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Yan R, Liu D, Guo H, Liu M, Lv D, Björkblom B, Wu M, Yu H, Leng H, Lu B, Li Y, Gao M, Blom T, Zhou K. LAPTM4B counteracts ferroptosis via suppressing the ubiquitin-proteasome degradation of SLC7A11 in non-small cell lung cancer. Cell Death Dis 2024; 15:436. [PMID: 38902268 PMCID: PMC11190201 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-06836-x] [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: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
Abstract
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, necessitating the identification of novel therapeutic targets. Lysosome Associated Protein Transmembrane 4B (LAPTM4B) is involved in biological processes critical to cancer progression, such as regulation of solute carrier transporter proteins and metabolic pathways, including mTORC1. However, the metabolic processes governed by LAPTM4B and its role in oncogenesis remain unknown. In this study, we conducted unbiased metabolomic screens to uncover the metabolic landscape regulated by LAPTM4B. We observed common metabolic changes in several knockout cell models suggesting of a role for LAPTM4B in suppressing ferroptosis. Through a series of cell-based assays and animal experiments, we demonstrate that LAPTM4B protects tumor cells from erastin-induced ferroptosis both in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, LAPTM4B suppresses ferroptosis by inhibiting NEDD4L/ZRANB1 mediated ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of the cystine-glutamate antiporter SLC7A11. Furthermore, metabolomic profiling of cancer cells revealed that LAPTM4B knockout leads to a significant enrichment of ferroptosis and associated metabolic alterations. By integrating results from cellular assays, patient tissue samples, an animal model, and cancer databases, this study highlights the clinical relevance of the LAPTM4B-SLC7A11-ferroptosis signaling axis in NSCLC progression and identifies it as a potential target for the development of cancer therapeutics.
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- Ruyu Yan
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province), Kunming, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå, 90187, Sweden
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- School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, 563000, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province), Kunming, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland.
- Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research, Helsinki, 00014, Finland.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland.
- Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research, Helsinki, 00014, Finland.
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El Mashad SN, Kandil MAEH, Talab TAEH, Saied Abd El Naby AEN, Sultan MM, Sohaib A, Hemida AS. Gastric Carcinoma with low ROR alpha, low E- Cadherin and High LAPTM4B Immunohistochemical Profile; is associated with unfavorable prognosis in Egyptian patients. J Immunoassay Immunochem 2024; 45:50-72. [PMID: 38031398 DOI: 10.1080/15321819.2023.2279639] [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] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
Abstract
In view of multiplicity of carcinogenic pathways of gastric carcinoma (GC), poor survival and chemotherapy resistance, more analysis of these pathways is required for prediction of prognosis and developing new therapeutic targets. Knocking down of RORα; induces tumor cell proliferation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). LAPTM4B has been suggested to be associated with EMT which promote tumor invasion. This work aimed to investigate prognostic role of RORα, LAPTM4B, and E-Cadherin expression in GC. This retrospective immunohistochemical study assesses the expression of RORα, LAPTM4B, and E-Cadherin in 73 primary gastric carcinomas. Low RORα and high LAPTM4B expression in GC cases were associated with unfavorable prognostic factors such as positive lymph nodes, and high tumor budding. E-Cadherin heterogeneous staining was associated with poor prognostic criteria, such as diffuse type GC and high tumor budding. Low RORα, high LAPTM4B, and heterogeneous E-Cadherin were the most common immunohistochemical profile in GC cases. Low RORα expression showed poor prognostic impact on overall patient survival. In conclusion, RORα and LAPTM4B may have crucial role in GC aggressiveness. The predominance of low RORα, high LAPTM4B, and heterogeneous or negative E-Cadherin immunohistochemical profile in GC cases with unfavorable pathological parameters suggested that this profile may predict tumor behavior.
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- Pathology Department, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebin El Kom, Egypt
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- Clinical Oncology& Nuclear medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin El Kom, Egypt
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- Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin El Kom, Egypt
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Lai J, Yang S, Lin Z, Huang W, Li X, Li R, Tan J, Wang W. Update on Chemoresistance Mechanisms to First-Line Chemotherapy for Gallbladder Cancer and Potential Reversal Strategies. Am J Clin Oncol 2023; 46:131-141. [PMID: 36867653 PMCID: PMC10030176 DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000989] [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] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Gallbladder cancer (GBC) mortality remains high and chemoresistance is increasing. This review consolidates what is known about the mechanisms of chemoresistance to inform and accelerate the development of novel GBC-specific chemotherapies. METHODS Studies related to GBC-related chemoresistance were systematically screened in PubMed using the advanced search function. Search terms included GBC, chemotherapy, and signaling pathway. RESULTS Analysis of existing studies showed that GBC has poor sensitivity to cisplatin, gemcitabine (GEM), and 5-fluorouracil. DNA damage repair-related proteins, including CHK1, V-SCR, and H2AX, are involved in tumor adaptation to drugs. GBC-specific chemoresistance is often accompanied by changes in the apoptosis and autophagy-related molecules, BCL-2, CRT, and GBCDRlnc1. CD44 + and CD133 + GBC cells are less resistant to GEM, indicating that tumor stem cells are also involved in chemoresistance. In addition, glucose metabolism, fat synthesis, and glutathione metabolism can influence the development of drug resistance. Finally, chemosensitizers such as lovastatin, tamoxifen, chloroquine, and verapamil are able improve the therapeutic effect of cisplatin or GEM in GBC. CONCLUSIONS This review summarizes recent experimental and clinical studies of the molecular mechanisms of chemoresistance, including autophagy, DNA damage, tumor stem cells, mitochondrial function, and metabolism, in GBC. Information on potential chemosensitizers is also discussed. The proposed strategies to reverse chemoresistance should inform the clinical use of chemosensitizers and gene-based targeted therapy for this disease.
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- Jinbao Lai
- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Mashad SNE, Kandil MAE, Talab TAE, Naby AENSAE, Sultan MM, Sohaib A, Hemida AS. Gastric Carcinoma with low ROR alpha, low E- Cadherin and High LAPTM4B Immunohistochemical Profile; is associated with poor prognosis in Egyptian patients.. [DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2123133/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Background
Gastric carcinoma (GC) is the tenth most prevalent cancer in both sexes in Egypt. Many pathways have been investigated regarding pathogenesis of GC, including epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) pathway. In view of multiplicity of carcinogenic pathways, poor survival and chemotherapy resistance detected in GC patients, more analysis of these pathways is required for better molecular selection of patients, prediction of prognosis and developing new therapeutic targets. Down-regulation of E-Cadherin is an important EMT stage. RORα is a tumor suppressor gene, expressed in normal epithelial tissues and reduced in a variety of human cancers. Knocking down of RORα; increase cell proliferation, EMT, migration, and invasion. LAPTM4B is a protooncogene and it has been suggested to be strictly associated with EMT induction. Therefore, this work aims to investigate the role of RORα, LAPTM4B and E-Cadherin and its relationship to prognosis of GC.
