期刊
GENE
卷 542, 期 2, 页码 173-181出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.03.037
关键词
SOX9; beta III-tubulin; Tumor hypoxia; Ovarian cancer; Poor prognosis
资金
- AIRC (Associazione Italiana Ricerca sul Cancro) [IG11975]
- Associazione OPPO e le sue stanze ONLUS
- Ruth C. Donovan Cancer Research Program
SOX9 [(sex determining region Y)-box9] gene has been implicated in the development and progression of different neoplasms. This study investigated the role of Sox9 in the expression of TUBB3 gene, a marker of aggressiveness in ovarian cancer (OC), encoding beta III-tubulin protein. Gene expression was assessed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in OC models. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) we found that Sox9 engages TUBB3 promoter at minus 980 base pairs from the transcriptional start site with transcriptional enhancing effects. Furthermore we found that Sox9 is a downstream target of Hif-2 alpha, a transcription factor encoded by endothelial PAS domain protein-1 (EPAS1). Hypoxic microenvironment is a common feature of solid tumors associated with cancer aggressiveness. In the present work we found that knockdown of either SOX9 or EPAS1 abolished TUBB3 gene induction in hypoxia. This phenomenon was associated with a decrease in the number of cell colonies capable of growing in an anchorage-independent way. Using a nanofluidic genetic analyzer, the expression of SOX9, TUBB3 and EPAS1 was evaluated in 182 OC specimens. Double staining immunohistochemistry was employed to evaluate the expression and prognostic role of both Sox9 and beta III-tubulin. Results obtained in cellular models matched the pattern of clinical specimens. We documented a direct correlation among the expression of EPAS1, SOX9 and TUBB3 at mRNA level. Patients displaying no expression for the three genes had the best outcome. A poor prognosis significant in multivariate analysis was visible in patients featuring high expression of beta III-tubulin and nuclear Sox9. Conclusions: Sox9 allows the survival of OC cells upon hypoxic condition, through the activation of beta III-tubulin expression and its aberrant activation in OC is prominent in patients with aggressive OC. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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