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Epigenetic alterations leading to TMPRSS4 promoter hypomethylation and protein overexpression predict poor prognosis in squamous lung cancer patients

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Autores de IIS La Fe

Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

  • Villalba M
  • Diaz-Lagares A
  • Redrado M
  • de Aberasturi AL
  • Bodegas ME
  • Pajares MJ
  • Pio R
  • Freire J
  • Gomez-Roman J

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Abstract

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, which highlights the need of innovative therapeutic options. Although targeted therapies can be successfully used in a subset of patients with lung adenocarcinomas (ADC), they are not appropriate for patients with squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). In addition, there is an unmet need for the identification of prognostic biomarkers that can select patients at risk of relapse in early stages. Here, we have used several cohorts of NSCLC patients to analyze the prognostic value of both protein expression and DNA promoter methylation status of the prometastatic serine protease TMPRSS4. Moreover, expression and promoter methylation was evaluated in a panel of 46 lung cancer cell lines. We have demonstrated that a high TMPRSS4 expression is an independent prognostic factor in SCC. Similarly, aberrant hypomethylation in tumors, which correlates with high TMPRSS4 expression, is an independent prognostic predictor in SCC. The inverse correlation between expression and methylation status was also observed in cell lines. In vitro studies showed that treatment of cells lacking TMPRSS4 expression with a demethylating agent significantly increased TMPRSS4 levels. In conclusion, TMPRSS4 is a novel independent prognostic biomarker regulated by epigenetic changes in SCC and a potential therapeutic target in this tumor type, where targeted therapy is still underdeveloped.

Datos de la publicación

ISSN/ISSNe:
1949-2553, 1949-2553

Oncotarget  IMPACT JOURNALS LLC

Tipo:
Article
Páginas:
22752-22769
PubMed:
26989022
Factor de Impacto:
1,994 SCImago ℠
Cuartil:
Q1 SCImago ℠

Citas Recibidas en Web of Science: 25

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Keywords

  • TMPRSS4; epigenetics; promoter hypomethylation; squamous cell carcinoma; prognosis

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