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Sun C, Deng H, Li Q, Wang P, Chen Y, Sun Y, Han C. HOXB9 promotes laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma progression by upregulating MMP12. Funct Integr Genomics 2024; 24:78. [PMID: 38632141 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-024-01357-4] [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: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Transcriptional factor HOXB9, a part of the HOX gene family, plays a crucial role in the development of diverse cancer types. This study aimed to elucidate the regulatory mechanism of HOXB9 on the proliferation and invasion of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) cells to provide guidance for the development and prognosis of LSCC. The CRISPR/Cas9 method was employed in LSCC cell lines to knock out the HOXB9 gene and validate its effects on the proliferation, migration, invasion, and regulation of LSCC cells. CCK-8 and flow cytometry were used to detect cell viability and proliferation; Tunnel was used to detect cell apoptosis, and transwell was used to detect cell migration and invasion. The effect of HOXB9 on tumor growth was tested in nude mice. The downstream target genes regulated by HOXB9 were screened by microarray analysis and verified by Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and double-luciferase reporter assays. The current research investigated molecular pathways governed by HOXB9 in the development of LSCC. Additionally, both laboratory- and living-organism-based investigations revealed that disrupting the HOXB9 gene through the CRISPR/CAS9 mechanism restrained cellular growth, movement, and infiltration, while enhancing cellular apoptosis. Detailed analyses of LSCC cell strains and human LSCC samples revealed that HOXB9 promoted LSCC progression by directly elevating the transcriptional activity of MMP12. HOXB9 could influence changes in LSCC cell functions, and the mechanism of action might be exerted through its downstream target gene, MMP12.
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- Chuanhui Sun
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 550001, Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 550001, Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 Xue Fu Road, 150001, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 Xue Fu Road, 150001, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 71 Bao Shan Bei Road, 550001, Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 Xue Fu Road, 150001, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 71 Bao Shan Bei Road, 550001, Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.
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Deb P, Chini A, Guha P, Rishi A, Bhan A, Brady B, Perrotti LI, Mandal SS. Dynamic regulation of BDNF gene expression by estradiol and lncRNA HOTAIR. Gene 2024; 897:148055. [PMID: 38043834 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.148055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a major neurotransmitter that controls growth and maintenance of neurons and its misregulation is linked to neurodegeneration and human diseases. Estradiol (E2) is well-known to regulate the process of differentiation and plasticity of hippocampal neurons. Here we examined the mechanisms of BDNF gene regulation under basal conditions and under stimuli such as E2. Our results demonstrated that BDNF expression is induced by E2 in vitro in HT22 cells (hippocampal neuronal cells) and in vivo (in ovariectomized mouse brain under E2-treatment). Using chromatin immunoprecipitation assay, we demonstrated that estrogen receptors (ERα, ERβ) were enriched at the BDNF promoter in presence of E2. Additionally, ER-coregulators (e.g., CBP/p300, MLL3), histone acetylation, H3K4-trimethylation, and RNA polymerase II levels were also elevated at the BDNF promoter in an E2-dependent manner. Additionally, under the basal conditions (in the absence of E2), the long noncoding RNA HOTAIR and its interacting partners PRC2 and LSD1 complexes binds to the promoter of BDNF and represses its expression. HOTAIR knockdown -relieves the repression resulting in elevation of BDNF expression. Further, levels of HOTAIR-interacting partners, EZH2 and LSD1 were reduced at the BDNF promoter upon HOTAIR-knockdown revealing that HOTAIR plays a regulatory role in BDNF gene expression by modulating promoter histone modifications. Additionally, we showed that E2 induced-BDNF expression is mediated by the displacement of silencing factors, EZH2 and LSD1 at BDNF promoter and subsequent recruitment of active transcription machinery. These results reveal the mechanisms of BDNF gene regulation under the basal condition and in presence of a positive regulator such as E2 in neuronal cells.
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- Paromita Deb
- Gene Regulation and Epigenetics Research Lab, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Gene Regulation and Epigenetics Research Lab, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Gene Regulation and Epigenetics Research Lab, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Gene Regulation and Epigenetics Research Lab, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Gene Regulation and Epigenetics Research Lab, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Gene Regulation and Epigenetics Research Lab, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States.
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Jin Q, Xu L, Wang J, Lin J, Lin H. Pan-cancer analysis of Homeobox B9 as a predictor for prognosis and immunotherapy in human tumors. Aging (Albany NY) 2023; 15:204785. [PMID: 37301547 PMCID: PMC10292867 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although several animal and cell studies have described the association between HOXB9 and cancers, there is no pan-cancer investigation of HOXB9. In this article, we explored the expression levels and prognosis of HOXB9 in pan-cancer. We evaluated the correlation of HOXB9 expression level with the efficacy of immunotherapy. METHODS We conducted a survival analysis of HOXB9 in various types of cancer using publicly available databases. We also examined the relationship between HOXB9 expression levels and several factors including prognosis, immune infiltration, immune checkpoint genes, tumor mutational burden, microsatellite instability, mismatch repair, and DNA methylation. TIMER2.0 tool was conducted to explore the immune cell infiltrations related to HOXB9 in this analysis. RESULTS It was discovered through a comprehensive analysis of multiple public datasets that HOXB9 expression was highly expressed in most tumor tissues and cancer cell lines and that distinct associations exist between HOXB9 expression and tumor patient prognosis. Besides, HOXB9 expression was closely associated with immune cell infiltration and checkpoint genes in many cancers. Further, HOXB9 was associated with immune cell infiltration, TMB, MSI, MMR, and DNA methylation. It was also confirmed that HOXB9 was highly expressed in clinical GBM tissues. Experiments further revealed that knockdown of HOXB9 expression could suppress proliferation, migration, and invasion of glioma cells. CONCLUSIONS The results revealed that HOXB9, a robust tumor biomarker, has a significant prognostic value. HOXB9 may act as a new predictor to assess cancer prognosis and therapeutic efficacy of the immune in various cancers.
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- Qingdong Jin
- The School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Putian City, Putian, Fujian Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Translational Tumor Medicine in Fujian Province, Putian University, Putian, Fujian Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Translational Tumor Medicine in Fujian Province, Putian University, Putian, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Putian City, Putian, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Putian City, Putian, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Putian City, Putian, Fujian Province, China
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Xu Y, Zhang M, Shi Q, Cheng X, Du R, Li C, Zhang Y. Identification of HOXB9 to predict prognosis of endometrial cancer based on comprehensive bioinformatics analysis. Eur J Med Res 2023; 28:79. [PMID: 36803556 PMCID: PMC9936693 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-022-00979-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The HOXB9 gene, which plays a key role in embryonic development, is also involved in the regulation of various human cancers. However, the potential relationship between HOXB9 and endometrial cancer (EC) has not yet been comprehensively analyzed and fully understood. METHODS We used multiple bioinformatics tools to explore the role of HOXB9 in EC. RESULTS The expression of HOXB9 was significantly upregulated in pan-cancer, including EC (P < 0.05). Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) experiment confirmed the high expression of HOXB9 in EC from clinical samples (P < 0.001). Double validated by Enrichr and Metascape, HOXB9 showed a strong correlation with HOX family, suggesting that HOX family may also involve in the development of EC (P < 0.05). Enrichment analysis revealed HOXB9 is mainly associated with cellular process, developmental process, P53 signaling pathway, etc. At the single-cell level, the clusters of cells ranked were glandular and luminal cells c-24, glandular and luminal cells c-9, endothelial cells c-15, compared with the other cells. At the genetic level, promoter methylation levels of HOXB9 were significantly higher in tumors than in normal tissues. Furthermore, variations of HOXB9 were closely associated with overall survival (OS) and recurrence free survival (RFS) in EC patients (P < 0.05). The agreement between univariate and multivariate Cox regression indicated that the results were more reliable. Stages III and IV, G2 and G3, tumor invasion ≥ 50%, mixed or serous histological type, age > 60 years, and high expression of HOXB9 were risk factors strongly associated with OS in EC patients (P < 0.05). Therefore, six factors were incorporated to construct a nomogram for survival prediction. Finally, we used the Kaplan-Meier (KM) curve, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and time-dependent ROC to assess predictive power of HOXB9. KM curve showed EC patients overexpressing HOXB9 had a worse OS. AUC of diagnostic ROC was 0.880. AUCs of time-dependent ROC were 0.602, 0.591, and 0.706 for 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year survival probabilities (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study provids new insights into the diagnosis and prognosis of HOXB9 in EC and constructs a model that can accurately predict the prognosis of EC.
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- Yanhua Xu
- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, No.20 Xi-Si Road, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Center For Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, No.20 Xi-Si Road, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, No.20 Xi-Si Road, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu China
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- grid.440642.00000 0004 0644 5481Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, No.20 Xi-Si Road, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, No.20 Xi-Si Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.
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Suh DH, Park WH, Kim M, Kim K, No JH, Kim YB. HOXB9 Overexpression Confers Chemoresistance to Ovarian Cancer Cells by Inducing ERCC-1, MRP-2, and XIAP. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021249. [PMID: 36674764 PMCID: PMC9865712 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to identify the role of HOXB9 and associated molecular mechanism in acquiring chemoresistance to ovarian cancer cells. After establishing HOXB9-overexpressing cells (HOXB9-OE/SKOV3), cisplatin resistance-induced cells (Cis-R/SKOV3), and an ovarian cancer xenograft mouse model, the effects of HOXB9 were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Expression levels of ERCC-1, MRP-2, XIAP, and Bax/Bcl-2 were assessed as putative mechanisms mediating chemoresistance. Cisplatin-induced apoptosis was significantly decreased in HOXB9-OE/SKOV3 compared to SKOV3. Cisplatin treatment of SKOV3 strongly induced ERCC-1, MRP-2, and XIAP, and apoptosis was strongly induced through the inhibition of Bcl-2 and activation of Bax. ERCC-1, MRP-2, XIAP, and Bcl-2 were also strongly induced in HOXB9 OE/SKOV3. In contrast to SKOV3, cisplatin treatment alone of HOXB9 OE/SKOV3 did not affect the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax, and consequently, there was no increase in apoptosis. HOXB9 knockdown suppressed the expression of ERCC-1 and XIAP, but did not affect MRP-2 and Bcl-2/Bax expression in HOXB9 OE/SKOV3 and Cis-R/SKOV3, and caused a small increase in apoptosis. Treatment of SKOV3 with both cisplatin and siRNA_HOXB9 led to complete suppression of ERCC-1, MRP-2, and XIAP, and significantly increased apoptosis through inhibition of Bcl-2 expression and activation of Bax. The results observed in Cis-R/SKOV3 were similar to that in HOXB9 OE/SKOV3. Our data suggest that HOXB9 overexpression may cause chemoresistance in ovarian cancer cells by differential induction of ERCC-1, MRP-2, and XIAP depending on the strength of HOXB9 expression through inhibition of the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, including Bax/Bcl-2.
