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Sajeev A, BharathwajChetty B, Manickasamy MK, Alqahtani MS, Abbas M, Shakibaei M, Sethi G, Ma Z, Kunnumakkara AB. Nuclear receptors in ovarian cancer: changing paradigms in cancer therapeutics. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1383939. [PMID: 39077471 PMCID: PMC11284039 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1383939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024] Open
Abstract
Ovarian cancer (OVC) is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths in women worldwide. Despite advancements in detection and therapy, the prognosis of OVC remains poor due to late diagnosis and the lack of effective therapeutic options at advanced stages. Therefore, a better understanding of the biology underlying OVC is essential for the development of effective strategies for early detection and targeted therapies. Nuclear receptors (NRs) are a superfamily of 48 transcription factors that, upon binding to their specific ligand, play a vital role in regulating various cellular processes such as growth, development, metabolism, and homeostasis. Accumulating evidence from several studies has shown that their aberrant expression is associated with multiple human diseases. Numerous NRs have shown significant effects in the development of various cancers, including OVC. This review summarizes the recent findings on the role of NRs in OVC, as well as their potential as prognostic and therapeutic markers. Further, the basic structure and signaling mechanism of NRs have also been discussed briefly. Moreover, this review highlights their cellular and molecular mechanisms in chemoresistance and chemosensitization. Further, the clinical trials targeting NRs for the treatment of OVC have also been discussed.
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- Anjana Sajeev
- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Radiological Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- BioImaging Unit, Space Research Centre, Michael Atiyah Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Chair of Vegetative Anatomy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- National University of Singapore (NUS) Center for Cancer Research, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Basic Medicine, Health Science Center, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam, India
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Vanacker JM, Forcet C. ERRα: unraveling its role as a key player in cell migration. Oncogene 2024; 43:379-387. [PMID: 38129506 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-023-02899-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Cell migration is essential throughout the life of multicellular organisms, and largely depends on the spatial and temporal regulation of cytoskeletal dynamics, cell adhesion and signal transduction. Interestingly, Estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRα) has been identified as a major regulator of cell migration in both physiological and pathological conditions. ERRα is an orphan member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily of transcription factors and displays many biological functions. ERRα is a global regulator of energy metabolism, and it is also highly involved in bone homeostasis, development, differentiation, immunity and cancer progression. Importantly, in some instances, the regulation of these biological processes relies on the ability to orchestrate cell movements. Therefore, this review describes how ERRα-mediated cell migration contributes not only to tissue homeostasis but also to tumorigenesis and metastasis, and highlights the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which ERRα finely controls the cell migratory potential.
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- Jean-Marc Vanacker
- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, CNRS UMR5286, Inserm U1052, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Claude Bernard-Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
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Bakrim S, El Omari N, Khan EJ, Khalid A, Abdalla AN, Chook JB, Goh KW, Ming LC, Aboulaghras S, Bouyahya A. Phytosterols activating nuclear receptors are involving in steroid hormone-dependent cancers: Myth or fact? Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 169:115783. [PMID: 37944439 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Nuclear receptors (NRs) represent intracellular proteins that function as a signaling network of transcriptional factors to control genes in response to a variety of environmental, dietary, and hormonal stimulations or serve as orphan receptors lacking a recognized ligand. They also play an essential role in normal development, metabolism, cell growth, cell division, physiology, reproduction, and homeostasis and function as biological markers for tumor subclassification and as targets for hormone therapy. NRs, including steroid hormone receptors (SHRs), have been studied as tools to examine the fundamentals of transcriptional regulation within the development of mammals and human physiology, in addition to their links to disturbances. In this regard, it is widely recognized that aberrant NR signaling is responsible for the pathological growth of hormone-dependent tumors in response to SHRs dysregulation and consequently represents a potential therapeutic candidate in a range of diseases, as in the case of prostate cancer and breast cancer. On the other hand, phytosterols are a group of plant-derived compounds that act directly as ligands for NRs and have proven their efficacy in the management of diabetes, heart diseases, and cancers. However, these plants are not suggested in cases of hormone-dependent cancer since a certain group of plants contains molecules with a chemical structure similar to that of estrogens, which are known as phytoestrogens or estrogen-like compounds, such as lignans, coumestans, and isoflavones. Therefore, it remains an open and controversial debate regarding whether consuming a phytosterol-rich diet and adopting a vegetarian lifestyle like the Mediterranean diet may increase the risk of developing steroid hormone-dependent cancers by constitutively activating SHRs and thereby leading to tumor transformation. Overall, the purpose of this review is to better understand the relevant mechanistic pathways and explore epidemiological investigations in order to establish that phytosterols may contribute to the activation of NRs as cancer drivers in hormone-dependent cancers.
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- Saad Bakrim
- Geo-Bio-Environment Engineering and Innovation Laboratory, Molecular Engineering, Biotechnology and Innovation Team, Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taroudant, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir 80000, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Histology, Embryology, and Cytogenetic, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat 10100, Morocco
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- Substance Abuse and Toxicology Research Center, Jazan University, P.O. Box: 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia; Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Traditional Medicine Research Institute, National Center for Research, P. O. Box 2404, Khartoum, Sudan.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Sunway City, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Data Science and Information Technology, INTI International University, Nilai, Malaysia.
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- School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Sunway City, Malaysia.
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- Laboratory of Human Pathologies Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat 10106, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Human Pathologies Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat 10106, Morocco.
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Wen Q, Xie X, Chen C, Wen B, Liu Y, Zhou J, Lin X, Jin H, Shi K. Lipid reprogramming induced by the NNMT-ABCA1 axis enhanced membrane fluidity to promote endometrial cancer progression. Aging (Albany NY) 2023; 15:11860-11874. [PMID: 37889548 PMCID: PMC10683614 DOI: 10.18632/aging.205142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
Abstract
Elucidating the mechanism for the high metastasis capacity of Endometrial cancer (EC) is crucial to improve treatment outcomes of EC. We have recently reported that nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) is overexpressed in EC, especially in EC, and predicts poor survival of chemotherapy patients. Here, we aimed to determine the function and mechanism of NNMT on metastasis of EC. Additionally, analysis of public datasets indicated that NNMT is involved in cholesterol metabolism. In vitro, NNMT overexpression promoted migration and invasion of EC by reducing cholesterol levels in the cytoplasm and cell membrane. Mechanistically, NNMT activated ABCA1 expression, leading to cholesterol efflux and membrane fluidity enhancement, thereby promoting EC's epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In vivo, the metastasis capacity of EC was weakened by targeting NNMT. Our findings suggest a new molecular mechanism involving NNMT in metastasis, poor survival of EC mediated by PP2A and affecting cholesterol metabolism.
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- Qirong Wen
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery and General Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Li QS, Zheng PS. ESRRB Inhibits the TGFβ Signaling Pathway to Drive Cell Proliferation in Cervical Cancer. Cancer Res 2023; 83:3095-3114. [PMID: 37350664 PMCID: PMC10502452 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-23-0067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
Abstract
Estrogen-related receptor β (ESRRB) is a member of the orphan nuclear receptor family and mediates stem cell self-renewal and early embryonic development. Previous studies have also reported that ESRRB plays a role in the development and progression of breast cancer and prostate cancer. In this study, we observed that ESRRB was highly expressed in cervical cancer and was associated with disease progression. Knocking out ESRRB using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in cervical cancer cells induced cell-cycle arrest at the transition from the G0-G1 phase to the S phase, resulting in inhibition of cell proliferation in vitro and reduced tumor growth in vivo. Conversely, ectopic expression of ESRRB significantly promoted the proliferation of cervical cancer cells. ESRRB activated transcription of SMAD7, a TGFβ pathway inhibitor, which blocked phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of SMAD2/3 to the nucleus, thereby downregulating CDKN1A and upregulating CCNA2 and MYC. In turn, MYC transactivated ESRRB and upregulated SMAD7, thus forming a positive feedback loop with ESRRB. Together, these findings identify the tumor-promoting function of ESRRB in cervical cancer and reveal a mechanism by which ESRRB stimulates cell proliferation to promote cancer progression. SIGNIFICANCE The ESRRB/SMAD7/MYC-positive feedback loop inhibits TGFβ signaling to activate cell-cycle progression and promote proliferation in cervical cancer, thereby driving tumor growth.
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- Qin-Shu Li
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
- Section of Cancer Stem Cell Research, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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Wang T, Zhu Y, Chen L, Zhang W, Qi H, Shi X, Zhong M, Chen H, Li Q. ESRRG-PKM2 axis reprograms metabolism to suppress esophageal squamous carcinoma progression and enhance anti-PD-1 therapy efficacy. J Transl Med 2023; 21:605. [PMID: 37679788 PMCID: PMC10485992 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04347-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Glycolysis under normoxic conditions, known as the Warburg effect, confers a selective advantage for the survival and proliferation of many tumors. In this study, we investigated the role of estrogen-related receptor gamma (ESRRG) in metabolic reprogramming in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS Bioinformatics analysis indicated that ESRRG expression was decreased in ESCC tissue and associated with poor clinical outcomes. We also examined the effects of altered ESRRG expression on the proliferation and metabolic reprogramming of ESCC cells. We explored the impact of ESRRG on Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) expression and malignant behavior in ESCC. RESULTS Our study revealed the inhibitory effects of ESRRG on the growth, tumorigenesis, and glycolysis activity of ESCC cells, which were mediated by the downregulation of PKM2 expression. We further demonstrated that ESRRG directly interacts with the PKM2 promoter to inhibit its activity in ESCC. Notably, the ESRRG-specific agonist, DY131, inhibited ESCC cell proliferation and glycolysis activity by modulating genes in the glycolysis pathway. Moreover, we verified that DY131 exhibits enhanced activity as an immune checkpoint inhibitor, considering the significance of the ESRRG-PKM2 axis in the lactate regulation of ESCC cells. CONCLUSION Our findings provide novel insights into the role of ESRRG-PKM2 signaling in regulating ESCC cell metabolism and immune checkpoint regulation. Additionally, we suggest that DY131 holds promise as a promising therapeutic agent for ESCC treatment.
