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Wang Q, Zhao Y, Chen Y, Chen Y, Song X, Zhang L, He Q, Ye B, Wu L, Huang X, Wang D. High PD-L1 expression associates with low T-cadherin expression and poor prognosis in human papillomavirus-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck 2023; 45:1162-1171. [PMID: 36939297 DOI: 10.1002/hed.27329] [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: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed at exploring the correlation between T-cadherin and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), as well as their prognostic value in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS Immunohistochemical staining was used to identify the protein expression of T-cadherin and PD-L1. Spearman linear correlation analysis was used to determine their association. Kaplan-Meier analysis was utilized to plot overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) curves. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to conduct univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS The results showed a negative association between protein expression of T-cadherin and PD-L1 (r = -0.760, p < 0.001), positive expression of T-cadherin was associated with a better OS (p < 0.001) and DFS (p < 0.001), while positive PD-L1 expression was associated with a worse OS (p = 0.002) and DFS (p < 0.001). The expression of T-cadherin and PD-L1 were independent prognostic predictors for OS and DFS. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, expression of T-cadherin and PD-L1 were largely inversely correlated and independent prognostic factors for patients with HPV-negative HNSCC.
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- Qiuju Wang
- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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Lin J, Chen Z, Huang Z, Chen F, Ye Z, Lin S, Wang W. Upregulation of T-cadherin suppresses cell proliferation, migration and invasion of gastric cancer in vitro. Exp Ther Med 2017; 14:4194-4200. [PMID: 29104635 PMCID: PMC5658734 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.5090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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As a unique member of the cadherin superfamily, T-cadherin (T-cad) has been demonstrated to be associated with gastric cancer (GC) prognosis. To elucidate the function of T-cad in GC in vitro, the present study firstly examined T-cad protein expression in normal and gastric cancer tissues and cell lines, and it was demonstrated to be significantly downregulated in gastric cancer samples compared with normal samples. Control and T-cad expression vectors were then transfected into the MGC8-03 and AGS GC cell lines. Utilizing MTT, clonogenic, flow cytometry, wound healing and Transwell invasion assays in addition to Western blotting, the present study demonstrated that the overexpression of T-cad suppressed GC cell growth and colony formation via cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase via downregulating the expression of cyclin dependent kinase 4 and Cyclin D1. In addition, overexpression of T-cad significantly inhibited GC cell migration and invasion by increasing E-cadherin and decreasing Vimentin expression. These findings suggest T-cad may be important in GC cell proliferation and metastasis and serve as a promising target for the treatment of GC in the future.
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- Jianqing Lin
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, P.R. China
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Belheouane M, Gupta Y, Künzel S, Ibrahim S, Baines JF. Improved detection of gene-microbe interactions in the mouse skin microbiota using high-resolution QTL mapping of 16S rRNA transcripts. MICROBIOME 2017; 5:59. [PMID: 28587635 PMCID: PMC5461731 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-017-0275-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies highlight the utility of quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping for determining the contribution of host genetics to interindividual variation in the microbiota. We previously demonstrated that similar to the gut microbiota, abundances of bacterial taxa in the skin are significantly influenced by host genetic variation. In this study, we analyzed the skin microbiota of mice from the 15th generation of an advanced intercross line using a novel approach of extending bacterial trait mapping to both the 16S rRNA gene copy (DNA) and transcript (RNA) levels, which reflect relative bacterial cell number and activity, respectively. RESULTS Remarkably, the combination of highly recombined individuals and 53,203 informative SNPs allowed the identification of genomic intervals as small as <0.1 megabases containing single genes. Furthermore, the inclusion of 16S rRNA transcript-level mapping dramatically increased the number of significant associations detected, with five versus 21 significant SNP-bacterial trait associations based on DNA- compared to RNA-level profiling, respectively. Importantly, the genomic intervals identified contain many genes involved in skin inflammation and cancer and are further supported by the bacterial traits they influence, which in some cases have known genotoxic or probiotic capabilities. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that profiling based on the relative activity levels of bacterial community members greatly enhances the capability of detecting interactions between the host and its associated microbes. Finally, the identification of several genes involved in skin cancer suggests that similar to colon carcinogenesis, the resident microbiota may play a role in skin cancer susceptibility and its potential prevention and/or treatment.
