The effects of HOXB7 in the promotion of migration, invasion and anti-apoptosis in gastric cancer.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 46-46
Author(s):  
Moon Kyung Joo ◽  
Jong-Jae Park ◽  
Hyo Soon Yoo ◽  
Beom Jae Lee ◽  
Hoon Jai Chun ◽  
...  

46 Background: HOX genes, a subset of the homeobox gene family, are known to be aberrantly expressed in various types of cancers. Among them, HOXB7 recently has been reported to be highly expressed in esophageal or colorectal cancers. We aimed in this study to demonstrate the critical roles of HOXB7 in development and progression of gastric cancer. Methods: We screened gene and protein expression of HOXB7 in various gastric cancer cell lines, and also compared gene expression level of HOXB7 among chronic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer tissues. To figure out the oncogenic effects of HOXB7 in vitro, we performed annexin-V assay, wound closure assay and Matrigel invasion assay. We performed Western blot analysis to examine the impact of HOXB7 on AKT pathway. Results: Both mRNA and protein was substantially expressed in stomach cancer cell lines (SNU-638, SNU-719, MKN-28, MKN-45, AGS, KATO-III, NCI-N87), however, they were nearly abolished in normal gastric tissues. Gene expression was significantly higher in primary or metastatic stomach cancer, compared with chronic gastritis or intestinal metaplasia. Knockdown of HOXB7 by transfection with siRNA in AGS and SNU-638 cells significantly inhibited migration and invasion, and showed anti-apoptotic effect. Because a previous study demonstrated that enforced expression of HOXB7 could enhance PI3K/AKT pathway activity in colon cancer cells (Liao W.T. et al, Clin Cancer Res; 17(11) June 1, 2011), we investigated the modulation of AKT/PTEN pathway by HOXB7 and observed that knockdown of HOXB7 significantly downregulated phospho-AKT and upregulated PTEN in both cell lines. Furthermore, target gene products of AKT pathway including cyclin D1, survivin, Bcl-xL and MMP-9 were significantly downregulated by siHOXB7. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that HOXB7 might play a crucial role in migration, invasion and anti-apoptotic effect via modulating AKT/PTEN pathway.

BMC Cancer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolin Ebert ◽  
Gwen Zwingenberger ◽  
Elena Barbaria ◽  
Simone Keller ◽  
Corinna Heck ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Gastric cancer is the fifth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The molecular mechanisms of action for anti-HER-family drugs in gastric cancer cells are incompletely understood. We compared the molecular effects of trastuzumab and the other HER-family targeting drugs cetuximab and afatinib on phosphoprotein and gene expression level to gain insights into the regulated pathways. Moreover, we intended to identify genes involved in phenotypic effects of anti-HER therapies. Methods A time-resolved analysis of downstream intracellular kinases following EGF, cetuximab, trastuzumab and afatinib treatment was performed by Luminex analysis in the gastric cancer cell lines Hs746T, MKN1, MKN7 and NCI-N87. The changes in gene expression after treatment of the gastric cancer cell lines with EGF, cetuximab, trastuzumab or afatinib for 4 or 24 h were analyzed by RNA sequencing. Significantly enriched pathways and gene ontology terms were identified by functional enrichment analysis. Furthermore, effects of trastuzumab and afatinib on cell motility and apoptosis were analyzed by time-lapse microscopy and western blot for cleaved caspase 3. Results The Luminex analysis of kinase activity revealed no effects of trastuzumab, while alterations of AKT1, MAPK3, MEK1 and p70S6K1 activations were observed under cetuximab and afatinib treatment. On gene expression level, cetuximab mainly affected the signaling pathways, whereas afatinib had an effect on both signaling and cell cycle pathways. In contrast, trastuzumab had little effects on gene expression. Afatinib reduced average speed in MKN1 and MKN7 cells and induced apoptosis in NCI-N87 cells. Following treatment with afatinib, a list of 14 genes that might be involved in the decrease of cell motility and a list of 44 genes that might have a potential role in induction of apoptosis was suggested. The importance of one of these genes (HBEGF) as regulator of motility was confirmed by knockdown experiments. Conclusions Taken together, we described the different molecular effects of trastuzumab, cetuximab and afatinib on kinase activity and gene expression. The phenotypic changes following afatinib treatment were reflected by altered biological functions indicated by overrepresentation of gene ontology terms. The importance of identified genes for cell motility was validated in case of HBEGF.


