Novel genes mediating cisplatin resistance in head and neck cancer

e22135 Background: Chemo-radiotherapy with cisplatin-based regimens offers the possibility of cure to a subset of patients with surgically non-resectable squamous carcinomas of the head and neck (HNSCC), but outcome is frequently limited by acquired drug resistance. We have sought novel genes mediating cisplatin resistance in HNSCC. Methods: We derived in vitro cisplatin resistant variants of the HN5 HNSCC cell line and performed micro-array anaylsis to identify differentially expressed genes. Differences in gene expression were confirmed by qPCR and /or western blotting. Methylation-dependent transcriptional silencing of down-regulated genes was studied by bisulphate sequencing and methylation specific PCR. Selected genes were further analysed in a cohort of stage III and IV HNSCC patients treated with cisplatin-based chemo-radiotherapy. Results: We have identified a panel of genes in which changes in expression occur with acquisition of cisplatin resistance both in vitro and, some cases, in vivo. Up-regulated genes include TAOK1, BZW1 and RECQL, whereas down-regulated genes include FAM83D, PAFAH1B2, DLL1, ABPA1 and FH. Conclusions: We report the identification of a novel panel of genes which function as determinants of cisplatin sensitivity. Analysis of expression and/or epigenetic regulation of these genes may have clinical utility in prediction of patients likely to respond to highly toxic combined modality chemo-radiotherapy. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

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CircDOCK1 promotes the tumorigenesis and cisplatin resistance of osteogenic sarcoma via the miR-339-3p/IGF1R axis

Molecular Cancer ◽

10.1186/s12943-021-01453-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Shenglong Li ◽

Fei Liu ◽

Ke Zheng ◽

Wei Wang ◽

Enduo Qiu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cell Lines ◽

Cisplatin Resistance ◽

Osteogenic Sarcoma ◽

Mg63 Cell ◽

Circular Rnas ◽

Rna Immunoprecipitation ◽

Cisplatin Sensitivity ◽

Regulatory Effects

Abstract Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs), a class of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), may modulate gene expression by binding to miRNAs. Additionally, recent studies show that circRNAs participate in some pathological processes. However, there is a large gap in the knowledge about circDOCK1 expression and its biological functions in osteogenic sarcoma (OS). Methods Differentially expressed circRNAs in OS cell lines and tissues were identified by circRNA microarray analysis and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT–PCR). To explore the actions of circDOCK1 in vivo and in vitro, circDOCK1 was knocked down or overexpressed. To assess the binding and regulatory associations among miR-339-3p, circDOCK1 and IGF1R, we performed rescue experiments, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP), RNA pulldown assays and dual-luciferase assays. Moreover, we performed apoptosis assays to reveal the regulatory effects of the circDOCK1/miR-339-3p/IGF1R axis on cisplatin sensitivity. Results CircDOCK1 expression remained stable in the cytoplasm and was higher in OS tissues and cells than in the corresponding controls. Overexpression of circDOCK1 increased oncogenicity in vivo and malignant transformation in vitro. In the U2OS and MG63 cell lines, circDOCK1 modulated tumor progression by regulating IGF1R through sponging of miR-339-3p. Additionally, in the U2OS/DDP and MG63/DDP cell lines, cisplatin sensitivity was regulated by circDOCK1 via the miR-339-3p/IGF1R axis. Conclusions CircDOCK1 can promote progression and regulate cisplatin sensitivity in OS via the miR-339-3p/IGF1R axis. Thus, the circDOCK1/miR-339-3p/IGF1R axis may be a key mechanism and therapeutic target in OS.