Methods
This is a retrospective study where the standard immunohistochemical technique was done to assess the expression of RORα, LAPTM4B and E-Cadherin in 167 cases of chronic gastritis (control group) and 73 primary gastric carcinomas (51 of them have available adjacent non tumor tissue).
Results
Low RORα and high LAPTM4B expression in GC cases were associated with unfavorable prognostic factors such as positive lymph nodes, and high tumor budding. E-Cadherin Heterogeneous staining was associated with poor prognostic pathological criteria, such as diffuse type GC and high tumor budding. In GC, there was significant co parallel correlation between RORα and E-Cadherin expression while LAPTM4B showed inverse correlation with E-Cadherin expression. Low RORα, high LAPTM4B, and negative or heterogeneous E-Cadherin were the most common immunohistochemical profile in GC cases. Low RORα expression showed poor prognostic impact on overall patient survival.
Conclusions
Low RORα H-score and increased expression of LAPTM4B were significantly associated with unfavorable prognostic parameters of GC which may indicate their crucial role in tumor aggressiveness. The predominance of low RORα, high LAPTM4B and heterogeneous or negative E-Cadherin immunohistochemical profile in GC cases with unfavorable pathological parameters suggested that this profile may predict tumor behavior and this profile could be linked to EMT molecular subtype of GC
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Lysosomal-associated protein transmembrane-4 beta: a novel potential biomarker for cancer therapy with multiple functions. Chin Med J (Engl) 2020; 134:38-40. [PMID: 32852383 PMCID: PMC7862811 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000001021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Tao D, Liang J, Pan Y, Zhou Y, Feng Y, Zhang L, Xu J, Wang H, He P, Yao J, Zhao Y, Ning Q, Wang W, Jiang W, Zheng J, Wu X. In Vitro and In Vivo Study on the Effect of Lysosome-associated Protein Transmembrane 4 Beta on the Progression of Breast Cancer. J Breast Cancer 2019; 22:375-386. [PMID: 31598338 PMCID: PMC6769385 DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2019.22.e43] [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: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Purpose Although the effect of lysosome-associated protein transmembrane 4 beta (LAPTM4B) on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of breast cancer (BC) cells has already been studied, its specific role in BC progression is still elusive. Here, we evaluated the effect of different levels of LAPTM4B expression on the proliferation, invasion, adhesion, and tumor formation abilities of BC cells in vitro, as well as on breast tumor progression in vivo. Methods We investigated the influence of LAPTM4B expression on MCF-7 cell proliferation, invasion, adhesion, and tube formation abilities in vitro through its overexpression or knockdown and on breast tumor progression in vivo. Results Cell growth curves and colony formation assays showed that LAPTM4B promoted the proliferation of breast tumor cells. Cell cycle analysis results revealed that LAPTM4B promoted the entry of cells from the G1 into the S phase. Transwell invasion and cell extracellular matrix adhesion assays showed that LAPTM4B overexpression increased the invasion and adhesion capabilities of MCF-7 cells. More branches were observed in MCF-7 cells overexpressing LAPTM4B under an electron microscope. In comparison with LAPTM4B overexpression, LAPTM4B knockdown decreased the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A and significantly inhibited the vasculogenic tube formation ability of tumors. These results were also verified with western blot analysis. Conclusion LAPTM4B promoted the proliferation of MCF-7 cells through the downregulation of p21 (WAF1/CIP1) and caspase-3, and induced cell invasion, adhesion, and angiogenesis through the upregulation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha, matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2), and MMP9 expression. This specific role deems LAPTM4B as a potential therapeutic target for BC treatment.
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- Deyou Tao
- Department of Oncological Surgery, Enze Hospital of Taizhou Enze Medical Group, Luqiao, Zhejiang, China
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- The Affiliated People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Gynecology of Taizhou Enze Medical Center (Group) Enze Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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Li S, Xu JJ, Zhang QY. MicroRNA-132-3p inhibits tumor malignant progression by regulating lysosomal-associated protein transmembrane 4 beta in breast cancer. Cancer Sci 2019; 110:3098-3109. [PMID: 31389121 PMCID: PMC6778625 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Lysosomal‐associated protein transmembrane 4 beta (LAPTM4B), a proto‐oncogene, has been shown to be a positive modulator in cancer progression. However, the mechanism of LAPTM4B regulation is not fully elucidated. Aberrant microRNAs (miRNAs) can regulate gene expression by interfering with target transcripts and/or translation to exert tumor‐suppressive or oncogenic effects in breast cancer. In the present study, miR‐132‐3p, which was predicted by relevant software, was confirmed to directly bind to the 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR) of LAPTM4B and negatively regulate its expression in luciferase reporter and western blot assays. Subsequently, we validated that miR‐132‐3p was downregulated in breast cancer tissues. Receiver‐operating characteristic curve analysis indicated that miR‐132‐3p had accurate diagnostic value, and a Kaplan‐Meier and Cox regression model showed that miR‐132‐3p was a potential prognostic marker for recurrence, showing low levels in breast cancer patients. In addition, we showed that miR‐132‐3p was inversely correlated with LAPTM4B expression in the above samples. Functionally, miR‐132‐3p suppressed the migration and invasion of breast carcinoma cells through LAPTM4B by mediating epithelial‐mesenchymal transition signals, and partially reversed the carcinogenic effects of LAPTM4B by inhibiting the PI3K‐AKT‐mTOR signaling pathway. Taken together, these findings provide the first comprehensive analysis of miR‐132‐3p as a direct LAPTM4B‐targeted miRNA, and shed light on miR‐132‐3p/LAPTM4B as a significant functional axis involved in the oncogenesis and metastasis of breast cancer.
