Abstract
BackgroundChromodomain helicase/ATPase DNA-binding protein 1-like gene (CHD1L), also known as ALC1 (amplified in liver cancer 1 gene), is a new oncogene amplified in many solid tumors. Whether this gene plays a role in invasion and metastasis of breast cancer is unknown.MethodsImmunohistochemistry was performed to detect the expression of CHD1L in patients with invasive ductal carcinoma and normal mammary glands. Chemotaxis, wound healing, and Transwell invasion assays were also performed to examine cell migration and invasion. Western blot analysis was conducted to detect the expression of CHD1L, MMP-2, MMP-9, pAkt/Akt, pARK5/ARK5, and pmTOR/mTOR. Moreover, ELISA was carried out to detect the expression levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9. Nude mice xenograft model was used to detect the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cell lines.ResultsCHD1L overexpression was observed in 112 of 268 patients (41.8%). This overexpression was associated with lymph node metastasis (P = 0.008), tumor differentiation (P = 0.020), distant metastasis (P = 0.026), MMP-2 (P = 0.035), and MMP-9 expression (P = 0.022). In the cell experiment, reduction of CHD1L inhibited the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells by mediating MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression. CHD1L knockdown via siRNA suppressed EGF-induced pAkt, pARK5, and pmTOR. This knockdown inhibited the metastasis of breast cancer cells into the lungs of SCID mice.ConclusionsCHD1L promoted the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells via the PI3K/Akt/ARK5/mTOR/MMP signaling pathway. This study identified CHD1L as a potential anti-metastasis target for therapeutic intervention in breast cancer.
Highlights
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide, but it is not fatal in its early stages
Chromodomain helicase/ATPase DNA-binding protein 1-like gene (CHD1L) overexpression was observed in 112 of 268 patients (41.8%). This overexpression was associated with lymph node metastasis (P = 0.008), tumor differentiation (P = 0.020), distant metastasis (P = 0.026), MMP-2 (P = 0.035), and MMP-9 expression (P = 0.022)
This study identified CHD1L as a potential antimetastasis target for therapeutic intervention in breast cancer
Summary
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide, but it is not fatal in its early stages. Chromodomain helicase/adenosine triphosphatase DNA-binding protein 1-like gene (CHD1L) is known as amplified in liver cancer 1 gene (ALC1). This gene belongs to the sucrose nonfermenting 2 (SNF2)-like subfamily of the SNF2 family. CHD1L is a recently identified oncogene localized at 1q21 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) [4]. Chromodomain helicase/ATPase DNA-binding protein 1-like gene (CHD1L), known as ALC1 (amplified in liver cancer 1 gene), is a new oncogene amplified in many solid tumors. Whether this gene plays a role in invasion and metastasis of breast cancer is unknown
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