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The M1 aminopeptidase NPEPPS is a novel regulator of cisplatin sensitivity

10.1101/2021.03.04.433676 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Robert T. Jones ◽

Andrew Goodspeed ◽

Maryam C. Akbarzadeh ◽

Mathijs Scholtes ◽

Hedvig Vekony ◽

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Keyword(s):

Bladder Cancer ◽

Cisplatin Resistance ◽

Treatment Resistance ◽

Anion Channel ◽

List Type ◽

Cancer Models ◽

Cisplatin Sensitivity ◽

Cancer Types

ABSTRACTDespite routine use of platinum-based chemotherapeutics across diverse cancer types, there remains a need to improve efficacy and patient selection for treatment. A multi-omic assessment of five human bladder cancer cell lines and their chemotherapy resistant derivatives, coupled with whole-genome CRISPR screens were used to identify puromycin- sensitive aminopeptidase, NPEPPS, as a novel functional driver of treatment resistance to cisplatin. Depletion of NPEPPS resulted in enhanced cellular cisplatin import, sensitization of resistant cancer cells to cisplatin in vitro and in vivo. Pharmacologic inhibition of NPEPPS with tosedostat in cells and in chemoresistant, patient-derived tumor organoids improved response to cisplatin. Depletion of LRRC8A and LRRC8D, two subunits of the volume regulated anion channel (VRAC), a known importer of intracellular cisplatin, enhanced resistance to cisplatin. Linking NPEPPS function to VRAC cisplatin import supports NPEPPS as a driver of cisplatin resistance and by virtue of clinically available inhibitors, the potential for rapid clinical translation.HIGHLIGHTS∙CRISPR screens with multi-omics identify NPEPPS as a driver of cisplatin resistance∙NPEPPS depletion in multiple bladder cancer models enhances cisplatin sensitivity∙LRRC8A and LRRC8D loss increase resistance to cisplatin in CRISPR screens∙Unique resource of functional and multi-omic data is provided to the community

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CircRNA-DOPEY2 enhances the chemosensitivity of esophageal cancer cells by inhibiting CPEB4-mediated Mcl-1 translation

Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research ◽

10.1186/s13046-021-02149-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Zhenchuan Liu ◽

Shaorui Gu ◽

Kaiqin Wu ◽

Lei Li ◽

Chenglai Dong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cancer Progression ◽

Cisplatin Resistance ◽

Critical Role ◽

Circular Rnas ◽

Major Barrier ◽

Downstream Target ◽

Cisplatin Sensitivity

Abstract Background Cisplatin-based chemotherapy is a mainstay systematic therapy for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), and cisplatin resistance, which is not uncommon, is the major barrier to improving patient outcomes. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are novel noncoding RNAs that are implicated in cancer progression, but their involvement in modulating cisplatin responsiveness in ESCC remains unknown. Methods Bioinformatics analysis was used to profile and identify the circRNAs involved in cisplatin responsiveness in ESCC. The chemosensitive role of cDOPEY2 was confirmed both in vitro and in vivo. The molecular mechanism of cDOPEY2 was investigated by mass spectrometry, immunoprecipitation, and ubiquitination analyses. Results We report that a novel circRNA (cDOPYE2, hsa_circ_0008078) was markedly downregulated in cisplatin-resistant ESCC cells (ESCC-CR) compared with parental chemosensitive cells. Re-expression of cDOPEY2 substantially enhanced the cell-killing ability of cisplatin by augmenting the apoptotic process in ESCC-CR cells, which was achieved by decreasing the abundance of the antiapoptotic protein Mcl-1. Mechanistically, we showed that cDOPEY2 acted as a protein scaffold to enhance the interaction between the cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein (CPEB4) and the E3 ligase TRIM25, which in turn facilitated the ubiquitination and degradation of CPEB4. The increased Mcl-1 expression in ESCC-CR cells was dependent on the binding of CPEB4 to its untranslated mRNA, and depletion of CPEB4 mediated by cDOPEY2 reversed this effect. Rescue experiments confirmed that the critical role of cDOPEY2 in maintaining cisplatin sensitivity was dependent on the depletion of CEPB4 and its downstream target Mcl-1. Clinical and in vivo data further corroborated the significant relevance of cDOPEY2 to cisplatin responsiveness in ESCC. Conclusions We provide evidence that cDOPEY2 inhibits CPEB4-mediated Mcl-1 translation by promoting the ubiquitination and degradation of CPEB4 to alleviate cisplatin resistance, indicating that cDOPEY2 may serve as a valuable biomarker and potential therapeutic target in ESCC.

