FOXF2 deficiency permits basal-like breast cancer cells to form lymphangiogenic mimicry by enhancing the response of VEGF-C/VEGFR3 signaling pathway.

Abstract:

:Lymphatic metastasis is the main route of breast cancer metastasis. It is known that lymphangiogenesis facilitates lymphatic metastasis through vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C)/VEGF receptor 3 (VEGFR3) pathway-linked interactions between the tumor and its microenvironment. Here, we report a novel mechanism of lymphatic metastasis by which aggressive basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) cells form lymphatic vessel-like structures that are identified by the positive expression of lymphatic endothelial cell markers lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1 (LYVE-1), podoplanin, and VEGFR3, and termed as lymphangiogenic mimicry (LM), for the first time. Our clinical evidence and experimental data in vivo and in vitro revealed that forkhead box F2 (FOXF2) deficiency promotes the lymphatic metastasis of BLBC by conferring a lymphangiogenic mimetic feature upon cancer cells through directly activating VEGFR3 transcription. The fact that FOXF2 controls the activation of the VEGF-C/VEGFR3 signaling pathway in BLBC cells provides potential molecular diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for lymphatic metastasis in BLBC patients.

journal_name

Cancer Lett

journal_title

Cancer letters

authors

Wang QS,He R,Yang F,Kang LJ,Li XQ,Fu L,Sun B,Feng YM

doi

10.1016/j.canlet.2018.01.069

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-04-28 00:00:00

pages

116-126

eissn

0304-3835

issn

1872-7980

pii

S0304-3835(18)30102-2

journal_volume

420

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Loss of imprinting and overexpression of IGF2 gene in gastric adenocarcinoma.

    abstract::Both insulin-like growth factor II (IGF2) and H19 gene are located on chromosome 11p15.5 in close vicinity to each other, and are imprinted on different parental alleles. Although the exact mechanism remains unclear, loss of imprinting (LOI) leading to the biallelic expression of IGF2 and H19 genes has recently been r...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(97)00279-6

    authors: Wu MS,Wang HP,Lin CC,Sheu JC,Shun CT,Lee WJ,Lin JT

    更新日期:1997-11-25 00:00:00

  • Cytotoxicity of PAI2, C595 and Herceptin vectors labeled with the alpha-emitting radioisotope Bismuth-213 for ovarian cancer cell monolayers and clusters.

    abstract::The vectors PAI2, C595 and Herceptin target the membrane-bound uPA, MUC1 and HER2 antigens expressed by cancer cells, respectively. The expression of these receptors was tested in the ovarian cancer cell line OVCAR-3; MUC-1 was strongly expressed (3+), uPA moderately expressed (2+), but HER2 was negative (-). The alph...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2005.03.060

    authors: Song YJ,Qu CF,Rizvi SM,Li Y,Robertson G,Raja C,Morgenstern A,Apostolidis C,Perkins AC,Allen BJ

    更新日期:2006-03-28 00:00:00

  • Retinoid-X-receptor alpha (RXRalpha) expression during laryngeal carcinogenesis: detrimental or beneficial event?

    abstract::RXRalpha is an obligatory heterodimerization partner in many signal transducing pathways. To evaluate RXRalpha expression during laryngeal carcinogenesis, immunohistochemistry was performed on laryngeal epithelial specimens of 154 patients with normal-appearing, hyperplastic, dysplastic laryngeal epithelium and squamo...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(03)00346-x

    authors: Karamouzis MV,Sotiropoulou-Bonikou G,Vandoros G,Varakis I,Papavassiliou AG

    更新日期:2003-09-25 00:00:00

  • Sebaceous adenomas with associated epidermal hyperplasia and papilloma formation as a major type of tumor induced in mouse skin by high doses of carcinogens.

    abstract::Application of a single high dose of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA, 1 mg) or N-nitrosomethylurea (NMU, 0.4 mg) to the ears of either athymic nu/nu or phenotypically normal nu/+ mice (BALB/c background) resulted in the appearance of cutaneous sebaceous adenomas as well as squamous cell tumors, both at the site o...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0304-3835(86)90069-8

    authors: Rice JM,Anderson LM

    更新日期:1986-12-01 00:00:00

  • Endometrial cancer and somatic G>T KRAS transversion in patients with constitutional MUTYH biallelic mutations.

    abstract::MUTYH-associated polyposis (MAP) is an autosomal recessive condition predisposing to colorectal cancer, caused by constitutional biallelic mutations in the base excision repair (BER) gene MUTYH. Colorectal tumours from MAP patients display an excess of somatic G>T mutations in the APC and KRAS genes due to defective B...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2008.09.022

    authors: Tricarico R,Bet P,Ciambotti B,Di Gregorio C,Gatteschi B,Gismondi V,Toschi B,Tonelli F,Varesco L,Genuardi M

