1
|
Matsumura T, Sugimachi K, Iinuma H, Takahashi Y, Kurashige J, Sawada G, Ueda M, Uchi R, Ueo H, Takano Y, Shinden Y, Eguchi H, Yamamoto H, Doki Y, Mori M, Ochiya T, Mimori K. Exosomal microRNA in serum is a novel biomarker of recurrence in human colorectal cancer. Br J Cancer 2015; 113:275-81. [PMID: 26057451 PMCID: PMC4506387 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2015.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 372] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2015] [Revised: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Functional microRNAs (miRNAs) in exosomes have been recognised as potential stable biomarkers in cancers. The aim of this study is to identify specific miRNAs in exosome as serum biomarkers for the early detection of recurrence in human colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods: Serum samples were sequentially obtained from six patients with and without recurrent CRC. The miRNAs were purified from exosomes, and miRNA microarray analysis was performed. The miRNA expression profiles and copy number aberrations were explored using microarray and array CGH analyses in 124 CRC tissues. Then, we validated exosomal miRNAs in 2 serum sample sets (90 and 209 CRC patients) by quantitative real-time RT–PCR. Results: Exosomal miR-17-92a cluster expression level in serum was correlated with the recurrence of CRC. Exosomal miR-19a expression levels in serum were significantly increased in patients with CRC as compared with healthy individuals with gene amplification. The CRC patients with high exosomal miR-19a expression showed poorer prognoses than the low expression group (P<0.001). Conclusions: Abundant expression of exosomal miR-19a in serum was identified as a prognostic biomarker for recurrence in CRC patients.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- T Matsumura
- 1] Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan [2] Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
| | - K Sugimachi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - H Iinuma
- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-0003, Japan
| | - Y Takahashi
- 1] Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan [2] Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
| | - J Kurashige
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - G Sawada
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - M Ueda
- 1] Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan [2] Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
| | - R Uchi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - H Ueo
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - Y Takano
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - Y Shinden
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - H Eguchi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - H Yamamoto
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
| | - Y Doki
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
| | - M Mori
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
| | - T Ochiya
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
| | - K Mimori
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Takahashi Y, Sheridan P, Niida A, Sawada G, Uchi R, Mizuno H, Kurashige J, Sugimachi K, Sasaki S, Shimada Y, Hase K, Kusunoki M, Kudo S, Watanabe M, Yamada K, Sugihara K, Yamamoto H, Suzuki A, Doki Y, Miyano S, Mori M, Mimori K. The AURKA/TPX2 axis drives colon tumorigenesis cooperatively with MYC. Ann Oncol 2015; 26:935-942. [PMID: 25632068 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The MYC oncogene has long been established as a central driver in many types of human cancers including colorectal cancer. However, the realization of MYC-targeting therapies remains elusive; as a result, synthetic lethal therapeutic approaches are alternatively being explored. A synthetic lethal therapeutic approach aims to kill MYC-driven tumors by targeting a certain co-regulator on the MYC pathway. PATIENTS AND METHODS We analyzed copy number and expression profiles from 130 colorectal cancer tumors together with publicly available datasets to identify co-regulators on the MYC pathway. Candidates were functionally tested by in vitro assays using colorectal cancer and normal fibroblast cell lines. Additionally, survival analyses were carried out on another 159 colorectal cancer patients and public datasets. RESULTS Our in silico screening identified two MYC co-regulator candidates, AURKA and TPX2, which are interacting mitotic regulators located on chromosome 20q. We found the two candidates showed frequent co-amplification with the MYC locus while expression levels of MYC and the two genes were positively correlated with those of MYC downstream target genes across multiple cancer types. In vitro, the aberrant expression of MYC, AURKA and TPX2 resulted in more aggressive anchorage-independent growth in normal fibroblast cells. Furthermore, knockdown of AURKA or TPX2, or treatment with an AURKA-specific inhibitor effectively suppressed the proliferation of MYC-expressing colorectal cancer cells. Additionally, combined high expression of MYC, AURKA and TPX2 proved to be a poor prognostic indicator of colorectal cancer patient survival. CONCLUSIONS Through bioinformatic analyses and experiments, we proposed TPX2 and AURKA as novel co-regulators on the MYC pathway. Inhibiting the AURKA/TPX2 axis would be a novel synthetic lethal therapeutic approach for MYC-driven cancers.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Y Takahashi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu; Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita
| | - P Sheridan
- Laboratory of DNA Information Analysis, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
| | - A Niida
- Laboratory of DNA Information Analysis, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
| | - G Sawada
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu; Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita
| | - R Uchi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu
| | - H Mizuno
- Department of Discovery Research, Kamakura Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Kamakura
| | - J Kurashige
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu
| | - K Sugimachi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu
| | - S Sasaki
- Department of Surgery, Omori Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo
| | - Y Shimada
- Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
| | - K Hase
- Department of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa
| | - M Kusunoki
- Department of Surgery, Mie University, Tsu
| | - S Kudo
- Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama
| | - M Watanabe
- Department of Surgery, Kitasato University, Sagamihara
| | - K Yamada
- Department of Surgery, Takano Hospital, Kumamoto
| | - K Sugihara
- Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo
| | - H Yamamoto
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita
| | - A Suzuki
- Division of Cancer Genetics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
| | - Y Doki
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita
| | - S Miyano
- Laboratory of DNA Information Analysis, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
| | - M Mori
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita
| | - K Mimori
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu.
