scholarly journals Involvement of MicroRNA-1-FAM83A Axis Dysfunction in the Growth and Motility of Lung Cancer Cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (22) ◽  
pp. 8833
Author(s):  
Pei-Jung Liu ◽  
Yu-Hsuan Chen ◽  
Kuo-Wang Tsai ◽  
Hui-Ying Yeah ◽  
Chung-Yu Yeh ◽  
...  

Lung cancer is the most prevalent types of cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Among all cancers, lung cancer has the highest incidence, accompanied by a high mortality rate at the advanced stage. Favorable prognostic biomarkers can effectively increase the survival rate in lung cancer. Our results revealed FAM83A (Family with sequence similarity 83, member A) overexpression in lung cancer tissues compared with adjacent normal tissues. Furthermore, high FAM83A expression was closely associated with poor lung cancer survival. Here, through siRNA transfection, we effectively inhibited FAM83A expression in the lung cancer cell lines H1355 and A549. FAM83A knockdown significantly suppressed the proliferation, migration, and invasion ability of these cells. Furthermore, FAM83A knockdown could suppress Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/Choline kinase alpha (CHKA) signaling activation in A549 and H1355. By using a bioinformatics approach, we found that FAM83A overexpression in lung cancer may result from miR-1-3p downregulation. In summary, we identified a novel miR-1-FAM83A axis could partially modulate the EGFR/choline phospholipid metabolism signaling pathway, which suppressed lung cancer growth and motility. Our findings provide new insights for the development of lung cancer therapeutics.

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 3213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye-Jin Sung ◽  
Jung-Mo Ahn ◽  
Yeon-Hee Yoon ◽  
Sang-Su Na ◽  
Young-Jin Choi ◽  
...  

As lung cancer shows the highest mortality in cancer-related death, serum biomarkers are demanded for lung cancer diagnosis and its treatment. To discover lung cancer protein biomarkers, secreted proteins from primary cultured lung cancer and adjacent normal tissues from patients were subjected to LC/MS–MS proteomic analysis. Quiescin sulfhydryl oxidase (QSOX1) was selected as a biomarker candidate from the enriched proteins in the secretion of lung cancer cells. QSOX1 levels were higher in 82% (51 of 62 tissues) of lung cancer tissues compared to adjacent normal tissues. Importantly, QSOX1 serum levels were significantly higher in cancer patients (p < 0.05, Area Under curve (AUC) = 0.89) when measured by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). Higher levels of QSOX1 were also uniquely detected in lung cancer tissues, among several other solid cancers, by immunohistochemistry. QSOX1-knock-downed Lewis lung cancer (LLC) cells were less viable from oxidative stress and reduced migration and invasion. In addition, LLC mouse models with QSOX1 knock-down also proved that QSOX1 functions in promoting cancer metastasis. In conclusion, QSOX1 might be a lung cancer tissue-derived biomarker and be involved in the promotion of lung cancers, and thus can be a therapeutic target for lung cancers.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 2919
Author(s):  
Chia-Liang Lin ◽  
Tung-Wei Hung ◽  
Tsung-Ho Ying ◽  
Chi-Jui Lin ◽  
Yi-Hsien Hsieh ◽  
...  

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common adult kidney cancer, and accounts for 85% of all cases of kidney cancers worldwide. Praeruptorin B (Pra-B) is a bioactive constituent of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn and exhibits several pharmacological activities, including potent antitumor effects. However, the anti-RCC effects of Pra-B and their underlying mechanisms are unclear; therefore, we explored the effects of Pra-B on RCC cells in this study. We found that Pra-B nonsignificantly influenced the cell viability of human RCC cell lines 786-O and ACHN at a dose of less than 30 μM for 24 h treatment. Further study revealed that Pra-B potently inhibited the migration and invasion of 786-O and ACHN cells, as well as downregulated the mRNA and protein expression of cathepsin C (CTSC) and cathepsin V (CTSV) of 786-O and ACHN cells. Mechanistically, Pra-B also reduced the protein levels of phospho (p)-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), p-mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK), and p-extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) in RCC cells. In addition, Pra-B treatment inhibited the effect of EGF on the upregulation of EGFR–MEK–ERK, CTSC and CTSV expression, cellular migration, and invasion of 786-O cells. Our findings are the first to demonstrate that Pra-B can reduce the migration and invasion ability of human RCC cells through suppressing the EGFR-MEK-ERK signaling pathway and subsequently downregulating CTSC and CTSV. This evidence suggests that Pra-B can be developed as an effective antimetastatic agent for the treatment of RCC.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Yi Xie ◽  
Congyu Xue ◽  
Shuai Guo ◽  
Lei Yang