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- Meriem Belheouane
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, August-Thienemann-Str. 2, 24306 Plön, Germany
- Institute for Experimental Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, August-Thienemann-Str. 2, 24306 Plön, Germany
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- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, August-Thienemann-Str. 2, 24306 Plön, Germany
- Institute for Experimental Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Sternberg J, Wankell M, Nathan Subramaniam V, W. Hebbard L. The functional roles of T-cadherin in mammalian biology. AIMS MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2017. [DOI: 10.3934/molsci.2017.1.62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Buechner S, Erne P, Resink TJ. T-Cadherin Expression in the Epidermis and Adnexal Structures of Normal Skin. Dermatopathology (Basel) 2016; 3:68-78. [PMID: 27904857 PMCID: PMC5121566 DOI: 10.1159/000451024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background T-cadherin is an atypical glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored member of the cadherin superfamily of adhesion molecules. The role of T-cadherin in biology of the skin is poorly understood. Expression of T-cadherin in basal keratinocytes and dermal blood vessels of the healthy epidermis has been demonstrated, but studies on expression in skin appendages are rare. Methods We conducted an immunohistochemical analysis of T-cadherin expression in the epidermis and adnexal structures of normal skin. Results T-cadherin expression is restricted to basal keratinocytes of the epidermis. The basal cell layer of sebaceous glands was T-cadherin positive, whereas sebocytes were negative. Within apocrine glands, only myoepithelial cells were T-cadherin positive. In contrast, both the secretory coils and excretory ducts of eccrine glands were T-cadherin positive. In terminal hair follicles, the outer root sheath layers strongly expressed T-cadherin throughout different regions of the follicle, with the strongest immunoreactivity at the bulge and suprabulbar regions. T-cadherin and CK15 stem cell marker similarly localized within the bulge and suprabulbar region. T-cadherin and CD34 stem cell marker similarly localized at the suprabulbar level. Conclusion The specific patterns of T-cadherin expression in the epidermis and adnexal structures suggest an important guardian role in skin homeostasis.
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- Stanislaw Buechner
- Dermatology Private Office and Laboratory for Histologic Diagnostic, Basel University and Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Signal Transduction, Department of Biomedicine, Basel University and Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Signal Transduction, Department of Biomedicine, Basel University and Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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Rubina KA, Tkachuk VA. Guidance Receptors in the Nervous and Cardiovascular Systems. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2016; 80:1235-53. [PMID: 26567567 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297915100041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Blood vessels and nervous fibers grow in parallel, for they express similar receptors for chemokine substances. Recently, much attention is being given to studying guidance receptors and their ligands besides the growth factors, cytokines, and chemokines necessary to form structures in the nervous and vascular systems. Such guidance molecules determine trajectory for growing axons and vessels. Guidance molecules include Ephrins and their receptors, Neuropilins and Plexins as receptors for Semaphorins, Robos as receptors for Slit-proteins, and UNC5B receptors binding Netrins. Apart from these receptors and their ligands, urokinase and its receptor (uPAR) and T-cadherin are also classified as guidance molecules. The urokinase system mediates local proteolysis at the leading edge of cells, thereby providing directed migration. T-cadherin is a repellent molecule that regulates the direction of growing axons and blood vessels. Guidance receptors also play an important role in the diseases of the nervous and cardiovascular systems.
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- K A Rubina
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, Moscow, 119192, Russia.
