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Gao J, Lan J, Liao H, Yang F, Qiu P, Jin F, Wang S, Shen L, Chao T, Zhang C, Zhu Y. Promising preclinical patient-derived organoid (PDO) and xenograft (PDX) models in upper gastrointestinal cancers: progress and challenges. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:1205. [PMID: 38062430 PMCID: PMC10702130 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11434-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers (gastric cancer, oesophageal cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer, etc.) are the most common cancers with the highest morbidity and mortality in the world. The therapy for most GI cancers is difficult and is associated with a poor prognosis. In China, upper GI cancers, mainly gastric cancer (GC) and oesophageal cancer (EC), are very common due to Chinese people's characteristics, and more than half of patients are diagnosed with distant metastatic or locally advanced disease. Compared to other solid cancers, such as lung cancer and breast cancer, personalized therapies, especially targeted therapy and immunotherapy, in GC and EC are relatively lacking, leading to poor prognosis. For a long time, most studies were carried out by using in vitro cancer cell lines or in vivo cell line-derived xenograft models, which are unable to reproduce the characteristics of tumours derived from patients, leading to the possible misguidance of subsequent clinical validation. The patient-derived models represented by patient-derived organoid (PDO) and xenograft (PDX) models, known for their high preservation of patient tumour features, have emerged as a very popular platform that has been widely used in numerous studies, especially in the research and development of antitumour drugs and personalized medicine. Herein, based on some of the available published literature, we review the research and application status of PDO and PDX models in GC and EC, as well as detail their future challenges and prospects, to promote their use in basic and translational studies or personalized therapy.
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- Jing Gao
- Department of Oncology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer Translational Research, Cancer Institute, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen-Peking University- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Research Center of Organoid Engineering and Technology, No. 11 Kaiyuan Avenue, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer Translational Research, Cancer Institute, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen-Peking University- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer Translational Research, Cancer Institute, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen-Peking University- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Research Center of Organoid Engineering and Technology, No. 11 Kaiyuan Avenue, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer Translational Research, Cancer Institute, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen-Peking University- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer Translational Research, Cancer Institute, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen-Peking University- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Key laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, No. 52 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China.
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- Key laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, No. 52 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
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- Guangdong Research Center of Organoid Engineering and Technology, No. 11 Kaiyuan Avenue, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, China.
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Wang Q, Pan M, Zhang T, Jiang Y, Zhao P, Liu X, Gao A, Yang L, Hou J. Fear Stress During Pregnancy Affects Placental m6A-Modifying Enzyme Expression and Epigenetic Modification Levels. Front Genet 2022; 13:927615. [PMID: 35812725 PMCID: PMC9257140 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.927615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
As the hub connecting mother and offspring, the placenta’s normal development is vital for fetal growth. Fear stress can cause some structural alterations in the placenta and affect placental development and function. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common mRNA modification and is involved in regulating the development of the placenta and embryo. There are no reports on the potential role of m6A modification in placental damage caused by fear stress during pregnancy. In this study, we demonstrated that fear stress during pregnancy increases the levels of methylated enzymes (METTL3, METTL14, and WTAP), decreases the levels of demethylase FTO, and increases the overall methylation levels in the placenta of pregnant rats. MeRIP-seq data analysis revealed 22,010 m6A peaks associated with 12,219 genes in the placenta of the model and 21,060 m6A peaks associated with 11,730 genes in the placenta of the control. The peaks were mainly concentrated in the coding region and the 3ʹ untranslated region. In addition, 50 genes with abnormal modification and expression (double aberrant genes) were screened out by combining MeRIP-seq and RNA-seq data. Mefv, Erbb2, and Cgas were selected from 50 double aberrant genes, and MeRIP-qPCR and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction were used to verify their modification and expression levels. Our findings suggest that m6A modifications play an important role in placental dysfunction induced by fear stress during pregnancy.
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Palioura D, Lazou A, Drosatos K. Krüppel-like factor (KLF)5: An emerging foe of cardiovascular health. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2022; 163:56-66. [PMID: 34653523 PMCID: PMC8816822 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2021.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) are DNA-binding transcriptional factors, which regulate various pathways that pertain to development, metabolism and other cellular mechanisms. KLF5 was first cloned in 1993 and by 1999, it was reported as the intestinal-enriched KLF. Beyond findings that have associated KLF5 with normal development and cancer, it has been associated with various types of cardiovascular (CV) complications and regulation of metabolic pathways in the liver, heart, adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. Specifically, increased KLF5 expression has been linked with cardiomyopathy in diabetes, end-stage heart failure, and as well as in vascular atherosclerotic lesions. In this review article, we summarize research findings about transcriptional, post-transcriptional and post-translational regulation of KLF5, as well as the role of KLF5 in the biology of cells and organs that affect cardiovascular health either directly or indirectly. Finally, we propose KLF5 inhibition as an emerging approach for cardiovascular therapeutics.
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- Dimitra Palioura
- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA;,School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR, Greece
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- School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR, Greece
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Zhou M, Lu W, Li B, Liu X, Li A. TARBP2 promotes tumor angiogenesis and metastasis by destabilizing antiangiogenic factor mRNAs. Cancer Sci 2021; 112:1289-1299. [PMID: 33484209 PMCID: PMC7935780 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Tumor angiogenesis is a crucial step in the further growth and metastasis of solid tumors. However, its regulatory mechanism remains unclear. Here, we showed that TARBP2, an RNA‐binding protein, played a role in promoting tumor‐induced angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo through degrading the mRNAs of antiangiogenic factors, including thrombospondin1/2 (THBS1/2), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP1), and serpin family F member 1 (SERPINF1), by targeting their 3′untranslated regions (3′UTRs). Overexpression of TARBP2 promotes tumor cell–induced angiogenesis, while its knockdown inhibits tumor angiogenesis. Clinical cohort analysis revealed that high expression level of TARBP2 was associated with poor survival of lung cancer and breast cancer patients. Mechanistically, TARBP2 physically interacts with the stem‐loop structure located in the 3′UTR of antiangiogenic transcripts, leading to mRNA destabilization by the dsRNA‐binding domains 1/2 (dsRBDs1/2). Notably, the expression level of TARBP2 in human tumor tissue is negatively correlated with the expression of antiangiogenic factors, including THBS1/2, and brain‐specific angiogenesis inhibitor 1 (BAI1). Moreover, TARBP2 expression is strongly associated with tumor angiogenesis in a group of human lung cancer samples. Collectively, our results highlight that TARBP2 is a novel tumor angiogenesis regulator that could promote tumor angiogenesis by selectively downregulating antiangiogenic gene expression.
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- Meicen Zhou
- Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, The 4th Clinical Medical College of Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Checchi M, Bertacchini J, Cavani F, Magarò MS, Reggiani Bonetti L, Pugliese GR, Tamma R, Ribatti D, Maurel DB, Palumbo C. Scleral ossicles: angiogenic scaffolds, a novel biomaterial for regenerative medicine applications. Biomater Sci 2019; 8:413-425. [PMID: 31738355 DOI: 10.1039/c9bm01234f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Given the current prolonged life expectancy, various pathologies affect increasingly the aging subjects. Regarding the musculoskeletal apparatus, bone fragility induces more susceptibility to fractures, often not accompanied by good ability of self-repairing, in particular when critical-size defects (CSD) occur. Currently orthopedic surgery makes use of allografting and autografting which, however, have limitations due to the scarce amount of tissue that can be taken from the donor, the possibility of disease transmission and donor site morbidity. The need to develop new solutions has pushed the field of tissue engineering (TE) research to study new scaffolds to be functionalized in order to obtain constructs capable of promoting tissue regeneration and achieve stable bone recovery over time. This investigation focuses on the most important aspect related to bone tissue regeneration: the angiogenic properties of the scaffold to be used. As an innovative solution, scleral ossicles (SOs), previously characterized as natural, biocompatible and spontaneously decellularized scaffolds used for bone repair, were tested for angiogenic potential and biocompatibility. To reach this purpose, in ovo Chorioallantoic Membrane Assay (CAM) was firstly used to test the angiogenic potential; secondly, in vivo subcutaneous implantation of SOs (in a rat model) was performed in order to assess the biocompatibility and the inflammatory response. Finally, thanks to the analysis of mass spectrometry (LCMSQE), the putative proteins responsible for the SO angiogenic properties were identified. Thus, a novel natural biomaterial is proposed, which is (i) able to induce an angiogenic response in vivo by subcutaneous implantation in a non-immunodeficient animal model, (ii) which does not induce any inflammatory response, and (iii) is useful for regenerative medicine application for the healing of bone CSD.
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- Marta Checchi
- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic Science and Neuroscience, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy.