    更新日期:2009-02-18 00:00:00

  • Formation of DNA adducts of 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in male Fischer-344 rats.

    abstract::2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]-pyridine (PhIP) is known to induce colon tumors in male Fischer-344 rats. Using 32P-postlabeling assays, we have examined PhIP-DNA adduct formation in various organs and white blood cells (WBCs) of the male Fischer-344 rat 24 h after a single oral dose of 0, 0.5, 5 or 50 mg PhIP...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0304-3835(92)90134-h

    authors: Schut HA,Herzog CR

    更新日期:1992-12-24 00:00:00

  • Chromosomal end-to-end fusions in immortalized mouse embryonic fibroblasts deficient in the DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit.

    abstract::Telomeres constitute the ends of the linear eukaryotic chromosomes and are essential for the maintenance of chromosome stability and genome integrity. One of the consequences of an altered telomere structure is the formation of telomeric fusions (TFs), that is aberrant chromosomes in which two elements are fused at th...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2003.08.028

    authors: Rebuzzini P,Lisa A,Giulotto E,Mondello C

    更新日期:2004-01-08 00:00:00

  • Mammaglobin B gene as a novel marker for lymph node micrometastasis in patients with abdominal cancers.

    abstract::Mammaglobin B is a recently-isolated gene speculated to belong to the uteroglobin gene family and is overexpressed in primary breast cancers. We investigated mammaglobin B mRNA expression in various cancers of the digestive system. Given the absence of mammaglobin B expression in normal lymph nodes, we also assessed t...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(99)00378-x

    authors: Aihara T,Fujiwara Y,Miyake Y,Okami J,Okada Y,Iwao K,Sugita Y,Tomita N,Sakon M,Shiozaki H,Monden M

    更新日期:2000-03-13 00:00:00

  • Statin suppresses Hippo pathway-inactivated malignant mesothelioma cells and blocks the YAP/CD44 growth stimulatory axis.

    abstract::Malignant mesothelioma (MM) frequently exhibits Hippo signaling pathway inactivation (HPI) mainly due to NF2 and/or LATS2 mutations, which leads to the activation of YAP transcriptional co-activator. Here, we show antitumor effects of statin on MM cells with HPI, through the interplay of the mevalonate and Hippo signa...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2016.10.020

    authors: Tanaka K,Osada H,Murakami-Tonami Y,Horio Y,Hida T,Sekido Y

    更新日期:2017-01-28 00:00:00

  • Molecular mechanisms of aging-associated inflammation.

    abstract::A direct relationship exists between aging and increasing incidences of chronic diseases. In fact, with most age-associated diseases individuals manifest an underlying chronic inflammatory state as evidenced by local infiltration of inflammatory cells, such as macrophages, and higher circulatory levels of pro-inflamma...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2005.04.009

    authors: Sarkar D,Fisher PB

    更新日期:2006-05-08 00:00:00

  • Transgenic expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in mouse intestine epithelium is insufficient to initiate tumorigenesis but promotes tumor progression.

    abstract::We generated mice expressing a COX-2 transgene in colon epithelium and found that they did not develop spontaneous colon tumors. But when treated with azoxymethane, a colon carcinogen, COX-2 mice had a higher tumor load compared to wild-type mice. There was no change in the number of pre-neoplastic lesions, indicating...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2008.08.012

    authors: Al-Salihi MA,Terrece Pearman A,Doan T,Reichert EC,Rosenberg DW,Prescott SM,Stafforini DM,Topham MK

    更新日期:2009-01-18 00:00:00

  • ShRNA-based POLD2 expression knockdown sensitizes glioblastoma to DNA-Damaging therapeutics.

    abstract::Glioblastoma (GBM) has limited therapeutic options. DNA repair mechanisms contribute GBM cells to escape therapies and re-establish tumor growth. Multiple studies have shown that POLD2 plays a critical role in DNA replication, DNA repair and genomic stability. We demonstrate for the first time that POLD2 is highly exp...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2020.01.011

    authors: Xu Q,Hu C,Zhu Y,Wang K,Lal B,Li L,Tang J,Wei S,Huang G,Xia S,Lv S,Laterra J,Jiang Y,Li Y

    更新日期:2020-07-10 00:00:00

  • Concomitant DDX1 and MYCN gain in neuroblastoma.

    abstract::DDX1, a gene mapping to the 2p24 region, has been observed to be co-amplified with MYCN in neuroblastoma. Co-amplification of the DDX1 gene is a consequence of the short physical distance between the two genes. Recently, it has been found that neuroblastoma cells can show a low increase in MYCN gene copy number, defin...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2007.05.010

    authors: Defferrari R,Tonini GP,Conte M,Papio F,Sementa AR,Valent A,Schena F,Perri P,Mazzocco K

    更新日期:2007-10-18 00:00:00

  • Multi-drug resistance in cancer chemotherapeutics: mechanisms and lab approaches.

