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  1. Article ; Online: Timing is everything: order of administration of 5-aza 2' deoxycytidine, trichostatin A and tamoxifen changes estrogen receptor mRNA expression and cell sensitivity.

    Hostetter, Christine L / Licata, Lauren A / Keen, Judith Clancy

    Cancer letters

    2009  Volume 275, Issue 2, Page(s) 178–184

    Abstract: Restoration of estrogen receptor (ER) expression using epigenetic inhibitors re-establishes expression of the estrogen receptor (ER) and restores tamoxifen sensitivity in ER negative breast cancer cells. We tested if order of administration of the DNMT ( ... ...

    Abstract Restoration of estrogen receptor (ER) expression using epigenetic inhibitors re-establishes expression of the estrogen receptor (ER) and restores tamoxifen sensitivity in ER negative breast cancer cells. We tested if order of administration of the DNMT (5-aza 2' deoxycytidine/AZA) or HDAC (trichostatin A/TSA) inhibitors and tamoxifen affected ER re-expression and tamoxifen sensitivity. Treatment with AZA followed by co-administration of TSA plus tamoxifen resulted in the greatest ER re-expression and tamoxifen sensitivity, although sensitivity was not increased as robustly as expected. This could be due to increased cytoplasmic levels of HuR, suggesting that cytoplasmic HuR levels are central to tamoxifen responsiveness.
    MeSH term(s) Azacitidine/administration & dosage ; Azacitidine/analogs & derivatives ; Azacitidine/pharmacology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Drug Administration Schedule ; Estrogen Receptor Modulators/administration & dosage ; Estrogen Receptor Modulators/pharmacology ; Humans ; Hydroxamic Acids/administration & dosage ; Hydroxamic Acids/pharmacology ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; Receptors, Estrogen/genetics ; Tamoxifen/administration & dosage ; Tamoxifen/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Estrogen Receptor Modulators ; Hydroxamic Acids ; RNA, Messenger ; Receptors, Estrogen ; Tamoxifen (094ZI81Y45) ; trichostatin A (3X2S926L3Z) ; decitabine (776B62CQ27) ; Azacitidine (M801H13NRU)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-03-18
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 195674-7
    ISSN 1872-7980 ; 0304-3835
    ISSN (online) 1872-7980
    ISSN 0304-3835
    DOI 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.10.005
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  2. Article: The RNA-binding protein HuR regulates GATA3 mRNA stability in human breast cancer cell lines

    Licata, Lauren A / Hostetter, Christine L / Crismale, James / Sheth, Anjali / Keen, Judith Clancy

    Breast cancer research and treatment. 2010 July, v. 122, no. 1

    2010  

    Abstract: Meta-analyses of microarray data indicate that GATA3 is co-expressed with estrogen receptor alpha (ER) in breast cancer cells. While the significance of this remains unclear, it is thought that GATA3 may serve as a prognostic indicator in breast tumors ... ...

    Abstract Meta-analyses of microarray data indicate that GATA3 is co-expressed with estrogen receptor alpha (ER) in breast cancer cells. While the significance of this remains unclear, it is thought that GATA3 may serve as a prognostic indicator in breast tumors and may play a role in ER signaling. Recently, reciprocal regulation of GATA3 and ER transcription was demonstrated, suggesting that control of their expression is intertwined. We sought to determine whether GATA3 and ER expression was also coordinately regulated at other levels. Unlike ER, GATA3 was not under epigenetic control and was not re-expressed in the presence of DNMT or HDAC inhibitors in ER/GATA3-negative cells. However, like ER, these inhibitors decreased GATA3 expression in ER/GATA3-positive cell lines. We have previously reported that ER mRNA stability is increased through binding of the RNA-binding protein HuR/ELAV1 to the 3′untranslated region (UTR) and that DNMT and HDAC inhibitors reduce ER expression by altering this interaction. Biotin pull-down assays using a biotinylated GATA3 RNA probe confirmed that HuR also binds to the GATA3 3′UTR. Inhibition of HuR using siRNA probes decreased GATA3 mRNA, mRNA stability and protein expression, indicating that HuR plays a role in regulating GATA3 expression. Inhibition of either HuR or GATA3 reduced cell growth of MCF7 cells. Based on our findings, it is clear that coordinate regulation of ER and GATA3 occurs, however differences do exist. These findings may aid in identification of new targets that control cell growth of breast cancer cells.
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2010-07
    Size p. 55-63.
    Publisher Springer US
    Publishing place Boston
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 604563-7
    ISSN 1573-7217 ; 0167-6806
    ISSN (online) 1573-7217
    ISSN 0167-6806
    DOI 10.1007/s10549-009-0517-8
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  3. Article ; Online: The RNA-binding protein HuR regulates GATA3 mRNA stability in human breast cancer cell lines.