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- Dong Hoon Suh
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82 Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82 Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82 Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82 Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82 Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82 Gumi-ro, 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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Sui Y, Hu W, Zhang W, Li D, Zhu H, You Q, Zhu R, Yi Q, Tang T, Gao L, Zhu S, Yang T. Insights into homeobox B9: a propeller for metastasis in dormant prostate cancer progenitor cells. Br J Cancer 2021; 125:1003-1015. [PMID: 34247196 PMCID: PMC8476533 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-021-01482-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Metastasis is the major cause of treatment failure and cancer-related deaths in prostate cancer (PCa) patients. Our previous study demonstrated that a CD44+ subpopulation isolated from PCa cells or tumours possesses both stem cell properties and metastatic potential, serving as metastatic prostate cancer stem cells (mPCSCs) in PCa metastasis. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. METHODS In this study, we established PCa models via the orthotopic and subcutaneous implantation of different human PCa cancer cell lines, and compared the metastatic efficacy, after which process function analysis of target genes was pinpointed. RESULTS Several novel differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between orthotopic and ectopic tumours were identified. Among them, human homeobox B9 (HOXB9) transcription factor was found to be essential for PCa metastasis, as evidenced by the diminished number of lung metastatic foci derived from orthotopic implantation with HOXB9-deficient CWR22 cells, compared with the control. In addition, HOXB9 protein expression was upregulated in PCa tissues, compared with paracancer and benign prostate hyperplasia tissues. It was also positively correlated with Gleason scores. Gain- and loss-of-function assays showed that HOXB9 altered the expression of various tumour metastasis- and cancer stem cell (CSC) growth-related genes in a transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ)-dependent manner. Moreover, HOXB9 was overexpressed in an ALDH+CD44+CXCR4+CD24+ subpopulation of PCa cells that exhibited enhanced TGFβ-dependent tumorigenic and metastatic abilities, compared with other isogenic PCa cells. This suggests that HOXB9 may contribute to PCa tumorigenesis and metastasis via TGFβ signalling. Of note, ALDH+CD44+CXCR4+CD24+-PCa cells exhibited resistance to castration and antiandrogen therapy and were present in human PCa tissues. CONCLUSION Taken together, our study identified HOXB9 as a critical regulator of metastatic mPCSC behaviour. This occurs through altering the expression of a panel of CSC growth- and invasion/metastasis-related genes via TGFβ signalling. Thus, targeting HOXB9 is a potential novel therapeutic PCa treatment strategy.
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- Yi Sui
- grid.412615.5Department of Nutrition, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- grid.477929.6Department of Urology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- grid.488206.00000 0004 4912 1751Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
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- grid.477929.6Department of Othopedics, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- grid.477929.6Department of Pathology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- grid.477929.6Department of Pathology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- grid.477929.6Department of Urology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- grid.477929.6Department of Urology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- grid.10784.3a0000 0004 1937 0482Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- grid.477929.6Center for Medical Research and Innovation, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- grid.477929.6Center for Medical Research and Innovation, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- grid.477929.6Center for Medical Research and Innovation, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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Schmidt V, Sieckmann T, Kirschner KM, Scholz H. WT1 regulates HOXB9 gene expression in a bidirectional way. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2021; 1864:194764. [PMID: 34508900 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2021.194764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
The homeoboxB9 (HOXB9) gene is necessary for specification of the anterior-posterior body axis during embryonic development and expressed in various types of cancer. Here we show that the Wilms tumor transcription factor WT1 regulates the HOXB9 gene in a bidirectional manner. Silencing of WT1 activates HOXB9 in Wt1 expressing renal cell adenocarcinoma-derived 786-0 cells, mesonephric M15 cells and ex vivo cultured murine embryonic kidneys. In contrast, HOXB9 expression in U2OS osteosarcoma and human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells, which lack endogenous WT1, is enhanced by overexpression of WT1. Consistently, Hoxb9 promoter activity is stimulated by WT1 in transiently transfected U2OS and HEK293 cells, but inhibited in M15 cells with CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Wt1 deletion. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation demonstrate binding of WT1 to the HOXB9 promoter in WT1-overexpressing U2OS cells and M15 cells. BASP1, a transcriptional co-repressor of WT1, is associated with the HOXB9 promoter in the chromatin of these cell lines. Co-transfection of U2OS and HEK293 cells with BASP1 plus WT1 prevents the stimulatory effect of WT1 on the HOXB9 promoter. Our findings identify HOXB9 as a novel downstream target gene of WT1. Depending on the endogenous expression of WT1, forced changes in WT1 can either stimulate or repress HOXB9, and the inhibitory effect of WT1 on transcription of HOXB9 involves BASP1. Consistent with inhibition of Hoxb9 expression by WT1, both transcripts are distributed in an almost non-overlapping pattern in embryonic mouse kidneys. Regulation of HOXB9 expression by WT1 might become relevant during kidney development and cancer progression.
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- Valentin Schmidt
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Vegetative Physiologie, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Vegetative Physiologie, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Vegetative Physiologie, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Vegetative Physiologie, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
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Wei XG, Bi KW, Li B. Phenotypic Plasticity Conferred by the Metastatic Microenvironment of the Brain Strengthens the Intracranial Tumorigenicity of Lung Tumor Cells. Front Oncol 2021; 11:637911. [PMID: 34055607 PMCID: PMC8155524 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.637911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths and is the primary source of brain metastases. Despite great advances in the study of the genetics and etiology of lung cancer in previous decades, the identification of the factors and mechanisms underlying the brain metastasis of lung tumors is still an open question. In this study, the results of bioinformatic conjoint analysis revealed that the metastatic microenvironment in the brain conferred lung tumor cell phenotypic plasticity, characterized by neural cell-like and embryonic–stem cell-like features. Meanwhile, the metabolic phenotype of the educated tumor cells underwent transition characterized by oxygen-related metabolism. The results of the experiments demonstrated that the downregulation of HOXB9 weakened the tumorigenicity of lung tumor cells. Bioinformatic prediction analysis also determined that many cell cycle-associated factors were potentially transcribed by HOXB9. Collectively, the results of this study suggested that under the influence of the metastatic environment of the brain, lung tumor cells seemed to acquire phenotypic plasticity characterized by neural cell-like features, and this transition may be associated with the aberrant upregulation of HOXB9.
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- Xu-Ge Wei
- Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Developmental Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Developmental Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Developmental Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health and Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Zhao D, Jiang K, Wang Y, Cheng J, Mo F, Luo T, Guo Y, Zhang C, Song J. Out-of-the-Box Nanocapsules Packed with On-Demand Hydrophobic Anticancer Drugs for Lung Targeting, Esterase Triggering, and Synergy Therapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2001803. [PMID: 33433961 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202001803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Most anticancer drugs, particularly paclitaxel (PTX), are suffering the challenges of cancer chemotherapy due to their poor water-solubility, high toxicity under effective therapeutic dosages, and multi-drug resistance. Currently, nanoscale drug delivery systems (DDSs) represent an efficient platform to overcome the above challenges. However, those DDSs generally need a careful design of conjugation, complexation, or co-self-assembly. Herein, a facile out-of-the-box nanocapsule is developed not only to be easily packed with on-demand hydrophobic anticancer drugs (up to 76% of loading efficiency for PTX), but also to be loaded with other concomitant drugs for synergy therapy (Itraconazole (ITA) here as P-glycoprotein inhibitor for drug resistance and antiangiogenic agent for combination therapy with PTX). Three kinds of biocompatible poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylates (PEGDM) derivatives usually as cross-linking agents are selected and successfully constructed adequate nanocapsules with single monomer as shell materials. More importantly, as-prepared nanocapsules have abilities of esterase triggering and lung targeting. Both in vitro and in vivo studies showed that the drug-loaded nanocapsules can effectively inhibit tumor growth and vascular proliferation in PTX-resistant tumor models without apparent systemic toxicity. The above results demonstrate that the nanocapsule system provides an effective and universal strategy for lung targeting, esterase triggering, and synergy therapy.
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- Di Zhao
- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering Department of Instrument Science and Engineering School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
- School of Perfume and Aroma Technology Shanghai Institute of Technology Shanghai 201418 P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering Department of Instrument Science and Engineering School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering Department of Instrument Science and Engineering School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering Department of Instrument Science and Engineering School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering Department of Instrument Science and Engineering School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering Department of Instrument Science and Engineering School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering Department of Instrument Science and Engineering School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
- Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (ICBM) Chinese Academy of Sciences The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Hangzhou Zhejiang 310022 P. R. China
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Hussain I, Deb P, Chini A, Obaid M, Bhan A, Ansari KI, Mishra BP, Bobzean SA, Udden SMN, Alluri PG, Das HK, Brothers RM, Perrotti LI, Mandal SS. HOXA5 Expression Is Elevated in Breast Cancer and Is Transcriptionally Regulated by Estradiol. Front Genet 2021; 11:592436. [PMID: 33384715 PMCID: PMC7770181 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.592436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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HOXA5 is a homeobox-containing gene associated with the development of the lung, gastrointestinal tract, and vertebrae. Here, we investigate potential roles and the gene regulatory mechanism in HOXA5 in breast cancer cells. Our studies demonstrate that HOXA5 expression is elevated in breast cancer tissues and in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer cells. HOXA5 expression is critical for breast cancer cell viability. Biochemical studies show that estradiol (E2) regulates HOXA5 gene expression in cultured breast cancer cells in vitro. HOXA5 expression is also upregulated in vivo in the mammary tissues of ovariectomized female rats. E2-induced HOXA5 expression is coordinated by ERs. Knockdown of either ERα or ERβ downregulated E2-induced HOXA5 expression. Additionally, ER co-regulators, including CBP/p300 (histone acetylases) and MLL-histone methylases (MLL2, MLL3), histone acetylation-, and H3K4 trimethylation levels are enriched at the HOXA5 promoter in present E2. In summary, our studies demonstrate that HOXA5 is overexpressed in breast cancer and is transcriptionally regulated via estradiol in breast cancer cells.