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Bosserhoff AK, Ellmann L, Quast AS, Eberle J, Boyle GM, Kuphal S. Loss of T-cadherin (CDH-13) regulates AKT signaling and desensitizes cells to apoptosis in melanoma. Mol Carcinog 2013; 53:635-47. [PMID: 23625515 DOI: 10.1002/mc.22018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Revised: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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An understanding of signaling pathways is a basic requirement for the treatment of melanoma. Currently, kinases are at the center of melanoma therapies. According to our research, additional alternative molecules are equally important for development of melanoma. In this regard, cancer progression is, among other factors, driven by an altered adhesion via cadherins. For instance, the de-regulated expression of the adhesion molecule T-cadherin is found in various cancer types, including melanoma, and influences migration and invasion. T-cadherin is thought to affect cellular function largely through its signaling and not its adhesion properties because the molecule is anchored into the cell membrane by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) moiety. However, detailed knowledge about the consequences of the loss of T-cadherin in melanoma is currently lacking. For this reason, we were interested in assessing which signaling pathways are initiated by T-cadherin. The tumor growth of subcutaneously injected T-cadherin-positive melanoma cells was diminished compared with T-cadherin-negative cells in nude mice. The difference in tumor volume was not due to decreased proliferation but rather due to increased apoptosis. After the expression of T-cadherin was induced, we detected V-AKT murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog (AKT) and FoxO3a hypophosphorylation accompanied by the downregulation of the antiapoptotic molecules BCL-2, BCL-x and Clusterin. Furthermore, we detected a diminished transcriptional activity of CREB and AP-1. We demonstrated that T-cadherin functions as a pro-apoptotic tumor suppressor that antagonizes AKT/CREB/AP-1/FoxO3a signaling, whereas NFκB, TCF/LEF and mTOR are not part of the T-cadherin signaling pathway. Notably, we found that the restoration of T-cadherin in melanoma cells causes sensitization to apoptosis induced by CD95/Fas antibody CH-11.
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- Anja K Bosserhoff
- Institute of Pathology, Molecular Pathology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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T-cadherin loss promotes experimental metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma. Eur J Cancer 2013; 49:2048-58. [PMID: 23369463 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Revised: 12/11/2012] [Accepted: 12/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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T-cadherin is gaining recognition as a determinant for the development of incipient invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, effects of T-cadherin expression on the metastatic potential of SCC have not been studied. Here, using a murine model of experimental metastasis following tail vein injection of A431 SCC cells we report that loss of T-cadherin increased both the incidence and rate of appearance of lung metastases. T-cadherin-silenced SCC metastases were highly disordered with evidence of single cell dissemination away from main foci whereas SCC metastases overexpressing T-cadherin developed as compact, tightly organised sheets. SCC cell adhesion to vascular endothelial cells (EC) in culture was increased for T-cadherin-silenced SCC and decreased for T-cadherin-overexpressing SCC. Confocal microscopy showed that T-cadherin-silenced SCC adherent on EC display an elongated morphology with long thin extensions and a high degree of intercalation within the EC monolayer, whereas SCC overexpressing T-cadherin formed poorly-spread multicellular aggregates that remain on the outer surface of the EC monolayer. T-cadherin-deficient SCC or human keratinocyte cells exhibited increased transendothelial migration in vitro which could be attenuated in the presence of EGFR inhibitor gefitinib. Our data suggest that loss of T-cadherin can increase metastatic potential and aggressiveness of SCC, possibly due to facilitating arrest and extravasation through the vascular wall and/or more efficient establishment of metastases in the new microenvironment.
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Lin YL, He ZK, Li ZG, Guan TY. Downregulation of CDH13 expression promotes invasiveness of bladder transitional cell carcinoma. Urol Int 2012; 90:225-32. [PMID: 23235385 DOI: 10.1159/000345054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of downregulated CDH13 expression with invasiveness of bladder transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS CDH13 and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) expression was detected in 23 normal bladder epithelial tissues and 71 bladder TCC tissues. RNA interference was used to inhibit CDH13 expression in bladder TCC 5637 cells and then analyzed its effects on migration, invasion, adhesion, and proliferation of 5637 cells, as well as MMP2 expression in 5637 cells. RESULTS The CDH13 expression in bladder TCC tissues was significantly lower than that in normal bladder epithelial tissues. Moreover, the expression of CDH13 from the muscle-invasive group was significantly lower than that from the non-muscle-invasive group. In addition, the MMP2 expression was increased in bladder TCC, especially in muscle-invasive tumors. After the transfection of CDH13 siRNA into 5637 cells, CDH13 expression was significantly decreased, and the migration, invasion, adhesion of 5637 cells, as well as MMP2 expression in 5637 cells was significantly promoted compared with blank and negative controls. CONCLUSIONS Downregulated expression of CDH13 is associated with increased invasion of bladder TCC, and may be due to the enhancement of cell-extracellular matrix adhesion and increased MMP2 expression.
