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Huang G, Zhou M, Lu D, Li J, Tang Q, Xiong C, Liang F, Chen R. The mechanism of ITGB4 in tumor migration and invasion. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1421902. [PMID: 39169946 PMCID: PMC11335651 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1421902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Integrin β4 (ITGB4) is a transmembrane protein that functions as a mechanosensor, mediating the bidirectional exchange of information between the intracellular and extracellular matrices. ITGB4 plays a critical role in cell adhesion, migration, and signaling. Numerous studies have implicated ITGB4 as a key facilitator of tumor migration and invasion. This review provides a foundational description of the mechanisms by which ITGB4 regulates tumor migration and invasion through pathways involving focal adhesion kinase (FAK), protein kinase B (AKT), and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). These mechanisms encompass epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), phosphorylation, and methylation of associated molecules. Additionally, this review explores the role of ITGB4 in the migration and invasion of prevalent clinical tumors, including those of the digestive system, breast, and prostate.
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- Guichen Huang
- Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Acupuncture and Bone Injury, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Acupuncture and Bone Injury, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Acupuncture and Bone Injury, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Bajpai P, Agarwal S, Afaq F, Al Diffalha S, Chandrashekar DS, Kim HG, Shelton A, Miller CR, Singh SK, Singh R, Varambally S, Nagaraju GP, Manne A, Paluri R, Khushman M, Manne U. Combination of dual JAK/HDAC inhibitor with regorafenib synergistically reduces tumor growth, metastasis, and regorafenib-induced toxicity in colorectal cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2024; 43:192. [PMID: 38992681 PMCID: PMC11238352 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-024-03106-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Treatment with regorafenib, a multiple-kinase inhibitor, to manage metastatic colorectal cancers (mCRCs) shows a modest improvement in overall survival but is associated with severe toxicities. Thus, to reduce regorafenib-induced toxicity, we used regorafenib at low concentration along with a dual JAK/HDAC small-molecule inhibitor (JAK/HDACi) to leverage the advantages of both JAK and HDAC inhibition to enhance antitumor activity. The therapeutic efficacy and safety of the combination treatment was evaluated with CRC models. METHODS The cytotoxicity of JAK/HDACi, regorafenib, and their combination were tested with normal colonic and CRC cells exhibiting various genetic backgrounds. Kinomic, ATAC-seq, RNA-seq, cell cycle, and apoptosis analyses were performed to evaluate the cellular functions/molecular alterations affected by the combination. Efficacy of the combination was assessed using patient-derived xenograft (PDX) and experimental metastasis models of CRC. To evaluate the interplay between tumor, its microenvironment, and modulation of immune response, MC38 syngeneic mice were utilized. RESULTS The combination therapy decreased cell viability; phosphorylation of JAKs, STAT3, EGFR, and other key kinases; and inhibited deacetylation of histone H3K9, H4K8, and alpha tubulin proteins. It induced cell cycle arrest at G0-G1 phase and apoptosis of CRC cells. Whole transcriptomic analysis showed that combination treatment modulated molecules involved in apoptosis, extracellular matrix-receptor interaction, and focal adhesion pathways. It synergistically reduces PDX tumor growth and experimental metastasis, and, in a syngeneic mouse model, the treatment enhances the antitumor immune response as evidenced by higher infiltration of CD45 and cytotoxic cells. Pharmacokinetic studies showed that combination increased the bioavailability of regorafenib. CONCLUSIONS The combination treatment was more effective than with regorafenib or JAK/HDACi alone, and had minimal toxicity. A clinical trial to evaluate this combination for treatment of mCRCs is warranted.
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- Prachi Bajpai
- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis/Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
- O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Khedri A, Guo S, Ramar V, Hudson B, Liu M. FOSL1's Oncogene Roles in Glioma/Glioma Stem Cells and Tumorigenesis: A Comprehensive Review. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5362. [PMID: 38791400 PMCID: PMC11121637 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105362] [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: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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This review specifically examines the important function of the oncoprotein FOSL1 in the dimeric AP-1 transcription factor, which consists of FOS-related components. FOSL1 is identified as a crucial controller of invasion and metastatic dissemination, making it a potential target for therapeutic treatment in cancer patients. The review offers a thorough examination of the regulatory systems that govern the influence exerted on FOSL1. These include a range of changes that occur throughout the process of transcription and after the translation of proteins. We have discovered that several non-coding RNAs, such as microRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), play a significant role in regulating FOSL1 expression by directly interacting with its mRNA transcripts. Moreover, an investigation into the functional aspects of FOSL1 reveals its involvement in apoptosis, proliferation, and migration. This work involves a comprehensive analysis of the complex signaling pathways that support these diverse activities. Furthermore, particular importance is given to the function of FOSL1 in coordinating the activation of several cytokines, such as TGF-beta, and the commencement of IL-6 and VEGF production in tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) that migrate into the tumor microenvironment. There is a specific emphasis on evaluating the predictive consequences linked to FOSL1. Insights are now emerging on the developing roles of FOSL1 in relation to the processes that drive resistance and reliance on specific treatment methods. Targeting FOSL1 has a strong inhibitory effect on the formation and spread of specific types of cancers. Despite extensive endeavors, no drugs targeting AP-1 or FOSL1 for cancer treatment have been approved for clinical use. Hence, it is imperative to implement innovative approaches and conduct additional verifications.
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- Azam Khedri
- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
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- RCMI Cancer Research Center, Department of Chemistry, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
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White-Gilbertson S, Lu P, Saatci O, Sahin O, Delaney JR, Ogretmen B, Voelkel-Johnson C. Transcriptome analysis of polyploid giant cancer cells and their progeny reveals a functional role for p21 in polyploidization and depolyploidization. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107136. [PMID: 38447798 PMCID: PMC10979113 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107136] [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: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Polyploid giant cancer cells (PGCC) are frequently detected in tumors and are increasingly recognized for their roles in chromosomal instability and associated genome evolution that leads to cancer recurrence. We previously reported that therapy stress promotes polyploidy, and that acid ceramidase plays a role in depolyploidization. In this study, we used an RNA-seq approach to gain a better understanding of the underlying transcriptomic changes that occur as cancer cells progress through polyploidization and depolyploidization. Our results revealed gene signatures that are associated with disease-free and/or overall survival in several cancers and identified the cell cycle inhibitor CDKN1A/p21 as the major hub in PGCC and early progeny. Increased expression of p21 in PGCC was limited to the cytoplasm. We previously demonstrated that the sphingolipid enzyme acid ceramidase is dispensable for polyploidization upon therapy stress but plays a crucial role in depolyploidization. The current study demonstrates that treatment of cells with ceramide is not sufficient for p53-independent induction of p21 and that knockdown of acid ceramidase, which hydrolyzes ceramide, does not interfere with upregulation of p21. In contrast, blocking the expression of p21 with UC2288 prevented the induction of acid ceramidase and inhibited both the formation of PGCC from parental cells as well as the generation of progeny from PGCC. Taken together, our data suggest that p21 functions upstream of acid ceramidase and plays an important role in polyploidization and depolyploidization.
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- Shai White-Gilbertson
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
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Zhang S, Liu C, Liu D, Ning X, Li H, Zhang X, Lu Y, Zhang P, Chen S, Cai Z. Integrin β4 Regulates Cell Migration of Lung Adenocarcinoma Through FAK Signaling. Mol Biotechnol 2024:10.1007/s12033-024-01061-5. [PMID: 38332433 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-024-01061-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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The role of the integrin family in malignancy has received increasing attention. Many studies have confirmed that ITGB4 could activate multiple signal pathways and promote cell migration in various cancers. However, the regulatory role of integrin β4 (ITGB4) in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is still unclear. Examination of the expression or survival analysis of ITGB4 in cells, pathological samples, and bioinformatics lung adenocarcinoma databases showed ITGB4 was highly expressed in LUAD and significantly associated with poor prognosis. Small interfering RNA and plasmids were performed to investigate the effect of changes in ITGB4 expression on lung adenocarcinoma. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitor defactinib was used to further explore the molecular mechanism of ITGB4. The results showed depletion of ITGB4 inhibited migration and activation of FAK signaling pathways in lung adenocarcinoma cells. Moreover, increased ITGB4 expression activated FAK signaling and promoted cell migration, which can be reversed by defactinib. In addition, ITGB4 could interact with FAK in lung adenocarcinoma cells. ITGB4 may promote cell migration of lung adenocarcinoma through FAK signaling pathway and has the potential to be a biomarker for lung adenocarcinoma.
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- Shusen Zhang
- Hebei Province Xingtai People's Hospital Postdoctoral Workstation, Xingtai, China
- Postdoctoral Mobile Station, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Xing Tai People Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Xingtai, China
- The First Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Xing Tai People Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Xingtai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Xing Tai People Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Xingtai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Xing Tai People Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Xingtai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Xing Tai People Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Xingtai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Xing Tai People Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Xingtai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Xing Tai People Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Xingtai, China
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- Hebei Province Xingtai People's Hospital Postdoctoral Workstation, Xingtai, China.
- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Xing Tai People Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Xingtai, China.
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- Postdoctoral Mobile Station, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
- The First Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
- Heibei Key Laboratory of Respiratory Critical Care, Shijiazhuang, China.
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Li AH, Park SY, Li P, Zhou C, Kluz T, Li J, Costa M, Sun H. Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Anti-Cancer Effects of Isorhapontigenin (ISO) on Highly Invasive Human T24 Bladder Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1783. [PMID: 38339062 PMCID: PMC10855786 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031783] [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: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Bladder cancer, the most common malignancy of the urinary tract, has a poor overall survival rate when the tumor becomes muscle invasive. The discovery and evaluation of new alternative medications targeting high-grade muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) are of tremendous importance in reducing bladder cancer mortality. Isorhapontigenin (ISO), a stilbene derivative from the Chinese herb Gnetum cleistostachyum, exhibits a strong anti-cancer effect on MIBCs. Here, we report the whole transcriptome profiling of ISO-treated human bladder cancer T24 cells. A total of 1047 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, including 596 downregulated and 451 upregulated genes. Functional annotation and pathway analysis revealed that ISO treatment induced massive changes in gene expression associated with cell movement, migration, invasion, metabolism, proliferation, and angiogenesis. Additionally, ISO treatment-activated genes involved in the inflammatory response but repressed genes involved in hypoxia signaling, glycolysis, the actin cytoskeleton, and the tumor microenvironment. In summary, our whole transcriptome analysis demonstrated a shift in metabolism and altered actin cytoskeleton in ISO-treated T24 cells, which subsequently contribute to tumor microenvironment remodeling that suppresses tumor growth and progression.