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- Imran Hussain
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Institute for Healthy Aging, Fort Worth, TX, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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HOX Genes Family and Cancer: A Novel Role for Homeobox B9 in the Resistance to Anti-Angiogenic Therapies. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12113299. [PMID: 33171691 PMCID: PMC7695342 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12113299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Simple Summary The inhibition of angiogenesis, relying on the use of drugs targeting the VEGF signaling pathway, has become one of the main strategies for cancer treatment. However, the intrinsic and acquired resistance to this type of therapy limit its efficacy. Thus, the identification of novel therapeutic targets is urgently needed. The resistance to anti-angiogenic treatment often occurs through the activation of alternative VEGF independent signaling pathways and recruitment of bone marrow-derived pro-angiogenic cells in the tumor microenvironment. HOX genes are key regulators of embryonic development, also involved in angiogenesis and in cancer progression. HOXB9 upregulation occurs in many types of cancer and it has been identified as a critical transcription factor involved in tumour resistance to anti-angiogenic drugs. Indeed, HOXB9 modulates the expression of alternative pro-angiogenic secreted factors in the tumour microenvironment leading tumor escape from the anti-angiogenic treatments. Hence, HOXB9 could serves as a novel therapeutic target to overcome the resistance to anti-angiogenic therapies. Abstract Angiogenesis is one of the hallmarks of cancer, and the inhibition of pro-angiogenic factors and or their receptors has become a primary strategy for cancer therapy. However, despite promising results in preclinical studies, the majority of patients either do not respond to these treatments or, after an initial period of response, they develop resistance to anti-angiogenic agents. Thus, the identification of a novel therapeutic target is urgently needed. Multiple mechanisms of resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy have been identified, including the upregulation of alternative angiogenic pathways and the recruitment of pro-angiogenic myeloid cells in the tumor microenvironment. Homeobox containing (HOX) genes are master regulators of embryonic development playing a pivotal role during both embryonic vasculogenesis and pathological angiogenesis in adults. The importance of HOX genes during cancer progression has been reported in many studies. In this review we will give a brief description of the HOX genes and their involvement in angiogenesis and cancer, with particular emphasis on HOXB9 as a possible novel target for anti-angiogenic therapy. HOXB9 upregulation has been reported in many types of cancers and it has been identified as a critical transcription factor involved in resistance to anti-angiogenic drugs.
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Li Y, Huo J, He J, Zhang Y, Ma X. BTG1 inhibits malignancy as a novel prognosis signature in endometrial carcinoma. Cancer Cell Int 2020; 20:490. [PMID: 33041670 PMCID: PMC7542768 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-020-01591-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Endometrial carcinoma (EC) is one of the three major malignant tumors of the female reproductive system. In recent years, the incidence and mortality rate of EC have increased. B-cell translocation gene 1 (BTG1) is an anti-proliferation gene that regulates the occurrence and development of a variety of tumors, but there is no research regarding this gene in EC. Methods Based on The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, we used a variety of bioinformatics tools and databases to explore the expression and prognosis of BTG1. We verified expression and prognosis of BTG1 in EC using qRT-PCR and analyzed the relevant clinicopathological parameters. We functionally enriched BTG1 and related genes in EC patients through the bioinformatics website and analyzed miRNA targets of BTG1 and interacting protein networks. Cell proliferation, wound healing, transwell invasion, and cell apoptosis assays were used to detect the effects of BTG1 on the malignant biological behavior of endometrial carcinoma cells (ECCs). The effect of BTG1 on the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process was detected using western blot. Results We analyzed the expression and prognosis of BTG1 based on TCGA and found that low expression of BTG1 was associated with poor EC prognosis. The qRT-PCR suggested that BTG1 had low expression in EC. BTG1 expression was significantly correlated with overall survival (OS) shortening. Clinicopathological analysis suggested that expression of BTG1 was related to invasion depth and the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage. EC pathological tissue type, fertility history, lymphatic metastasis, menopause, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and age of diagnosis were not related. Functional enrichment analysis showed that BTG1 plays an important role in regulating embryonic development, tumorigenesis, apoptosis, and cell cycle. Biological behavior experiments suggest that BTG1 inhibits proliferation, migration, and invasion of ECCs, and promotes apoptosis of ECCs. Western blot indicated that BTG1 inhibited the EMT process of ECCs. Conclusions BTG1, as a tumor suppressor gene, plays an important role in the occurrence and development of EC. We believe that BTG1 can be used as a potential prognostic biomarker for EC.
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- Yibing Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 39 Huaxiang Road, Tiexi District, Shenyang, 110000 Liaoning People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 39 Huaxiang Road, Tiexi District, Shenyang, 110000 Liaoning People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 39 Huaxiang Road, Tiexi District, Shenyang, 110000 Liaoning People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 39 Huaxiang Road, Tiexi District, Shenyang, 110000 Liaoning People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 39 Huaxiang Road, Tiexi District, Shenyang, 110000 Liaoning People's Republic of China
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Brotto DB, Siena ÁDD, de Barros II, Carvalho SDCES, Muys BR, Goedert L, Cardoso C, Plaça JR, Ramão A, Squire JA, Araujo LF, Silva WAD. Contributions of HOX genes to cancer hallmarks: Enrichment pathway analysis and review. Tumour Biol 2020; 42:1010428320918050. [PMID: 32456563 DOI: 10.1177/1010428320918050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Homeobox genes function as master regulatory transcription factors during development, and their expression is often altered in cancer. The HOX gene family was initially studied intensively to understand how the expression of each gene was involved in forming axial patterns and shaping the body plan during embryogenesis. More recent investigations have discovered that HOX genes can also play an important role in cancer. The literature has shown that the expression of HOX genes may be increased or decreased in different tumors and that these alterations may differ depending on the specific HOX gene involved and the type of cancer being investigated. New studies are also emerging, showing the critical role of some members of the HOX gene family in tumor progression and variation in clinical response. However, there has been limited systematic evaluation of the various contributions of each member of the HOX gene family in the pathways that drive the common phenotypic changes (or "hallmarks") and that underlie the transformation of normal cells to cancer cells. In this review, we investigate the context of the engagement of HOX gene targets and their downstream pathways in the acquisition of competence of tumor cells to undergo malignant transformation and tumor progression. We also summarize published findings on the involvement of HOX genes in carcinogenesis and use bioinformatics methods to examine how their downstream targets and pathways are involved in each hallmark of the cancer phenotype.
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- Danielle Barbosa Brotto
- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,National Institute of Science and Technology in Stem Cell and Cell Therapy (INCT/CNPq) and Center for Cell-Based Therapy, CEPID/FAPESP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,National Institute of Science and Technology in Stem Cell and Cell Therapy (INCT/CNPq) and Center for Cell-Based Therapy, CEPID/FAPESP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,National Institute of Science and Technology in Stem Cell and Cell Therapy (INCT/CNPq) and Center for Cell-Based Therapy, CEPID/FAPESP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,National Institute of Science and Technology in Stem Cell and Cell Therapy (INCT/CNPq) and Center for Cell-Based Therapy, CEPID/FAPESP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,National Institute of Science and Technology in Stem Cell and Cell Therapy (INCT/CNPq) and Center for Cell-Based Therapy, CEPID/FAPESP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Stem Cell and Cell Therapy (INCT/CNPq) and Center for Cell-Based Therapy, CEPID/FAPESP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,National Institute of Science and Technology in Stem Cell and Cell Therapy (INCT/CNPq) and Center for Cell-Based Therapy, CEPID/FAPESP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Stem Cell and Cell Therapy (INCT/CNPq) and Center for Cell-Based Therapy, CEPID/FAPESP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,National Institute of Science and Technology in Stem Cell and Cell Therapy (INCT/CNPq) and Center for Cell-Based Therapy, CEPID/FAPESP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,National Institute of Science and Technology in Stem Cell and Cell Therapy (INCT/CNPq) and Center for Cell-Based Therapy, CEPID/FAPESP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,National Institute of Science and Technology in Stem Cell and Cell Therapy (INCT/CNPq) and Center for Cell-Based Therapy, CEPID/FAPESP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,Center for Integrative System Biology (CISBi), NAP/USP, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,Center for Medical Genomics, Clinics Hospital, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Garcia SADB, Araújo M, Freitas R. Dataset of HOXB7, HOXB8 and HOXB9 expression profiles in cell lines representative of the breast cancer molecular subtypes Luminal a (MCF7), Luminal b (BT474), HER2+ (SKBR3) and triple-negative (MDA231, MDA468), compared to a model of normal cells (MCF10A). Data Brief 2020; 30:105572. [PMID: 32346580 PMCID: PMC7182708 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Alterations in HOXB genes expression in breast cancer have been described and related to therapy response and disease progression. However, due to breast cancer complexity and heterogeneity, added to the use of different technical approaches, the observed expression profiles are sometimes contradictory. Here, we provided the analyses of HOXB7, HOXB8 and HOXB9 expression profiles in cell lines extensively used in the literature addressing the putative role of HOXB genes in breast cancer (MCF7, BT474, SKBR3, MDA231 and MDA468) and representative of the clinical breast cancer molecular subtypes (Luminal A, Luminal B, HER2+ and Triple-negatives Claudin-low/Basal), compared to a normal breast model (MCF10A), using quantitative-PCR (qPCR). This technique allows a very sensitive quantification of gene expression and was performed using the fluorophore SYBR Green in order to obtain the expression levels relative to a reference gene, GAPDH in this case. We showed that HOXB7 is upregulated in all breast cancer cells analyzed, while HOXB8 and HOXB9 are significantly upregulated in MCF7 (Luminal A), BT474 (Luminal B) and MDA231 cells (Triple-negative Claudin-low). In addition, we found that the magnitude of the upregulation is highly subtype-specific, being the HER2+ cells the model with lowest HOXB7 upregulation, presenting very low or even null expression for HOXB8 and HOXB9, respectively. These results are analyzed in more detail in "HOX genes function in Breast Cancer development" [1] and are potentially relevant for a better understanding of the molecular heterogeneity of breast cancer, in addition to be a valuable tool assisting researchers in the choice of the most suitable cell models to perform functional assays concerning HOXB7, HOXB8 and HOXB9 genes.
