Pan-cancer Analysis Combining with Experiments Indicates the Sensitivity of Renal Carcinogenesis to DLGAP5 Expression

Author(s):  
Yun Feng ◽  
Fang Li ◽  
Xianli Guo ◽  
Fenghui Wang ◽  
Haiyan Shi ◽  
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Abstract Background: Discs large-associated protein 5 (DLGAP5), a kinetochore fibers-binding protein, has been found to function as a oncoprotein in many cancers. However, its expression patterns in normal and cancer tissues across pan-cancer, as well as the cell lines, are far from clear. Methods: Data from genotype-tissue expression (GTEx) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) was used to analyze the DLGAP5 expression in normal tissues and cancer cell lines, respectively. The analysis of DLGAP5 expression in cancer tissues and adjacent tissues was based on data from a combined TCGA and GTEx. The associations between the expression, prognosis and cancer immune infiltrates in pan-cancer were also investigated based on TCGA and Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER), respectively. Furthermore, the analysis results of ccRCC was verified using cell lines via RNAi, western blotting, and the cytological analysis.Results: The low expression levels of DLGAP5 were observed in 31 types of common human tissues, including kidney tissue. However, its expression displayed upregulation in all the 21 tested cancer cell lines, of which kidney cancer cell lines showed a minimal upregulation. As predicted, the significant overexpression of DLGAP5 occurred in at least 26 types of common cancer tissues compared with the adjacent normal tissues. Surprisingly, in three types of kidney cancer (KICH, KIRC/ccRCC, KIRP), DLGAP5 exhibited a statistically significant, but minor, overexpression among 26 types of tested cancers. Furthermore, the survival probability of some tested cancers, including kidney cancer, were significantly related to the upregulated expression of DLGAP5. In addition, among 33 types of tested cancers, KIRC/ccRCC, LGG and LIHC showed a significant positive correlation between DLGAP5 expression and immune infiltration levels. DLGAP5 expression level was also significantly positive correlated with clinical TNM stage of ccRCC patients. Regarding ccRCC tissues and the cell lines, upregulation expression of DLGAP5 was also detected. Its knockdown inhibited the cells viability and proliferation, and compromised the cells migration and invasion. Conclusions: DLGAP5 overexpression occurred in common human cancers, including the kidney cancers. Notably, ccRCC, seemed to be particularly sensitive to the expression. DLGAP5, therefore, may be as a robust independent prognostic biomarker in ccRCC diagnosis.

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 205873921985459
Author(s):  
Jianping Dong ◽  
Shiping Zheng ◽  
Xiaoyan Yang ◽  
Xiuyan Song

Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) GASL1 was identified as a novel lncRNA, which plays an important role in the proliferation and apoptosis of cells. This study aimed to compare the expression of GASL1 mRNA in kidney cancer cells and normal cells and detect the biological role of GASL1 in kidney cancer cell line A498. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to examine the expression of GASL1 mRNA in kidney cancer tissues, normal tissues, and the cell lines. GASL1 overexpression was achieved in kidney cancer cell lines A498 through transfection. MTT was used to detect the effects of GASL1 overexpression in A498 cells. GASL1 mRNA was significantly overexpressed in adjacent normal tissues compared with renal cell carcinoma. The expression of GASL1 is lower in kidney cancer cell lines than in normal kidney epithelium cell line HREpiC. Overexpression of GASL1 inhibits the proliferation of renal carcinoma cell lines. GASL1 mRNA was down-regulated in kidney cancer tissues and may play a role in kidney cancer cell proliferation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e15107-e15107
Author(s):  
Wan He ◽  
Han Wu ◽  
Dongcheng Liu ◽  
Wenwen Li ◽  
Ruilian Xu ◽  
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e15107 Background: Our previous studies revealed the increased expression of Jagged 2 (JAG2) in most intestinal cancer tissues. In colon cancer cell lines, JAG2 involved in the regulation of migration and invasion without affecting cell proliferation. This study further explored the mechanisms of how JAG2 promotes migration and invasion of colorectal cancer cells. Methods: We analyzed the expression of JAG2 mRNA and protein in normal human colon tissue cells and colorectal cancer cells. The promotive role of JAG2 in migration and invasion was tested by JAG2 siRNA and JAG2 overexpression in various colon cancer cell lines. To understand the mechanisms, we first treated HT29 cells with LY2157299, a TGF-β signaling pathway inhibitor, and Slug siRNA, to identify the cross-talk between JAG2 and EMT pathway. In addition, co-expression status of JAG2 and TGF-β-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers was analyzed. Finally, by using siRNA and proteomics technology, co-expressed proteins of JAG2 in colorectal cancer cells were identified. Results: JAG2 was abnormally expressed in colorectal cancer tissues and directly related with clinical stages. Similar to the findings in human tissues, the expression of both JAG2 mRNA and protein was significantly increased in the colorectal cancer cell lines compared with that of normal colorectal cell line CCD18-Co. Interestingly, the promotion of JAG2 in migration and invasion was independent of EMT pathway. Furthermore, we found that the expression of JAG2 was correlated with PRAF2 (PRA1 Domain Family Member 2), a protein involved in the formation of exosome-like vesicles. In the presence of PRAF2, JAG2-rich exosome promoted migration and invasion. JAG2 might regulate the migration and invasion of colon cell through PRAF2. Conclusions: This is the evidence supporting the biological function of JAG2 in migration and invasion through non-EMT-dependent pathways and also the first exploration of the role of PRAF2 in colorectal cancer cells. These findings provide the theoretical basis for potential targeted therapy against JAG2/PRAF2.


