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Hsieh HY, Jia W, Jin ZC, Kidoya H, Takakura N. High expression of PSF1 promotes drug resistance and cell cycle transit in leukemia cells. Cancer Sci 2020; 111:2400-2412. [PMID: 32391593 PMCID: PMC7385346 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Escape of cancer cells from chemotherapy is a problem in the management of cancer patients. Research on chemotherapy resistance has mainly focused on the heterogeneity of cancer cells, multiple gene mutations, and quiescence of malignant cancer cells. However, some studies have indicated that interactions between cancer cells and vascular cells promote resistance to chemotherapy. Here, we established mouse leukemia models using the cell lines THP‐1 or MEG‐1. These were derived from acute and chronic myeloid leukemias, respectively, and highly expressed DNA replication factor PSF1, a member of the GINS complex. We found that, after anti‐cancer drug administration, surviving GFP‐positive leukemia cells in the bone marrow were located adjacent to blood vessels, as previously reported in a subcutaneous solid tumor transplantation model. Treating THP‐1 and MEG‐1 cells with anti‐cancer drugs in vitro revealed that those most strongly expressing PSF1 were most chemoresistant, suggesting that PSF1 induces not only cell cycle progression but also facilitates cell survival. Indeed, when PSF1 expression was suppressed by shRNA, the growth rate was reduced and cell death was enhanced in both cell lines. Furthermore, PSF1 knockdown in leukemia cells led to a change in their location at a distance from the blood vessels in a bone marrow transplantation model. These findings potentially reflect a mechanism of escape of leukemic cells from chemotherapy and suggest that PSF1 may be a possible therapeutic target to enhance the effect of chemotherapy.
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- Han-Yun Hsieh
- Department of Signal Transduction, Research Institute for Microbial Disease, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Signal Transduction, Research Institute for Microbial Disease, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Signal Transduction, Research Institute for Microbial Disease, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Signal Transduction, Research Institute for Microbial Disease, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Signal Transduction, Research Institute for Microbial Disease, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Kimura K, Tanaka Y, Tauchi S, Kitamura Y, Nishio W, Sakai Y, Hayashi Y, Yoshimura M, Maniwa Y. Psf3 as a possible biomarker of postoperative chemotherapy for patients with early pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Thorac Cancer 2019; 10:2300-2307. [PMID: 31637868 PMCID: PMC6885426 DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.13230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Partner of Sld five 3 (Psf3) is a member of the heterotetrameric complex that consists of SLD5, Psf1, Psf2, and Psf3. We have shown in previous studies that high Psf3 expression was a poor prognostic marker for pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Here, we statistically evaluated the relationship between clinicopathologic factors and Psf3 expression in stage I pulmonary adenocarcinoma. METHODS A total of 583 patients who had undergone complete resection of stage I pulmonary adenocarcinoma from January 2002 to December 2009 were included in the study. Tissue microarrays were performed, and the resected tumors were divided into groups according to Psf3 expression. RESULTS Of 583 patients, high expression of Psf3 was observed in 211 (36.2%) and low expression of Psf3 observed in 372 (63.8%) patients. Among stage I patients, the five-year survival rate was 76.7% in the Psf3 high expression group and 90.9% in the Psf3 low expression group (P < 0.0001). On multivariate analysis, Psf3 was found to be the independent prognostic factor. Among stage I patients in the Psf3 high expression group, a significantly greater five-year survival rate was observed in patients who received postoperative chemotherapy with tegafur-uracil than in those who underwent surgery alone (P < 0.0001). In contrast, among stage I patients in the Psf3 low expression group, no difference was found in the five-year survival, regardless of the presence or absence of tegafur-uracil (P = 0.873). CONCLUSION The Psf3 expression was an independent prognostic factor and could be a biomarker of adjuvant tegafur-uracil for stage I pulmonary adenocarcinoma. KEY POINTS Significant findings of the study: The Psf3 expression could be a biomarker of adjuvant tegafur-uracil administration for stage I pulmonary adenocarcinoma. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS Appropriate patients of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage I pulmonary adenocarcinoma using Psf3 expression could be selected.
