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Figueroa-González G, Carrillo-Hernández JF, Perez-Rodriguez I, Cantú de León D, Campos-Parra AD, Martínez-Gutiérrez AD, Coronel-Hernández J, García-Castillo V, López-Camarillo C, Peralta-Zaragoza O, Jacobo-Herrera NJ, Guardado-Estrada M, Pérez-Plasencia C. Negative Regulation of Serine Threonine Kinase 11 (STK11) through miR-100 in Head and Neck Cancer. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E1058. [PMID: 32911741 PMCID: PMC7563199 DOI: 10.3390/genes11091058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Serine Threonine Kinase 11 (STK11), also known as LKB1, is a tumor suppressor gene that regulates several biological processes such as apoptosis, energetic metabolism, proliferation, invasion, and migration. During malignant progression, different types of cancer inhibit STK11 function by mutation or epigenetic inactivation. In Head and Neck Cancer, it is unclear what mechanism is involved in decreasing STK11 levels. Thus, the present work aims to determine whether STK11 expression might be regulated through epigenetic or post-translational mechanisms. METHODS Expression levels and methylation status for STK11 were analyzed in 59 cases of head and neck cancer and 10 healthy tissue counterparts. Afterward, we sought to identify candidate miRNAs exerting post-transcriptional regulation of STK11. Then, we assessed a luciferase gene reporter assay to know if miRNAs directly target STK11 mRNA. The expression levels of the clinical significance of mir-100-3p, -5p, and STK11 in 495 HNC specimens obtained from the TCGA database were further analyzed. Finally, the Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the prognostic significance of the miRNAs for Overall Survival, and survival curves were compared through the log-rank test. RESULTS STK11 was under-expressed, and its promoter region was demethylated or partially methylated. miR-17-5p, miR-106a-5p, miR-100-3p, and miR-100-5p could be negative regulators of STK11. Our experimental data suggested evidence that miR-100-3p and -5p were over-expressed in analyzed tumor patient samples. Luciferase gene reporter assay experiments showed that miR-100-3p targets and down-regulates STK11 mRNA directly. With respect to overall survival, STK11 expression level was significant for predicting clinical outcomes. CONCLUSION This is, to our knowledge, the first report of miR-100-3p targeting STK11 in HNC. Together, these findings may support the importance of regulation of STK11 through post-transcriptional regulation in HNC and the possible contribution to the carcinogenesis process in this neoplasia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gabriela Figueroa-González
- Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental Zaragoza (UMIEZ), Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 09230, Mexico;
- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Laboratorio de Genómica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (J.F.C.-H.); (I.P.-R.); (D.C.d.L.); (A.D.C.-P.); (A.D.M.-G.); (J.C.-H.)
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Laboratorio de Genómica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (J.F.C.-H.); (I.P.-R.); (D.C.d.L.); (A.D.C.-P.); (A.D.M.-G.); (J.C.-H.)
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Laboratorio de Genómica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (J.F.C.-H.); (I.P.-R.); (D.C.d.L.); (A.D.C.-P.); (A.D.M.-G.); (J.C.-H.)
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Laboratorio de Genómica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (J.F.C.-H.); (I.P.-R.); (D.C.d.L.); (A.D.C.-P.); (A.D.M.-G.); (J.C.-H.)
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Laboratorio de Genómica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (J.F.C.-H.); (I.P.-R.); (D.C.d.L.); (A.D.C.-P.); (A.D.M.-G.); (J.C.-H.)
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Laboratorio de Genómica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (J.F.C.-H.); (I.P.-R.); (D.C.d.L.); (A.D.C.-P.); (A.D.M.-G.); (J.C.-H.)
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Laboratorio de Genómica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (J.F.C.-H.); (I.P.-R.); (D.C.d.L.); (A.D.C.-P.); (A.D.M.-G.); (J.C.-H.)
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Laboratorio de Genómica del Cáncer, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla 54090, Edo.Mex, Mexico;
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- Posgrado en Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, Mexico City 09790, Mexico;
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- Dirección de Infecciones Crónicas y Cáncer, Centro de Investigación Sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca 62100, Morelos, Mexico;
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- Unidad de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Nutrición y Ciencias Médicas, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City 14000, Mexico;
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- Laboratorio de Genética, Licenciatura en Ciencia Forense, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04360, Mexico;
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Laboratorio de Genómica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (J.F.C.-H.); (I.P.-R.); (D.C.d.L.); (A.D.C.-P.); (A.D.M.-G.); (J.C.-H.)
- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Laboratorio de Genómica del Cáncer, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla 54090, Edo.Mex, Mexico;
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Ramírez-Ortega MC, Frías-Mendívil M, Delgado-Chávez R, Meneses-García A, Carrillo-Hernández JF, Ramírez-Ugalde MT, Zeichner-Gancz I. [Expression of cathepsin D in breast cancer and its clinical and histopathological correlations]. Rev Invest Clin 1997; 49:361-8. [PMID: 9527695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cathepsin D is a lysosomal protease which is overexpressed in some cases of breast cancer. Several studies done in tumor cytosol have shown that high levels of cathepsin D are associated with poor prognosis in patients with breast cancer but the results are not conclusive using immunohistochemistry methods to assay cathepsin D. OBJECTIVE To evaluate if cathepsin D, assayed by a immunohistochemical technique using a polyclonal antibody, can be considered an independent prognostic factor in breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Paraffine embedded sections of 68 tumor specimens from breast cancer patients in stages I to IV seen at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia during the period from 1985 to 1986. RESULTS From the 68 patients, 35 (51%) had an intense positive staining for cathepsin D, 19 (28%) han mild staining and 14 (21%) were negative. Ten patients with mild staining had artifacts due to deficiencies in the tissue fixation technique. Cathepsin D expression did not have a prognostic value nor association with other clinical and histopathological prognostic factors well established in breast cancer. CONCLUSION Cathepsin D determined by immunohistochemistry has no prognostic value in breast cancer.
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- M C Ramírez-Ortega
- División de Investigación Básica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, México, D.F
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