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- Simone Aparecida de Bessa Garcia
- IBMC – Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, i3S – Institute for Innovation and Health Research, University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- IBMC – Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, i3S – Institute for Innovation and Health Research, University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- IBMC – Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, i3S – Institute for Innovation and Health Research, University of Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- ICBAS – Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Identification of a Modified HOXB9 mRNA in Breast Cancer. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2020; 2020:6065736. [PMID: 32104178 PMCID: PMC7040399 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6065736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Revised: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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First identified as a developmental gene, HOXB9 is also known to be involved in tumor biological processes, and its aberrant expression correlates with poor prognosis of various cancers. In this study, we isolated a homeodomain-less, novel HOXB9 variant (HOXB9v) from human breast cancer cell line-derived mRNA. We confirmed that the novel variant was produced from variationless HOXB9 genomic DNA. RT-PCR of mRNA isolated from clinical samples and reanalysis of publicly available RNA-seq data proved that the new transcript is frequently expressed in human breast cancer. Exogenous HOXB9v expression significantly enhanced the proliferation of breast cancer cells, and gene ontology analysis indicated that apoptotic signaling was suppressed in these cells. Considering that HOXB9v lacks key domains of homeobox proteins, its behavior could be completely different from that of the previously described variationless HOXB9. Because none of the previous studies on HOXB9 have considered the presence of HOXB9v, further research analyzing the two transcripts individually is warranted to re-evaluate the true role of HOXB9 in cancer.
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Silencing of HOXB9 suppresses cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, migration and invasion of prostate cancer cells. J Biosci 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12038-020-0013-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Xu H, Wu S, Shen X, Wu D, Qin Z, Wang H, Chen X, Sun X. Silencing of HOXB9 suppresses cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, migration and invasion of prostate cancer cells. J Biosci 2020; 45:40. [PMID: 32098919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The Homeobox B9 (HOXB9) is a homeodomain-containing transcription factor that participates in the progression of various malignancies. Nevertheless, the functional role of HOXB9 in prostate cancer cells is largely unknown. Hence, we aimed to address the effect of HOXB9 on the progression of prostate cancer cells. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) against HOXB9 was used to downregulate HOXB9 expression in PC3 and DU145 cells. Western blotting was performed to detect the expression levels of HOXB9 and other related proteins. Cell proliferation was tested by the Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and cell cycle and apoptosis were investigated by flow cytometry. Angiogenesis was examined using tube formation assays The Transwell assays were carried out to assess the migratory and invasive capacities of cells. Here, we found that HOXB9 knockdown significantly reduced cell proliferation via inducing cell cycle arrest at G1 phase. This treatment also reduced angiogenesis, migration and invasion abilities of PC3 and DU145 cells in vitro. We also found that HOXB9 knockdown inhibits the activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in prostate cancer cells. In conclusion, our findings revealed that HOXB9 promotes prostate cancer progression and might be a novel and effective therapeutic target for human prostate cancer.
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- Hao Xu
- Department of Urology, Huangshi Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei Polytechnic University, Edong Healthcare Group, Huangshi 435000, Hubei Province, China
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GRP78 activates the Wnt/HOXB9 pathway to promote invasion and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma by chaperoning LRP6. Exp Cell Res 2019; 383:111493. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Starlinger P, Hackl H, Pereyra D, Skalicky S, Geiger E, Finsterbusch M, Tamandl D, Brostjan C, Grünberger T, Hackl M, Assinger A. Predicting Postoperative Liver Dysfunction Based on Blood-Derived MicroRNA Signatures. Hepatology 2019; 69:2636-2651. [PMID: 30779441 PMCID: PMC6593830 DOI: 10.1002/hep.30572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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There is an urgent need for an easily assessable preoperative test to predict postoperative liver function recovery and thereby determine the optimal time point of liver resection, specifically as current markers are often expensive, time consuming, and invasive. Emerging evidence suggests that microRNA (miRNA) signatures represent potent diagnostic, prognostic, and treatment-response biomarkers for several diseases. Using next-generation sequencing as an unbiased systematic approach, 554 miRNAs were detected in preoperative plasma of 21 patients suffering from postoperative liver dysfunction (LD) after liver resection and 27 matched controls. Subsequently, we identified a miRNA signature-consisting of miRNAs 151a-5p, 192-5p, and 122-5p-that highly correlated with patients developing postoperative LD after liver resection. The predictive potential for postoperative LD was subsequently confirmed using real-time PCR in an independent validation cohort of 98 patients. Ultimately, a regression model of the two miRNA ratios 151a-5p to 192-5p and 122-5p to 151a-5p was found to reliably predict postoperative LD, severe morbidity, prolonged intensive care unit and hospital stays, and even mortality before an operation with a remarkable accuracy, thereby outperforming established markers of postoperative LD. Ultimately, we documented that miRNA ratios closely followed liver function recovery after partial hepatectomy. Conclusion: Our data demonstrate the clinical utility of an miRNA-based biomarker to support the selection of patients undergoing partial hepatectomy. The dynamical changes during liver function recovery indicate a possible role in individualized patient treatment. Thereby, our data might help to tailor surgical strategies to the specific risk profile of patients.
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- Patrick Starlinger
- Department of SurgeryMedical University of Vienna, General HospitalViennaAustria
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- Division of Bioinformatics, BiocenterMedical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- Department of SurgeryMedical University of Vienna, General HospitalViennaAustria
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image‐Guided TherapyMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Department of SurgeryMedical University of Vienna, General HospitalViennaAustria
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- Department of Physiology and PharmacologyMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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Li L, Zhang X, Liu Q, Yin H, Diao Y, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Gao Y, Ren X, Li J, Cui D, Lu Y, Liu H. Emerging role of HOX genes and their related long noncoding RNAs in lung cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2019; 139:1-6. [PMID: 31112877 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2019.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The transcription factor homeobox (Hox) proteins are the master regulator for the embryonic development. Studies have identified new functions for HOX in the regulation of metabolism and other primary cellular processes in humans. Their dysregulation has been observed in a variety of cancers and accumulating evidence has revealed the crucial role of HOX in cancer progression, metastasis, and resistance to therapy. HOX-related long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) became the most attracting lncRNAs recently that play critical role in gene regulation and chromatin dynamics in cancers. In this review, we explore the roles of HOX and their related lncRNAs in lung cancer, indicating HOX genes as potential therapeutic targets in lung cancer.
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- Lianlian Li
- Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, Shandong, China; School of Life Science, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, Shandong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250062, Shandong, China.
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Wang Y, Wang C, Liu N, Hou J, Xiao W, Wang H. HOXC6 promotes cervical cancer progression via regulation of Bcl-2. FASEB J 2018; 33:3901-3911. [PMID: 30509141 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201801099rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Homeobox C6 ( HOXC6) is a transcription factor that plays an important role in the development of several cancers. However, it is unknown whether HOXC6 regulates cervical cancer progression. In this study, we used quantitative PCR and Western blots to demonstrate that HOXC6 overexpression is associated with cervical cancer progression. These results are also supported by the public RNA-seq data showing that HOXC6 overexpression is correlated with poor patient survival. In vitro and in vivo experiments revealed that enhanced HOXC6 expression results in cervical cancer cell proliferation, cell cycle progression, anchorage colony formation, and xenograft tumor growth. Mechanistically, we show that HOXC6 up-regulates BCL2 expression through transcription regulation. Together, these results led us to conclude that overexpression of HOXC6 expression can enhance BCL2-mediated antiapoptotic effects to promote cervical cancer cell cycle progression and proliferation.-Wang, Y., Wang, C., Liu, N., Hou, J., Xiao, W., Wang, H. HOXC6 promotes cervical cancer progression via regulation of Bcl-2.
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- Yongsheng Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People's Hospital of Linyi City, Linyi City, China; and
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People's Hospital of Linyi City, Linyi City, China; and
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People's Hospital of Linyi City, Linyi City, China; and
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- Department of Pharmacy, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People's Hospital of Linyi City, Linyi City, China; and
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Zhang L, Liu Z, Kong C, Liu C, Yang K, Chen H, Huang J, Qian F. Improving Drug Delivery of Micellar Paclitaxel against Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Coloading Itraconazole as a Micelle Stabilizer and a Tumor Vascular Manipulator. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1802112. [PMID: 30444572 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201802112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although polymeric micelles of paclitaxel (PTX) significantly reduce excipient-induced toxicity compared with Taxol, they exhibit few clinical advantages in tumor inhibition and overall survival. To improve, itraconazole (ITA), an antifungal drug with potent anti-angiogenesis activity, is co-encapsulated together with PTX within the PEG-PLA micelles. The strong intermolecular interactions between the payloads inhibit drug crystallization and prevent drugs from binding with external proteins, render super-stable micelles upon dilution and exposure to biological environment, and enter the tumor cells through endocytosis. The co-encapsulated micelles show strong anti-proliferation potency against non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and even PTX resistant NSCLC cells in vitro and significantly improve the drug accumulation within the tumor in vivo. Compared with PTX monotherapy or combination therapy using individual PTX and ITA micelles, the co-encapsulated micelle demonstrates strikingly superior efficacy in tumor growth inhibition, recurrence prevention, and reversion of PTX resistance, in Kras mutant patient derived xenografts, orthotropic models, and paclitaxel-resistance subcutaneous models. Besides the pharmacokinetic improvement, therapeutic benefits are also contributed by angiogenesis inhibition and blood vessel normalization by ITA. Utilizing the pharmaceutical and pharmacological synergies between the therapeutic agents, a simple yet effective design of a combination cancer nanomedicine that is industrially scalable and clinically translatable is achieved.
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- Ling Zhang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medicine College, Beijing 100021, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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LncRNA HOTAIR regulates lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine expression and inflammatory response in macrophages. Sci Rep 2018; 8:15670. [PMID: 30353135 PMCID: PMC6199307 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33722-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as major regulators of a variety of cell signaling processes. Many lncRNAs are expressed in immune cells and appear to play critical roles in the regulation of immune response. Here, we have investigated the potential role of a well-known lncRNA, HOTAIR, in inflammatory and immune response. Our studies demonstrate that HOTAIR expression is induced in immune cells (macrophages) upon treatment with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Knockdown of HOTAIR reduces NF-κB-mediated inflammatory gene and cytokine expression in macrophages. Inhibition of NF-κB resulted in down-regulation of LPS-induced expression of HOTAIR as well as IL-6 and iNOS expression. We further demonstrated that HOTAIR regulates activation of NF-κB and its target genes (IL-6 and iNOS) expression via facilitating the degradation of IκBα. HOTAIR knockdown reduces the expression of NF-κB target gene expression via inhibiting the recruitment of NF-κB and associated cofactors at the target gene promoters. Taken together, our findings suggest that HOTAIR is a critical player in NF-κB activation in macrophages suggesting its potential functions in inflammatory and immune response.
