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Hou X, Luan J, Fu S. Multi-functional gene ZNF281 identified as a molecular biomarker in soft tissue regeneration and pan-cancer progression. Front Genet 2023; 13:1082654. [PMID: 36685971 PMCID: PMC9849369 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1082654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Regeneration and tumorigenesis are indicated as related processes, while regeneration leads to life and the outcome of tumorigenesis is death. Here, we show the upregulation of zfp281 (zinc finger 281) in our adipose de novo regeneration model through RNA-seq analysis. Then, we validated the upregulation of zfp281 in adipose regeneration via immunofluorescence. Following that, we found that ZNF281 (the human homolog of Zfp281) was upregulated in most types of cancer and related to worse prognosis in 10 tumors. We further investigated the role of ZNF281 in cervical squamous cell carcinoma and endocervical adenocarcinoma (CESC), pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD), and stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) and confirmed the high accuracy in the clinical diagnostic feature. Beyond that, based on these three types of cancers, we analyzed the ZNF281-related tumor immune infiltration and DNA methylation sites and finally built risk prediction models for future disease diagnosis. Taken together, our findings provide new insights into the dual role of ZNF281, and we found that it was a potential biomarker for regeneration and tumor prognosis.
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- *Correspondence: Jie Luan, ; Su Fu,
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- *Correspondence: Jie Luan, ; Su Fu,
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Ye B, Shen W, Zhang C, Yu M, Ding X, Yin M, Wang Y, Guo X, Bai G, Lin K, Shi S, Li P, Zhang Y, Yu G, Zhao Z. The role of ZNF143 overexpression in rat liver cell proliferation. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:483. [PMID: 35780101 PMCID: PMC9250731 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08714-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Zinc finger protein 143(ZNF143), a member of the Krüppel C2H2-type zinc finger protein family, is strongly associated with cell cycle regulation and cancer development. A recent study suggested that ZNF143 plays as a transcriptional activator that promotes hepatocellular cancer (HCC) cell proliferation and cell cycle transition. However, the exact biological role of ZNF143 in liver regeneration and normal liver cell proliferation has not yet been investigated. Methods In our study, we constructed a stable rat liver cell line (BRL-3A) overexpressing ZNF143 and then integrated RNA-seq and Cleavage Under Targets and Tagmentation (CUT&Tag) data to identify the mechanism underlying differential gene expression. Results Our results show that ZNF143 expression is upregulated during the proliferation phase of liver regeneration after 2/3 partial hepatectomy (PH). The cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, EdU staining and RNA-seq data analyses revealed that ZNF143 overexpression (OE) significantly inhibited BRL-3A cell proliferation and cell cycle progression. We then performed CUT&Tag assays and found that approximately 10% of ZNF143-binding sites (BSs) were significantly changed genome-wide by ZNF143 OE. However, CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) binding to chromatin was not affected. Interestingly, the integration analysis of RNA-seq and CUT&Tag data showed that some of genes affected by ZNF143 differential BSs are in the center of each gene regulation module. Gene ontology (GO) enrichment and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses indicated that these genes are critical in the maintenance of cell identity. Conclusion These results indicated that the expression level of ZNF143 in the liver is important for the maintenance of cell identity. ZNF143 plays different roles in HCC and normal liver cells and may be considered as a potential therapeutic target in liver disease. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-022-08714-2.
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- Bingyu Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China.,Fengtai District, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, No. 20, Dongdajie Street, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Fengtai District, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, No. 20, Dongdajie Street, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Fengtai District, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, No. 20, Dongdajie Street, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Fengtai District, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, No. 20, Dongdajie Street, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Fengtai District, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, No. 20, Dongdajie Street, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China.,Fengtai District, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, No. 20, Dongdajie Street, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Fengtai District, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, No. 20, Dongdajie Street, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Fengtai District, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, No. 20, Dongdajie Street, Beijing, 100071, China
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- Fengtai District, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, No. 20, Dongdajie Street, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China.
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- Fengtai District, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, No. 20, Dongdajie Street, Beijing, 100071, China.
