Expression of SIRT1 and cortactin is associated with progression of non-small cell lung cancer

Cortactin is an F-actin binding protein involved in cell migration and tumor metastasis. Recent reports suggest that silent mating-type information regulation 2 homologue 1 (sirtuin1; SIRT1) enhances the function of cortactin and promotes cell migration. We investigated SIRT1 and cortactin expression in 144 invasive non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) and 19 adenocarcinomas in situ (AIS) by immunohistochemistry and evaluated their clinicopathological significance in NSCLC. Positive SIRT1 and cortactin expression was observed in 67% (96 of 144) and 58% (84 of 144) of patients with invasive NSCLC, respectively. SIRT1 and cortactin expression was significantly associated with unfavorable clinicopathological factors, including high pathological T stage, lymph node metastasis, and advanced tumor invasion (AIS vs. invasive adenocarcinoma). Cortactin was significantly associated with high pathological T stage and lymph node metastasis in SIRT1-positive tumors. Cytoplasmic SIRT1 was significantly associated with high pathological T stage and large tumor size compared to that of nuclear SIRT1. Large tumor size, high pathological T stage, lymph node metastasis, and cytoplasmic SIRT1 expression were significantly associated with shorter overall survival in a univariate analysis. Our findings suggest that SIRT1 and cortactin may play a role in the progression of NSCLC and may cooperate during tumor progression in NSCLC.     

Dominant expression of 85-kDa form of cortactin in colorectal cancer

Purpose: Cortactin is commonly expressed in several human cancers, which may alter their invasive or metastatic properties. Eighty five kilodalton form (p85) and 80-kDa form (p80) of cortactin are two separate bands in SDS-PAGE representing different conformational states. The objective of this study was to investigate cortactin expression in colorectal cancer (CRC). Experimental Design: Cortactin expression was studied in an eight paired laser capture microdissection (LCM) CRC tissues and matched non-cancerous epithelia by immunoblotting. The expression in 58 CRC and two cell lines, HCT8 and HCT116, was studied respectively by immunohistochemistry and confocal laser scanning immunofluorescence. Results: Dominant expression of p85 was identified in LCM-procured CRC tissues compared with equal intensity of p85 and p80 forms in non-cancerous tissues, while the amount of total cortactin was approximate. Immunohistochemistry analysis demonstrated that cortactin located in the cytoplasm of tumor cells and adjacent non-cancerous cells, and its expression was negatively correlated with TNM staging and lymphatic invasion status. However, the invasion fronts in 3 of 58 primary tumors and 28 of 39 available lymph node metastases were intensively stained. Further, immunofluorescence analysis showed that cortactin was distributed in cytoplasm and enriched in the front of the extending lamellipodia at adhering side of cultured cancer cells. Conclusions: Our results demonstrated the dominant expression of p85 form of cortactin in CRC for the first time. The enrichment of cortactin in the invasion front of some tumor cells and in the extending lamellipodia of cultured cancer cells suggests that cortactin may help cancer cell movement. Y. Li is co-corresponding author     

Cortactin过表达对结肠癌细胞转移能力的影响

目的:通过诱导皮层肌动蛋白(cortactin)的过表达分析其在结肠癌细胞侵袭迁移以及肝转移过程中的作用。方法:构建含CTTN基因和绿色荧光蛋白的慢病毒表达载体,转染293T细胞。取含CTTN基因和绿色荧光蛋白的病毒上清液转染结肠癌细胞株SW1116使cortactin稳定表达。蛋白印迹实验检测cortactin的表达,通过Transwell实验评估结肠癌细胞侵袭迁移能力的改变。利用SW1116细胞株使裸鼠皮下成瘤,取肿瘤组织种植新一批裸鼠结肠壁并观察结肠癌肝转移的情况。结果:成功构建cortactin过表达的SW1116细胞。侵袭和迁移实验中,过表达组穿膜细胞数分别为(147±12)个、(286±17)个,而阴性对照组为(83±10)个、(112±11)个,空白对照组为(75±7)个、(103±9)个,后两组与过表达组相比差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:上调cortactin的表达能显著促进结肠癌细胞的侵袭迁移和肝转移能力,提示cortactin在结肠癌的转移过程中发挥重要作用。