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Wan J, Liu H, Feng Q, Liu J, Ming L. HOXB9 promotes endometrial cancer progression by targeting E2F3. Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:509. [PMID: 29724991 PMCID: PMC5938704 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-018-0556-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2017] [Revised: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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HOXB9, as a HOX family transcription factor, playing a significant role in embryonic development and cancer progression. However, the function of HOXB9 and its precise mechanism in regulating endometrial cancer progression remains unknown. Here, we demonstrated that the expression of HOXB9 was increased in endometrial cancer, and associated with histological grade and lymph node metastasis. In addition, elevated HOXB9 predicts a poor prognosis in endometrial cancer patients. Interestingly, bioinformatics analysis of TCGA cancer database showed that HOXB9 expression is positively correlated with E2F3 expression. Moreover, HOXB9 promoted E2F3 expression by directly targeting to its promoter. Furthermore, we found that knocking down E2F3 abolished the ability of HOXB9 in enhancing cell migration. Taken together, for the first, we demonstrated the function and mechanism of HOXB9 in regulating endometrial cancer progression, and indicated HOXB9 may be a novel prognostic marker of endometrial cancer.
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- Junhu Wan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhecheng People's Hospital, 476000, Shangqiu, Henan, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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Song J, Wang T, Xu W, Wang P, Wan J, Wang Y, Zhan J, Zhang H. HOXB9 acetylation at K27 is responsible for its suppression of colon cancer progression. Cancer Lett 2018; 426:63-72. [PMID: 29654889 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We previously reported that HOXB9 is overexpressed in colon cancer and predicts a favourable patient outcome, which is opposite to the tumour-promoting role of HOXB9 in other cancers. We hypothesized that HOXB9 acetylation may account for its inhibitory role in colon cancer. We aim to examine the role of acetylated HOXB9 in colon cancer cells and patients. The AcK27-HOXB9 levels in colon cancer cells and patients were analysed by Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry separately. Correlation between AcK27-HOXB9 expression and patient survival was assessed by Kaplan-Meier analysis. HOXB9 target gene EZH2 was determined by luciferase assay in HOXB9-transfected colon cancer cells. Nucleocytoplasmic translocation of HOXB9 was detected by subcellular fractionation and immunofluorescence. The AcK27-HOXB9 level was decreased in colon cancer patients and predicted better outcome. HOXB9 upregulated oncogenic EZH2 expression, whereas AcK27-HOXB9 suppressed it by translocating HOXB9 from nuclei into cytoplasm. We demonstrated that AcK27-HOXB9 inhibits while non-acetylated HOXB9 promotes EZH2 expression and colon cancer progression. Thus, AcK27-HOXB9 underlies the tumour suppressive role of HOXB9. Detection of the ratio between AcK27-HOXB9 and HOXB9 is of differential diagnostic value for colon cancer patients.
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- Jiagui Song
- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
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Vychytilova-Faltejskova P, Merhautova J, Machackova T, Gutierrez-Garcia I, Garcia-Solano J, Radova L, Brchnelova D, Slaba K, Svoboda M, Halamkova J, Demlova R, Kiss I, Vyzula R, Conesa-Zamora P, Slaby O. MiR-215-5p is a tumor suppressor in colorectal cancer targeting EGFR ligand epiregulin and its transcriptional inducer HOXB9. Oncogenesis 2017; 6:399. [PMID: 29199273 PMCID: PMC5868056 DOI: 10.1038/s41389-017-0006-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 09/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Growing evidence suggests that microRNAs are involved in the development and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). In the present study, deregulation and functioning of tumor-suppressive miR-215-5p was evaluated in CRC. In total, 448 tumor tissues and 325 paired adjacent healthy tissues collected from Czech and Spain cohorts of CRC patients have been used for miR-215-5p expression analyses. A series of in vitro experiments have been performed using transient transfection of miR-215-5p mimics into four CRC cell lines to identify specific cellular processes affected by miR-215-5p. Further, the effects of miR-215-5p on tumor growth were evaluated in vivo using NSG mice and stable cell line overexpressing miR-215-5p. Target mRNAs of miR-215-5p were tested using luciferase assay and western blot analyses. We found that miR-215-5p is significantly downregulated in tumor tissues compared with non-tumor adjacent tissues and its decreased levels correlate with the presence of lymph node metastases, tumor stage, and shorter overall survival in CRC patients. Overexpression of miR-215-5p significantly reduced proliferation, clonogenicity, and migration of CRC cells, lead to cell cycle arrest in G2/M phase and p53-dependent induction of apoptosis. The ability of miR-215-5p to inhibit tumor growth was confirmed in vivo. Finally, we confirmed epiregulin and HOXB9 to be the direct targets of miR-215-5p. As epiregulin is EGFR ligand and HOXB9 is its transcriptional inducer, we suggest that the main molecular link between miR-215-5p and CRC cells phenotypes presents the EGFR signaling pathway, which is one of the canonical pathogenic pathways in CRC.
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- Petra Vychytilova-Faltejskova
- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathology, Santa Lucia University Hospital, Cartagena, Spain
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, Santa Lucia University Hospital, Cartagena, Spain
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. .,Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Bhan A, Deb P, Shihabeddin N, Ansari KI, Brotto M, Mandal SS. Histone methylase MLL1 coordinates with HIF and regulate lncRNA HOTAIR expression under hypoxia. Gene 2017; 629:16-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.07.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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HOXB9 Expression Correlates with Histological Grade and Prognosis in LSCC. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:3680305. [PMID: 28808656 PMCID: PMC5541786 DOI: 10.1155/2017/3680305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the HOX gene expression profile in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) and assess whether some genes are associated with the clinicopathological features and prognosis in LSCC patients. The HOX gene levels were tested by microarray and validated by qRT-PCR in paired cancerous and adjacent noncancerous LSCC tissue samples. The microarray testing data of 39 HOX genes revealed 15 HOX genes that were at least 2-fold upregulated and 2 that were downregulated. After qRT-PCR evaluation, the three most upregulated genes (HOXB9, HOXB13, and HOXD13) were selected for tissue microarray (TMA) analysis. The correlations between the HOXB9, HOXB13, and HOXD13 expression levels and both clinicopathological features and prognosis were analyzed. Three HOX gene expression levels were markedly increased in LSCC tissues compared with adjacent noncancerous tissues (P < 0.001). HOXB9 was found to correlate with histological grade (P < 0.01) and prognosis (P < 0.01) in LSCC. In conclusion, this study revealed that HOXB9, HOXB13, and HOXD13 were upregulated and may play important roles in LSCC. Moreover, HOXB9 may serve as a novel marker of poor prognosis and a potential therapeutic target in LSCC patients.
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Chiba N, Ozawa Y, Hikita K, Okihara M, Sano T, Tomita K, Takano K, Kawachi S. Increased expression of HOXB9 in hepatocellular carcinoma predicts poor overall survival but a beneficial response to sorafenib. Oncol Rep 2017; 37:2270-2276. [PMID: 28260092 DOI: 10.3892/or.2017.5474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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At advanced stages of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the multikinase inhibitor sorafenib is the only effective treatment. Surrogate markers that predict the biological and clinical efficacy of sorafenib may help tailor treatment on an individual patient basis. In the present study, the clinical significance of the expression of HOXB9, a transcriptional factor, in HCC was assessed. Increased HOXB9 expression in HCC was found to be positively correlated with the expression of angiogenic factors, increased vascular invasion and was found to be associated with poor overall patient survival. Sorafenib treatment effectively suppressed the expression of angiogenic factors and activation of the Raf/MEK/ERK pathway in HOXB9-expressing HCC cell lines. Consistent with these findings, HCC patients, whose cancer expressed high levels of HOXB9, exhibited increased overall survival upon sorafenib treatment. Collectively, these results suggest that HOXB9 expression in HCC could be a surrogate marker for a beneficial response to sorafenib treatment.
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- Naokazu Chiba
- Department of Digestive and Transplantation Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0998, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Transplantation Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0998, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Transplantation Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0998, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Transplantation Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0998, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Transplantation Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0998, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Transplantation Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0998, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Transplantation Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0998, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and Transplantation Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0998, Japan
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Sauvegarde C, Paul D, Bridoux L, Jouneau A, Degrelle S, Hue I, Rezsohazy R, Donnay I. Dynamic Pattern of HOXB9 Protein Localization during Oocyte Maturation and Early Embryonic Development in Mammals. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0165898. [PMID: 27798681 PMCID: PMC5087947 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background We previously showed that the homeodomain transcription factor HOXB9 is expressed in mammalian oocytes and early embryos. However, a systematic and exhaustive study of the localization of the HOXB9 protein, and HOX proteins in general, during mammalian early embryonic development has so far never been performed. Results The distribution of HOXB9 proteins in oocytes and the early embryo was characterized by immunofluorescence from the immature oocyte stage to the peri-gastrulation period in both the mouse and the bovine. HOXB9 was detected at all studied stages with a dynamic expression pattern. Its distribution was well conserved between the two species until the blastocyst stage and was mainly nuclear. From that stage on, trophoblastic cells always showed a strong nuclear staining, while the inner cell mass and the derived cell lines showed important dynamic variations both in staining intensity and in intra-cellular localization. Indeed, HOXB9 appeared to be progressively downregulated in epiblast cells and only reappeared after gastrulation had well progressed. The protein was also detected in the primitive endoderm and its derivatives with a distinctive presence in apical vacuoles of mouse visceral endoderm cells. Conclusions Together, these results could suggest the existence of unsuspected functions for HOXB9 during early embryonic development in mammals.
