ABSTRACT: To investigate the RNA binding property of FSCN1 in ESCC, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) was performed using an FSCN1 monoclonal antibody in ECA-109 cell lysate
Project description:To explore the downstream molecules of FSCN1, shRNA targeting FSCN1 was designed and transfected into the ESCC cell line, ECA-109. Whole-genome expression profiling was performed to screen for related molecules. To investigate the RNA binding property of FSCN1 in ESCC, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) was performed using an FSCN1 monoclonal antibody in ECA-109 cell lysate, and the associated RNA was analyzed by RNA-seq.
Project description:BACKGROUND & AIMS: Emerging long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been demonstrated to be associated with progression of various cancers. In the current study, we identified a novel lncRNA-TTN-AS1 and dissected the underlying mechanisms by which lncRNA-TTN-AS1 induced carcinogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS: ESCC and adjacent non-malignant specimens from 7 ESCC patients were chosen to analyze the expression profiles of lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA using multiple microarrays. The novel lncRNA-TTN-AS1 was identified using multiple bioinformatics platforms. Levels of lncRNA-TTN-AS1 in tissues from 148 ESCC patients were verified by qRT-PCR and in situ hybridization. The biological function and mechanism of action of lncRNA-TTN-AS1 were performed both in vivo and in vitro using gain-of and loss-of function assays on TE-13 cells and KYSE-410 cells, luciferase reporter assays, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assays and RNA pull-down assays. RESULTS: lncRNA-TTN-AS1 levels were upregulated in ESCC tissues compared with adjacent non-malignant tissues, and correlated with poor prognosis. LncRNA-TTN-AS1, as an oncogene, promoted ESCC cell proliferation and prevented apoptosis. Additionally, lncRNA-TTN-AS1 increased snail1 levels by competitively binding to miR-133b, thereby facilitating epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) cascades. Sharing miR-133b binding sites, lncRNA-TTN-AS1 as a ceRNA also derepressed FSCN1 mediated by miR-133b. Notably, lncRNA-TTN-AS1 stabilized FSCN1 mRNA by interacting directly with the mRNA stabilizing protein HuR, resulting in ESCC invasion-cascades and activation of FSCN1/β-catenin. CONCLUSION: lncRNA-TTN-AS1 sponges miR-133b to govern the expression of snial1 and FSCN1, which promotes ESCC cell proliferation and metastasis. It also combines with HuR to modulate FSCN1 in ESCC cell lines. Our findings may provide a novel target for ESCC anti-metastatic therapies.
Project description:BACKGROUND & AIMS: Emerging long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been demonstrated to be associated with progression of various cancers. In the current study, we identified a novel lncRNA-TTN-AS1 and dissected the underlying mechanisms by which lncRNA-TTN-AS1 induced carcinogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS: ESCC and adjacent non-malignant specimens from 7 ESCC patients were chosen to analyze the expression profiles of lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA using multiple microarrays. The novel lncRNA-TTN-AS1 was identified using multiple bioinformatics platforms. Levels of lncRNA-TTN-AS1 in tissues from 148 ESCC patients were verified by qRT-PCR and in situ hybridization. The biological function and mechanism of action of lncRNA-TTN-AS1 were performed both in vivo and in vitro using gain-of and loss-of function assays on TE-13 cells and KYSE-410 cells, luciferase reporter assays, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assays and RNA pull-down assays. RESULTS: lncRNA-TTN-AS1 levels were upregulated in ESCC tissues compared with adjacent non-malignant tissues, and correlated with poor prognosis. LncRNA-TTN-AS1, as an oncogene, promoted ESCC cell proliferation and prevented apoptosis. Additionally, lncRNA-TTN-AS1 increased snail1 levels by competitively binding to miR-133b, thereby facilitating epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) cascades. Sharing miR-133b binding sites, lncRNA-TTN-AS1 as a ceRNA also derepressed FSCN1 mediated by miR-133b. Notably, lncRNA-TTN-AS1 stabilized FSCN1 mRNA by interacting directly with the mRNA stabilizing protein HuR, resulting in ESCC invasion-cascades and activation of FSCN1/β-catenin. CONCLUSION: lncRNA-TTN-AS1 sponges miR-133b to govern the expression of snial1 and FSCN1, which promotes ESCC cell proliferation and metastasis. It also combines with HuR to modulate FSCN1 in ESCC cell lines. Our findings may provide a novel target for ESCC anti-metastatic therapies.
