ING3 as a novel regulator of pancreatic cancer growth and aggressiveness.

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 304-304
Author(s):  
Marina Koutsioumpa ◽  
Maria Hatziapostolou ◽  
Christos Polytarchou ◽  
Swapna Joshi ◽  
Dimitrios Iliopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Colony Formation ◽  
Genetic Alterations ◽  
Human Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Pancreatic Cell ◽  
Qrt Pcr ◽  
Chromatin Regulators

304 Background: Recent studies demonstrate that chromatin regulation by posttranslational means, such as histone methylation or acetylation, is an essential control mechanism in tumorigenesis and tumor progression. Accumulative findings support the notion that pancreatic cancer tumorigenesis is not only governed by genetic alterations but also aberrant epigenetic regulation. The aim of the present study was to identify and assess the role of chromatin regulators in pancreatic cancer. Methods: The gene expression profile of chromatin regulators was assessed using gene expression microarray analysis in pancreatic cancer and uninvolved human tissues. Validation of microarray findings was performed by qRT-PCR in two extended cohorts of patients and by immunohistochemistry in pancreas tumor tissue microarrays. PANC-1, MIA Paca-2, Capan-2, HPAF-II and AsPC-1 cell lines were used for in vitro assays. Efficiency of knockdown experiments, performed by RNAi interference assays and shRNA-expressing lentiviral vectors, was evidenced by qRT-PCR and Western Blot Analysis. Cell proliferation, invasion and colony formation assays were conducted in genetically modified cells. The significance of variability between the results from each group and corresponding control was determined by unpaired t-test. Results: Differential expression analysis of chromatin regulators in pancreatic cancer versus uninvolved tissues demonstrates that 27 epigenetic molecules are significantly de-regulated (>1.5 fold, P<0.05). By hierarchical clustering, the samples are classified into two major groups that reflect the normal and cancer state. The decreased expression of inhibitor of growth family member 3 (ING3), a component of the NuA4 histone acetyl-transferase complex, was further validated by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry analysis in tumor tissues. Transient or stable silencing of ING3 caused significant increase of viability, proliferation, colony formation and invasion in several pancreatic cell lines. Conclusions: Our data show that human pancreatic cancer is characterized by loss of ING3 expression and we defined a potential role of the latter in pancreatic cancer cell growth and invasion.

Gastrin regulates growth of human pancreatic cancer in a tonic and autocrine fashion

1996 ◽  
Vol 270 (5) ◽  
pp. R1078-R1084 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Smith ◽  
A. Shih ◽  
Y. Wu ◽  
P. J. McLaughlin ◽  
I. S. Zagon
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Cancer Cell ◽  
Pancreatic Cancer Cell ◽  
Cancer Cell Lines ◽  
Human Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Growth Media ◽  
Human Pancreatic Cancer Cell ◽  
Cell Extracts

The gastrointestinal peptides gastrin and cholecystokinin (CCK) stimulate growth of human pancreatic cancer through a CCK-B/gastrin- like receptor. In the present study we evaluated whether growth of human pancreatic cancer is endogenously regulated by gastrin. Immunohistomical examination of BxPC-3 cells and tumor xenografts revealed specifc gastrin immunoreactivity. Gastrin was detected by radioimmunoassay in pancreatic cancer cell extracts and in pancreatic cancer cell extracts and in the growth media. With use of reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction gastrin gene expression was detected in both cultured BxPC-3 cancer cells and transplanted tumors, as well as seven addition human pancreatic cancer cell lines. Growth of BxPC-3 human pancreatic cancer cell in serum-free medium was inhibited by the addition of the CCK-B/gastrin receptor antagonist L-365,260, and gastrin treatment reversed the inhibitory effect of the antagonist. A selective gastrin antibody (Ab repressed growth of BxPC-3 cells. Gastrin immunoreactivity was detected in fresh human pancreatic cancer specimens but not in normal human pancreatic tissue. These data provide the first evidence that growth of a human pancreatic cancer is tonically stimulated by the autocrine production of gastrin. Evidence for the ubiquity of this system was provided by the detection of gastrin gene expression in multiple human pancreatic cancer cell lines and detection of gastrin in cell lines and fresh pancreatic tumors.

scholarly journals Establishment and Characterization of Immortalized Miniature Pig Pancreatic Cell Lines Expressing Oncogenic K-RasG12D

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (22) ◽  
pp. 8820
Author(s):  
Hae-Jun Yang ◽  
Bong-Seok Song ◽  
Bo-Woong Sim ◽  
Yena Jung ◽  
Unbin Chae ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Cancer Cell ◽  
Tumor Biology ◽  
Human Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Miniature Pig ◽  
Pancreatic Cell ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Acinar To Ductal Metaplasia