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- Kenji Kimura
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Akashi Medical Center, Akashi, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Department of Pathology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Embryonic expression of GINS members in the development of the mammalian nervous system. Neurochem Int 2019; 129:104465. [PMID: 31095979 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The GINS (Go, Ichi, Nii, and San) complex contains four protein subunits (PSF1, PSF2, PSF3, and SLD5) and has been identified as a factor essential for the initiation and elongation stages of the DNA replication process. A previous study indicated that PSF2 participated in the developing central nervous system (CNS) of Xenopus laevis. However, the expression and function of GINS members in the mammalian developing nervous system remains unclear. Here, we examined the expression of GINS members in mice during nervous system development via immunofluorescence staining. At the beginning of neural development, PSF1 and SLD5 were highly expressed in neuroepithelial stem cells (NSCs) of the inner surface of neural tube (NT) and overlapped with proliferation marker Ki67. After entering the mid- and late-phase of neural development, PSF1 and SLD5 changed their regions of expression. These genes were highly expressed in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) progenitors, but they showed no overlap with Ki67 positive cells. Instead, a reduction of SLD5 expression promoted neuronal differentiation and maturation in the late-phase. PSF2 and PSF3 showed no tissue-specificity. PSF2 was constitutively and highly expressed whereas PSF3 was expressed at very low levels during neural development. In this study, we demonstrated variations in proteins and expression regions of the GINS members during mammalian CNS development and revealed a correlation between GINS expression and cell proliferation. Furthermore, we have suggested a novel function of GINS member SLD5, which regulates the differentiation of neural stem/progenitors.
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Park JK, Otsuka N, Tomaru U, Suzuki H, Azuma M, Okamoto K, Yamashiro K, Kasahara M. Clinicopathological significance of PSF3 expression in uterine endometrial carcinomas. Hum Pathol 2018; 80:104-112. [PMID: 29936059 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2018.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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PSF3 (Partner of SLD Five 3) is a member of the heterotetrameric complex termed GINS. Previous studies have shown that PSF3 is up-regulated in several cancers and is associated with tumor malignancy. However, the clinicopathological significance of PSF3 expression in endometrial lesions is still poorly understood. To investigate whether PSF3 could serve as a useful biomarker for endometrial carcinomas, we performed immunohistochemical analysis of PSF3 expression. In 155 cases of endometrial carcinomas (ECs), the mean tumor proportion score of PSF3 expression was 30.7% in G1 endometrioid carcinoma, 55.0% in G2 endometrioid carcinoma, 59.0% in G3 endometrioid carcinoma, and 58.9% in nonendometrioid carcinomas. In 25 cases of atypical hyperplasia, the mean tumor proportion score of PSF3 expression was significantly lower (10.4%). High expression of PSF3 was associated with more advanced pathologic T stage (P = .000), lymphatic invasion (P = .001), and poor clinical outcomes such as shorter relapse-free survival (P = .000) and overall survival (P = .001). When we compared the immunostaining of PSF3 and Ki-67, the proportions of PSF3-positive cells in tumor epithelial cells were comparable to those of Ki-67-positive cells. However, PSF3-positive cells were selectively found in tumor cells, whereas Ki-67-positive cells were also found in tumor stromal cells. These results demonstrated that PSF3 immunostaining was valuable as a histopathologic marker for differential diagnosis between atypical hyperplasia and ECs, for tumor histologic grading, and for determining a patient's prognosis. PSF3 may play a crucial role in tumor progression in EC.