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- Ying-Li Lin
- Department of Urology, Xuzhou Tumor Hospital (Xuzhou Third People's Hospital), Xuzhou, China
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Ellmann L, Joshi MB, Resink TJ, Bosserhoff AK, Kuphal S. BRN2 is a transcriptional repressor of CDH13 (T-cadherin) in melanoma cells. J Transl Med 2012; 92:1788-800. [PMID: 23069940 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2012.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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T-cadherin (cadherin 13, H-cadherin, gene name CDH13) has been proposed to act as a tumor-suppressor gene as its expression is significantly diminished in several types of carcinomas, including melanomas. Allelic loss and promoter hypermethylation have been proposed as mechanisms for silencing of CDH13. However, they do not account for loss of T-cadherin expression in all carcinomas, and other genetic or epigenetic alterations can be presumed. The present study investigated transcriptional regulation of CDH13 in melanoma. Bioinformatical analysis pointed to the presence of known BRN2 (also known as POU3F2 and N-Oct-3)-binding motifs in the CDH13 promoter sequence. We found an inverse correlation between BRN2 and T-cadherin protein and transcript expression. Reporter gene analysis and electrophoretic mobility shift assays in melanoma cells demonstrated that CDH13 is a direct target of BRN2 and that BRN2 is a functional transcriptional repressor of CDH13 promoter activity. The regulatory binding element of BRN2 was located -219 bp of the CDH13 promoter proximal to the start codon and was identified as 5'-CATGCAAAA-3'. Ectopic expression of BRN2 in BRN2-negative/T-cadherin-positive melanoma cells resulted in suppression of CDH13 promoter activity, whereas BRN2 knockdown in BRN2-positive/T-cadherin-negative melanoma cells resulted in re-expression of T-cadherin transcripts and protein. Transcriptional repression of CDH13 by BRN2 may participate in malignant transformation of melanoma by increasing invasion and migration potentials of melanoma cells. The study has identified CDH13 as a novel direct BRN2 transcriptional target gene and has advanced knowledge of mechanisms underlying loss of T-cadherin expression in melanoma.
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- Lisa Ellmann
- Institute of Pathology, Molecular Pathology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Kyriakakis E, Maslova K, Philippova M, Pfaff D, Joshi MB, Buechner SA, Erne P, Resink TJ. T-Cadherin is an auxiliary negative regulator of EGFR pathway activity in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: impact on cell motility. J Invest Dermatol 2012; 132:2275-85. [PMID: 22592160 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Genetic and epigenetic studies in different cancers, including cutaneous carcinomas, have implicated T-cadherin (T-cad) as a tumor suppressor. Immunohistochemical and in vitro studies have suggested that T-cad loss promotes incipient invasiveness in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Molecular mechanisms are unknown. This study found that the main consequence of T-cad silencing in SCC is facilitation of ligand-dependent EGFR activation, whereas T-cad overexpression impedes EGFR activation. Gain- and loss-of-function studies in A431 SCC cells demonstrate T-cad-controlled responsiveness to EGF with respect to pharmacological inhibition of EGFR and to diverse signaling and functional events of the EGFR activation cascade (EGFR phosphorylation, internalization, nuclear translocation, cell retraction/de-adhesion, motility, invasion, integrin β1, and Rho small GTPases such as RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42 activation). Further, T-cad modulates the EGFR pathway activity by influencing membrane compartmentalization of EGFR; T-cad upregulation promotes retention of EGFR in lipid rafts, whereas T-cad silencing releases EGFR from this compartment, rendering EGFR more accessible to ligand stimulation. This study reveals a mechanism for fine-tuning of EGFR activity in SCC, whereby T-cad represents an auxiliary "negative" regulator of the EGFR pathway, which impacts invasion-associated behavioral responses of SCC to EGF. This action of T-cad in SCC may serve as a paradigm explaining other malignancies displaying concomitant T-cad loss and enhanced EGFR activity.
