ArticleScientific reports2015
Tumor Suppressor WWOX inhibits osteosarcoma metastasis by modulating RUNX2 function.
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- Molecular Crosstalk Between RUNX2 and HIF-1α in Osteosarcoma: Implications for Angiogenesis, Metastasis, and Therapy Resistance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Twenty-five years of WWOX insight in cancer: a treasure trove of knowledge.Functional & integrative genomics · 2025Review
- TheInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- MiRNA-218 inhibits cell proliferation, migration and invasion by targeting Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) in human osteosarcoma cells.Regenerative therapy · 2021Article
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- Osteosarcoma and Metastasis.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
- Silencing of synaptotagmin 7 regulates osteosarcoma cell proliferation, apoptosis, and migration.Histology and histopathology · 2020Article
- Biology and pathogenesis of human osteosarcoma.Oncology letters · 2020Review
- Aberrant expression of WWOX and its association with cancer stem cell biomarker expression.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2020Article
- MicroRNAs signatures, bioinformatics analysis of miRNAs, miRNA mimics and antagonists, and miRNA therapeutics in osteosarcoma.Cancer cell international · 2020Review
- The cancer-related transcription factor RUNX2 modulates expression and secretion of the matricellular protein osteopontin in osteosarcoma cells to promote adhesion to endothelial pulmonary cells and lung metastasis.Journal of cellular physiology · 2019Article
- A p53/TIAF1/WWOX triad exerts cancer suppression but may cause brain protein aggregation due to p53/WWOX functional antagonism.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2019Article
- Strategies by which WWOX-deficient metastatic cancer cells utilize to survive via dodging, compromising, and causing damage to WWOX-positive normal microenvironment.Cell death discovery · 2019Article
- LncRNA WWOX‑AS1 inhibits the proliferation, migration and invasion of osteosarcoma cells.Molecular medicine reports · 2018Article
- DNA binding partners of YAP/TAZ.BMB reports · 2018Review
- Relationship of genetic variant distributions of WW domain-containing oxidoreductase gene with uterine cervical cancer.International journal of medical sciences · 2018Article
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Abstract
Osteosarcoma (OS) is among the most frequently occurring primary bone tumors, primarily affecting adolescents and young adults. This malignant osteoid forming tumor is characterized by its metastatic potential, mainly to lungs. We recently demonstrated that WW domain-containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) is frequently inactivated in human OS and that WWOX restoration in WWOX-negative OS cells suppresses tumorigenicity. Of note, WWOX levels are reduced in paired OS samples of post-treatment metastastectomies as compared to pre-treatment biopsies suggesting that decreased WWOX levels are associated with a more aggressive phenotype at the metastatic site. Nevertheless, little is known about WWOX function in OS metastasis. Here, we investigated the role of tumor suppressor WWOX in suppressing pulmonary OS metastasis both in vitro and in vivo. We demonstrated that ectopic expression of WWOX in OS cells, HOS and LM-7, inhibits OS invasion and cell migration in vitro. Furthermore, WWOX expression reduced tumor burden in vivo and inhibited metastases' seeding and colonization. Mechanistically, WWOX function is associated with reduced levels of RUNX2 metastatic target genes implicated in adhesion and motility. Our results suggest that WWOX plays a critical role in determining the aggressive phenotype of OS, and its expression could be an attractive therapeutic target to combat this devastating adolescent disease.
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