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- Division of Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 341 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010, USA; (A.H.L.); (S.Y.P.); (P.L.); (C.Z.); (T.K.); (J.L.); (M.C.)
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Cabras S, Nueda MEC. Transfer Learning in Multiple Hypothesis Testing. ENTROPY (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 26:49. [PMID: 38248175 PMCID: PMC11154554 DOI: 10.3390/e26010049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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In this investigation, a synthesis of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and Bayesian inference is presented, leading to a novel approach to the problem of Multiple Hypothesis Testing (MHT). Diverging from traditional paradigms, this study introduces a sequence-based uncalibrated Bayes factor approach to test many hypotheses using the same family of sampling parametric models. A two-step methodology is employed: initially, a learning phase is conducted utilizing simulated datasets encompassing a wide spectrum of null and alternative hypotheses, followed by a transfer phase applying this fitted model to real-world experimental sequences. The outcome is a CNN model capable of navigating the complex domain of MHT with improved precision over traditional methods, also demonstrating robustness under varying conditions, including the number of true nulls and dependencies between tests. Although indications of empirical evaluations are presented and show that the methodology will prove useful, more work is required to provide a full evaluation from a theoretical perspective. The potential of this innovative approach is further illustrated within the critical domain of genomics. Although formal proof of the consistency of the model remains elusive due to the inherent complexity of the algorithms, this paper also provides some theoretical insights and advocates for continued exploration of this methodology.
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- Stefano Cabras
- Department of Statistics, University Carlos III of Madrid, 28903 Madrid, Spain
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Chen P, Ma T, Yan T, Song Z, Liu C, Pan C, Zhang B, Wei D, Wang G. ITGB4 upregulation is associated with progression of lower grade glioma. Sci Rep 2024; 14:421. [PMID: 38172503 PMCID: PMC10764336 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49801-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Gliomas originating in the neuroepithelium account for about 80% of brain malignancies and are the most common cancer of the central nervous system. Clinical management of gliomas remains challenging despite significant advances in comprehensive therapies, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery. The ITGB4 (Integrin subunit beta 4) gene encodes a receptor for laminins and its upregulation in tumor tissues is associated with poor prognosis. However, its role in glioma is not well understood. First, we performed a pan cancer analysis of ITGB4 expression in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataset. Survival analysis was done on Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas (CGGA) and TCGA. Immunohistochemistry was then used to validate the expression and role of ITGB4 in glioma. We finally analyzed the possible mechanism by immune infiltration and single-cell sequencing analysis. Here, we found that ITGB4 is upregulated in glioma and accurately predicts the prognosis of lower grade glioma (LGG). Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses showed that ITGB4 is a risk factor for LGG. Immunohistochemical analysis confirmed that ITGB4 accurately predicts LGG prognosis. Non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) cluster analysis showed that ITGB4 was closely related to immune related genes. Immune cell infiltration and single cell sequencing analyses indicated that ITGB4 may be closely related to the microenvironment of gliomas, especially tumor-associated fibroblasts. ITGB4 is a promising diagnostic and therapeutic factor in LGG patients.
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- Pengyu Chen
- Department of Treatment Center For Traumatic Injuries, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Neurological Diagnosis and Restoration, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Treatment Center For Traumatic Injuries, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Treatment Center For Traumatic Injuries, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Treatment Center For Traumatic Injuries, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Treatment Center For Traumatic Injuries, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Treatment Center For Traumatic Injuries, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, China.
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Asadzadeh Z, Hemmat N, Hassanian H, Alizadeh N, Mokhtarzadeh A, Jafarlou M, Baradaran B. Unraveling dedifferentiation and metastasis traces in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma ductal cells: Insights from single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of ITGB4 and C19orf33. Pathol Res Pract 2024; 253:155012. [PMID: 38071887 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.155012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
Abstract
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) ranks among the most prevalent gastrointestinal malignancies, with risk factors including smoking, alcohol abuse, diabetes mellitus, obesity, age, family history, and genetic predisposition. Extensive research has focused on unraveling biomarkers and molecular intricacies associated with PDAC. Leveraging data from the Gene Expression Omnibus microarray and single-cell RNA sequencing datasets, our study identified ITGB4 and C19orf33 as potentially differentially expressed genes in PDAC samples when contrasted with non-malignant tissues. Notably, these genes exhibited a strong correlative expression pattern, primarily within ductal cells. Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis corroborated our findings, further confirming the correlation between ITGB4 and C19orf33. Additionally, we conducted experiments involving two pivotal PDAC-related cell lines, MIA PaCa-2 and PANC-1, treated with oxaliplatin and 5-Fluorouracil. We also assessed the expression of these candidate genes in PDAC samples in comparison to adjacent normal tissues. Our findings revealed that C19orf33 is upregulated in PDAC samples, and treatment of PDAC cells with chemotherapeutic agents led to a correlated decrease in the expression of both ITGB4 and C19orf33. These co-expressed and correlated genes are implicated in relevant signaling pathways, suggesting shared biological activities that may contribute to the promotion of metastasis within malignant ductal cells. This study identifies ITGB4 and C19orf33 as key genes potentially shedding light on the molecular mechanisms driving tumorigenesis and metastasis in PDAC. These genes hold promise as potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets, offering valuable insights into the management of this challenging disease.
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- Zahra Asadzadeh
- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Wang M, Wang X, Zhang Y, Gu J, Zhang J, Wen X. Transcription Factor FOSL1 Promotes Angiogenesis of Colon Carcinoma by Regulating the VEGF Pathway Through Activating TIMP1. Biochem Genet 2023:10.1007/s10528-023-10547-x. [PMID: 38103125 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-023-10547-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Angiogenesis is the critical media for tumor growth and migration. Tissue Inhibitor Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP1) acts as an oncogene in colon carcinoma (CC), but the biological effects of TIMP1 on angiogenesis remain an open issue. This study sought to explore the exact function and mechanism of TIMP1 in the angiogenesis of CC. Bioinformatics methods were utilized to analyze the expression of TIMP1 and its upstream transcription factor FOS-like antigen 1 (FOSL1) in the tumor tissue of CC. Meanwhile, in CC cell lines, real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot were utilized to verify the expression of TIMP1 and FOSL1. Cell counting kit-8 and tube formation assays were utilized to analyze the proliferation and angiogenesis abilities of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of VEGFA, VEGFR-2, and VEGFR-3. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and dual-luciferase reporter assays were carried out to explore the specific interaction between FOSL1 and TIMP1. The present study discovered that TIMP1 and FOSL1 were evidently up-regulated in CC tissue and cells. Meanwhile, TIMP1 was found to participate in regulating the signaling pathway of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Silenced TIMP1 conspicuously suppressed the proliferation and angiogenesis of HUVECs and reduced the protein expression of VEGFA, VEGFR-2, and VEGFR-3. Moreover, FOSL1 could promote TIMP1 transcription by binding with its promoter and the inhibition of TIMP1 expression obviously reversed the promotion effects of FOSL1 overexpression on the proliferation and angiogenesis of HUVECs. FOSL1 activated VEGF pathway by up-regulating TIMP1 expression, thereby advancing CC angiogenesis. We provided theoretical basis that the FOSL1/TIMP1/VEGF pathway might be a novel option for anti-angiogenesis therapy of CC.
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- Meng Wang
- Department of General Surgery, Center of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University & The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu, Chongqing Medical University, 19 Yangshi Street, Chengdu, 610031, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Anorectal, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University & The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu, Chongqing Medical University, Chengdu, 610031, Sichuan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Center of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University & The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu, Chongqing Medical University, 19 Yangshi Street, Chengdu, 610031, Sichuan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Center of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University & The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu, Chongqing Medical University, 19 Yangshi Street, Chengdu, 610031, Sichuan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Center of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University & The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu, Chongqing Medical University, 19 Yangshi Street, Chengdu, 610031, Sichuan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Center of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University & The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu, Chongqing Medical University, 19 Yangshi Street, Chengdu, 610031, Sichuan, China.
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Qiao Y, Gu M, Zhang Y, Bai Z, Qin Y, Xu Y, Dou X, Han D, Lin G, Wang L, Wang Z, Wang J, Sun Y, Wu Y, Chen R, Zhang Q, Li Q, Wang X, Xu Z, Cong Y, Chen J, Wang Z. Association analysis for SNPs of LIPE and ITGB4 genes with cashmere production performance, body measurement traits and milk production traits in Liaoning cashmere goats. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:3827-3836. [PMID: 37428531 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2023.2230484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Liaoning cashmere goat (LCG) is one of the excellent cashmere goat breeds in China. Because of its larger size, better cashmere, and better cashmere production performance, people pay special attention to it. This article mainly studied the relationship between SNP loci of LIPE gene and ITGB4 gene and milk production, cashmere production and body measurement traits of LCGs. We further identified potential SNP loci by PCR-Seq polymorphism detection and gene sequence comparison of LIPE and ITGB4 genes. Further, we use SPSS and SHEsis software to analyze their relationship to production performance. The consequence indicated that CC genotype of LIPE gene T16409C locus was dominant genotype in milk production and cashmere production, while CT genotype of LIPE gene T16409C locus was dominant in body size. The CT genotype of C168T locus of ITGB4 gene is the dominant genotype of body type and cashmere production, while the dominant genotype of milk production is TT genotype. Through joint analysis, in haploid combinations, H1H2:CCCT is the dominant haplotype combination in cashmere fineness. H3H4:TTCT is a dominant haplotype combination of milk production traits and body measurement traits. These dominant genotypes can provide a reliable basis for the study of production performance of LCG.