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- Tianxiao Wang
- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No.12 Urumqi Middle Road, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No.12 Urumqi Middle Road, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No.12 Urumqi Middle Road, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No.12 Urumqi Middle Road, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No.12 Urumqi Middle Road, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No.12 Urumqi Middle Road, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No.12 Urumqi Middle Road, Shanghai, 200040, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No.12 Urumqi Middle Road, Shanghai, 200040, China.
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Singh V, Katiyar A, Malik P, Kumar S, Mohan A, Singh H, Jain D. Identification of molecular biomarkers associated with non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) using whole-exome sequencing. Cancer Biomark 2023:CBM220211. [PMID: 37694353 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-220211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Significant progress has been made in the treatment of patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma (ADCA) based on molecular profiling. However, no such molecular target exists for squamous cell carcinoma (SQCC). An exome sequence may provide new markers for personalized medicine for lung cancer patients of all subtypes. The current study aims to discover new genetic markers that can be used as universal biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS WES of 19 advanced NSCLC patients (10 ADCA and 9 SQCC) was performed using Illumina HiSeq 2000. Variant calling was performed using GATK HaplotypeCaller and then the impacts of variants on protein structure or function were predicted using SnpEff and ANNOVAR. The clinical impact of somatic variants in cancer was assessed using cancer archives. Somatic variants were further prioritized using a knowledge-driven variant interpretation approach. Sanger sequencing was used to validate functionally important variants. RESULTS We identified 24 rare single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) including 17 non-synonymous SNVs, and 7 INDELs in 18 genes possibly linked to lung carcinoma. Variants were classified as known somatic (n= 10), deleterious (n= 8), and variant of uncertain significance (n= 6). We found TBP and MPRIP genes exclusively associated with ADCA subtypes, FBOX6 with SQCC subtypes and GPRIN2, KCNJ18 and TEKT4 genes mutated in all the patients. The Sanger sequencing of 10 high-confidence somatic SNVs showed 100% concordance in 7 genes, and 80% concordance in the remaining 3 genes. CONCLUSIONS Our bioinformatics analysis identified KCNJ18, GPRIN2, TEKT4, HRNR, FOLR3, ESSRA, CTBP2, MPRIP, TBP, and FBXO6 may contribute to progression in NSCLC and could be used as new biomarkers for the treatment. The mechanism by which GPRIN2, KCNJ12, and TEKT4 contribute to tumorigenesis is unclear, but our results suggest they may play an important role in NSCLC and it is worth investigating in future.
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- Varsha Singh
- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Bioinformatics Facility, Centralized Core Research Facility, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Ansari Nagar, India
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- ICMR-AIIMS Computational Genomics Center, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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Schüler-Toprak S, Skrzypczak M, Gründker C, Ortmann O, Treeck O. Role of Estrogen Receptor β, G-Protein Coupled Estrogen Receptor and Estrogen-Related Receptors in Endometrial and Ovarian Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:2845. [PMID: 37345182 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15102845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Ovarian and endometrial cancers are affected by estrogens and their receptors. It has been long known that in different types of cancers, estrogens activate tumor cell proliferation via estrogen receptor α (ERα). In contrast, the role of ERs discovered later, including ERβ and G-protein-coupled ER (GPER1), in cancer is less well understood, but the current state of knowledge indicates them to have a considerable impact on both cancer development and progression. Moreover, estrogen related receptors (ERRs) have been reported to affect pathobiology of many tumor types. This article provides a summary and update of the current findings on the role of ERβ, GPER1, and ERRs in ovarian and endometrial cancer. For this purpose, original research articles on the role of ERβ, GPER1, and ERRs in ovarian and endometrial cancers listed in the PubMed database have been reviewed.
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- Susanne Schüler-Toprak
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Caritas-Hospital St. Josef, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Second Department of Gynecology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-954 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Caritas-Hospital St. Josef, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Caritas-Hospital St. Josef, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Su P, Yu L, Mao X, Sun P. Role of HIF-1α/ERRα in Enhancing Cancer Cell Metabolism and Promoting Resistance of Endometrial Cancer Cells to Pyroptosis. Front Oncol 2022; 12:881252. [PMID: 35800058 PMCID: PMC9253301 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.881252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Oxygen is critical to energy metabolism, and tumors are often characterized by a hypoxic microenvironment. Owing to the high metabolic energy demand of malignant tumor cells, their survival is promoted by metabolic reprogramming in the hypoxic microenvironment, which can confer tumor cell resistance to pyroptosis. Pyroptosis resistance can inhibit anti-tumor immunity and promote the development of malignant tumors. Hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is a key regulator of metabolic reprogramming in tumor cells, and estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα) plays a key role in regulating cellular energy metabolism. Therefore, the close interaction between HIF-1α and ERRα influences the metabolic and functional changes in cancer cells. In this review, we summarize the reprogramming of tumor metabolism involving HIF-1α/ERRα. We review our understanding of the role of HIF-1α/ERRα in promoting tumor growth adaptation and pyroptosis resistance, emphasize its key role in energy homeostasis, and explore the regulation of HIF-1α/ERRα in preventing and/or treating endometrial carcinoma patients. This review provides a new perspective for the study of the molecular mechanisms of metabolic changes in tumor progression.
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- Pingping Su
- Laboratory of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Gynecology, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Gynecology, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Gynecology, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Women and Children’s Critical Diseases Research, Fuzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Gynecology, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Women and Children’s Critical Diseases Research, Fuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Pengming Sun,
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Shatnawi A, Ayoub NM, Alkhalifa AE, Ibrahim DR. Estrogen-Related Receptors Gene Expression and Copy Number Alteration Association With the Clinicopathologic Characteristics of Breast Cancer. BREAST CANCER: BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2022; 16:11782234221086713. [PMID: 35359609 PMCID: PMC8961373 DOI: 10.1177/11782234221086713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose: It has been suggested that dysregulation of transcription factors expression
or activity plays significant roles in breast cancer (BC) severity and poor
prognosis. Therefore, our study aims to thoroughly evaluate the
estrogen-related receptor isoforms (ESRRs) expression and copy number
alteration (CNA) status and their association with clinicopathologic
characteristics in BC. Methods: A METABRIC dataset consist of 2509 BC patients’ samples was obtained from the
cBioPortal public domain. The gene expression, putative CNA, and relevant
tumor information of ESRRs were retrieved. ESRRs messenger RNA (mRNA)
expression in BC cell lines was obtained from the Cancer Cell Line
Encyclopedia (CCLE). Association and correlation analysis of ESRRs
expression with BC clinicopathologic characteristics and molecular subtype
were performed. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis was conducted to evaluate the
prognostic value of ESRRs expression on patient survival. Results: ESRRα expression correlated negatively with patients’ age and overall
survival, whereas positively correlated with tumor size, the number of
positive lymph nodes, and Nottingham prognostic index (NPI). Conversely,
ESRRγ expression was positively correlated with patients’ age and negatively
correlated with NPI. ESRRα and ESRRγ expression were significantly
associated with tumor grade, expression of hormone receptors, human
epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and molecular subtype, whereas
ESRRβ was only associated with tumor stage. A significant and distinct
association of each of ESRRs CNA with various clinicopathologic and
prognostic factors was also observed. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis
demonstrated no significant difference for survival curves among BC patients
with high or low expression of ESRRα, β, or γ. On stratification, high ESRRα
expression significantly reduced survival among premenopausal patients,
patients with grade I/II, and early-stage disease. In BC cell lines, only
ESRRα expression was significantly higher in HER2-positive cells. No
significant association was observed between ESRRβ expression and any of the
clinicopathologic characteristics examined. Conclusions: In this clinical dataset, ESRRα and ESRRγ mRNA expression and CNA show a
significant correlation and association with distinct clinicopathologic and
prognostic parameters known to influence treatment outcomes; however, ESRRβ
failed to show a robust role in BC pathogenesis. ESRRα and ESRRγ can be
employed as therapeutic targets in BC-targeted therapy. However, the role of
ESRRβ in BC pathogenesis remains unclear.
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- Aymen Shatnawi
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Charleston, Charleston, WV, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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Mao X, Lei H, Yi T, Su P, Tang S, Tong Y, Dong B, Ruan G, Mustea A, Sehouli J, Sun P. Lipid reprogramming induced by the TFEB-ERRα axis enhanced membrane fluidity to promote EC progression. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2022; 41:28. [PMID: 35045880 PMCID: PMC8767755 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-021-02211-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα) has been reported to play a critical role in endometrial cancer (EC) progression. However, the underlying mechanism of ERRα-mediated lipid reprogramming in EC remains elusive. The transcription factor EB (TFEB)-ERRα axis induces lipid reprogramming to promote progression of EC was explored in this study. Methods TFEB and ERRα were analyzed and validated by RNA-sequencing data from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). The TFEB-ERRα axis was assessed by dual-luciferase reporter and chromatin immunoprecipitation quantitative polymerase chain reaction (ChIP-qPCR). The mechanism was investigated using loss-of-function and gain-of-function assays in vitro. Lipidomics and proteomics were performed to identify the TFEB-ERRα-related lipid metabolism pathway. Pseudopods were observed by scanning electron microscope. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry and lipidomics were performed in clinical tissue samples to validate the ERRα-related lipids. Results TFEB and ERRα were highly expressed in EC patients and correlated to EC progression. ERRα is the direct target of TFEB to mediate EC lipid metabolism. TFEB-ERRα axis mainly affected glycerophospholipids (GPs) and significantly elevated the ratio of phosphatidylcholine (PC)/sphingomyelin (SM), which indicated the enhanced membrane fluidity. TFEB-ERRα axis induced the mitochondria specific phosphatidylglycerol (PG) (18:1/22:6) + H increasing. The lipid reprogramming was mainly related to mitochondrial function though combining lipidomics and proteomics. The maximum oxygen consumption rate (OCR), ATP and lipid-related genes acc, fasn, and acadm were found to be positively correlated with TFEB/ERRα. TFEB-ERRα axis enhanced generation of pseudopodia to increase the invasiveness. Mechanistically, our functional assays indicated that TFEB promoted EC cell migration in an ERRα-dependent manner via EMT signaling. Consistent with the in vitro, higher PC (18:1/18:2) + HCOO was found in EC patients, and those with higher TFEB/ERRα had deeper myometrial invasion and lower serum HDL levels. Importantly, PC (18:1/18:2) + HCOO was an independent risk factor positively related to ERRα for lymph node metastasis. Conclusion Lipid reprogramming induced by the TFEB-ERRα axis increases unsaturated fatty acid (UFA)-containing PCs, PG, PC/SM and pseudopodia, which enhance membrane fluidity via EMT signaling to promote EC progression. PG (18:1/22:6) + H induced by TFEB-ERRα axis was involved in tumorigenesis and PC (18:1/18:2) + HCOO was the ERRα-dependent lipid to mediate EC metastasis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13046-021-02211-2.