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Seidlitz T, Merker SR, Rothe A, Zakrzewski F, von Neubeck C, Grützmann K, Sommer U, Schweitzer C, Schölch S, Uhlemann H, Gaebler AM, Werner K, Krause M, Baretton GB, Welsch T, Koo BK, Aust DE, Klink B, Weitz J, Stange DE. Human gastric cancer modelling using organoids. Gut 2019; 68:207-217. [PMID: 29703791 PMCID: PMC6352409 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-314549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths and the fifth most common malignancy worldwide. In this study, human and mouse gastric cancer organoids were generated to model the disease and perform drug testing to delineate treatment strategies. DESIGN Human gastric cancer organoid cultures were established, samples classified according to their molecular profile and their response to conventional chemotherapeutics tested. Targeted treatment was performed according to specific druggable mutations. Mouse gastric cancer organoid cultures were generated carrying molecular subtype-specific alterations. RESULTS Twenty human gastric cancer organoid cultures were established and four selected for a comprehensive in-depth analysis. Organoids demonstrated divergent growth characteristics and morphologies. Immunohistochemistry showed similar characteristics to the corresponding primary tissue. A divergent response to 5-fluoruracil, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, epirubicin and docetaxel treatment was observed. Whole genome sequencing revealed a mutational spectrum that corresponded to the previously identified microsatellite instable, genomic stable and chromosomal instable subtypes of gastric cancer. The mutational landscape allowed targeted therapy with trastuzumab for ERBB2 alterations and palbociclib for CDKN2A loss. Mouse cancer organoids carrying Kras and Tp53 or Apc and Cdh1 mutations were characterised and serve as model system to study the signalling of induced pathways. CONCLUSION We generated human and mouse gastric cancer organoids modelling typical characteristics and altered pathways of human gastric cancer. Successful interference with activated pathways demonstrates their potential usefulness as living biomarkers for therapy response testing.
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- Therese Seidlitz
- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Core Unit for Molecular Tumour Diagnostics (CMTD), National Center for Tumour Diseases (NCT) Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology and National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (OncoRay), University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Core Unit for Molecular Tumour Diagnostics (CMTD), National Center for Tumour Diseases (NCT) Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology and Tumour and Normal Tissue Bank of the University Cancer Center (UCC), University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology and National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (OncoRay), University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Core Unit for Molecular Tumour Diagnostics (CMTD), National Center for Tumour Diseases (NCT) Dresden, Dresden, Germany,Institute for Pathology and Tumour and Normal Tissue Bank of the University Cancer Center (UCC), University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna, Austria
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- Core Unit for Molecular Tumour Diagnostics (CMTD), National Center for Tumour Diseases (NCT) Dresden, Dresden, Germany,Institute for Pathology and Tumour and Normal Tissue Bank of the University Cancer Center (UCC), University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Core Unit for Molecular Tumour Diagnostics (CMTD), National Center for Tumour Diseases (NCT) Dresden, Dresden, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany,Institute for Clinical Genetics, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany,Partner Site Dresden, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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Kim SH, Yun SJ, Kim YH, Ha JM, Jin SY, Lee HS, Kim SJ, Shin HK, Chung SW, Bae SS. Essential role of krüppel-like factor 5 during tumor necrosis factor α-induced phenotypic conversion of vascular smooth muscle cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 463:1323-7. [PMID: 26102029 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.06.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) plays an essential role in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotype. In the present study, we provide evidence that krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) plays an essential role in TNFα-induced phenotypic conversion of VSMCs. Ectopic expression of KLF5 completely blocked phenotypic conversion of VSMCs from synthetic to contractile type. In addition, stimulation of VSMCs with TNFα facilitated expression of KLF5, whereas expression of smooth muscle marker genes such as SM22α and smooth muscle actin (SMA) was significantly down-regulated. TNFα significantly enhanced the promoter activity of KLF5 as well as mRNA level, which is significantly suppressed by the inhibition of the MAPK pathway. Silencing of KLF5 suppressed TNFα-induced phenotypic conversion of VSMCs, whereas overexpression of KLF5 stimulated phenotypic conversion of VSMCs and facilitated the loss of angiotensin II (AngII)-dependent contraction. Finally, overexpression of KLF5 significantly attenuated the promoter activity of SM22α and SMA. Therefore, we suggest that TNFα-dependent induction of KLF5 may play an essential role in phenotypic modulation of VSMCs.
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- Seon Hee Kim
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- MRC for Ischemic Tissue Regeneration, Medical Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- MRC for Ischemic Tissue Regeneration, Medical Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- MRC for Ischemic Tissue Regeneration, Medical Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- MRC for Ischemic Tissue Regeneration, Medical Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- MRC for Ischemic Tissue Regeneration, Medical Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Dong-A University, Busan 604-714, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Pusan National University School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- MRC for Ischemic Tissue Regeneration, Medical Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea.
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Farrugia MK, Sharma SB, Lin CC, McLaughlin SL, Vanderbilt DB, Ammer AG, Salkeni MA, Stoilov P, Agazie YM, Creighton CJ, Ruppert JM. Regulation of anti-apoptotic signaling by Kruppel-like factors 4 and 5 mediates lapatinib resistance in breast cancer. Cell Death Dis 2015; 6:e1699. [PMID: 25789974 PMCID: PMC4385942 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2015.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
The Kruppel-like transcription factors (KLFs) 4 and 5 (KLF4/5) are coexpressed in mouse embryonic stem cells, where they function redundantly to maintain pluripotency. In mammary carcinoma, KLF4/5 can each impact the malignant phenotype, but potential linkages to drug resistance remain unclear. In primary human breast cancers, we observed a positive correlation between KLF4/5 transcript abundance, particularly in the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-enriched subtype. Furthermore, KLF4/5 protein was rapidly upregulated in human breast cancer cells following treatment with the HER2/epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor, lapatinib. In addition, we observed a positive correlation between these factors in the primary tumors of genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs). In particular, the levels of both factors were enriched in the basal-like tumors of the C3(1) TAg (SV40 large T antigen transgenic mice under control of the C3(1)/prostatein promoter) GEMM. Using tumor cells derived from this model as well as human breast cancer cells, suppression of KLF4 and/or KLF5 sensitized HER2-overexpressing cells to lapatinib. Indicating cooperativity, greater effects were observed when both genes were depleted. KLF4/5-deficient cells had reduced basal mRNA and protein levels of the anti-apoptotic factors myeloid cell leukemia 1 (MCL1) and B-cell lymphoma-extra large (BCL-XL). Moreover, MCL1 was upregulated by lapatinib in a KLF4/5-dependent manner, and enforced expression of MCL1 in KLF4/5-deficient cells restored drug resistance. In addition, combined suppression of KLF4/5 in cultured tumor cells additively inhibited anchorage-independent growth, resistance to anoikis and tumor formation in immunocompromised mice. Consistent with their cooperative role in drug resistance and other malignant properties, KLF4/5 levels selectively stratified human HER2-enriched breast cancer by distant metastasis-free survival. These results identify KLF4 and KLF5 as cooperating protumorigenic factors and critical participants in resistance to lapatinib, furthering the rationale for combining anti-MCL1/BCL-XL inhibitors with conventional HER2-targeted therapies.
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- M K Farrugia
- 1] Department of Biochemistry, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA [2] Program in Cancer Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA [2] Program in Cancer Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA [2] The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA [2] Program in Cancer Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- 1] The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA [2] Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA [2] Program in Cancer Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA [3] The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA [2] Program in Cancer Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA [3] The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Dan L Duncan Cancer Center, Division of Biostatistics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA [2] Program in Cancer Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA [3] The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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Finigan JH, Vasu VT, Thaikoottathil JV, Mishra R, Shatat MA, Mason RJ, Kern JA. HER2 activation results in β-catenin-dependent changes in pulmonary epithelial permeability. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2014; 308:L199-207. [PMID: 25326580 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00237.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The receptor tyrosine kinase human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) is known to regulate pulmonary epithelial barrier function; however, the mechanisms behind this effect remain unidentified. We hypothesized that HER2 signaling alters the epithelial barrier through an interaction with the adherens junction (AJ) protein β-catenin, leading to dissolution of the AJ. In quiescent pulmonary epithelial cells, HER2 and β-catenin colocalized along the lateral intercellular junction. HER2 activation by the ligand neuregulin-1 was associated with tyrosine phosphorylation of β-catenin, dissociation of β-catenin from E-cadherin, and decreased E-cadherin-mediated cell adhesion. All effects were blocked with the HER2 inhibitor lapatinib. β-Catenin knockdown using shRNA significantly attenuated neuregulin-1-induced decreases in pulmonary epithelial resistance in vitro. Our data indicate that HER2 interacts with β-catenin, leading to dissolution of the AJ, decreased cell-cell adhesion, and disruption of the pulmonary epithelial barrier.
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- James H Finigan
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado; Division of Oncology, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado; Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado; Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado; Division of Oncology, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado; Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
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Nasarre P, Gemmill RM, Drabkin HA. The emerging role of class-3 semaphorins and their neuropilin receptors in oncology. Onco Targets Ther 2014; 7:1663-87. [PMID: 25285016 PMCID: PMC4181631 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s37744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The semaphorins, discovered over 20 years ago, are a large family of secreted or transmembrane and glycophosphatidylinositol -anchored proteins initially identified as axon guidance molecules crucial for the development of the nervous system. It has now been established that they also play important roles in organ development and function, especially involving the immune, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems, and in pathological disorders, including cancer. During tumor progression, semaphorins can have both pro- and anti-tumor functions, and this has created complexities in our understanding of these systems. Semaphorins may affect tumor growth and metastases by directly targeting tumor cells, as well as indirectly by interacting with and influencing cells from the micro-environment and vasculature. Mechanistically, semaphorins, through binding to their receptors, neuropilins and plexins, affect pathways involved in cell adhesion, migration, invasion, proliferation, and survival. Importantly, neuropilins also act as co-receptors for several growth factors and enhance their signaling activities, while class 3 semaphorins may interfere with this. In this review, we focus on the secreted class 3 semaphorins and their neuropilin co-receptors in cancer, including aspects of their signaling that may be clinically relevant.