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- Yanjun Qiao
- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Liaoning Province Modern Agricultural Production Base Construction Engineering Center, Liaoyang, China
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- Liaoning Province Modern Agricultural Production Base Construction Engineering Center, Liaoyang, China
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- Liaoning Province Modern Agricultural Production Base Construction Engineering Center, Liaoyang, China
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- Liaoning Province Modern Agricultural Production Base Construction Engineering Center, Liaoyang, China
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- Liaoning Province Modern Agricultural Production Base Construction Engineering Center, Liaoyang, China
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- Liaoning Province Modern Agricultural Production Base Construction Engineering Center, Liaoyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Dalian Modern Agricultural Production Development Service Center, Dalian, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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Guo W, Zhao G, Liu S, Deng T, Zhang G, Zhang B. Development of the prognostic value in lung adenocarcinoma based on anoikis-related genes and initial experimental validation. J Gene Med 2023; 25:e3534. [PMID: 37259225 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.3534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a highly aggressive cancer in advanced stages and has the highest cancer-related death across the world. Anoikis has emerged as a specific form of apoptotic cell death that may play a vital role in the formation and development of tumors. METHODS Based on The Cancer Genome Atlas dataset, we developed a novel anoikis-related genes (ARGs) signature in LUAD and evaluated the differences between low and high-risk groups in clinical characteristics, expression patterns, immune cell infiltration, and drug sensitivity, etc. According to multivariate Cox regression analysis, the risk score was identified as a significant independent prognostic factor. The possible biological pathways of ARGs' were assessed by Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses. The immune infiltration landscape and risk score of ARGs were analyzed by ESTIMATE and CIBERSORT analysis. A nomogram grounded on six key ARGs and clinicopathological features was provided. Moreover, experiment validation of the expression patterns of six hub ARGs in lung cancer cell lines was conducted. RESULTS We identified 53 survival-related LUAD anoikis-related differentially expressed genes and finally six hub anoikis genes (LDHA, SLC2A1, SERPINB5, ITGB4, BRCA2, and PIK3R1) were selected to construct an ARG model. The risk model could efficiently cluster the patients into low- and high-risk groups which could accurately predict clinical outcomes for LUAD patients. There is evidence that the prognostic risk score is a remarkable prognostic factor in determining overall survival. Different immune statuses and drug sensitivity between low- and high-risk groups were explored according to functional analysis. On the basis of risk scores and LUAD clinicopathological features, a novel nomogram was developed. Ultimately, all six key genes except for PIK3R1 were proved to be upregulated in LUAD tissues and cell lines by bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation. CONCLUSIONS The result of the present study suggest that ARGs could be carcinogenic to LUAD and could be used as an effective stratification factor to customize therapies and forecast the survival rate in LUAD patients.
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- Wenwei Guo
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ji 'an Central People's Hospital, Ji'an, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ji'an Central People's Hospital, Ji'an, China
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- Department of Pain, Ji 'an Central People's Hospital, Ji'an, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Casalino L, Talotta F, Matino I, Verde P. FRA-1 as a Regulator of EMT and Metastasis in Breast Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24098307. [PMID: 37176013 PMCID: PMC10179602 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Among FOS-related components of the dimeric AP-1 transcription factor, the oncoprotein FRA-1 (encoded by FOSL1) is a key regulator of invasion and metastasis. The well-established FRA-1 pro-invasive activity in breast cancer, in which FOSL1 is overexpressed in the TNBC (Triple Negative Breast Cancer)/basal subtypes, correlates with the FRA-1-dependent transcriptional regulation of EMT (Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition). After summarizing the major findings on FRA-1 in breast cancer invasiveness, we discuss the FRA-1 mechanistic links with EMT and cancer cell stemness, mediated by transcriptional and posttranscriptional interactions between FOSL1/FRA-1 and EMT-regulating transcription factors, miRNAs, RNA binding proteins and cytokines, along with other target genes involved in EMT. In addition to the FRA-1/AP-1 effects on the architecture of target promoters, we discuss the diagnostic and prognostic significance of the EMT-related FRA-1 transcriptome, along with therapeutic implications. Finally, we consider several novel perspectives regarding the less explored roles of FRA-1 in the tumor microenvironment and in control of the recently characterized hybrid EMT correlated with cancer cell plasticity, stemness, and metastatic potential. We will also examine the application of emerging technologies, such as single-cell analyses, along with animal models of TNBC and tumor-derived CTCs and PDXs (Circulating Tumor Cells and Patient-Derived Xenografts) for studying the FRA-1-mediated mechanisms in in vivo systems of EMT and metastasis.
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- Laura Casalino
- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics "A. Buzzati Traverso", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Pietro Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics "A. Buzzati Traverso", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Pietro Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics "A. Buzzati Traverso", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Pietro Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics "A. Buzzati Traverso", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Pietro Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
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Chen CY, Wu PY, Van Scoyk M, Simko SA, Chou CF, Winn RA. KCNF1 promotes lung cancer by modulating ITGB4 expression. Cancer Gene Ther 2023; 30:414-423. [PMID: 36385523 PMCID: PMC10014577 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-022-00560-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Despite recent advances, the five-year survival rate for lung cancer compared to other cancers still remains fairly low. The discovery of molecular targets for lung cancer is key to the development of new approaches and therapies. Electrically silent voltage-gated potassium channel (KvS) subfamilies, which are unable to form functional homotetramers, are implicated in cell-cycle progression, cell proliferation and tumorigenesis. Here, we analyzed the expression of KvS subfamilies in human lung tumors and identified that potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily F member 1 (KCNF1) was up-regulated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Silencing of KCNF1 in NSCLC cell lines reduced cell proliferation and tumor progression in mouse xenografts, re-established the integrity of the basement membrane, and enhanced cisplatin sensitivity. KCNF1 was predominately localized in the nucleoplasm and likely mediated its functions in an ion-independent manner. We identified integrin β4 subunit (ITGB4) as a downstream target for KCNF1. Our findings suggest that KCNF1 promotes lung cancer by enhancing ITGB4 signaling and implicate KCNF1 as a novel therapeutic target for lung cancer.
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- Ching-Yi Chen
- Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
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Wang Q, Sun N, Zhang M. Identification and Validation of Anoikis-Related Signatures for Predicting Prognosis in Lung Adenocarcinoma with Machine Learning. Int J Gen Med 2023; 16:1833-1844. [PMID: 37213475 PMCID: PMC10199682 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s409006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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Background Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is an aggressive cancer that has an extremely poor prognosis. As well as facilitating the detachment of cancer cells from the primary tumor site, anoikis plays an important role in cancer metastasis. Few studies to date, however, have examined the role of anoikis in LUAD, in patient prognosis. Methods A total of 316 anoikis-related genes (ANRGs) integrated from Genecards and Harmonizome portals. LUAD transcriptome data were retrieved from the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project (GEO) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Anoikis-related prognostic genes (ANRGs) were primarily screened by univariate Cox regression. All ANRGs were included in the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) Cox regression model to construct the powerful prognostic signature. This signature was validated and assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method as well as univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. Anoikis-related regulators of risk score were identified using a XG-boost machine learning model. The expression of ITGB4 protein was examined in a ZhengZhou University (ZZU) tissue cohort by immunohistochemistry, and the potential mechanisms of action of ITGB4 in LUAD were explored by GO, KEGG, and ingenuity pathway analyses and by GSEA. Results A risk score signature was constructed based on eight ANRGs, with high risk scores found to closely correlate with unfavorable clinical features. ITGB4 expression may be associated with 5-year over survival, with immunohistochemistry showed that the expression of ITGB4 was higher in LUAD than in nontumor tissues. Enrichment analysis suggested that ITGB4 may promote LUAD development by targeting E2F, MYC, and oxidative phosphorylation signaling pathways. Conclusion Our anoikis-related signature from RNA-seq data may be a novel prognostic biomarker in patients with LUAD. It may help physicians develop personalized LUAD treatments in clinical practice. Moreover, ITGB4 may affect the development of LUAD through the oxidative phosphorylation pathway.
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- Qilong Wang
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People’s Republic of China
- The Academy of Medical Science of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Mingzhi Zhang, Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, People’s Republic of China, Email
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Shear-Induced ITGB4 Promotes Endothelial Cell Inflammation and Atherosclerosis. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:5842677. [PMID: 36329801 PMCID: PMC9626222 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5842677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The local heterogeneity in the distribution of atherosclerotic lesions is caused by local flow patterns. The integrin family plays crucial regulatory roles in diverse biological processes, but knowledge of integrin β4 (ITGB4) in shear stress-induced atherosclerosis is limited. This study clarified that low shear stress (LSS) regulates the generation of ITGB4 in endothelial cells with atheroprone phenotype to identify ITGB4's role in atherosclerosis. We found that LSS led to an increase in ITGB4 protein expression both in vitro and in vivo. ITGB4 knockdown attenuated inflammation and ROS generation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and reduced atherosclerotic lesion areas in ApoE−/− mice fed with HFD, largely independent of effects on the lipid profile. Mechanistically, ITGB4 knockdown altered the phosphorylation levels of SRC, FAK, and NFκB in HUVECs under LSS conditions. In addition, the knockdown of NFκB inhibited the production of ITGB4 and SRC phosphorylation, and the knockdown of SRC downregulated ITGB4 protein expression and NFκB activation. These data demonstrate a critical role of ITGB4 in atherosclerosis via modulation of endothelial cell inflammation, and ITGB4/SRC/NFκB might form a positive feedback loop in the regulation of endothelial cell inflammation.
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Leng J, Wu LY. Interaction-based transcriptome analysis via differential network inference. Brief Bioinform 2022; 23:6768051. [PMID: 36274239 PMCID: PMC9677477 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbac466] [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: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Gene-based transcriptome analysis, such as differential expression analysis, can identify the key factors causing disease production, cell differentiation and other biological processes. However, this is not enough because basic life activities are mainly driven by the interactions between genes. Although there have been already many differential network inference methods for identifying the differential gene interactions, currently, most studies still only use the information of nodes in the network for downstream analyses. To investigate the insight into differential gene interactions, we should perform interaction-based transcriptome analysis (IBTA) instead of gene-based analysis after obtaining the differential networks. In this paper, we illustrated a workflow of IBTA by developing a Co-hub Differential Network inference (CDN) algorithm, and a novel interaction-based metric, pivot APC2. We confirmed the superior performance of CDN through simulation experiments compared with other popular differential network inference algorithms. Furthermore, three case studies are given using colorectal cancer, COVID-19 and triple-negative breast cancer datasets to demonstrate the ability of our interaction-based analytical process to uncover causative mechanisms.