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate multiple cellular behaviors, and their aberrant expression is frequently associated with disease progression. This research focused on the effects of miR-520a on the development of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the molecules involved. Tumor and normal tissues from 24 patients with NSCLC were collected. Differentially expressed miRNAs between tumor tissues and normal tissues were screened using microarrays, and miR-520a was screened to be significantly poorly expressed in tumor samples. Artificial upregulation of miR-520a reduced proliferation, migration and invasion, and resistance to death of NSCLC A549 and H460 cells according to the MTT, EdU labeling, transwell, and flow cytometry assays, respectively. miR-520a upregulation suppressed growth and metastasis of xenograft tumors in vivo. The integrated bioinformatic analysis and dual luciferase assays suggested that miR-520a targeted ribonucleotide reductase subunit 2 (RRM2) mRNA and inactivated the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in NSCLC cells. Upregulation of RRM2 enhanced the malignant behaviors of NSCLCs, but the oncogenic effects of RRM2 were blocked upon miR-520a overexpression. To conclude, this study evidenced that miR-520a inhibits NSCLC progression through suppressing RRM2 and the Wnt signaling pathway. This paper may offer novel insights into NSCLC treatment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 1058-1067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Chen ◽  
Tianle Shen ◽  
Xuping Ding ◽  
Lei Cheng ◽  
Liming Sheng ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction Non-small cell lung cancer was one of the most common and deadly cancers worldwide. Long non-coding RNAs had been implicated in multiple human cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer. In this study, we focused on a novel long non-coding RNA, HAGLROS, in non-small cell lung cancer. Material and methods In this study, we used GEPIA dataset to analyse the expression levels of HAGLROS in non-small cell lung cancer samples and normal tissues. Then, we analysed Kaplan–Meier Plotter database to reveal the association between HAGLROS expression and overall survival time in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Moreover, we used small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown to reduce HAGLROS expression in A549 and H1299 cells. Cell Counting Kit-8 assay was used to detect the effect of HAGLROS on cell proliferation. Transwell assays were used to determine the effect of HAGLROS on cell migration and invasion. Co-expression analysis and bioinformatics analysis were conducted to predict the potential functions of HAGLROS in non-small cell lung cancer. Results We identified HAGLROS was significantly overexpressed in non-small cell lung cancer samples compared to normal tissues. Higher expression of HAGLROS was significantly associated with shorter overall survival time in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Moreover, we found knockdown of HAGLROS in non-small cell lung cancer cells remarkably suppressed tumour proliferation, migration and invasion. By conducting bioinformatics analysis, we found HAGLROS was involved in regulating multiple cancer-related pathways, including Spliceosome, DNA replication, cell cycle, chromosome segregation and sister chromatid segregation. Conclusions Our results for the first time demonstrated HAGLROS may serve as a target for new therapies in non-small cell lung cancer.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mridul Roy ◽  
Yu-Hao Luo ◽  
Mao Ye ◽  
Jing Liu

To date, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, among which nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) comprises about 85%. Taking into account the side effects of surgery, radiation, platinum-based doublet chemotherapy, and the growth self-sufficiency characteristic of cancer cells, drugs have been discovered toward growth factor receptor (GFR) to treat NSCLC. As expected, these drugs provide a greater benefit. To increase the efficacy of such growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (RTKIs), coinhibition of GFR signaling pathways and combination of inhibitors along with radiation or chemotherapy have drew intense insight. Although clinical trials about single-agent RTKIs or their combination strategies suggest their increase potency against cancer, they are not beyond adverse effects, and sometimes the effects are more deadly than chemotherapy. Nevertheless the hope for RTKIs may be proved true by further researches and digging deep into cancer therapeutics.


Author(s):  
Raoul Tibes ◽  
Jonathan Trent ◽  
Razelle Kurzrock

The clinical application of tyrosine kinase inhibitors for cancer treatment represents a therapeutic breakthrough. The rationale for developing these compounds rests on the observation that tyrosine kinase enzymes are critical components of the cellular signaling apparatus and are regularly mutated or otherwise deregulated in human malignancies. Novel tyrosine kinase inhibitors are designed to exploit the molecular differences between tumor cells and normal tissues. Herein, we will review the current state-of-the-art using agents that target as prototypes Bcr-Abl, platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR), KIT (stem cell factor receptor), and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). These compounds are remarkably effective in treating diverse cancers that are highly resistant to conventional treatment, including various forms of leukemia, hypereosinophilic syndrome, mast cell disease, sarcomas, and lung cancer. It is now clear that the molecular defects underlying cancer can be targeted with designer drugs that yield striking salutary effects with minimal toxicity.


Author(s):  
Hye-Jin Sung ◽  
Jung-Mo Ahn ◽  
Yeon-Hee Yoon ◽  
Sang-su Na ◽  
Young-Jin Choi ◽  
...  