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- Patrick Nasarre
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, The Hollings Cancer Center and Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, The Hollings Cancer Center and Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, The Hollings Cancer Center and Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Chen CC, Liu HP, Chao M, Liang Y, Tsang NM, Huang HY, Wu CC, Chang YS. NF-κB-mediated transcriptional upregulation of TNFAIP2 by the Epstein-Barr virus oncoprotein, LMP1, promotes cell motility in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Oncogene 2013; 33:3648-59. [PMID: 23975427 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Revised: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), which is closely associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), is a metastasis-prone epithelial cancer. We previously showed that tumor necrosis factor α-induced protein 2 (TNFAIP2) is highly expressed in NPC tumor tissues and is correlated with metastasis and poor survival in NPC patients. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrate that the EBV oncoprotein, latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1), can transcriptionally induce TNFAIP2 expression via NF-κB. Quantitative RT-PCR and western blotting revealed that LMP1 induces TNFAIP2 expression through its C-terminal-activating region (CTAR2) domain, which is required for transduction of NF-κB (nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells) signaling. Inhibition of NF-κB activation or depletion of p65 (a component of NF-κB) by RNA interference abolished the LMP1-induced expression of TNFAIP2, whereas ectopic expression of p65 was sufficient to induce TNFAIP2 expression. Luciferase reporter assays showed that LMP1 transcriptionally induces TNFAIP2 expression through a newly identified NF-κB-binding site within the TNFAIP2 promoter (-3,869 to -3,860 bp). Immunohistochemical analysis of NPC biopsy specimens further revealed a significant correlation between the protein levels of TNFAIP2 and activated p65 (R=0.689, P<0.001), indicating that our findings are clinically relevant. Immunofluorescence microscopy and co-immunoprecipitation assays showed that TNFAIP2 associates with actin and is involved in the formation of actin-based membrane protrusions. Furthermore, transwell migration assays demonstrated that TNFAIP2 contributes to LMP1-induced cell motility. Collectively, these findings provide novel insights into the regulation of TNFAIP2 and its role in promoting NPC tumor progression.
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- C-C Chen
- Chang Gung Molecular Medicine Research Center, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taiwan
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- Chang Gung Molecular Medicine Research Center, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taiwan
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- Chang Gung Molecular Medicine Research Center, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taiwan
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Lin-Kou, Kwei-Shan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taiwan
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- Chang Gung Molecular Medicine Research Center, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taiwan
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Transcriptional events during the recovery from MRSA lung infection: a mouse pneumonia model. PLoS One 2013; 8:e70176. [PMID: 23936388 PMCID: PMC3731344 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Community associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an emerging threat to human health throughout the world. Rodent MRSA pneumonia models mainly focus on the early innate immune responses to MRSA lung infection. However, the molecular pattern and mechanisms of recovery from MRSA lung infection are largely unknown. In this study, a sublethal mouse MRSA pneumonia model was employed to investigate late events during the recovery from MRSA lung infection. We compared lung bacterial clearance, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) characterization, lung histology, lung cell proliferation, lung vascular permeability and lung gene expression profiling between days 1 and 3 post MRSA lung infection. Compared to day 1 post infection, bacterial colony counts, BALF total cell number and BALF protein concentration significantly decreased at day 3 post infection. Lung cDNA microarray analysis identified 47 significantly up-regulated and 35 down-regulated genes (p<0.01, 1.5 fold change [up and down]). The pattern of gene expression suggests that lung recovery is characterized by enhanced cell division, vascularization, wound healing and adjustment of host adaptive immune responses. Proliferation assay by PCNA staining further confirmed that at day 3 lungs have significantly higher cell proliferation than at day 1. Furthermore, at day 3 lungs displayed significantly lower levels of vascular permeability to albumin, compared to day 1. Collectively, this data helps us elucidate the molecular mechanisms of the recovery after MRSA lung infection.
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Takagi K, Miki Y, Onodera Y, Nakamura Y, Ishida T, Watanabe M, Inoue S, Sasano H, Suzuki T. Krüppel-like factor 5 in human breast carcinoma: a potent prognostic factor induced by androgens. Endocr Relat Cancer 2012; 19:741-50. [PMID: 22936544 DOI: 10.1530/erc-12-0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Krüppel-like factor 5 (intestinal) or Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) is a zinc finger-containing transcription factor and involved in important biological processes including cell proliferation and differentiation. However, clinical significance of KLF5 protein has remained largely unknown in breast cancer. Therefore, in this study, we immunolocalized KLF5 in 113 human breast carcinoma cases. KLF5 immunoreactivity was frequently detected in the nuclei of breast carcinoma cells, and median value of the ratio of KLF5-positive carcinoma cells was 30% and was positively associated with the status of androgen receptor. KLF5 immunoreactivity was also significantly associated with increased risk of recurrence and worse clinical outcome in breast cancer patients by univariate analyses, and subsequent multivariate analyses demonstrated that KLF5 immunoreactivity was an independent prognostic factor for both disease-free and breast cancer-specific survival of the patients. We then examined possible regulation of KLF5 by androgen using MCF-7 breast carcinoma cells. KLF5 mRNA was induced by biologically active androgen 5α-dihydrotestosterone in a dose- and time-dependent manner in MCF-7 cells. In addition, results of transfection experiments demonstrated that proliferation activity of MCF-7 cells was significantly associated with the KLF5 expression level. These findings suggest that KLF5 is an androgen-responsive gene in human breast carcinomas and play important roles in the progression of breast carcinomas. KLF5 immunoreactivity is therefore considered a potent prognostic factor in human breast cancers.
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- Kiyoshi Takagi
- Department of Pathology and Histotechnology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi-ken, Japan.
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Association of expression of kruppel-like factor 4 and kruppel-like factor 5 with the clinical manifestations of breast cancer. Pathol Oncol Res 2011; 18:161-8. [PMID: 21674249 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-011-9422-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2010] [Accepted: 05/26/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kruppel-like factors (KLFs) are import modulators of cell proliferation, differentiation, and transformation and have recently been considered possible prognostic factors in breast cancer. In this study, we investigated the correlation between KLF4 and KLF5 expression and the clinical manifestations of breast cancer by immunohistochemical analysis. We observed increased KLF4 and KLF5 expression in tumor cells (invasive and in situ carcinomas), consistent KLF4 and KLF5 expression in in situ and invasive carcinomas, significant associations between KLF4 expression and tumor grade (p = 0.033), size (p = 0.035) and stage (p = 0.006), and an association between KLF5 expression and tumor grade (p = 0.033). Interestingly, we observed a relationship between increasing age and KLF4 expression (p = 0.007), with a tendency towards greater expression in tumor cells in patients over 50 years old. Moreover, KLF5 nuclear localization was restricted to non-tumor breast ducts and lobules; however, loss of nuclear expression of KLF5 in in situ and invasive carcinomas was observed. Although the mechanism of the loss of KLF5 nuclear expression is not clear, this phenomenon may imply a possible tumor-suppressor-like role for KLF5 in breast cancer tumorigenesis. The expression of KLF4 and KLF5 in breast cancer patients in Taiwan is similar to that in Western countries, except for the uncertainty surrounding its prognostic significance. Further clarification of the underlying mechanisms of KLF4 and KLF5 expression and their correlations with breast cancer outcomes is necessary.
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Liu R, Zhou Z, Zhao D, Chen C. The induction of KLF5 transcription factor by progesterone contributes to progesterone-induced breast cancer cell proliferation and dedifferentiation. Mol Endocrinol 2011; 25:1137-44. [PMID: 21566082 DOI: 10.1210/me.2010-0497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Progesterone (Pg) promotes normal breast development during pregnancy and lactation and increases the risk of developing basal-type invasive breast cancer. However, the mechanism of action of Pg has not been fully understood. In this study, we demonstrate that the mRNA and protein expression of Klf5, a pro-proliferation transcription factor in breast cancer, was dramatically up-regulated in mouse pregnant and lactating mammary glands. Pg, but not estrogen and prolactin, induced the expression of Krüpple-like factor 5 (KLF5) in multiple Pg receptor (PR)-positive breast cancer cell lines. Pg induced the KLF5 transcription through PR in the PR-positive T47D breast cancer cells. Pg-activated PR increased the KLF5 promoter activity likely through binding to a Pg response element at the KLF5 promoter. Importantly, Pg failed to promote T47D cell proliferation when the KLF5 induction was blocked by small interfering RNA. KLF5 is essential for Pg to up-regulate the expression of cell cycle genes, including CyclinA, Cdt1, and E2F3. In addition, KLF5 overexpression was sufficient to induce the cytokeratin 5 (CK5) expression, and the induction of CK5 by Pg was significantly reduced by KLF5 small interfering RNA. Consistently, the expression of KLF5 was positively correlated with that of CK5 in a panel of breast cancer cell lines. Taken together, we conclude that KLF5 is a Pg-induced gene that contributes to Pg-mediated breast epithelial cell proliferation and dedifferentiation.
