Homeobox Protein PROX1 Expression is Negatively Regulated by Histone Deacetylase 1 and c-JUN Complex in MDA-MB-231 Human Breast Cancer Cells

Prospero homeobox 1 (PROX1) is a member of the homeobox transcription factor family that plays a critical role in the development of multiple tissues and specification of cell fate. PROX1 expression is differentially regulated based on the cellular context and plays an antagonistic role as a tumour promoter or suppressor in different tumour types. In human breast cancer, PROX1 expression is suppress-ed; however, the molecular mechanism by which it is down-regulated remains poorly understood. Here, we show that ectopic expression of PROX1 reduces the motility and invasiveness of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells, suggesting that PROX1 functions as a negative regulator of tumour invasion in MDA-MB-231 cells. Treatment with histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors up-regulates PROX1 mRNA and protein expression levels. Knockdown of HDAC1 using short hairpin RNA also up-regulates PROX1 mRNA and protein expression levels. We found that HDAC1 interacted with c-JUN at the activator protein (AP)-1-binding site located at -734 to -710 in the PROX1 promoter region to suppress PROX1 expression. In addition, c-JUN N-terminal kinase-mediated c-JUN phosphorylation was found to be crucial for silencing PROX1 expression. In conclusion, PROX1 expression can be silenced by the epigenetic mechanism involved in the complex formation of HDAC1 and c-JUN at the AP-1 site in the PROX1 promoter region in MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells. Therefore, this study revealed the epigenetic regulatory mechanism involved in the suppression of PROX1 expression in breast cancer cells.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:69

Enthalten in:

Folia biologica - 69(2023), 3 vom: 11., Seite 81-90

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jeong, Munki [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Euitaek [VerfasserIn]
Oh, Sukjin [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Soon Young [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AP-1
C-JUN
EC 3.5.1.98
HDAC1
HDAC1 protein, human
Histone Deacetylase 1
Homeodomain Proteins
JUN protein, human
Journal Article
MDA-MB-231
PROX1
Prospero-related homeobox 1 protein
RNA, Messenger
Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 17.01.2024

Date Revised 17.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.14712/fb2023069030081

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366973592