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- Sha Li
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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Wang L, Meng Y, Zhang QY. LAPTM4B is a novel diagnostic and prognostic marker for lung adenocarcinoma and associated with mutant EGFR. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:293. [PMID: 30940109 PMCID: PMC6444825 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5506-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background Lysosomal-associated protein transmembrane-4 beta (LAPTM4B), a novel oncogene, promotes tumorigenesis and may be a potential prognostic biomarker in several cancers. This study was to determine the clinical significance and biological roles of LAPTM4B in lung adenocarcinoma (LAC). Methods LAPTM4B expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) of 63 LAC tumors. Serum levels of LAPTM4B were measured by enzyme-linked immuosorbent assays (ELISA). The study included untreated group (n = 216), chemotherapy group (n = 29), chemotherapy efficacy group (n = 179), EGFR-TKIs group (n = 57) and 68 healthy controls. Statistical analysis was performed to explore the correlation between LAPTM4B expression and clinicopathological parameters in LAC. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed to assess the prognostic significance of LAPTM4B in LAC. In vitro assays were performed to assess the biological roles of LAPTM4B in LAC cells. Western blotting assays were examined to identify the underlying pathways involved in the tumor-promoting role of LAPTM4B. Results We found LAPTM4B was upregulated in LAC tissues and high LAPTM4B expression was significantly correlated with poor prognosis. Serum LAPTM4B levels were significantly decreased after chemotherapy. Patients in invalid response group showed higher LAPTM4B levels than the valid response group. Overexpression of LAPTM4B promoted, while silencing of LAPTM4B inhibited proliferation, invasion and migration of LAC cells via PI3K/AKT and EMT signals. LAPTM4B expression level was associated with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations. In addition, LAPTM4B plays important roles in EGFR-promoted cell proliferation, migration and invasion and gefitinib-induced apoptosis. Conclusions Collectively, our data propose that LAPTM4B may be a cancer biomarker for LAC and a potential therapeutic target which facilitates the development of a novel therapeutic strategy against LAC. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12885-019-5506-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Lu Wang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100142, China.
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Yang Z, Senninger N, Flammang I, Ye Q, Dhayat SA. Clinical impact of circulating LAPTM4B-35 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2019; 145:1165-1178. [PMID: 30778748 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-019-02863-w] [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: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE LAPTM4B is upregulated in a wide range of cancers associated with poor prognosis. However, the clinical impact of LAPTM4B as diagnostic and prognostic marker in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains unknown. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of LAPTM4B as circulating marker in PDAC. METHODS Expression analysis of LAPTM4B-35 in pancreatic tissue and preoperative blood serum samples of 169 patients with PDAC UICC Stages I-IV (n = 98), chronic pancreatitis (n = 41), and healthy controls (n = 30) by immunohistochemistry, Western blot, and ELISA. Descriptive and explorative statistical analyses of LAPTM4B-35's potential as diagnostic and prognostic marker in PDAC. RESULTS Expression of LAPTM4B-35 was significantly increased in tumor tissue and corresponding blood serum samples of patients with PDAC (each p < 0.001) and it could well discriminate PDAC from healthy controls and chronic pancreatitis (p < 0.001; p = 0.0037). LAPTM4B-35 in combination with CA.19-9 outperforms the diagnostic accuracy with an AUC of 0.903 (p < 0.001), sensitivity of 82%, and specificity of 92%. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed an improved overall survival in PDAC UICC I-IV with low expression of circulating LAPTM4B-35 (17 versus 10 months, p = 0.039) as well as an improved relapse-free survival in curatively treated PDAC UICC I-III (16 versus 10 months; p = 0.037). Multivariate overall and recurrence-free survival analyses identified LAPTM4B-35 as favorable prognostic factor in PDAC patients (HR 2.73, p = 0.021; HR 3.29, p = 0.003). CONCLUSION LAPTM4B-35 is significantly deregulated in PDAC with high diagnostic and prognostic impact as circulating tumor marker.
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- Zixuan Yang
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1 (W1), 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1 (W1), 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1 (W1), 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases of Wuhan University, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1 (W1), 48149, Münster, Germany.
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Li S, Wang L, Meng Y, Chang Y, Xu J, Zhang Q. Increased levels of LAPTM4B, VEGF and survivin are correlated with tumor progression and poor prognosis in breast cancer patients. Oncotarget 2018; 8:41282-41293. [PMID: 28476037 PMCID: PMC5522199 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.17176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective This study explored the relationships among the expression of LAPTM4B, VEGF, and survivin and clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis in breast cancer patients. Methods The expression of these three molecules in 110 stage I-III breast cancer patients with clinicopathological and follow-up data was detected via immunohistochemistry. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazard regression analyses were performed to assess the prognostic significance of these markers in breast cancer. Moreover, expression levels of these markers were evaluated in 5 breast cell lines via Western blot analysis. Results LAPTM4B, VEGF, and survivin were over-expressed in breast cancer specimens and highly expressed in MDA-MB-231 cells. VEGF and nuclear survivin expression was significantly correlated with LAPTM4B expression, and high levels of all three were associated with a tumor size >2cm, TNM stage II+III and lymph node metastasis, which had worse impacts on overall survival and progression-free survival in breast cancer patients. A multivariate Cox analysis identified LAPTM4B over-expression as an independent prognostic marker in breast cancer. Conclusions These findings suggest that LAPTM4B, VEGF, and nuclear survivin expression are significantly correlated in breast cancer, which may be predictive of prognosis as well as effective therapeutic targets for new anticancer therapies.
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- Sha Li
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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Wang L, Meng Y, Xu JJ, Zhang QY. The Transcription Factor AP4 Promotes Oncogenic Phenotypes and Cisplatin Resistance by Regulating LAPTM4B Expression. Mol Cancer Res 2018; 16:857-868. [PMID: 29378908 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-17-0519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lysosomal-associated protein transmembrane-4 beta (LAPTM4B) is a novel oncogene, whose overexpression is involved in cancer occurrence and progression. However, the mechanism of LAPTM4B transcriptional regulation remains unclear. In this study, the results of transcription factor (TF) profiling plate arrays indicated that AP4 was a potential transcription factor regulating LAPTM4B expression. LAPTM4B was positively correlated with AP4 and they were both associated with poor overall and disease-free survival. Luciferase and electrophoretic mobility shift assay assays confirmed that AP4 directly bound to the polymorphism region of LAPTM4B promoter and modulated its transcription. Functionally, AP4 promoted cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and assisted drug resistance in part through upregulation of LAPTM4B. Taken together, these findings identify LAPTM4B as a direct AP4 target gene and the interaction of AP4 and LAPTM4B plays an important role in breast cancer progression.Implications: This study demonstrates that AP4 promotes cell growth, migration, invasion, and cisplatin resistance through upregulation of LAPTM4B expression, thus representing an attractive therapeutic target for breast cancer. Mol Cancer Res; 16(5); 857-68. ©2018 AACR.
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- Lu Wang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China.