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Sugimachi K, Matsumura T, Hirata H, Uchi R, Ueda M, Ueo H, Shinden Y, Iguchi T, Eguchi H, Shirabe K, Ochiya T, Maehara Y, Mimori K. Identification of a bona fide microRNA biomarker in serum exosomes that predicts hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation. Br J Cancer 2015; 112:532-8. [PMID: 25584485 PMCID: PMC4453648 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Predictive biomarkers for the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have great benefit in the selection of treatment options, including liver transplantation (LT), for HCC. The purpose of this study was to identify specific microRNAs (miRs) in exosomes from the serum of patients with recurrent HCC and to validate these molecules as novel biomarkers for HCC recurrence. Methods We employed microarray-based expression profiling of miRs derived from exosomes in the serum of HCC patients to identify a biomarker that distinguishes between patients with and without HCC recurrence after LT. This was followed by the validation in a separate cohort of 59 HCC patients who underwent living related LT. The functions and potential gene targets of the recurrence-specific miRs were analysed using a database, clinical samples and HCC cell lines. Results We found that miR-718 showed significantly different expression in the serum exosomes of HCC cases with recurrence after LT compared with those without recurrence. Decreased expression of miR-718 was associated with HCC tumour aggressiveness in the validated cohort series. We identified HOXB8 as a potential target gene of miR-718, and its upregulation was associated with poor prognosis. Conclusion Circulating miRs in serum exosomes have potential as novel biomarkers for predicting HCC recurrence.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- K Sugimachi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - T Matsumura
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - H Hirata
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - R Uchi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - M Ueda
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - H Ueo
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - Y Shinden
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - T Iguchi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - H Eguchi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - K Shirabe
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
| | - T Ochiya
- Group for Research of Molecular Functions and Targets, Division of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
| | - Y Maehara
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
| | - K Mimori
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, 4546 Tsurumihara, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Takahashi Y, Sawada G, Kurashige J, Uchi R, Matsumura T, Ueo H, Takano Y, Eguchi H, Sudo T, Sugimachi K, Yamamoto H, Doki Y, Mori M, Mimori K. Amplification of PVT-1 is involved in poor prognosis via apoptosis inhibition in colorectal cancers. Br J Cancer 2013; 110:164-71. [PMID: 24196785 PMCID: PMC3887297 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Revised: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: We previously conducted gene expression microarray analyses to identify novel indicators for colorectal cancer (CRC) metastasis and prognosis from which we identified PVT-1 as a candidate gene. PVT-1, which encodes a long noncoding RNA, mapped to chromosome 8q24 whose copy-number amplification is one of the most frequent events in a wide variety of malignant diseases. However, PVT-1 molecular mechanism of action remains unclear. Methods: We conducted cell proliferation and invasion assays using colorectal cancer cell lines transfected with PVT-1siRNA or negative control siRNA. Gene expression microarray analyses on these cell lines were also carried out to investigate the molecular function of PVT-1. Further, we investigated the impact of PVT-1 expression on the prognosis of 164 colorectal cancer patients by qRT–PCR. Results: CRC cells transfected with PVT-1 siRNA exhibited significant loss of their proliferation and invasion capabilities. In these cells, the TGF-β signalling pathway and apoptotic signals were significantly activated. In addition, univariate and multivariate analysis revealed that PVT-1 expression level was an independent risk factor for overall survival of colorectal cancer patients. Conclusion: PVT-1, which maps to 8q24, generates antiapoptotic activity in CRC, and abnormal expression of PVT-1 was a prognostic indicator for CRC patients.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Y Takahashi
- 1] Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Tsurumihara 4546, Beppu 874-0838, Japan [2] Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
| | - G Sawada
- 1] Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Tsurumihara 4546, Beppu 874-0838, Japan [2] Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
| | - J Kurashige
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Tsurumihara 4546, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - R Uchi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Tsurumihara 4546, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - T Matsumura
- 1] Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Tsurumihara 4546, Beppu 874-0838, Japan [2] Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
| | - H Ueo
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Tsurumihara 4546, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - Y Takano
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Tsurumihara 4546, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - H Eguchi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Tsurumihara 4546, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - T Sudo
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Tsurumihara 4546, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - K Sugimachi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Tsurumihara 4546, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| | - H Yamamoto
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
| | - Y Doki
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
| | - M Mori
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
| | - K Mimori
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Tsurumihara 4546, Beppu 874-0838, Japan
| |
Collapse
|