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ArticleNature communications2021

The long noncoding RNA H19 regulates tumor plasticity in neuroendocrine prostate cancer.

Neha Singh, Varune R Ramnarine, Jin H Song, Ritu Pandey, Sathish K R Padi, Mannan Nouri, Virginie Olive, Maxim Kobelev, Koichi Okumura, David McCarthy and 25 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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77 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

35 authors at 11 institutions in 3 countries.

Neha Singh *University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9137-1103
Varune R Ramnarine *Vancouver Prostate Centre & Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Jin H SongUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.
Ritu PandeyUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.
Sathish K R PadiUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5526-4287
Mannan NouriVancouver Prostate Centre & Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7442-9251
Virginie OliveUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.
Maxim KobelevVancouver Prostate Centre & Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2236-920X
Koichi OkumuraUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6170-9342
David McCarthyRibomed Biotechnologies, Inc., 8821N. 7th St. STE 300, Phoenix, AZ, 85020, USA.
Michelle M HannaRibomed Biotechnologies, Inc., 8821N. 7th St. STE 300, Phoenix, AZ, 85020, USA.
Piali MukherjeeEpigenomics Core Facility, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2737-4849
Belinda SunDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0055-2206
Benjamin R LeeUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.
J Brandon ParkerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Science in Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9152-8913
Debabrata ChakravartiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Science in Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8446-8599
Noel A WarfelUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6410-9011
Muhan ZhouUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.
Jeremiah J BearssUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.
Ewan A GibbDecipher Biosciences, Inc, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Mohammed AlshalalfaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8405-3035
R Jefferey KarnesDepartment of Urology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Eric J SmallDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3191-6268
Rahul AggarwalDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7003-7982
Felix FengDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0963-7687
Yuzhuo WangVancouver Prostate Centre & Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9749-8591
Ralph ButtyanVancouver Prostate Centre & Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Amina ZoubeidiVancouver Prostate Centre & Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Mark RubinDepartment for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, 3008, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8321-9950
Martin GleaveVancouver Prostate Centre & Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Frank J SlackHarvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8263-0409
Elai DavicioniDecipher Biosciences, Inc, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Himisha BeltranDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3259-2226
Colin CollinsVancouver Prostate Centre & Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. colin.collins@ubc.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-6148-6110
Andrew S KraftUniversity of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA. akraft@uacc.arizona.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3417-4845
University of Arizona · USUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of California, San Francisco · USDecipher Biosciences (Canada) · CAHarvard University · USNorthwestern University · USCornell University · USDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USMayo Clinic · USUniversity of Bern · CHUniversity of British Columbia Hospital · CA

Funding

VITAMIN AP30CA023074 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Teri L Bankhead · 1985 to 2026
$110.2M
Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) SPORE in Prostate CancerP50CA211024 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI LODA, MASSIMO · 2017 to 2021
$10.9M
Precision microRNA medicine in cancerR35CA232105 · NCI · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI SLACK, FRANK J. · 2019 to 2025
$7.2M
Molecular mechanisms underlying lineage plasticity in prostate cancerR37CA241486 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI Himisha Beltran · 2020 to 2026
$4.1M
Targeting the Pim 1 Protein Kinase to Overcome Resistance to AKT InhibitorsR01CA173200 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI KRAFT, ANDREW S · 2013 to 2017
$1.6M
CIHR PJT-153073CIHR PJT-175238NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023074NCI NIH HHS P50 CA211024NCI NIH HHS R01 CA173200NCI NIH HHS R35 CA232105NCI NIH HHS R37 CA241486
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuroendocrine (NE) prostate cancer (NEPC) is a lethal subtype of castration-resistant prostate cancer (PCa) arising either de novo or from transdifferentiated prostate adenocarcinoma following androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Extensive computational analysis has identified a high degree of association between the long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) H19 and NEPC, with the longest isoform highly expressed in NEPC. H19 regulates PCa lineage plasticity by driving a bidirectional cell identity of NE phenotype (H19 overexpression) or luminal phenotype (H19 knockdown). It contributes to treatment resistance, with the knockdown of H19 re-sensitizing PCa to ADT. It is also essential for the proliferation and invasion of NEPC. H19 levels are negatively regulated by androgen signaling via androgen receptor (AR). When androgen is absent SOX2 levels increase, driving H19 transcription and facilitating transdifferentiation. H19 facilitates the PRC2 complex in regulating methylation changes at H3K27me3/H3K4me3 histone sites of AR-driven and NEPC-related genes. Additionally, this lncRNA induces alterations in genome-wide DNA methylation on CpG sites, further regulating genes associated with the NEPC phenotype. Our clinical data identify H19 as a candidate diagnostic marker and predictive marker of NEPC with elevated H19 levels associated with an increased probability of biochemical recurrence and metastatic disease in patients receiving ADT. Here we report H19 as an early upstream regulator of cell fate, plasticity, and treatment resistance in NEPC that can reverse/transform cells to a treatable form of PCa once therapeutically deactivated.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAndrogen AntagonistsAnimalsBenzamidesBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, NeuroendocrineCell LineageCell Line, TumorCell NucleusCell PlasticityCell ProliferationCohort StudiesDisease Models, AnimalDNA MethylationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEpigenesis, GeneticAndrogen AntagonistsAR protein, humanBenzamidesBiomarkers, TumorenzalutamideH19 long non-coding RNAHistonesNitrilesPhenylthiohydantoinPolycomb Repressive Complex 2Protein IsoformsReceptors, AndrogenRNA, Long NoncodingSOXB1 Transcription Factors

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PMID34934057
PMCPMC8692330
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