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Published in: Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 3/2018

01-03-2018 | Research Paper

ETS1 regulates Twist1 transcription in a KrasG12D/Lkb1−/− metastatic lung tumor model of non-small cell lung cancer

Authors: Guetchyn Millien, Yuxia Cao, Carl J. O’Hara, Jean-Bosco Tagne, Anne Hinds, Mary C. Williams, Maria I. Ramirez, Hasmeena Kathuria

Published in: Clinical & Experimental Metastasis | Issue 3/2018

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Abstract

Distinct members of the Ets family of transcription factors act as positive or negative regulators of genes involved in cellular proliferation, development, and tumorigenesis. In human lung cancer, increased ETS1 expression is associated with poor prognosis and metastasis. We tested whether ETS1 contributes to lung tumorigenesis by binding to Twist1, a gene involved in tumor cell motility and dissemination. We used a mouse lung cancer model with metastasis driven by conditionally activated Kras and concurrent tumor suppressor Lkb1 loss (KrasG12D/ Lkb1−/− model) and a similar model of lung cancer that does not metastasize, driven by conditionally activated Kras alone (KrasG12D model). We show that Ets1 and Twist1 gene expression differs between KrasG12D tumors (low Ets1 and Twist1 expression) and KrasG12D/Lkb1−/− tumors (high Ets1 and Twist1 expression). In human lung tumors, ETS1 and TWIST1 expression positively correlates and low combined ETS1 and TWIST1 levels are associated with improved survival compared to high levels. Using mouse cell lines derived from KrasG12D and KrasG12D/Lkb1−/− mouse models and the human lung cancer (A549) cell line, we show that ETS1 regulates Twist1 expression. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays confirm binding of ETS1 to the Twist1 promoter. Overexpression studies show that ETS1 transactivates Twist1 promoter activity in mouse and human cells. Silencing endogenous Ets1 by siRNA in mouse cell lines decreases Twist1 mRNA levels, decreases invasion, and increases cell growth. Ets1 and Twist1 are at the crossroad of several signaling pathways in cancer. Understanding their regulation may inform the development of therapies to impair lung tumor metastasis.
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Metadata
Title
ETS1 regulates Twist1 transcription in a KrasG12D/Lkb1−/− metastatic lung tumor model of non-small cell lung cancer
Authors
Guetchyn Millien
Yuxia Cao
Carl J. O’Hara
Jean-Bosco Tagne
Anne Hinds
Mary C. Williams
Maria I. Ramirez
Hasmeena Kathuria
Publication date
01-03-2018
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Clinical & Experimental Metastasis / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0262-0898
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7276
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10585-018-9912-z

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