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- Caroline Sauvegarde
- Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire Animale (AMCB), Institut des Sciences de la Vie (ISV), Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire Animale (AMCB), Institut des Sciences de la Vie (ISV), Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire Animale (AMCB), Institut des Sciences de la Vie (ISV), Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMR-S1139, U767, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
- PremUp Foundation, Paris, France
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- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire Animale (AMCB), Institut des Sciences de la Vie (ISV), Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire Animale (AMCB), Institut des Sciences de la Vie (ISV), Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Chang Q, Zhang L, He C, Zhang B, Zhang J, Liu B, Zeng N, Zhu Z. HOXB9 induction of mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition in gastric carcinoma is negatively regulated by its hexapeptide motif. Oncotarget 2016; 6:42838-53. [PMID: 26536658 PMCID: PMC4767475 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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HOXB9, a transcription factor, plays an important role in development. While HOXB9 has been implicated in tumorigenesis and metastasis, its mechanisms are variable and its role in gastric carcinoma (GC) remains unclear. In the present study, we demonstrated that the expression of HOXB9 decreased in gastric carcinoma and was associated with malignancy and metastasis. Re-expression of HOXB9 in gastric cell lines resulted in the suppression of cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, which was accompanied by the induction of mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition (MET). Comparative sequence analysis and examination of a HOXB9 structural model indicated that three sites might possibly be involved in MET regulation. The in vitro study of HOXB9 mutants showed that these were unable to inhibit MET induction. However, when overexpressing a HOXB9 mutant lacking the hexapeptide motif, a more potent MET induction and tumor suppression was observed compared to that of the wild-type, indicating that the presence of the hexapeptide motif reduced HOXB9 MET induction and tumor suppression activity. Therefore, the results of the present study suggested that HOXB9 is a tumor suppressor in gastric carcinoma, and its activity was controlled by different regulatory mechanisms such as the hexapeptide motif as a "brake" in this case. The results of these regulatory effects could lead to either oncogenic or tumor suppressive roles of HOXB9, depending on the context of the particular type of cancer involved.
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- Qing Chang
- Department of Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Clinical Oncology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Current Address: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Key laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Wan J, Xu W, Zhan J, Ma J, Li X, Xie Y, Wang J, Zhu WG, Luo J, Zhang H. PCAF-mediated acetylation of transcriptional factor HOXB9 suppresses lung adenocarcinoma progression by targeting oncogenic protein JMJD6. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:10662-10675. [PMID: 27613418 PMCID: PMC5159546 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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HOXB9 is a homeobox domain-containing transcription factor, playing an important role in embryonic development and cancer progression. However, the precise post-translational modifications (PTMs) of HOXB9 and the corresponding roles are unclear. Here, we report that acetyltransferase p300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) interacts with and acetylates HOXB9 both in vivo and in vitro Conversely, the acetylation of HOXB9 can be reversed by deacetylase SIRT1. Furthermore, we found that HOXB9 is acetylated at lysine 27 (AcK27). Functionally, in contrast to the wild type HOXB9, AcK27-HOXB9 decreased its capacity in promoting lung cancer cell migration and tumor growth in mice. Mechanistically, AcK27-HOXB9 suppresses the transcription of its target gene Jumonji domain-containing protein 6 (JMJD6) by direct occupying the promoter of JMJD6 gene. For clinical relevance, elevated HOXB9 acetylation at K27 predicts a better prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma patients. Taken together, we identified the first PTM of HOXB9 by demonstrating that HOXB9 can be acetylated and AcK27-HOXB9 counteracts the role of the wild-type HOXB9 in regulating lung adenocarcinoma progression.
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- Junhu Wan
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Radiation Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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Bhan A, Mandal SS. Estradiol-Induced Transcriptional Regulation of Long Non-Coding RNA, HOTAIR. Methods Mol Biol 2016; 1366:395-412. [PMID: 26585152 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3127-9_31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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HOTAIR (HOX antisense intergenic RNA) is a 2.2 kb long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), transcribed from the antisense strand of homeobox C (HOXC) gene locus in chromosome 12. HOTAIR acts as a scaffolding lncRNA. It interacts and guides various chromatin-modifying complexes such as PRC2 (polycomb-repressive complex 2) and LSD1 (lysine-specific demethylase 1) to the target gene promoters leading to their gene silencing. Various studies have demonstrated that HOTAIR overexpression is associated with breast cancer. Recent studies from our laboratory demonstrate that HOTAIR is required for viability of breast cancer cells and is transcriptionally regulated by estradiol (E2) in vitro and in vivo. This chapter describes protocols for analysis of the HOTAIR promoter, cloning, transfection and dual luciferase assays, knockdown of protein synthesis by antisense oligonucleotides, and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay. These protocols are useful for studying the estrogen-mediated transcriptional regulation of lncRNA HOTAIR, as well as other protein coding genes and non-coding RNAs.
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- Arunoday Bhan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA.
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Deb P, Bhan A, Hussain I, Ansari KI, Bobzean SA, Pandita TK, Perrotti LI, Mandal SS. Endocrine disrupting chemical, bisphenol-A, induces breast cancer associated gene HOXB9 expression in vitro and in vivo. Gene 2016; 590:234-43. [PMID: 27182052 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 04/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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HOXB9 is a homeobox-containing gene that plays a key role in mammary gland development and is associated with breast and other types of cancer. Here, we demonstrate that HOXB9 expression is transcriptionally regulated by estradiol (E2), in vitro and in vivo. We also demonstrate that the endocrine disrupting chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) induces HOXB9 expression in cultured human breast cancer cells (MCF7) as well as in vivo in the mammary glands of ovariectomized (OVX) rats. Luciferase assay showed that estrogen-response-elements (EREs) in the HOXB9 promoter are required for BPA-induced expression. Estrogen-receptors (ERs) and ER-co-regulators such as MLL-histone methylase (MLL3), histone acetylases, CBP/P300, bind to the HOXB9 promoter EREs in the presence of BPA, modify chromatin (histone methylation and acetylation) and lead to gene activation. In summary, our results demonstrate that BPA exposure, like estradiol, increases HOXB9 expression in breast cells both in vitro and in vivo through a mechanism that involves increased recruitment of transcription and chromatin modification factors.
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- Paromita Deb
- Epigenetics Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Epigenetics Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Epigenetics Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Epigenetics Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Epigenetics Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States.
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Wu SY, Rupaimoole R, Shen F, Pradeep S, Pecot CV, Ivan C, Nagaraja AS, Gharpure KM, Pham E, Hatakeyama H, McGuire MH, Haemmerle M, Vidal-Anaya V, Olsen C, Rodriguez-Aguayo C, Filant J, Ehsanipour EA, Herbrich SM, Maiti SN, Huang L, Kim JH, Zhang X, Han HD, Armaiz-Pena GN, Seviour EG, Tucker S, Zhang M, Yang D, Cooper LJN, Ali-Fehmi R, Bar-Eli M, Lee JS, Ram PT, Baggerly KA, Lopez-Berestein G, Hung MC, Sood AK. A miR-192-EGR1-HOXB9 regulatory network controls the angiogenic switch in cancer. Nat Commun 2016; 7:11169. [PMID: 27041221 PMCID: PMC4822037 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A deeper mechanistic understanding of tumour angiogenesis regulation is needed to improve current anti-angiogenic therapies. Here we present evidence from systems-based miRNA analyses of large-scale patient data sets along with in vitro and in vivo experiments that miR-192 is a key regulator of angiogenesis. The potent anti-angiogenic effect of miR-192 stems from its ability to globally downregulate angiogenic pathways in cancer cells through regulation of EGR1 and HOXB9. Low miR-192 expression in human tumours is predictive of poor clinical outcome in several cancer types. Using 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (DOPC) nanoliposomes, we show that miR-192 delivery leads to inhibition of tumour angiogenesis in multiple ovarian and renal tumour models, resulting in tumour regression and growth inhibition. This anti-angiogenic and anti-tumour effect is more robust than that observed with an anti-VEGF antibody. Collectively, these data identify miR-192 as a central node in tumour angiogenesis and support the use of miR-192 in an anti-angiogenesis therapy. The formation of blood vessels in tumours, angiogenesis, is a promising target for therapy. Here, the authors show that microRNA192 has anti-angiogenic functions and negatively regulates EGR1 and HOXB9, and that delivery of this microRNA to tumours in vivo can reduce angiogenesis and tumour growth.
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- Sherry Y Wu
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215006, China
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.,Department of Medicine, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.,Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.,Biological Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.,Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.,Department of Bioinformatics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.,Department of Immunology Laboratory, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju 380-701, South Korea
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 USA.,Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.,Center for Molecular Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.,Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Fonseca FP, Bingle L, Santos-Silva AR, Lopes MA, Coletta RD, de Andrade BAB, Mariano FV, Kowalski LP, Rangel ALCA, Martins MD, Meurer L, Hunter KD, Speight PM, Vargas PA. Immunoexpression of hoxb7 and hoxb9 in salivary gland tumours. J Oral Pathol Med 2016; 45:672-681. [DOI: 10.1111/jop.12438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Felipe Paiva Fonseca
- Piracicaba Dental School and Faculty of Medicine; University of Campinas; Piracicaba Brazil
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; School of Clinical Dentistry; The University of Sheffield; Sheffield UK
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; School of Clinical Dentistry; The University of Sheffield; Sheffield UK
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- Piracicaba Dental School and Faculty of Medicine; University of Campinas; Piracicaba Brazil
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- Piracicaba Dental School and Faculty of Medicine; University of Campinas; Piracicaba Brazil
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery; A.C. Camargo Cancer Center; Sao Paulo Brazil
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- Medical and Dental Schools; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul; Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; School of Clinical Dentistry; The University of Sheffield; Sheffield UK
- Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology; School of Dentistry; Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Pretoria; Pretoria South Africa
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; School of Clinical Dentistry; The University of Sheffield; Sheffield UK
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- Piracicaba Dental School and Faculty of Medicine; University of Campinas; Piracicaba Brazil
- Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology; School of Dentistry; Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Pretoria; Pretoria South Africa
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Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are emerging classes of regulatory RNA that play key roles in various cellular and physiological processes such as in gene regulation, chromatin dynamics, cell differentiation, and development. NcRNAs are dysregulated in a variety of human disorders including cancers, neurological disorders, and immunological disorders. The mechanisms through which ncRNAs regulate various biological processes and human diseases still remain elusive. HOX antisense intergenic RNA (HOTAIR) is a recently discovered long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) that plays critical role in gene regulation and chromatin dynamics, appears to be misregulated in a variety of cancers. HOTAIR interacts with key epigenetic regulators such as histone methyltransferase PRC2 and histone demethylase LSD1 and regulates gene silencing. Here, we have reviewed recent advancements in understanding the functions and regulation of HOTAIR and its association with cancer and other diseases.
