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Wang L, Qiao C, Cao L, Cai S, Ma X, Song X, Jiang Q, Huang C, Wang J. Significance of HOXD transcription factors family in progression, migration and angiogenesis of cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2022; 179:103809. [PMID: 36108961 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
Abstract
The transcription factors (TFs) of the HOX family play significant roles during early embryonic development and cellular processes. They also play a key role in tumorigenesis as tumor oncogenes or suppressors. Furthermore, TFs of the HOXD geFIne cluster affect proliferation, migration, and invasion of tumors. Consequently, dysregulated activity of HOXD TFs has been linked to clinicopathological characteristics of cancer. HOXD TFs are regulated by non-coding RNAs and methylation of DNA on promoter and enhancer regions. In addition, HOXD genes modulate the biological function of cancer cells via the MEK and AKT signaling pathways, thus, making HOXD TFs, a suitable molecular marker for cancer prognosis and therapy. In this review, we summarized the roles of HOXD TFs in different cancers and highlighted its potential as a diagnostic and therapeutic target.
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- Lumin Wang
- Gastroenterology department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PR China; Institute of precision medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PR China
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- Gastroenterology department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Medical College of Yan'an University, Yan'an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China.
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- Gastroenterology department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PR China; Institute of precision medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PR China.
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Jiang H, Cui N, Yang L, Liu C, Yue L, Guo L, Wang H, Shao Z. Altered follicular helper T cell impaired antibody production in a murine model of myelodysplastic syndromes. Oncotarget 2017; 8:98270-98279. [PMID: 29228688 PMCID: PMC5716728 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of clonal hematopoietic diseases which have a high risk of progressing to acute myeloid leukemia. MDS patients have immunologic deficiency, including T and B cells dysfunction. Follicular T helper cells (Tfh, CD4+CXCR5+) are an important subset of helper T cells which help to the formation of germinal centers and B cells differentiation. In this study, we investigated the proportion and function of Tfh using NUP98-HOXD13 transgenic (NHD13) mice model with MDS phenotype. The proportion of Tfh from bone marrow and spleen of NHD13 mice decreased compared with wild type (WT) mice tested by flow cytometry. In NHD13 mice spleens, there were decreased CXCR5+ cells and increased PD-1+ cells using immunohistochemistry. The active markers (ICOS, CD40L and OX40) expressed on Tfh of NHD13 mice were decreased. In contrast, PD-1 expression on Tfh of NHD13 mice was higher than that of WT mice. After coculture with Tfh from NHD13 mice, IgG and IgM production of B cells were decreased. In conclusion, the proportion and function of Tfh in the MDS mice model were altered. The dysfunction and reduction of Tfh may inhibit B cells differentiation and antibody production. Abnormal Tfh might contribute to the immune tolerance promoting the progression of MDS.
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- Huijuan Jiang
- Department of Hematology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Hematology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Hematology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Hematology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Hematology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Hematology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Hematology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Hematology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China
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Zhou T, Hasty P, Walter CA, Bishop AJR, Scott LM, Rebel VI. Myelodysplastic syndrome: an inability to appropriately respond to damaged DNA? Exp Hematol 2013; 41:665-74. [PMID: 23643835 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2013.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2013] [Revised: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is considered a hematopoietic stem cell disease that is characterized by abnormal hematopoietic differentiation and a high propensity to develop acute myeloid leukemia. It is mostly associated with advanced age, but also with prior cancer therapy and inherited syndromes related to abnormalities in DNA repair. Recent technologic advances have led to the identification of a myriad of frequently occurring genomic perturbations associated with MDS. These observations suggest that MDS and its progression to acute myeloid leukemia is a genomic instability disorder, resulting from a stepwise accumulation of genetic abnormalities. The notion is now emerging that the underlying mechanism of this disease could be a defect in one or more pathways that are involved in responding to or repairing damaged DNA. In this review, we discuss these pathways in relationship to a large number of studies performed with MDS patient samples and MDS mouse models. Moreover, in view of our current understanding of how DNA damage response and repair pathways are affected by age in hematopoietic stem cells, we also explore how this might relate to MDS development.
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- Ting Zhou
- Greehey Children's Cancer Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Puthiyaveetil AG, Reilly CM, Pardee TS, Caudell DL. Non-homologous end joining mediated DNA repair is impaired in the NUP98-HOXD13 mouse model for myelodysplastic syndrome. Leuk Res 2012; 37:112-6. [PMID: 23131583 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2012.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Revised: 10/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chromosomal translocations typically impair cell differentiation and often require secondary mutations for malignant transformation. However, the role of a primary translocation in the development of collaborating mutations is debatable. To delineate the role of leukemic translocation NUP98-HOXD13 (NHD13) in secondary mutagenesis, DNA break and repair mechanisms in stimulated mouse B lymphocytes expressing NHD13 were analyzed. Our results showed significantly reduced expression of non-homologous end joining (NHEJ)-mediated DNA repair genes, DNA Pkcs, DNA ligase4, and Xrcc4 leading to cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase. Our results showed that expression of NHD13 fusion gene resulted in impaired NHEJ-mediated DNA break repair.
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- Abdul Gafoor Puthiyaveetil
- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Center for Molecular Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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Puthiyaveetil AG, Caudell DL. Non homologous end joining-mediated DNA break repair is impaired in B lymphocytes of aging mice. Mol Immunol 2012; 53:79-87. [PMID: 22878140 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2012.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Revised: 07/02/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Aging is an irreversible physiological process characterized by increased risk of diseases, reduced effectiveness of vaccines, and decreased immune responses. One of the most prominent paradigms of aging and age related conditions is the progressive accumulation of un-repaired DNA breaks leading to apoptosis and exhaustion of stem cells. Here we hypothesized that B lymphocytes from old mice have reduced DNA repair mechanisms as a contributing factor for DNA break accumulation. We analyzed class switch recombination (CSR) of naïve B lymphocytes from old and adult mice to delineate the DNA double strand repair mechanisms during aging. In vitro CSR assays and DNA break analysis by labeling phosphorylated histone H2AX showed that old mice had significantly reduced DNA repair efficiency following DNA breaks. Functional efficiency analysis of DNA break repairs using plasmid ligation method showed that B lymphocytes from old mice had poor repair efficiency and increased misrepair of linear plasmid. Diminished DNA repair in old age can contribute to reduced immune cell repertoire and impaired immunity; increased occurrence of cancer; and reduced stem cell reserve.
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Affiliation(s)
- Abdul Gafoor Puthiyaveetil
- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology, Center for Molecular Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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