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- Jiacheng Leng
- IAM, MADIS, NCMIS, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China,School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Corresponding author. Ling-Yun Wu, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. E-mail:
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Heumos S, Dehn S, Bräutigam K, Codrea MC, Schürch CM, Lauer UM, Nahnsen S, Schindler M. Multiomics surface receptor profiling of the NCI-60 tumor cell panel uncovers novel theranostics for cancer immunotherapy. Cancer Cell Int 2022; 22:311. [PMID: 36221114 PMCID: PMC9555072 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-022-02710-y] [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: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has revolutionized cancer therapy. However, therapeutic targeting of inhibitory T cell receptors such as PD-1 not only initiates a broad immune response against tumors, but also causes severe adverse effects. An ideal future stratified immunotherapy would interfere with cancer-specific cell surface receptors only. METHODS To identify such candidates, we profiled the surface receptors of the NCI-60 tumor cell panel via flow cytometry. The resulting surface receptor expression data were integrated into proteomic and transcriptomic NCI-60 datasets applying a sophisticated multiomics multiple co-inertia analysis (MCIA). This allowed us to identify surface profiles for skin, brain, colon, kidney, and bone marrow derived cell lines and cancer entity-specific cell surface receptor biomarkers for colon and renal cancer. RESULTS For colon cancer, identified biomarkers are CD15, CD104, CD324, CD326, CD49f, and for renal cancer, CD24, CD26, CD106 (VCAM1), EGFR, SSEA-3 (B3GALT5), SSEA-4 (TMCC1), TIM1 (HAVCR1), and TRA-1-60R (PODXL). Further data mining revealed that CD106 (VCAM1) in particular is a promising novel immunotherapeutic target for the treatment of renal cancer. CONCLUSION Altogether, our innovative multiomics analysis of the NCI-60 panel represents a highly valuable resource for uncovering surface receptors that could be further exploited for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in the context of cancer immunotherapy.
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- Simon Heumos
- Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC), University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.,Biomedical Data Science, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Virology and Epidemiology of Viral Diseases, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC), University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital and Comprehensive Cancer Center Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine VIII, Medical Oncology and Pneumology, Virotherapy Center Tübingen (VCT), Medical University Hospital Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Partner Site Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC), University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.,Biomedical Data Science, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Virology and Epidemiology of Viral Diseases, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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Choi SH, Kim JK, Chen CT, Wu C, Marco MR, Barriga FM, O’Rourke K, Pelossof R, Qu X, Chang Q, de Stanchina E, Shia J, Smith JJ, Sanchez-Vega F, Garcia-Aguilar J. KRAS Mutants Upregulate Integrin β4 to Promote Invasion and Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer. Mol Cancer Res 2022; 20:1305-1319. [PMID: 35394541 PMCID: PMC9357101 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-21-0994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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KRAS mutation in colorectal cancer is associated with aggressive tumor behavior through increased invasiveness and higher rates of lung metastases, but the biological mechanisms behind these features are not fully understood. In this study, we show that KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer upregulates integrin α6β4 through ERK/MEK signaling. Knocking-out integrin β4 (ITGB4) specifically depleted the expression of integrin α6β4 and this resulted in a reduction in the invasion and migration ability of the cancer cells. We also observed a reduction in the number and area of lung metastatic foci in mice that were injected with ITGB4 knockout KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer cells compared with the mice injected with ITGB4 wild-type KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer cells, while no difference was observed in liver metastases. Inhibiting integrin α6β4 in KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer could be a potential therapeutic target to diminish the KRAS-invasive phenotype and associated pulmonary metastasis rate. IMPLICATIONS Knocking-out ITGB4, which is overexpressed in KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer and promotes tumor aggressiveness, diminishes local invasiveness and rates of pulmonary metastasis.
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- Seo-Hyun Choi
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA,Department of Medicine, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Antitumor Assessment Core Facility, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Antitumor Assessment Core Facility, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA,Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Chen L, Tian B, Liu W, Liang H, You Y, Liu W. Molecular Biomarker of Drug Resistance Developed From Patient-Derived Organoids Predicts Survival of Colorectal Cancer Patients. Front Oncol 2022; 12:855674. [PMID: 35425715 PMCID: PMC9004628 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.855674] [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: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The drug 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) is the critical composition of colorectal cancer (CRC) treatments. Prognostic and predictive molecular biomarkers for CRC patients (CRCpts) treated with 5-Fu-based chemotherapy can provide assistance for tailoring treatment approach. Here, we established a molecular biomarker of 5-Fu resistance derived from colorectal cancer organoids (CRCOs) for predicting the survival of CRCpts. Forty-one CRCO cultures were generated from 50 CRC tumor tissues after surgery (82%). The following experiments revealed a great diversity in drug sensitivity for 10 μM 5-Fu treatment tested by using organoid size change. Fourteen cases (34.1%) were 5-Fu sensitive and the other 27 (65.9%) were resistant. Then, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with 5-Fu resistance were outputted by transcriptome sequencing. In particular, DEGs were generated in two comparison groups: 1) 5-Fu sensitive and resistant untreated CRCOs; 2) CRCOs before 5-Fu treatment and surviving CRCOs after 5-Fu treatment. Some molecules and most of the pathways that have been reported to be involved in 5-Fu resistance were identified in the current research. By using DEGs correlated with 5-Fu resistance and survival of CRCpts, the gene signature and drug-resistant score model (DRSM) containing five molecules were established in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-CRC cohort by least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analysis and 5-fold cross-validation. Multivariate analysis revealed that drug-resistant score (DRS) was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival (OS) in CRCpts in TCGA-CRC cohort (P < 0.001). Further validation results from four Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) cohorts elucidated that the DRSM based on five genes related to 5-Fu chemosensitivity and developed from patient-derived organoids can predict survival of CRCpts. Meanwhile, our model could predict the survival of CRCpts in different subgroups. Besides, the difference of molecular pathways, tumor mutational burden (TMB), immune response-related pathways, immune score, stromal score, and immune cell proportion were dissected between DRS-high and DRS-low patients in TCGA-CRC cohort.
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- Lifeng Chen
- Department of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Hospital Affiliated to Shenzhen University, Health Science Center), Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Shi WK, Shang QL, Zhao YF. SPC25 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis via activating the FAK/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway through ITGB4. Oncol Rep 2022; 47:91. [PMID: 35293598 PMCID: PMC8968763 DOI: 10.3892/or.2022.8302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant tumor with a high metastatic rate. Recent studies have shown that the mitosis-associated spindle-assembly checkpoint regulatory protein spindle pole body component 25 homolog (SPC25) promotes HCC progression, although the underlying mechanism has yet to be fully elucidated. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanism through which SPC25 may promote HCC progression in greater detail. First, the expression of SPC25 was analyzed in publicly available databases to explore the association between SPC25 and HCC metastasis. Western blotting was subsequently performed to examine the level of SPC25 expression in different HCC cell lines. SPC25 was then silenced in HCCLM3 and Huh7 cells, and the effects of SPC25 silencing were investigated using cell proliferation, wound-healing, Transwell migration assays and an in vivo mouse model. Finally, the mechanism of SPC25 action with respect to the promotion of HCC metastasis was explored using microarray analysis and rescue experiments. The results obtained demonstrated that SPC25 is highly expressed in HCC, and this high level of expression is associated with poor prognosis and metastasis. Moreover, SPC25 silencing led to a marked inhibition of the invasion and migration of HCC cells both in vitro and in vivo. The gene-expression profiling and mechanistic experiments suggest that SPC25 preferentially influences the expression of genes associated with extracellular matrix (ECM)-integrin interactions, including integrin subunit β4 (ITGB4), an upstream element of the integrin pathway. ITGB4 upregulation partly reversed the decline in cell invasion and migration capacities that resulted from SPC25 silencing. Furthermore, deleting both SPC25 and ITGB4 caused a decrease in the phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and AKT, which are downstream elements of the integrin pathway. Taken together, the results of the present study demonstrated the important role of SPC25 as a prognostic indicator and as a promoter of metastasis in HCC, and the underlying mechanism of its action has been partially elucidated, suggesting that SPC25 could be used as a biomarker and as a target for therapeutic intervention in the treatment of HCC.
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- Wen-Kai Shi
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China
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- The Seventh Plastic Department, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100144, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China
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Chen W, Gard JMC, Epshtein Y, Camp SM, Garcia JGN, Jacobson JR, Cress AE. Integrin Beta 4E Promotes Endothelial Phenotypic Changes and Attenuates Lung Endothelial Cell Inflammatory Responses. Front Physiol 2022; 13:769325. [PMID: 35250607 PMCID: PMC8895044 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.769325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We previously reported integrin beta 4 (ITGB4) is an important mediator of lung vascular protection by simvastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A-reductase inhibitor. In this study, we report increased endothelial cell (EC) expression specifically of ITGB4E, an ITGB4 mRNA splice variant, by simvastatin with effects on EC protein expression and inflammatory responses. In initial experiments, human pulmonary artery ECs were treated using simvastatin (5 μM, 24 h) prior to immunoprecipitation of integrin alpha 6 (ITGA6), which associates with ITGB4, and Western blotting for full-length ITGB4 and ITGB4E, uniquely characterized by a truncated 114 amino acid cytoplasmic domain. These experiments confirmed a significant increase in both full-length ITGB4 and ITGB4E. To investigate the effects of increased ITGB4E expression alone, ECs were transfected with ITGB4E or control vector, and cells were seeded in wells containing Matrigel to assess effects on angiogenesis or used for scratch assay to assess migration. Decreased angiogenesis and migration were observed in ITGB4E transfected ECs compared with controls. In separate experiments, PCR and Western blots from transfected cells demonstrated significant changes in EC protein expression associated with increased ITGB4E, including marked decreases in platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) and vascular endothelial-cadherin (VE-cadherin) as well as increased expression of E-cadherin and N-cadherin along with increased expression of the Slug and Snail transcription factors that promote endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT). We, then, investigated the functional effects of ITGB4E overexpression on EC inflammatory responses and observed a significant attenuation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation, including decreased phosphorylation of both extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), as well as reduced inflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and IL-8), expressed in the media of EC after either LPS or excessive cyclic stretch (CS). Finally, EC expression-increased ITGB4E demonstrated decreased barrier disruption induced by thrombin as measured by transendothelial electrical resistance. Our data support distinct EC phenotypic changes induced by ITGB4E that are also associated with an attenuation of cellular inflammatory responses. These findings implicate ITGB4E upregulation as an important mediator of lung EC protection by statins and may lead to novel therapeutic strategies for patients with or at risk for acute lung injury (ALI).