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Sekimoto T, Kurogi S, Funamoto T, Ota T, Watanabe S, Sakamoto T, Hamada H, Chosa E. Possible association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the 3' untranslated region of HOXB9 with acetabular overcoverage. Bone Joint Res 2015; 4:50-5. [PMID: 25833894 PMCID: PMC4413364 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.44.2000349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Excessive acetabular coverage is the most common cause of pincer-type femoroacetabular impingement. To date, an association between acetabular over-coverage and genetic variations has not been studied. In this study we investigated the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of paralogous Homeobox (HOX)9 genes and acetabular coverage in Japanese individuals to identify a possible genetic variation associated with acetabular over-coverage. METHODS We investigated 19 total SNPs in the four HOX9 paralogs, then focused in detail on seven of those located in the 3' untranslated region of HOXB9 (rs8844, rs3826541, rs3826540, rs7405887, rs2303485, rs2303486, rs79931349) using a case-control association study. The seven HOXB9 SNPs were genotyped in 316 subjects who had all undergone radiological examination. The association study was performed by both single-locus and haplotype-based analyses. RESULTS The genotype and allele frequencies of the five HOXB9 SNPs showed significant association with acetabular over-coverage compared with controls (rs7405887 OR = 3.16, p = 5.29E-6, 95% CI 1.91 to 5.25). A significant difference was also detected when haplotypes were evaluated (OR = 2.59, p = 2.61E-5, 95% CI 1.65 to 4.08). The two HOXB9 SNPs (rs2303485, rs2303486) were associated with decreased acetabular coverage (rs2303485 OR = 0.524, p = 0.0091, 95% CI 0.322 to 0.855; rs2303486 OR = 0.519, p = 0.011, 95% CI 0.312 to 0.865). CONCLUSIONS The five HOXB9 SNPs (rs8844, rs3826541, rs3826540, rs7405887, rs79931349) were associated with acetabular over-coverage. On the other hand, the two SNPs (rs2303485 and rs2303486) were associated with the lower acetabular coverage. The association of rs2303486 would be consistent with the previous study. Therefore, the HOXB9 SNPs might be involved in the morphogenesis of acetabular coverage, and could be an independent risk factor for developing pincer-type femoroacetabular impingement. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2015;4:50-5.
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- T Sekimoto
- University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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Bisphenol-A induces expression of HOXC6, an estrogen-regulated homeobox-containing gene associated with breast cancer. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2015; 1849:697-708. [PMID: 25725483 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2015.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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HOXC6 is a homeobox-containing gene associated with mammary gland development and is overexpressed in variety of cancers including breast and prostate cancers. Here, we have examined the expression of HOXC6 in breast cancer tissue, investigated its transcriptional regulation via estradiol (E2) and bisphenol-A (BPA, an estrogenic endocrine disruptor) in vitro and in vivo. We observed that HOXC6 is differentially over-expressed in breast cancer tissue. E2 induces HOXC6 expression in cultured breast cancer cells and in mammary glands of Sprague Dawley rats. HOXC6 expression is also induced upon exposure to BPA both in vitro and in vivo. Estrogen-receptor-alpha (ERα) and ER-coregulators such as MLL-histone methylases are bound to the HOXC6 promoter upon exposure to E2 or BPA and that resulted in increased histone H3K4-trimethylation, histone acetylation, and recruitment of RNA polymerase II at the HOXC6 promoter. HOXC6 overexpression induces expression of tumor growth factors and facilitates growth 3D-colony formation, indicating its potential roles in tumor growth. Our studies demonstrate that HOXC6, which is a critical player in mammary gland development, is upregulated in multiple cases of breast cancer, and is transcriptionally regulated by E2 and BPA, in vitro and in vivo.
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Zhan J, Song J, Wang P, Chi X, Wang Y, Guo Y, Fang W, Zhang H. Kindlin-2 induced by TGF-β signaling promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression through downregulation of transcriptional factor HOXB9. Cancer Lett 2015; 361:75-85. [PMID: 25724625 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths with no effective therapeutics. Invasion and metastasis are the major characteristics of PDAC. However, mechanisms underlying PDAC invasion and metastasis are elusive. In this report, we found that Kindlin-2 is a target protein of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signaling and is upregulated by TGF-β1 in PDAC cells. TGF-β1-upregulated Kindlin-2 promotes PDAC cell growth, migration and invasion, whereas Kindlin-2 upregulates transforming growth factor receptor I (TβRI), a key component of TGF-β signaling. Thereby Kindlin-2 and TGF-β signaling constitute a positive feedback loop. Mechanistically, Kindlin-2 promotes PDAC progression by downregulation of HOXB9 and E-cadherin. For clinical relevance, enhanced expression of Kindlin-2 predicts a poor overall survival for PDAC patients. Gene expression levels of Kindlin-2, TGF-β, TβRI and HOXB9 are all correlated with the overall survival of PDAC patients in an Oncomine dataset. Taken together, our findings demonstrated that TGF-β1-induced Kindlin-2 expression promotes PDAC progression by downregulation of HOXB9 and E-cadherin.
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- Jun Zhan
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology and Tumor Biology, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology and Tumor Biology, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology and Tumor Biology, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology and Tumor Biology, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology and Tumor Biology, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sino-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100123, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Pathology, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education, and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology and Tumor Biology, Beijing 100191, China.
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Bhan A, Hussain I, Ansari KI, Bobzean SA, Perrotti LI, Mandal SS. Histone Methyltransferase EZH2 Is Transcriptionally Induced by Estradiol as Well as Estrogenic Endocrine Disruptors Bisphenol-A and Diethylstilbestrol. J Mol Biol 2014; 426:3426-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2014.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Revised: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Magrini E, Villa A, Angiolini F, Doni A, Mazzarol G, Rudini N, Maddaluno L, Komuta M, Topal B, Prenen H, Schachner M, Confalonieri S, Dejana E, Bianchi F, Mazzone M, Cavallaro U. Endothelial deficiency of L1 reduces tumor angiogenesis and promotes vessel normalization. J Clin Invest 2014; 124:4335-50. [PMID: 25157817 DOI: 10.1172/jci70683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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While tumor blood vessels share many characteristics with normal vasculature, they also exhibit morphological and functional aberrancies. For example, the neural adhesion molecule L1, which mediates neurite outgrowth, fasciculation, and pathfinding, is expressed on tumor vasculature. Here, using an orthotopic mouse model of pancreatic carcinoma, we evaluated L1 functionality in cancer vessels. Tumor-bearing mice specifically lacking L1 in endothelial cells or treated with anti-L1 antibodies exhibited decreased angiogenesis and improved vascular stabilization, leading to reduced tumor growth and metastasis. In line with these dramatic effects of L1 on tumor vasculature, the ectopic expression of L1 in cultured endothelial cells (ECs) promoted phenotypical and functional alterations, including proliferation, migration, tubulogenesis, enhanced vascular permeability, and endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition. L1 induced global changes in the EC transcriptome, altering several regulatory networks that underlie endothelial pathophysiology, including JAK/STAT-mediated pathways. In particular, L1 induced IL-6-mediated STAT3 phosphorylation, and inhibition of the IL-6/JAK/STAT signaling axis prevented L1-induced EC proliferation and migration. Evaluation of patient samples revealed that, compared with that in noncancerous tissue, L1 expression is specifically enhanced in blood vessels of human pancreatic carcinomas and in vessels of other tumor types. Together, these data indicate that endothelial L1 orchestrates multiple cancer vessel functions and represents a potential target for tumor vascular-specific therapies.
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An E2F1-HOXB9 transcriptional circuit is associated with breast cancer progression. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105285. [PMID: 25136922 PMCID: PMC4138122 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Homeobox B9 (HOXB9), a member of the homeobox gene family, is overexpressed in breast cancer and promotes tumor progression and metastasis by stimulating epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and angiogenesis within the tumor microenvironment. HOXB9 activates the TGFβ-ATM axis, leading to checkpoint activation and DNA repair, which engenders radioresistance in breast cancer cells. Despite detailed reports of the role of HOXB9 in breast cancer, the factors that regulate HOXB9 transcription have not been extensively examined. Here we uncover an underlying mechanism that may suggest novel targeting strategies for breast cancer treatment. To identify a transcription factor binding site (TFBS) in the HOXB9 promoter region, a dual luciferase reporter assay was conducted. Protein candidates that may directly attach to a TFBS of HOXB9 were examined by Q-PCR, electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), and mutation analysis. A HOXB9 promoter region from -404 to -392 was identified as TFBS, and E2F1 was a potential binding candidate in this region. The induction of HOXB9 expression by E2F1 was observed by Q-PCR in several breast cancer cell lines overexpressing E2F1. The stimulatory effect of E2F1 on HOXB9 transcription and its ability to bind the TFBS were confirmed by luciferase, EMSA and ChIP assay. Immunohistochemical analysis of 139 breast cancer tissue samples revealed a significant correlation between E2F1 and HOXB9 expression (p<0.001). Furthermore, a CDK4/6 inhibitor suppressed E2F1 expression and also reduced expression of HOXB9 and its downstream target genes. Our in vitro analysis identified the TFBS of the HOXB9 promoter region and suggested that E2F1 is a direct regulator of HOXB9 expression; these data support the strong correlation we found between E2F1 and HOXB9 in clinical breast cancer samples. These results suggest that targeting the E2F1/HOXB9 axis may be a novel strategy for the control or prevention of cancer progression and metastasis.
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Sha L, Dong L, Lv L, Bai L, Ji X. HOXB9 promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition via transforming growth factor-β1 pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Clin Exp Med 2014; 15:55-64. [PMID: 25081022 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-014-0276-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The function of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) during hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression is well established. However, the regulatory mechanisms modulating this phenomenon remain unclear. Homeobox B9 (HOXB9) has been proposed as an oncogene in many cancer developments, but its function and underlying mechanisms in HCC metastasis remain unknown. HOXB9 modulates EMT through the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) pathway, which is a recognized regulator of EMT in HCC cells. The knockdown of HOXB9 decreased the migration and invasion of HCC cells. Conversely, the HOXB9 overexpression led to an increase in the above-mentioned phenotypes in HCC cells. Further analysis of HOXB9-regulated cellular functions showed the ability of this transcription factor to induce EMT. Moreover, we demonstrated that the TGF-β1 pathway is important in HOXB9-induced EMT in HCC cells. These findings define a novel cellular mechanism regulated by HOXB9, which controls EMT phenotype in HCC. This study is the first to illustrate the pivotal function of HOXB9 in regulating the metastatic behavior of HCC cells.