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- Emmanouil Kyriakakis
- Laboratory for Signal Transduction, Department of Biomedicine, Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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Pfaff D, Philippova M, Kyriakakis E, Maslova K, Rupp K, Buechner SA, Iezzi G, Spagnoli GC, Erne P, Resink TJ. Paradoxical effects of T-cadherin on squamous cell carcinoma: up- and down-regulation increase xenograft growth by distinct mechanisms. J Pathol 2011; 225:512-24. [DOI: 10.1002/path.2900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2010] [Revised: 03/15/2011] [Accepted: 03/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Lin Y, Sun G, Liu X, Chen Y, Zhang C. Clinical Significance of T-Cadherin Tissue Expression in Patients with Bladder Transitional Cell Carcinoma. Urol Int 2011; 86:340-5. [DOI: 10.1159/000322962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2010] [Accepted: 11/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We review the evidence suggesting the involvement of Cadherin 13 (CDH13, T-cadherin, H-cadherin) in various cancers. CDH13 is an atypical member of the cadherin family, devoid of a transmembrane domain and anchored to the exterior surface of the plasma membrane via a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor. CDH13 is thought to affect cellular behavior largely through its signaling properties. It is often down-regulated in cancerous cells. CDH13 down-regulation has been associated with poorer prognosis in various carcinomas, such as lung, ovarian, cervical and prostate cancer. CDH13 re-expression in most cancer cell lines inhibits cell proliferation and invasiveness, increases susceptibility to apoptosis, and reduces tumor growth in in vivo models. These properties suggest that CDH13 may represent a possible target for therapy in some cancers. At the same time, CDH13 is up-regulated in blood vessels growing through tumors and promotes tumor neovascularization. In contrast to most cancer cell lines, CDH13 overexpression in endothelial cells promotes their proliferation and migration, and has a pro-survival effect. We also discuss molecular mechanisms that may regulate CDH13 expression and underlie its roles in cancer.
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- Alexandra V Andreeva
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Pfaff D, Philippova M, Buechner S, Maslova K, Mathys T, Erne P, Resink T. T-cadherin loss induces an invasive phenotype in human keratinocytes and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cells in vitro
and is associated with malignant transformation of cutaneous SCC in vivo. Br J Dermatol 2010; 163:353-63. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09801.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We review the role of cadherins and cadherin-related proteins in human cancer. Cellular and animal models for human cancer are also dealt with whenever appropriate. E-cadherin is the prototype of the large cadherin superfamily and is renowned for its potent malignancy suppressing activity. Different mechanisms for inactivating E-cadherin/CDH1 have been identified in human cancers: inherited and somatic mutations, aberrant protein processing, increased promoter methylation, and induction of transcriptional repressors such as Snail and ZEB family members. The latter induce epithelial mesenchymal transition, which is also associated with induction of "mesenchymal" cadherins, a hallmark of tumor progression. VE-cadherin/CDH5 plays a role in tumor-associated angiogenesis. The atypical T-cadherin/CDH13 is often silenced in cancer cells but up-regulated in tumor vasculature. The review also covers the status of protocadherins and several other cadherin-related molecules in human cancer. Perspectives for emerging cadherin-related anticancer therapies are given.