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- Rong Liu
- Albany Medical College, Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research, Albany, New York 12208, USA
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Ong LL, Li W, Oldigs JK, Kaminski A, Gerstmayer B, Piechaczek C, Wagner W, Li RK, Ma N, Steinhoff G. Hypoxic/normoxic preconditioning increases endothelial differentiation potential of human bone marrow CD133+ cells. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2011; 16:1069-81. [PMID: 20073989 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2009.0641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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CD133+ cells are hemangioblasts that have capacity to generate into both hematopoietic and endothelial cells (ECs). Hypoxia/normoxia has shown to be the regulator of the balance between stemness and differentiation. In this study we performed Agilent's whole human genome oligo microarray analysis and examined the differentiation potential of the bone-marrow-derived CD133+ cells after hypoxic/normoxic preconditioning of CD133+ cells. Results showed that there was no significant increase in erythroid colony forming unit (CFU-E) and CFU-granulocyte, erythrocyte, monocyte, and megakaryocyte formation with cells treated under hypoxia/normoxia. However, a significant increment of EC forming unit at 24 h (143.2 +/- 8.0%) compared to 0 h (100 +/- 11.4%) was observed in CFU-EC analysis. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and immunostaining analysis showed that the differentiated cells diminished hematopoietic stem cell surface markers and acquired the gene markers and functional phenotype of ECs. The transcriptome profile revealed a cluster of 232 downregulated and 498 upregulated genes in cells treated for 24 h under hypoxia. The upregulated genes include angiogenic genes, angiogenic growth factor genes, angiogenic cytokine and chemokine genes, as well as angiogenic-positive regulatory genes, including FGFBP1, PDGFB, CCL15, CXCL12, CXCL6, IL-6, PTN, EREG, ERBB2, EDG5, FGF3, FHF2, GDF15, JUN, L1CAM, NRG1, NGFR, and PDGFB. On the other hand, angiogenesis inhibitors and related genes, including IL12A, MLLT7, STAB1, and TIMP2, are downregulated. Taken together, hypoxic/normoxic preconditioning may lead to the differentiation of CD133+ cells toward endothelial lineage, which may improve the current clinical trial studies.
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- Lee-Lee Ong
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Chen LC, Chen CC, Liang Y, Tsang NM, Chang YS, Hsueh C. A novel role for TNFAIP2: its correlation with invasion and metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Mod Pathol 2011; 24:175-84. [PMID: 21057457 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2010.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is an inflammatory cytokine that is present in the microenvironment of many tumors and is known to promote tumor progression. To examine how TNFα modulates the progression and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, we used Affymetrix chips to identify TNFα-inducible genes that are dysregulated in this tumor. Elevated expression of TNFAIP2, which encodes TNFα-inducible protein 2 and not previously known to be associated with cancer, was found and confirmed by quantitative RT-PCR of TNFAIP2 expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and adjacent normal tissues. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that the TNFAIP2 protein was highly expressed in tumor cells. Analysis of 95 nasopharyngeal carcinoma biopsy specimens revealed that high TNFAIP2 expression was significantly correlated with high-level intratumoral microvessel density (P=0.005) and low distant metastasis-free survival (P=0.001). A multivariate analysis further confirmed that TNFAIP2 was an independent prognostic factor for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (P=0.002). In vitro, TNFα treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma HK1 cells was found to induce TNFAIP2 expression, and siRNA-based knockdown of TNFAIP2 dramatically reduced the migration and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma HK1 cells. These results collectively suggest for the first time that TNFAIP2 is a cell migration-promoting protein and its expression predicts distant metastasis. Our data suggest that TNFAIP2 may serve as an independent prognostic indicator for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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- Lih-Chyang Chen
- Chang Gung Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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The Krüppel-like factor (KLF) family of transcription factors regulates diverse biological processes that include proliferation, differentiation, growth, development, survival, and responses to external stress. Seventeen mammalian KLFs have been identified, and numerous studies have been published that describe their basic biology and contribution to human diseases. KLF proteins have received much attention because of their involvement in the development and homeostasis of numerous organ systems. KLFs are critical regulators of physiological systems that include the cardiovascular, digestive, respiratory, hematological, and immune systems and are involved in disorders such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and inflammatory conditions. Furthermore, KLFs play an important role in reprogramming somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and maintaining the pluripotent state of embryonic stem cells. As research on KLF proteins progresses, additional KLF functions and associations with disease are likely to be discovered. Here, we review the current knowledge of KLF proteins and describe common attributes of their biochemical and physiological functions and their pathophysiological roles.
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- Beth B McConnell
- Departments of Medicine and of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine,Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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Meyer SE, Hasenstein JR, Baktula A, Velu CS, Xu Y, Wan H, Whitsett JA, Gilks CB, Grimes HL. Kruppel-like factor 5 is not required for K-RasG12D lung tumorigenesis, but represses ABCG2 expression and is associated with better disease-specific survival. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2010; 177:1503-13. [PMID: 20639455 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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K-RAS mutations are found in approximately 30% of lung cancers. The transcription factor Krüppel-like Factor 5 (KLF5) has been shown to mediate cellular transformation signaling events downstream of oncogenic RAS in other cancers, but a role for KLF5 in lung tumorigenesis has not been defined. We show here that knockdown of KLF5 expression significantly decreased anchorage-independent growth, but did not affect proliferation of human lung adenocarcinoma cells. Moreover, Klf5 is not required for lung tumor formation in an inducible oncogenic K-Ras(G12D) mouse model of lung tumorigenesis, and non-small cell lung cancer patients expressing high levels of KLF5 (21/258) have a significantly better disease-specific survival than those with intermediate to no KLF5 expression. Further, KLF5 knockdown in K-RAS-mutant human lung cancer cells resulted in a fivefold increase in ATP-binding cassette, subfamily G (WHITE), member 2 (ABCG2), an anthracycline drug transporter, which lead to significantly increased resistance to doxorubicin treatment, a chemotherapeutic agent clinically used to treat lung cancer. In summary, while KLF5 is not required for oncogenic mutant K-Ras-induced lung tumorigenesis, KLF5 regulation of ABCG2 expression may be important for chemotherapeutic resistance and patient survival.
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- Sara E Meyer
- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Barski D, Wolter M, Reifenberger G, Riemenschneider MJ. Hypermethylation and transcriptional downregulation of the TIMP3 gene is associated with allelic loss on 22q12.3 and malignancy in meningiomas. Brain Pathol 2010; 20:623-31. [PMID: 19922547 PMCID: PMC8094659 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2009.00340.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2009] [Revised: 09/28/2009] [Accepted: 09/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The gene for the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP3) on 22q12.3 had been reported to be inactivated by promoter methylation in various types of cancers, with controversial findings in meningiomas. We performed direct sodium bisulfite sequencing in a series of 50 meningiomas, including 27 benign meningiomas [World Health Organization (WHO) grade I], 11 atypical meningiomas (WHO grade II) and 12 anaplastic meningiomas (WHO grade III), and found hypermethylation of TIMP3 in 67% of anaplastic meningiomas, but only 22% of atypical and 17% of benign meningiomas. Moreover, TIMP3 methylation scores were significantly inversely correlated with TIMP3 mRNA expression levels (P = 0.0123), and treatment of the meningioma cell line Ben-Men-1 with demethylating agents induced an increased TIMP3 mRNA expression. TIMP3 is located in the chromosomal band 22q12, the allelic loss of which occurs early in meningioma tumorigenesis and preferentially targets the NF2 tumor suppressor gene. In our tumor panel, all meningiomas with TIMP3 hypermethylation--except for a single case--exhibited allelic losses on 22q12.3. Thus, TIMP3 inactivation by methylation seems fairly exclusive to meningiomas with allelic losses on 22q12 but--in contrast to NF2 mutation--appears to be involved in meningioma progression as it is associated with a more aggressive, high-grade meningioma phenotype.
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- Dimitri Barski
- Department of Neuropathology, Heinrich‐Heine‐University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Heinrich‐Heine‐University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Heinrich‐Heine‐University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Lee S, Bui Nguyen TM, Kovalenko D, Adhikari N, Grindle S, Polster SP, Friesel R, Ramakrishnan S, Hall JL. Sprouty1 inhibits angiogenesis in association with up-regulation of p21 and p27. Mol Cell Biochem 2010; 338:255-61. [PMID: 20054616 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-009-0359-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2009] [Accepted: 12/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sprouty1 (Spry1) is a conserved antagonist of FGF signaling. The goal of this study was to further explore the downstream mechanisms governing Spry1 inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation. Up-regulation of Spry1 in HUVECs inhibited tube formation on Matrigel (n = 6, P < 0.001). This was associated with decreased proliferation as measured by BrdU incorporation (n = 6, P < 0.001) and increased protein expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (CDKN1A), p21 and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (CDKN1B), p27. A transcriptional analysis using a targeted human angiogenesis array following up-regulation of Spry1 demonstrated a >2-fold increase in an anti-angiogenic factor, serpin peptidase inhibitor, clad F (Serpinf1), and a >2-fold decrease in pro-angiogenic factors fms-related tyrosine kinase 1 (FLT1), angiopoietin2 (Ang-2), and placental growth factor (PGF) (n = 2). To define upstream mechanisms that may regulate endogenous Spry1, we performed a search for responsive elements upstream of the promoter region. This search resulted in the identification of multiple degenerate hypoxia responsive elements. Exposure to hypoxia resulted in a significant increase in Spry1 expression (n = 8, P < 0.01). These findings shed new light on downstream signaling pathways associated with Spry1 anti-proliferative responses, and provide new evidence that hypoxia stimulates Spry1 expression.