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Primary Culture of Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma: Molecular Characterization and Response to Anticancer Agents. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18122662. [PMID: 29292724 PMCID: PMC5751264 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18122662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Revised: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is an aggressive mesenchymal neoplasm with no specific line of differentiation. Eribulin, a novel synthetic microtubule inhibitor, has shown anticancer activity in several tumors, including soft tissue sarcomas (STS). We investigated the molecular biology of UPS, and the mechanisms of action of this innovative microtubule-depolymerizing drug. A primary culture from a patient with UPS was established and characterized in terms of gene expression. The activity of eribulin was also compared with that of other drugs currently used for STS treatment, including trabectedin. Finally, Western blot analysis was performed to better elucidate the activity of eribulin. Our results showed an upregulation of epithelial mesenchymal transition-related genes, and a downregulation of epithelial markers. Furthermore, genes involved in chemoresistance were upregulated. Pharmacological analysis confirmed limited sensitivity to chemotherapy. Interestingly, eribulin exhibited a similar activity to that of standard treatments. Molecular analysis revealed the expression of cell cycle arrest-related and pro-apoptotic-related proteins. These findings are suggestive of aggressive behavior in UPS. Furthermore, the identification of chemoresistance-related genes could facilitate the development of innovative drugs to improve patient outcome. Overall, the results from the present study furnish a rationale for elucidating the role of eribulin for the treatment of UPS.
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Ding H, Cheng X, Ding N, Tian Z, Zhu J, Zhou C, Shen J, Song Y. Association between LAPTM4B gene polymorphism and susceptibility to and prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Oncol Lett 2017; 15:264-270. [PMID: 29387221 PMCID: PMC5768069 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.7318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Lysosomal protein transmembrane 4β (LAPTM4B) is an oncogene that is overexpressed in a number of various types of human cancer. There are two known alleles of LAPTM4B: LAPTM4B*1 and LAPTM4B*2. The present study assessed the association between LAPTM4B polymorphisms and the susceptibility to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and its prognosis. LAPTM4B genotypes were determined using polymerase chain reaction analysis in 164 DLBCL and 350 healthy control cases. The association between LAPTM4B polymorphisms and the risk of DLBCL was analyzed using unconditional logistic regression. Differences in patient survival were calculated using Kaplan-Meier analysis. The present study indicated no significant differences (P>0.05) in the frequency of LAPTM4B*2 alleles between DLBCL cases (26.5%) and controls (24.1%). The risk of DLBCL was slightly increased in cases with the LAPTM4B*1/2 genotype [odds ratio (OR)=1.160; 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.781–1.724] or the LAPTM4B*2/2 genotype (OR=1.446; 95% CI=0.648–3.227) compared with those with the LAPTM4B*1/1 genotype. There was no significant association between the presence of the LAPTM4B*2 allele and overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with DLBCL (P=0.399 and 0.520, respectively). However, there was a tendency for patients with LAPTM4B*2 and International Prognostic Index (IPI) score 3–5 to have longer OS and DFS (P=0.126 and 0.109, respectively). These findings suggest that genetic polymorphisms of LAPTM4B is not a risk factor for the development of DLBCL, but the LAPTM4B*2 allele may a better prognostic indicator in patients with IPI score 3–5 in DLBCL.
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- Huirong Ding
- Central Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, P.R. China
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Cancer Translational Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, P.R. China
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- Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, P.R. China
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- Central Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, P.R. China
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- Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, P.R. China
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- Department of Nosocomial Infection Prevention and Control, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100142, P.R. China
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- Central Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, P.R. China
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- Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, P.R. China
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Meng Y, Zhou R, Xu J, Zhang Q. LAPTM4B*2 allele is associated with the development of papillary thyroid carcinoma in Chinese women. Oncol Lett 2017; 14:3421-3428. [PMID: 28927096 PMCID: PMC5588035 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Lysosome-associated protein transmembrane 4-β (LAPTM4B) contains a polymorphic region that contributes to the increased risk of numerous types of tumor. However, no study has yet demonstrated an association between the expression of the LAPTM4B gene and tumor differentiation, and the reason that LAPTM4B polymorphisms affect the susceptibility of individuals to cancer remains to be elucidated. The present study assessed the possible association between LAPTM4B polymorphism and the risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), and attempted to identify the underlying mechanism for variation in patient susceptibility with respect to transcription regulation in the polymorphism region. The case control study included 183 papillary thyroid carcinoma patients (132 females, 51 males) and 697 healthy controls (249 females, 448 males). Genomic DNA was extracted from the blood and the genotype of LAPTM4B was identified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The results of the PCR revealed that LAPTM4B allele *2 was associated with PTC risk in comparison with LAPTM4B allele *1 [odds ratio (OR), 1.968; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.363-2.841, P<0.001] in females, while LAPTM4B*2 was not associated with PTC risk in males (OR, 0.996, 95% CI, 0.615-1.612, P=0.986). Notably, LAPTM4B polymorphism was not associated with clinical parameters in the female patient group. In addition, by performing a luciferase reporter assay in the PTC TPC1 and B-CPAP cell lines, the transcriptional activity of the +10/+311 plasmid, representing LAPTM4B*2 was reduced compared with that of the +10/+292 plasmid representing LAPTM4B*1. In conclusion, the results of the present study suggested that LAPTM4B*2 was a susceptibility factor for PTC in the female Chinese population and this may not be caused by the transcriptional regulation of LAPTM4B polymorphism region in TPC1 and B-CPAP cell lines.
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- Yue Meng
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, P.R. China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, P.R. China
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Wang B, Wang S, Liang G, Xu J, Zhou R, Zhang Q. Association of lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 beta gene polymorphism with pancreatic carcinoma susceptibility in the Chinese population. Tumour Biol 2017; 39:1010428317705518. [PMID: 28618967 DOI: 10.1177/1010428317705518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Pancreatic carcinoma is an aggressive malignancy with particularly low 5-year survival rate. In order to improve the dismal survival rate, identification of new potential susceptibility risk factors for the prevention and early detection of pancreatic carcinoma is of utmost importance. Lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 beta has two alleles designated as LAPTM4B*1 and LAPTM4B*2. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 beta gene polymorphism and the risk of pancreatic carcinoma in China. A population-based case-control analysis was performed in 233 patients with pancreatic carcinoma and 842 control subjects. The genotypes of lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 beta were determined by utilizing polymerase chain reaction based on specific primers. The χ2 test was used to analyze the differences of categorical variables and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals were computed using an unconditional logistic regression model. A significant difference in the frequency of LAPTM4B*2 was observed between the patients and the controls (33.05% vs 27.55%, p = 0.03). LAPTM4B*2 had a 1.33-fold (95% confidence interval: 1.04-1.71) higher risk for developing pancreatic carcinoma when compared with LAPTM4B*1 carriers. We found that the frequency of LAPTM4B*1/2 + *2/2 in pancreatic carcinoma group was higher than that in the control group (57.94% vs 48.34%, p = 0.01). However, no significant association was observed between lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 beta genotypes and gender, age, family history of cancer, smoking/alcohol status, histopathological differentiation, lymph node metastasis, clinical stage, or serum cancer antigen 19-9 level. These findings indicate that the LAPTM4B*2 allele is associated with the high risk of pancreatic carcinoma and carrying LAPTM4B*2 may be a susceptible factor to Chinese pancreatic carcinoma patients.