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- Geert Berx
- Molecular and Cellular Oncology Unit, Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
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Tan LB, Chen KT, Yuan YC, Liao PC, Guo HR. Identification of urine PLK2 as a marker of bladder tumors by proteomic analysis. World J Urol 2009; 28:117-22. [DOI: 10.1007/s00345-009-0432-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2008] [Accepted: 05/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Kuphal S, Martyn AC, Pedley J, Crowther LM, Bonazzi VF, Parsons PG, Bosserhoff AK, Hayward NK, Boyle GM. H-cadherin expression reduces invasion of malignant melanoma. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2009; 22:296-306. [PMID: 19368692 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148x.2009.00568.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Melanocytic behavior, survival, and proliferation are regulated through a complex system of cell-cell adhesion molecules. Pathologic changes leading to development of malignant melanoma, upset the delicate homeostatic balance between melanocytes and keratinocytes and can lead to altered expression of cell-cell adhesion and cell-cell communication molecules. Malignant transformation of melanocytes frequently coincides with loss of E-cadherin expression. We now show loss of another member of the superfamily of classical cadherins, H-cadherin (CDH13), which may be involved in the development of malignant melanoma. The provided data show that H-cadherin expression is lost in nearly 80% of the analyzed melanoma cell lines. Knockdown of H-cadherin using siRNA increases invasive capacity in melanocytes. Functional assays show that the re-expression of H-cadherin decreases migration and invasion capacity, as well as anchorage-independent growth in comparison to control melanoma cells. Furthermore, melanoma cells, which re-express H-cadherin via stable transfection show a reduction in rate of tumor growth in a nu/nu mouse tumor model in comparison to the parental control transfected cell lines. Our study presents for the first time the down-regulation of H-cadherin in malignant melanomas and its possible functional relevance in maintenance healthy skin architecture.
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- Silke Kuphal
- Melanoma Genomics Group, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
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Baruthio F, Quadroni M, Rüegg C, Mariotti A. Proteomic analysis of membrane rafts of melanoma cells identifies protein patterns characteristic of the tumor progression stage. Proteomics 2009; 8:4733-47. [PMID: 18942674 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200800169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The molecular mechanisms controlling the progression of melanoma from a localized tumor to an invasive and metastatic disease are poorly understood. In the attempt to start defining a functional protein profile of melanoma progression, we have analyzed by LC-MS/MS the proteins associated with detergent resistant membranes (DRMs), which are enriched in cholesterol/sphingolipids-containing membrane rafts, of melanoma cell lines derived from tumors at different stages of progression. Since membrane rafts are involved in several biological processes, including signal transduction and protein trafficking, we hypothesized that the association of proteins with rafts can be regulated during melanoma development and affect protein function and disease progression. We have identified a total of 177 proteins in the DRMs of the cell lines examined. Among these, we have found groups of proteins preferentially associated with DRMs of either less malignant radial growth phase/vertical growth phase (VGP) cells, or aggressive VGP and metastatic cells suggesting that melanoma cells with different degrees of malignancy have different DRM profiles. Moreover, some proteins were found in DRMs of only some cell lines despite being expressed at similar levels in all the cell lines examined, suggesting the existence of mechanisms controlling their association with DRMs. We expect that understanding the mechanisms regulating DRM targeting and the activity of the proteins differentially associated with DRMs in relation to cell malignancy will help identify new molecular determinants of melanoma progression.
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- Frédérique Baruthio
- Division of Experimental Oncology, Centre Pluridisciplinaire d'Oncologie, Lausanne Cancer Center and Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, Epalinges s/Lausanne, Switzerland
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Jin Z, Cheng Y, Olaru A, Kan T, Yang J, Paun B, Ito T, Hamilton JP, David S, Agarwal R, Selaru FM, Sato F, Abraham JM, Beer DG, Mori Y, Shimada Y, Meltzer SJ. Promoter hypermethylation of CDH13 is a common, early event in human esophageal adenocarcinogenesis and correlates with clinical risk factors. Int J Cancer 2008; 123:2331-6. [PMID: 18729198 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Although the CDH13 gene has been shown to undergo epigenetic silencing by promoter methylation in many types of tumors, hypermethylation of this gene in Barrett's-associated esophageal adenocarcinogenesis has not been studied. Two hundred fifty-nine human esophageal tissues were therefore examined for CDH13 promoter hypermethylation by real-time methylation-specific PCR. CDH13 hypermethylation showed discriminative receiver-operator characteristic curve profiles, sharply demarcating esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and normal esophagus (NE) (p < 0.0001). CDH13 normalized methylation values (NMV) were significantly higher in Barrett's esophagus (BE), dysplastic BE (D) and EAC than in NE (p < 0.0000001). CDH13 hypermethylation frequency was 0% in NE but increased early during neoplastic progression, rising to 70% in BE, 77.5% in D and 76.1% in EAC. Both CDH13 hypermethylation frequency and its mean NMV were significantly higher in BE with than without accompanying EAC. In contrast, only 5 (19.2%) of 26 ESCCs exhibited CDH13 hypermethylation. Furthermore, both CDH13 hypermethylation frequency and its mean NMV were significantly higher in EAC than in ESCC, as well as in BE or D vs. ESCC. Interestingly, mean CDH13 NMV was significantly lower in short-segment than in long-segment BE, a known clinical risk factor for neoplastic progression. Similarly, BE segment length was significantly lower in specimens with unmethylated than with methylated CDH13 promoters. 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine treatment of OE33 EAC and KYSE220 ESCC cells reduced CDH13 methylation and increased CDH13 mRNA expression. These findings suggest that hypermethylation of CDH13 is a common, tissue-specific event in human EAC, occurs early during BE-associated neoplastic progression, and correlates with known clinical neoplastic progression risk factors.
