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  • Title: Desmoplakin acts as a tumor suppressor by inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in human lung cancer.
    Author: Yang L, Chen Y, Cui T, Knösel T, Zhang Q, Albring KF, Huber O, Petersen I.
    Journal: Carcinogenesis; 2012 Oct; 33(10):1863-70. PubMed ID: 22791817.
    Abstract:
    Desmosomes are intercellular junctions that confer strong cell-cell adhesion, thus conferring resistance against mechanical stress on epithelial tissues. A body of evidence indicates that decreased expression of desmosomal proteins is associated with poor prognosis in various cancers. As a key component of desmosomal plaque proteins, the functional role of desmoplakin (DSP) in cancer is not yet elucidated. Here, we reported the anti-tumorigenic activity of DSP in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We found by DSP DNA methylation that DSP expression was downregulated in 8 out of 11 lung cancer cell lines and in 34 out of 56 primary lung tumors . Ectopic expression of DSP in the NSCLC cell line H157 significantly inhibited cell proliferation, anchorage-independent growth, migration and invasion and also increased the sensitivity of NSCLC cells to apoptosis induced by an anticancer drug, gemcitabine. Furthermore, overexpression of DSP enhanced expression of plakoglobin (γ-catenin), resulting in decreased T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor (TCF/LEF)-dependent transcriptional activity and reduced expression of the Wnt/β-catenin target genes Axin2 and matrix metalloproteinase MMP14. In accordance, DSP suppression by small interfering RNA resulted in downregulation of plakoglobin and upregulation of β-catenin and MMP14. Taken together, these data suggest that DSP is inactivated in lung cancer by an epigenetic mechanism, increases the sensitivity to anticancer drug-induced apoptosis and has tumor-suppressive function, possibly through inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in NSCLC cells. The epigenetic regulation of DSP and its ability to increase the sensitivity to anticancer drug-induced apoptosis has potential implications for clinical application.
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