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- Sangjin Lee
- Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Esselens C, Malapeira J, Colomé N, Casal C, Rodríguez-Manzaneque JC, Canals F, Arribas J. The cleavage of semaphorin 3C induced by ADAMTS1 promotes cell migration. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:2463-73. [PMID: 19915008 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.055129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Metastasis is a sequential process that allows cells to move from the primary tumor and grow elsewhere. Because of their ability to cleave a variety of extracellular signaling and adhesion molecules, metalloproteases have been long considered key components of the metastatic program. However, the function of certain metalloproteases, such as ADAMTS1, is not clear and seems to depend on the cellular environment and/or the stage of tumor progression. To characterize the function of ADAMTS1, we performed two alternative proteomic approaches, difference gel electrophoresis and stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture, to identify novel substrates of the metalloprotease. Both techniques showed that overexpression of ADAMTS1 leads to the release of semaphorin 3C from the extracellular matrix. Although semaphorins are well known regulators of axon guidance, accumulating evidence shows that they may also participate in tumor progression. Here, we show that the cleavage of semaphorin 3C induced by ADAMTS1 promotes the migration of breast cancer cells, indicating that the co-expression of these molecules in tumors may contribute to the metastatic program.
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- Cary Esselens
- Medical Oncology Research Program, Research Institute Foundation and Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Psg. Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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Rasheed S, Yan JS, Hussain A, Lai B. Proteomic characterization of HIV-modulated membrane receptors, kinases and signaling proteins involved in novel angiogenic pathways. J Transl Med 2009; 7:75. [PMID: 19712456 PMCID: PMC2754444 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-7-75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2009] [Accepted: 08/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), hemangioma, and other angioproliferative diseases are highly prevalent in HIV-infected individuals. While KS is etiologically linked to the human herpesvirus-8 (HHV8) infection, HIV-patients without HHV-8 and those infected with unrelated viruses also develop angiopathies. Further, HIV-Tat can activate protein-tyrosine-kinase (PTK-activity) of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor involved in stimulating angiogenic processes. However, Tat by itself or HHV8-genes alone cannot induce angiogenesis in vivo unless specific proteins/enzymes are produced synchronously by different cell-types. We therefore tested a hypothesis that chronic HIV-replication in non-endothelial cells may produce novel factors that provoke angiogenic pathways. Methods Genome-wide proteins from HIV-infected and uninfected T-lymphocytes were tested by subtractive proteomics analyses at various stages of virus and cell growth in vitro over a period of two years. Several thousand differentially regulated proteins were identified by mass spectrometry (MS) and >200 proteins were confirmed in multiple gels. Each protein was scrutinized extensively by protein-interaction-pathways, bioinformatics, and statistical analyses. Results By functional categorization, 31 proteins were identified to be associated with various signaling events involved in angiogenesis. 88% proteins were located in the plasma membrane or extracellular matrix and >90% were found to be essential for regeneration, neovascularization and angiogenic processes during embryonic development. Conclusion Chronic HIV-infection of T-cells produces membrane receptor-PTKs, serine-threonine kinases, growth factors, adhesion molecules and many diffusible signaling proteins that have not been previously reported in HIV-infected cells. Each protein has been associated with endothelial cell-growth, morphogenesis, sprouting, microvessel-formation and other biological processes involved in angiogenesis (p = 10-4 to 10-12). Bioinformatics analyses suggest that overproduction of PTKs and other kinases in HIV-infected cells has suppressed VEGF/VEGFR-PTK expression and promoted VEGFR-independent pathways. This unique mechanism is similar to that observed in neovascularization and angiogenesis during embryogenesis. Validation of clinically relevant proteins by gene-silencing and translational studies in vivo would identify specific targets that can be used for early diagnosis of angiogenic disorders and future development of inhibitors of angiopathies. This is the first comprehensive study to demonstrate that HIV-infection alone, without any co-infection or treatment, can induce numerous "embryonic" proteins and kinases capable of generating novel VEGF-independent angiogenic pathways.
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- Suraiya Rasheed
- Laboratory of Viral Oncology and Proteomics Research Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90032-3626, USA.
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Mori A, Moser C, Lang SA, Hackl C, Gottfried E, Kreutz M, Schlitt HJ, Geissler EK, Stoeltzing O. Up-regulation of Krüppel-like factor 5 in pancreatic cancer is promoted by interleukin-1beta signaling and hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha. Mol Cancer Res 2009; 7:1390-8. [PMID: 19671674 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-08-0525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) is a transcription factor involved in cell transformation, proliferation, and carcinogenesis that can be up-regulated by RAS mutations. However, controversy persists as to whether it functions as a tumor suppressor or as an oncogene. Because KRAS is frequently mutated in pancreatic cancer, we investigated the regulation of KLF5 in this cancer entity. Our results show that KLF5 is overexpressed in pancreatic cancer cells and exceeds KLF5 expression of KRAS-mutated colon cancer cells. Surprisingly, inhibition of B-Raf/C-Raf or MAPK/Erk did not reduce KLF5 levels, suggesting that KLF5 expression is not promoted by KRAS-Raf-MEK-Erk signaling in pancreatic cancer. This finding is in striking contrast to reports on MEK-Erk-mediated KLF5 induction in colon cancer cells. Moreover, KLF5 expression levels neither correlated with the mutational status of KRAS nor with MEK phosphorylation in pancreatic cancer cells. Importantly, KLF5 was significantly up-regulated by interleukin (IL)-1beta or hypoxia. The IL-1 beta-mediated induction of KLF5 was diminished by blocking the p38 pathway. In addition, blocking IL-1R reduced the constitutive KLF5 expression, suggesting an autocrine activation loop. Moreover, KLF5 coimmunoprecipitated with hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) and HIF-1alpha(siRNA) reduced constitutive KLF5. Similarly, KLF5(siRNA) reduced the expression of the HIF-1alpha target gene GLUT-1. Furthermore, KLF5 expression was significantly elevated by high cell density, by anchorage-independent cell growth, and in tumor spheroids. Down-regulation of KLF5 by RNAi reduced the expression of the target genes, survivin, and platelet-derived growth factor-A. In conclusion, overexpression of KLF5 in human pancreatic cancer cells is not mediated by KRAS/Raf/MAPK/Erk signaling, but involves the IL-1beta/IL-1R system, p38, and the transcription factor HIF-1alpha.
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- Akira Mori
- Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Regensburg Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
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Punj V, Matta H, Schamus S, Chaudhary PM. Integrated microarray and multiplex cytokine analyses of Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus viral FLICE Inhibitory Protein K13 affected genes and cytokines in human blood vascular endothelial cells. BMC Med Genomics 2009; 2:50. [PMID: 19660139 PMCID: PMC2732924 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-2-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2008] [Accepted: 08/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiological agent of KS, a neoplasm characterized by proliferating spindle cells, extensive neoangiogenesis and a prominent inflammatory infiltrate. Infection of blood vascular endothelial cells with KSHV in vitro results in their spindle cell transformation, which is accompanied by increased expression of inflammatory chemokines and cytokines, and acquisition of lymphatic endothelial markers. Mimicking the effect of viral infection, ectopic expression of KSHV-encoded latent protein vFLIP K13 is sufficient to induce spindle transformation of vascular endothelial cells. However, the effect of K13 expression on global gene expression and induction of lymphatic endothelial markers in vascular endothelial cells has not been studied. Methods We used gene array analysis to determine change in global gene expression induced by K13 in human vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs). Results of microarray analysis were validated by quantitative RT-PCR, immunoblotting and a multiplex cytokine array. Results K13 affected the expression of several genes whose expression is known to be modulated by KSHV infection, including genes involved in immune and inflammatory responses, anti-apoptosis, stress response, and angiogenesis. The NF-κB pathway was the major signaling pathway affected by K13 expression, and genetic and pharmacological inhibitors of this pathway effectively blocked K13-induced transcriptional activation of the promoter of CXCL10, one of the chemokines whose expression was highly upregulated by K13. However, K13, failed to induce expression of lymphatic markers in blood vascular endothelial cells. Conclusion While K13 may account for change in the expression of a majority of genes observed following KSHV infection, it is not sufficient for inducing lymphatic reprogramming of blood vascular endothelial cells.