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Low GAS5 expression may predict poor survival and cisplatin resistance in cervical cancer

Cell Death and Disease ◽

10.1038/s41419-020-2735-2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Xingyu Fang ◽

Guanglei Zhong ◽

Yuhan Wang ◽

Zhongqiu Lin ◽

Rongchun Lin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cervical Cancer ◽

Animal Studies ◽

Cisplatin Resistance ◽

Suppressor Gene ◽

Tumour Suppressor Gene ◽

Luciferase Reporter ◽

Poor Overall Survival ◽

Cisplatin Sensitivity

Abstract Cisplatin resistance is a major challenge in cervical cancer (CC) chemotherapy. Growth arrest‐specific 5 (GAS5) has been reported to be a tumour suppressor gene in CC. However, the mechanism of GAS5 in chemoresistance remains undetermined. Our research evaluated GAS5 expression in normal and CC tissues by qPCR and in situ hybridization (ISH). Statistical analysis was conducted to analyse the association of GAS5 expression with survival. Biochemical methods were used to screen upstream and downstream regulators of GAS5. Then, interactions were confirmed by ChIP, RNA pull-down, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP), dual-luciferase reporter and real-time PCR assays. The cisplatin sensitivity of GAS5-overexpressing CC cells was demonstrated in vitro and in vivo. The results showed that low GAS5 expression was correlated with poor overall survival. Mechanistically, GAS5 was transcriptionally modulated by P-STAT3 and served as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) of miR-21 to indirectly affect cisplatin sensitivity through PDCD4 regulation in CC cells. Animal studies confirmed that GAS5 enhanced cisplatin sensitivity and promoted PDCD4 expression in vivo. GAS5 was regulated by P-STAT3 and affected the sensitivity of CC to cisplatin-based chemotherapy through the miR-21/PDCD4 axis. This result may provide new insight into cisplatin-based therapy.

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Deregulation of Exo70 Facilitates Innate and Acquired Cisplatin Resistance in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer by Promoting Cisplatin Efflux

Cancers ◽

10.3390/cancers13143467 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (14) ◽

pp. 3467

Author(s):

Yujie Zhao ◽

Xiaoting Hong ◽

Xiong Chen ◽

Chun Hu ◽

Weihong Lu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ovarian Cancer ◽

Epithelial Ovarian Cancer ◽

Cisplatin Resistance ◽

Progression Free Survival ◽

Platinum Resistance ◽

Lysosomal Degradation ◽

Free Survival ◽

Cisplatin Sensitivity

Whilst researches elucidating a diversity of intracellular mechanisms, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) remains a major challenge in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Here we report that Exo70, a key subunit of the exocyst complex, contributes to both innate and acquired cisplatin resistance of EOC. Upregulation of Exo70 is observed in EOC tissues and is related to platinum resistance and progression-free survival of EOC patients. Exo70 suppressed the cisplatin sensitivity of EOC cells through promoting exocytosis-mediated efflux of cisplatin. Moreover, cisplatin-induced autophagy-lysosomal degradation of Exo70 protein by modulating phosphorylation of AMPK and mTOR, thereby reducing the cellular resistance. However, the function was hampered during prolonged cisplatin treatment, which in turn stabilized Exo70 to facilitate the acquired cisplatin resistance of EOC cells. Knockdown of Exo70, or inhibiting exocytosis by Exo70 inhibitor Endosidin2, reversed the cisplatin resistance of EOC cells both in vitro and in vivo. Our results suggest that Exo70 overexpression and excessive stability contribute to innate and acquired cisplatin resistance through the increase in cisplatin efflux, and targeting Exo70 might be an approach to overcome cisplatin resistance in EOC treatment.