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Zhou Y, El-Bahrawy M. Gene fusions in tumourigenesis with particular reference to ovarian cancer. J Med Genet 2021; 58:789-795. [PMID: 34462289 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2021-108010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Gene fusion, a genomic event that generates a novel gene from two independent genes, has long been known to be implicated in tumourigenesis and cancer progression. It has thus served as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in cancer, as well as an ideal therapeutic target in cancer therapy. Gene fusion can arise from chromosomal rearrangement and alternative splicing of transcripts, resulting in deregulation of proto-oncogenes or creation of an oncogenic novel gene. Largely facilitated by next generation sequencing technologies, a plethora of novel gene fusions have been identified in a variety of cancers, which leaves us the challenge of functionally characterising these candidate gene fusions. In this review, we summarise the molecular mechanisms, the oncogenic consequences and the therapeutic implications of verified gene fusions. We also discuss recent studies on gene fusions in both common and rare subtypes of ovarian tumours and how these findings can be translated to cancer therapies to benefit patients carrying these gene fusions.
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- Yi Zhou
- Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK .,Pathology, Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt
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Schüler-Toprak S, Weber F, Skrzypczak M, Ortmann O, Treeck O. Expression of estrogen-related receptors in ovarian cancer and impact on survival. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2021; 147:2555-2567. [PMID: 34089362 PMCID: PMC8310835 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-021-03673-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE This study further approaches the role of estrogen-related receptors (ERRs) in ovarian cancer. Protein expression of ERRα, ERRβ and ERRγ in ovarian cancer was assessed and was correlated with ovarian cancer markers, steroid hormone receptors and cancer-associated genes. Additionally, we examined to what extent expression of ERRs affects survival of ovarian cancer patients. METHODS For this purpose, we established a tissue microarray from 208 ovarian cancer patients and performed immunohistochemical analyses of the mentioned proteins. RESULTS ERRα and ERRγ protein could be detected at different levels in more than 90% of all ovarian cancer tissues, whereas expression of ERRβ was observed in 82.2% of the cases. ERRα was found to positively correlate with ovarian cancer marker CEA (p < 0.005) and ERRγ correlated with ERα (p < 0.001). Univariate survival analyses revealed that ERRα expression did not affect overall (OS) or progression-free survival (PFS) of ovarian cancer patients. In contrast, higher expression of ERRβ in serous ovarian cancers was found to lead to a significantly decreased OS (p < 0.05). The strongest impact on survival was exhibited by ERRγ. Lower expression of this receptor in women with serous ovarian cancers indicated significantly increased OS compared to those with higher levels of ERRγ (p < 0.05). Multivariate survival analyses revealed ERRγ as an independent prognostic marker regarding OS of patients with serous ovarian cancer. CONCLUSION Our data demonstrating that ERR proteins are frequently expressed in ovarian cancer and high levels of ERRβ and ERRγ significantly decreased OS of serous ovarian cancer patients suggest that these proteins might be interesting therapy targets in this cancer entity.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell/metabolism
- Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell/mortality
- Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell/pathology
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/metabolism
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/mortality
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/pathology
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/metabolism
- Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/mortality
- Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/pathology
- Endometrial Neoplasms/metabolism
- Endometrial Neoplasms/mortality
- Endometrial Neoplasms/pathology
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Ovarian Neoplasms/metabolism
- Ovarian Neoplasms/mortality
- Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology
- Prognosis
- Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism
- Retrospective Studies
- Survival Rate
- ERRalpha Estrogen-Related Receptor
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- Susanne Schüler-Toprak
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Landshuter Str. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Franz-Josef Strauß Allee11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Second Department of Gynecology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Landshuter Str. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Regensburg, Landshuter Str. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Hu Y, Fang L, Chen X, Zhong JF, Li M, Wang K. LIQA: long-read isoform quantification and analysis. Genome Biol 2021; 22:182. [PMID: 34140043 PMCID: PMC8212471 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-021-02399-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Long-read RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) technologies can sequence full-length transcripts, facilitating the exploration of isoform-specific gene expression over short-read RNA-seq. We present LIQA to quantify isoform expression and detect differential alternative splicing (DAS) events using long-read direct mRNA sequencing or cDNA sequencing data. LIQA incorporates base pair quality score and isoform-specific read length information in a survival model to assign different weights across reads, and uses an expectation-maximization algorithm for parameter estimation. We apply LIQA to long-read RNA-seq data from the Universal Human Reference, acute myeloid leukemia, and esophageal squamous epithelial cells and demonstrate its high accuracy in profiling alternative splicing events.
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- Yu Hu
- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Shukla P, Singh KK. The mitochondrial landscape of ovarian cancer: emerging insights. Carcinogenesis 2021; 42:663-671. [PMID: 33928357 PMCID: PMC8163040 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgab033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancer (OC) is known to be the most lethal cancer in women worldwide, and its etiology is poorly understood. Recent studies show that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content as well as mtDNA and nuclear genes encoding mitochondrial proteins influence OC risk. This review presents an overview of role of mitochondrial genetics in influencing OC development and discusses the contribution of mitochondrial proteome in OC development, progression and therapy. A role of mitochondrial genetics in racial disparity is also highlighted. In-depth understanding of role of mitochondria in OC will help develop strategies toward prevention and treatment and improving overall survival in women with OC.
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- Pallavi Shukla
- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (ICMR-NIRRH), Mumbai, India
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Huang X, Ruan G, Sun P. Estrogen-related receptor alpha copy number variation is associated with ovarian cancer histological grade. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2021; 47:1878-1883. [PMID: 33751740 DOI: 10.1111/jog.14741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM Copy number variations (CNVs) are related to the genetic and phenotypic diversity of cancers and identifying genetic alterations could improve treatment strategies. Here, we used The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) to explore associations between estrogen-related receptor alpha (ESRRA) CNVs and histological grade in patients with ovarian cancer (OC). METHODS Gene expression data and clinical information of 620 OC patients were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas)TCGA and associations between ESRRA CNVs and clinical characteristics were evaluated. Multivariate logistic regression analyses to obtain odds ratios (ORs) using a 95% confidence interval (CI) were performed, adjusting for race, age, histological grade, and tumor size. RESULTS ESRRA CNVs were associated with histological grade (OR 0.6235 [95% CI, 0.3593-0.8877]; p < 0.05) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PPARGC1A) CNVs (OR -0.6298 [95% CI, -0.9011 to -0.3585]; p < 0.05). In multivariate analyses, ESRRA CNVs remained significantly associated with histological grade (OR 0.6492 [95% CI, 0.3549-0.9435]; p < 0.05) and PPARGC1A CNVs (OR -0.6236 [95% CI, -0.9269 to 0.3203]; p < 0.05). CONCLUSION There was a significant association between ESRRA CNVs in patients with OC and histological grade of the cancer.
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- Xiqi Huang
- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Women and Children's Critical Diseases Research, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Women and Children's Critical Diseases Research, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Wang X, Hales BF, Robaire B. Effects of flame retardants on ovarian function. Reprod Toxicol 2021; 102:10-23. [PMID: 33819575 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2021.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Flame retardants have been added to a variety of consumer products and are now found ubiquitously throughout the environment. Epidemiological, in vivo, and in vitro studies have shown that polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants may have a negative impact on human health; this has resulted in their phase-out and replacement by alternative flame retardants, such as hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), and organophosphate esters (OPEs). Evidence suggests that some of these chemicals induce ovarian dysfunction and thus may be detrimental to female fertility; however, the effects of many of these flame retardants on the ovary remain unclear. In this review, we present an overview of the effects of brominated and organophosphate ester flame retardants on ovarian function and discuss the possible mechanisms which may mediate these effects.
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- Xiaotong Wang
- Departments of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Yang Y, Li S, Li B, Li Y, Xia K, Aman S, Yang Y, Ahmad B, Zhao B, Wu H. FBXL10 promotes ERRα protein stability and proliferation of breast cancer cells by enhancing the mono-ubiquitylation of ERRα. Cancer Lett 2021; 502:108-119. [PMID: 33450359 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2021.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
The underlying mechanism of orphan nuclear receptor estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα) in breast cancer was investigated by identifying its interaction partners using mass spectrometry. F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 10 (FBXL10), which modulates various physiological processes, may interact with ERRα in breast cancer. Here, we investigated the interaction between FBXL10 and ERRα, and their protein expression and correlation in breast cancer. Mechanical studies revealed that FBXL10 stabilized ERRα protein levels by reducing its poly-ubiquitylation and promoting its mono-ubiquitylation. The reporter gene assay and examination of ERRα target genes validated the increased transcriptional activity of ERRα due to its increased protein levels by FBXL10. FBXL10 also increased ERRα enrichment at the promoter region of its target genes. Functionally, FBXL10 facilitated the ERRα/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 β (PGC1β)-mediated proliferation and tumorigenesis of breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Our results uncovered a molecular mechanism linking the mono-ubiquitylation and protein stability of ERRα to functional interaction with FBXL10. Moreover, a novel regulatory axis of FBXL10 and ERRα regulating the proliferation and tumorigenesis of breast cancer cells was established.
