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Possible angiogenic roles for claudin-4 in ovarian cancer.

ABSTRACT: Claudin proteins are frequently overexpressed in various tumors such as breast, prostate and ovarian cancer. While their functions in cancer have not been completely elucidated, roles in survival, adhesion and invasion have been suggested. In order to clarify the roles of claudins in ovarian cancer, we have performed gene expression profiling of ovarian surface epithelial cells overexpressing claudin-4 and compared the expression patterns to the parental, non-expressing cells. Claudin-4 expression leads to the differential expression of several genes, including many that have previously been implicated in angiogenesis. In particular, angiogenic cytokines, such as IL-8, were found elevated while genes of the angiostatic interferon pathway were found downregulated. In vitro assays show that claudin-4-expressing cells produce factors that can stimulate angiogenesis as measured by tube formation and migration in HUVEC cells. In addition, an in vivo mouse dorsal skinfold assay confirms that cells expressing claudin-4 secrete factors that can mediate angiogenesis in the dorsal skin of mice. Our data suggest a novel function for claudin-4 in cancer and provide an additional rationale for its common overexpression in human tumors.

SUBMITTER: Li J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2795001 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Possible angiogenic roles for claudin-4 in ovarian cancer.

Li Jianghong J Chigurupati Srinivasulu S Agarwal Rachana R Mughal Mohamed R MR Mattson Mark P MP Becker Kevin G KG Wood William H WH Zhang Yongqing Y Morin Patrice J PJ

Cancer biology & therapy 20091001 19

Claudin proteins are frequently overexpressed in various tumors such as breast, prostate and ovarian cancer. While their functions in cancer have not been completely elucidated, roles in survival, adhesion and invasion have been suggested. In order to clarify the roles of claudins in ovarian cancer, we have performed gene expression profiling of ovarian surface epithelial cells overexpressing claudin-4 and compared the expression patterns to the parental, non-expressing cells. Claudin-4 expressi ...[more]

PMID: 19657234

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Project description:Claudins are tight junction proteins that are involved in tight junction formation and function. Previous studies have shown that claudin-7 is frequently upregulated in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) along with claudin-3 and claudin-4. Here, we investigate in detail the expression patterns of claudin-7, as well as its possible functions in EOC. Initially a total of 95 ovarian tissue samples (7 normal ovarian tissues, 65 serous carcinomas, 11 clear cell carcinomas, 8 endometrioid carcinomas and 4 mucinous carcinomas) were studied for claudin-7 expression using RT-PCR analysis. The gene for claudin-7, CLDN7, was found to be significantly upregulated in all the tumor tissue samples studied. Similarly, immunohistochemical analysis and western blotting showed that claudin-7 protein was significantly overexpressed in the vast majority of EOCs. Two cell lines(OVCAR-2 and OVCA420) were chosen for microarray based gene expression analysis using small interfering RNA-mediated(SiRNA) knockdown of claudin-7. This treatment led to significant changes in gene expression that was validated by RT-PCR and immunoblotting. Ovarian cancer lines OVCA420 and OVCAR-2 were cultured in duplicate in McCoy’s 5A growth medium (Invitrogen) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and antibiotics (100 units/ml penicillin and 100 mg/ml streptomycin). Cells cultured in 6-well plates were transfected with either Claudin-7 specific siRNA oligos duplexes (Ambion, Inc.Austin, TX) or control siRNA #1 (Dharmacon) using LipofectAMINE 2000 (Invitrogen). Cells were treated for 72 hours to allow maximum knockdown, after which they were harvested for RNA preparation. Total RNA, was extracted using Trizol, quality and quantity were checked using the Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer with RNA 6000 Nano chip, (Agilent Technologies UK Ltd, West Lothian, UK). Biotinylated cRNA was generated using the Illumina TotalPrep RNA Amplification Kit (Ambion; Austin, TX) starting with approximately 500 ng total RNA. Hybridization of the cRNA was to the Sentrix HumanRef-8 Expression BeadChip (Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA). Microarray data processing and analysis was performed using Illumina Bead Studio software. Hierarchical clustering analysis of the significant genes was done using the JMP 6.0.0 software. Validation of the expression patterns of selected genes was performed using RT-PCR.

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Possible angiogenic roles for claudin-4 in ovarian cancer.

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