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- Weiguo Chen
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
- *Correspondence: Jeffrey R. Jacobson,
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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Rademaker E, Bastiaannet E, Oosting J, Dekker-Ensink NG, Kuppen PJK, de Miranda NFCC, Liefers GJ. Revising the Role of Integrin Subunit β4 Expression in Colon Cancer Progression and Survival. J Gastrointest Cancer 2022; 54:147-154. [PMID: 35112314 PMCID: PMC10182939 DOI: 10.1007/s12029-021-00787-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Integrin subunit β4 (β4) has been proposed to play an important role in colon cancer progression through its involvement in hemidesmosome disassembly processes and tumor cell migration. However, the association between β4 expression and clinicopathological outcomes in colon cancer remains unclear. METHODS Expression of β4 was assessed by immunohistochemistry in a large cohort of 651 colon cancer patients, the largest colon cancer cohort so far. Chi-squared tests were used to study the association between β4 expression and clinicopathological features. Overall and disease-free survival were assessed by Cox proportional hazard models. RESULTS Loss of β4 expression was associated with local tumor invasion. Only 17.9% of the pT1 tumors displayed weak β4 expression level versus 28.1% of pT4 tumors, and 25.0% of the pT1 tumors had a high expression level versus 8.6% of the pT4 tumors (p = 0.012). No association between β4 expression and overall (p = 0.845) or disease-free survival (p = 0.767) was encountered, which disputes the role of β4 as a biomarker of malignant behavior in colon cancer. CONCLUSION Contradictory reports have suggested opposite roles for β4 expression in (colon) cancer progression. In the present large cohort of colon cancer patients, we found that β4 expression was not associated with worse clinical prognosis, but decreased with advanced pathological tumor stage. Future studies should establish whether loss of β4 expression promotes invasive characteristics of colon cancer cells.
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- Eva Rademaker
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, Leiden, 2300 RC, The Netherlands. .,Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, Leiden, 2300 RC, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, Leiden, 2300 RC, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, Leiden, 2300 RC, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, Leiden, 2300 RC, The Netherlands
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Feng Z, Liu Z, Peng K, Wu W. A Prognostic Model Based on Nine DNA Methylation-Driven Genes Predicts Overall Survival for Colorectal Cancer. Front Genet 2022; 12:779383. [PMID: 35126454 PMCID: PMC8814658 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.779383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most frequently diagnosed malignancy and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death among common tumors in the world. We aimed to establish and validate a risk assessment model to predict overall survival (OS) for the CRC patients. Methods: DNA methylation-driven genes were identified by integrating DNA methylation profile and transcriptome data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) CRC cohort. Then, a risk score model was built based on LASSO, univariable Cox and multivariable Cox regression analysis. After analyzing the clinicopathological factors, a nomogram was constructed and assessed. Another cohort from GEO was used for external validation. Afterward, the molecular and immune characteristics in the two risk score groups were analyzed. Results: In total, 705 methylation-driven genes were identified. Based on the LASSO and Cox regression analyses, nine genes, i.e., LINC01555, GSTM1, HSPA1A, VWDE, MAGEA12, ARHGAP, PTPRD, ABHD12B and TMEM88, were selected for the development of a risk score model. The Kaplan–Meier curve indicated that patients in the low-risk group had considerably better OS (P = 2e-08). The verification performed in subgroups demonstrated the validity of the model. Then, we established an OS-associated nomogram that included the risk score and significant clinicopathological factors. The concordance index of the nomogram was 0.81. A comprehensive molecular and immune characteristics analysis showed that the high-risk group was associated with tumor invasion, infiltration of immune cells executing pro-tumor suppression (such as myeloid-derived suppressor cells, regulatory T cells, immature dendritic cells) and higher expression of common inhibitory checkpoint molecules (ICPs). Conclusion: Our nine-gene associated risk assessment model is a promising signature to distinguish the prognosis for CRC patients. It is expected to serve as a predictive tool with high sensitivity and specificity for individualized prediction of OS in the patients with CRC.
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- *Correspondence: Kangsheng Peng, ; Wei Wu,
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Yu J, Yang K, Zheng J, Sun X, Zhao W. Establishment of a novel prognostic signature based on an identified expression profile of integrin superfamily to predict overall survival of patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma. Gene 2022; 808:145990. [PMID: 34624456 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.145990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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The abnormal expression of integrin superfamily members commonly related to kinds of malignancies. However, the role of integrins in predicting the prognosis of cancers is still little known, especially for colorectal cancer that is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death. RNA-seq data and clinical features of colorectal adenocarcinoma (COAD) patients were derived from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), used to analyze the expression pattern and genomic alterations of integrin genes in the COAD cohort. Unsupervised hierarchical clustering divided COAD patients into two clusters (clusters 1 & 2), and we observed that patients in cluster 2 with high expressions of most integrin genes had worse clinical features and shorter overall survival (a median OS: 67.25 months vs 99.93 months, p = 0.012), compared to those in cluster 1. Combined with univariate Cox regression analysis, Pearson Correlation Coefficients (PCC), and Principal Component Analysis (PCA), an integrin-related signature was established, including ITGA1, ITGA5, ITGA7, ITGA11, ITGAX, ITGAM, ITGB1, and ITGB5. And the AUC values for OS at 1, 3, and 5 years was 0.61, 0.59, and 0.56, further demonstrating the predicting capacity of our signature. Furthermore, overexpression of which also significantly correlated with poorer prognosis of colon cancer patients in a separate validation cohort, GSE17536 (p < 0.05). Meanwhile, the AUC values for OS in the validation cohort at 1, 3, and 5 years was 0.62, 0.59, and 0.59. Additionally, enrichment analysis indicated significant differences between cluster 1 and cluster 2 in the biological processes of cell adhesion, signal transduction, extracellular matrix, immune system, and in tumor microenvironment (TME), which were crucial to the progression of tumor. The findings supplied compelling evidence that our signature could be a novel prognostic biomarker for COAD patients, and these genes had the potential to be therapeutic targets.
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- Junhui Yu
- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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Huang W, Fan L, Tang Y, Chi Y, Li J. A Pan-Cancer Analysis of the Oncogenic Role of Integrin Beta4 (ITGB4) in Human Tumors. Int J Gen Med 2021; 14:9629-9645. [PMID: 34924769 PMCID: PMC8674675 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s341076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Integrin beta4 (ITGB4) is a transmembrane receptor that plays a key role in tumorigenesis and tumor development. However, there are no pan-cancer analyses of ITGB4. Methods This study demonstrates the first potential oncogenic roles of ITGB4 across 33 tumors based on the dataset of the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Results ITGB4 is highly expressed in many cancers, and distinct correlations exist between ITGB4 expression and the prognosis of tumor patients. We also found that the methylation and genetic alteration level of ITGB4 was associated with some cancer prognosis. Furthermore, we found a reduced phosphorylation of ITGB4 at S1457 in several tumors, such as breast and ovarian cancers. Finally, ITGB4 expression was correlated with cancer-associated fibroblasts in liver hepatocellular carcinoma and prostate adenocarcinoma, and the infiltration level of NK cells and neutrophils was observed in other cancers, such as breast invasive carcinoma and lung adenocarcinoma. Moreover, RNA metabolism and protein processing-associated functions are involved in the functional mechanism of ITGB4. Conclusion Our first pan-cancer study may offer a relatively comprehensive understanding of the oncogenic roles of ITGB4 across different tumors.
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- Wenjie Huang
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Affiliated Women and Children's Hospital of Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi, 545001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Affiliated Women and Children's Hospital of Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi, 545001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Affiliated Women and Children's Hospital of Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi, 545001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Affiliated Women and Children's Hospital of Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi, 545001, People's Republic of China
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Hou S, Wang J, Li W, Hao X, Hang Q. Roles of Integrins in Gastrointestinal Cancer Metastasis. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:708779. [PMID: 34869579 PMCID: PMC8634653 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.708779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Integrins are a large family of heterodimeric transmembrane receptors which mediate cell adhesion and transmit signals to the cell interior. The mechanistic roles of integrins have long been an enigma in cancer, given its complexity in regulating different cellular behaviors. Recently, however, increasing research is providing new insights into its function and the underlying mechanisms, which collectively include the influences of altered integrin expression on the aberrant signaling pathways and cancer progression. Many studies have also demonstrated the potentiality of integrins as therapeutic targets in cancer treatment. In this review, we have summarized these recent reports and put a particular emphasis on the dysregulated expression of integrins and how they regulate related signaling pathways to facilitate the metastatic progression of gastrointestinal cancer, including gastric cancer (GC) and colorectal cancer (CRC), which will address the crucial roles of integrins in gastrointestinal cancer.
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- Sicong Hou
- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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Colorectal cancer in Crohn's disease evaluated with genes belonging to fibroblasts of the intestinal mucosa selected by NMF. Pathol Res Pract 2021; 229:153728. [PMID: 34953405 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2021.153728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Crohn's disease (CD) is a type of chronic, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) which affects any part of the gastrointestinal tract. This study aims to understand the mechanism which activate mucosal fibroblasts in the microenvironment of the colon in CD and colorectal carcinomas and to extract fibroblasts phenotypes via a novel framework based on non-negative factorization of matrix (NMF). The results identify a fibroblast phenotype characterized by intense pro-inflammatory activity ensured by the presence of genes belonging to the APOBEC1 family, such as APOBEC3F and APOBEC3G. These results demonstrated that there is a difference in fibroblast response in producing a pro-tumorigenic effect in CD. The different activation mechanisms could represent useful biomarkers in controlling CD development without generalizing its significance as IBD.
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Al-Harazi O, Kaya IH, El Allali A, Colak D. A Network-Based Methodology to Identify Subnetwork Markers for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer. Front Genet 2021; 12:721949. [PMID: 34790220 PMCID: PMC8591094 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.721949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The development of reliable methods for identification of robust biomarkers for complex diseases is critical for disease diagnosis and prognosis efforts. Integrating multi-omics data with protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks to investigate diseases may help better understand disease characteristics at the molecular level. In this study, we developed and tested a novel network-based method to detect subnetwork markers for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). We performed an integrated omics analysis using whole-genome gene expression profiling and copy number alterations (CNAs) datasets followed by building a gene interaction network for the significantly altered genes. We then clustered the constructed gene network into subnetworks and assigned a score for each significant subnetwork. We developed a support vector machine (SVM) classifier using these scores as feature values and tested the methodology in independent CRC transcriptomic datasets. The network analysis resulted in 15 subnetwork markers that revealed several hub genes that may play a significant role in colorectal cancer, including PTP4A3, FGFR2, PTX3, AURKA, FEN1, INHBA, and YES1. The 15-subnetwork classifier displayed over 98 percent accuracy in detecting patients with CRC. In comparison to individual gene biomarkers, subnetwork markers based on integrated multi-omics and network analyses may lead to better disease classification, diagnosis, and prognosis.