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- Lin Sha
- Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, No. 467 Zhongshan Street, Dalian, 116027, China
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Elevated HOXB9 expression promotes differentiation and predicts a favourable outcome in colon adenocarcinoma patients. Br J Cancer 2014; 111:883-93. [PMID: 25025961 PMCID: PMC4150282 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2014] [Revised: 06/06/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background: Little is known about the tumour suppressive proteins and the underlying mechanisms that suppress colon cancer progression. Homeodomain-containing transcription factor HOXB9 plays an important role in embryogenesis and cancer development. We here aim to uncover the potential role of HOXB9 in the regulation of colon adenocarcinoma progression including epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Methods: HOXB9 expression in colon adenocarcinoma cells and patients was analysed by western blot and immunohistochemistry separately. Correlation between HOXB9 expressions with patients' survival was assessed by Kaplan–Meier analysis. HOXB9-regulated target gene expression was determined by RNA sequencing in HOXB9-overexpressing colon adenocarcinoma cells. Results: Elevated HOXB9 expression was identified in well-differentiated colon adenocarcinoma patients and was associated with a better overall patients' survival. Overexpression of HOXB9 inhibited colon adenocarcinoma cell growth, migration, invasion in vitro and tumour growth, liver as well as lung metastases in nude mice; whereas silencing HOXB9 promoted these functions. HOXB9 promoted colon adenocarcinoma differentiation via a mechanism that stimulates mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition, involving downregulation of EMT-promoting transcriptional factors including Snail, Twist, FOXC2 and ZEB1 and upregulation of epithelial proteins including E-cadherin, claudins-1, -4, -7, occludin and ZO-1. Conclusions: HOXB9 is a novel tumour suppressor that inhibits colon adenocarcinoma progression by inducing differentiation. Elevated expression of HOXB9 predicts a longer survival in colon adenocarcinoma patients.
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Hoshino Y, Hayashida T, Hirata A, Takahashi H, Chiba N, Ohmura M, Wakui M, Jinno H, Hasegawa H, Maheswaran S, Suematsu M, Kitagawa Y. Bevacizumab terminates homeobox B9-induced tumor proliferation by silencing microenvironmental communication. Mol Cancer 2014; 13:102. [PMID: 24885802 PMCID: PMC4023179 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-13-102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Homeobox B9 (HOXB9), a transcriptional factor, regulates developmental processes and tumor progression and has recently been recognized as one of important transcriptional factors related to angiogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the role of HOXB9 in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis. Methods We examined the expression of HOXB9 in colorectal cancer using qPCR and in situ hybridization. We also examined the effect of HOXB9 overexpression in colorectal cancer using a proliferation assay, ELISA, a multiplex assay, and xenograft models. The clinical significance of HOXB9 was statistically evaluated in resected specimens. Results HOXB9 was expressed in colorectal cancer specimens. HOXB9 induced angiogenesis and tumor proliferation in vitro, which resulted in high tumorigenicity in vivo and poor overall survival. Bevacizumab, an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibody, remarkably suppressed tumor proliferation by inhibiting angiogenesis in HOXB9-overexpressing xenografts, and it improved overall survival and provided prolonged progression-free survival in HOXB9-overexpressing patients. A comprehensive multiplex assay of the supernatant of cancer cells co-cultured with human vascular endothelial cells and fibroblasts indicated significantly higher interleukin-6 (IL6) levels than those in the supernatant of monocultured cells. HOXB9 overexpression in clinical specimens was significantly correlated with increased IL6 expression. An IL6-neutralizing antibody inhibited VEGF secretion and tumor proliferation in the co-culture system. Conclusions HOXB9 promotes the secretion of angiogenic factors, including VEGF, to induce tumor proliferation through microenvironmental production of cytokines including IL6 signaling. Moreover, silencing of VEGF or IL6 terminates cytokine release in tumor microenvironment. Thus, HOXB9 and IL6 may be potential biomarkers for bevacizumab treatment.
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
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Bhan A, Hussain I, Ansari KI, Bobzean SAM, Perrotti LI, Mandal SS. Bisphenol-A and diethylstilbestrol exposure induces the expression of breast cancer associated long noncoding RNA HOTAIR in vitro and in vivo. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 141:160-70. [PMID: 24533973 PMCID: PMC4025971 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2014.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Revised: 01/18/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Antisense transcript, long non-coding RNA HOTAIR is a key player in gene silencing and breast cancer and is transcriptionally regulated by estradiol. Here, we have investigated if HOTAIR expression is misregulated by bisphenol-A (BPA) and diethylstilbestrol (DES). Our findings demonstrate BPA and DES induce HOTAIR expression in cultured human breast cancer cells (MCF7) as well as in vivo in the mammary glands of rat. Luciferase assay showed that HOTAIR promoter estrogen-response-elements (EREs) are induced by BPA and DES. Estrogen-receptors (ERs) and ER-coregulators such as MLL-histone methylases (MLL1 and MLL3) bind to the HOTAIR promoter EREs in the presence of BPA and DES, modify chromatin (histone methylation and acetylation) and lead to gene activation. Knockdown of ERs down-regulated the BPA and DES-induced expression of HOTAIR. In summary, our results demonstrate that BPA and DES exposure alters the epigenetic programming of the HOTAIR promoters leading to its endocrine disruption in vitro and in vivo.
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- Arunoday Bhan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, United States.
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Huang K, Yuan R, Wang K, Hu J, Huang Z, Yan C, Shen W, Shao J. Overexpression of HOXB9 promotes metastasis and indicates poor prognosis in colon cancer. Chin J Cancer Res 2014; 26:72-80. [PMID: 24653628 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.1000-9604.2014.01.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Homeobox B9 (HOXB9) is proposed to be involved in tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. We investigated the role of HOXB9 in the progression of colon cancer. METHODS HOXB9 expression was investigated by immunohistochemically and Western blotting in 128 colon cancer patients and the results were analyzed statistically associated with clinicopathological data and survival of the patients. The effect of HOXB9 on cell invasion and metastases abilities were analyzed in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS HOXB9 is overexpressed in colon cancer tissues and significantly correlated with metastasis and poor survival of patients (P<0.05, respectively). Additionally, high levels of expression of HOXB9 were observed in metastatic lymph nodes. The down-regulation of HOXB9 expression can inhibit the migration and invasive ability of colon cancer cells, while exogenous expression of HOXB9 in colon cancer cells enhanced cell migration and invasiveness. Moreover, stable knockdown of HOXB9 reduced the liver and lung metastasis of colon cancer in vivo. CONCLUSIONS HOXB9 may play an important role in the invasion and metastasis of colon cancer cells and may be a useful biomarker for metastasis and prognostic of colon cancer.
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- Kai Huang
- 1 Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China ; 2 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Cancer Hospital, Nanchang 330029, China ; 3 Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China ; 2 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Cancer Hospital, Nanchang 330029, China ; 3 Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China ; 2 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Cancer Hospital, Nanchang 330029, China ; 3 Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China ; 2 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Cancer Hospital, Nanchang 330029, China ; 3 Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China ; 2 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Cancer Hospital, Nanchang 330029, China ; 3 Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China ; 2 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Cancer Hospital, Nanchang 330029, China ; 3 Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China ; 2 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Cancer Hospital, Nanchang 330029, China ; 3 Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China
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- 1 Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China ; 2 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Cancer Hospital, Nanchang 330029, China ; 3 Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China
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Fang L, Xu Y, Zou L. Overexpressed homeobox B9 regulates oncogenic activities by transforming growth factor-β1 in gliomas. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 446:272-9. [PMID: 24582746 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.02.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Glioma is the leading cause of deaths related to tumors in the central nervous system. The mechanisms of gliomagenesis remain elusive to date. Homeobox B9 (HOXB9) has a crucial function in the regulation of gene expression and cell survival, but its functions in glioma formation and development have yet to be elucidated. This study showed that HOXB9 expression in glioma tissues was significantly higher than that in nontumor tissues. Higher HOXB9 expression was also significantly associated with advanced clinical stage in glioma patients. HOXB9 overexpression stimulated the proliferation, migration, and sphere formation of glioma cells, whereas HOXB9 knockdown elicited an opposite effect. HOXB9 overexpression also increased the tumorigenicity of glioma cells in vivo. Moreover, the activation of transforming growth factor-β1 contributed to HOXB9-induced oncogenic activities. HOXB9 could be used as a predictable biomarker to be detected in different pathological and histological subtypes in glioma for diagnosis or prognosis.
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- Liping Fang
- Department of Oncology, 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 467 Zhong Shan Road, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Oncology, 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 467 Zhong Shan Road, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China.
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Li F, Dong L, Xing R, Wang L, Luan F, Yao C, Ji X, Bai L. Homeobox B9 is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinomas and promotes tumor cell proliferation both in vitro and in vivo. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 444:241-7. [PMID: 24462859 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.01.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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HomeoboxB9 (HOXB9), a nontransforming transcription factor that is overexpressed in multiple tumor types, alters tumor cell fate and promotes tumor progression. However, the role of HOXB9 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development has not been well studied. In this paper, we found that HOXB9 is overexpressed in human HCC samples. We investigated HOXB9 expression and its prognostic value for HCC. HCC surgical tissue samples were taken from 89 HCC patients. HOXB9 overexpression was observed in 65.2% of the cases, and the survival analysis showed that the HOXB9 overexpression group had significantly shorter overall survival time than the HOXB9 downexpression group. The ectopic expression of HOXB9 stimulated the proliferation of HCC cells; whereas the knockdown of HOXB9 produced an opposite effect. HOXB9 also modulated the tumorigenicity of HCC cells in vivo. Moreover, we found that the activation of TGF-β1 contributes to HOXB9-induced proliferation activities. The results provide the first evidence that HOXB9 is a critical regulator of tumor growth factor in HCC.
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- Department of General Surgery, Dalian Municipal Friendship Hospital, No. 8 Sanba Square, Zhongshan District, Dalian 116001, China
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- Department of Laparoscopic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, No. 193 Lianhe Street, Shahekou District, Dalian 116001, China.
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Dalian Medical University, No. 9 Lvshunnan Road, Lvshunkou District, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Dalian Municipal Friendship Hospital, No. 8 Sanba Square, Zhongshan District, Dalian 116001, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Dalian Municipal Friendship Hospital, No. 8 Sanba Square, Zhongshan District, Dalian 116001, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Dalian Municipal Friendship Hospital, No. 8 Sanba Square, Zhongshan District, Dalian 116001, China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No. 6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian 116001, China
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- Department of Emergency, Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No. 6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian 116001, China.
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