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El-Mahdy MA, Alzarie YA, Hemann C, Badary OA, Nofal S, Zweier JL. The novel SOD mimetic GC4419 increases cancer cell killing with sensitization to ionizing radiation while protecting normal cells. Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 160:630-642. [PMID: 32739595 PMCID: PMC7704930 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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While radiotherapy is a widely used treatment for many types of human cancer, problems of radio-resistance and side effects remain. Side effects induced by ionizing radiation (IR) arise primarily from its propensity to trigger inflammation and oxidative stress with damage of normal cells and tissues near the treatment area. The highly potent superoxide dismutase mimetic, GC4419 (Galera Therapeutics), rapidly enters cells and is highly effective in dismutating superoxide (O2•-). We performed studies to assess the potency of GC4419 in cancer killing and radio-sensitization in human lung cancer cells and normal immortalized lung cells. Treatment with GC4419 did not alter the radical generation during IR, primarily hydroxyl radical (.OH); however, it quenched the increased levels of O2•- detected in the cancer cells before and following IR. GC4419 triggered cancer cell death and inhibited cancer cell proliferation with no adverse effect on normal cells. Combination of GC4419 with IR augmented the cytotoxic effects of IR on cancer cells compared to monotherapy, while protecting normal cells from IR-induced cell death. DNA fragmentation and caspase-3 activity assays showed that combination of GC4419 with IR enhances cancer cell apoptosis. Moreover, GC4419 increased IR-induced Bax levels with decreased Bcl-2 and elevated Bax/Bcl-2 ratio following treatment. GC4419 increased TrxR activity in the normal cells but decreased activity in cancer cells, conferring increased cancer cell sensitivity to oxidative stress. In conclusion, GC4419 increases the cytotoxic and pro-apoptotic activity of IR in lung cancer cells while decreasing injury in normal cells.
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- Mohamed A El-Mahdy
- Department of Internal Medicine, Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; National Organization of Drug Control and Research, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Wang F, Zheng Y, Orange M, Yang C, Yang B, Liu J, Tan T, Ma X, Chen T, Yin X, Tang X, Zhu H. PTRF suppresses the progression of colorectal cancers. Oncotarget 2018; 8:48650-48659. [PMID: 27203393 PMCID: PMC5564714 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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As a key component of caveolae structure on the plasma membrane, accumulated evidence has suggested that Polymerase I and Transcript Release Factor (PTRF) plays a pivotal role in suppressing the progression of human malignances. However, the function of PTRF in the development of colorectal cancers is still unclear. Here we report that the expression of PTRF is significantly reduced in tumor tissues derived from human patients with colorectal cancers, and that the downregulation of PTRF correlates to the advanced stage of the disease. In addition, we found that the expression of PTRF negatively regulates the tumorigenic activities of colorectal cell lines (Colo320, HT29 and CaCo2). Furthermore, ectopic PTRF expression caused significant suppression of cellular proliferation, and anchorage-independent colony growth of Colo320 cells, which have the lowest expression level of PTRF in the three studied cell lines. Meanwhile, shRNA mediated knockdown of PTRF in CaCo2 cells significantly promoted cellular proliferation and anchorage-independent colony growth. In addition, in vivo assays further revealed that tumor growth was significantly inhibited in xenografts with ectopic PTRF expression as compared to untreated Colo320 cells, but was markedly enhanced in PTRF knockdown CaCo2 cells. Biochemical studies revealed that overexpression of PTRF led to the suppression of the AKT/mTOR pathway, as evidenced by reduced phosphorylation of AKT, mTOR, and downstream MMP-9. Thus, these findings, for the first time, demonstrated that PTRF inhibits the tumorigenesis of colorectal cancers and that it might serve as a potential therapeutic target for human colon cancer patients.
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- Fengyun Wang
- Gastroenterology Department, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Physical Education and Human Performance, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Gastroenterology Department, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Gastroenterology Department, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Gastroenterology Department, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Gastroenterology Department, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Gastroenterology Department, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Gastroenterology Department, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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Zhou LJ, Chen XY, Liu SP, Zhang LL, Xu YN, Mu PW, Geng DF, Tan Z. Downregulation of Cavin-1 Expression via Increasing Caveolin-1 Degradation Prompts the Proliferation and Migration of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Balloon Injury-Induced Neointimal Hyperplasia. J Am Heart Assoc 2017; 6:e005754. [PMID: 28751541 PMCID: PMC5586430 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.005754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Percutaneous coronary intervention has been widely used in the treatment of ischemic heart disease, but vascular restenosis is a main limitation of percutaneous coronary intervention. Our previous work reported that caveolin-1 had a key functional role in intimal hyperplasia, whereas whether Cavin-1 (another important caveolae-related protein) was involved is still unknown. Therefore, we will investigate the effect of Cavin-1 on neointimal formation. METHODS AND RESULTS Balloon injury markedly reduced Cavin-1 protein and enhanced ubiquitin protein expression accompanied with neointimal hyperplasia in injured carotid arteries, whereas Cavin-1 mRNA had no change. In cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), Cavin-1 was downregulated after inhibition of protein synthesis by cycloheximide, which was distinctly prevented by pretreatment with proteasome inhibitor MG132 but not by lysosomal inhibitor chloroquine, suggesting that proteasomal degradation resulted in Cavin-1 downregulation. Knockdown of Cavin-1 by local injection of Cavin-1 short hairpin RNA (shRNA) into balloon-injured carotid arteries in vivo promoted neointimal formation. In addition, inhibition or overexpression of Cavin-1 in cultured VSMCs in vitro prompted or suppressed VSMC proliferation and migration via increasing or decreasing extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation and matrix-degrading metalloproteinases-9 activity, respectively. However, under basic conditions, the effect of Cavin-1 on VSMC migration was stronger than on proliferation. Moreover, our results indicated that Cavin-1 regulated caveolin-1 expression via lysosomal degradation pathway. CONCLUSIONS Our study revealed the role and the mechanisms of Cavin-1 downregulation in neointimal formation by promoting VSMC proliferation, migration, and synchronously enhancing caveolin-1 lysosomal degradation. Cavin-1 may be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of postinjury vascular remodeling.