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- Olfat Al-Harazi
- Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Scientific Computing Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- African Genome Center, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir, Morocco
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- Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Scientific Computing Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Nurzat Y, Su W, Min P, Li K, Xu H, Zhang Y. Identification of Therapeutic Targets and Prognostic Biomarkers Among Integrin Subunits in the Skin Cutaneous Melanoma Microenvironment. Front Oncol 2021; 11:751875. [PMID: 34660316 PMCID: PMC8514842 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.751875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The roles of different integrin alpha/beta (ITGA/ITGB) subunits in skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) and their underlying mechanisms of action remain unclear. Oncomine, UALCAN, GEPIA, STRING, GeneMANIA, cBioPortal, TIMER, TRRUST, and Webgestalt analysis tools were used. The expression levels of ITGA3, ITGA4, ITGA6, ITGA10, ITGB1, ITGB2, ITGB3, ITGB4, and ITGB7 were significantly increased in SKCM tissues. The expression levels of ITGA1, ITGA4, ITGA5, ITGA8, ITGA9, ITGA10, ITGB1, ITGB2, ITGB3, ITGB5, ITGB6 and ITGB7 were closely associated with SKCM metastasis. The expression levels of ITGA1, ITGA4, ITGB1, ITGB2, ITGB6, and ITGB7 were closely associated with the pathological stage of SKCM. The expression levels of ITGA6 and ITGB7 were closely associated with disease-free survival time in SKCM, and the expression levels of ITGA6, ITGA10, ITGB2, ITGB3, ITGB6, ITGB7, and ITGB8 were markedly associated with overall survival in SKCM. We also found significant correlations between the expression of integrin subunits and the infiltration of six types of immune cells (B cells, CD8+ T cells, CD4+T cells, macrophages, neutrophils, and dendritic cells). Finally, Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis were performed, and protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks were constructed. We have identified abnormally-expressed genes and gene regulatory networks associated with SKCM, improving understanding of the underlying pathogenesis of SKCM.
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- Yeltai Nurzat
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Miller DB, Robison R, Piccolo SR. Toward a methodology for evaluating DNA variants in nuclear families. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258375. [PMID: 34624066 PMCID: PMC8500447 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The genetic underpinnings of most pediatric-cancer cases are unknown. Population-based studies use large sample sizes but have accounted for only a small proportion of the estimated heritability of pediatric cancers. Pedigree-based studies are infeasible for most human populations. One alternative is to collect genetic data from a single nuclear family and use inheritance patterns within the family to filter candidate variants. This approach can be applied to common and rare variants, including those that are private to a given family or to an affected individual. We evaluated this approach using genetic data from three nuclear families with 5, 4, and 7 children, respectively. Only one child in each nuclear family had been diagnosed with cancer, and neither parent had been affected. Diagnoses for the affected children were benign low-grade astrocytoma, Wilms tumor (stage 2), and Burkitt's lymphoma, respectively. We used whole-genome sequencing to profile normal cells from each family member and a linked-read technology for genomic phasing. For initial variant filtering, we used global minor allele frequencies, deleteriousness scores, and functional-impact annotations. Next, we used genetic variation in the unaffected siblings as a guide to filter the remaining variants. As a way to evaluate our ability to detect variant(s) that may be relevant to disease status, the corresponding author blinded the primary author to affected status; the primary author then assigned a risk score to each child. Based on this evidence, the primary author predicted which child had been affected in each family. The primary author's prediction was correct for the child who had been diagnosed with a Wilms tumor; the child with Burkitt's lymphoma had the second-highest risk score among the seven children in that family. This study demonstrates a methodology for filtering and evaluating candidate genomic variants and genes within nuclear families that may merit further exploration.
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- Dustin B. Miller
- Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States of America
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Jiang X, Wang J, Wang M, Xuan M, Han S, Li C, Li M, Sun XF, Yu W, Zhao Z. ITGB4 as a novel serum diagnosis biomarker and potential therapeutic target for colorectal cancer. Cancer Med 2021; 10:6823-6834. [PMID: 34414684 PMCID: PMC8495272 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purpose To develop new and effective biomarkers for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Experimental design The serum expression of ITGB4 (49 CRC and 367 HC) was detected by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and its diagnostic value was analyzed using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The sensitivity and specificity of ITGB4 in CRC diagnosis were calculated through statistical analysis. The optimal clinical cutoff value was calculated using the Youden index, and diagnostic efficacy was analyzed in a larger serum sample (98 CRC and 1631 non‐CRC). The expression of ITGB4 was measured by CyTOF (cell experimental technology) at the single‐cell level, and characteristics were analyzed using viSNE and SPADE TREE. Results Serum ITGB4 and CEA levels were significantly higher in CRC patients than in HC and non‐CRC patients. The use of serum ITGB4 levels for the diagnosis of CRC has a high sensitivity (79%) but not high specificity when the clinical cutoff value was 0.70 ng/mL. However, the optimal cutoff value was 1.6 ng/mL with 86.2% specificity and 52.0% sensitivity, and the diagnostic efficacy was greatly improved with high specificity (82.0%) and sensitivity (71.4%) when combined with CEA. ITGB4 expression characteristics were measured and related to the expression of EpCAM, Ck8/18, and perforin at the single‐cell level. Single‐cell analysis showed that cell clusters with low expression of CK8/18 and ITGB4 were more sensitive to 5FU and radiotherapy (RT). Conclusions ITGB4 is an effective diagnostic serum biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for CRC.
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- Xia Jiang
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Colorectal Cancer Precision Diagnosis and Treatment, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China.,Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Endoscopy Center, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Endoscopy Center, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Endoscopy Center, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Department of Endoscopy Center, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Colorectal Cancer Precision Diagnosis and Treatment, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China.,The First Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Oncology and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Colorectal Cancer Precision Diagnosis and Treatment, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China.,Department of Endoscopy Center, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Colorectal Cancer Precision Diagnosis and Treatment, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China.,Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China
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Yang H, Xu Z, Peng Y, Wang J, Xiang Y. Integrin β4 as a Potential Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tumor Marker. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11081197. [PMID: 34439865 PMCID: PMC8394641 DOI: 10.3390/biom11081197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Integrin β4 (ITGβ4) is a class of transmembrane adhesion molecules composed of hemidesmosomes (HDs). Its unique long intracellular domain provides intricate signal transduction functions. These signal transduction effects are especially prominent in tumors. Many recent studies have shown that integrin β4 is differentially expressed in various tumors, and it plays a vital role in tumor invasion, proliferation, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, and angiogenesis. Therefore, we categorize the research related to integrin β4, starting from its structure and function in tumor tissues, and provide a basic description. Based on its structure and function, we believe that integrin β4 can be used as a tumor marker. In clinical practice, it is described as a diagnostic marker for the targeted treatment of cancer and will be helpful in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of tumors.
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- Haoyu Yang
- School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China; (H.Y.); (Z.X.); (Y.P.)
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China; (H.Y.); (Z.X.); (Y.P.)
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China; (H.Y.); (Z.X.); (Y.P.)
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- Xiang Ya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China;
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.:+86-139-7312-8943
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Chen B, Ma Y, Bi J, Wang W, He A, Su G, Zhao Z, Shi J, Zhang L. Regulation Network of Colorectal-Cancer-Specific Enhancers in the Progression of Colorectal Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22158337. [PMID: 34361106 PMCID: PMC8348541 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Enhancers regulate multiple genes via higher-order chromatin structures, and they further affect cancer progression. Epigenetic changes in cancer cells activate several cancer-specific enhancers that are silenced in normal cells. These cancer-specific enhancers are potential therapeutic targets of cancer. However, the functions and regulation networks of colorectal-cancer-specific enhancers are still unknown. In this study, we profile colorectal-cancer-specific enhancers and reveal their regulation network through the analysis of HiChIP data that were derived from a colorectal cancer cell line and Hi-C and RNA-seq data that were derived from tissue samples by in silico analysis and in vitro experiments. Enhancer-promoter loops in colorectal cancer cells containing colorectal-cancer-specific enhancers are involved in more than 50% of the topological associated domains (TADs) changed in colorectal cancer cells compared to normal colon cells. In addition, colorectal-cancer-specific enhancers interact with 152 genes that are significantly and highly expressed in colorectal cancer cells. These colorectal-cancer-specific enhancer target genes include ITGB4, RECQL4, MSLN, and GDF15. We propose that the regulation network of colorectal-cancer-specific enhancers plays an important role in the progression of colorectal cancer.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +86-(22)-23503617
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Lothong M, Sakares W, Rojsitthisak P, Tanikawa C, Matsuda K, Yodsurang V. Collagen XVII inhibits breast cancer cell proliferation and growth through deactivation of the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0255179. [PMID: 34293053 PMCID: PMC8297889 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Collagen XVII (COL17), a cell-matrix adhesion protein, has been found to be suppressed in breast cancer. Our previous data demonstrated a preventive role of COL17 in breast cancer invasiveness. The present study used the stable COL17-overexpressing MCF7 and MDA-MB-231 cells to reveal an anti-proliferative effect of COL17 on breast cancer cell through mTOR deactivation. Cell proliferation was negatively correlated with the expression level of COL17 in a concentration-dependent manner in both conventional and three-dimensional (3D) culture systems. The correlation was confirmed by decreased expression of the proliferative marker Ki67 in COL17-expressing cells. In addition, overexpression of COL17 reduced the clonogenicity and growth of the cells. We demonstrated that COL17 affects the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway by deactivation of AKT, mTOR and downstream effectors, particularly 4EBP1. Moreover, mice xenografted with high COL17-expressing cells exhibited delayed tumor progression and prolonged survival time. The high expression of COL17A1 gene encoding COL17 is associated with low-proliferation tumors, extended tumor-free period, and overall survival of breast cancer patients. In conclusion, our results revealed the novel function of COL17 using in vitro and in vivo models and elucidated the related pathway in breast cancer cell growth and proliferation.
