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Fibulin 2 Is Hypermethylated and Suppresses Tumor Cell Proliferation through Inhibition of Cell Adhesion and Extracellular Matrix Genes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Fibulins (FBLNs), interacting with cell adhesion receptors and extracellular matrix (ECM) components, play multiple roles in ECM structures and tissue functions. Abnormal expression of FBLN2, one of the fibulin family members, contributes to tumor initiation and development. However, the function of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8584407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34769264 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111834 |
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author | Ma, Yunxia Nenkov, Miljana Schröder, Desiree Charlotte Abubrig, Mohamed Gassler, Nikolaus Chen, Yuan |
author_facet | Ma, Yunxia Nenkov, Miljana Schröder, Desiree Charlotte Abubrig, Mohamed Gassler, Nikolaus Chen, Yuan |
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description | Fibulins (FBLNs), interacting with cell adhesion receptors and extracellular matrix (ECM) components, play multiple roles in ECM structures and tissue functions. Abnormal expression of FBLN2, one of the fibulin family members, contributes to tumor initiation and development. However, the function of FBLN2 in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not yet been elucidated. In this study, we found that FBLN2 was downregulated in 9 out of 11 lung cancer cell lines compared to normal bronchial epithelial cells, which was associated with DNA hypermethylation. Primary lung squamous cell carcinoma expressed significantly more FBLN2 protein compared to adenocarcinoma (p = 0.047). Ectopic expression of FBLN2 led to decreased cell proliferation, migration and invasion, accompanied by inactivated MAPK/ERK and AKT/mTOR pathways, while FBLN2 siRNA knockdown resulted in an opposite biological behaviour in NSCLC cells. Additionally, overexpression of FBLN2 led to dysregulation of cell adhesion molecules, ECM markers and a panel of lysate/exosome-derived-microRNAs, which are involved in cell adhesion and ECM remodelling. Taken together, our data indicate that FBLN2 is methylated and exerts a tumor suppressor function through modulation of MAPK/ERK and AKT pathways and regulation of cell adhesion and ECM genes. Moreover, FBLN2 might be a potential biomarker for the sub-classification of NSCLC. |
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spelling | pubmed-85844072021-11-12 Fibulin 2 Is Hypermethylated and Suppresses Tumor Cell Proliferation through Inhibition of Cell Adhesion and Extracellular Matrix Genes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Ma, Yunxia Nenkov, Miljana Schröder, Desiree Charlotte Abubrig, Mohamed Gassler, Nikolaus Chen, Yuan Int J Mol Sci Article Fibulins (FBLNs), interacting with cell adhesion receptors and extracellular matrix (ECM) components, play multiple roles in ECM structures and tissue functions. Abnormal expression of FBLN2, one of the fibulin family members, contributes to tumor initiation and development. However, the function of FBLN2 in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not yet been elucidated. In this study, we found that FBLN2 was downregulated in 9 out of 11 lung cancer cell lines compared to normal bronchial epithelial cells, which was associated with DNA hypermethylation. Primary lung squamous cell carcinoma expressed significantly more FBLN2 protein compared to adenocarcinoma (p = 0.047). Ectopic expression of FBLN2 led to decreased cell proliferation, migration and invasion, accompanied by inactivated MAPK/ERK and AKT/mTOR pathways, while FBLN2 siRNA knockdown resulted in an opposite biological behaviour in NSCLC cells. Additionally, overexpression of FBLN2 led to dysregulation of cell adhesion molecules, ECM markers and a panel of lysate/exosome-derived-microRNAs, which are involved in cell adhesion and ECM remodelling. Taken together, our data indicate that FBLN2 is methylated and exerts a tumor suppressor function through modulation of MAPK/ERK and AKT pathways and regulation of cell adhesion and ECM genes. Moreover, FBLN2 might be a potential biomarker for the sub-classification of NSCLC. MDPI 2021-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8584407/ /pubmed/34769264 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111834 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ma, Yunxia Nenkov, Miljana Schröder, Desiree Charlotte Abubrig, Mohamed Gassler, Nikolaus Chen, Yuan Fibulin 2 Is Hypermethylated and Suppresses Tumor Cell Proliferation through Inhibition of Cell Adhesion and Extracellular Matrix Genes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
title | Fibulin 2 Is Hypermethylated and Suppresses Tumor Cell Proliferation through Inhibition of Cell Adhesion and Extracellular Matrix Genes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
title_full | Fibulin 2 Is Hypermethylated and Suppresses Tumor Cell Proliferation through Inhibition of Cell Adhesion and Extracellular Matrix Genes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
title_fullStr | Fibulin 2 Is Hypermethylated and Suppresses Tumor Cell Proliferation through Inhibition of Cell Adhesion and Extracellular Matrix Genes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | Fibulin 2 Is Hypermethylated and Suppresses Tumor Cell Proliferation through Inhibition of Cell Adhesion and Extracellular Matrix Genes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
title_short | Fibulin 2 Is Hypermethylated and Suppresses Tumor Cell Proliferation through Inhibition of Cell Adhesion and Extracellular Matrix Genes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
title_sort | fibulin 2 is hypermethylated and suppresses tumor cell proliferation through inhibition of cell adhesion and extracellular matrix genes in non-small cell lung cancer |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8584407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34769264 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111834 |
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