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MESH Headings
- Angioplasty, Balloon/adverse effects
- Animals
- Carotid Artery Injuries/etiology
- Carotid Artery Injuries/genetics
- Carotid Artery Injuries/metabolism
- Carotid Artery Injuries/pathology
- Carotid Artery, External/metabolism
- Carotid Artery, External/pathology
- Caveolin 1/metabolism
- Cell Movement
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Disease Models, Animal
- Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism
- Lysosomes/metabolism
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/metabolism
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/injuries
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/pathology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/pathology
- Neointima
- Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/metabolism
- Proteolysis
- RNA Interference
- RNA, Small Interfering/administration & dosage
- RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- RNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Signal Transduction
- Time Factors
- Transfection
- Vascular Remodeling
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- Li-Jun Zhou
- Department of Physiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Van Puyenbroeck V, Claeys E, Schols D, Bell TW, Vermeire K. A Proteomic Survey Indicates Sortilin as a Secondary Substrate of the ER Translocation Inhibitor Cyclotriazadisulfonamide (CADA). Mol Cell Proteomics 2016; 16:157-167. [PMID: 27998951 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m116.061051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The small molecule CADA was shown to down-modulate the expression of human CD4 in a signal peptide-dependent way through inhibition of its cotranslational translocation across the ER membrane. Previous studies characterizing general glycoprotein levels and the expression of 14 different cell surface receptors showed selectivity of CADA for human CD4. Here, a PowerBlot Western Array was used as a screen to analyze the proteome of CADA-treated SUP-T1 human CD4+ T lymphocytes. This high-throughput monoclonal antibody panel-based immunoblotting assay of cellular signaling proteins revealed that only a small subset of the 444 detected proteins was differentially expressed after treatment with CADA. Validation of these proteomic data with optimized immunoblot analysis confirmed the CADA-induced change in expression of the cell cycle progression regulator pRb2 and the transcription factor c-Jun. However, the up-regulation of pRb2 or down-modulation of c-Jun by CADA had no impact on cell cycle transition. Also, the reduced protein level of human CD4 did not inhibit T cell receptor signaling. Interestingly, the signal peptide-containing membrane protein sortilin was identified as a new substrate for CADA. Both cellular expression and in vitro cotranslational translocation of sortilin were significantly reduced by CADA, although to a lesser extent as compared with human CD4. Our data demonstrate that a small signal peptide-binding drug is able to down-modulate the expression of human CD4 and sortilin, apparently with low impact on the cellular proteome.
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- Victor Van Puyenbroeck
- From the ‡KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- From the ‡KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- From the ‡KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- §Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA
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- From the ‡KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium;
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Peng J, Liu HZ, Zhong J, Deng ZF, Tie CR, Rao Q, Xu W, You T, Li J, Cai CB, Lu Q, Liu W, Zhang Y, Lei ZY. MicroRNA‑187 is an independent prognostic factor in lung cancer and promotes lung cancer cell invasion via targeting of PTRF. Oncol Rep 2016; 36:2609-2618. [PMID: 27634346 DOI: 10.3892/or.2016.5083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in the progression of different types of cancers giving new hope for cancer treatment. The role and regulatory mechanism of microRNA‑187 (miR‑187) are largely unknown. In the present study, 74 patients with non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were selected. Tumor tissues and matched normal tissues were collected for determining the expression level of miR‑187. Cell research was performed to detect the function of miR‑187. The expression level was measured and miR‑187 was found to be overexpressed in the NSCLC cell lines and tissues. Overexpression of miR‑187 promoted cell proliferation in the A549 and H1650 cell lines. Moreover, overexpression of miR‑187 also promoted cell migration and invasion. Polymerase I and transcript release factor (PTRF) was identified as a target of miR‑187. Overexpression of miR‑187 suppressed the expression of PTRF. Knockdown of PTRF promoted lung cancer cell invasion, and overexpression of PTRF had a negative effect on lung cancer cell invasion. The PTRF messenger RNA (mRNA) levels in cancer tissues were significantly lower than those in their adjacent normal lung tissues as determined by real‑time PCR (RT‑PCR). The expression of the PTRF protein was significantly weaker than that in the adjacent normal lung tissues using immunohistochemical staining. The findings revealed that miR‑187 promotes cell growth and invasion by targeting PTRF and miR‑187 may be a new prognostic factor for NSCLC.
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- Jie Peng
- Department of Stomatology, Wuhan Medical and Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China
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- Center for Gene Diagnosis, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China
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- Department of Second Oncology Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Wuhan Medical and Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Wuhan Medical and Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Wuhan Medical and Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Wuhan Medical and Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Wuhan Medical and Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Wuhan Medical and Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Wuhan Medical and Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Wuhan Medical and Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Wuhan Medical and Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, Wuhan Medical and Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China
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Naidoo RK, Rafudeen MS, Coyne VE. Investigation of the Gracilaria gracilis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) proteome response to nitrogen limitation. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2016; 52:369-383. [PMID: 27273530 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Inorganic nitrogen has been identified as the major growth-limiting nutritional factor affecting Gracilaria gracilis populations in South Africa. Although the physiological mechanisms implemented by G. gracilis for adaption to low nitrogen environments have been investigated, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of these adaptions. This study provides the first investigation of G. gracilis proteome changes in response to nitrogen limitation and subsequent recovery. A differential proteomics approach employing two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was used to investigate G. gracilis proteome changes in response to nitrogen limitation and recovery. The putative identity of 22 proteins that changed significantly (P < 0.05) in abundance in response to nitrogen limitation and recovery was determined. The identified proteins function in a range of biological processes including glycolysis, photosynthesis, ATP synthesis, galactose metabolism, protein-refolding and biosynthesis, nitrogen metabolism and cytoskeleton remodeling. The identity of fructose 1,6 biphosphate (FBP) aldolase was confirmed by western blot analysis and the decreased abundance of FBP aldolase observed with two-dimensional gel electrophoresis was validated by enzyme assays and western blots. The identification of key proteins and pathways involved in the G. gracilis nitrogen stress response provide a better understanding of G. gracilis proteome responses to varying degrees of nitrogen limitation and is the first step in the identification of biomarkers for monitoring the nitrogen status of cultivated G. gracilis populations.