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- Yangyang Yang
- School of Bioengineering & Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Disease, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Bioengineering & Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Disease, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Bioengineering & Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Disease, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Bioengineering & Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Disease, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Bioengineering & Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Disease, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Bioengineering & Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Disease, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Bioengineering & Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Disease, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Bioengineering & Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Disease, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Bioengineering & Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Disease, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Bioengineering & Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Disease, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
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Mukherjee TK, Malik P, Hoidal JR. The emerging role of estrogen related receptorα in complications of non-small cell lung cancers. Oncol Lett 2021; 21:258. [PMID: 33664821 PMCID: PMC7882887 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2021.12519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Approximately 85% of lung cancer cases are recognized as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a perilous (13–17%) 5-year survival in Europe and the USA. Although tobacco smoking has consistently emerged as the leading cause of NSCLC complications, its consequences are distinctly manifest with respect to sex bias, due to differential gene and sex hormone expression. Estrogen related receptor α (ERRα), a member of the nuclear orphan receptor superfamily is normally expressed in the lungs, and activates various nuclear genes without binding to the ligands, such as estrogens. In NSCLC ERRα expression is significantly higher compared with healthy individuals. It is well established ERα and ERβ‚ have 93% and 60% identity in the DNA and ligand binding domains, respectively. ERα and ERRα have 69% (70% with ERRα-1) and 34% (35% with ERRα-1) identity, respectively; ERRα and ERRβ‚ have 92 and 61% identity, respectively. However, whether there is distinctive ERRα interaction with mammalian estrogens or concurrent involvement in non-ER signalling pathway activation is not known. Relevant to NSCLC, ERRα promotes proliferation, invasion and migration by silencing the tumor suppressor proteins p53 and pRB, and accelerates G2-M transition during cell division. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and activation of Slug (an EMT associated transcription factor) are the prominent mechanisms by which ERRα activates NSCLC metastasis. Based on these observations, the present article focuses on the feasibility of antiERRα therapy alone and in combination with antiER as a therapeutic strategy for NSCLC complications.
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- Tapan K Mukherjee
- Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Occupational Pulmonary Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.,George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centre, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382030, India
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- Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Occupational Pulmonary Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.,George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centre, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Liu Q, Hu Y, Stucky A, Fang L, Zhong JF, Wang K. LongGF: computational algorithm and software tool for fast and accurate detection of gene fusions by long-read transcriptome sequencing. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:793. [PMID: 33372596 PMCID: PMC7771079 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07207-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Long-read RNA-Seq techniques can generate reads that encompass a large proportion or the entire mRNA/cDNA molecules, so they are expected to address inherited limitations of short-read RNA-Seq techniques that typically generate < 150 bp reads. However, there is a general lack of software tools for gene fusion detection from long-read RNA-seq data, which takes into account the high basecalling error rates and the presence of alignment errors. RESULTS In this study, we developed a fast computational tool, LongGF, to efficiently detect candidate gene fusions from long-read RNA-seq data, including cDNA sequencing data and direct mRNA sequencing data. We evaluated LongGF on tens of simulated long-read RNA-seq datasets, and demonstrated its superior performance in gene fusion detection. We also tested LongGF on a Nanopore direct mRNA sequencing dataset and a PacBio sequencing dataset generated on a mixture of 10 cancer cell lines, and found that LongGF achieved better performance to detect known gene fusions over existing computational tools. Furthermore, we tested LongGF on a Nanopore cDNA sequencing dataset on acute myeloid leukemia, and pinpointed the exact location of a translocation (previously known in cytogenetic resolution) in base resolution, which was further validated by Sanger sequencing. CONCLUSIONS In summary, LongGF will greatly facilitate the discovery of candidate gene fusion events from long-read RNA-Seq data, especially in cancer samples. LongGF is implemented in C++ and is available at https://github.com/WGLab/LongGF .
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- Qian Liu
- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Huang X, Ruan G, Liu G, Gao Y, Sun P. Immunohistochemical Analysis of PGC-1α and ERRα Expression Reveals Their Clinical Significance in Human Ovarian Cancer. Onco Targets Ther 2020; 13:13055-13062. [PMID: 33376354 PMCID: PMC7764629 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s288332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Purpose Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α) and estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRα) play a vital role in various human cancers. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the PGC-1α/ERRα axis could serve as an effective prognostic marker in ovarian cancer (OC). Patients and Methods We investigated the expression of both PGC-1α and ERRα in 42 ovarian cancer and 31 noncancerous ovarian samples by immunohistochemistry (IHC). The relationship between the expression of PGC-1α and ERRα in OC and the clinical characteristics of patients was evaluated. In addition, data from the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) database were collected to validate the prognostic significance of PGC-1α and ERRα mRNA expression in OC. Results PGC-1α and ERRα showed notably higher expression in OC tissues than in noncancerous tissues (P=0.0059, P=0.002). Moreover, in patients with OC, high ERRα and PGC-1α/ERRα expression significantly correlated with tumor differentiation (P=0.027; P=0.04), lymph node status (P=0.023; P=0.021), CA125 (P=0.036; P=0.021), and HE4 (P=0.021; P=0.05), while high PGC-1α expression was only significantly associated with tumor differentiation (P=0.029). The combined analysis of high PGC-1α and ERRα expression revealed a tendency towards poor cancer-specific survival (P=0.1276). Conclusion PGC-1α and ERRα are overexpressed in OC and might be significant prognostic factors for this cancer.
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- Xiqi Huang
- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Women and Children's Critical Diseases Research, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Women and Children's Critical Diseases Research, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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PGC-1α and ERRα in patients with endometrial cancer: a translational study for predicting myometrial invasion. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:16963-16980. [PMID: 32920551 PMCID: PMC7521515 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND PGC-1α and ERRα are closely related to tumor formation and progression. However, the mechanism underlying the involvement of PGC-1α/ERRα in regulating invasion and migration in endometrial cancer remains to be explored. RESULTS Elevated levels of PGC-1α and ERRα were associated with advanced myometrial invasion, and PGC-1α and Vimentin expression was related to the depth of myometrial invasion in premenopausal endometrial cancer. Silencing of PGC-1α reduced ERRα activation and inhibited epithelial-mesenchymal-transition phenotypes, resulting in significant inhibition of invasion and migration. Overexpression of ERRα led to enhanced PGC-1α expression and increased activity of TFEB, promoting epithelial-mesenchymal-transition in endometrial cancer cells. CONCLUSIONS PGC-1α and ERRα induce the epithelial-mesenchymal-transition therefore invasion and migration in endometrial cancer, and may be novel biomarkers to predict the risk of advanced myometrial invasion. METHODS PGC-1α, ERRα, and vimentin expression was analyzed in tissue microarrays using immunohistochemistry. PGC-1α and ERRα expression in endometrial cancer cell lines was investigated using quantitative PCR and western blotting analyses after infection with lentivirus-mediated small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting PGC-1α (siRNA-PGC-1α) or overexpressing ERRα. E-cadherin and vimentin levels were determined using western blotting and cell immunouorescence analyses. Cell migration and invasiveness were evaluated using scratch and trans-well chamber assays.
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Zhou Y, Jia Q, Meng X, Chen D, Zhu B. ERRα Regulates OTUB1 Expression to Promote Colorectal Cancer Cell Migration. J Cancer 2019; 10:5812-5819. [PMID: 31737118 PMCID: PMC6843886 DOI: 10.7150/jca.30720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ovarian tumor domain-containing ubiquitin aldehyde binding protein 1 (OTUB1) is overexpressed in many cancers and plays an important role in tumor progression and metastasis. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying OTUB1 overexpression are not clear. In this study, we found that estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRα, also called NR3B1) binds to OTUB1 promoter and regulates its expression in colorectal cancer. Furthermore, ERRα promoted the migration of CRC cells by inducing vimentin expression via OTUB1. Our data show that OTUB1 is a novel target of ERRα and indicate that ERRα-OTUB1 signaling may play a significant role in CRC metastasis.
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- Yi Zhou
- Institute of Cancer, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cancer, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hematology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (Gener Hospital), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cancer, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Cancer, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Li P, Wang J, Wu D, Ren X, Wu W, Zuo R, Zeng Q, Wang B, He X, Yuan J, Xie N. ERRα is an aggressive factor in lung adenocarcinoma indicating poor prognostic outcomes. Cancer Manag Res 2019; 11:8111-8123. [PMID: 31564971 PMCID: PMC6730612 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s204732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Purpose Lung cancer is one of the most life-threatening cancer worldwide with poor prognosis attributed to the lack of early diagnosis and proper therapy. The estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRα) is a multifunctional protein not limited to bind ligands and has been reported to be associated with numerous cancers. This study aimed to investigate the potential role of ERRα in lung cancer and to provide a novel perspective for lung cancer early diagnosis, targeted therapy, and prognosis assessment. Methods The correlation between ERRα mRNA expression and survival time of the online clinical data about lung cancer was analyzed by using Kaplan–Meier (KM) plotter. A mouse model of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) was constructed to detect the expression level of ERRα in tumor tissues. ERRα-knockdown LUAD cells were generated and the impacts of ERRα on cell proliferation, invasion, and metastasis were further analyzed. Cancerous and paracancerous tissues were collected to semi-quantitative the levels of ERRα in LUAD clinical samples (n=88), combined with clinical information for prognostic analysis. Results The KM plotter analysis suggested that ERRα is correlated with poor prognosis in LUAD (n=720) rather than in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) (n=524). ERRα is also upregulated in tumor tissues obtained from LUAD model mice. Quantitative analysis suggested an abnormal elevation of ERRα in LUAD cells rather than in LSCC cells. The results demonstrated that downregulation of ERRα impairs proliferation, invasion and migration abilities (P<0.01). The prognostic analysis showed that the overexpressed ERRα in LUAD was positively correlated with low survival rates (HR=1.597). The results indicate that the death risk of ERRα high expression is 1.597 times higher than ERRα low level in LUAD patients. Conclusion In summary, our findings suggest that ERRα is a potential aggressive factor of LUAD which implies poor prognosis.
