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ONCOTARGET
Volume 6, Issue 17, Pages 15050-15064Publisher
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3670
Keywords
thyroid hormone receptor; LCN2; Met/FAK cascade
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- Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan [CMRPD1C0271, CMRPD1C0272, CMRPD1C0273, NMRPD1A0921, NMRPD1A0922, NMRPD1A0923, NMRPD1A1231, NMRPD1A1232, NMRPD1A1233]
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan [MOST 100-2320-B-182-029-MY3, 100-2321-B182-005, 101-2321-B-182-003, 102-2321-B-182-003]
- National Science Council [NSC 100-2325-B-182-006]
- National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
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The thyroid hormone, 3,3',5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T-3), regulates cell growth, development and differentiation via interactions with thyroid hormone receptors (TR), but the mechanisms underlying T-3-mediated modulation of cancer progression are currently unclear. Lipocalin 2 (LCN2), a tumor-associated protein, is overexpressed in a variety of cancer types. Oligonucleotide microarray, coupled with proteomic analysis, has revealed that LCN2 is positively regulated by T-3/TR. However, the physiological role and pathway of T-3-mediated regulation of LCN2 in hepatocellular carcinogenesis remain to be characterized. Upregulation of LCN2 after T-3 stimulation was observed in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Additionally, TRE on the LCN2 promoter was identified at positions -1444/-1427. Overexpression of LCN2 enhanced tumor cell migration and invasion, and conversely, its knockdown suppressed migration and invasion, both in vitro and in vivo. LCN2-induced migration occurred through activation of the Met/FAK cascade. LCN2 was overexpressed in clinical hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, compared with normal subjects, and positively correlated with TR alpha levels. Both TRa and LCN2 showed similar expression patterns in relation to survival rate, tumor grade, tumor stage and vascular invasion. Our findings collectively support a potential role of T-3/TR in cancer progression through regulation of LCN2 via the Met/FAK cascade. LCN2 may thus be effectively utilized as a novel marker and therapeutic target in HCC.
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