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- Bing Wang
- 1 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Aerospace Central Hospital, Beijing, China
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- 2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Civil Aviation General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- 1 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Aerospace Central Hospital, Beijing, China
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- 3 Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- 4 Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- 3 Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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Meng Y, Wang L, Chen D, Chang Y, Zhang M, Xu JJ, Zhou R, Zhang QY. LAPTM4B: an oncogene in various solid tumors and its functions. Oncogene 2016; 35:6359-6365. [PMID: 27212036 PMCID: PMC5161753 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The oncogene Lysosome-associated protein transmembrane-4β (LAPTM4B) gene was identified, and the polymorphism region in the 5′-UTR of this gene was certified to be associated with tumor susceptibility. LAPTM4B-35 protein was found to be highly expressed in various solid tumors and could be a poor prognosis marker. The functions of LAPTM4B in solid tumors were also explored. It is suggested that LAPTM4B could promote the proliferation of tumor cells, boost invasion and metastasis, resist apoptosis, initiate autophagy and assist drug resistance.
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- Y Meng
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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Meng F, Tan S, Liu T, Song H, Lou G. Predictive significance of combined LAPTM4B and VEGF expression in patients with cervical cancer. Tumour Biol 2015; 37:4849-55. [PMID: 26526574 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-4319-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Lysosome-associated protein transmembrane 4ß-35 (LAPTM4B-35) is overexpressed in several solid malignancies. This study determines the expression level of LAPTM4B-35 in the cervical cancer during tumor development and progression. The present study investigated the clinicopathological significance of the coexpression of LAPTM4B-35 and VEGF in patients with cervical cancer. Immunohistochemistry was used to evaluate the expression of LAPTM4B-35 and VEGF in 62 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and 226 cervical carcinoma in comparison with 45 normal cervical specimens. The correlation of combined LAPTM4B-35 and VEGF with clinicopathologic characteristics was analyzed using a chi-squared test. Patient survival was determined using Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test. A Cox regression analysis was performed to determine the prognostic significance of the factors. Combined LAPTM4B-35 and VEGF expression was significantly associated with FIGO stage (P = 0.014), tumor histologic grade (P = 0.033), lymph node metastasis (P = 0.045), and recurrence (P = 0.010). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that patients with cervical cancer expressing both LAPTM4B-35 and VEGF exhibited both poor overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) (P = 0.015 and P = 0.016, respectively). Cox analysis demonstrated that combined LAPTM4B-35 and VEGF expression was an independent factor for both OS and DFS (P = 0.015 and P = 0.016, respectively). Overexpression of LAPTM4B-35combined with positive VEGF expression may serve as a new biological marker to predict the prognosis of cervical carcinoma patients.
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- Fanling Meng
- Department of Gynecology, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
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Qiao M, Hu G. Lysosome-associated protein transmembrane-4β-35 is a novel independent prognostic factor in small cell lung cancer. Tumour Biol 2015; 36:7493-9. [PMID: 25910706 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3467-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The lysosome-associated protein transmembrane-4β-35 (LAPTM4B-35) protein has been indicated to be involved in solid tumors, while its role in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) remains unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate the LAPTM4B-35 protein expression and its clinical and prognostic role in SCLC patients. A total of 88 SCLC patients who underwent radical surgery between 2002 and 2010 were enrolled in the study. The level of messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein was detected from the fresh paired tumor specimens and adjacent normal tissues. The clinicopathological and survival data were collected. And the relationship between LAPTM4B-35 and clinicopathological features was analyzed. The prognostic value of LAPTM4B-35 for SCLC was investigated by univariate and multivariate analyses. The LAPTM4B-35 was overexpressed significantly in SCLC cancer tissues. The elevated protein expression was correlated strongly with clinical stage (p = 0.012) and tumor recurrence (p = 0.023). The 5-year overall survival and disease-free survival (DFS) were significantly worse in the patients with high LAPTM4B-35 level. Multivariate Cox analysis indicated that high LAPTM4B-35 expression was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival (OS) and DFS (p = 0.017 vs p = 0.011). LAPTM4B-35 overexpression was an independent factor in SCLC prognosis, which may be considered a potential useful marker in defining the SCLC prognosis.
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- Man Qiao
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tianjin Hospital of ITCWM, Nankai Hospital, Sanwei Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300100, China.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tianjin Hospital of ITCWM, Nankai Hospital, Sanwei Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300100, China
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Cheng X, Zheng Z, Bu Z, Wu X, Zhang L, Xing X, Wang X, Hu Y, Du H, Li L, Li S, Zhou R, Wen XZ, Ji JF. LAPTM4B-35, a cancer-related gene, is associated with poor prognosis in TNM stages I-III gastric cancer patients. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0121559. [PMID: 25849595 PMCID: PMC4388692 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Lysosome-associated transmembrane protein 4β-35 (LAPTM4B-35), a member of the mammalian 4-tetratransmembrane spanning protein superfamily, has been reported to be overexpressed in several cancers. However the expression of LAPTM4B-35 and its role in the progression of gastric cancer (GC) remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate LAPTM4B-35 expression in GC, its potential relevance to clinicopathologic parameters and role of LAPTM4B-35 during gastric carcinogenesis. Methods In the present study, paraffin-embedded specimens with GC (n = 240, including 180 paired specimens) and 24 paired fresh frozen tissues were analyzed. qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry (IHC) were used to analyze the expression of LAPTM4B-35 in GC. The effects of LAPTM4B-35 on GC cell proliferation, migration and invasion were determined by overexpression and knockdown assays. Results IHC showed that LAPTM4B-35 was expressed in 68.3% (123/180) of GC tissues, while in 16.1% (29/180) of their paired adjacent noncancerous gastric tissues (P = 0.000). LAPTM4B-35 mRNA levels in GC tissues were also significantly elevated when compared with their paired adjacent noncancerous tissues (P = 0.017). Overexpression of LAPTM4B-35 was significantly associated with degree of differentiation, depth of invasion, lymphovascular invasion and lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). Kaplan-Meier survival curves revealed that patients with LAPTM4B-35 expression had a significant decrease in overall survival (OS) in stages I-III GC patients (P = 0.006). Multivariate analysis showed high expression of LAPTM4B-35 was an independent prognostic factor for OS in stage I-III GC patients (P = 0.025). Conclusion These findings indicate that LAPTM4B-35 overexpression may be related to GC progression and poor prognosis, and thus may serve as a new prediction marker of prognosis in GC patients.
