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Kastana P, Ntenekou D, Mourkogianni E, Enake MK, Xanthopoulos A, Choleva E, Marazioti A, Nikou S, Akwii RG, Papadaki E, Gramage E, Herradón G, Stathopoulos GT, Mikelis CM, Papadimitriou E. Genetic deletion or tyrosine phosphatase inhibition of PTPRZ1 activates c-Met to up-regulate angiogenesis and lung adenocarcinoma growth. Int J Cancer 2023; 153:1051-1066. [PMID: 37260355 PMCID: PMC10524925 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34564] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor zeta 1 (PTPRZ1) is a transmembrane tyrosine phosphatase (TP) expressed in endothelial cells and required for stimulation of cell migration by vascular endothelial growth factor A165 (VEGFA165 ) and pleiotrophin (PTN). It is also over or under-expressed in various tumor types. In this study, we used genetically engineered Ptprz1-/- and Ptprz1+/+ mice to study mechanistic aspects of PTPRZ1 involvement in angiogenesis and investigate its role in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) growth. Ptprz1-/- lung microvascular endothelial cells (LMVEC) have increased angiogenic features compared with Ptprz1+/+ LMVEC, in line with the increased lung angiogenesis and the enhanced chemically induced LUAD growth in Ptprz1-/- compared with Ptprz1+/+ mice. In LUAD cells isolated from the lungs of urethane-treated mice, PTPRZ1 TP inhibition also enhanced proliferation and migration. Expression of beta 3 (β3 ) integrin is decreased in Ptprz1-/- LMVEC, linked to enhanced VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2), c-Met tyrosine kinase (TK) and Akt kinase activities. However, only c-Met and Akt seem responsible for the enhanced endothelial cell activation in vitro and LUAD growth and angiogenesis in vivo in Ptprz1-/- mice. A selective PTPRZ1 TP inhibitor, VEGFA165 and PTN also activate c-Met and Akt in a PTPRZ1-dependent manner in endothelial cells, and their stimulatory effects are abolished by the c-Met TK inhibitor (TKI) crizotinib. Altogether, our data suggest that low PTPRZ1 expression is linked to worse LUAD prognosis and response to c-Met TKIs and uncover for the first time the role of PTPRZ1 in mediating c-Met activation by VEGFA and PTN.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pinelopi Kastana
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Respiratory Carcinogenesis, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre, Amarillo, TX, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece
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- Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y de la Salud, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y de la Salud, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Respiratory Carcinogenesis, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Greece
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre, Amarillo, TX, USA
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Katraki-Pavlou S, Kastana P, Bousis D, Ntenekou D, Varela A, Davos CH, Nikou S, Papadaki E, Tsigkas G, Athanasiadis E, Herradon G, Mikelis CM, Beis D, Papadimitriou E. Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor zeta 1 deletion triggers defective heart morphogenesis in mice and zebrafish. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2021; 322:H8-H24. [PMID: 34767486 PMCID: PMC8754060 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00400.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor-ζ1 (PTPRZ1) is a transmembrane
tyrosine phosphatase receptor highly expressed in embryonic stem cells. In the
present work, gene expression analyses of Ptprz1−/− and Ptprz1+/+ mice endothelial cells and hearts pointed to
an unidentified role of PTPRZ1 in heart development through the regulation of
heart-specific transcription factor genes. Echocardiography analysis in mice
identified that both systolic and diastolic functions are affected in Ptprz1−/− compared with Ptprz1+/+ hearts, based on a dilated left
ventricular (LV) cavity, decreased ejection fraction and fraction shortening,
and increased angiogenesis in Ptprz1−/−
hearts, with no signs of cardiac hypertrophy. A zebrafish ptprz1−/− knockout was also generated and exhibited
misregulated expression of developmental cardiac markers, bradycardia, and
defective heart morphogenesis characterized by enlarged ventricles and defected
contractility. A selective PTPRZ1 tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor affected
zebrafish heart development and function in a way like what is observed in the
ptprz1−/− zebrafish. The same
inhibitor had no effect in the function of the adult zebrafish heart, suggesting
that PTPRZ1 is not important for the adult heart function, in line with data
from the human cell atlas showing very low to negligible PTPRZ1 expression in
the adult human heart. However, in line with the animal models, Ptprz1 was expressed in many different cell types in
the human fetal heart, such as valvar, fibroblast-like, cardiomyocytes, and
endothelial cells. Collectively, these data suggest that PTPRZ1 regulates
cardiac morphogenesis in a way that subsequently affects heart function and
warrant further studies for the involvement of PTPRZ1 in idiopathic congenital
cardiac pathologies. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor