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- Muttarin Lothong
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Natural Products for Ageing and Chronic Diseases Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Food and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Genome Technology, Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genome Technology, Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Laboratory of Clinical Genome Sequencing, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Preclinical Toxicity and Efficacy Assessment of Medicines and Chemicals Research Cluster, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Matyas M, Miclea D, Zaharie G. Case Report: Uncommon Association of ITGB4 and KRT10 Gene Mutation in a Case of Epidermolysis Bullosa With Pyloric Atresia and Aplasia Cutis Congenita. Front Genet 2021; 12:641977. [PMID: 34306001 PMCID: PMC8296908 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.641977] [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: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: Epidermolysis bullosa is a rare form of genodermatosis produced by different gene mutations. The junctional form of the disease (JEB-PA) can associate pyloric atresia, renal abnormalities, and aplasia cutis congenita. Case Description: A case of a male preterm newborn with suspicion of digestive tube malformation at fetal ultrasound and who was born by cesarian section. At birth, he presented extensive cutaneous aplasia on the lower limbs and bilaterally under ears; outer ear agenesis; nasal septum hypoplasia; micrognathia; multiple blisters on the face, trunk, and limbs; lower limb deformities and absence of toe nails. Pathological examination following a surgical procedure with unfavorable outcome showed pyloric atresia, junctional form of epidermolysis bullosa and aplasia cutis congenita. Homozygous variants in two genes were identified: c.3111+1G>A in ITGB4 (class 5) and c.1498G>T in KRT10 (class 3). Conclusion: The particularity of our case is the novel finding of a coincidental occurrence in the context of consaguinity of two mutations in the ITGB4 and KRT10 genes, and clinical characteristics of epidermolysis bullosa.
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- Melinda Matyas
- Neonatology, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Genetics, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Neonatology, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Jolly MK, Murphy RJ, Bhatia S, Whitfield HJ, Redfern A, Davis MJ, Thompson EW. Measuring and Modelling the Epithelial- Mesenchymal Hybrid State in Cancer: Clinical Implications. Cells Tissues Organs 2021; 211:110-133. [PMID: 33902034 DOI: 10.1159/000515289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The epithelial-mesenchymal (E/M) hybrid state has emerged as an important mediator of elements of cancer progression, facilitated by epithelial mesenchymal plasticity (EMP). We review here evidence for the presence, prognostic significance, and therapeutic potential of the E/M hybrid state in carcinoma. We further assess modelling predictions and validation studies to demonstrate stabilised E/M hybrid states along the spectrum of EMP, as well as computational approaches for characterising and quantifying EMP phenotypes, with particular attention to the emerging realm of single-cell approaches through RNA sequencing and protein-based techniques.
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- Mohit Kumar Jolly
- Centre for BioSystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Queensland University of Technology, School of Mathematical Sciences, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and School of Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Bioinformatics Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Fiona Stanley Hospital Campus, Perth, Washington, Australia
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- Bioinformatics Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and School of Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Sun L, Zheng W, Liu QD, Ge L. Valproic Acid Protects Chondrocytes from LPS-Stimulated Damage via Regulating miR-302d-3p/ITGB4 Axis and Mediating the PI3K-AKT Signaling Pathway. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:633315. [PMID: 33968981 PMCID: PMC8100442 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.633315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common degenerative joint diseases characterized by increased apoptosis and autophagy deficiency. The investigation was performed to examine the effect of valproic acid (VPA) and molecular mechanism related to miR-302d-3p/ITGB4 axis in OA. Methods: The OA clinical samples were obtained from the GEO database to analyze differentially expressed genes. An in vitro OA model was mimicked by LPS in CHON-001 cells. Autophagy-related genes were downloaded from the HADb website, and potential drugs were mined using the CTD website. The upstream factors of ITGB4 were predicted with bioinformatics analysis, which was validated by luciferase activity assay and RIP assay. Cell viability and apoptosis were evaluated using CCK-8 and flow cytometry. The expression levels, including ITGB4, miR-302d-3p, and autophagy-/PI3K-AKT pathway-related markers, were measured by qRT-PCR or/and western blot. Results: Our results showed that miR-302d-3p inhibited cell viability and promoted apoptosis of LPS-treated CHON-001 cells by targeting ITGB4. VPA treatment remarkably alleviated LPS-stimulated injury in CHON-001 cells. The inhibitory effect of VPA on LPS-stimulated damage in CHON-001 cells was weakened by miR-302d-3p overexpression, while it was intensified because of ITGB4 upregulation. Mechanistically, VPA treatment induced a significant decrease in the levels of p-PI3K and p-AKT in LPS-stimulated CHON-001 cells through regulating miR-302d-3p/ITGB4 axis. Conclusion: Overall, VPA treatment may ameliorate LPS-induced injury on chondrocytes via the regulation of miR-302d-3p/ITGB4 pair and the inactivation of the PI3K-AKT pathway.
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- Long Sun
- Department of Orthopedics, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Rizhao Central Hospital, Rizhao, China
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- Department of Emergency, People's Hospital of Rizhao, Rizhao, China
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- Department of Emergency, People's Hospital of Rizhao, Rizhao, China
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Hu XM, Li ZX, Lin RH, Shan JQ, Yu QW, Wang RX, Liao LS, Yan WT, Wang Z, Shang L, Huang Y, Zhang Q, Xiong K. Guidelines for Regulated Cell Death Assays: A Systematic Summary, A Categorical Comparison, A Prospective. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:634690. [PMID: 33748119 PMCID: PMC7970050 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.634690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Over the past few years, the field of regulated cell death continues to expand and novel mechanisms that orchestrate multiple regulated cell death pathways are being unveiled. Meanwhile, researchers are focused on targeting these regulated pathways which are closely associated with various diseases for diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. However, the complexity of the mechanisms and the difficulties of distinguishing among various regulated types of cell death make it harder to carry out the work and delay its progression. Here, we provide a systematic guideline for the fundamental detection and distinction of the major regulated cell death pathways following morphological, biochemical, and functional perspectives. Moreover, a comprehensive evaluation of different assay methods is critically reviewed, helping researchers to make a reliable selection from among the cell death assays. Also, we highlight the recent events that have demonstrated some novel regulated cell death processes, including newly reported biomarkers (e.g., non-coding RNA, exosomes, and proteins) and detection techniques.
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- Xi-Min Hu
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Jiangxi Research Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Changsha, China
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Zhang M, Liu Y, Kong D. Identifying biomolecules and constructing a prognostic risk prediction model for recurrence in osteosarcoma. J Bone Oncol 2021; 26:100331. [PMID: 33376666 PMCID: PMC7758551 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbo.2020.100331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Osteosarcoma is a high-morbidity bone cancer with an unsatisfactory prognosis. The aim of this study is to develop novel potential prognostic biomarkers and construct a prognostic risk prediction model for recurrence in osteosarcoma. METHODS By analyzing microarray data, univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to screen prognostic RNA signatures and to build a prognostic model. The RNA signatures were validated using Kaplan-Meier curves. Then, we developed and validated a nomogram combining age, recurrence, metastatic, and Prognostic score (PS) models to predict the individual's overall survival at the 3- and 5-year points. Pathway enrichment of RNA was conducted based on the significant co-expressed RNAs. RESULTS A total of 319 mRNAs and 14 lncRNAs were identified in the microarray data. One lncRNA (LINC00957) and six mRNAs (METL1, CA9, B3GALT4, ALDH1A1, LAMB3, and ITGB4) were identified as RNA signatures and showed good performances in survival prediction for both the training and validation cohorts. Cox regression analysis showed that the seven RNA signatures could independently predict overall survival. Furthermore, age, recurrence, metastatic, and PS models were identified as independent prognostic factors via univariate and multivariate Cox analyses (P < 0.05) and included in the prognostic nomogram. The C-index values for the 3- and 5-year overall survival predictions of the nomogram were 0.809 and 0.740, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The current study provides the novel potential of seven RNA candidates as prognostic biomarkers. Nomograms were constructed to provide accurate and individualized survival prediction for recurrence in osteosarcoma patients.
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- Minglei Zhang
- Departments of Orthopaedics, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No.126, Xiantai Street, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- Department of Radiological, The Second Clinical Hospital of Jilin University, NO.218, Ziqiang Street, Nanguan District, Changchun, Jilin 130000, China
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- Departments of Orthopaedics, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No.126, Xiantai Street, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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MiR-429 Involves in the Pathogenesis of Colorectal Cancer via Directly Targeting LATS2. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2020; 2020:5316276. [PMID: 33414893 PMCID: PMC7769676 DOI: 10.1155/2020/5316276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related death around the world whose recurrence and metastasis rate is high. Due to the underlying unclear pathogenesis, it is hard so far to predict the tumorigenesis and prevent its recurrence. YAP/TAZ has been reported to be activated and functioned as a potential oncogene in multiple cancer types and proved to be essential for the carcinogenesis of most solid tumors. In the present study, we found that YAP/TAZ was markedly upregulated in CRC tissues comparing with the adjacent noncancerous tissues due to the downregulation of LATS2, the main upstream regulator. We further identified miR-429 as a direct regulator of LATS2-YAP/TAZ activation, suggesting that the miR-429-LATS2-YAP/TAZ might be novel effective diagnostic axis and therapeutic targets for CRC.
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Zhuang H, Zhou Z, Ma Z, Li Z, Liu C, Huang S, Zhang C, Hou B. Characterization of the prognostic and oncologic values of ITGB superfamily members in pancreatic cancer. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:13481-13493. [PMID: 33073486 PMCID: PMC7701563 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Integrin β (ITGB) superfamily members have been reported to play important roles in multiple biological functions in various cancers. However, the prognostic and oncologic values of ITGB superfamily members have not been systematically investigated in pancreatic cancer (PC). In this study, the mRNA expression and biological functions of ITGB superfamily members in PC were evaluated by bioinformatic analysis. Our results demonstrated that ITGB1, ITGB4, ITGB5 and ITGB6 overexpressions were significantly associated with advanced AJCC stage and histologic grade, and worse prognosis in PC. A prognostic signature based on ITGB1, ITGB4, ITGB5 and ITGB6 showed a reliable predictive performance. Furthermore, one CpGs (cg20545410) in promoter region of ITGB1, four (cg18709893, cg15700850, cg20667796 and cg18326022) of ITGB4, two (cg10977398 and cg03518058) of ITGB5 and one (cg23008083) of ITGB6 were negatively associated with their corresponding mRNA expression, and positively associated with prognosis in PC. We also identified TFAP2A as the potential transcription factor for ITGB4, SP1 for ITGB1 and ITGB6, and FHL2 for ITGB5 and ITGB6. ITGB1, ITGB4, ITGB5 and ITGB6 overexpressions were all significantly involved in focal adhesion signalling pathway. ITGB1 and ITGB5 overexpressions also associated with up-regulation of TGF-β and WNT signalling pathway, whereas ITGB4 and ITGB6 overexpressions associated with up-regulation of Notch signalling pathway. Besides, ITGB1, ITGB5 and ITGB6 overexpressions significantly correlated with immunosuppression in PC. In summary, our study investigated the multilevel prognostic and biological values of ITGB superfamily members in PC.