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- Jong Kun Park
- Department of Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan; Department of Surgical Pathology, National Hospital Organization, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo 003-0804, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, National Hospital Organization, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo 003-0804, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, National Hospital Organization, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo 003-0804, Japan
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- Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo 003-0804, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, National Hospital Organization, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo 003-0804, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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Yin L, Cai Z, Zhu B, Xu C. Identification of Key Pathways and Genes in the Dynamic Progression of HCC Based on WGCNA. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:genes9020092. [PMID: 29443924 PMCID: PMC5852588 DOI: 10.3390/genes9020092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a devastating disease worldwide. Though many efforts have been made to elucidate the process of HCC, its molecular mechanisms of development remain elusive due to its complexity. To explore the stepwise carcinogenic process from pre-neoplastic lesions to the end stage of HCC, we employed weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) which has been proved to be an effective method in many diseases to detect co-expressed modules and hub genes using eight pathological stages including normal, cirrhosis without HCC, cirrhosis, low-grade dysplastic, high-grade dysplastic, very early and early, advanced HCC and very advanced HCC. Among the eight consecutive pathological stages, five representative modules are selected to perform canonical pathway enrichment and upstream regulator analysis by using ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) software. We found that cell cycle related biological processes were activated at four neoplastic stages, and the degree of activation of the cell cycle corresponded to the deterioration degree of HCC. The orange and yellow modules enriched in energy metabolism, especially oxidative metabolism, and the expression value of the genes decreased only at four neoplastic stages. The brown module, enriched in protein ubiquitination and ephrin receptor signaling pathways, correlated mainly with the very early stage of HCC. The darkred module, enriched in hepatic fibrosis/hepatic stellate cell activation, correlated with the cirrhotic stage only. The high degree hub genes were identified based on the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and were verified by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. The novel five high degree hub genes signature that was identified in our study may shed light on future prognostic and therapeutic approaches. Our study brings a new perspective to the understanding of the key pathways and genes in the dynamic changes of HCC progression. These findings shed light on further investigations.
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- Li Yin
- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, China.
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation and Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, China.
- Luohe Medical College, Luohe 462002, Henan, China.
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- Luohe Medical College, Luohe 462002, Henan, China.
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- Luohe Medical College, Luohe 462002, Henan, China.
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, China.
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation and Henan Engineering Laboratory for Bioengineering and Drug Development, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, China.
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Tauchi S, Sakai Y, Fujimoto S, Ogawa H, Tane S, Hokka D, Tanaka Y, Nishio W, Yoshimura M, Yanagita E, Itoh T, Hayashi Y, Maniwa Y. Psf3 is a prognostic biomarker in lung adenocarcinoma: a larger trial using tissue microarrays of 864 consecutive resections. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2016; 50:758-764. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Tane S, Sakai Y, Hokka D, Okuma H, Ogawa H, Tanaka Y, Uchino K, Nishio W, Yoshimura M, Maniwa Y. Significant role of Psf3 expression in non-small-cell lung cancer. Cancer Sci 2015; 106:1625-34. [PMID: 26291987 PMCID: PMC4714687 DOI: 10.1111/cas.12770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2015] [Revised: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The GINS complex associates with cell division cycle (Cdc) protein 45 and mini‐chromosome maintenance (Mcm) proteins 2–7 to form the Cdc45–Mcm–GINS (CMG) complex, which is essential for DNA duplication. One member of the GINS complex is Psf3. We previously found that increased Psf3 expression was strongly associated with poor survival in lung adenocarcinoma. Here, we investigated the role of Psf3 expression in non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We verified Psf3 expression in human NSCLC tissues (180 patients) and cell lines. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the overexpression of Psf3 was significantly associated with vessel invasion (P = 0.016), lymphatic invasion (P = 0.002), and pleural invasion (P = 0.036). The overall survival rate in patients with Psf3 overexpression was significantly lower than that in patients without Psf3 overexpression (P = 0.006). Multivariate survival analysis revealed Psf3 expression to be an independent risk factor for an unfavorable outcome (P = 0.049). A proximal ligation assay showed interactions between Psf3 and other CMG components (such as Mcm2 and Cdc45) in both NSCLC specimens and cell lines, indicating that Psf3 acted as the CMG complex, which could lead to excessive proliferation. Knockdown of Psf3 inhibited the proliferation of both cell lines by delaying the S phase, which revealed that Psf3 played an important role in cancer proliferation. Thus, Psf3 acted as the CMG complex, promoting excessive proliferation. These results suggest that Psf3 inhibition might be a therapeutic target for NSCLC with Psf3 overexpression.