    abstract::Multi-drug resistance (MDR) has become the largest obstacle to the success of cancer chemotherapies. The mechanisms of MDR and the approaches to test MDR have been discovered, yet not fully understood. This review covers the in vivo and in vitro approaches for the detection of MDR in the laboratory and the mechanisms ...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2014.03.013

    authors: Wu Q,Yang Z,Nie Y,Shi Y,Fan D

    更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00

  • Effects of processing conditions on glucosinolates in cruciferous vegetables.

    abstract::Glucosinolates constitute a well-defined group of secondary plant metabolites in cruciferous plants. They occur especially in brassica vegetables, which represent a major part of the human diet. Glucosinolates undergo hydrolysis, catalysed by an endogenous plant enzyme, known as myrosinase, into a range of biological ...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0304-3835(97)04661-2

    authors: Verkerk R,van der Gaag MS,Dekker M,Jongen WM

    更新日期:1997-03-19 00:00:00

  • Reprogramming metabolism by histone methyltransferase NSD2 drives endocrine resistance via coordinated activation of pentose phosphate pathway enzymes.

    abstract::Metabolic reprogramming such as the aerobic glycolysis or Warburg effect is well recognized as a common feature of tumorigenesis. However, molecular mechanisms underlying metabolic alterations for tumor therapeutic resistance are poorly understood. Through gene expression profiling analysis we found that histone H3K36...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2016.05.004

    authors: Wang J,Duan Z,Nugent Z,Zou JX,Borowsky AD,Zhang Y,Tepper CG,Li JJ,Fiehn O,Xu J,Kung HJ,Murphy LC,Chen HW

    更新日期:2016-08-10 00:00:00

  • Effect of osteoblast supernatants on cancer cell migration and invasion.

    abstract::Malignant tumor cells of different origin seem to have preferential sites for metastasis. Breast cancer, prostate cancer and certain melanomas have bone as one of their preferential targets for metastasis. Bone is continuously being remodelled, a process largely controlled by local growth factors. A possible explanati...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0304-3835(95)03955-v

    authors: Giunciuglio D,Cai T,Filanti C,Manduca P,Albini A

    更新日期:1995-10-20 00:00:00

  • Mutagenicity of the two main components of commercially available carcinogenic aristolochic acid in Salmonella typhimurium.

    abstract::One of the 2 main components of the commercially available carcinogenic aristolochic acid (AA) was isolated, the other was enriched. Three different aristolochic acid samples (AAI 99% pure; AAI 65% + AAII 35%; AAI 32% + AAII 68%) were assayed for mutagenic activity in Salmonella typhimurium TA1537, TA100 and TA100 NR ...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0304-3835(84)90067-3

    authors: Schmeiser HH,Pool BL,Wiessler M

    更新日期:1984-05-01 00:00:00

  • Incadronate inhibits aminopeptidase N expression in prostatic PC-3 cells.

    abstract::Bone metastasis is an important cause of morbidity in advanced prostate cancer. Bisphosphonates are widely used for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, but recently have been observed to be effective in controlling prostate cancer metastasis. Since aminopeptidase N (AP-N) is known to be involved in the metas...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2005.06.006

    authors: Iguchi K,Nakano T,Usui S,Hirano K

    更新日期:2006-06-18 00:00:00

  • Immune modulation in advanced radiotherapies: Targeting out-of-field effects.

    abstract::By virtue of being a localized treatment modality, radiotherapy is unable to deliver a tumoricidal radiation dose to tissues outside of the irradiated field. Nevertheless, ionizing radiation may result in radiation damage mediated by a bystander like effect away from the irradiated field, but this response is likely t...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2015.04.007

    authors: Hanna GG,Coyle VM,Prise KM

    更新日期:2015-11-28 00:00:00

  • Inhibition of protein phosphatase 2A sensitizes pancreatic cancer to chemotherapy by increasing drug perfusion via HIF-1α-VEGF mediated angiogenesis.

    abstract::Pancreatic cancer is a malignant disease without efficient treatment. Improved treatments are urgently needed to enhance or replace chemotherapy. Here we used a small molecular compound LB-100 to assess the effect of pharmacological inhibition of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) in combination with doxorubicin on the pro...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2014.09.048

    authors: Bai X,Zhi X,Zhang Q,Liang F,Chen W,Liang C,Hu Q,Sun X,Zhuang Z,Liang T

    更新日期:2014-12-28 00:00:00

  • The expression and function of miRNA-451 in non-small cell lung cancer.

    abstract::miRNAs are small, non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional and translational levels. miRNA-451 was previously reported to be down-regulated in gastric and colorectal cancers. Here, we showed that miRNA-451 expression decreased in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues an...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2011.07.026

    authors: Wang XC,Tian LL,Jiang XY,Wang YY,Li DG,She Y,Chang JH,Meng AM

    更新日期:2011-12-08 00:00:00

  • Melatonin down-regulates hTERT expression induced by either natural estrogens (17beta-estradiol) or metalloestrogens (cadmium) in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells.