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- Hongkai Zhuang
- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Shantou University of Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Shantou University of Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Shantou University of Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Bladder Cancer Metastasis Induced by Chronic Everolimus Application Can Be Counteracted by Sulforaphane In Vitro. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21155582. [PMID: 32759798 PMCID: PMC7432076 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21155582] [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: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Chronic treatment with the mTOR inhibitor, everolimus, fails long-term in preventing tumor growth and dissemination in cancer patients. Thus, patients experiencing treatment resistance seek complementary measures, hoping to improve therapeutic efficacy. This study investigated metastatic characteristics of bladder carcinoma cells exposed to everolimus combined with the isothiocyanate sulforaphane (SFN), which has been shown to exert cancer inhibiting properties. RT112, UMUC3, or TCCSUP bladder carcinoma cells were exposed short- (24 h) or long-term (8 weeks) to everolimus (0.5 nM) or SFN (2.5 µM), alone or in combination. Adhesion and chemotaxis along with profiling details of CD44 receptor variants (v) and integrin α and β subtypes were evaluated. The functional impact of CD44 and integrins was explored by blocking studies and siRNA knock-down. Long-term exposure to everolimus enhanced chemotactic activity, whereas long-term exposure to SFN or the SFN-everolimus combination diminished chemotaxis. CD44v4 and v7 increased on RT112 cells following exposure to SFN or SFN-everolimus. Up-regulation of the integrins α6, αV, and β1 and down-regulation of β4 that was present with everolimus alone could be prevented by combining SFN and everolimus. Down-regulation of αV, β1, and β4 reduced chemotactic activity, whereas knock-down of CD44 correlated with enhanced chemotaxis. SFN could, therefore, inhibit resistance-related tumor dissemination during everolimus-based bladder cancer treatment.
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Wu M, Yang Y, Yuan L, Yang M, Wang L, Du X, Qin L, Wu S, Xiang Y, Qu X, Liu H, Qin X, Liu C. DNA methylation down-regulates integrin β4 expression in asthmatic airway epithelial cells. Clin Exp Allergy 2020; 50:1127-1139. [PMID: 32618381 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Integrin β4 (ITGB4) is a hemi-desmosome protein which is downregulated in the airway epithelial cells of asthma patients. The proximal promoters and exons of ITGB4 contain CpG islands or multiple CpG sites both in human and mice, which indicated the possible methylation regulation of ITGB4 in airway epithelial cells. OBJECTIVE We sought to unveil that DNA methylation regulates the decreased ITGB4 during the pathogenesis of asthma. METHODS Mice were exposed to house dust mite (HDM) extracts to construct an asthma model. 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-AZA) or dexamethasone (DEX) were added in the last two weeks. Besides, the primary human bronchial epithelial (HBE) cells were incubated for the detection of ITGB4 expression and methylation status after HDM stress. Furthermore, DNA methylation of ITGB4 in peripheral blood was measured in asthma patients. Logistic regression was employed to evaluate the association between methylation sites and asthma patients' ages in the control of potential confounders. Moreover, the correlations between differentially methylated sites (DMSs) and clinical parameters in asthma patients were assessed. Finally, the ability of candidate DMSs to predict asthma was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis and principal component analysis (PCA). RESULTS We found that in HDM-stressed asthma model, DNA methylation regulated the reduced ITGB4 expression in airway epithelial cells. Moreover, alteration in the specific CpG sites (chr17:73717720 and chr17:73717636) of ITGB4 may regulate ITGB4 expression and further may be associated with the clinically phenotypic of asthma. The specific DMSs of ITGB4 in peripheral blood can distinguish asthma patients from healthy controls (HCs) effectively. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE This study confirmed that DNA methylation regulates the decreased expression of ITGB4 in the airway epithelial cells of asthma patients. These results supply some useful insights to the mechanism of the decreased ITGB4 in asthmatic airway epithelial and provide possible targets for early prediction and screening of asthma.
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- Mengping Wu
- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Faculty of Health and Medicine, Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Research Center of China-Africa Infectious Diseases, Xiangya School of Medicine Central South University, Changsha, China
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Wilkinson EJ, Woodworth AM, Parker M, Phillips JL, Malley RC, Dickinson JL, Holloway AF. Epigenetic regulation of the ITGB4 gene in prostate cancer. Exp Cell Res 2020; 392:112055. [PMID: 32376286 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Examination of epigenetic changes at the ITGB4 gene promoter reveals altered methylation at different stages of prostate tumour progression and these changes may, in part, explain the complex patterns of gene expression of this integrin observed. Transcriptional re-programming perturbs expression of cell adhesion molecules and underpins metastatic tumour cell behaviour. Decreasing expression of the cell adhesion molecule ITGB4, which encodes the beta subunit of the integrin, alpha6 beta4 (α6β4), has been correlated with increased tumour aggressiveness and metastasis in multiple tumour types including prostate cancer. Paradoxically, in vitro studies in tumour cell models demonstrate that ITGB4 mediates cell mobility and invasion. Herein we examined whether transcriptional re-programming by methylation influenced ITGB4 gene expression at different stages of prostate cancer progression. Bisulphite sequencing of a large CpG island in the ITGB4 gene promoter identified differentially methylated regions in prostate cancer cell lines representing a localised tumour (22Rv1), lymph node metastasis (LNCaP), and a bone metastasis (PC-3). The highest levels of methylation were observed in the CpG island surrounding the ITGB4 transcription start site in PC-3 cells, and this observation also correlated with higher gene expression of ITGB4 in these cells. Furthermore, PC-3 cells expressed two distinct transcripts, using an alternate transcription start site, which was not detected in other cell lines. In prostate tumour biopsy samples, patterns of methylation across the ITGB4 promoter were similar overall in matched primary and metastatic samples (n = 4 pairs), with a trend toward loss of methylation at specific sites in metastatic lesions.
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- Emma J Wilkinson
- Tasmanian School of Medicine, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7000; Menzies Institute for Medical Research, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7000
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- Tasmanian School of Medicine, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7000
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- Tasmanian School of Medicine, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7000
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- Tasmanian School of Medicine, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7000
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- Tasmanian School of Medicine, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7000
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7000.
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- Tasmanian School of Medicine, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7000
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Beaulieu JF. Integrin α6β4 in Colorectal Cancer: Expression, Regulation, Functional Alterations and Use as a Biomarker. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 12:cancers12010041. [PMID: 31877793 PMCID: PMC7016599 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12010041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Integrin α6β4 is one of the main laminin receptors and is primarily expressed by epithelial cells as an active component of hemidesmosomes. In this article, after a brief summary about integrins in the gut epithelium in general, I review the knowledge and clinical potential of this receptor in human colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. Most CRC cells overexpress both α6 and β4 subunits, in situ in primary tumours as well as in established CRC cell lines. The mechanisms that lead to overexpression have not yet been elucidated but clearly involve specific transcription factors such as MYC. From a functional point of view, one key element affecting CRC cell behaviour is the relocalization of α6β4 to the actin cytoskeleton, favouring a more migratory and anoikis-resistant phenotype. Another major element is its expression under various molecular forms that have the distinct ability to interact with ligands (α6β4 ± ctd) or to promote pro- or anti-proliferative properties (α6Aβ4 vs. α6Bβ4). The integrin α6β4 is thus involved in most steps susceptible to participation with CRC progression. The potential clinical significance of this integrin has begun to be investigated and recent studies have shown that ITGA6 and ITGB4 can be useful biomarkers for CRC early detection in a non-invasive assay and as a prognostic factor, respectively.
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- Jean-François Beaulieu
- Laboratory of Intestinal Physiopathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada; ; Tel.: +1-819-821-8000 (ext. 75269)
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada
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Chai Z, Yang Y, Gu Z, Cai X, Ye W, Kong L, Qiu X, Ying L, Wang Z, Wang L. Recombinant Viral Capsid Protein L2 (rVL2) of HPV 16 Suppresses Cell Proliferation and Glucose Metabolism via ITGB7/C/EBPβ Signaling Pathway in Cervical Cancer Cell Lines. Onco Targets Ther 2019; 12:10415-10425. [PMID: 31819523 PMCID: PMC6890187 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s228631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purpose Capsid protein L2 is the minor capsid protein of human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16). Although L2-based vaccines were developed, the therapeutic effect of recombinant viral capsid protein L2 (rVL2) was still to be illustrated. Methods We used glucose uptake and lactate production assay to verify the inhibitory effect of rVL2 on the glucose metabolism in cervical cancer cells. Secondly, we performed gene-chip assay, RT-PCR, and Western blot to determine the role of ITGB7/C/EBPβ signaling pathway in rVL2-mediated glucose metabolism in vitro. Finally, we used an animal model to verify the function of rVL2 in cervical cancer. Results We found that rVL2 reduced glucose uptake and lactate production levels in cervical cancer cells, which caused the inhibition of cell proliferation. rVL2 decreased the expression levels of key metabolic enzymes, including GLUT1, LDHA, and ALDOA, to affect cell metabolism in cervical cancer cells by inhibiting ITGB7/C/EBPβ signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo. Conclusion These results demonstrated the vital role of rVL2 in the glycolysis-induced cell growth and proliferation via suppressing ITGB7/C/EBPβ signaling axis.
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- Zhihong Chai
- Department of Gynecology and Department of Radiology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Taizhou University School of Medicine, Taizhou 318000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xihua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School Medicine, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China.,Department of Gynecological Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201102, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Department of Radiology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Taizhou University School of Medicine, Taizhou 318000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Department of Radiology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Taizhou University School of Medicine, Taizhou 318000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Department of Radiology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Taizhou University School of Medicine, Taizhou 318000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Department of Radiology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Taizhou University School of Medicine, Taizhou 318000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Department of Radiology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Taizhou University School of Medicine, Taizhou 318000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xihua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School Medicine, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China.,Department of Gynecological Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Department of Radiology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Taizhou University School of Medicine, Taizhou 318000, People's Republic of China
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