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- Shinya Tane
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Murine hematopoietic stem cell dormancy controlled by induction of a novel short form of PSF1 by histone deacetylase inhibitors. Exp Cell Res 2015; 334:183-93. [PMID: 25933513 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2015.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Revised: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) can survive long-term in a state of dormancy. Little is known about how histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) affect HSC kinetics. Here, we use trichostatin A (TSA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, to enforce histone acetylation and show that this suppresses cell cycle entry by dormant HSCs. Previously, we found that haploinsufficiency of PSF1, a DNA replication factor, led to attenuation of the bone marrow (BM) HSC pool size and lack of acute proliferation after 5-FU ablation. Because PSF1 protein is present in CD34(+) transiently amplifying HSCs but not in CD34(-) long-term reconstituting-HSCs which are resting in a dormant state, we analyzed the relationship between dormancy and PSF1 expression, and how a histone deacetylase inhibitor affects this. We found that CD34(+) HSCs produce long functional PSF1 (PSF1a) but CD34(-) HSCs produce a shorter possibly non-functional PSF1 (PSF1b, c, dominantly PSF1c). Using PSF1a-overexpressing NIH-3T3 cells in which the endogenous PSF1 promoter is suppressed, we found that TSA treatment promotes production of the shorter form of PSF1 possibly by inducing recruitment of E2F family factors upstream of the PSF1 transcription start site. Our data document one mechanism by which histone deacetylase inhibitors affect the dormancy of HSCs by regulating the DNA replication factor PSF1.
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Sun X, Sui W, Huang M, Wang Y, Xuan Y, Wang Z. Partner of Sld five 3: a potential prognostic biomarker for colorectal cancer. Diagn Pathol 2014; 9:217. [PMID: 25403684 PMCID: PMC4244056 DOI: 10.1186/s13000-014-0217-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Partner of Sld five 3 (PSF3) is a member of the evolutionarily conserved heterotetrameric complex "Go-Ichi-Ni-San" (GINS), which consists of SLD5, PSF1, PSF2, and PSF3. Previous studies have suggested that some GINS complex members are upregulated in cancer, but the status of PSF3 expression in colorectal cancer has not been investigated. METHODS We investigated the status of PSF3 expression in 137 consecutive resected colorectal caners by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses were performed to assess independent prognostic factors for overall survival in colorectal cancer. RESULTS In 137 restected colorectal cancer samples, median messenger RNA (mRNA) expression levels of PSF3 were significantly higher in tumor tissues (1.35 × 10(-3), range 2.88 × 10(-4) to 3.16 × 10(-2)) than in adjacent normal tissues (2.94 × 10(-4), range 5.48 × 10(-5) to 1.27 × 10(-3)) (P < 0.05). Moreover, high expression of PSF3 in tumor tissues was associated with shorter disease-free survival and overall survival. When analyzed with a Cox regression model, the PSF3 expression was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival. In addition, in patients with early stage (stage I and II) colorectal cancer, the overall survival rate of the high PSF3 expression group was significantly lower than that of the low PSF3 expression group (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The PSF3 expression plays an important role in the progression of colorectal cancer and acts as a factor significantly affecting the prognosis of patients. VIRTUAL SLIDES The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here: http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/13000_2014_217.
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- Xiaoli Sun
- Department of Laboratory, Yuhuangding Hospital, No. 20 Yuhuangding East Road, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China.
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- General Surgery, Yuhuangding Hospital, No. 20 Yuhuangding East Road, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China.
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- Anorectal Surgery, Yuhuangding Hospital, No. 20 Yuhuangding East Road, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China.
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- Anorectal Surgery, Yuhuangding Hospital, No. 20 Yuhuangding East Road, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China.
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- Anorectal Surgery, Yuhuangding Hospital, No. 20 Yuhuangding East Road, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China.
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- Anorectal Surgery, Yuhuangding Hospital, No. 20 Yuhuangding East Road, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China.