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- Vasu Punj
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Dong JT, Chen C. Essential role of KLF5 transcription factor in cell proliferation and differentiation and its implications for human diseases. Cell Mol Life Sci 2009; 66:2691-706. [PMID: 19448973 PMCID: PMC11115749 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0045-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2009] [Revised: 04/22/2009] [Accepted: 04/24/2009] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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KLF5 (Kruppel-like factor 5) is a basic transcription factor binding to GC boxes at a number of gene promoters and regulating their transcription. KLF5 is expressed during development and, in adults, with higher levels in proliferating epithelial cells. The expression and activity of KLF5 are regulated by multiple signaling pathways, including Ras/MAPK, PKC, and TGFbeta, and various posttranslational modifications, including phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitination, and sumoylation. Consistently, KLF5 mediates the signaling functions in cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, migration, differentiation, and stemness by regulating gene expression in response to environment stimuli. The expression of KLF5 is frequently abnormal in human cancers and in cardiovascular disease-associated vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Due to its significant functions in cell proliferation, survival, and differentiation, KLF5 could be a potential diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target for cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
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- Jin-Tang Dong
- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Urology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365-C Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Liu R, Zheng HQ, Zhou Z, Dong JT, Chen C. KLF5 promotes breast cell survival partially through fibroblast growth factor-binding protein 1-pERK-mediated dual specificity MKP-1 protein phosphorylation and stabilization. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:16791-16798. [PMID: 19411256 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m808919200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Krüpple-like transcription factor 5 (KLF5) is a zinc-finger transcription factor promoting cell survival and tumorigenesis in multiple cancers. A high expression level of KLF5 has been shown to be associated with shorter breast cancer patient survival. However, the role of KLF5 and mechanism of KLF5 actions in breast cancer remain unclear. In this study, we found that KLF5 knockdown by small interfering RNA in two breast cell lines, MCF10A and BT20, induces apoptosis. Interestingly, a pro-survival phosphatase, dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 (MKP-1), is down-regulated by KLF5 ablation. Consistently, KLF5 overexpression increases the MKP-1 protein expression in Hs578T and MCF7. We further found that MKP-1 is essential and sufficient for KLF5 to promote breast cell survival. However, MKP-1 is not a KLF5 direct transcription target because the MKP-1 mRNA level is not regulated by KLF5. By cycloheximide chase assays, we found that KLF5 decreases MKP-1 protein degradation via activating the ERK signaling. Inhibition of pERK by the pharmacological inhibitor U0126 specifically blocks KLF5-induced MKP-1 phosphorylation and stabilization. Additionally, constitutive activation of ERK by constitutively activated MEK1 rescues the KLF5 depletion-induced MKP-1 down-regulation. Consistently, the phosphorylation-deficient MKP-1 mutant cannot be stabilized by KLF5. Finally, the activation of ERK by KLF5 is very likely through the KLF5 direct target gene FGF-BP in breast cells. These findings suggest that KLF5 is a pro-survival factor that promotes breast cell survival partially through pERK-mediated MKP-1 phosphorylation and stabilization. The KLF5-FGF-BP-pERK-MKP-1 signaling axis may provide new therapeutic targets for invasive breast cancer.
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- Rong Liu
- From the Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208
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- From the Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208
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- From the Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208
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- Winship Cancer Institute and Department of Hematology and Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
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- From the Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208.
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Anglesio MS, Arnold JM, George J, Tinker AV, Tothill R, Waddell N, Simms L, Locandro B, Fereday S, Traficante N, Russell P, Sharma R, Birrer MJ, deFazio A, Chenevix-Trench G, Bowtell DDL. Mutation of ERBB2 provides a novel alternative mechanism for the ubiquitous activation of RAS-MAPK in ovarian serous low malignant potential tumors. Mol Cancer Res 2009; 6:1678-90. [PMID: 19010816 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-08-0193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Approximately, 10% to 15% of serous ovarian tumors fall into the category designated as tumors of low malignant potential (LMP). Like their invasive counterparts, LMP tumors may be associated with extraovarian disease, for example, in the peritoneal cavity and regional lymph nodes. However, unlike typical invasive carcinomas, patients generally have a favorable prognosis. The mutational profile also differs markedly from that seen in most serous carcinomas. Typically, LMP tumors are associated with KRAS and BRAF mutations. Interrogation of expression profiles in serous LMP tumors suggested overall redundancy of RAS-MAPK pathway mutations and a distinct mechanism of oncogenesis compared with high-grade ovarian carcinomas. Our findings indicate that activating mutation of the RAS-MAPK pathway in serous LMP may be present in >70% of cases compared with approximately 12.5% in serous ovarian carcinomas. In addition to mutations of KRAS (18%) and BRAF (48%) mutations, ERBB2 mutations (6%), but not EGFR, are prevalent among serous LMP tumors. Based on the expression profile signature observed throughout our serous LMP cohort, we propose that RAS-MAPK pathway activation is a requirement of serous LMP tumor development and that other activators of this pathway are yet to be defined. Importantly, as few nonsurgical options exist for treatment of recurrent LMP tumors, therapeutic targeting of this pathway may prove beneficial, especially in younger patients where maintaining fertility is important.
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Recktenwald CV, Kellner R, Lichtenfels R, Seliger B. Altered detoxification status and increased resistance to oxidative stress by K-ras transformation. Cancer Res 2009; 68:10086-93. [PMID: 19074874 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-0360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mutated K-ras is frequently found in human malignancies and plays a key role in many signal transduction processes resulting in an altered gene and/or protein expression pattern. Proteins controlled by a constitutive activated mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway are primarily related to alterations in the mitochondrial and nuclear compartments. Therefore, different K-Ras mutants and respective control cells were subjected to two-dimensional gel electrophoresis using basic pH gradients. This approach led to the identification of differentially expressed proteins, such as members of the heterogeneous ribonucleoprotein family, and enzymes involved in cellular detoxification as well as in oxidative stress. Increased expression of these enzymes was paralleled by an elevated tolerance of K-ras mutants against the cytotoxic potential of hydrogen peroxide and formaldehyde as well as an altered redox status based on enhanced intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels indicating an improved detoxification potential of defined K-ras transfectants, whereas down-regulation by RNA interference of candidate proteins reversed the tolerance against these compounds. This hypothesis is supported by an up-regulated expression of a key enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway resulting in an increased production of NADPH required for anabolic processes as well as the rebuilding of oxidized GSH. Both the enhanced resistance against xenobiotic compounds as well as an altered oxidative pathway might confer growth advantages for tumor cells carrying dominant-positive K-ras mutations such as in lung or pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
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Söker T, Dalke C, Puk O, Floss T, Becker L, Bolle I, Favor J, Hans W, Hölter SM, Horsch M, Kallnik M, Kling E, Moerth C, Schrewe A, Stigloher C, Topp S, Gailus-Durner V, Naton B, Beckers J, Fuchs H, Ivandic B, Klopstock T, Schulz H, Wolf E, Wurst W, Bally-Cuif L, de Angelis MH, Graw J. Pleiotropic effects in Eya3 knockout mice. BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2008; 8:118. [PMID: 19102749 PMCID: PMC2653502 DOI: 10.1186/1471-213x-8-118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2008] [Accepted: 12/22/2008] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND In Drosophila, mutations in the gene eyes absent (eya) lead to severe defects in eye development. The functions of its mammalian orthologs Eya1-4 are only partially understood and no mouse model exists for Eya3. Therefore, we characterized the phenotype of a new Eya3 knockout mouse mutant. RESULTS Expression analysis of Eya3 by in-situ hybridizations and beta-Gal-staining of Eya3 mutant mice revealed abundant expression of the gene throughout development, e.g. in brain, eyes, heart, somites and limbs suggesting pleiotropic effects of the mutated gene. A similar complex expression pattern was observed also in zebrafish embryos. The phenotype of young adult Eya3 mouse mutants was systematically analyzed within the German Mouse Clinic. There was no obvious defect in the eyes, ears and kidneys of Eya3 mutant mice. Homozygous mutants displayed decreased bone mineral content and shorter body length. In the lung, the tidal volume at rest was decreased, and electrocardiography showed increased JT- and PQ intervals as well as decreased QRS amplitude. Behavioral analysis of the mutants demonstrated a mild increase in exploratory behavior, but decreased locomotor activity and reduced muscle strength. Analysis of differential gene expression revealed 110 regulated genes in heart and brain. Using real-time PCR, we confirmed Nup155 being down regulated in both organs. CONCLUSION The loss of Eya3 in the mouse has no apparent effect on eye development. The wide-spread expression of Eya3 in mouse and zebrafish embryos is in contrast to the restricted expression pattern in Xenopus embryos. The loss of Eya3 in mice leads to a broad spectrum of minor physiological changes. Among them, the mutant mice move less than the wild-type mice and, together with the effects on respiratory, muscle and heart function, the mutation might lead to more severe effects when the mice become older. Therefore, future investigations of Eya3 function should focus on aging mice.
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- Torben Söker
- Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Developmental Genetics, Neuherberg, Germany.
