PTTG1/ZEB1 Axis Regulates E-Cadherin Expression in Human Seminoma

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Teveroni, Emanuela [1 ]
Di Nicuolo, Fiorella [1 ]
Vergani, Edoardo [2 ]
Bianchetti, Giada [3 ,4 ]
Bruno, Carmine [2 ]
Maulucci, Giuseppe [3 ,4 ]
De Spirito, Marco [3 ,4 ]
Cenci, Tonia [5 ]
Pierconti, Francesco [5 ]
Gulino, Gaetano [6 ]
Bassi, Pierfrancesco [6 ]
Pontecorvi, Alfredo [1 ,2 ]
Milardi, Domenico [1 ,2 ]
Mancini, Francesca [1 ]
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[1] Fdn Policlin Univ A Gemelli IRCCS, Int Sci Inst Paul VI, I-00168 Rome, Italy
[2] Fdn Policlin Univ A Gemelli IRCCS, Div Endocrinol, I-00168 Rome, Italy
[3] Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Dept Neurosci, Sect Biophys, I-00168 Rome, Italy
[4] Fdn Policlin Univ A Gemelli IRCCS, I-00168 Rome, Italy
[5] Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Sch Med, Div Anat Pathol & Histol, I-00168 Rome, Italy
[6] Fdn Policlin Univ A Gemelli IRCCS, Dept Urol, I-00168 Rome, Italy
关键词
TGCTs; seminoma; PTTG1; ZEB1; E-Cadherin; EMT; invasiveness; TRANSFORMING GENE PTTG; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITIONS; PITUITARY-ADENOMAS; BREAST-CANCER; TUMOR; BINDING; INVASION; PROLIFERATION; REPRESSOR; PROTEIN;
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10.3390/cancers14194876
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
摘要
Simple Summary Seminoma represents one of the most common neoplasms in Caucasian males between 15 and 40 years old. The molecular pathways underlying its clinical behavior are far from being understood yet. We previously demonstrated that nuclear Pituitary-tumor transforming-gene 1 (PTTG1), overexpressed in several neoplasms, promotes invasiveness through its transcriptional target matrix-metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2). PTTG1 sustains the migratory and invasive properties of cancer cells through the induction of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). E-Cadherin (E-CAD) repression is the first step of EMT. Therefore, we investigated the role of PTTG1 in EMT in human seminoma using an in vitro and in vivo model and through Atlas database interrogation. Our data showed a PTTG1-mediated E-CAD transcriptional repression through Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1), a master regulator of the EMT process. Our data provide insights into the molecular characterization of seminoma, promoting PTTG1 as a prognostic marker useful in human seminoma clinical management. (1) Background: PTTG1 sustains the EMT process and the invasiveness of several neoplasms. We previously showed the role of nuclear PTTG1 in promoting invasiveness, through its transcriptional target MMP2, in seminoma in vitro models. Here, we investigated the key players involved in PTTG1-mediated EMT in human seminoma. (2) Methods: Two seminoma cell lines and four human seminoma tumor specimens were used. E-Cadherin gene regulation was investigated using Western blot, real-time PCR, and luciferase assay. Immunoprecipitation, ChIP, RE-ChIP, and confocal microscopy analysis were performed to evaluate the interplay between PTTG1 and ZEB1. Matrigel invasion and spheroid formation assays were applied to functionally investigate PTTG1 involvement in the EMT of seminoma cell lines. RNA depletion and overexpression experiments were performed to verify the role of PTTG1/ZEB1 in E-Cadherin repression and seminoma invasiveness. E-Cadherin and ZEB1 levels were analyzed in human testicular tumors from the Atlas database. (3) Results: PTTG1 transcriptionally represses E-Cadherin in seminoma cell lines through ZEB1. The cooperation of PTTG1 with ZEB1 has a significant impact on cell growth/invasion properties involving the EMT process. Analysis of the Atlas database of testicular tumors showed significantly lower E-Cadherin levels in seminoma, where PTTG1 showed nuclear staining. Finally, PTTG1 and ZEB1 strongly localize together in the periphery of the tumors. (4) Conclusions: These results strengthen the evidence for a role of PTTG1 in the EMT process in human seminomas through its cooperation with the transcriptional repressor ZEB1 on the E-Cadherin gene. Our data enrich the molecular characterization of seminoma, suggesting that PTTG1 is a prognostic factor in seminoma clinical management.
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