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Lu Z, Lin F, Li T, Wang J, Liu C, Lu G, Li B, Pan M, Fan S, Yue J, Huang H, Song J, Gu C, Li J. Identification of clinical and molecular features of recurrent serous borderline ovarian tumour. EClinicalMedicine 2022; 46:101377. [PMID: 35434581 PMCID: PMC9011028 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serous borderline ovarian tumour (SBOT) is the most common type of BOT. Fertility sparing surgery (FSS) is an option for patients with SBOT, though it may increase the risk of recurrence. The clinical and molecular features of its recurrence are important and need to be investigated in detail. METHODS An internal cohort of 319 patients with SBOT was collected from Aug 1, 2009 to July 31, 2019 from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University in China. An external cohort of 100 patients with SBOT was collected from Aug 1, 2009 to Nov 30, 2019 from the Shandong Provincial Hospital in China. The risk factors for the recurrence were identified by multivariate cox analysis. Several computational methods were tested to establish a prediction tool for recurrence. Whole genome sequencing, RNA-seq, metabolomics and lipidomics were used to understand the molecular characteristics of the recurrence of SBOT. FINDINGS Five factors were significantly correlated with SBOT recurrence in a Han population: micropapillary pattern, advanced stage, FSS, microinvasion, and lymph node invasion. A random forest-based online recurrence prediction tool was established and validated using an internal cohort and an independent external cohort for patients with SBOT. The multi-omics analysis on the original SBOT samples revealed that recurrence is related to metabolic regulation of immunological suppression. INTERPRETATION Our study identified several important clinical and molecular features of recurrent SBOT. The prediction tool we established could help physicians to estimate the prognosis of patients with SBOT. These findings will contribute to the development of personalised and targeted therapies to improve prognosis. FUNDING JL was funded by MOST 2020YFA0803600, 2018YFA0801300, NSFC 32071138, and SKLGE-2118 to Jin Li; JY was funded by the Initial Project for Young and Middle-aged Medical Talents of Wuhan City, Hubei Province ([2014] 41); HH was funded by MOST 2019YFA0801900 and 2020YF1402600 to He Huang; JS was funded by NSFC 22,104,080; CG was funded by Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai 20ZR1408800 and NSFC82171633; BL was funded by Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai 19ZR1406800.
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- Ziyang Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
- Corresponding authors.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
- Corresponding authors.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
- Institute of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Leibniz University Hannover, Hanover, Germany
- Corresponding author at: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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Zhou X, Yuan Y, Kuang H, Tang B, Zhang H, Zhang M. BUB1B (BUB1 Mitotic Checkpoint Serine/Threonine Kinase B) Promotes Lung Adenocarcinoma by Interacting with Zinc Finger Protein ZNF143 and Regulating Glycolysis. Bioengineered 2022; 13:2471-2485. [PMID: 35068350 PMCID: PMC8974056 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.2013108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is one of the most common causes of cancer death in men. BUB1B (BUB1 mitotic checkpoint serine/threonine kinase B) has been reported to contribute to the initiation and development of several cancers. Here, we aimed to explore the potential role of BUB1B in LUAD. We found BUB1B was upregulated in LUAD, suggesting its potential role as a biomarker for LUAD diagnosis. Significantly, LUAD patients with high BUB1B expression had a shorter survival time than those with low BUB1B expression. Knocking-out BUB1B resulted in suppression of cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro, and inhibition of tumor growth in the xenograft experiment. Further analysis revealed that BUB1B regulates glycolysis in LUAD and interacting with ZNF143 in LUAD cells. The interaction was demonstrated by silencing ZNF143, which led to a decrease in proliferation, migration, and invasion in LUAD cells, whereas overexpressing BUB1B had the opposite effects. Our study suggested that the ZNF143/BUB1B axis plays a pivotal role in LUAD progression, which might be a potential target for LUAD management.