    abstract::The goal was to evaluate whether melatonin (Mel) down-regulates hTERT expression induced by 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) or cadmium (Cd) in breast cancer cells. We found that: (a) Mel inhibits E(2) or Cd-induced hTERT transcription in hTERT-Luc transfected MCF-7 cells, (b) Mel significantly reduces E(2)- and Cd-mediated hT...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2008.04.001

    authors: Martínez-Campa CM,Alonso-González C,Mediavilla MD,Cos S,González A,Sanchez-Barcelo EJ

    更新日期:2008-09-18 00:00:00

  • The binding of aristolochic acid I to the active site of human cytochromes P450 1A1 and 1A2 explains their potential to reductively activate this human carcinogen.

    abstract::Aristolochic acid (AA), a naturally occurring nephrotoxin and carcinogen, has been associated with the development of urothelial cancer in humans. Using the 32P-postlabeling assay we showed that AAI is activated by human recombinant cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A1, CYP1A2 and NADPH:CYP reductase to species generating DNA ad...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2005.06.038

    authors: Stiborová M,Sopko B,Hodek P,Frei E,Schmeiser HH,Hudecek J

    更新日期:2005-11-18 00:00:00

  • Experimental hypoxia is a potent stimulus for radiotracer uptake in vitro: comparison of different tumor cells and primary endothelial cells.

    abstract::Hypoxia causes upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) which is a key regulator in tumor angiogenesis and essential for the proliferation of endothelial cells. Endothelial cells have been described to accumulate radiotracers like (18)F-FDG. However, the contribution of radiotracer uptake by endotheli...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2007.02.016

    authors: Oswald J,Treite F,Haase C,Kampfrath T,Mäding P,Schwenzer B,Bergmann R,Pietzsch J

    更新日期:2007-08-28 00:00:00

  • Fetal microchimerism and cancer.

    abstract::The acquisition and persistence of fetal microchimerism, small numbers of genetically disparate cells from the fetus in the mother, is now a well-recognized consequence of normal pregnancy. Fetal microchimerism has been associated with several classical autoimmune diseases, but its role in normal health remains undefi...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2008.07.025

    authors: Gadi VK

    更新日期:2009-04-08 00:00:00

  • 1,2,3,4,6-Penta-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose blocks endothelial cell growth and tube formation through inhibition of VEGF binding to VEGF receptor.

    abstract::Tumor angiogenesis is a critical step for the growth and metastasis of solid tumors. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the most important angiogenic molecule associated with tumor-induced neovascularization. VEGF exerts its activity through binding to its receptor tyrosine kinase, KDR/Flk-1, expressed on th...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2003.11.008

    authors: Lee SJ,Lee HM,Ji ST,Lee SR,Mar W,Gho YS

    更新日期:2004-05-10 00:00:00

  • Improved chemosensitivity in cervical cancer to cisplatin: synergistic activity of mahanine through STAT3 inhibition.

    abstract::Toxicity reduction of cisplatin is necessary for improved treatment of cancer. Here we have demonstrated the synergistic growth-inhibitory effect of cisplatin on cervical cancer cells in-combination with a nontoxic herbal carbazole alkaloid, mahanine. Mahanine enhanced cisplatin-induced apoptosis and reduced its effec...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2014.05.005

    authors: Das R,Bhattacharya K,Samanta SK,Pal BC,Mandal C

    更新日期:2014-08-28 00:00:00

  • Expression of the tumor suppressor miR-206 is associated with cellular proliferative inhibition and impairs invasion in ERα-positive endometrioid adenocarcinoma.

    abstract::This study investigated the role of miR-206 in estrogen receptor-α (ERα)-positive endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma (EEC). We profiled miR-206 expression in 30 EEC clinical samples using qRT-PCR, and explored its relationship with ERα and clinical parameters. A luciferase reporter assay assessed the ERα targetin...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2011.09.014

    authors: Chen X,Yan Q,Li S,Zhou L,Yang H,Yang Y,Liu X,Wan X

    更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00

  • Targeted MYCN expression affects cytotoxic potential of chemotherapeutic drugs in neuroblastoma cells.

    abstract::Neuroblastoma (NB) is a solid childhood tumour that exhibits heterogeneous biological and clinical phenotypes. Multiple drug resistance marks a major complication especially in high-risk patients with advanced tumour stages and specific genetic aberrations, such as MYCN amplification and lp deletion. As an approach to...

    journal_title:Cancer letters

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2006.09.010

    authors: Paffhausen T,Schwab M,Westermann F

    更新日期:2007-05-18 00:00:00