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- Rene K Naidoo
- Molecular and Cell Biology Department, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
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- Molecular and Cell Biology Department, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
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- Molecular and Cell Biology Department, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
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Tsang JLY, Jia SH, Parodo J, Plant P, Lodyga M, Charbonney E, Szaszi K, Kapus A, Marshall JC. Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Caspase-8 Abrogates Its Apoptotic Activity and Promotes Activation of c-Src. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0153946. [PMID: 27101103 PMCID: PMC4839753 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Src family tyrosine kinases (SFKs) phosphorylate caspase-8A at tyrosine (Y) 397 resulting in suppression of apoptosis. In addition, the phosphorylation of caspase-8A at other sites including Y465 has been implicated in the regulation of caspase-8 activity. However, the functional consequences of these modifications on caspase-8 processing/activity have not been elucidated. Moreover, various Src substrates are known to act as potent Src regulators, but no such role has been explored for caspase-8. We asked whether the newly identified caspase-8 phosphorylation sites might regulate caspase-8 activation and conversely, whether caspase-8 phosphorylation might affect Src activity. Here we show that Src phosphorylates caspase-8A at multiple tyrosine sites; of these, we have focused on Y397 within the linker region and Y465 within the p12 subunit of caspase-8A. We show that phosphomimetic mutation of caspase-8A at Y465 prevents its cleavage and the subsequent activation of caspase-3 and suppresses apoptosis. Furthermore, simultaneous phosphomimetic mutation of caspase-8A at Y397 and Y465 promotes the phosphorylation of c-Src at Y416 and increases c-Src activity. Finally, we demonstrate that caspase-8 activity prevents its own tyrosine phosphorylation by Src. Together these data reveal that dual phosphorylation converts caspase-8 from a pro-apoptotic to a pro-survival mediator. Specifically, tyrosine phosphorylation by Src renders caspase-8 uncleavable and thereby inactive, and at the same time converts it to a Src activator. This novel dynamic interplay between Src and caspase-8 likely acts as a potent signal-integrating switch directing the cell towards apoptosis or survival.
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- Jennifer LY Tsang
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Niagara Health System, Niagara, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration, Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Centre de Recherche de “Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yan K, Fu Z, Yang C, Zhang K, Jiang S, Lee DH, Heo HY, Zhang Y, Cole RN, Van Eyk JE, Zhou J. Assessing Amide Proton Transfer (APT) MRI Contrast Origins in 9 L Gliosarcoma in the Rat Brain Using Proteomic Analysis. Mol Imaging Biol 2016; 17:479-87. [PMID: 25622812 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-015-0828-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the biochemical origin of the amide photon transfer (APT)-weighted hyperintensity in brain tumors. PROCEDURES Seven 9 L gliosarcoma-bearing rats were imaged at 4.7 T. Tumor and normal brain tissue samples of equal volumes were prepared with a coronal rat brain matrix and a tissue biopsy punch. The total tissue protein and the cytosolic subproteome were extracted from both samples. Protein samples were analyzed using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and the proteins with significant abundance changes were identified by mass spectrometry. RESULTS There was a significant increase in the cytosolic protein concentration in the tumor, compared to normal brain regions, but the total protein concentrations were comparable. The protein profiles of the tumor and normal brain tissue differed significantly. Six cytosolic proteins, four endoplasmic reticulum proteins, and five secreted proteins were considerably upregulated in the tumor. CONCLUSIONS Our experiments confirmed an increase in the cytosolic protein concentration in tumors and identified several key proteins that may cause APT-weighted hyperintensity.
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- Kun Yan
- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Nassar ZD, Moon H, Duong T, Neo L, Hill MM, Francois M, Parton RG, Parat MO. PTRF/Cavin-1 decreases prostate cancer angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. Oncotarget 2014; 4:1844-55. [PMID: 24123650 PMCID: PMC3858569 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.1300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Caveolae are specialized plasma membrane subdomains implicated in cellular functions such as migration, signalling and trafficking. Caveolin-1 and polymerase I and transcript release factor (PTRF)/cavin-1 are essential for caveola formation. Caveolin-1 is overexpressed and secreted in prostate tumors and promotes aggressiveness and angiogenesis. In contrast, a lack of PTRF expression is reported in prostate cancer, and ectopic PTRF expression in prostate cancer cells inhibits tumor growth and metastasis. We experimentally manipulated PTRF expression in three prostate cancer cell lines, namely the caveolin-1 positive cells PC3 and DU145 and the caveolin-1-negative LNCaP cells, to evaluate angiogenesis- and lymphangiogenesis-regulating functions of PTRF. We show that the conditioned medium of PTRF-expressing prostate cancer cells decreases ECs proliferation, migration and differentiation in vitro and ex vivo. This can occur independently from caveolin-1 expression and secretion or caveola formation, since the anti-angiogenic effects of PTRF were detected in caveolin-1-negative LNCaP cells. Additionally, PTRF expression in PC3 cells significantly decreased blood and lymphatic vessel densities in orthotopic tumors in mice. Our results suggest that the absence of PTRF in prostate cancer cells contributes significantly to tumour progression and metastasis by promoting the angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis potential of the cancer cells, and this could be exploited for therapy.
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- Zeyad D Nassar
- The University of Queensland, School of Pharmacy, QLD, Australia
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Gold KA, Kim ES, Liu DD, Yuan P, Behrens C, Solis LM, Kadara H, Rice DC, Wistuba II, Swisher SG, Hofstetter WL, Lee JJ, Hong WK. Prediction of survival in resected non-small cell lung cancer using a protein expression-based risk model: implications for personalized chemoprevention and therapy. Clin Cancer Res 2013; 20:1946-54. [PMID: 24366692 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-1959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are at risk for recurrence of disease, but we do not have tools to predict which patients are at highest risk. We set out to create a risk model incorporating both clinical data and biomarkers. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We assembled a comprehensive database with archival tissues and clinical follow-up from patients with NSCLC resected between 2002 and 2005. Twenty-one proteins identified from our preclinical studies as related to lung carcinogenesis were investigated, including pathways related to metabolism, DNA repair, inflammation, and growth factors. Expression of proteins was quantified using immunohistochemistry. Immunohistochemistry was chosen because it is widely available and can be performed on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens. Cox models were fitted to estimate effects of clinical factors and biomarkers on recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS A total of 370 patients are included in our analysis. With median follow-up of 5.3 years, median OS is 6.4 years. A total of 209 cases with recurrence or death were observed. Multicovariate risk models for RFS and OS were developed including relevant biomarkers, age, and stage. Increased expression of phospho-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (pAMPK), phospho-mTOR (pmTOR), epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), and calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase were significant (P < 0.05) predictors for favorable RFS; insulin receptor, chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 2 (CXCR2), and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor predicted for unfavorable RFS. Significant (P < 0.05) predictors for favorable OS include pAMPK, pmTOR, and EpCAM; CXCR2 and flap structure-specific endonuclease-1 predicted unfavorable OS. CONCLUSION We have developed a comprehensive risk model predictive for recurrence in our large retrospective database, which is one of the largest reported series of resected NSCLC.