Project description:Fascin actin-bundling protein 1 (FSCN1) is an evolutionarily conserved actin-bundling protein that plays a critical role in cell migration, motility, adhesion and cellular interactions. Although multiple clinical studies have implicated the expression of FSCN1 in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) progression, the precise mechanism of FSCN1 in the process has not been clearly elucidated. To define FSCN1 function, we characterized FSCN1-interacting proteins in LSCC cells by immunoprecipitation followed by LC-MS/MS. After data filtering, 119 proteins with expression in both the Hep-2 and TU-177 cell samples were identified as FSCN1-interacting partners. With in-depth bioinformatics analysis, we linked FSCN1 to critical cellular processes including cell adhesion, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, regulation of protein ubiquitination, ribosomal RNA processing and small molecule metabolism. We discuss the interactions between FSCN1 and some of the newly validated partners. The identification of these potential partners of FSCN1 expands our knowledge of the FSCN1 interactome and provides a valuable resource for understanding the functions of this protein in LSCC progression.
Project description:The actin-bundling protein fascin (FSCN1) is overexpressed in aggressive adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) and represents a reliable prognostic indicator. We investigated the effects of FSCN1 inactivation by CRISPR/Cas9 in ACC H295R cells on global gene expression profiles in those cells. We performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of 2 different H295R control clones and 2 different FSCN1 KO clones (2 biological replicates for each clone).
Project description:FSCN1 has been reported to be dysregulated in cervical cancers. However, the genome-wide regulated targets of FSCN1 is still unclear in cervical cancers. Here, the gene expression profile of HeLa cells transfected with FSCN1 shRNA (shFSCN1) were compared with cells transfected with empty vector (shCtrl). The results showed that shFSCN1 extensively affects the transcriptional level of 5, 043 genes in HeLa cells. There were more up-regulated genes (3, 870) than down-regulated ones (1, 173) after FSCN1 was knocked down in HeLa cells. GO analysis showed that the up-regulated genes were associated with transcription regulation and DNA binding. The down-regulated genes were enriched in some cancer associated pathway including angiogenesis and cell adhesion. In particular, FSCN1 positilvely regulated ANGPTL4 in HeLa cells. Compared to normal tissue, both FSCN1 and ANGPTL4 showed a higher expression in cervical tumor tissue. Moreover, ANGPTL4 was also positilvely correlated with expression of FSCN1 in cervical tumor tissue of TCGA. In conclusion, our study provide important cues for further study on the regulatory mechanism of FSCN1 in cervical cancer.
Project description:Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is a common malignant tumor with a poor prognosis. Fascin actin-bundling protein 1 (FSCN1) has been reported to play a crucial role in LSCC development and progression, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unknown. Here, a whole transcriptome microarray analysis was performed to screen for differentially expressed genes in FSCN1 knockdown cells. We identified 1063 differentially expressed mRNA transcripts. Functional annotation revealed that these differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were involved in multiple biological functions such as transcriptional regulation, response to radiation, focal adhesion, ECM-receptor interaction, steroid biosynthesis, and others. Through co-expression and protein-protein interaction analysis, we linked FSCN1 to novel functions, including defense response to virus and steroid biosynthesis.
Project description:Background: Abiraterone (Abi) is an androgen receptor signaling inhibitor that significantly improves patients' life expectancy in metastatic prostate cancer (PCa). Despite its beneficial effects, many patients have baseline or acquired resistance against Abi. Objective: To identify predictive serum biomarkers for Abi treatment. Design, setting, and participants: We performed a comparative proteome analysis on three Abi sensitive (LNCaPabl, LAPC4, DuCaP) and resistant (LNCaPabl-Abi, LAPC4-Abi, DuCaP-Abi) PCa cell lines using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) technique. Two bioinformatic selection methods were applied to select the most promising candidate serum markers. Serum levels of selected proteins were assessed in samples of 100 Abi-treated patients with metastatic castration-resistant disease using ELISA. Moreover, FSCN1 serum concentrations were measured in samples of 69 Docetaxel (Doc) treated mCRPC patients. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis: Serum levels were correlated with patients‘ clinicopathological parameters and survival. Results and limitations: Our proteome analysis identified 68 significantly, at least two-fold upregulated proteins in Abi resistant cells. Using two filtering methods four proteins (AMACR, KLK2, FSCN1 and CTAG1A) were selected for ELISA analyses. We found high baseline FSCN1 serum levels to be significantly associated with poor survival in Abi-treated mCRPC patients. Moreover, the multivariable analysis revealed that higher ECOG status (>1) and high baseline FSCN1 serum levels (>10.22 ng/ml by ROC cut-off) were independently associated with worse survival in Abi-treated patients (p<0.001 and p=0.021, respectively). In contrast, no association was found between serum FSCN1 concentrations and overall survival in Doc-treated patients. Conclusions: Our analysis identified baseline FSCN1 serum levels to be independently associated with poor survival of Abi-treated, but not Doc-treated mCRPC patients, suggesting a therapy specific prognostic value for FSCN1. Patient summary: In this study, we identified serum FSCN1 as a marker that may help to predict PCa patients who derive less benefit from Abi but not Doc treatment.
Project description:identify an underlying mechanism a new pathway where GRHL3 activates the Fscn1 gene to effect cell-cell loosening in the migrating wound front