2018 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. ix55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Karim ◽  
N.A. Zulkifli ◽  
S.H. Sheikh Abdul Kadir ◽  
K. Abd Khalil ◽  
M. Musa

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 50-50
Author(s):  
H. Chang ◽  
S. Y. Rha ◽  
H. Jeung ◽  
J. Ahn ◽  
J. Jung ◽  
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50 Background: We evaluated the cytotoxic effects of combining of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, with taxanes in human gastric cancer cell lines, and evaluated the pre-treatment difference of gene profile to identify genes that could potentially mediate the cytotoxic response. Methods: Twenty-five gastric cancer cell lines with 22K gene expression data were treated with SAHA and paclitaxel or docetaxel, and the synergistic interaction between the drugs was evaluated in vitro using the combination index (CI) method. We performed significance analysis of microarray (SAM) to identify chemosensitivity-related genes in gastric cancer cell lines that were concomitantly treated with SAHA and taxane. We generated a correlation-matrix between gene expression and CI values to identify genes whose expression correlated with a combined effect of taxanes and SAHA. Results: Taxane and SAHA combination had a synergistic cytotoxic effect against taxane-resistant gastric cancer cells. We selected 49 chemosensitivity-related genes, which were commonly identified in paclitaxel and docetaxel combined with SAHA, via SAM analysis. Among them, nine common genes (SLIT2, REEP2, EFEMP2, CDC42SE1, FSD1, POU1F1, ZNF79, ETNK1, and DOCK5) were extracted from the subsequent correlation-matrix analysis. Conclusions: Taxane and SAHA combination could be efficacious for the treatment of gastric cancer. The genes which were related with the synergistic response to taxane and SAHA could serve as surrogate biomarkers to predict the therapeutic response in gastric cancer patients. We are researching to determine the expression of the nine genes in malignant human gastric cancer tissue and to correlate them with clinical information. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Jiabei Xie ◽  
Lin Fu ◽  
Jianmin Zhang

Stomach cancer is the second largest cause of cancer-related mortality globally, and it continues to be a reason for worry today. Inhalation of the stomach cancer risk factor H. pylori produces large levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). When combined with glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPX3) catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and lipid peroxides. To get a better understanding of the GPX3 gene’s role in the illness, the researchers used quantitative real-time RT-PCR to examine the gene’s expression and regulation in gastric cancer cell lines, original gastric cancer samples, and 45 normal stomach mucosa adjacent to malignancies. According to the research, GPX3 expression was decreased or silenced in eight of nine cancer cell lines and 83 percent of gastric cancer samples (90/108) as compared to normal gastric tissues in the vicinity of the tumor ( P < 0.0001 ). It was found that 60 percent of stomach cancer samples exhibited DNA hypermethylation after analyzing the GPX3 promoter ( P = 0.007 ) (a methylation level of more than 10 percent, as measured by bisulfite pyrosequencing). In stomach tumors, we found a statistically significant reduction in the amount of GPX3 DNA copies ( P < 0.001 ). The gene expression of SNU1 and MKN28 cells was restored after treatment with 5-Aza-2′ Deoxycytidine to reduce GPX3 promoter methylation. Genetic and epigenetic alterations lead GPX3 to be dysfunctional in gastric cancer. This indicates that the systems that regulate ROS have been disrupted, and GPX3 may be implicated in the development of gastric cancer, as shown by our results when evaluated alone and in combination.


BMC Cancer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolin Ebert ◽  
Gwen Zwingenberger ◽  
Elena Barbaria ◽  
Simone Keller ◽  
Corinna Heck ◽  
...  

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. e002549
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Katayama ◽  
Makoto Kobayashi ◽  
Ehsan Irajizad ◽  
Alejandro Sevillarno ◽  
Nikul Patel ◽  
...  

BackgroundCitrulline post-translational modification of proteins is mediated by protein arginine deiminase (PADI) family members and has been associated with autoimmune diseases. The role of PADI-citrullinome in immune response in cancer has not been evaluated. We hypothesized that PADI-mediated citrullinome is a source of neoantigens in cancer that induces immune response.MethodsProtein expression of PADI family members was evaluated in 196 cancer cell lines by means of indepth proteomic profiling. Gene expression was assessed using messenger RNA data sets from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Immunohistochemical analysis of PADI2 and peptidyl-citrulline was performed using breast cancer tissue sections. Citrullinated 12–34-mer peptides in the putative Major Histocompatibility Complex-II (MHC-II) binding range were profiled in breast cancer cell lines to investigate the relationship between protein citrullination and antigen presentation. We further evaluated immunoglobulin-bound citrullinome by mass spectrometry using 156 patients with breast cancer and 113 cancer-free controls.ResultsProteomic and gene expression analyses revealed PADI2 to be highly expressed in several cancer types including breast cancer. Immunohistochemical analysis of 422 breast tumor tissues revealed increased expression of PADI2 in ER− tumors (p<0.0001); PADI2 protein expression was positively correlated (p<0.0001) with peptidyl-citrulline staining. PADI2 expression exhibited strong positive correlations with a B cell immune signature and with MHC-II-bound citrullinated peptides. Increased circulating citrullinated antigen–antibody complexes occurred among newly diagnosed breast cancer cases relative to controls (p=0.0012).ConclusionsAn immune response associated with citrullinome is a rich source of neoantigens in breast cancer with a potential for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.


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