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Circular RNA circARNT2 Suppressed The Sensitivity of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells to Cisplatin by Targeting The miR-155-5p/PDK1 Axis

10.21203/rs.3.rs-39627/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hanqin Weng ◽

Linhui Cao ◽

Xiaochun Chen ◽

Liqing Ye ◽

Weijian Feng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽

Cell Proliferation ◽

Cell Lines ◽

Noncoding Rna ◽

Cisplatin Resistance ◽

Circular Rna ◽

Pcr Analysis ◽

Cisplatin Sensitivity

Abstract Background: Circular RNA (circRNA) is a novel subclass of noncoding-RNA molecules that participate in development and progression of a variety of human diseases via sponging microRNAs (miRNAs). Until now, the contributions of circRNAs in chemoresistance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain largely unknown.Methods: In the present study, we aimed to investigate the role of circRNA in cisplatin resistance of HCC. We investigated the expression of circRNAs in 5 paired cisplatin-sensitive and cisplatin-resistant HCC tissues by microarray analysis. The qRT-PCR analysis was to investigate the expression pattern of circARNT2 in HCC patient tissues and cell lines. Then, the effects of circARNT2 on cisplatin resistance, cell proliferation, and apoptosis were assessed in HCC in vitro and in vivo.Results: CircARNT2 was significantly upregulated in HCC tissues and cell lines. Overexpression of circARNT2 in HCC was significantly correlated with aggressive characteristics and served as an independent risk factor for overall survival in patients with HCC. In vitro experiments showed that knockdown of circARNT2 inhibited cell proliferation and enhances the cisplatin sensitivity of HCC cells. Furthermore, circARNT2 facilitates HCC progression in vivo. We demonstrated that circARNT2 acts as a sponge for miR-155-5p and verified that PDK1 is a novel target of miR-155-5p.Conclusion: In summary, our study demonstrated that circARNT2 modulates cisplatin resistance through miR-155-5p/PDK1 pathway. Our findings indicated that circARNT2 may serve as a promising therapeutic target for overcoming cisplatin resistance for HCC.

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CircRNA-DOPEY2 Enhances The Chemosensitivity of Esophageal Cancer Cells By Inhibiting CPEB4-Mediated Mcl-1 Translation

10.21203/rs.3.rs-705874/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Zhenchuan Liu ◽

Shaorui Gu ◽

Kaiqin Wu ◽

Lei Li ◽

Chenglai Dong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cancer Progression ◽

Cisplatin Resistance ◽

Critical Role ◽

Major Barrier ◽

Downstream Target ◽

Element Binding Protein ◽

Cisplatin Sensitivity

Abstract Background: Cisplatin-based chemotherapy is a mainstay systematic therapy for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), and cisplatin resistance is not uncommon and the major barrier to patient outcome improvements. circRNAs are novel noncoding RNAs that are implicated in cancer progression, but their involvement in modulating cisplatin responsiveness in ESCC remains unknown. Methods: Bioinformatics analysis was used to profile and identify the circRNAs involved in cisplatin responsiveness in ESCC. The chemo-sensitive role of cDOPEY2was confirmed both in vitro and in vivo. The molecular mechanism of cDOPEY2 was investigated by mass spectrum, immunoprecipitation and ubiquitination analyses.Results: We report that a novel circRNA (cDOPYE2, hsa_circ_0008078) was markedly downregulated in cisplatin-resistant ESCC cells (ESCC-CR) compared with parental chemosensitive cells. Re-expression of cDOPEY2 substantially enhanced the cell-killing ability of cisplatin by augmenting the apoptotic process in ESCC-GR cells, which was achieved by decreasing the abundance of the antiapoptotic protein Mcl-1. Mechanistically, we showed that cDOPEY2 acted as a protein scaffold to enhance the interaction between the cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein (CPEB4) and the E3 ligase TRIM25, which in turn facilitated the ubiquitination and degradation of CPEB4. The increased Mcl-1 expression in ESCC-GR cells was dependent on the binding of CPEB4 to its untranslated mRNA, and depletion of CPEB4 mediated by cDOPEY2 reversed this effect. Rescue experiments confirmed that the critical role of cDOPEY2 in maintaining cisplatin sensitivity was dependent on the depletion of CEPB4 and its downstream target Mcl-1. Clinical and in vivo data further corroborated the significant relevance of cDOPEY2 to cisplatin responsiveness in ESCC. Conclusions: We provide evidence that cDOPEY2 inhibits CPEB4-mediated Mcl-1 translation by promoting the ubiquitination and degradation of CPEB4 to alleviate cisplatin resistance, indicating that cDOPEY2 may serve as a valuable biomarker and potential therapeutic target in ESCC.

