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Prominin 2 decreases cisplatin sensitivity in non-small cell lung cancer and is modulated by CTCC binding factor Cover

Prominin 2 decreases cisplatin sensitivity in non-small cell lung cancer and is modulated by CTCC binding factor

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|Sep 2023

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FIGURE 1.

PROM2 is overexpressed in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (A) Expression level of PROM2 in normal group and tumor. (B–D) GEO microarray data GSE32863 was analyzed by LIMMA package using R language to compare the expression of differential genes (DEGs) in lung cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues. The data were corrected and analyzed by PCA (B), and the volcano map (C) and heat map (D) were drawn. (E–F) To analyze the expression level of PROM2 in non-small cell lung cancer (TCGA-LUAD and TCGA-LUSC) using online platform GEPIA based on TCGA database. (G) Kaplan-Meier plotter was used to analyze the effect of PROM2 expression on prognosis. (H) Representative immunohistochemical picture of PROM2 in NSCLC. (I) PROM2 protein level in NSCLC by Western blotting. (J) The protein expression of PROM2 in human normal lung epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) and lung cancer cells (NCI-H1650, A549, NCI-H1299, PC-9) was detected by western blotting.*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 compared with normal group/BEAS-2B group
PROM2 is overexpressed in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (A) Expression level of PROM2 in normal group and tumor. (B–D) GEO microarray data GSE32863 was analyzed by LIMMA package using R language to compare the expression of differential genes (DEGs) in lung cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues. The data were corrected and analyzed by PCA (B), and the volcano map (C) and heat map (D) were drawn. (E–F) To analyze the expression level of PROM2 in non-small cell lung cancer (TCGA-LUAD and TCGA-LUSC) using online platform GEPIA based on TCGA database. (G) Kaplan-Meier plotter was used to analyze the effect of PROM2 expression on prognosis. (H) Representative immunohistochemical picture of PROM2 in NSCLC. (I) PROM2 protein level in NSCLC by Western blotting. (J) The protein expression of PROM2 in human normal lung epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) and lung cancer cells (NCI-H1650, A549, NCI-H1299, PC-9) was detected by western blotting.*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 compared with normal group/BEAS-2B group

FIGURE 2.

PROM2 promotes the proliferation of lung cancer cells. (A–D) PROM2 was overexpressed or knocked down in A549 and PC-9 cells. The protein level of PROM2 was detected by western blotting (A), cell viability was detected by CCK8 (B), cell proliferation was detected by clonal formation (C). Transwell was used to detect cell migration and cell invasion (D).*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 compared with siNC; $P < 0.05, $$P < 0.01, $$$P < 0.001 compared with vector
PROM2 promotes the proliferation of lung cancer cells. (A–D) PROM2 was overexpressed or knocked down in A549 and PC-9 cells. The protein level of PROM2 was detected by western blotting (A), cell viability was detected by CCK8 (B), cell proliferation was detected by clonal formation (C). Transwell was used to detect cell migration and cell invasion (D).*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 compared with siNC; $P < 0.05, $$P < 0.01, $$$P < 0.001 compared with vector

FIGURE 3.

PROM2 attenuates the sensitivity of lung cancer cells to cisplatin. (A) Cell viability was detected by CCK8. (B) The expression level of PROM2 in different groups of cells was detected by western blotting. (C–F) PROM2 was knocked down or overexpressed in A549/DDP and PC-9/DDP, and then the protein level of PROM2 was detected by western blotting, cell viability was detected by CCK8 (D), cell proliferation was detected by clone formation (E), and cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry (F).**P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 compared with A549 group; $P < 0.05, $$P < 0.01, $$$P < 0.001 compared with vector
PROM2 attenuates the sensitivity of lung cancer cells to cisplatin. (A) Cell viability was detected by CCK8. (B) The expression level of PROM2 in different groups of cells was detected by western blotting. (C–F) PROM2 was knocked down or overexpressed in A549/DDP and PC-9/DDP, and then the protein level of PROM2 was detected by western blotting, cell viability was detected by CCK8 (D), cell proliferation was detected by clone formation (E), and cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry (F).**P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 compared with A549 group; $P < 0.05, $$P < 0.01, $$$P < 0.001 compared with vector

FIGURE 4.

