible release via proteolytic processing, favoring cancer cell detachment from breast duct, and suggesting that measuring soluble P-cadherin in NAF may improve the identification of women with increased breast cancer risk.
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- Ferdinando Mannello
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University Carlo Bo, Urbino PU, Italy.
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