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- Zhe Jin
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Knockdown of Fat2 by siRNA inhibits the migration of human squamous carcinoma cells. J Dermatol Sci 2008; 51:207-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2008.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2008] [Revised: 04/14/2008] [Accepted: 04/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chan DW, Lee JMF, Chan PCY, Ng IOL. Genetic and epigenetic inactivation of T-cadherin in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Int J Cancer 2008; 123:1043-52. [PMID: 18553387 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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T-cadherin is an atypical cadherin and growing evidence has indicated that T-cadherin exerts tumor-suppressive effects on cancers of epithelial cell type and also causes positive effects on tumor angiogenesis. Human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a hypervascular tumor and T-cadherin has been shown to be overexpressed in intratumoral endothelial cells of HCCs. However, the expression status and functions of T-cadherin in hepatocytes or HCC cells remain unclear. Here, we demonstrated that T-cadherin was underexpressed in HCC cells (26.5%, 13/49 cases), but was frequently (77.6%, 38/49) overexpressed in intratumoral endothelial cells immunohistochemically. Semiquantitative RT-PCR analysis also showed that the T-cadherin gene was underexpressed in 7 of 11 HCC cell lines. Loss of heterozygosity analysis revealed that 32-38% of the 42 human HCC samples had allelic losses at this locus. Upon pharmacological treatment with demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine or histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A, T-cadherin promoter hypermethylation and/or histone deacetylation was frequently observed in HCC samples and cell lines. Functionally, enforced expression of T-cadherin induced G(2)/M cell cycle arrest, reduced cell proliferation in low serum medium, suppressed anchorage-independent growth in soft agar and increased sensitivity to TNFalpha-mediated apoptosis in HCC cells. Intriguingly, we found that T-cadherin significantly suppressed the activity of c-Jun, a crucial oncoprotein constitutively activated in HCC cells. To conclude, T-cadherin was differentially expressed in human HCCs. The underexpression of T-cadherin in HCC cells suggests it may be another critical event in addition to T-cadherin-mediated angiogenesis during HCC development.
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- David W Chan
- Liver Cancer and Hepatitis Research Laboratory and SH Ho Foundation Research Laboratories, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Mukoyama Y, Utani A, Matsui S, Zhou S, Miyachi Y, Matsuyoshi N. T-cadherin enhances cell-matrix adhesiveness by regulating beta1 integrin trafficking in cutaneous squamous carcinoma cells. Genes Cells 2007; 12:787-96. [PMID: 17573778 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2007.01092.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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T-cadherin is a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored cadherin molecule. We previously reported that T-cadherin is normally expressed on the basal keratinocytes of the epidermis and is down-regulated in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We found that expression of T-cadherin in cutaneous squamous carcinoma cells regulated level of surface beta1 integrin, which functioned as extracellular matrix (ECM) receptor. Involvement of T-cadherin in beta1 integrin trafficking was studied using three different stable cell lines with cytomegalovirus (CMV)-driven over-expression, tetracycline (Tet)-inducible expression and RNAi-mediated suppressed expression of T-cadherin. Pulse-chase analysis using a cholesterol-depleting reagent and a tyrosine kinase inhibitor showed that beta1 integrin mainly internalized via caveolae. Over-expression of T-cadherin suppressed the internalization of both beta1 integrin and cholera toxin (CTX), a marker of caveolae-mediated endocytosis. By Western blot analysis of tyrosine-kinase target molecules, we demonstrated a reduced level of EGF receptor (EGFR)-phosphorylation in T-cadherin over-expressing cells. In addition, studies using EGF and EGFR specific inhibitors revealed that EGFR activation stimulated beta1 integrin internalization. Taking these results together, T-cadherin may modulate cell-matrix adhesion in basal keratinocytes as well as invasive potency in SCC by regulating surface level of beta1 integrin.