PROM2 enhances cisplatin resistance in lung cancer cells in vivo. BALB/c nude mice were subcutaneously injected with PROM2 knockdown stable A549/DDP cells. One week later, cisplatin (4 mg/kg) was injected into the peritoneum every 3 days. After 30 days, the cells were removed and the volume and weight were measured. (A) The volume and weight of tumors in different groups were detected. (B) The protein levels of PROM2 in different groups were detected by Western blotting.***P < 0.001 compared with shNC group; $P < 0.05, $$P < 0.01, $$$P < 0.001 compared with cisplatin+shNC
PROM2 enhances cisplatin resistance in lung cancer cells in vivo. BALB/c nude mice were subcutaneously injected with PROM2 knockdown stable A549/DDP cells. One week later, cisplatin (4 mg/kg) was injected into the peritoneum every 3 days. After 30 days, the cells were removed and the volume and weight were measured. (A) The volume and weight of tumors in different groups were detected. (B) The protein levels of PROM2 in different groups were detected by Western blotting.***P < 0.001 compared with shNC group; $P < 0.05, $$P < 0.01, $$$P < 0.001 compared with cisplatin+shNC

FIGURE 5.

Up-regulation of PROM2 induced by CTCF. (A) TIMER 2.0 data analysis revealed that CTCF was overexpressed in lung cancer. (B) There was a positive correlation between CTCF and PROM2 in LUAD and LUSC data analyzed by GEPIA platform. (C) Protein levels of PROM2 and CTCF were detected by western blotting. (D) The expression level of PROM2 was detected by ChIP-PCR.**P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 compared with vector group; $$$P < 0.001 compared with siNC
Up-regulation of PROM2 induced by CTCF. (A) TIMER 2.0 data analysis revealed that CTCF was overexpressed in lung cancer. (B) There was a positive correlation between CTCF and PROM2 in LUAD and LUSC data analyzed by GEPIA platform. (C) Protein levels of PROM2 and CTCF were detected by western blotting. (D) The expression level of PROM2 was detected by ChIP-PCR.**P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 compared with vector group; $$$P < 0.001 compared with siNC

FIGURE 6.

CTCF knockdown increased the sensitivity of lung cancer cells to cisplatin by down-regulating PROM2. (A–D) After knockdown of CTCF and/or overexpression of PROM2 in A549/DDP, the protein levels of CTCF and PROM2 were detected by western blotting (A), cell viability was detected by CCK8 (B), cell proliferation was detected by clone formation (C), and cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry (D).*P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001 compared with siNC+vector; $P < 0.05, $$$P < 0.001 compared with siCTCF#1+vector
CTCF knockdown increased the sensitivity of lung cancer cells to cisplatin by down-regulating PROM2. (A–D) After knockdown of CTCF and/or overexpression of PROM2 in A549/DDP, the protein levels of CTCF and PROM2 were detected by western blotting (A), cell viability was detected by CCK8 (B), cell proliferation was detected by clone formation (C), and cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry (D).*P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001 compared with siNC+vector; $P < 0.05, $$$P < 0.001 compared with siCTCF#1+vector

Data of ENCODE ChIP-seq

TFsSignal peakENCODE ID
CTCF114.601ENCFF797HKW
REST94.922ENCFF044DWW
MAFK71.984ENCFF757FDG
TEAD434.118ENCFF186WSI

The patient characteristics had no statistical significance

Clinicopathological factorNumber of casesPROM2 expressionP value

HighLow
Total Cases351916
Gender 0.606
  Male22139
  Female1367
Age 0.814
  < 601798
  ≥ 6018108
Histological type 0.189
  LSCC1293
  LAD1578
  LCLC835
Pathological grading 0.002
  I15312
  II1183
  III981
TNM stage 0.006
  I13310
  II1275
  III1091
Smoking history 0.3320
  yes241311
  no1165
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2023-0033 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 325 - 336
Submitted on: Dec 21, 2022
Accepted on: Jun 21, 2023
Published on: Sep 4, 2023
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Jiyang Tang, Dejun Shu, Zhimin Fang, Gaolan Yang, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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