| Autor: |
Mitsuro Kanda, Dai Shimizu, Koichi Sawaki, Shunsuke Nakamura, Shinichi Umeda, Takashi Miwa, Haruyoshi Tanaka, Chie Tanaka, Masamichi Hayashi, Yohei Iguchi, Suguru Yamada, Masahisa Katsuno, Yasuhiro Kodera |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Molecular Cancer, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1476-4598 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12943-020-01251-0 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Controlling metastasis is essential for improving the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (GC). Here, we aimed to identify a molecule required for GC metastasis and to investigate its potential utility as a target for the development of therapeutic antibodies (Abs). Methods Transcriptome and bioinformatics analyses of human GC cell lines identified the neuronal pentraxin receptor (NPTXR) as a candidate molecule. NPTXR function was probed by modulating its expression in GC cells and assessing the effects on intracellular signaling and malignant behaviors in vitro and in mouse xenograft models. We also generated anti-NPTXR Abs and Nptxr −/− mice, and assessed the clinical significance of NPTXR expression in GC specimens. Results NPTXR mRNA expression in clinical specimens was associated with disease progression and was significantly higher in tissues from GC patients with distant metastasis compared with those without. NPTXR regulated expression of genes involved in metastatic behaviors as well as activation of the PI3K–AKT–mTOR, FAK–JNK, and YAP signaling pathways. NPTXR silencing promoted caspase-mediated apoptosis and attenuated GC cell proliferation, cell cycle progression, migration, invasion, adhesion, stem cell-like properties, and resistance to 5-fluorouracil in vitro, and also inhibited the tumorigenicity of GC cells in vivo. Anti-NPTXR Abs inhibited GC peritoneal metastasis in mice. Nptxr −/− mice showed no abnormalities in reproduction, development, metabolism, or motor function. Conclusions NPTXR plays an essential role in controlling the malignant behavior of GC cells in vitro and in vivo. NPTXR-targeting Abs may thus have utility as novel diagnostic tools and/or treatment modalities for GC. |
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