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Maier KL, Alessandrini F, Beck-Speier I, Josef Hofer TP, Diabaté S, Bitterle E, Stöger T, Jakob T, Behrendt H, Horsch M, Beckers J, Ziesenis A, Hültner L, Frankenberger M, Krauss-Etschmann S, Schulz H. Health Effects of Ambient Particulate Matter—Biological Mechanisms and Inflammatory Responses to In Vitro and In Vivo Particle Exposures. Inhal Toxicol 2008; 20:319-37. [DOI: 10.1080/08958370701866313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Horsch M, Schädler S, Gailus-Durner V, Fuchs H, Meyer H, de Angelis MH, Beckers J. Systematic gene expression profiling of mouse model series reveals coexpressed genes. Proteomics 2008; 8:1248-56. [PMID: 18338826 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A major aim of the Human Brain Proteome Project (HBPP) is a better understanding of the molecular etiology and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Transgenic and loss-of-function mouse mutant lines (MMLs) serve as experimental models. Transcriptome and proteome regulate each other in a complex and controlled way, and their comparative analysis is an essential aspect. As a fundamental study, we have assessed transcript profiles using a microarray containing 21 000 cDNA probes in a series of disease models within the German Mouse Clinic (GMC). Seventeen distinct organs of one adult stage were systematically collected for each submitted MML. Samples for gene expression profiling are individually selected based on conspicuous phenotypes in at least one of 14 GMC phenotype screens or on previous knowledge of the mutant phenotype. By microarray experiments expression patterns of 90 organs from 46 MMLs were analysed, identifying up to 232 differentially expressed genes in 45 organs. Here we present an overview of the results of all MMLs analysed and demonstrate the efficiency of systematic genome-wide expression profiling for the detection of molecular phenotypes in organs of a mammalian model organism. We identify the recurring regulation of particular genes and groups of coexpressed genes in apparently unrelated MMLs.
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- Marion Horsch
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Institute of Experimental Genetics, Neuherberg, Germany
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Moasser MM, Wilmes LJ, Wong CH, Aliu S, Li KL, Wang D, Hom YK, Hann B, Hylton NM. Improved tumor vascular function following high-dose epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy. J Magn Reson Imaging 2008; 26:1618-25. [PMID: 17968965 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine if inhibitors of the human growth factor receptor (HER) family can be used to enhance tumor vascular permeability and perfusion and optimize the efficacy of cytotoxic chemotherapeutics. Poor tumor vascular function limits the delivery and efficacy of cancer chemotherapeutics and HER family tyrosine kinases mediate tumor-endothelial signaling in both of these compartments. MATERIALS AND METHODS BT474 human breast cancer tumors were established in mice and the biologic effects of the HER tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) gefitinib on tumor vascular function was determined by dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI), and on tumor vascular architecture and perfusion by immunofluorescence microscopy. RESULTS A brief dose of gefitinib enhances the antitumor activity of paclitaxel in vivo but not in cell culture, suggesting that its chemoenhancing activity involves the in vivo microenvironment. A brief high dose of gefitinib induces a decrease in endothelial transfer constant (Kps) and a concomitant increase in tumor fractional plasma volume (fPV). These changes are accompanied by a rapid reduction in tumor volume, likely due to decreased tumor edema, and modestly improved tumor vascular architecture and perfusion on microscopy. CONCLUSION These data suggest that HER family TKIs have the potential to optimize the tumor microenvironment for delivery of cytotoxic chemotherapeutics.
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- Mark M Moasser
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
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Madson JG, Hansen LA. Multiple mechanisms of Erbb2 action after ultraviolet irradiation of the skin. Mol Carcinog 2007; 46:624-8. [PMID: 17477367 DOI: 10.1002/mc.20335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation causes multiple pathologic changes in the skin including inflammation, immune suppression, photoaging, and cancer. Effects of UV irradiation include the activation of numerous signal transduction pathways, including the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), and the activation of transcription factors such as nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB). These responses alter gene expression in a manner that resembles the response to growth factors known as the "UV response". The UV response alters the kinetics of cell division and cell death allowing the skin to recover from the DNA damage caused by UV exposure. UV irradiation also rapidly activates epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family members, including Erbb2 (human epithelial growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)/neu), through the generation of reactive oxygen species. Erbb2, a protooncogene that is activated in many types of cancer and associated with aggressive and chemotherapeutic-resistant disease, is expressed in both follicular and epidermal keratinocytes within the skin. However, the physiological functions of Erbb2 in the skin and its role in the UV response are largely unknown. In this review, evidence that Erbb2 is influential in modulating the response of the skin to UV will be presented. Erbb2 alters the expression of regulatory genes controlling inflammation, angiogenesis, cell division, apoptosis, cell adhesion, and migration following UV irradiation. In addition, Erbb2 dampens UV-induced S-phase arrest, augments inflammation in response to UV irradiation, and suppresses UV-induced apoptosis. In summary, the evidence presented herein links UV-induced Erbb2 activation to many of the effects of UV and implicates Erbb2 in UV-induced carcinogenesis.
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- Justin G Madson
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA
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Hamacher M, Stephan C, Eisenacher M, Lewczuk P, Wiltfang J, Martens L, Vizcaíno JA, Kwon KH, Yoo JS, Park YM, Beckers J, Horsch M, de Angelis MH, Cho ZH, Apweiler R, Meyer HE. High Performance Proteomics: 7th HUPO Brain Proteome Project Workshop March 7–9, 2007 Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Hinxton, UK. Proteomics 2007; 7:2490-6. [PMID: 17610211 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The Wellcome Trust Conference Centre at Hinxton, UK, was the meeting place of the 7th HUPO Brain Proteome Project Workshop entitled "High Performance Proteomics". It started on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 with a steering committee meeting followed by a two days series of talks dealing with the standardization and handling of tissues, body fluids as well as of proteomics data. The presentation and accompanying vivid discussions created a picture of actual strategies and standards in recent proteomics.
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- Michael Hamacher
- Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
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Ren JM, Rejtar T, Li L, Karger BL. N-Glycan structure annotation of glycopeptides using a linearized glycan structure database (GlyDB). J Proteome Res 2007; 6:3162-73. [PMID: 17625816 PMCID: PMC2557434 DOI: 10.1021/pr070111y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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While glycoproteins are abundant in nature, and changes in glycosylation occur in cancer and other diseases, glycoprotein characterization remains a challenge due to the structural complexity of the biopolymers. This paper presents a general strategy, termed GlyDB, for glycan structure annotation of N-linked glycopeptides from tandem mass spectra in the LC-MS analysis of proteolytic digests of glycoproteins. The GlyDB approach takes advantage of low-energy collision-induced dissociation of N-linked glycopeptides that preferentially cleaves the glycosidic bonds while the peptide backbone remains intact. A theoretical glycan structure database derived from biosynthetic rules for N-linked glycans was constructed employing a novel representation of branched glycan structures consisting of multiple linear sequences. The commonly used peptide identification program, Sequest, could then be utilized to assign experimental tandem mass spectra to individual glycoforms. Analysis of synthetic glycopeptides and well-characterized glycoproteins demonstrate that the GlyDB approach can be a useful tool for annotation of glycan structures and for selection of a limited number of potential glycan structure candidates for targeted validation.
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Chen C, Benjamin MS, Sun X, Otto KB, Guo P, Dong XY, Bao Y, Zhou Z, Cheng X, Simons JW, Dong JT. KLF5 promotes cell proliferation and tumorigenesis through gene regulation and the TSU-Pr1 human bladder cancer cell line. Int J Cancer 2007; 118:1346-55. [PMID: 16184550 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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KLF5 is a transcription factor that plays important roles in multiple physical and pathological processes, including cell growth, cell cycle regulation, and angiogenesis. To better characterize KLF5 function in bladder carcinogenesis, we established stable TSU-Pr1 cell clones expressing different levels of KLF5. These clones were then characterized for cell growth, cell cycle progression, tumorigenesis, and alteration in gene expression. Overexpression of KLF5 promoted tumorigenesis of the TSU-Pr1 cancer cells in mice. Consistently, KLF5 increased G1 to S phase transition, which was accompanied by the upregulation of cyclin D1, phosphorylation of MAPK and Akt, and reduced protein levels for CDK inhibitors p27 and p15. Microarray analysis combined with expression verification in different cell systems identified a number of additional genes that are potentially regulated by KLF5, including HBP17, ITGA6, and RAIG1. These findings suggest that the KLF5 transcription factor plays an oncogenic role in the TSU-Pr1 bladder cancer cell line through the regulation of a subset of genes.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation
- Clone Cells
- Cyclin D1/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/genetics
- Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/physiology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, SCID
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
- Neoplasms, Experimental/metabolism
- Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- S Phase/genetics
- S Phase/physiology
- Transplantation, Heterologous
- Tumor Burden
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/genetics
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/metabolism
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology
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Affiliation(s)
- Ceshi Chen
- Winship Cancer Institute and Department of Oncology and Hematology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Helleman J, Jansen MPMM, Berns EMJJ. Gene expression profiling of treatment resistance: hype or hope for therapeutic target identification. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2007; 16 Suppl 2:538-42. [PMID: 17010068 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00691.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- J Helleman
- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC-Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Min C, Kirsch KH, Zhao Y, Jeay S, Palamakumbura AH, Trackman PC, Sonenshein GE. The Tumor Suppressor Activity of the Lysyl Oxidase Propeptide Reverses the Invasive Phenotype of Her-2/neu–Driven Breast Cancer. Cancer Res 2007; 67:1105-12. [PMID: 17283144 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-3867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Expression of the lysyl oxidase gene (LOX) was found to inhibit the transforming activity of the ras oncogene in NIH 3T3 fibroblasts and was hence named the ras recision gene (rrg). Lysyl oxidase (LOX) is synthesized and secreted as a 50-kDa inactive proenzyme (Pro-LOX), which is processed by proteolytic cleavage to a functional 32-kDa enzyme and an 18-kDa propeptide (LOX-PP). Recently, the ras recision activity of the LOX gene in NIH 3T3 cells was mapped to its propeptide region. Here, we show for the first time that LOX-PP inhibits transformation of breast cancer cells driven by Her-2/neu, an upstream activator of Ras. LOX-PP expression in Her-2/neu-driven breast cancer cells in culture suppressed Akt, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, and nuclear factor-kappaB activation. Her-2/neu-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition was reverted by LOX-PP, as judged by reduced levels of Snail and vimentin; up-regulation of E-cadherin, gamma-catenin, and estrogen receptor alpha; and decreased ability to migrate or to form branching colonies in Matrigel. Furthermore, LOX-PP inhibited Her-2/neu tumor formation in a nude mouse xenograft model. Thus, LOX-PP inhibits signaling cascades induced by Her-2/neu that promote a more invasive phenotype and may provide a novel avenue for treatment of Her-2/neu-driven breast carcinomas.