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- Kathryn A Gold
- Authors' Affiliations: Departments of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Biostatistics, Pathology, and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Levine Cancer Center; Philips Digital Pathology; and Department of Pathology, University of San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca Sucre-Bolivia, San Francisco, California
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Nassar ZD, Hill MM, Parton RG, Parat MO. Caveola-forming proteins caveolin-1 and PTRF in prostate cancer. Nat Rev Urol 2013; 10:529-36. [PMID: 23938946 DOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2013.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The expression of caveola-forming proteins is dysregulated in prostate cancer. Caveolae are flask-shaped invaginations of the plasma membrane that have roles in membrane trafficking and cell signalling. Members of two families of proteins--caveolins and cavins--are known to be required for the formation and functions of caveolae. Caveolin-1, the major structural protein of caveolae, is overexpresssed in prostate cancer and has been demonstrated to be involved in prostate cancer angiogenesis, growth and metastasis. Polymerase I and transcript release factor (PTRF) is the only cavin family member necessary for caveola formation. When exogenously expressed in prostate cancer cells, PTRF reduces aggressive potential, probably via both caveola-mediated and caveola-independent mechanisms. In addition, stromal PTRF expression decreases with progression of the disease. Evaluation of caveolin-1 antibodies in the clinical setting is underway and it is hoped that future studies will reveal the mechanisms of PTRF action, allowing its targeting for therapeutic purposes.
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- Zeyad D Nassar
- School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, 20 Cornwall Street, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
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Shin GC, Ahn SH, Choi HS, Lim KH, Choi DY, Kim KP, Kim KH. Hepatocystin/80K-H inhibits replication of hepatitis B virus through interaction with HBx protein in hepatoma cell. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2013; 1832:1569-81. [PMID: 23644164 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Revised: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein (HBx) is a key player in HBV replication as well as HBV-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the pathogenesis of HBV infection and the mechanisms of host-virus interactions are still elusive. In this study, a combination of affinity purification and mass spectrometry was applied to identify the host factors interacting with HBx in hepatoma cells. Thirteen proteins were identified as HBx binding partners. Among them, we first focused on determining the functional significance of the interaction between HBx and hepatocystin. A physical interaction between HBx and hepatocystin was confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation and Western blotting. Immunocytochemistry demonstrated that HBx and hepatocystin colocalized in the hepatoma cells. Domain mapping of both proteins revealed that the HBx C-terminus (amino acids 110-154) was responsible for binding to the mannose 6-phosphate receptor homology domain (amino acids, 419-525) of hepatocystin. Using translation and proteasome inhibitors, we found that hepatocystin overexpression accelerated HBx degradation via a ubiquitin-independent proteasome pathway. We demonstrated that this effect was mediated by an interaction between both proteins using a HBx deletion mutant. Hepatocystin overexpression significantly inhibited HBV DNA replication and expression of HBs antigen concomitant with HBx degradation. Using the hepatocystin mutant constructs that bind HBx, we also confirmed that hepatocystin inhibited HBx-dependent HBV replication. In conclusion, we demonstrated for the first time that hepatocystin functions as a chaperon-like molecule by accelerating HBx degradation, and thereby inhibits HBV replication. Our results suggest that inducing hepatocystin may provide a novel therapeutic approach to control HBV infection.
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- Gu-Choul Shin
- Department of Pharmacology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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A critical evaluation of in vitro cell culture models for high-throughput drug screening and toxicity. Pharmacol Ther 2012; 134:82-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2012.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Gámez-Pozo A, Sánchez-Navarro I, Calvo E, Agulló-Ortuño MT, López-Vacas R, Díaz E, Camafeita E, Nistal M, Madero R, Espinosa E, López JA, Vara JÁF. PTRF/cavin-1 and MIF proteins are identified as non-small cell lung cancer biomarkers by label-free proteomics. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33752. [PMID: 22461895 PMCID: PMC3312891 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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With the completion of the human genome sequence, biomedical sciences have entered in the “omics” era, mainly due to high-throughput genomics techniques and the recent application of mass spectrometry to proteomics analyses. However, there is still a time lag between these technological advances and their application in the clinical setting. Our work is designed to build bridges between high-performance proteomics and clinical routine. Protein extracts were obtained from fresh frozen normal lung and non-small cell lung cancer samples. We applied a phosphopeptide enrichment followed by LC-MS/MS. Subsequent label-free quantification and bioinformatics analyses were performed. We assessed protein patterns on these samples, showing dozens of differential markers between normal and tumor tissue. Gene ontology and interactome analyses identified signaling pathways altered on tumor tissue. We have identified two proteins, PTRF/cavin-1 and MIF, which are differentially expressed between normal lung and non-small cell lung cancer. These potential biomarkers were validated using western blot and immunohistochemistry. The application of discovery-based proteomics analyses in clinical samples allowed us to identify new potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets in non-small cell lung cancer.