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- Ping Li
- Biobank, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China.,Department of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Toxicology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen 518020, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Toxicology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Toxicology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Toxicology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Toxicology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, People's Republic of China
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- Biobank, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Occupational Health, Shenzhen Nanshan District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518054, People's Republic of China
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- Biobank, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China.,Department of Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, People's Republic of China
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Kiniwa Y, Yasuda J, Saito S, Saito R, Motoike IN, Danjoh I, Kinoshita K, Fuse N, Yamamoto M, Okuyama R. Identification of genetic alterations in extramammary Paget disease using whole exome analysis. J Dermatol Sci 2019; 94:229-235. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gong W, Song J, Chen X, Li S, Yu J, Xia W, Ding G, Zhang Y, Jia Z, Zhang A, Huang S. Estrogen-related receptor-α mediates puromycin aminonucleoside-induced mesangial cell apoptosis and inflammatory injury. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2019; 316:F906-F913. [PMID: 30698047 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00507.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Glomerular diseases are the leading cause of chronic kidney disease, and mesangial cells (MCs) have been demonstrated to be involved in the pathogenesis. Puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) is a nephrotoxic drug that induces glomerular injury with elusive mechanisms. The present study was undertaken to investigate the role of PAN in MC apoptosis, as well as the underlying mechanism. Here we found that PAN induced MC apoptosis accompanied by declined cell viability and enhanced inflammatory response. The apoptosis was further evidenced by increments of apoptosis regulator BAX (BAX) and caspase-3 expression. In line with the apoptotic response in MCs following PAN treatment, we also found a remarkable induction of estrogen-related receptor-α (ERRα), an orphan nuclear receptor, at both mRNA and protein levels. Interestingly, ERRα silencing by an siRNA approach resulted in an attenuation of the apoptosis and inflammatory response caused by PAN. More importantly, overexpression of ERRα in MCs significantly triggered MC apoptosis in line with increased BAX and caspase-3 expression. In PAN-treated MCs, ERRα overexpression further aggravated PAN-induced apoptosis. In agreement with the in vitro study, we also observed increased ERRα expression in line with enhanced apoptotic response in renal cortex from PAN-treated rats. These data suggest a detrimental effect of ERRα on PAN-induced MC apoptosis and inflammatory response, which could help us to better understand the pathogenic mechanism of MC injury in PAN nephropathy.
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- Wei Gong
- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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Liu G, Sun P, Dong B, Sehouli J. Key regulator of cellular metabolism, estrogen-related receptor α, a new therapeutic target in endocrine-related gynecological tumor. Cancer Manag Res 2018; 10:6887-6895. [PMID: 30588094 PMCID: PMC6296681 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s182466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα), is an orphan transcription factor. Recently, many studies have reported its regulatory mechanisms and transcriptional targets after identification. Therefore, it may be eligible to join the rank of other nuclear receptors that control almost all aspects of cell metabolism. Cellular metabolism reprogramming plays a key role in fueling malignant change. The purpose of this review was to demonstrate that the ERRα plays an important role in the association between gynecological endocrine-related tumors and energy metabolism. Furthermore, regulation of ERRα may represent a promising strategy to induce cellular metabolic vulnerability of cancer from different origins. Thus, a comprehensive understanding of current treatment strategies may be achieved.
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- GuiFen Liu
- Laboratory of Gynaecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China,
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- Laboratory of Gynaecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China, .,Department of Gynaecology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China,
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- Laboratory of Gynaecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology and Gynaecology, Charité/Campus Virchow-Klinikum, European Competence Centre for Ovarian Cancer University of Berlin, Berlin 13353, Germany
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Zhou S, Xia H, Xu H, Tang Q, Nie Y, Gong QY, Bi F. ERRα suppression enhances the cytotoxicity of the MEK inhibitor trametinib against colon cancer cells. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2018; 37:218. [PMID: 30185207 PMCID: PMC6125878 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-018-0862-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND ERRα, a constitutive transcription factor that regulates energy metabolism, plays an important role in the progression of various tumours. However, its role in cell survival and proliferation and its implication in targeted therapy in colon cancer remains elusive. METHODS The expression of ERRα in colon cancer tissues and cell lines was detected by using western blotting and immunohistochemistry. A wound healing assay and a transwell assay were performed to examine the migration and invasion of the colon cancer cells. A cell viability assay, clonogenic assay, western blot assay and the dual-luciferase reporter assay were employed to study the interaction between trametinib (inhibitor of MEK) and EGF treatment. Flow cytometry, western blotting, quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and xenograft studies were used to identify whether the combination of trametinib and simvastatin had a synergistic effect. RESULTS ERRα positively regulated the cell proliferation, migration and invasion of colon cancer cells, and the suppression of ERRα completely reduced the EGF treatment-induced proliferation of colon cancer cells. Further investigation showed that trametinib partially restrained the up-regulation of ERRα induced by the EGF treatment, and ERRα inhibition increased the sensitivity of colon cancer cells to trametinib. At last, we combined trametinib with simvastatin, a common clinically used drug with a new reported function of transcriptional activity inhibition of ERRα, and found that this combination produced a synergistic effect in inhibiting the proliferation and survival of colon cancer cells in vitro as well as in vivo. CONCLUSIONS The present data indicated that ERRα acted as an oncogene in colon cancer cells, and the combined targeting of ERRα and MEK might be a promising therapeutic strategy for colon cancer treatment.
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- Sheng Zhou
- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Therapy in Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Therapy in Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Therapy in Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Therapy in Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology & Xijing Hospital of Digest Diseases, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shanxi Province China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Therapy in Oncology/Department of Medical Oncology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610041 China
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Sun P, Mao X, Gao M, Huang M, Chen L, Ruan G, Huang W, Braicu EI, Sehouli J. Novel endocrine therapeutic strategy in endometrial carcinoma targeting estrogen-related receptor α by XCT790 and siRNA. Cancer Manag Res 2018; 10:2521-2535. [PMID: 30127640 PMCID: PMC6089116 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s168043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purpose To explore the targeted therapy of estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα) in endometrial cancer (EC) cells and its potential mechanisms. Methods The mRNA and protein expression levels of ERRα and estrogen receptor α (ERα) were detected by qPCR and Western blotting in RL-952, AN3-CA, HEC-1A, and HEC-1B EC cell lines. After treatment with the ERRα-specific antagonist XCT790 or infection with lentivirus-mediated small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting the ERRα (siRNA-ERRα), cell proliferation and apoptosis were evaluated by MTS assay and flow cytometry. After treatment with siRNA-ERRα, the expression profiles of transcription factors (TFs) were analyzed by protein/DNA arrays in EC cells. Results The relative mRNA levels of ERRa in RL-952 (1±0.0831) and AN3-CA (1.162±0.0325) were significantly higher than those in HEC-1A (0.3081±0.0339) and HEC-1B (0.1119±0.0091) (P<0.05), and similar results were observed for ERRα protein levels. A higher ratio of ERa/ERRa was observed in ERα-positive RL-952 (10-fold) and ANC-3A (8.5-fold) cells, whereas a lower ratio was observed in ERα-negative HEC-1A (3.75-fold) and HEC-1B cells (0-fold). Both – exogenous XCT790 and endogenous siRNA-ERRα – can decrease the expression of ERRα, thereby inhibiting proliferation but promoting apoptosis in both ERα-positive and -negative EC cells. The XCT790 presented higher proliferation-inhibition and apoptosis rates in the ERα-positive than ERα-negative cells, whereas the siRNA-ERRα exhibited higher proliferation-inhibition and apoptosis rates in the ERα-negative than in ERα-positive cells. In total, 3 upregulated and 17 downregulated TFs were screened out by knocked-down expression of ERRα in all EC cells. Among them, the upregulated TFs organic cation transporter 3/4(Oct3/4), hepatic nuclear factor 4 (HNF4), HNF4 and chicken ovalbumin upstream TF (COUP-TF) as well as downregulated transcription factor EB (TFEB) were found to be statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Targeting ERRα provides a promising novel endocrine therapeutic strategy.
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- PengMing Sun
- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, People's Republic of China,
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- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Gynecology Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100142, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, People's Republic of China,
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- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, People's Republic of China,
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- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, People's Republic of China,
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- Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Gynecology, Campus Virchow Clinic, Charité Medical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, Campus Virchow Clinic, Charité Medical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Cao LY, Zheng Z, Ren XM, Andersson PL, Guo LH. Structure-Dependent Activity of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Their Hydroxylated Metabolites on Estrogen Related Receptor γ: in Vitro and in Silico Study. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:8894-8902. [PMID: 30005570 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Estrogen-related receptor γ (ERRγ) is an orphan nuclear receptor having functional cross-talk with classical estrogen receptors. Here, we investigated whether ERRγ is a potential target of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and their hydroxylated metabolites (OH-PBDEs). By using a fluorescence competitive binding method established in our laboratory, the binding potencies of 30 PBDEs/OH-PBDEs with ERRγ were determined for the first time. All of the tested OH-PBDEs and some PBDEs bound to ERRγ with Kd values ranging from 0.13-13.61 μM. The OH-PBDEs showed much higher binding potency than their parent PBDEs. A quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) model was developed to analyze the chemical binding potencies in relation to their structural and chemical characteristics. The QSAR model indicated that the molecular size, relative ratios of aromatic atoms, and hydrogen bond donors and acceptors were crucial factors for PBDEs/OH-PBDEs binding. By using a reporter gene assay, we found that most of the low-brominated PBDEs/OH-PBDEs exerted agonistic activity toward ERRγ, while high-brominated PBDEs/OH-PBDEs had no effect on the basal ERRγ activity. The docking results showed that the low-brominated PBDEs/OH-PBDEs tended to take an agonistic binding mode while the high-brominated ones tended to take an antagonistic binding mode. Overall, our results suggest ERRγ to be a potential novel target for PBDEs/OH-PBDEs.