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- Chengyin Min
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Tong D, Czerwenka K, Heinze G, Ryffel M, Schuster E, Witt A, Leodolter S, Zeillinger R. Expression of KLF5 is a prognostic factor for disease-free survival and overall survival in patients with breast cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2006; 12:2442-8. [PMID: 16638850 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-0964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Kruppel-like factor (KLF5) is a cell growth mediator in various epithelial cells. Higher KLF5 increases cell growth rate and leads to transformed phenotypes. Because tumor cell proliferation is tightly associated with tumor progression, and consequently, with survival of cancer patients, we wanted to examine the prognostic value of KLF5 gene expression for patients with breast cancer. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The gene expression levels of KLF5, ER, PR, HER2, and MKI67 were quantified in the tumor tissues of 90 patients with breast cancer and correlated with disease-free survival and overall survival of the patients. The correlations of gene expression between KLF5 and ER, PR, HER2, and MKI67 were analyzed. In addition, KLF5 expression was also compared with clinical data and age of patients. RESULTS Statistically significant correlations were found between gene expression of KLF5 and both disease-free survival (univariate analysis) and overall survival (univariate and multivariate analysis). Patients with higher KLF5 expression had shorter disease-free survival and overall survival time, whereas patients with lower KLF5 expression had better survival. Moreover, KLF5 was also found to be positively correlated with HER2 and MKI67, and negatively correlated with age of the patients at diagnosis. CONCLUSION The gene expression of KLF5 is directly correlated with cell proliferation in vivo and is a prognostic factor for patients with breast cancer. Patients with higher KLF5 expression have shorter disease-free survival and overall survival than patients with lower KLF5 expression. In addition, KLF5 has higher expression in patients ages </=50 years old than in patients >50 years old.
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- Dan Tong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Clinical Institute of Pathology, Section of Clinical Biometrics, Core Unit of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
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Vallböhmer D, Brabender J, Yang DY, Danenberg K, Schneider PM, Metzger R, Holscher AH, Danenberg PV. Sex Differences in the Predictive Power of the Molecular Prognostic Factor HER2/neu in Patients with Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 2006; 7:332-7. [PMID: 16640805 DOI: 10.3816/clc.2006.n.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies imply that HER2/neu is a potential prognostic factor in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Whereas considerable evidence indicates sex differences in epidemiologic, hormonal, biologic, and genetic factors in this disease, it has remained unknown whether HER2/neu has a diverse function as a prognostic factor in men and women. PATIENTS AND METHODS We investigated the association between gene expression levels of HER2/neu in the primary tumors of 90 patients with curable resected NSCLC and survival, especially analyzing whether there is a different potential of this molecular factor in its prognostic impact between men and women. RESULTS High HER2/neu gene expression levels were found in 62 patients (68.9%), and low HER2/neu gene expression levels were found in 28 patients (31.1%). High HER2/neu messenger RNA expression levels were associated with inferior survival (P = 0.09) compared with lower HER2/neu expression. Survival analysis was then carried out separately for men and women in this group of patients. An HER2/neu gene expression cutoff point was identified that separated women, but not men, into good and poor prognostic groups. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that HER2/neu as a prognostic factor is strongly sex specific, indicating that it is not useful for men but highly predictive for women.
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- Daniel Vallböhmer
- Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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Chen C, Sun X, Guo P, Dong XY, Sethi P, Cheng X, Zhou J, Ling J, Simons JW, Lingrel JB, Dong JT. Human Kruppel-like factor 5 is a target of the E3 ubiquitin ligase WWP1 for proteolysis in epithelial cells. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:41553-61. [PMID: 16223724 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m506183200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The transcription factor KLF5 plays an important role in human carcinogenesis. In epithelial cells, the KLF5 protein is tightly regulated by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. To better understand the mechanisms for the regulation of KLF5 protein, we identified and characterized an E3 ubiquitin ligase for KLF5, i.e. WWP1. We found that WWP1 formed a protein complex with KLF5 in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, WWP1 mediated the ubiquitination and degradation of KLF5, and the catalytic cysteine residue of WWP1 is essential for its function. A PY motif in a transactivation domain of KLF5 is necessary for its interaction with WWP1. Finally, WWP1 was amplified and overexpressed in some cancer cell lines from the prostate and breast, which negatively regulated the function of KLF5 in gene regulation. These findings not only established WWP1 as an E3 ubiquitin ligase for KLF5, they also further implicated the KLF5 pathway in human carcinogenesis.
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- Ceshi Chen
- Winship Cancer Institute and Department of Hematology and Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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Machka C, Kersten M, Zobawa M, Harder A, Horsch M, Halder T, Lottspeich F, Hrabé de Angelis M, Beckers J. Identification of Dll1 (Delta1) target genes during mouse embryogenesis using differential expression profiling. Gene Expr Patterns 2005; 6:94-101. [PMID: 15979417 DOI: 10.1016/j.modgep.2005.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2005] [Revised: 03/29/2005] [Accepted: 04/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Notch signaling pathway has pleiotropic functions during mammalian embryogenesis. It is required for the patterning and differentiation of the presomitic and somitic paraxial mesoderm and of the neural tube. We used DNA-chip expression profiling and 2D-gel electrophoresis combined with peptide mass fingerprinting to identify genes and proteins differentially regulated in E10.5 Dll1 (delta-like 1, Delta1) mutant embryos. The differential expression profiling approach identified 47 regulated transcripts and 40 differentially expressed proteins. The majority of these genes has until now not been associated with Notch signaling. Subsequent whole-mount in situ hybridization confirmed that a subset of the identified transcripts has restricted and distinct patterns of expression in E10.5 mouse embryos. For most genes these expression patterns were affected in the presomitic mesoderm, in differentiating somites of Dll1 mutant embryos and in the neural tube and cells differentiating from it. Similar effects were observed in embryos homozygous for the Headturner (Htu) and pudgy (pu) mutations, which are alleles of the Notch ligands Jag1 and Dll3. The regulated expression of a subset of the proteins was validated by immunoblots. Remarkably six of the proteins down-regulated in Dll1 mutant embryos are proteasome subunits. The large set of regulated genes identified in this differential expression profiling approach is an important resource for further functional studies.
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- C Machka
- Institute of Experimental Genetics, GSF-National Research Center, Ingolstädter Landstr.1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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Mijalski T, Harder A, Halder T, Kersten M, Horsch M, Strom TM, Liebscher HV, Lottspeich F, de Angelis MH, Beckers J. Identification of coexpressed gene clusters in a comparative analysis of transcriptome and proteome in mouse tissues. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:8621-6. [PMID: 15939889 PMCID: PMC1143582 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0407672102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A major advantage of the mouse model lies in the increasing information on its genome, transcriptome, and proteome, as well as in the availability of a fast growing number of targeted and induced mutant alleles. However, data from comparative transcriptome and proteome analyses in this model organism are very limited. We use DNA chip-based RNA expression profiling and 2D gel electrophoresis, combined with peptide mass fingerprinting of liver and kidney, to explore the feasibility of such comprehensive gene expression analyses. Although protein analyses mostly identify known metabolic enzymes and structural proteins, transcriptome analyses reveal the differential expression of functionally diverse and not yet described genes. The comparative analysis suggests correlation between transcriptional and translational expression for the majority of genes. Significant exceptions from this correlation confirm the complementarities of both approaches. Based on RNA expression data from the 200 most differentially expressed genes, we identify chromosomal colocalization of known, as well as not yet described, gene clusters. The determination of 29 such clusters may suggest that coexpression of colocalizing genes is probably rather common.
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- T Mijalski
- Institute of Experimental Genetics, GSF-National Research Center GmbH, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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