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- Angelo Gámez-Pozo
- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology & Oncology, Instituto de Genética Médica y Molecular, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology & Oncology, Instituto de Genética Médica y Molecular, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Proteomics, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology & Oncology, Instituto de Genética Médica y Molecular, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology & Oncology, Instituto de Genética Médica y Molecular, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Proteomics, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Pathology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria IdiPAZ, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Statistics Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria IdiPAZ, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Medical Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria IdiPAZ, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Service of Proteomics, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology & Oncology, Instituto de Genética Médica y Molecular, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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Huang S, Benavente S, Armstrong EA, Li C, Wheeler DL, Harari PM. p53 modulates acquired resistance to EGFR inhibitors and radiation. Cancer Res 2011; 71:7071-9. [PMID: 22068033 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-11-0128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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There is presently great interest in mechanisms of acquired resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors that are now being used widely in the treatment of a variety of common human cancers. To investigate these mechanisms, we established EGFR inhibitor-resistant clones from non-small cell lung cancer cells. A comparative analysis revealed that acquired resistance to EGFR inhibitors was associated consistently with the loss of p53 and cross-resistance to radiation. To examine the role of p53, we first knocked down p53 in sensitive parental cells and found a reduction in sensitivity to both EGFR inhibitors and radiation. Conversely, restoration of functional p53 in EGFR inhibitor-resistant cells was sufficient to resensitize them to EGFR inhibitors or radiation in vitro and in vivo. Further studies indicate that p53 may enhance sensitivity to EGFR inhibitors and radiation via induction of cell-cycle arrest, apoptosis, and DNA damage repair. Taken together, these findings suggest a central role of p53 in the development of acquired resistance to EGFR inhibitors and prompt consideration to apply p53 restoration strategies in future clinical trials that combine EGFR inhibitors and radiation.
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- Shyhmin Huang
- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA
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Analytical constraints for the analysis of human cell line secretomes by shotgun proteomics. J Proteomics 2011; 75:1043-54. [PMID: 22079246 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2011] [Revised: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 10/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Human cell line secretome represents a valuable source of therapeutic targets and candidate biomarkers. Secreted proteins found in biological fluids or culture media are by essence highly diluted. Secretome investigation with proteomic approaches is hardly compatible with the high content of proteins found in complete cell culture media. Therefore, many studies are currently done with media containing few or no protein. Such conditions may perturb cell metabolism and proliferation. Here, we compared seventeen different compositions of culture media for the human bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cell line. Cell viability, proliferation rate and initial protein charge were systematically compared. We have shown that an important difficulty for the proteomic analysis is due to the presence of detergents such as Pluronic F-68 which hinders peptide mass spectrometry. The high glucose containing DMEM medium which is free of proteins was shown to preserve a good viability and proliferation of cells. With this conditioning medium, we identified 81 extracellular proteins in the secretome of BEAS-2B cells. Moreover, to illustrate this approach, we exposed BEAS-2B cells to a low toxic dose of CoCl(2,) and found 24 extracellular proteins modulated by cobalt. This study highlights the possible contribution of such proteomic approach in the field of toxicology.
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Since the advent of the new proteomics era more than a decade ago, large-scale studies of protein profiling have been exploited to identify the distinctive molecular signatures in a wide array of biological systems spanning areas of basic biological research, various disease states, and biomarker discovery directed toward therapeutic applications. Recent advances in protein separation and identification techniques have significantly improved proteomics approaches, leading to enhancement of the depth and breadth of proteome coverage. Proteomic signatures specific for invasive lung cancer and preinvasive lesions have begun to emerge. In this review we provide a critical assessment of the state of recent advances in proteomic approaches and the biological lessons they have yielded, with specific emphasis on the discovery of biomarker signatures for the early detection of lung cancer.
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Ma X, Zhang J, Liu S, Huang Y, Chen B, Wang D. Polymorphisms in the CASP8 gene and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2011; 122:554-9. [PMID: 21714991 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Revised: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 05/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The CASP8 gene plays a central role in the apoptotic pathway and is therefore a plausible cancer susceptibility gene. However, the precise role of the CASP8 gene in epithelial ovarian cancer carcinogenesis is unclear. Therefore, we analyzed the correlation between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes in CASP8 and the risk and clinical characteristics of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) in the Chinese population. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Eight tag SNPs were identified using the MassARRAY system to genotype 37 genetic polymorphisms around and in the CASP8 gene in 100 unrelated, healthy females. Then, a case-control study of 218 EOC patients and 285 controls who were matched on residence, age and race was conducted using these 8 tag SNPs. RESULTS The risk of developing EOC was significantly decreased in association with CASP8 rs3834129 ins>del (odds ratio (OR)(del/del)=0.129, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 0.038-0.439; OR(ins/del)=0.769, 95% CI, 0.534-1.108), rs3769827 T>C (OR(C/C)=0.187, 95% CI: 0.070-0.500; OR(T/C)=0.729, 95% CI: 0.505-1.052), rs6704688 C>T (OR(T/T)=0.344, 95% CI, 0.168-0.707; OR(C/T)=0.802, 95% CI, 0.552-1.166), and with the del-C-T haplotype of these 3 SNPs (OR=0.615, 95% CI: 0.453-0.8363). Moreover, a notably later onset was significantly associated with the rs3834129 ins/del+del/del and the rs3769827 T/C+C/C genotypes (p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Genetic variants of the CASP8 gene protect against EOC carcinogenesis and delay the age of EOC onset. Furthermore, these protective effects may be due to the dysfunctional expression of caspase-8 caused by the -652 6N del variant in the promoter.
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- Xiangdong Ma
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 17 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, PR China
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Chen B, Li W. [Current status of Akt in non-small cell lung cancer]. ZHONGGUO FEI AI ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF LUNG CANCER 2010; 13:1059-63. [PMID: 21081049 PMCID: PMC6000488 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2010.11.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Lung cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in the world, but its pathogenesis has still been remaining confusing. As an important protein in several signaling pathways, Akt has been identified to play a major role in the growth, proliferation, apoptosis and invasion of tumor cells. This paper is to review the effects of Akt, together with PDK1, Raf-1 and p70S6K, which are upstream and downstream regulatory molecules of Akt, and provide a new basis for the pathogenesis of non-small cell lung cancer.
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- Bojiang Chen
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Lin JL, Bonnichsen MH, Nogeh EU, Raftery MJ, Thomas PS. Proteomics in detection and monitoring of asthma and smoking-related lung diseases. Expert Rev Proteomics 2010; 7:361-72. [PMID: 20536308 DOI: 10.1586/epr.10.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer cause extensive mortality and morbidity worldwide. However, the current state-of-the-art diagnosis and management schemes of these diseases are suboptimal as the incidence of asthma has risen by 250% over the last two decades and the 5-year mortality rate of lung cancer remains at 88%. Proteomic analysis is at the frontier of medical research and demonstrates tremendous potential in the early detection, diagnosis and staging, as well as providing novel therapeutic targets for improved management of smoking-related lung diseases. Advances in analytical tools, such as 2D gel electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, protein arrays and improved bioinformatics, allow sensitive and specific biomarker/protein profile discoveries and the infusion of new knowledge towards the molecular basis of lung diseases and their progression. Significant hurdles still stand between these laboratory findings and their applications in clinical practice. One of the challenges is the difficulty in the selection of samples that provide scope into the specific disease entity. Induced sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage, exhaled breath and exhaled breath condensate are methods of sampling airway and lung fluids that can serve as a window to assess the microenvironment of the lungs. With better study design standardization and the implementation of novel technologies to reach the optimal research standard, there is enough reason be optimistic about the future of proteomic research and its clinical implications.