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- Xiaojing Cheng
- Gastrointestinal Carcinoma Translational Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Gastrointestinal Carcinoma Translational Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Biological Tissue Bank, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Biological Tissue Bank, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Gastrointestinal Carcinoma Translational Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Gastrointestinal Carcinoma Translational Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Gastrointestinal Carcinoma Translational Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Gastrointestinal Carcinoma Translational Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (XZW); (JFJ)
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (XZW); (JFJ)
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Overexpression of LAPTM4B is correlated with tumor angiogenesis and poor prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer. Med Oncol 2014; 31:974. [PMID: 24816841 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-014-0974-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Lysosome-associated protein transmembrane-4 beta (LAPTM4B) is a novel oncogene, which has been indicated to be dramatically overexpressed in various malignant tumors. The aims of this study were to detect LAPTM4B protein expression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and then analyze the relationships of LAPTM4B protein with clinicopathologic factors, tumor angiogenesis and prognosis with SPSS statistical software. Immunohistochemistry was used to examine the expression of LAPTM4B and CD34 proteins in NSCLC tissues, and its results showed that LAPTM4B protein expression in NSCLC tissues was significantly higher than that in normal lung tissues (P < 0.001). Of the186 NSCLC cases, 129 (69.35 %) had strong expression of LAPTM4B protein, which was associated with histopathologic differentiation (P = 0.017), lymph node metastasis (P = 0.001) and TNM stage (P = 0.046), as well as the microvessel density (MVD) (P = 0.019). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that patients with strong LAPM4B protein expression and high MVD might have poor overall survival (OS; P = 0.001, P = 0.002, respectively) and disease-free survival (DFS; P = 0.002, P = 0.038, respectively). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that LAPTM4B protein was an independent prognostic marker for OS and DFS of NSCLC patients (P = 0.037, P = 0.046, respectively). These findings illustrated that LAPTM4B protein was closely associated with NSCLC progression, angiogenesis and poor prognosis, suggesting that LAPTM4B protein could be applied not only in predicting patient's outcome, but also in antiangiogenic therapy as a possible novel target molecule.
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Tang H, Tian H, Yue W, Li L, Li S, Gao C, Si L, Qi L, Lu M, Hu W. LAPTM4B polymorphism is associated with non‑small cell lung cancer susceptibility and prognosis. Oncol Rep 2014; 31:2454-60. [PMID: 24676601 DOI: 10.3892/or.2014.3116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Lysosome-associated protein transmembrane-4β (LAPTM4B) is a novel cancer-related gene that is upregulated in many tumors, and which plays important roles in carcinogenesis. It has two alleles, LAPTM4B 1 and LAPTM4B 2. LAPTM4B 1 contains only one copy of a 19-bp sequence in the first exon, whereas LAPTM4B 2 contains two tight tandem segments. Previous studies have shown that LAPTM4B 2 is a risk factor for susceptibility and prognosis of many tumors. The present study investigated the relationship between LAPTM4B polymorphism and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) susceptibility and prognosis. We identified LAPTM4B genotypes with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in peripheral blood samples. In the adjusted multivariate logistic regression analysis, we found that LAPTM4B 1/2, LAPTM4B 2/2 exhibited 1.48-fold [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.076-2.037] and 2.855-fold (95%CI, 1.722-4.734) increases in the risk of developing NSCLC compared with non-LAPTM4B 2 carriers. Furthermore, our results showed that overall survival time and disease-free survival time of patients with LAPTM4B 2 were significantly shorter than in patients carrying LAPTM4B 1 (P=0.001 and P=0.001, respectively). In addition, multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that LAPTM4B 2 was also an independent prognostic factor for NSCLC. These results suggest that LAPTM4B polymorphisms may be a prospective marker for evaluating the risk and prognosis of NSCLC.
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- Han Tang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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Lo YL, Liu Y. Reversing multidrug resistance in Caco-2 by silencing MDR1, MRP1, MRP2, and BCL-2/BCL-xL using liposomal antisense oligonucleotides. PLoS One 2014; 9:e90180. [PMID: 24637737 PMCID: PMC3956467 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major impediment to chemotherapy. In the present study, we designed antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) against MDR1, MDR-associated protein (MRP)1, MRP2, and/or BCL-2/BCL-xL to reverse MDR transporters and induce apoptosis, respectively. The cationic liposomes (100 nm) composed of N-[1-(2,3-dioleyloxy)propyl]-n,n,n-trimethylammonium chloride and dioleoyl phosphotidylethanolamine core surrounded by a polyethylene glycol (PEG) shell were prepared to carry ASOs and/or epirubicin, an antineoplastic agent. We aimed to simultaneously suppress efflux pumps, provoke apoptosis, and enhance the chemosensitivity of human colon adenocarcinoma Caco-2 cells to epirubicin. We evaluated encapsulation efficiency, particle size, cytotoxicity, intracellular accumulation, mRNA levels, cell cycle distribution, and caspase activity of these formulations. We found that PEGylated liposomal ASOs significantly reduced Caco-2 cell viability and thus intensified epirubicin-mediated apoptosis. These formulations also decreased the MDR1 promoter activity levels and enhanced the intracellular retention of epirubicin in Caco-2 cells. Epirubicin and ASOs in PEGylated liposomes remarkably decreased mRNA expression levels of human MDR1, MRP1, MRP2, and BCL-2. The combined treatments all significantly increased the mRNA expressions of p53 and BAX, and activity levels of caspase-3, -8, and -9. The formulation of epirubicin and ASOs targeting both pump resistance of MDR1, MRP1, and MRP2 and nonpump resistance of BCL-2/BCL-xL demonstrated more superior effect to all the other formulations used in this study. Our results provide a novel insight into the mechanisms by which PEGylated liposomal ASOs against both resistance types act as activators to epirubicin-induced apoptosis through suppressing MDR1, MRP1, and MRP2, as well as triggering intrinsic mitochondrial and extrinsic death receptor pathways. The complicated regulation of MDR highlights the necessity for a multifunctional approach using an effective delivery system, such as PEGylated liposomes, to carry epirubicin and ASOs as a potent nanomedicine for improving the clinical efficacy of chemotherapy.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/genetics
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Apoptosis/genetics
- Caco-2 Cells
- Caspases/metabolism
- Cell Cycle/drug effects
- DNA Fragmentation/drug effects
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics
- Epirubicin/administration & dosage
- Gene Expression
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Gene Silencing
- Genes, Reporter
- Humans
- Liposomes
- Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2
- Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins/genetics
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/administration & dosage
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/chemistry
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/toxicity
- Polyethylene Glycols
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- bcl-X Protein/genetics
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- Yu-Li Lo
- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan
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Lysosomal-associated transmembrane protein 4 beta and its association with systemic carcinogenesis. Am J Surg 2013; 206:287-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2012] [Accepted: 10/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lo YL, Wang W. Formononetin potentiates epirubicin-induced apoptosis via ROS production in HeLa cells in vitro. Chem Biol Interact 2013; 205:188-97. [PMID: 23867903 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2013.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 06/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The frequent development of multidrug resistance (MDR) hampers the efficacy of available anticancer drugs in treating cervical cancer. In this study, we aimed to use formononetin (7-hydroxy-4'-methoxyisoflavone), a potential herbal isoflavone, to intensify the chemosensitivity of human cervical cancer HeLa cells to epirubicin, an anticancer drug. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were correlated with MDR modulation mechanisms, including the transporter inhibition and apoptosis induction. Our results revealed that formononetin significantly enhanced the cytotoxicity of epirubicin. Co-incubation of epirubicin with formononetin increased the ROS levels, including hydrogen peroxide and superoxide free radicals. Epirubicin alone markedly increased the mRNA expression of MDR1, MDR-associated protein (MRP) 1, and MRP2. In contrast, formononetin alone or combined treatment decreased the mRNA expression of MRP1 and MRP2. This result indicates that efflux transporter-mediated epirubicin resistance is inhibited at different degrees by the addition of formononetin. This isoflavone significantly intensified epirubicin uptake into HeLa cells. Apoptosis was induced by formononetin and/or epirubicin, as signified by nuclear DNA fragmentation, chromatin condensation, increased sub-G1 and G2/M phases. The cotreatment triggered the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway indicated by increased Bax-to-Bcl-2 expression ratio, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, and significant activation of caspase-9 and -3. In addition, extrinsic/caspases-8 apoptotic pathway was also induced by the cotreatment. N-acetyl cysteine abrogated these events induced by formononetin, supporting the involvement of ROS in the MDR reversal mechanism. This study pioneered in demonstrating that formononetin may potentiate the cytotoxicity of epirubicin in HeLa cells through the ROS-mediated MRP inhibition and concurrent activation of the mitochondrial and death receptor pathways of apoptosis. Hence, the circumvention of pump and non-pump resistance using formononetin and epirubicin may pave the way for a powerful chemotherapeutic regimen for treating human cervical cancer.
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- Yu-Li Lo
- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan ROC.
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Moon ES, Kim HS, Sharma V, Park JO, Lee HM, Moon SH, Chong HS. Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphism in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Korea: for personalized treatment. Yonsei Med J 2013; 54:500-9. [PMID: 23364988 PMCID: PMC3575984 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2013.54.2.500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The incidence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has rapidly increased, and with it, physician consultations and expenditures (about one and a half times) in the last 5 years. Recent etiological studies reveal that AIS is a complex genetic disorder that results from the interaction of multiple gene loci and the environment. For personalized treatment of AIS, a tool that can accurately measure the progression of Cobb's angle would be of great use. Gene analysis utilizing single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) has been developed as a diagnostic tool for use in Caucasians but not Koreans. Therefore, we attempted to reveal AIS-related genes and their relevance in Koreans, exploring the potential use of gene analysis as a diagnostic tool for personalized treatment of AIS therein. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 68 Korean AIS and 35 age- and sex-matched, healthy adolescents were enrolled in this study and were examined for 10 candidate scoliosis gene SNPs. RESULTS This study revealed that the SNPs of rs2449539 in lysosomal-associated transmembrane protein 4 beta (LAPTM4B) and rs5742612 in upstream and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) were associated with both susceptibility to and curve severity in AIS. The results suggested that both LAPTM4B and IGF1 genes were important in AIS predisposition and progression. CONCLUSION Thus, on the basis of this study, if more SNPs or candidate genes are studied in a larger population in Korea, personalized treatment of Korean AIS patients might become a possibility.
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- Eun Su Moon
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Zhang M, Xu JJ, Zhou RL, Zhang QY. cAMP responsive element binding protein-1 is a transcription factor of lysosomal-associated protein transmembrane-4 Beta in human breast cancer cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e57520. [PMID: 23469012 PMCID: PMC3585361 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Lysosomal-associated protein transmembrane-4 beta (LAPTM4B) is a potential proto-oncogene, whose overexpression is involved in cancer occurrence and progression. Its transcript is up-regulated in various types of solid tumors including breast cancer. However, its transcriptional regulation mechanism is still unclear. To investigate the mechanism of transcriptional regulation of LAPTM4B in human breast cancer cells, a series of luciferase reporter constructs and construct with mutated binding site for cAMP responsive element binding protein-1 (CREB1) were generated by PCR amplification and transiently transfected into breast cancer cells to determine the transcriptional activities of different promoter regions. The +10+292 promoter region was possessed the highest transcriptional activity. The ability of CREB1 to bind the LAPMT4B promoter was confirmed by electrophoretic mobility shift assay, super-shift and RNA interference experiments. Our study identified the core promoter region responsible for constitutive expression of LAPTM4B and clarified that CREB1 played an important role in LAPTM4B transcriptional regulation in human breast cancer cells.
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- Meng Zhang
- Department of Clinical laboratory, Key laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical laboratory, Key laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical laboratory, Key laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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Overexpression of LAPTM4B: an independent prognostic marker in breast cancer. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2013; 139:661-7. [PMID: 23292099 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-012-1368-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE Lysosome-associated protein transmembrane 4 beta (LAPTM4B), a novel oncoprotein, has been shown to be overexpressed in several human malignancies. Our purpose was to evaluate the expression of LAPTM4B in breast carcinoma and its significance, which was not previously studied by others. METHODS Through immunohistochemistry, LAPTM4B expression was evaluated in 35 benign breast tumor specimens and 194 breast cancer specimens. The correlation of LAPTM4B expression with clinicopathological parameters was assessed using χ(2) analysis. The survival status of patients was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier and log-rank tests. Cox regression was used for the multivariate analysis of prognostic factors. RESULTS The immunohistochemistry results showed that the expression level of LAPTM4B in breast cancer cases was significantly higher than that in benign breast tumor tissues (P < 0.001). Moreover, statistical analysis also showed that high LAPTM4B expression was positively related to TNM stage, lymph node metastasis, and recurrence. Furthermore, it was also shown that patients with high LAPTM4B expression had significantly poorer overall survival and disease-free survival compared with patients with low expression of LAPTM4B (P = 0.019 and P = 0.005, respectively). Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that high LAPTM4B expression level was an independent prognostic factor for both overall survival and disease-free survival of patients with breast cancer (P = 0.041 and P = 0.023, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Overexpression of LAPTM4B may contribute to the tumor progression and poor prognosis of breast cancer, thus testing the expression of LAPTM4B will be helpful for predicting prognosis in breast cancer.