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- Xiaolei Zhou
- Department of respiratory and critical medicine, Henan Chest Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of respiratory and critical medicine, Henan Chest Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of respiratory and critical medicine, Henan Chest Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of respiratory and critical medicine, Henan Chest Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of respiratory and critical medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of respiratory and critical medicine, Henan Chest Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. China
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Taank Y, Agnihotri N. Understanding the regulation of β-catenin expression and activity in colorectal cancer carcinogenesis: beyond destruction complex. Clin Transl Oncol 2021; 23:2448-2459. [PMID: 34426910 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-021-02686-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Aberrant Wnt/β-catenin signaling is central to colorectal cancer carcinogenesis. The well-known potential of targeting the canonical Wnt signaling pathway for the treatment of CRC is largely attributed to the ability of this pathway to regulate various cellular processes such as cell proliferation, metastasis, drug resistance, immune response, apoptosis, and cellular metabolism. However, with the current approach of targeting this pathway, none of the Wnt-targeted agents have been successfully implicated in clinical practice. Instead of using classical approaches to target this pathway, there is a growing need to find new and modified approaches to achieve the same. For this, a better understanding of the regulation of β-catenin, a major effector of the canonical Wnt pathway is a must. The present review addresses the importance of understanding the regulation of β-catenin beyond the destruction complex. Few recently discovered β-catenin regulators such as ZNF281, TTPAL, AGR2, ARHGAP25, TREM2, and TIPE1 showed significant potential in regulating the development of CRC through modulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in both in vitro and in vivo studies. Although the expression and activity of β-catenin is influenced by many protein regulators, the abovementioned proteins not only influence its expression and activation but are also directly involved in the development of CRC and various other solid tumors. Therefore, we hypothesise that focusing the current research on finding the detailed mechanism of action of these regulators may assist in providing with a better treatment approach or improve the current therapeutic regimens.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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Radu MR, Prădatu A, Duică F, Micu R, Creţoiu SM, Suciu N, Creţoiu D, Varlas VN, Rădoi VE. Ovarian Cancer: Biomarkers and Targeted Therapy. Biomedicines 2021; 9:693. [PMID: 34207450 PMCID: PMC8235073 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9060693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer is one of the most common causes of death in women as survival is highly dependent on the stage of the disease. Ovarian cancer is typically diagnosed in the late stage due to the fact that in the early phases is mostly asymptomatic. Genomic instability is one of the hallmarks of ovarian cancer. While ovarian cancer is stratified into different clinical subtypes, there still exists extensive genetic and progressive diversity within each subtype. Early detection of the disorder is one of the most important steps that facilitate a favorable prognosis and a good response to medical therapy for the patients. In targeted therapies, individual patients are treated by agents targeting the changes in tumor cells that help them grow, divide and spread. Currently, in gynecological malignancies, potential therapeutic targets include tumor-intrinsic signaling pathways, angiogenesis, homologous-recombination deficiency, hormone receptors, and immunologic factors. Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed in the final stages, partially due to the absence of an effective screening strategy, although, over the times, numerous biomarkers have been studied and used to assess the status, progression, and efficacy of the drug therapy in this type of disorder.
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- Mihaela Raluca Radu
- Fetal Medicine Excellence Research Center, Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, 020395 Bucharest, Romania; (M.R.R.); (A.P.); (F.D.); (N.S.)
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- Fetal Medicine Excellence Research Center, Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, 020395 Bucharest, Romania; (M.R.R.); (A.P.); (F.D.); (N.S.)
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- Fetal Medicine Excellence Research Center, Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, 020395 Bucharest, Romania; (M.R.R.); (A.P.); (F.D.); (N.S.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Histology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Fetal Medicine Excellence Research Center, Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, 020395 Bucharest, Romania; (M.R.R.); (A.P.); (F.D.); (N.S.)
- Division of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, Polizu Clinical Hospital, 020395 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Fetal Medicine Excellence Research Center, Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, 020395 Bucharest, Romania; (M.R.R.); (A.P.); (F.D.); (N.S.)
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Histology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Filantropia Clinical Hospital, 01171 Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 030167 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, Polizu Clinical Hospital, 020395 Bucharest, Romania;
- Department of Medical Genetics, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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Arakelyan A, Melkonyan A, Hakobyan S, Boyarskih U, Simonyan A, Nersisyan L, Nikoghosyan M, Filipenko M, Binder H. Transcriptome Patterns of BRCA1- and BRCA2- Mutated Breast and Ovarian Cancers. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:1266. [PMID: 33525353 PMCID: PMC7865215 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are known risk factors and drivers of breast and ovarian cancers. So far, few studies have been focused on understanding the differences in transcriptome and functional landscapes associated with the disease (breast vs. ovarian cancers), gene (BRCA1 vs. BRCA2), and mutation type (germline vs. somatic). In this study, we were aimed at systemic evaluation of the association of BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline and somatic mutations with gene expression, disease clinical features, outcome, and treatment. We performed BRCA1/2 mutation centered RNA-seq data analysis of breast and ovarian cancers from the TCGA repository using transcriptome and phenotype "portrayal" with multi-layer self-organizing maps and functional annotation. The results revealed considerable differences in BRCA1- and BRCA2-dependent transcriptome landscapes in the studied cancers. Furthermore, our data indicated that somatic and germline mutations for both genes are characterized by deregulation of different biological functions and differential associations with phenotype characteristics and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP)-inhibitor gene signatures. Overall, this study demonstrates considerable variation in transcriptomic landscapes of breast and ovarian cancers associated with the affected gene (BRCA1 vs. BRCA2), as well as the mutation type (somatic vs. germline). These results warrant further investigations with larger groups of mutation carriers aimed at refining the understanding of molecular mechanisms of breast and ovarian cancers.