As lung cancer shows the highest mortality in cancer related death, serum biomarkers are demanded for the lung cancer diagnosis and its treatment. To discover lung cancer protein biomarkers, secreted proteins from primary cultured lung cancer and adjacent normal tissues from patients were subjected to LC/MS-MS proteomic analysis. Quescin sulfhydryl oxidase (QSOX1) was selected as a biomarker candidate from the proteins enriched in the secretion of lung cancer cells. QSOX1 levels were higher in 82% (51 of 62 tissues) of lung cancer tissues compared to adjacent normal tissues. Importantly, QSOX1 serum levels were significantly higher in cancer patients (p&lt;0.05, AUC=0.89), when measured by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). Higher levels of QSOX1 are also uniquely detected in lung cancer tissues among several other solid cancers by immunohistochemistry. QSOX1 knock-downed Lewis lung cancer (LLC) cells was less viable from oxidative stress and had reduced migration and invasion. In addition, LLC mouse models with QSOX1 knock-down also proved that QSOX1 functions in promoting cancer metastasis. In conclusion, QSOX1 might be a lung cancer tissue-derived biomarker and involved in the promotion of lung cancers, and thus can be a therapeutic target for lung cancers.


2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Liang Yang ◽  
Xiao-Li Zheng ◽  
Ke Ye ◽  
Hong Ge ◽  
Ya-Nan Sun ◽  
...  

Backgrounds/Aims: MicroRNAs (miRs) often contribute to the progression of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) via regulation of mRNAs that are involved in lung homeostasis. We conducted a study aimed at exploring the roles of miR-183 in the proliferation, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), invasion and migration of human NSCLC cells via targeting MTA1. Methods: NSCLC and adjacent normal tissues were collected from 194 patients with NSCLC. Positive expression of MTA1 protein was detected by immunohistochemistry. The highest levels of expression of miR-183 were detected using RT-qPCR in SPC-A-1 cells, which were selected and assigned to the following groups: blank, negative control (NC), miR-183 mimic, miR-183 inhibitor, siRNA-MTA1, and miR-183 inhibitor + siRNA-MTA1. The expression of miR-183 and the mRNA and protein expression of MTA1, E-cadherin, Vimentin, Snail, PCNA, Bax and Bcl-2 in tissues and transfected cells were measured using RT-qPCR and western blot analysis. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion were evaluated by CCK-8, flow cytometry, scratch tests and Transwell assays. Tumor xenografts were conducted in nude mice to determine tumor growth. Results: SPC-A-1 cells with the highest levels of miR-183 expression were selected. Compared with adjacent normal tissues, the expression of miR-183 and the mRNA and protein expression of E-cadherin and Bax were decreased in NSCLC tissues, while mRNA and protein expression of MTA1, Vimentin, snail, PCNA and Bcl-2 were increased. MiR-183 was over-expressed in the miR-183 mimic group and under-expressed in the miR-183 inhibitor and miR-183 inhibitor + siRNA-MTA1 groups. In the miR-183 mimic and siRNA-MTA1 groups, the mRNA and protein expression of E-cadherin and Bax, as well as cell apoptosis, were enhanced, while the expression levels of MTA1, Vimentin, snail, PCNA and Bcl-2 mRNA and protein, cell proliferation, migration, invasion and tumor growth were reduced relative to the blank and NC groups. The miR-183 inhibitor group exhibited an opposite trend. Conclusion: Our study indicates that miR-183 down-regulates MTA1 to inhibit the proliferation, EMT, migration and invasion of human NSCLC cells.


2015 ◽  
Vol 146 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Zhen ◽  
Junfeng Liu ◽  
Lina Gao ◽  
Jiabao Liu ◽  
Renfeng Wang ◽  
...  

Lung cancer, especially non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), is the major cause of cancer death worldwide. Mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and hepatocyte growth factor receptor (c-Met), both of which are receptor tyrosine kinases, have been identified in a considerable percentage of NSCLC patients. EGFR and c-Met share the same downstream pathways and cooperate not only in promoting metastasis but also in conferring resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapies in NSCLC. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a family of small non-coding RNAs, usually 21-25 nucleotides long, and are critical in regulating gene expression. Abnormal miRNA expression has been implicated in the initiation and progression in many forms of cancers, including lung cancer. In this study, we found that miR-200a is downregulated in NSCLC cells, where it directly targets the 3′-UTR of both EGFR and c-Met mRNA. Overexpression of miR-200a in NSCLC cells significantly downregulates both EGFR and c-Met levels and severely inhibits cell migration and invasion. Moreover, in NSCLC cell lines that are resistant to gefitinib, a drug often used in TKI therapies to treat NSCLC, miR-200a expression is able to render the cells much more sensitive to the drug treatment.


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