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- Lin-Ying Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Eco-toxicology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 18 Shuangqing Road , P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085 , China
- College of Resources and Environment , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100039 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry , Umeå University , SE-901 87 Umeå , Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Eco-toxicology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 18 Shuangqing Road , P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Eco-toxicology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences , 18 Shuangqing Road , P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085 , China
- College of Resources and Environment , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100039 , People's Republic of China
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Chen H, Pan J, Zhang L, Chen L, Qi H, Zhong M, Shi X, Du J, Li Q. Downregulation of estrogen-related receptor alpha inhibits human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma cell proliferation and migration by regulating EMT via fibronectin and STAT3 signaling pathways. Eur J Pharmacol 2018; 825:133-142. [PMID: 29476880 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2018.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRα), one of orphan nuclear receptors, has been recently revealed as an oncogenic regulator in a variety of cancers. However, the linking gain of ERRα expression and cancer progression in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is largely unknown. Here, we showed that the mRNA and protein expression levels of ERRα were markedly higher in A431 cells compared with human keratinocyte cell line HaCaT, and targeted inhibition of ERRα by shRNA or its inverse agonist XCT790 significantly suppressed A431 cells proliferation and migration, while overexpression of ERRα promoted cell proliferation and migration. In addition, the data revealed that ERRα downregulation markedly inhibited the epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) of A431 cells with increasing the expression of E-cadherin and decreasing fibronectin (FN) and vimentin. Results from further experiments using Western blot suggested that ERRα suppression inhibited signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT3) protein expression. In contrast, overexpression of ERRα promoted EMT and the activation of STAT3 pathway. Moreover, treatment with specific STAT3 inhibitor reversed EMT markers in ERRα-overexpressing A431 cells. In tumor xenografts of A431 cells, we further showed that ERRα depletion inhibited cSCC tumor growth in vivo. Taken together, these results demonstrate, for the first time, that ERRα may function as an oncoprotein in cSCC to accelerate tumor aggressiveness by promoting EMT via FN and STAT3 pathway, and it could be a novel target for cSCC therapy.
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- Haifei Chen
- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China; Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China; Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China; Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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Liang R, Lin Y, Yuan CL, Liu ZH, Li YQ, Luo XL, Ye JZ, Ye HH. High expression of estrogen-related receptor α is significantly associated with poor prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. Oncol Lett 2018; 15:5933-5939. [PMID: 29552224 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.8011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common types of malignancy with high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. This biologically heterogeneous disease results in diverse therapeutic responses, thus, novel prognostic biomarkers are required to improve CRC treatment. Estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα) is a nuclear orphan receptor, which is associated with estrogen receptor α. The present study aimed to investigate the expression of ERRα in patients with CRC, and explore the association between ERRα expression and clinicopathological factors, local recurrence and prognosis. In the present study, ERRα expression was detected in 15 fresh CRC tissues using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and in 128 paraffin-embedded CRC tissues using immunohistochemistry. The associations between ERRα expression and prognosis of CRC patients were evaluated by univariate, and multivariate (Cox proportional hazards model) analysis. RT-qPCR demonstrated that the mRNA expression of ERRα in CRC tissues was significantly higher compared with that in matched normal tissues. Immunohistochemistry revealed that ERRα high expression was detected in the nuclei of cancer cells from 39.1% (50/128) of CRC tissues. ERRα expression based on immunohistochemical staining was significantly associated with tumor differentiation, tumor invasion, lymph node status and Dukes stage (all P<0.05). Furthermore, patients with high ERRα expression were significantly associated with an increased risk of recurrence and poor prognosis, compared with patients with low ERRα expression. ERRα expression was identified as an independent prognostic factor for patients with CRC. In conclusion, ERRα serves important roles in the progression of CRC and is a potential prognostic factor for patients with CRC.
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- Rong Liang
- First Department of Chemotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China
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- First Department of Chemotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China
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- First Department of Chemotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China
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- First Department of Chemotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China
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- First Department of Chemotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China
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- First Department of Chemotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China
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- First Department of Chemotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobilliary Surgery, Affiliated Minzu Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530001, P.R. China
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Dhiman VK, Bolt MJ, White KP. Nuclear receptors in cancer — uncovering new and evolving roles through genomic analysis. Nat Rev Genet 2017; 19:160-174. [DOI: 10.1038/nrg.2017.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Carnesecchi J, Cerutti C, Vanacker JM, Forcet C. ERRα protein is stabilized by LSD1 in a demethylation-independent manner. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188871. [PMID: 29190800 PMCID: PMC5708767 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The LSD1 histone demethylase is highly expressed in breast tumors where it constitutes a factor of poor prognosis and promotes traits of cancer aggressiveness such as cell invasiveness. Recent work has shown that the Estrogen-Related Receptor α (ERRα) induces LSD1 to demethylate the Lys 9 of histone H3. This results in the transcriptional activation of a number of common target genes, several of which being involved in cellular invasion. High expression of ERRα protein is also a factor of poor prognosis in breast tumors. Here we show that, independently of its demethylase activities, LSD1 protects ERRα from ubiquitination, resulting in overexpression of the latter protein. Our data also suggests that the elevation of LSD1 mRNA and protein in breast cancer (as compared to normal tissue) may be a key event to increase ERRα protein, independently of its corresponding mRNA.
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- Julie Carnesecchi
- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon I, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon I, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon I, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon I, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Gentile LB, Nagamine MK, Biondi LR, Sanches DS, Toyota F, Giovani TM, de Jesus IP, da Fonseca IIM, Queiroz-Hazarbassanov N, Diaz BL, Salles Gomes CDOM, Dagli MLZ. Establishment of primary mixed cell cultures from spontaneous canine mammary tumors: Characterization of classic and new cancer-associated molecules. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0184228. [PMID: 28945747 PMCID: PMC5612463 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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There are many factors which make canine cancer like cancer in humans. The occurrence of spontaneous mammary tumors in pet dogs, tumor genetics, molecular targets and exposure to the same environmental risk factors are among these factors. Therefore, the study of canine cancer can provide useful information to the oncology field. This study aimed to establish and characterize a panel of primary mixed cell cultures obtained from spontaneous canine mammary tumors. Eight established cell cultures obtained from one normal mammary gland, one complex adenoma, one mixed adenoma, two complex carcinomas and two mixed carcinomas were analyzed. The gene expression levels of classic molecular cancer players such as fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) 2, breast cancer (BRCA) 1, BRCA2 and estrogen receptor (ESR) 1 were evaluated. For the first time, three orphan nuclear receptors, estrogen-related receptors (ERRs) α, β and γ were studied in canine mammary cancer. The highest expression level of ERRα was observed in complex carcinoma-derived cell culture, while the highest levels of ERRβ and γ were observed in cells derived from a mixed carcinoma. Meanwhile, complex carcinomas presented the highest levels of expression of ESR1, BRCA1 and FGFR2 among all samples. BRCA2 was found exclusively in complex adenoma. The transcription factor GATA3 had its highest levels in mixed carcinoma samples and its lowest levels in complex adenoma. Proliferation assays were also performed to evaluate the mixed cell cultures response to ER ligands, genistein and DES, both in normoxia and hypoxic conditions. Our results demonstrate that morphological and functional studies of primary mixed cell cultures derived from spontaneous canine mammary tumors are possible and provide valuable tool for the study of various stages of mammary cancer development.
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- Luciana B. Gentile
- Laboratory of Experimental and Comparative Oncology, Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Comparative Oncology, Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Comparative Oncology, Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Comparative Oncology, Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Veterinary Hospital Cães e Gatos, Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Comparative Oncology, Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Comparative Oncology, Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Applied Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Inflammation, Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute (IBCCF), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Applied Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Comparative Oncology, Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ning Y, Chen H, Du Y, Ling H, Zhang L, Chen L, Qi H, Shi X, Li Q. A novel compound LingH2-10 inhibits the growth of triple negative breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo as a selective inverse agonist of estrogen-related receptor α. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 93:913-922. [PMID: 28715872 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2017] [Revised: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Unlike other breast cancer subtypes, targeted therapies for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) have yet to progress past clinical trial stage to approval. Accumulating evidences demonstrated that expression of estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRα) indicated worse prognosis and correlated with poor outcome in breast cancers including TNBC. Therefore, ERRα modulators/regulators may be potential in the therapeutic treatment of breast cancers. In the current study, we presented a novel compound LingH2-10 that bound to ERRα, as identified using a time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer assay (TR-FRET) with the IC50 value of 0.64±0.12μM. Further, functional activity was determined by transient transfection luciferase reporter assay in order to validate the utility of the binding affinity in a cellular context. LingH2-10 showed selective inhibition on ERRα transcriptional activity with the IC50 value of 0.58±0.09μM in cell-based luciferase reporter assay. Moreover, representative in vitro results showed that LingH2-10 suppressed the proliferation of various human cancer cells, and inhibited the migration of triple negative breast cancer cell MDA-MB-231. In addition, our results demonstrated that well known ERRα target genes such as PDK4, Osteopontin and pS2, were all significantly down modulated by LingH2-10. In vivo experiments showed that LingH2-10 (30mg/kg, every other day) observably suppressed the growth of MDA-MB-231 xenograft tumors by 42.02% compared to untreated xenograft tumors. Taken together, all these data suggested that LingH2-10, as a selective inverse agonist of ERRα, was a lead compound of anti-cancer agents for treating TNBC patients.
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- Yang Ning
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, 3501 Daxue Road, Jinan 250353, China
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- Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, 3501 Daxue Road, Jinan 250353, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, 3501 Daxue Road, Jinan 250353, China
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- Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China
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- Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China
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- Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China
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- Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China; Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory, Huashan Hospital North, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China; Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
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Shi C, Zhang Z. Screening of potentially crucial genes and regulatory factors involved in epithelial ovarian cancer using microarray analysis. Oncol Lett 2017; 14:725-732. [PMID: 28693226 PMCID: PMC5494615 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to screen potential genes implicated in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and to further understand the molecular pathogenesis of EOC. In order to do this, datasets GSE14407 (containing 12 human ovarian cancer epithelia samples and 12 normal epithelia samples) and GSE29220 (containing 11 salivary transcriptomes from ovarian cancer patients with serous papillary adenocarcinoma and 11 matched controls) were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) within these datasets were screened using the Linear Models for Microarray Data package, and potential gene functions were predicted by functional and pathway enrichment analyses. Additionally, module analysis of protein-protein interaction networks was performed using MCODE software in Cytoscape. The potential microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) and transcription factors (TFs) regulating DEGs were also analyzed, and the integrated TF-DEG and miRNA-DEG regulatory networks were visualized with Cytoscape. In total, 31 upregulated DEGs and 64 downregulated DEGs were screened. The upregulated DEGs, such as centromere protein F (CENPF) and ubiquitin like with PHD and ring finger domains 1 (UHRF1), were significantly associated with the cell cycle and were regulated by the TF nuclear transcription factor Y (NF-Y). CENPF was modulated by miR-373, and UHRF1 was regulated by miR-146a. The downregulated DEGs, such as aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A2 (ALDH1A2), were distinctly involved in the response to estrogen stimulus and modulated by tumor protein 53 (TP53); protocadherin 9 (PCDH9) was regulated by TP53, miR-92b-3p and miR-137. The DEGs, including CENPF, UHRF1, ALDH1A2 and PCDH9, and a set of gene regulators, including all NFY genes, TP53, miR-373, miR-146a, miR-92b-3p and miR-137, may be involved in the pathogenesis of EOC.