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- Arsen Arakelyan
- Group of Bioinformatics, Institute of Molecular Biology National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia; (S.H.); (A.S.); (L.N.); (M.N.)
- Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy, Russian-Armenian University, 0051 Yerevan, Armenia
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- Laboratory of Human Genomics and Immunomics, Institute of Molecular Biology National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia;
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- Group of Bioinformatics, Institute of Molecular Biology National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia; (S.H.); (A.S.); (L.N.); (M.N.)
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (U.B.); (M.F.)
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- Group of Bioinformatics, Institute of Molecular Biology National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia; (S.H.); (A.S.); (L.N.); (M.N.)
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- Group of Bioinformatics, Institute of Molecular Biology National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia; (S.H.); (A.S.); (L.N.); (M.N.)
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- Group of Bioinformatics, Institute of Molecular Biology National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia; (S.H.); (A.S.); (L.N.); (M.N.)
- Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy, Russian-Armenian University, 0051 Yerevan, Armenia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (U.B.); (M.F.)
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Leipzig, D-04107 Leipzig, Germany;
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Sadłecki P, Jóźwicki J, Antosik P, Walentowicz-Sadłecka M. Expression of Selected Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Transcription Factors in Endometrial Cancer. Biomed Res Int 2020; 2020:4584250. [PMID: 33457409 DOI: 10.1155/2020/4584250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynecologic malignancy in developed countries. The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of SNAIL, SLUG, TWIST1, TWIST2, ZEB1, and ZEB 2 in primary tumor and the correlation with morphological and clinical characteristics of EC. The study included 158 patients with EC after surgical treatments: total hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy. The percentages of EC specimens testing positively for the EMT transcription factors were 84.5% for SNAIL, 92.2% for SLUG, 10.9% for TWIST1, 100% for TWIST2, 89% for ZEB1, and 98% for ZEB2. The expression of SLUG in patients with FIGO stage III or IV, type II EC, myometrial invasion ≥ 50% of the uterine wall thickness, and adnexal involvement and in patients with distant metastases was significantly higher. SLUG and ZEB2 expressions were identified as significant predictors of higher FIGO stages (III or IV) on univariate analysis. The overexpression of SLUG was a significant predictor of more aggressive type II EC, myometrial invasion ≥ 50% of the uterine wall thickness, and distant metastases on both univariate and multivariate analysis. Moreover, the overexpression of SLUG and ZEB2 was shown to be significant predictors of adnexal involvement on univariate analysis. ZEB 2 overexpression was identified in multivariate analysis as another independent predictor associated with a lesser likelihood of type II EC. Both univariate and multivariate analyses demonstrated that SLUG expression was the only predictor of 5-year survival in the study group. The overexpression of SLUG was associated with a significant increase in mortality hazard on univariate analysis and was shown to be a highly significant predictor of death on multivariate analysis. Conclusions. Selected proteins of the EMT pathway play a role in endometrial carcinogenesis; SLUG and ZEB2 expressions in the primary tumor might predict clinical outcomes in EC and drive therapeutic decisions regarding adjuvant treatment in patients with this malignancy.