In recent decades, many studies on the treatment and prevention of pancreatic cancer have been conducted. However, pancreatic cancer remains incurable, with a high mortality rate. Although mouse models have been widely used for preclinical pancreatic cancer research, these models have many differences from humans. Therefore, large animals may be more useful for the investigation of pancreatic cancer. Pigs have recently emerged as a new model of pancreatic cancer due to their similarities to humans, but no pig pancreatic cancer cell lines have been established for use in drug screening or analysis of tumor biology. Here, we established and characterized an immortalized miniature pig pancreatic cell line derived from primary pancreatic cells and pancreatic cancer-like cells expressing K-rasG12D regulated by the human PTF1A promoter. Using this immortalized cell line, we analyzed the gene expression and phenotypes associated with cancer cell characteristics. Notably, we found that acinar-to-ductal transition was caused by K-rasG12D in the cell line constructed from acinar cells. This may constitute a good research model for the analysis of acinar-to-ductal metaplasia in human pancreatic cancer.

Role of RAF/MEK/ERK pathway, p-STAT-3 and Mcl-1 in sorafenib activity in human pancreatic cancer cell lines

2009 ◽  
Vol 220 (1) ◽  
pp. 214-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Ulivi ◽  
Chiara Arienti ◽  
Dino Amadori ◽  
Francesco Fabbri ◽  
Silvia Carloni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Cancer Cell ◽  
Pancreatic Cancer Cell ◽  
Cancer Cell Lines ◽  
Human Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Erk Pathway ◽  
Human Pancreatic Cancer Cell

scholarly journals INPP4B is a Biomarker of Poor Prognosis in AML Which is Associated with EVI1 Overexpression and a LSC Signature

Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 3929-3929
Author(s):  
Irakli Dzneladze ◽  
John F Woolley ◽  
Youqi Han ◽  
Mark Sharobim ◽  
Ayesha Rashid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Differential Expression ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Colony Formation ◽  
Promoter Region ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Hematopoietic Lineage

Abstract Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a highly heterogeneous cancer of the bone marrow. To better understand leukemogenesis and improve predictors of patient response to chemotherapy and overall survival (OS), we recently examined the role of inositol polyphosphate-4-phosphatase, type-II (INPP4B) in AML. Normally, INPP4B plays a role in PI3K/Akt signaling by regulating phosphorylation of phosphoinositides (PIs), critical membrane-bound second messenger molecules, by dephosphorylating the 4'-position of PI(3,4)P2 to generate PI(3)P. Because PI(3,4)P2, like PI(3,4,5)P3, is necessary for the activation Akt, INPP4B was first hypothesized and demonstrated to be a tumor suppressor protein, akin to PTEN, in several cancers including breast, prostate and ovarian. Recent work however, including our own study, has demonstrated a paradoxical tumor-promoting role of INPP4B in AML and estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer. Specifically, we demonstrated that INPP4Bhigh AML patients (25% of patients) had significantly shorter OS, lower response to induction therapy, and shorter event-free survival. Furthermore, INPP4B expression was found to be an independent prognostic marker for OS in AML outperforming FLT3-ITD and NPM1 mutation status. Overexpression of INPP4B in several AML cell lines results in enhanced colony formation potential, chemotherapy drug resistance, and increased proliferation. Though this previous work has shown that INPP4B plays a significant role in AML, it remains unclear why INPP4Bhigh AML differs from INPP4Blow AML, and what causes its upregulation. To address this question, we interrogated gene expression data from three independent datasets (n=942) to identify genes with differential expression between INPP4Bhigh and INPP4Blow AML. Gene expression analysis revealed that INPP4Bhigh AML was associated with differential expression of 233 genes. High INPP4B expression was associated with higher expression of genes related to the hematopoietic lineage, PI3K-Akt signaling, Jak-STAT signaling and ECM-receptor interaction pathways. Specifically, INPP4Bhigh AML has significantly higher expression of leukemic stem cell signature (LSC) genes CD34, RBPMS, GUCY1A3, KIAA0125, SOCS2, SPINK2, HTR1F, PPP1R16B, EVI1 (MECOM), DAPK1, BAALC, ABCB1, and PRKCH. Furthermore, INPP4B was found to be co-expressed with anti-apoptotic genes of the BCL2 family, namely BCL2 and BCL2L1. Further analysis revealed that INPP4B was co-expressed with the transcription factors EVI1, GATA2, NFATC2, ZEB1, GATA3 and ETS1, all of which having predicted binding sites within the INPP4B promoter region. Due to the observed enrichment of hematopoietic lineage/LSC genes in INPP4Bhigh AML, we wanted to validate the potential role of the EVI1 transcription factor in regulating INPP4B expression. Chromatin immunoprecipitation was used to demonstrate that EVI1 binding was enriched in the INPP4B promoter region of both EVI1high OCI/AML-4 and OCI/AML-6 cell lines. In addition, retroviral overexpression of EVI1 in EVI1low U937 cells resulted in subsequent upregulation of INPP4B transcript levels. Moreover, shRNA mediated knockdown of EVI1 in EVI1highOCI/AML-4 and UCSD-1 cells resulted in downregulation of INPP4B expression. Overall, our analysis reveals that INPP4Bhigh AML is characterized by upregulation of genes related to the hemotopoietic lineage, and LSC signature - consistent with the in vitro colony formation phenotype seen in INPP4B overexpressing AML cell lines. Furthermore, we demonstrate that one of the hematopoietic stem cell genes, EVI1 is a potentially key regulator of INPP4B expression in AML. Disclosures Jain: Roche Canada: Research Funding.