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- Jiun-Lih Lin
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Using a pangenomic loss-of-function screening strategy, we have previously identified 76 potent modulators of paclitaxel responsiveness in non-small-cell lung cancer. The top hit isolated from this screen, symplekin, is a well-established component of the mRNA polyadenylation machinery. Here, we performed a high-resolution phenotypic analysis to reveal the mechanistic underpinnings by which symplekin depletion collaborates with paclitaxel. We find that symplekin supports faithful mitosis by contributing to the formation of a bipolar spindle apparatus. Depletion of symplekin attenuates microtubule polymerization activity as well as expression of the critical microtubule polymerization protein CKAP5 (TOGp). Depletion of additional members of the polyadenylation complex induces similar phenotypes, suggesting that polyadenylation machinery is intimately coupled to microtubule function and thus mitotic spindle formation. Importantly, tumor cells depleted of symplekin display reduced fecundity, but the mitotic defects that we observe are not evident in immortalized cells. These results demonstrate a critical connection between the polyadenylation machinery and mitosis and suggest that tumor cells have an enhanced dependency on these components for spindle assembly.
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The quest to decipher protein alterations in cancer has spanned well over half a century. The vast dynamic range of protein abundance coupled with a plethora of isoforms and disease heterogeneity have been formidable challenges. Progress in cancer proteomics has substantially paralleled technological developments. Advances in analytical techniques and the implementation of strategies to de-complex the proteome into manageable components have allowed proteins across a wide dynamic range to be explored. The massive amounts of data that can currently be collected through proteomics allow the near-complete definition of cancer subproteomes, which reveals the alterations in signalling and developmental pathways. This allows the discovery of predictive biomarkers and the annotation of the cancer genome based on proteomic findings. There remains a considerable need for infrastructure development and the organized collaborative efforts to efficiently mine the cancer proteome.
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- Samir Hanash
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, M5-C800, PO BOX 19024, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA.
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Ladoux B, Anon E, Lambert M, Rabodzey A, Hersen P, Buguin A, Silberzan P, Mège RM. Strength dependence of cadherin-mediated adhesions. Biophys J 2010; 98:534-42. [PMID: 20159149 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2009] [Revised: 10/09/2009] [Accepted: 10/29/2009] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Traction forces between adhesive cells play an important role in a number of collective cell processes. Intercellular contacts, in particular cadherin-based intercellular junctions, are the major means of transmitting force within tissues. We investigated the effect of cellular tension on the formation of cadherin-cadherin contacts by spreading cells on substrates with tunable stiffness coated with N-cadherin homophilic ligands. On the most rigid substrates, cells appear well-spread and present cadherin adhesions and cytoskeletal organization similar to those classically observed on cadherin-coated glass substrates. However, when cells are cultured on softer substrates, a change in morphology is observed: the cells are less spread, with a more disorganized actin network. A quantitative analysis of the cells adhering on the cadherin-coated surfaces shows that forces are correlated with the formation of cadherin adhesions. The stiffer the substrates, the larger are the average traction forces and the more developed are the cadherin adhesions. When cells are treated with blebbistatin to inhibit myosin II, the forces decrease and the cadherin adhesions disappear. Together, these findings are consistent with a mechanosensitive regulation of cadherin-mediated intercellular junctions through the cellular contractile machinery.
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- Benoit Ladoux
- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unite Mixte de Recherche 7057, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France.
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Behrens C, Feng L, Kadara HN, Kim HJ, Lee JJ, Mehran R, Ki Hong W, Lotan R, Wistuba II. Expression of interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase-1 in non-small cell lung carcinoma and preneoplastic lesions. Clin Cancer Res 2010; 16:34-44. [PMID: 20028769 PMCID: PMC2811365 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-0650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE To identify the pattern of interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase (IRAK-1) protein expression in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) and corresponding preneoplastic lesions. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Archived tissue from NSCLC (adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma; n = 306) and adjacent bronchial epithelial specimens (n = 315) were analyzed for the immunohistochemical expression of IRAK-1, and the findings were correlated with patients' clinicopathologic features. Furthermore, we investigated the correlation between IRAK-1 expression and expression of NF-kappaB and IL-1alpha in tumor specimens. RESULTS NSCLC tumors showed significantly higher cytoplasmic and lower nuclear IRAK-1 expression than normal epithelium. Squamous dysplasias had significantly higher cytoplasmic IRAK-1 expression than normal epithelium. In tumors, a significant positive correlation was detected between IRAK-1 expression (nuclear and cytoplasmic; P = 0.011) and IL-1alpha cytoplasmic expression (P < 0.0001). The correlation between the expression of the markers and patients' clinicopathologic features varied according to tumor histologic type and sex. High IRAK-1 cytoplasmic expression correlated with worse recurrence-free survival in women with NSCLC [hazard ratio (HR), 2.204; P = 0.033], but not in men. In adenocarcinoma, combined low level of expression of nuclear IRAK-1 and NF-kappaB correlated significantly with worse overall (HR, 2.485; P = 0.007) and recurrence-free (HR, 3.058; P = 0.006) survivals in stage I/II patients. CONCLUSIONS IRAK-1 is frequently expressed in NSCLC tissue specimens, and this expression is an early phenomenon in the sequential development of lung cancer. IRAK-1 is a novel inflammation-related marker and a potential target for lung cancer chemopreventive strategies.