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Possible Role of Mural Cell–Covered Mature Blood Vessels in Inducing Drug Resistance in Cancer-Initiating Cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2013; 182:1790-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2013.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Revised: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Psf3 is a prognostic biomarker in lung adenocarcinoma. Lung Cancer 2013; 79:77-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2012.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Revised: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Gouge CA, Christensen TW. Drosophila Sld5 is essential for normal cell cycle progression and maintenance of genomic integrity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 400:145-50. [PMID: 20709026 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2010] [Accepted: 08/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Essential for the normal functioning of a cell is the maintenance of genomic integrity. Failure in this process is often catastrophic for the organism, leading to cell death or mis-proliferation. Central to genomic integrity is the faithful replication of DNA during S phase. The GINS complex has recently come to light as a critical player in DNA replication through stabilization of MCM2-7 and Cdc45 as a member of the CMG complex which is likely responsible for the processivity of helicase activity during S phase. The GINS complex is made up of 4 members in a 1:1:1:1 ratio: Psf1, Psf2, Psf3, And Sld5. Here we present the first analysis of the function of the Sld5 subunit in a multicellular organism. We show that Drosophila Sld5 interacts with Psf1, Psf2, and Mcm10 and that mutations in Sld5 lead to M and S phase delays with chromosomes exhibiting hallmarks of genomic instability.
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- Catherine A Gouge
- Department of Biology, East Carolina University East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
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Nagahama Y, Ueno M, Miyamoto S, Morii E, Minami T, Mochizuki N, Saya H, Takakura N. PSF1, a DNA Replication Factor Expressed Widely in Stem and Progenitor Cells, Drives Tumorigenic and Metastatic Properties. Cancer Res 2010; 70:1215-24. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-3662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Structure and function of the GINS complex, a key component of the eukaryotic replisome. Biochem J 2010; 425:489-500. [PMID: 20070258 DOI: 10.1042/bj20091531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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High-fidelity chromosomal DNA replication is fundamental to all forms of cellular life and requires the complex interplay of a wide variety of essential and non-essential protein factors in a spatially and temporally co-ordinated manner. In eukaryotes, the GINS complex (from the Japanese go-ichi-ni-san meaning 5-1-2-3, after the four related subunits of the complex Sld5, Psf1, Psf2 and Psf3) was recently identified as a novel factor essential for both the initiation and elongation stages of the replication process. Biochemical analysis has placed GINS at the heart of the eukaryotic replication apparatus as a component of the CMG [Cdc45-MCM (minichromosome maintenance) helicase-GINS] complex that most likely serves as the replicative helicase, unwinding duplex DNA ahead of the moving replication fork. GINS homologues are found in the archaea and have been shown to interact directly with the MCM helicase and with primase, suggesting a central role for the complex in archaeal chromosome replication also. The present review summarizes current knowledge of the structure, function and evolution of the GINS complex in eukaryotes and archaea, discusses possible functions of the GINS complex and highlights recent results that point to possible regulation of GINS function in response to DNA damage.
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Nagahama Y, Ueno M, Haraguchi N, Mori M, Takakura N. PSF3 marks malignant colon cancer and has a role in cancer cell proliferation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 392:150-4. [PMID: 20059967 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.12.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2009] [Accepted: 12/28/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PSF3 (partner of Sld five 3) is a member of the tetrameric complex termed GINS, composed of SLD5, PSF1, PSF2, and PSF3, and well-conserved evolutionarily. Previous studies suggested that some GINS complex members are upregulated in cancer, but PSF3 expression in colon carcinoma has not been investigated. Here, we established a mouse anti-PSF3 antibody, and examined PSF3 expression in human colon carcinoma cell lines and colon carcinoma specimens. We found that PSF3 is expressed in the crypt region in normal colonic mucosa and that many PSF3-positive cells co-expressed Ki-67. This suggests that PSF3-positivity of normal mucosa is associated with cell proliferation. Expression of the PSF3 protein was greater in carcinoma compared with the adjacent normal mucosa, and even stronger in high-grade malignancies, suggesting that it may be associated with colon cancer progression. PSF3 gene knock-down in human colon carcinoma cell lines resulted in growth inhibition characterized by delayed S-phase progression. These results suggest that PSF3 is a potential biomarker for diagnosis of progression in colon cancer and could be a new target for cancer therapy.
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- Yumi Nagahama
- Department of Signal Transduction, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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