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ArticleBiomolecules2021

EPHA3 Contributes to Epigenetic Suppression of PTEN in Radioresistant Head and Neck Cancer.

Song-Hee Kim, Byung-Chul Kang, Daseul Seong, Won-Hyeok Lee, Jae-Hee An, Hyoung-Uk Je, Hee-Jeong Cha, Hyo-Won Chang, Sang-Yoon Kim, Seong-Who Kim and 1 more

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Article in Biomolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Song-Hee KimDepartment of Otolaryngology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Korea.
Byung-Chul KangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Korea.
Daseul SeongDepartment of Otolaryngology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Korea.
Won-Hyeok LeeDepartment of Otolaryngology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Korea.
Jae-Hee AnDepartment of Otolaryngology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Korea.
Hyoung-Uk JeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Korea.
Hee-Jeong ChaDepartment of Pathology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Korea.
Hyo-Won ChangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Sang-Yoon KimDepartment of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Seong-Who KimDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Myung-Woul HanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Korea.
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Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2019R1A2C1006788Ulsan University Hospital Research Grant UUH -2017-02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

EPHA3, a member of the EPH family, is overexpressed in various cancers. We demonstrated previously that EPHA3 is associated with radiation resistance in head and neck cancer via the PTEN/Akt/EMT pathway; the inhibition of EPHA3 significantly enhances the efficacy of radiotherapy in vitro and in vivo. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of PTEN regulation through EPHA3-related signaling. Increased DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) levels, along with increased histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) levels, correlated with decreased levels of PTEN in radioresistant head and neck cancer cells. Furthermore, PTEN is regulated in two ways: DNMT1-mediated DNA methylation, and EZH2-mediated histone methylation through EPHA3/C-myc signaling. Our results suggest that EPHA3 could display a novel regulatory mechanism for the epigenetic regulation of PTEN in radioresistant head and neck cancer cells.

Indexed as

Epigenetic RepressionRadiation ToleranceCell Line, TumorDNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1DNA MethylationEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinHead and Neck NeoplasmsHistone CodeHumansPTEN PhosphohydrolaseReceptor, EphA3DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1DNMT1 protein, humanEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEPHA3 protein, humanEZH2 protein, humanPTEN PhosphohydrolasePTEN protein, humanReceptor, EphA3C-mycDNA methylationDNMT1EPHA3EZH2head and neck cancerhistone methylationPTENradioresistance

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