Reduced expression of phosphorylated ataxia-telangiectasia mutated gene is related to poor prognosis and gemcitabine chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer

Autor: Jingyu Xun, Hideo Ohtsuka, Katsuya Hirose, Daisuke Douchi, Shun Nakayama, Masaharu Ishida, Takayuki Miura, Kyohei Ariake, Masamichi Mizuma, Kei Nakagawa, Takanori Morikawa, Toru Furukawa, Michiaki Unno
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Cancer, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2407
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11294-3
Popis: Abstract Background Loss of expression of the gene ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM), occurring in patients with multiple primary malignancies, including pancreatic cancer, is associated with poor prognosis. In this study, we investigated the detailed molecular mechanism through which ATM expression affects the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer. Methods The levels of expression of ATM and phosphorylated ATM in patients with pancreatic cancer who had undergone surgical resection were analyzed using immunohistochemistry staining. RNA sequencing was performed on ATM-knockdown pancreatic-cancer cells to elucidate the mechanism underlying the invlovement of ATM in pancreatic cancer. Results Immunohistochemical analysis showed that 15.3% and 27.8% of clinical samples had low levels of ATM and phosphorylated ATM, respectively. Low expression of phosphorylated ATM substantially reduced overall and disease-free survival in patients with pancreatic cancer. In the pancreatic cancer cell lines with ATM low expression, resistance to gemcitabine was demonstrated. The RNA sequence demonstrated that ATM knockdown induced the expression of MET and NTN1. In ATM knockdown cells, it was also revealed that the protein expression levels of HIF-1α and antiapoptotic BCL-2/BAD were upregulated. Conclusions These findings demonstrate that loss of ATM expression increases tumor development, suppresses apoptosis, and reduces gemcitabine sensitivity. Additionally, loss of phosphorylated ATM is associated with a poor prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer. Thus, phosphorylated ATM could be a possible target for pancreatic cancer treatment as well as a molecular marker to track patient prognosis.
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