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Exosomal Transfer of MiR-500a-3p Confers Cisplatin Resistance and Stemness via Targeting FBXW7 in Gastric Cancer

10.21203/rs.3.rs-17160/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hao Lin ◽

Caihua Zhang ◽

Liang Zhang ◽

pengpeng liu

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Cisplatin Resistance ◽

Luciferase Reporter ◽

In Vivo Experiments ◽

Bioinformatics Software ◽

Alternative Modality ◽

Cisplatin Sensitivity

Abstract Background Chemoresistance has become a major obstacle for gastric cancer (GC) therapy in clinical practice. MiRNAs have been reported to play critical roles in the development of chemoresistance in various tumors, including GC. However, the role of MiR-500a-3p within exosomes in cisplatin-resistant GC cells remains largely unknown. Materials and methods Cell proliferation and exosome delivery assays were performed using CCK-8 and transwell assays, respectively. CD63, CD81, β-tubulin, FBXW7, GAPDH, CD133, CD44 and SOX2 were detected by western blot and immunofluorescence assays. The expression levels of miR-500a-3p and FBXW7 mRNA were measured by real-time qRT-PCR. The interaction between miR-500a-3p and FBXW7 was predicted by bioinformatics software and confirmed by the dual-luciferase reporter. The mechanism of exosomal miR-500a-3p for cisplatin resistance was investigated in vitro and in vivo experiments. Results MiR-500a-3p level was upregulated in cisplatin-resistant GC cells and its downregulation enhanced cisplatin sensitivity. Moreover, extracellular miR-500a-3p could be incorporated into exosomes and transmitted to sensitive cells, thus disseminating cisplatin resistance. Additionally, exosomal miR-500a-3p promoted cisplatin resistance via targeting FBXW7 in vitro and in vivo . Clinically, higher expression of miR-500a-3p in the plasma exosomes of GC patients is correlated with DDP resistance and thereby results in poor progression-free prognosis. Conclusion Our finding highlights the potential of exosomal miR-500a-3p as an alternative modality for the prediction and treatment of GC with chemoresistance, providing a novel avenue for the treatment of GC.

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MiR-125a promotes paclitaxel sensitivity in cervical cancer through altering STAT3 expression

Oncogenesis ◽

10.1038/oncsis.2016.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. e197-e197 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

Z Fan ◽

H Cui ◽

H Yu ◽

Q Ji ◽

L Kang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cervical Cancer ◽

Mirna Expression ◽

Cisplatin Resistance ◽

Chemotherapeutic Agent ◽

Front Line ◽

Paclitaxel Resistance ◽

Cisplatin Sensitivity ◽

Induced Apoptosis

Abstract Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most common malignancies in women. Paclitaxel is the front-line chemotherapeutic agent for treating CC. However, its therapeutic efficacy is limited because of chemoresistance, the mechanism of which remains poorly understood. Here, we used microRNA (miRNA) arrays to compare miRNA expression levels in the CC cell lines, HeLa and CaSki, with their paclitaxel resistance counterparts, HeLa/PR and CaSki/PR. We demonstrate that miR-125a was one of most significantly downregulated miRNAs in paclitaxel-resistant cells, which also acquired cisplatin resistance. And that the upregulation of miR-125a sensitized HeLa/PR and CaSki/PR cells to paclitaxel both in vitro and in vivo and to cisplatin in vitro. Moreover, we determined that miR-125a increased paclitaxel and cisplatin sensitivity by downregulating STAT3. MiR-125a enhanced paclitaxel and cisplatin sensitivity by promoting chemotherapy-induced apoptosis. Clinically, miR-125a expression was associated with an increased responsiveness to paclitaxel combined with cisplatin and a more favorable outcome. These data indicate that miR-125a may be a useful method to enable treatment of chemoresistant CC and may also provide a biomarker for predicting paclitaxel and cisplatin responsiveness in CC.

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