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- Yohei Mukoyama
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 kawahara-cho, Shogo-in, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8317, Japan.
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Rubina K, Kalinina N, Potekhina A, Efimenko A, Semina E, Poliakov A, Wilkinson DG, Parfyonova Y, Tkachuk V. T-cadherin suppresses angiogenesis in vivo by inhibiting migration of endothelial cells. Angiogenesis 2007; 10:183-95. [PMID: 17486418 DOI: 10.1007/s10456-007-9072-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2006] [Accepted: 02/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Our previous studies have revealed the abundant expression of T-cadherin--a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored member of cadherin superfamily--in endothelial and mural cells in the heart and vasculature. The upregulation of T-cadherin in vascular proliferative disorders such as atherosclerosis and restenosis suggests the involvement of T-cadherin in vascular growth and remodeling. However, the functional significance of this molecule in the vasculature remains unknown. The effect of T-cadherin on angiogenesis in vivo was evaluated using Matrigel implant model. We demonstrate that T-cadherin overexpression in L929 cells injected in Matrigel inhibits neovascularization of the plug. In vitro T-cadherin inhibits the directional migration of endothelial cells, capillary growth, and tube formation but has no effect on endothelial cell proliferation, adhesion, or apoptosis in vitro. These data suggest that T-cadherin expressed in the stroma could act as a negative guidance cue for the ingrowing blood vessels and thus could have an important potential therapeutic application.
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- Kseniya Rubina
- Department of Biological and Medical Chemistry, Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 31-5, Lomonosovsky av., Moscow, 119192, Russia.
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Wang XD, Wang BE, Soriano R, Zha J, Zhang Z, Modrusan Z, Cunha GR, Gao WQ. Expression profiling of the mouse prostate after castration and hormone replacement: implication of H-cadherin in prostate tumorigenesis. Differentiation 2006; 75:219-34. [PMID: 17288544 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2006.00135.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Mice have been used extensively for studying normal prostate development and for generation of transgenic or knock-out prostate cancer animal models. To understand systematically and thoroughly the androgen responsive program in the mouse prostate, we carried out microarray analysis to profile gene expression changes during prostate involution and re-growth triggered by castration and subsequent hormone replacement. Genes with significant changes in these two processes were identified and gene ontology analyses revealed that they were mainly involved in response mechanisms, cell adhesion, metabolism, protein metabolism, and cell-cycle progression. The changes observed during prostate involution were largely reversed during re-growth. Sixty-four genes, including Nkx3.1 and probasin, and 65 other genes, including insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 and H-cadherin (H-Cad), were further identified respectively as androgen-responsive genes and genes inversely correlated with androgen, based on their down- or up-regulation following castration and up- or down-regulation following androgen replacement. Potential androgen-responsive elements were found in the 5' upstream promoter region of 47 of those 65 genes, suggesting a potential suppression mechanism by androgen receptor. Of these, the role of H-Cad in tumorigenesis was further evaluated. Reduction of H-Cad transcript level was found in the majority of human prostate cancer cell lines and prostatic adenocarcinoma samples examined. Furthermore, induced H-Cad expression in DU145 cells, and knock-down of H-Cad expression in BPH1 cells inhibited and facilitated tumorigenicity, respectively. Taken together, our study provides a molecular understanding of the mouse prostate involution and re-growth processes and identifies a set of genes that are inversely correlated with androgen and may be potentially suppressive for tumorigenesis.
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- Xi-De Wang
- Department of Molecular Biology, MS 72, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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