Pathways affected by asbestos exposure in normal and tumour tissue of lung cancer patients.
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Pathways affected by asbestos exposure in normal and tumour tissue of lung cancer patients. / Ruosaari, Salla; Hienonen-Kempas, Tuija; Puustinen, Anne; Sarhadi, Virinder K; Hollmén, Jaakko; Knuutila, Sakari; Saharinen, Juha; Wikman, Harriet; Anttila, Sisko.
In: BMC MED GENOMICS, Vol. 1, 2008, p. 55.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Pathways affected by asbestos exposure in normal and tumour tissue of lung cancer patients.
AU - Ruosaari, Salla
AU - Hienonen-Kempas, Tuija
AU - Puustinen, Anne
AU - Sarhadi, Virinder K
AU - Hollmén, Jaakko
AU - Knuutila, Sakari
AU - Saharinen, Juha
AU - Wikman, Harriet
AU - Anttila, Sisko
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Studies on asbestos-induced tumourigenesis have indicated the role of, e.g., reactive oxygen/nitrogen species, mitochondria, as well as NF-kappaB and MAPK signalling pathways. The exact molecular mechanisms contributing to asbestos-mediated carcinogenesis are, however, still to be characterized. METHODS: In this study, gene expression data analyses together with gene annotation data from the Gene Ontology (GO) database were utilized to identify pathways that are differentially regulated in lung and tumour tissues between asbestos-exposed and non-exposed lung cancer patients. Differentially regulated pathways were identified from gene expression data from 14 asbestos-exposed and 14 non-exposed lung cancer patients using custom-made software and Iterative Group Analysis (iGA). Western blotting was used to further characterize the findings, specifically to determine the protein levels of UBA1 and UBA7. RESULTS: Differences between asbestos-related and non-related lung tumours were detected in pathways associated with, e.g., ion transport, NF-kappaB signalling, DNA repair, as well as spliceosome and nucleosome complexes. A notable fraction of the pathways down-regulated in both normal and tumour tissue of the asbestos-exposed patients were related to protein ubiquitination, a versatile process regulating, for instance, DNA repair, cell cycle, and apoptosis, and thus being also a significant contributor of carcinogenesis. Even though UBA1 or UBA7, the early enzymes involved in protein ubiquitination and ubiquitin-like regulation of target proteins, did not underlie the exposure-related deregulation of ubiquitination, a difference was detected in the UBA1 and UBA7 levels between squamous cell carcinomas and respective normal lung tissue (p = 0.02 and p = 0.01) without regard to exposure status. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate alterations in protein ubiquitination related both to cancer type and asbestos. We present for the first time pathway analysis results on asbestos-associated lung cancer, providing important insight into the most relevant targets for future research.
AB - ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Studies on asbestos-induced tumourigenesis have indicated the role of, e.g., reactive oxygen/nitrogen species, mitochondria, as well as NF-kappaB and MAPK signalling pathways. The exact molecular mechanisms contributing to asbestos-mediated carcinogenesis are, however, still to be characterized. METHODS: In this study, gene expression data analyses together with gene annotation data from the Gene Ontology (GO) database were utilized to identify pathways that are differentially regulated in lung and tumour tissues between asbestos-exposed and non-exposed lung cancer patients. Differentially regulated pathways were identified from gene expression data from 14 asbestos-exposed and 14 non-exposed lung cancer patients using custom-made software and Iterative Group Analysis (iGA). Western blotting was used to further characterize the findings, specifically to determine the protein levels of UBA1 and UBA7. RESULTS: Differences between asbestos-related and non-related lung tumours were detected in pathways associated with, e.g., ion transport, NF-kappaB signalling, DNA repair, as well as spliceosome and nucleosome complexes. A notable fraction of the pathways down-regulated in both normal and tumour tissue of the asbestos-exposed patients were related to protein ubiquitination, a versatile process regulating, for instance, DNA repair, cell cycle, and apoptosis, and thus being also a significant contributor of carcinogenesis. Even though UBA1 or UBA7, the early enzymes involved in protein ubiquitination and ubiquitin-like regulation of target proteins, did not underlie the exposure-related deregulation of ubiquitination, a difference was detected in the UBA1 and UBA7 levels between squamous cell carcinomas and respective normal lung tissue (p = 0.02 and p = 0.01) without regard to exposure status. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate alterations in protein ubiquitination related both to cancer type and asbestos. We present for the first time pathway analysis results on asbestos-associated lung cancer, providing important insight into the most relevant targets for future research.
U2 - 10.1186/1755-8794-1-55
DO - 10.1186/1755-8794-1-55
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 1
SP - 55
JO - BMC MED GENOMICS
JF - BMC MED GENOMICS
SN - 1755-8794
ER -