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- Carmen Behrens
- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Biostatistics and Applied Mathematics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Biostatistics and Applied Mathematics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Ocak S, Sos ML, Thomas RK, Massion PP. High-throughput molecular analysis in lung cancer: insights into biology and potential clinical applications. Eur Respir J 2009; 34:489-506. [PMID: 19648524 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00042409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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During the last decade, high-throughput technologies including genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic and proteomic have been applied to further our understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of this heterogeneous disease, and to develop strategies that aim to improve the management of patients with lung cancer. Ultimately, these approaches should lead to sensitive, specific and noninvasive methods for early diagnosis, and facilitate the prediction of response to therapy and outcome, as well as the identification of potential novel therapeutic targets. Genomic studies were the first to move this field forward by providing novel insights into the molecular biology of lung cancer and by generating candidate biomarkers of disease progression. Lung carcinogenesis is driven by genetic and epigenetic alterations that cause aberrant gene function; however, the challenge remains to pinpoint the key regulatory control mechanisms and to distinguish driver from passenger alterations that may have a small but additive effect on cancer development. Epigenetic regulation by DNA methylation and histone modifications modulate chromatin structure and, in turn, either activate or silence gene expression. Proteomic approaches critically complement these molecular studies, as the phenotype of a cancer cell is determined by proteins and cannot be predicted by genomics or transcriptomics alone. The present article focuses on the technological platforms available and some proposed clinical applications. We illustrate herein how the "-omics" have revolutionised our approach to lung cancer biology and hold promise for personalised management of lung cancer.
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- S Ocak
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN 37232-6838, USA
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This perspective on Kadara et al. (beginning on p. 702 in this issue of the journal) examines the critical development of genomic and proteomic signatures of lung cancer risk, prognosis, and sensitivity to chemoprevention or chemotherapy. The novel work of Kadara et al. represents the first demonstration that a molecular signature developed in a premalignancy model (in this case, cultured normal human bronchial epithelial cells and increasingly transformed derivative cells) is clinically relevant to invasive lung cancer.
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- David P Carbone
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, 685 Preston Research Building, 2220 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Kadara H, Lacroix L, Behrens C, Solis L, Gu X, Lee JJ, Tahara E, Lotan D, Hong WK, Wistuba II, Lotan R. Identification of gene signatures and molecular markers for human lung cancer prognosis using an in vitro lung carcinogenesis system. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2009; 2:702-11. [PMID: 19638491 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-09-0084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Lung cancer continues to be a major deadly malignancy. The mortality of this disease could be reduced by improving the ability to predict cancer patients' survival. We hypothesized that genes differentially expressed among cells constituting an in vitro human lung carcinogenesis model consisting of normal, immortalized, transformed, and tumorigenic bronchial epithelial cells are relevant to the clinical outcome of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Multidimensional scaling, microarray, and functional pathways analyses of the transcriptomes of the above cells were done and combined with integrative genomics to incorporate the microarray data with published NSCLC data sets. Up-regulated (n = 301) and down-regulated genes (n = 358) displayed expression level variation across the in vitro model with progressive changes in cancer-related molecular functions. A subset of these genes (n = 584) separated lung adenocarcinoma clinical samples (n = 361) into two clusters with significant survival differences. Six genes, UBE2C, TPX2, MCM2, MCM6, FEN1, and SFN, selected by functional array analysis, were also effective in prognosis. The mRNA and protein levels of one these genes-UBE2C-were significantly up-regulated in NSCLC tissue relative to normal lung and increased progressively in lung lesions. Moreover, stage I NSCLC patients with positive UBE2C expression exhibited significantly poorer overall and progression-free survival than patients with negative expression. Our studies with this in vitro model have lead to the identification of a robust six-gene signature, which may be valuable for predicting the survival of lung adenocarcinoma patients. Moreover, one of those genes, UBE2C, seems to be a powerful biomarker for NSCLC survival prediction.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/diagnosis
- Adenocarcinoma/genetics
- Adenocarcinoma/metabolism
- Adenocarcinoma/mortality
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/isolation & purification
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Lung Neoplasms/genetics
- Lung Neoplasms/metabolism
- Lung Neoplasms/mortality
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Prognosis
- Survival Analysis
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes/genetics
- Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes/metabolism
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- Humam Kadara
- Departments of Thoracic/Head and Neck MedicalOncology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Caspase-8 has a well-defined canonical role as an apical protease of the extrinsic apoptosis pathway. Evidence is growing, however, that the protein has numerous other nonapoptotic functions. We have previously shown that caspase-8 is required for efficient adhesion-induced activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk)-1/2 pathway. We now show that caspase-8 is also necessary for the efficient activation of downstream events associated with epidermal growth factor (EGF) signaling. This promotion of EGF-induced Erk1/2 activation is independent of the proteolytic activity of caspase-8 and can be recapitulated using only the pro-domains of the protein. In addition, we identify specific residues within the caspase-8 "RXDLL motif" that are essential for Erk pathway activation. Furthermore, these residues are also involved in forming a complex with the tyrosine kinase Src. Caspase-8 null cells and cells reconstituted with caspase-8 harboring point mutations of these critical amino acids also show defective EGF-induced migration as compared with cells reconstituted with the wild-type protein. In sum, we provide the first evidence for caspase-8 as an essential component of growth factor signaling and suggest that this may be due to its association with Src. As the EGF/Src pathway activity has been shown to promote oncogenic events, our findings that caspase-8 is necessary for these activities may help explain why it is rarely deleted or silenced in tumors.
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- Darren Finlay
- Cancer Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in the development and progression of adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Mod Pathol 2009; 22:668-78. [PMID: 19270647 PMCID: PMC2675657 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2009.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition is a process in which cells undergo a developmental switch from an epithelial to a mesenchymal phenotype. We investigated the role of this phenomenon in the pathogenesis and progression of adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Archived tissue from primary tumors (n=325), brain metastases (n=48) and adjacent bronchial epithelial specimens (n=192) were analyzed for immunohistochemical expression by image analysis of E-cadherin, N-cadherin, integrin-alpha v beta 6, vimentin, and matrix metalloproteinase-9. The findings were compared with the patients' clinicopathologic features. High expression of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition phenotype (low E-cadherin and high N-cadherin, integrin-alpha v beta 6, vimentin, and matrix metalloproteinase-9) was found in most lung tumors examined, and the expression pattern varied according to the tumor histologic type. Low E-cadherin membrane and high N-cadherin cytoplasmic expression were significantly more common in squamous cell carcinoma than in adenocarcinoma (P=0.002 and 0.005, respectively). Dysplastic lesions had significantly lower expression of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition phenotype than the squamous cell carcinomas, and integrin-alpha v beta 6 membrane expression increased stepwise according to the histopathologic severity. Brain metastases had decreased epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition expression compared with primary tumors. Brain metastases had significantly lower integrin-alpha v beta 6 membrane (P=0.04), N-cadherin membrane, and cytoplasm (P<0.0002) expression than the primary tumors. The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition phenotype is commonly expressed in primary squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the lung; this expression occurs early in the pathogenesis of squamous cell carcinoma. Brain metastases showed characteristics of reversed mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition. Our findings suggest that epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition is a potential target for lung cancer chemoprevention and therapy.
