Defining COMMD4 as an anti-cancer therapeutic target and prognostic factor in non-small cell lung cancer
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2020
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Suraweera, A.
Duff, A.
Adams, M.N.
Jekimovs, C.
Duijf, P.H.G.
Liu, C.
McTaggart, M.
Beard, S.
O'Byrne, K.J.
Richard, D.J.
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British Journal of Cancer, 2020; 123(4):591-603
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BackgroundNon-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) account for 85–90% of all lung cancers. As drug resistance critically impairs chemotherapy effectiveness, there is great need to identify new therapeutic targets. The aims of this study were to investigate the prognostic and therapeutic potential of the copper-metabolism-domain-protein, COMMD4, in NSCLC.
Methods: The expression of COMMD4 in NSCLC was investigated using bioinformatic analysis, immunoblotting of immortalised human bronchial epithelial (HBEC) and NSCLC cell lines, qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry of tissue microarrays. COMMD4 function was additionally investigated in HBEC and NSCLC cells depleted of COMMD4, using small interfering RNA sequences.
Results: Bioinformatic analysis and in vitro analysis of COMMD4 transcripts showed that COMMD4 levels were upregulated in NSCLC and elevated COMMD4 was associated with poor prognosis in adenocarcinoma (ADC). Immunoblotting demonstrated that COMMD4 expression was upregulated in NSCLC cells and siRNA-depletion of COMMD4, decreased cell proliferation and reduced cell viability. Cell death was further enhanced after exposure to DNA damaging agents. COMMD4 depletion caused NSCLC cells to undergo mitotic catastrophe and apoptosis.
Conclusions: Our data indicate that COMMD4 may function as a prognostic factor in ADC NSCLC. Additionally, COMMD4 is a potential therapeutic target for NSCLC, as its depletion induces cancer cell death.
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Data source: Supplementary information, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-020-0899-2
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