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ArticleBMC systems biology2014

A bioinformatics approach reveals novel interactions of the OVOL transcription factors in the regulation of epithelial - mesenchymal cell reprogramming and cancer progression.

Hernan Roca, Manjusha Pande, Jeffrey S Huo, James Hernandez, James D Cavalcoli, Kenneth J Pienta, Richard C McEachin

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hernan Roca
Manjusha Pande
Jeffrey S Huo
James Hernandez
James D Cavalcoli
Kenneth J PientaDepartment of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. kpienta1@jhmi.edu.
Richard C McEachin
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Tumor microvesicle-mediated modulation of the bone microenvironmentP01CA093900 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI PIENTA, KENNETH J. · 2004 to 2024
$29.6M
LAB RESEARCH TRAINING IN PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY-HEMATOLOGYT32CA060441 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ALAN D FRIEDMAN · 1993 to 2026
$14.9M
TRANS_NETWORK PROJECTSU54CA143803 · NCI · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI GETZENBERG, ROBERT H. · 2009 to 2013
$14.2M
Mechanisms That Regulate Dormancy of Disseminated Tumor Cells in the Bone MarrowU54CA163124 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SHIOZAWA, YUSUKE · 2011 to 2015
$3.0M
Reactive Stroma and Tumor Associated Macrophages in Prostate Cancer ProgressionU01CA143055 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI PIENTA, KENNETH J., ROWLEY, DAVID R · 2010 to 2014
$2.7M
NCI NIH HHS CA093900NCI NIH HHS CA143055NCI NIH HHS CA163124NCI NIH HHS U54CA143803
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMesenchymal to Epithelial Transition (MET) plasticity is critical to cancer progression, and we recently showed that the OVOL transcription factors (TFs) are critical regulators of MET. Results of that work also posed the hypothesis that the OVOLs impact MET in a range of cancers. We now test this hypothesis by developing a model, OVOL Induced MET (OI-MET), and sub-model (OI-MET-TF), to characterize differential gene expression in MET common to prostate cancer (PC) and breast cancer (BC).

resultsIn the OI-MET model, we identified 739 genes differentially expressed in both the PC and BC models. For this gene set, we found significant enrichment of annotation for BC, PC, cancer, and MET, as well as regulation of gene expression by AP1, STAT1, STAT3, and NFKB1. Focusing on the target genes for these four TFs plus the OVOLs, we produced the OI-MET-TF sub-model, which shows even greater enrichment for these annotations, plus significant evidence of cooperation among these five TFs. Based on known gene/drug interactions, we prioritized targets in the OI-MET-TF network for follow-on analysis, emphasizing the clinical relevance of this work. Reflecting these results back to the OI-MET model, we found that binding motifs for the TF pair AP1/MYC are more frequent than expected and that the AP1/MYC pair is significantly enriched in binding in cancer models, relative to non-cancer models, in these promoters. This effect is seen in both MET models (solid tumors) and in non-MET models (leukemia). These results are consistent with our hypothesis that the OVOLs impact cancer susceptibility by regulating MET, and extend the hypothesis to include mechanisms not specific to MET.

conclusionsWe find significant evidence of the OVOL, AP1, STAT1, STAT3, and NFKB1 TFs having important roles in MET, and more broadly in cancer. We prioritize known gene/drug targets for follow-up in the clinic, and we show that the AP1/MYC TF pair is a strong candidate for intervention.

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Disease ProgressionEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionModels, BiologicalBreast NeoplasmsComputational BiologyGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMolecular Sequence AnnotationMolecular Targeted TherapyPromoter Regions, GeneticProstatic NeoplasmsProtein BindingTranscription FactorsTranscription Factors

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PMID24612742
PMCPMC4008156
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