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- Can Shi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, P.R. China
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Chen P, Wang H, Yang F, Chen H, He W, Wang J. Curcumin Promotes Osteosarcoma Cell Death by Activating miR-125a/ERRα Signal Pathway. J Cell Biochem 2017; 118:74-81. [PMID: 27231954 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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Curcumin has demonstrated valuable therapeutic potential against a variety of human cancers including osteosarcoma. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying its anti-tumor effect remain to be poorly understood. By RNA sequence profiling, we found that curcumin significantly down-regulates the expression of estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRα) in osteosarcoma cells. Overexpression of ERRα diminished curcumin-activated apoptotic cell death and scavenged curcumin-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS), while ERRα silencing sensitized osteosarcoma cells to curcumin, resulting in increased inhibition of cell proliferation. In addition, we found that curcumin suppressed the ERRα gene expression through upregulation of miR-125a. Data from this study revealed a novel mechanism for curcumin-mediated apoptotic cell death, which involves tumor cell killing via activating miR-125a/ERRα pathway. Our studies also provide further support for osteosarcoma therapy by targeting ERRα alone or in combination with curcumin. J. Cell. Biochem. 118: 74-81, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Peng Chen
- First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 16 Jichang Road, Guangzhou 510405, People's Republic of China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Davis, 4645 2nd Avenue, Sacramento 95817, California
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Guangzhou 510405, People's Republic of China
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- First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 16 Jichang Road, Guangzhou 510405, People's Republic of China
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Guangzhou 510405, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Davis, 4645 2nd Avenue, Sacramento 95817, California
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- First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 16 Jichang Road, Guangzhou 510405, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Davis, 4645 2nd Avenue, Sacramento 95817, California
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The role and impact of estrogens and xenoestrogen on the development of cervical cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2016; 84:1945-1953. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Matsushima H, Mori T, Ito F, Yamamoto T, Akiyama M, Kokabu T, Yoriki K, Umemura S, Akashi K, Kitawaki J. Anti-tumor effect of estrogen-related receptor alpha knockdown on uterine endometrial cancer. Oncotarget 2016; 7:34131-48. [PMID: 27153547 PMCID: PMC5085142 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Estrogen-related receptor (ERR)α presents structural similarities with estrogen receptor (ER)α. However, it is an orphan receptor not binding to naturally occurring estrogens. This study was designed to investigate the role of ERRα in endometrial cancer progression. Immunohistochemistry analysis on 50 specimens from patients with endometrial cancer showed that ERRα was expressed in all examined tissues and the elevated expression levels of ERRα were associated with advanced clinical stages and serous histological type (p < 0.01 for each). ERRα knockdown with siRNA suppressed angiogenesis via VEGF and cell proliferation in vitro (p < 0.01). Cell cycle and apoptosis assays using flow cytometry and western blot revealed that ERRα knockdown induced cell cycle arrest during the mitotic phase followed by apoptosis initiated by caspase-3. Additionally, ERRα knockdown sensitized cells to paclitaxel. A significant reduction of tumor growth and angiogenesis was also observed in ERRα knockdown xenografts (p < 0.01). These findings indicate that ERRα may serve as a novel molecular target for the treatment of endometrial cancer.
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- Hiroshi Matsushima
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Tribollet V, Barenton B, Kroiss A, Vincent S, Zhang L, Forcet C, Cerutti C, Périan S, Allioli N, Samarut J, Vanacker JM. miR-135a Inhibits the Invasion of Cancer Cells via Suppression of ERRα. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156445. [PMID: 27227989 PMCID: PMC4881992 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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MicroRNA-135a (miR-135a) down-modulates parameters of cancer progression and its expression is decreased in metastatic breast cancers (as compared to non-metastatic tumors) as well as in prostate tumors relative to normal tissue. These expression and activity patterns are opposite to those of the Estrogen-Related Receptor α (ERRα), an orphan member of the nuclear receptor family. Indeed high expression of ERRα correlates with poor prognosis in breast and prostate cancers, and the receptor promotes various traits of cancer aggressiveness including cell invasion. Here we show that miR-135a down-regulates the expression of ERRα through specific sequences of its 3'UTR. As a consequence miR-135a also reduces the expression of downstream targets of ERRα. miR-135a also decreases cell invasive potential in an ERRα-dependent manner. Our results suggest that the decreased expression of miR-135a in metastatic tumors leads to elevated ERRα expression, resulting in increased cell invasion capacities.
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- Violaine Tribollet
- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Faculté de Médecine Lyon-Sud, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- UMOMT, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Neely BA, Wilkins CE, Marlow LA, Malyarenko D, Kim Y, Ignatchenko A, Sasinowska H, Sasinowski M, Nyalwidhe JO, Kislinger T, Copland JA, Drake RR. Proteotranscriptomic Analysis Reveals Stage Specific Changes in the Molecular Landscape of Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154074. [PMID: 27128972 PMCID: PMC4851420 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Renal cell carcinoma comprises 2 to 3% of malignancies in adults with the most prevalent subtype being clear-cell RCC (ccRCC). This type of cancer is well characterized at the genomic and transcriptomic level and is associated with a loss of VHL that results in stabilization of HIF1. The current study focused on evaluating ccRCC stage dependent changes at the proteome level to provide insight into the molecular pathogenesis of ccRCC progression. To accomplish this, label-free proteomics was used to characterize matched tumor and normal-adjacent tissues from 84 patients with stage I to IV ccRCC. Using pooled samples 1551 proteins were identified, of which 290 were differentially abundant, while 783 proteins were identified using individual samples, with 344 being differentially abundant. These 344 differentially abundant proteins were enriched in metabolic pathways and further examination revealed metabolic dysfunction consistent with the Warburg effect. Additionally, the protein data indicated activation of ESRRA and ESRRG, and HIF1A, as well as inhibition of FOXA1, MAPK1 and WISP2. A subset analysis of complementary gene expression array data on 47 pairs of these same tissues indicated similar upstream changes, such as increased HIF1A activation with stage, though ESRRA and ESRRG activation and FOXA1 inhibition were not predicted from the transcriptomic data. The activation of ESRRA and ESRRG implied that HIF2A may also be activated during later stages of ccRCC, which was confirmed in the transcriptional analysis. This combined analysis highlights the importance of HIF1A and HIF2A in developing the ccRCC molecular phenotype as well as the potential involvement of ESRRA and ESRRG in driving these changes. In addition, cofilin-1, profilin-1, nicotinamide N-methyltransferase, and fructose-bisphosphate aldolase A were identified as candidate markers of late stage ccRCC. Utilization of data collected from heterogeneous biological domains strengthened the findings from each domain, demonstrating the complementary nature of such an analysis. Together these results highlight the importance of the VHL/HIF1A/HIF2A axis and provide a foundation and therapeutic targets for future studies. (Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD003271 and MassIVE with identifier MSV000079511.)
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- Benjamin A. Neely
- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- INCOGEN, Inc., Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America
- Venebio Group, LLC, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
- Leroy T. Canoles Jr. Cancer Research Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Xu Z, Liu J, Gu L, Ma X, Huang B, Pan X. Research progress on the reproductive and non-reproductive endocrine tumors by estrogen-related receptors. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2016; 158:22-30. [PMID: 26802897 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 01/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Oncologists have traditionally considered that tumorigenesis are closely related to classical nuclear estrogen receptors (ERs), such as estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and estrogen receptor beta (ERβ), through the ligands binding and target gene transcription induction. Estrogen-related receptors (ERRs) have similar structures with ERs, which are also gradually thought to be relevant to reproductive endocrine tumor diseases, even non-reproductive endocrine tumors. In this review, different subtypes of ERRs and their structures firstly will be introduced, then the expression patterns in gynecological oncology (i.e., breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and ovarian cancer), male genitourinary system malignancy especially prostatic cancer along with other non-reproductive endocrine tumors (i.e., lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and liver cancer) will be described, and simultaneously the role of tumorigenesis related to ERRs will be discussed. Therefore, the review is benefit to explore the way of tumor prevention and treatment.
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- Zhixiang Xu
- Faulty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faulty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faulty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faulty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faulty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faulty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China.
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Tam IS, Giguère V. There and back again: The journey of the estrogen-related receptors in the cancer realm. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2016; 157:13-9. [PMID: 26151739 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Revised: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The identification of two genes encoding polypeptides with structural features common with the estrogen receptor more than a quarter century ago, referred to as the estrogen-related receptors (ERRs), subsequently led to the discovery of several previously unrecognized hormone responsive systems through the application of reverse endocrinology. Paradoxically, the natural ligand(s) associated with members of the ERR subfamily remains to be identified. While initial studies on the mode of action and physiological functions of the ERRs focused on interaction with estrogen signalling in breast cancer, subsequent work showed that the ERRs are ubiquitous master regulators of cellular energy metabolism. This review aims to demonstrate that the ERRs occupy a central node at the interface of cancer and metabolism, and that modulation of their activity may represent a worthwhile strategy to induce metabolic vulnerability in tumors of various origins and thus achieve a more comprehensive response to current therapies.