2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin Zhang ◽  
Shuxiang Zhang

Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of death among gynecological malignancies. Increasing evidence indicate that dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) plays an important role in tumor radioresistance. The aim of the present study is to investigate whether microRNA-214 (miR-214) was involved in radioresistance of human ovarian cancer. Here, we showed that miR-214 was significantly up-regulated in ovarian cancer tissues and radioresistance ovarian cancer cell lines. Transfection of miR-214 agomir in radiosensitive ovarian cancer cell lines promoted them for resistance to ionizing radiation, whereas transfection of miR-214 antagomir in radioresistance ovarian cancer cell lines sensitized them to ionizing radiation again. Furthermore, we found miR-214 effectively promoted tumor radioresistance in xenograft animal experiment. Western blotting and quantitative real-time PCR demonstrated that miR-214 negatively regulated PTEN in radioresistance ovarian cancer cell lines and ovarian cancer tissues. Taken together, our data conclude that miR-214 contributes to radioresistance of ovarian cancer by directly targeting PTEN.


2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 5877-5881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sercan Ergun ◽  
Kaifee Arman ◽  
Ebru Temiz ◽  
İbrahim Bozgeyik ◽  
Önder Yumrutaş ◽  
...  

Cancers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Jardin ◽  
Raquel Diez-Bello ◽  
Jose Lopez ◽  
Pedro Redondo ◽  
Ginés Salido ◽  
...  

Transient receptor potential channels convey signaling information from a number of stimuli to a wide variety of cellular functions, mainly by inducing changes in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration. Different members of the TRPC, TRPM and TRPV subfamilies have been reported to play a role in tumorigenesis. Here we show that the estrogen receptor positive and triple negative breast cancer cell lines, MCF7 and MDA-MB-231, respectively, exhibit enhanced expression of the TRPC6 channel as compared to the non-tumoral MCF10A cell line. In vitro TRPC6 knockdown using shRNA impaired MCF7 and MDA-MB-231 cell proliferation, migration and invasion detected by BrdU incorporation, wound healing and Boyden chamber assays, respectively. Using RNAi-mediated TRPC6 silencing as well as overexpression of the pore-dead dominant-negative TRPC6 mutant we have found that TRPC6 plays a relevant role in the activation of store-operated Ca2+ entry in the breast cancer cell lines but not in non-tumoral breast cells. Finally, we have found that TRPC6 interacts with Orai1 and Orai3 in MCF7 and MDA-MB-231 cells and is required for the translocation of Orai1 and Orai3 to the plasma membrane in MDA-MB-231 and MCF7 cells, respectively, upon Ca2+ store depletion. These findings introduce a novel mechanism for the modulation of Ca2+ influx and the development of different cancer hallmarks in breast cancer cells.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiajun He ◽  
Hongjian Ding ◽  
Huaqing Li ◽  
Zhiyu Pan ◽  
Qian Chen

While many anti-cancer modalities have shown potent efficacy in clinical practices, cancer prevention, timely detection, and effective treatment are still challenging. As a newly recognized iron-dependent cell death mechanism characterized by excessive generation of lipid peroxidation, ferroptosis is regarded as a potent weapon in clearing cancer cells. The cystine/glutamate antiporter solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11) is the core target for ferroptosis regulation, the overexpression of which dictates downregulated sensitivity to ferroptosis in cancer cells. Hence, we elaborated the pan-cancer level bioinformatic study and systematically elucidated the role of intra-tumoral expression of SLC7A11 in the survival of cancer patients and potential immunotherapeutic response. Specifically, 25/27 (92.6%) cancers were featured with upregulated SLC7A11 expression, where SLC7A11 overexpression is a risk factor for worse overall survival in 8 cancers. We also validated SLC7A11 expression in multiple pancreatic cancer cell lines in vitro and found that it was upregulated in most pancreatic cancer cell lines (p < 0.05). Single-cell sequencing method revealed the SLC7A11 was majorly expressed in cancer cells and mononuclear cells. To further explore the function of SLC7A11 in cancer progression, we analyzed the influence on cell proliferation after the knockdown or knockout of SLC7A11 by either CRISPR or RNAi methods. Besides, the association between SLC7A11 and drug resistance was characterized using bioinformatic approaches as well. We also analyzed the association between the expression of SLC7A11 in multi-omics level and the intra-tumoral infiltration of immune cells based on cell annotation algorithms. Moreover, the relationship between SLC7A11 and the expression of MHC, immune stimulators, immune inhibitors as well as the response to immunotherapy was investigated. In addition, the SLC7A11 expression in colon adenocarcinoma, uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma, and stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) is also positively associated with microsatellite instability and that in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, STAD, and prostate adenocarcinoma is positively associated with neoantigen level, which further revealed the potential relationship between SLC7A11 and immunotherapeutic response.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 399-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia L. Fleck ◽  
Ana B. Pavel ◽  
Christos G. Cassandras

Sequences of genetic events were identified that may help explain common patterns of oncogenesis across 22 tumor types. The general effect of late-stage mutations on drug sensitivity and resistance mechanisms in cancer cell lines was evaluated.


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