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Lo YL, Wang W, Ho CT. 7,3',4'-Trihydroxyisoflavone modulates multidrug resistance transporters and induces apoptosis via production of reactive oxygen species. Toxicology 2012; 302:221-32. [PMID: 22914566 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2012.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2012] [Revised: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The development of multidrug resistance (MDR) to conventional chemoradiation therapy usually leads to failure in treating cervical cancer. This study aims to explore the effects and mechanisms of 7,3',4'-trihydroxyisoflavone (7,3',4'-THIF), one of the major metabolites of daidzein, on potentiating cytotoxicity of epirubicin (Epi), an anticancer drug in human cervical cancer HeLa cells. The cytotoxicity of Epi remarkably increased when it was combined with 7,3',4'-THIF. The cotreatment increased the reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, including hydrogen peroxide and superoxide free radicals. 7,3',4'-THIF was shown to down-regulate the MDR1 promoter region composed of the elements of AP1, GC-box, and Y-box, as demonstrated by a luciferase assay. A negative regulation of hMDR1 gene with multiple transcription factors by this isoflavone may provide a novel molecular mechanism for MDR modulation. The mRNA expressions of MDR1, MDR-associated protein (MRP) 1, and MRP2 for the combined treatment were significantly lower than those of the Epi treatment. This result implies that MDR transporter-mediated Epi resistance is inhibited at various degrees by the addition of 7,3',4'-THIF. This isoflavone significantly enhanced intracellular Epi accumulation in HeLa cells. 7,3',4'-THIF and/or Epi triggered apoptosis through the upregulation of p53, Bax, and caspase-9. Apoptosis induction was also confirmed by the reduced mitochondrial membrane potential, increased sub-G1 and G2/M phases, nuclear DNA fragmentation, and chromatin condensation. Our findings demonstrate for the first time that 7,3',4'-THIF causes cell death in human cervical cancer cells through the ROS-dependent suppression of MDR transporters and p53-mediated activation of the intrinsic mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis. Thus, 7,3',4'-THIF has the potential to enhance the activity of a broad range of cancer chemotherapeutics in the MDR spectrum with the advantage of reducing adverse effects.
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- Yu-Li Lo
- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Exposure to supernatants of macrophages that phagocytized dead mesenchymal stem cells improves hypoxic cardiomyocytes survival. Int J Cardiol 2012; 165:333-40. [PMID: 22475845 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.03.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2011] [Revised: 01/28/2012] [Accepted: 03/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the impact of supernatants from macrophages that phagocytized dead MSCs (pMΦ) on the survival of hypoxic cardiomyocytes. METHODS MSCs were isolated from bone marrow of mice and dead MSCs were harvested after 6h hypoxia. Macrophages were obtained from thioglycolate-elicited peritoneal cavity. Macrophages and dead MSCs were co-cultured for 2 days in the presence or absence of LPS (1 μg/ml). Cardiomyocytes obtained from neonatal mice were exposed to various medium including supernatants from pMΦ. MTT cell proliferation assay and mitochondria membrane potential were used to evaluate the viability of cardiomyocytes. Cytokines and chemokines (TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-6, IL-12, PGE2, VEGF-α, Ang-1, KGF, IGF-1, PDGF-BB, and EPO) in culture medium of macrophages, MSCs and pMΦ were detected by ELISA and Real-Time-PCR. RESULTS phagocytic activity of macrophages to dMSC was significantly enhanced by LPS. PGE2, VEGF-α, Ang-1, KGF, IGF-1, PDGF-BB, and EPO levels were significantly increased in supernatants of pMΦ. Exposure to supernatants of pMΦ significantly improved viability and survival time of hypoxic cardiomyocytes. CONCLUSION Exposure to supernatants of pMΦ significantly improved viability and survival time of hypoxic cardiomyocytes, which might be linked to increased cytokines and chemokines secretion by pMΦ.
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Yang H, Zhai G, Ji X, Xiong F, Su J, McNutt MA. LAPTM4B allele *2 is a marker of poor prognosis following hepatic tumor resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34984. [PMID: 22509374 PMCID: PMC3318008 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Lysosomal protein transmembrane 4 beta (LAPTM4B) is a gene related to hepatocellular carcinoma that has two alleles designated LAPTM4B*1 and LAPTM4B*2. This study aimed to investigate the correlation of LAPTM4B genotype with prognosis and clinicopathologic features in patients who have undergone resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methodology/Principal Findings The LAPTM4B genotype was analyzed by PCR in 68 patients who had undergone curative hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. The correlation of LAPTM4B genotype with clinicopathologic parameters was assessed with the Chi-squared test. Differences in patient survival were determined by the Kaplan–Meier method. Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors was carried out with Cox regression analysis. Patients with LAPTM4B *2 had both significantly shorter overall survival (OS) and shorter disease-free survival (DFS) (both P<0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that LAPTM4B genotype is an independent prognostic factor for OS and DFS (both P<0.001). Conclusions/Significance Allele *2 of LAPTM4B is a risk factor associated with poor prognosis in patients with resected HCC. LAPTM4B status may be useful preoperatively as an adjunct in evaluation of the operability of HCC.
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- Hua Yang
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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Zhang G, Liang Y, Huang Y, Chen Y, Zhou R. Elevated lysosome-associated protein transmembrane-4β-35 is an independent prognostic marker in pancreatic carcinoma. J Int Med Res 2012; 40:1275-83. [PMID: 22971479 DOI: 10.1177/147323001204000406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between lysosome-associated protein transmembrane-4β-35 (LAPTM4B-35) and the clinicopathological features and prognosis of pancreatic carcinoma. METHODS The level of LAPTM4B-35 protein was determined by semi quantitative immunohistochemistry in pancreatic carcinoma specimens. The relationship between LAPTM4B-35 level and prognosis was determined using univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS A total of 98 patient samples were included. The presence of LAPTM4B-35 protein was confirmed in 77/98 (78.6%) patients and was significantly associated with tumour stage, degree of differentiation and pathological staging of pancreatic carcinoma after primary surgery. Patients with high LAPTM4B-35 levels had a poorer overall survival compared with patients with lower levels. Multivariate analysis showed that LAPTM4B-35 was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival. CONCLUSIONS LAPTM4B-35 was found to be present at high levels in a large proportion of patients with pancreatic carcinoma, and was closely related to disease progression and poor prognosis. LAPTM4B-35 may represent a new molecular target for the clinical evaluation and treatment of pancreatic carcinoma.
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- G Zhang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Clinical Medical College and Affiliated Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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