Journal
CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 47, Issue 2, Pages 879-892Publisher
Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co
DOI: 10.1159/000490080
Keywords
Hop; Autocrine; Gastric Cancer; Proliferation; Apoptosis
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81772579, 8177101568, 81372341, 81502078]
- Science and Technology Foundation of Guangzhou [201707010125]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong [2017A030313513, 2017A030313861]
- Medical Science and Technology Research Foundation of Guangdong Province [A2017058]
- Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China [2017M622878]
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Background/Aims: HSP70/HSP90-organizing protein (HOP) is an adaptor protein that mediates heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and HSP90 folding. HOP can be secreted by cancer cells and promote malignant cell growth in an autocrine manner. Here, we studied its role in gastric cancer (GC). Methods: HOP mRNA and protein levels were detected by quantitative real-time PCR and western blotting, respectively, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to determine the serum levels. Immunohistochemistry was performed to analyze HOP expression in 117 GC tissues and 32 adjacent normal tissues. The Cell Counting Kit-8 cell viability assay, flow cytometry, and western blotting were used to analyze the effects of HOP on cell proliferation and apoptosis, and the potential underlying mechanisms. Results: HOP mRNA and protein levels were significantly higher in GC tissues than in normal tissues in our medical center (P<0.001) and in The Cancer Genome Atlas database (P<0.001). GC patients had higher serum levels of HOP than age-matched healthy controls (P<0.001); however, once tumors were removed, serum levels significantly decreased (P<0.01). In human GC tissues, increased HOP expression was associated with tumor progression and poor survival. Notably, autocrine HOP promoted cell proliferation through the phospholipase C gamma 1-extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2-dependent pathway, and inhibited cell apoptosis by regulating the activities of caspase 9, caspase 3, and B-cell lymphoma 2. Blocking extracellular HOP with neutralizing antibody reduced proliferation and enhanced fluorouracil-induced apoptosis of GC cells. Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that HOP is an important molecular marker and prognostic factor for GC, and functionally contributes to tumor cell growth and survival. These results provide a rationale for considering HOP as a potential therapeutic target and chemosensitizer in GC. (C) 2018 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel
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