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- Ingrid S Tam
- Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, 1160 Pine Avenue West, Montréal, QC H3A 1A3, Canada
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- Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, 1160 Pine Avenue West, Montréal, QC H3A 1A3, Canada; Departments of Biochemistry, Medicine and Oncology, McGill University, Montréal, PQ H3G 1Y6, Canada.
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Boisen MM, Andersen CL, Sreekumar S, Stern AM, Oesterreich S. Treating gynecologic malignancies with selective estrogen receptor downregulators (SERDs): promise and challenges. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2015; 418 Pt 3:322-33. [PMID: 26276546 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2015] [Revised: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Endometrial and ovarian cancers are estrogen-dependent gynecologic malignancies. Although many are estrogen receptor (ER) positive, treatment with the selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) tamoxifen, a tissue selective partial-agonist, has demonstrated only modest clinical benefit. Selective estrogen receptor downregulators (SERDs) are pure ER antagonists showing a benefit for advanced ER positive breast cancer, which has bolstered their potential use for ER positive gynecologic malignancies. We summarize these preclinical and clinical data, suggesting that a subpopulation of patients with endometrial or ovarian cancer exists in which treatment with SERDs results in improved outcome. However, the full potential of SERDs for a gynecologic malignancies will be realized only when the appropriate predictive biomarkers are identified. Additionally, a further understanding ER signaling in the context of ovarian and endometrial tissues that appear to involve c-Src and other kinase pathways is needed to successfully address the emergence of resistance with rationally designed combination therapies.
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- Michelle M Boisen
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Molecular Pharmacology Training Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Women's Cancer Research Center, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute and the Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Women's Cancer Research Center, Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Tiwari A, Swamy S, Gopinath KS, Kumar A. Genomic amplification upregulates estrogen-related receptor alpha and its depletion inhibits oral squamous cell carcinoma tumors in vivo. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17621. [PMID: 26639757 PMCID: PMC4671026 DOI: 10.1038/srep17621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The ESRRA gene encodes a transcription factor and regulates several genes, such as WNT11 and OPN, involved in tumorigenesis. It is upregulated in several cancers, including OSCC. We have previously shown that the tumor suppressor miR-125a targets ESRRA, and its downregulation causes upregulation of ESRRA in OSCC. Upregulation of ESRRA in the absence of downregulation of miR-125a in a subset of OSCC samples suggests the involvement of an alternative mechanism. Using TaqMan(®) copy number assay, here we report for the first time that the genomic amplification of ESRRA causes its upregulation in a subset of OSCC samples. Ectopic overexpression of ESRRA led to accelerated cell proliferation, anchorage-independent cell growth and invasion, and inhibited apoptosis. Whereas, knockdown of ESRRA expression by siRNA led to reduced cell proliferation, anchorage-independent cell growth and invasion, and accelerated apoptosis. Furthermore, the delivery of a synthetic biostable ESRRA siRNA to OSCC cells resulted in regression of xenografts in nude mice. Thus, the genomic amplification of ESRRA is another novel mechanism for its upregulation in OSCC. Based on our in vitro and in vivo experiments, we suggest that targeting ESRRA by siRNA could be a novel therapeutic strategy for OSCC and other cancers.
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- Ankana Tiwari
- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Surgery, Bangalore Institute of Oncology, Bangalore 560027, India
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Cancer is perhaps the fastest growing non-communicable disease in the human population worldwide. Although the molecular mechanism of cancer initiation and progression is known to some extent, however, the majority of pathways responsible for its onset, development and progression are largely unknown. Many members of the nuclear receptors (NRs) superfamily of transcriptional factors have key roles in cancer. Estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRα) is one of the members of the NR superfamily and studies have linked it with a wide variety of cancers. In endocrine-related cancers such as breast cancer, ERRα regulates a number of target genes directing cell proliferation and growth independent of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα). Knockdown of ERRα in a number of cancer tissues and cell lines significantly reduced tumor growth and malignancy indicating dependence on ERRα activity. The pro-angiogenesis factor vascular endothelial growth factor expression has been shown to be regulated by ERRα and has implications in several types of cancer. The effect of ERRα on cancers seems to be multipronged via regulation of cell cycle regulators, osteopontin, hypoxia inducible factor-1 as well as several energy metabolism genes that are part of glycolysis, TCA cycle, lipogenesis, etc., providing a metabolic twist to cancer. In this article, the action of ERRα on various types of cancers including new developments in this field shall be reviewed.
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- Harmit S Ranhotra
- a Orphan Nuclear Receptors Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, St. Edmund's College , Shillong , India
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Tanida T, Matsuda KI, Yamada S, Hashimoto T, Kawata M. Estrogen-related Receptor β Reduces the Subnuclear Mobility of Estrogen Receptor α and Suppresses Estrogen-dependent Cellular Function. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:12332-45. [PMID: 25805499 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.619098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Estrogen-related receptor (ERR) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily that has strong homology with estrogen receptor (ER) α. ERR has three subtypes (α, β, and γ) expressed in estrogen-sensitive organs, including ovary, breast, and brain. No endogenous ligands of ERRs have been identified, but these receptors share a common DNA element with ERα and control estrogen-mediated gene transcription. Recent evidence suggests a role of ERRs in estrogen-related pathophysiology, but the detailed mechanisms of ERR functions in estrogen-related tissues are unclear. Using live-cell imaging with fluorescent protein labeling, we found that only ERRβ among the ERRs exhibits a punctate intranuclear pattern overlapping with ERα following 17β-estradiol (E2)-stimulation. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching showed significant reduction of the mobility of ligand-activated ERα with co-expression of ERRβ. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer revealed that ERRβ directly interacts with ERα. The N-terminal domain of ERRβ was identified as the region that interacts with ERα. We also found a correlation between punctate cluster formation of ERα and interaction between the receptors. Expression of ERRβ significantly repressed ERα-mediated transactivity, whereas that of other ERR subtypes had no effect on the transactivity of ERα. Consistent with this finding, E2-stimulated proliferation of MCF-7 breast carcinoma cells and bcl-2 expression was significantly inhibited by expression of ERRβ. These results provide strong evidence for a suppressive effect of ERRβ on estrogen signaling through reduction of the intranuclear mobility of ERα. The findings further suggest a unique inhibitory role for ERRβ in estrogen-dependent cellular function such as cancer cell proliferation.
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- Takashi Tanida
- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Ning Z, Du X, Zhang J, Yang K, Miao L, Zhu Y, Yuan H, Wang L, Klocker H, Shi J. PGE2 modulates the transcriptional activity of ERRa in prostate stromal cells. Endocrine 2014; 47:901-12. [PMID: 24760659 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-014-0261-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The regulation of the transcriptional activity of the estrogen receptor-related receptor a (ERRa) has not yet been clearly documented. Aromatase is a direct target gene of ERRa, and we previously reported that prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) increased the expression of ERRa in the prostate stromal cell line WPMY-1, which ultimately promoted estradiol production by enhancing aromatase gene transcription. Here, we show that PGE2 also affects aromatase expression by regulating ERRa transcriptional activity in prostate stromal cells. When the cells were cultured in serum-free medium, the expression of aromatase was not proportional to the ERRa protein level, if no other stimulation occurred, indicating the absence of a factor that activates ERRa. PGE2 could upregulate aromatase and ERRa response element (ERRE)-reporter expression and also enhance ERRa phosphorylation and nuclear localization. PGE2 functions through the PGE2 receptors (EP) 2 and EP4, which couple to adenylate cyclase. The activation of adenylate cyclase with Forskolin mimicked the PGE2-mediated enhancement of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation and ERRa target gene expression. Experiments using specific signaling pathway inhibitors showed that both phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and ERK are involved in ERRa activation, and the PI3K inhibitor was shown to abolish ERK activation. Our results suggest that PGE2 is a modulator of ERRa transcriptional activity. Furthermore, PGE2 activates the EP2/EP4-cAMP-PI3K-ERK signaling pathway, which enhanced ERRa transcriptional potentiality by increasing ERRa phosphorylation and nuclear translocation, subsequently promoting the expression of its target genes, such as aromatase.
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- Zhaochen Ning
- College of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Tiwari A, Shivananda S, Gopinath KS, Kumar A. MicroRNA-125a reduces proliferation and invasion of oral squamous cell carcinoma cells by targeting estrogen-related receptor α: implications for cancer therapeutics. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:32276-32290. [PMID: 25266720 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.584136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Estrogen-related receptor α (ESRRA) functions as a transcription factor and regulates the expression of several genes, such as WNT11 and OPN. Up-regulation of ESRRA has been reported in several cancers. However, the mechanism underlying its up-regulation is unclear. Furthermore, the reports regarding the role and regulation of ESRRA in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) are completely lacking. Here, we show that tumor suppressor miR-125a directly binds to the 3'UTR of ESRRA and represses its expression. Overexpression of miR-125a in OSCC cells drastically reduced the level of ESRRA, decreased cell proliferation, and increased apoptosis. Conversely, the delivery of an miR-125a inhibitor to these cells drastically increased the level of ESRRA, increased cell proliferation, and decreased apoptosis. miR-125a-mediated down-regulation of ESRRA impaired anchorage-independent colony formation and invasion of OSCC cells. Reduced cell proliferation and increased apoptosis of OSCC cells were dependent on the presence of the 3'UTR in ESRRA. The delivery of an miR-125a mimic to OSCC cells resulted in marked regression of xenografts in nude mice, whereas the delivery of an miR-125a inhibitor to OSCC cells resulted in a significant increase of xenografts and abrogated the tumor suppressor function of miR-125a. We observed an inverse correlation between the expression levels of miR-125a and ESRRA in OSCC samples. In summary, up-regulation of ESRRA due to down-regulation of miR-125a is not only a novel mechanism for its up-regulation in OSCC, but decreasing the level of ESRRA by using a synthetic miR-125a mimic may have an important role in therapeutic intervention of OSCC and other cancers.
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- Ankana Tiwari
- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012 and
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- Department of Surgery, Bangalore Institute of Oncology, Bangalore 560027, India
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012 and.
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