RRC ID 38287
著者 Ishikawa M, Nakayama K, Rahman MT, Rahman M, Katagiri A, Iida K, Miyazaki K.
タイトル Functional and clinicopathological analysis of loss of MKK4 expression in endometrial cancer.
ジャーナル Oncology
Abstract OBJECTIVE:In the current study, we investigated the mechanism relating downregulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase-4 (MKK4) expression to the development of endometrial cancer.
METHODS:MKK4 expression in endometrial cancer was assessed by immunohistochemistry using 87 paraffin-embedded tissue specimens, and clinical data was collected via a retrospective chart review. MKK4 gene knockdown using silencing RNA and an MKK4 gene transfection system was used to assess MKK4 function in tissue samples of endometrial cancer.
RESULTS:Lower expression of MKK4 immunointensity was observed in 63.2% (55/87) of the analyzed tumors. High-grade endometrioid adenocarcinoma (G2 and G3) (p = 0.024), postmenopausal status (p = 0.018), and patient age (≥ 60) (p = 0.012) were significantly correlated with lower MKK4 expression. Patients with lower MKK4 expression in endometrial cancer tissues tended to have a shorter overall survival (p = 0.197). Using cell growth and anchorage-independent assays, we determined that both the growth and colony-forming ability of MKK4-transfected HEC1B cells, a line with a low endogenous expression of MKK4, were significantly reduced compared to control vector-transfected cells. Overexpression of the MKK4 gene in HEC1B cells resulted in reduced cell migration activity in a simulated wound healing assay. To confirm that MKK4 expression is related to tumor suppressor function, we used 2 independent but complementary approaches. MKK4 gene knockdown in JHEM1 cells, which overexpressed MKK4, increased proliferation activity. Additionally, the engineered expression of MKK4 in Ishikawa cells, a line with low endogenous MKK4 expression, produced a phenotype similar to that of HEC1B. Similar results were produced in tumor xenografts in nude mice.
CONCLUSION:These results indicate that MKK4 acts as a tumor suppressor, and reduced expression of MKK4 may contribute to the development of endometrial cancer.
巻・号 79(3-4)
ページ 238-46
公開日 2010-1-1
DOI 10.1159/000322644
PII 000322644
PMID 21372598
MeSH Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Animals Blotting, Western Carcinoma, Endometrioid / metabolism* Carcinoma, Endometrioid / pathology Cell Adhesion Cell Movement Cell Proliferation Down-Regulation Endometrial Neoplasms / metabolism* Endometrial Neoplasms / pathology Female Genes, Tumor Suppressor Humans Immunoenzyme Techniques Lymphatic Metastasis MAP Kinase Kinase 4 / antagonists & inhibitors MAP Kinase Kinase 4 / genetics MAP Kinase Kinase 4 / metabolism* Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Mice, Nude Middle Aged Neoplasm Invasiveness Prognosis RNA, Messenger / genetics RNA, Small Interfering / genetics Retrospective Studies Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Survival Rate Tumor Cells, Cultured Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
IF 2.642
引用数 9
WOS 分野 ONCOLOGY
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ヒト・動物細胞