Juan J Muñoz1, Sandra A Drigo1, Mateus C Barros-Filho1, Fábio A Marchi1, Cristovam Scapulatempo-Neto1, Gustavo S Pessoa1, Gustavo C Guimarães1, José Carlos S Trindade Filho1, Ademar Lopes1, Marco A Z Arruda1, Silvia R Rogatto2. 1. International Research Center (JJM, MCB-F, FAM, SRR), A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Pelvic Surgery (AL), A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Pathology, Barretos Cancer Hospital (CS-N), São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Genetics, Institute of Biosciences (JJM), São Paulo State University-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brazil; Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine (SAD, JCSTF, SRR), São Paulo State University-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brazil; Group of Spectrometry, Sample Preparation and Mechanization (GSP, MAZA), Institute of Chemistry, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Institute of Chemistry, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil. 2. International Research Center (JJM, MCB-F, FAM, SRR), A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Pelvic Surgery (AL), A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Pathology, Barretos Cancer Hospital (CS-N), São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Genetics, Institute of Biosciences (JJM), São Paulo State University-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brazil; Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine (SAD, JCSTF, SRR), São Paulo State University-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brazil; Group of Spectrometry, Sample Preparation and Mechanization (GSP, MAZA), Institute of Chemistry, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Institute of Chemistry, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil. Electronic address: silvia.rogatto@cipe.accamargo.org.br.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The SLC8A1 gene, which encodes the Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger, has a key role in calcium homeostasis. Our previous gene expression oligoarray data revealed SLC8A1 under expression in penile carcinoma. We investigated whether dysregulation of SLC8A1 expression is associated with apoptosis and cell proliferation in penile carcinoma via modulation of the calcium concentration. The underlying mechanisms of SLC8A1 under expression were also explored, focusing on copy number alteration and miRNA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Transcript levels of the SLC8A1 gene and miR-223 were evaluated by quantitative polymerase chain reaction to compare penile carcinoma samples with normal glans tissue. SLC8A1 copy number was evaluated by microarray based comparative genomic hybridization. In normal and tumor samples we investigated caspase-3 and Ki-67 immunostaining as well as calcium distribution by laser ablation imaging inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. RESULTS: SLC8A1 under expression was detected in penile carcinoma samples (p = 0.001), confirming our previous data. It was not associated with gene copy number loss. In contrast, miR-223 over expression (p = 0.002) inversely correlated with its putative repressor SLC8A1 (r = -0.426, p = 0.015). SLC8A1 under expression was associated with decreased calcium distribution, high Ki-67 and low caspase-3 immunoexpression in penile carcinoma compared to normal tissue. CONCLUSIONS: Down-regulation of the SLC8A1 gene, most likely mediated by its regulator miR-223, can lead to decreased calcium in penile carcinoma and consequently to suppressed apoptosis and increased tumor cell proliferation. These data suggest that the miR-223-NCX1-calcium signaling axis may represent a potential therapeutic approach to penile carcinoma.
PURPOSE: The SLC8A1 gene, which encodes the Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger, has a key role in calcium homeostasis. Our previous gene expression oligoarray data revealed SLC8A1 under expression in penile carcinoma. We investigated whether dysregulation of SLC8A1 expression is associated with apoptosis and cell proliferation in penile carcinoma via modulation of the calcium concentration. The underlying mechanisms of SLC8A1 under expression were also explored, focusing on copy number alteration and miRNA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Transcript levels of the SLC8A1 gene and miR-223 were evaluated by quantitative polymerase chain reaction to compare penile carcinoma samples with normal glans tissue. SLC8A1 copy number was evaluated by microarray based comparative genomic hybridization. In normal and tumor samples we investigated caspase-3 and Ki-67 immunostaining as well as calcium distribution by laser ablation imaging inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. RESULTS:SLC8A1 under expression was detected in penile carcinoma samples (p = 0.001), confirming our previous data. It was not associated with gene copy number loss. In contrast, miR-223 over expression (p = 0.002) inversely correlated with its putative repressor SLC8A1 (r = -0.426, p = 0.015). SLC8A1 under expression was associated with decreased calcium distribution, high Ki-67 and low caspase-3 immunoexpression in penile carcinoma compared to normal tissue. CONCLUSIONS: Down-regulation of the SLC8A1 gene, most likely mediated by its regulator miR-223, can lead to decreased calcium in penile carcinoma and consequently to suppressed apoptosis and increased tumor cell proliferation. These data suggest that the miR-223-NCX1-calcium signaling axis may represent a potential therapeutic approach to penile carcinoma.
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