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Zhou J, Blakeley JO, Hua J, Kim M, Laterra J, Pomper MG, van Zijl PCM. Practical data acquisition method for human brain tumor amide proton transfer (APT) imaging. Magn Reson Med 2009; 60:842-9. [PMID: 18816868 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 269] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Amide proton transfer (APT) imaging is a type of chemical exchange-dependent saturation transfer (CEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in which amide protons of endogenous mobile proteins and peptides in tissue are detected. Initial studies have shown promising results for distinguishing tumor from surrounding brain in patients, but these data were hampered by magnetic field inhomogeneity and a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Here a practical six-offset APT data acquisition scheme is presented that, together with a separately acquired CEST spectrum, can provide B(0)-inhomogeneity corrected human brain APT images of sufficient SNR within a clinically relevant time frame. Data from nine brain tumor patients at 3T shows that APT intensities were significantly higher in the tumor core, as assigned by gadolinium-enhancement, than in contralateral normal-appearing white matter (CNAWM) in patients with high-grade tumors. Conversely, APT intensities in tumor were indistinguishable from CNAWM in patients with low-grade tumors. In high-grade tumors, regions of increased APT extended outside of the core into peripheral zones, indicating the potential of this technique for more accurate delineation of the heterogeneous areas of brain cancers.
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- Jinyuan Zhou
- Division of MR Research, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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INTRODUCTION An expanding understanding of the importance of angiogenesis in oncology and the development of numerous angiogenesis inhibitors are driving the search for biomarkers of angiogenesis. We review currently available candidate biomarkers and surrogate markers of anti-angiogenic agent effect. DISCUSSION A number of invasive, minimally invasive, and non-invasive tools are described with their potential benefits and limitations. Diverse markers can evaluate tumor tissue or biological fluids, or specialized imaging modalities. CONCLUSIONS The inclusion of these markers into clinical trials may provide insight into appropriate dosing for desired biological effects, appropriate timing of additional therapy, prediction of individual response to an agent, insight into the interaction of chemotherapy and radiation following exposure to these agents, and perhaps most importantly, a better understanding of the complex nature of angiogenesis in human tumors. While many markers have potential for clinical use, it is not yet clear which marker or combination of markers will prove most useful.
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- Aaron P Brown
- National Institutes of Health, Building 10/3B42, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Seo HS, Liu DD, Bekele BN, Kim MK, Pisters K, Lippman SM, Wistuba II, Koo JS. Cyclic AMP response element-binding protein overexpression: a feature associated with negative prognosis in never smokers with non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Res 2008; 68:6065-73. [PMID: 18676828 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-5376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Recent advances in targeted therapies hold promise for the development of new treatments for certain subsets of cancer patients by targeting specific signaling molecule. Based on the identification of the transcription factor cyclic AMP response element-binding protein (CREB) as an important regulator of growth of several types of cancers and our recent findings of its importance in normal differentiation of bronchial epithelial cells, we hypothesized that CREB plays an important pathobiologic role in lung carcinogenesis. We conducted this initial study to determine whether the expression and activation status of CREB are altered in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and of any prognostic importance in NSCLC patients. We found that the expression levels of mRNA and protein of CREB and phosphorylated CREB (p-CREB) were significantly higher in most of the NSCLC cell lines and tumor specimens than in the normal human tracheobronchial epithelial cells and adjacent normal lung tissue, respectively. Analysis of CREB mRNA expression and the CREB gene copy number showed that CREB overexpression occurred mainly at the transcriptional level. Immunohistochemical analysis of tissue microarray slides containing sections of NSCLC specimens obtained from 310 patients showed that a decreased survival duration was significantly associated with overexpression of CREB or p-CREB in never smokers but not in current or former smokers with NSCLC. These are the first reported results illustrating the potential of CREB as a molecular target for the prevention and treatment of NSCLC, especially in never smokers.
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- Hye-Sook Seo
- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 USA
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Heo SH, Lee SJ, Ryoo HM, Park JY, Cho JY. Identification of putative serum glycoprotein biomarkers for human lung adenocarcinoma by multilectin affinity chromatography and LC-MS/MS. Proteomics 2007; 7:4292-302. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Marinov M, Fischer B, Arcaro A. Targeting mTOR signaling in lung cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2007; 63:172-82. [PMID: 17540577 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2006] [Revised: 03/07/2007] [Accepted: 04/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the world, with more than 1 million deaths per year. Over the past years, lung cancer treatment has been based on cytotoxic agents and an improvement in the outcome and quality of life for patients has been observed. However, it has become clear that additional therapeutic strategies are urgently required in order to provide an improved survival benefit for patients. Two major intracellular signaling pathways, the Ras/Raf/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk) and the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathways have been extensively studied in neoplasia, including lung cancer. Furthermore, the study of constitutively activated receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and their downstream signaling mediators has opened a promising new field of investigation for lung cancer treatment. Since both the Ras/Raf/Erk and the PI3K/Akt pathways are downstream of a plethora of activated RTKs, they have been extensively studied for the development of novel anti-tumor agents. Moreover, the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) has been identified as a downstream target of the PI3K/Akt pathway. Rapamycin and its derivatives are highly selective and very potent inhibitors of mTOR and initial pre-clinical and clinical studies have reported encouraging results for different tumor types. Nevertheless for lung cancer, this approach has not been successful yet. Here we will review the molecular basis of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling in lung cancer and further discuss the therapeutic potential of multi-targeted strategies involving mTOR inhibitors.
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- Marin Marinov
- Division of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland
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