scholarly journals The Clinical Significance of PIWIL3 and PIWIL4 Expression in Pancreatic Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiyao Li ◽  
Javier Martinez-Useros ◽  
Nuria Garcia-Carbonero ◽  
Maria J. Fernandez-Aceñero ◽  
Alberto Orta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Tumor Cell ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Tumor Cell Line ◽  
P Element ◽  
Human Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Tumor Cell Lines ◽  
Pancreatic Cell ◽  
Elevated Expression ◽  
Healthy Control

P-element-induced wimpy testis (PIWI) proteins have been described in several cancers. PIWIL1 and PIWIL2 have been recently evaluated in pancreatic cancer, and elevated expression of PIWIL2 conferred longer survival to patients. However, PIWIL3’s and PIWIL4’s role in carcinogenesis is rather controversial, and their clinical implication in pancreatic cancer has not yet been investigated. In the present study, we evaluated PIWIL1, PIWIL2, PIWIL3 and PIWIL4 expression in pancreatic cancer-derived cell lines and in one non-tumor cell line as healthy control. Here, we show a differential expression in tumor and non-tumor cell lines of PIWIL3 and PIWIL4. Subsequently, functional experiments with PIWIL3 and/or PIWIL4 knockdown revealed a decrease in the motility ratio of tumor and non-tumor cell lines through downregulation of mesenchymal factors in pro of epithelial factors. We also observed that PIWIL3 and/or PIWIL4 silencing impaired undifferentiated phenotype and enhanced drug toxicity in both tumor- and non-tumor-derived cell lines. Finally, PIWIL3 and PIWIL4 evaluation in human pancreatic cancer samples showed that patients with low levels of PIWIL4 protein expression presented poor prognosis. Therefore, PIWIL3 and PIWIL4 proteins may play crucial roles to keep pancreatic cell homeostasis not only in tumors but also in healthy tissues.

scholarly journals Long Noncoding RNA FER1L4 Suppresses Tumorigenesis by Regulating the Expression of PTEN Targeting miR-18a-5p in Osteosarcoma

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 1364-1375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Fei ◽  
Xiaona Zhang ◽  
Jinxiang Liu ◽  
Long Tan ◽  
Jie Xing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Colony Formation ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Cell Counting ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
Migration And Invasion ◽  
Qrt Pcr

Background/Aims: Novel long non-coding RNA Fer-1-like protein 4 (FER1L4) has been reported to play crucial regulatory roles in tumor progression. However, its clinical significance and biological role in osteosarcoma (OS) is completely unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of FER1L4 in OS progression and the underlying mechanism. Methods: We analyzed the expression levels of FER1L4 in tissues of OS patients and cell lines via quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). The effect of FER1L4 on cell proliferation, colony formation, migration and invasion was analyzed by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), colony formation, wound healing and transwell invasion assay, respectively. Novel targets of FER1L4 were selected through a bioinformatics soft and confirmed using a dual-luciferase reporter system and qRT-PCR. To detect the role of FER1L4 in vivo tumorigenesis, tumor xenografts were created. Results: We found that the expression of FER1L4 was significantly downregulated in OS tissues and cell lines; moreover, low expression of FER1L4 was associated with advanced tumor-nude-metastasis (TNM) stage, lymph node metastases, and poor overall survival. Functional assays showed that upregulation of FER1L4 significantly inhibited OS cell proliferation, colony formation, migration, and invasion in vitro, as well as suppressed tumor growth in vivo. Assays performed to determine the underlying mechanism, indicated that FER1L4 interacted directly with miR-18a-5p. Subsequently, we found that FER1L4 significantly increased PTEN expression, a known target of miR-18a-5p, in OS cells. Furthermore, PTEN was found to be down-regulated, and positively correlated with FER1L4 in OS tissues. Conclusion: These findings suggest that FER1L4, acting as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) of miR-18a-5p, exerts its anti-cancer role by modulating the expression of PTEN. Thus, FER1L4 may be a novel target for the prevention and treatment of OS.

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