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Huning L, Kunkel GR. The ubiquitous transcriptional protein ZNF143 activates a diversity of genes while assisting to organize chromatin structure. Gene 2020; 769:145205. [PMID: 33031894 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.145205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zinc Finger Protein 143 (ZNF143) is a pervasive C2H2 zinc-finger transcriptional activator protein regulating the efficiency of eukaryotic promoter regions. ZNF143 is able to activate transcription at both protein coding genes and small RNA genes transcribed by either RNA polymerase II or RNA polymerase III. Target genes regulated by ZNF143 are involved in an array of different cellular processes including both cancer and development. Although a key player in regulating eukaryotic genes, the molecular mechanism by with ZNF143 binds and activates genes transcribed by two different polymerases is still relatively unknown. In addition to its role as a transcriptional regulator, recent genomics experiments have implicated ZNF143 as a potential co-factor involved in chromatin looping and establishing higher order structure within the genome. This review focuses primarily on possible activation mechanisms of promoters by ZNF143, with less emphasis on the role of ZNF143 in cancer and development, and its function in establishing higher order chromatin contacts within the genome.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA.
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Mukherjee S, Phadte P, Mehrotra M, Ray P. Plasticity in Ovarian Cancer: The Molecular Underpinnings and Phenotypic Heterogeneity. J Indian Inst Sci 2020; 100:537-53. [DOI: 10.1007/s41745-020-00174-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Abstract
ZNF143, a human homolog of the transcriptional activator Staf, is a C2H2-type protein consisting of seven zinc finger domains. As a transcription factor (TF), ZNF143 is sequence specifically binding to chromatin and activates the expression of protein-coding and non-coding genes on a genome scale. Although it is ubiquitous expressed, its expression in cancer cells and tissues is usually higher than that in normal cells and tissues. Therefore, abnormal expression of ZNF143 is related to cancer cell survival, proliferation, differentiation, migration, and invasion, suggesting that new small molecules can be designed by targeting ZNF143 as it may be a good potential biomarker and therapeutic target for related cancers. However, the mechanism on how ZNF143 regulates its targeting gene remains unclear. Recently, with the development of chromatin conformation capture (3C) and its derivatives, and high-throughput sequencing technology, new findings have been obtained in the study of ZNF143. Pioneering studies have showed that ZNF143 binds directly to promoters and contributes to chromatin interactions connecting promoters to distal regulatory elements, such as enhancers. Further, it has proved that ZNF143 is involved in CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) in establishing the conserved chromatin loops by cooperating with cohesin and other partners. These results indicate that ZNF143 is a key loop formation factor. In addition, we report ZNF143 is dynamically bound to chromatin during the cell cycle demonstrated that it is a potential mitotic bookmarking factor. It may be associated with CTCF for mitosis-to-G1 phase transition and chromatin loop re-establishment in early G1 phase. In the future, researchers could further clarify the fine mechanism of ZNF143 in mediating chromatin loops with the help of CUT&RUN (CUT&Tag) and Cut-C technology. Thus, in this review, we summarize the research progress of TF ZNF143 in detail and also predict the potential functions of ZNF143 in cell fate and identity based on our recent discoveries.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bingyu Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Institute of Biomedical Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Pulmonary Fibrosis (111 Project), Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Institute of Biomedical Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Pulmonary Fibrosis (111 Project), Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Institute of Biomedical Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Pulmonary Fibrosis (111 Project), Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Institute of Biomedical Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Pulmonary Fibrosis (111 Project), Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Henan International Joint Laboratory of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Institute of Biomedical Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China.,Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation of Pulmonary Fibrosis (111 Project), Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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Loret N, Denys H, Tummers P, Berx G. The Role of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Plasticity in Ovarian Cancer Progression and Therapy Resistance. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:E838. [PMID: 31213009 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11060838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal of all gynecologic malignancies and the eighth leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide. The main reasons for this poor prognosis are late diagnosis; when the disease is already in an advanced stage, and the frequent development of resistance to current chemotherapeutic regimens. Growing evidence demonstrates that apart from its role in ovarian cancer progression, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) can promote chemotherapy resistance. In this review, we will highlight the contribution of EMT to the distinct steps of ovarian cancer progression. In addition, we will review the different types of ovarian cancer resistance to therapy with particular attention to EMT-mediated mechanisms such as cell fate transitions, enhancement of cancer cell survival, and upregulation of genes related to drug resistance. Preclinical studies of anti-EMT therapies have yielded promising results. However, before anti-EMT therapies can be effectively implemented in clinical trials, more research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms leading to EMT-induced therapy resistance.
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