ζ1 (PTPRZ1) is expressed in fetal but not adult heart and seems
to affect heart development. In both mouse and zebrafish animal models, loss of
PTPRZ1 results in dilated left ventricle cavity, decreased ejection fraction,
and fraction shortening, with no signs of cardiac hypertrophy. PTPRZ1 also seems
to be involved in atrioventricular canal specification, outflow tract
morphogenesis, and heart angiogenesis. These results suggest that PTPRZ1 plays a
role in heart development and support the hypothesis that it may be involved in
congenital cardiac pathologies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stamatiki Katraki-Pavlou
- Zebrafish Disease Models Lab, Center for Clinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Greece.,Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Greece
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- Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Greece
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- Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy-Histology-Embryology, Medical School, University of Patras, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy-Histology-Embryology, Medical School, University of Patras, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology, Patras University Hospital, Rio, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, United States
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- Zebrafish Disease Models Lab, Center for Clinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Greece
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Ntenekou D, Kastana P, Hatziapostolou M, Polytarchou C, Marazioti A, Nikou S, Herradon G, Papadaki E, Stathopoulos G, Mikelis CM, Papadimitriou E. Late Breaking Abstract - Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase inhibition as an effective treatment strategy against the enhanced lung carcinogenesis and cancer angiogenesis related to decreased PTPRZ1 expression. Lung Cancer 2020. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.3939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Bosgana P, Nikou S, Dimitrakopoulos FI, Logotheti S, Tzelepi V, Kalophonos C, Bravou V, Kourea E, Sampsonas F, Zolota V. H3K4 Methylation Status and Lysine Specific Methyltransferase KMT2C Expression Correlate with Prognosis in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Curr Mol Pharmacol 2020; 14:1028-1036. [PMID: 32867667 DOI: 10.2174/1874467213999200831130739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Genetic events cannot account for the complexity of human carcinogenesis alone. Mutations of epigenetic regulators and aberrations of their expression patterns have been detected in various human malignancies. Methylation of histone H3 at lysine 4 (H3K4me), is an evolutionarily conserved histone modification that marks regions of active transcription and regulates cell growth, migration, and invasion. The MLL/KMT2 family of histone methyltransferases specifically methylate histone H3 at lysine 4. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the role of KMT2C/MLL3 as well as key histone modification activating markers, such as H3K4me2 and H3K4me3 in a cohort of surgically resected human lung adenocarcinomas in an effort to reveal possible biomarkers for lung adenocarcinoma diagnosis and prognosis and potential therapeutic targets. METHOD The immunohistochemical expression of KMT2C/MLL3, H3K4me2 and H3K4me3 was analyzed in formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue from 96 patients with lung adenocarcinoma. Results were associated with clinicopathologic parameters and patient's prognosis. RESULTS Nuclear expression of KMT2C/MLL3 in epithelial cells was independently associated with shorter overall survival. Cytoplasmic H3K4me2 expression was associated withT stage and nuclear H3K4me2 expression was associated with female gender and patients' prognosis. The latter association persisted after multivariate analysis. No association was found between H3K4me3 expression and clinicopathological data or disease outcome in our cohort of patients. CONCLUSION These results suggest that the pattern of histone modifications and KMT2C/MLL3 expression can be used as an independent prognostic factor in lung adenocarcinoma, revealing that chromatin remodeling is criticallyinvolved in cancer progression.
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- Pinelopi Bosgana
- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras. Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, Embryology and Histology, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras. Greece
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras. Greece
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras. Greece
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras. Greece
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- Department of Anatomy, Embryology and Histology, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras. Greece
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras. Greece
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- Department of Pulmunology, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras. Greece
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras. Greece
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