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GROWTH HORMONE & IGF RESEARCH
Volume 69-70, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2023.101533
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IGF; CTCF; FOXA1; Prostate cancer; Androgen signaling
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This study aims to investigate the associations between transcription factors CTCF and FOXA1 and the androgen receptor (AR), as well as their associations with components of the IGF pathway. The results show a strong correlation between CTCF and AR, IGF-IR, PTEN, and phospho-mTOR. FOXA1 is also correlated with IGF-IR, IGFBP-2, and phosphor-mTOR. The staining for IGF-IR is strongly correlated with AR.
Aims: To examine associations between the transcription factors CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) and forkhead box protein A1 (FOXA1) and the androgen receptor (AR) and their association with components of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-pathway in a cohort of men with localized prostate cancer.Methods: Using prostate tissue samples collected during the Prostate cancer: Evidence of Exercise and Nutrition Trial (PrEvENT) trial (N = 70 to 92, depending on section availability), we assessed the abundance of CTCF, FOXA1, AR, IGFIR, p-mTOR, PTEN and IGFBP-2 proteins using a modified version of the Allred scoring system. Validation studies were performed using large, publicly available datasets (TCGA) (N = 489).Results: We identified a strong correlation between CTCF and AR staining with benign prostate tissue. CTCF also strongly associated with the IGF-IR, with PTEN and with phospho-mTOR. FOXA1 was also correlated with staining for the IGF-IR, with IGFBP-2 and with staining for activated phosphor-mTOR. The staining for the IGF-IR was strongly correlated with the AR.Conclusion: Our findings emphasise the close and complex links between the endocrine controls, well known to play an important role in prostate cancer, and the transcription factors implicated by the recent genetic evidence.
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