    Licata, Lauren A / Hostetter, Christine L / Crismale, James / Sheth, Anjali / Keen, Judith Clancy

    Breast cancer research and treatment

    2009  Volume 122, Issue 1, Page(s) 55–63

    Abstract: Meta-analyses of microarray data indicate that GATA3 is co-expressed with estrogen receptor alpha (ER) in breast cancer cells. While the significance of this remains unclear, it is thought that GATA3 may serve as a prognostic indicator in breast tumors ... ...

    Abstract Meta-analyses of microarray data indicate that GATA3 is co-expressed with estrogen receptor alpha (ER) in breast cancer cells. While the significance of this remains unclear, it is thought that GATA3 may serve as a prognostic indicator in breast tumors and may play a role in ER signaling. Recently, reciprocal regulation of GATA3 and ER transcription was demonstrated, suggesting that control of their expression is intertwined. We sought to determine whether GATA3 and ER expression was also coordinately regulated at other levels. Unlike ER, GATA3 was not under epigenetic control and was not re-expressed in the presence of DNMT or HDAC inhibitors in ER/GATA3-negative cells. However, like ER, these inhibitors decreased GATA3 expression in ER/GATA3-positive cell lines. We have previously reported that ER mRNA stability is increased through binding of the RNA-binding protein HuR/ELAV1 to the 3'untranslated region (UTR) and that DNMT and HDAC inhibitors reduce ER expression by altering this interaction. Biotin pull-down assays using a biotinylated GATA3 RNA probe confirmed that HuR also binds to the GATA3 3'UTR. Inhibition of HuR using siRNA probes decreased GATA3 mRNA, mRNA stability and protein expression, indicating that HuR plays a role in regulating GATA3 expression. Inhibition of either HuR or GATA3 reduced cell growth of MCF7 cells. Based on our findings, it is clear that coordinate regulation of ER and GATA3 occurs, however differences do exist. These findings may aid in identification of new targets that control cell growth of breast cancer cells.
    MeSH term(s) 3' Untranslated Regions ; Antigens, Surface/physiology ; Base Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Biotinylation ; Breast Neoplasms/genetics ; Breast Neoplasms/metabolism ; Breast Neoplasms/pathology ; Cell Line, Tumor/drug effects ; Cell Line, Tumor/metabolism ; Consensus Sequence ; ELAV Proteins ; ELAV-Like Protein 1 ; Epigenesis, Genetic ; Estrogen Receptor alpha/biosynthesis ; Estrogen Receptor alpha/genetics ; Female ; GATA3 Transcription Factor/biosynthesis ; GATA3 Transcription Factor/genetics ; GATA3 Transcription Factor/physiology ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Protein Binding ; RNA Stability/physiology ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism ; RNA, Neoplasm/metabolism ; RNA, Small Interfering/pharmacology ; RNA-Binding Proteins/physiology
    Chemical Substances 3' Untranslated Regions ; Antigens, Surface ; ELAV Proteins ; ELAV-Like Protein 1 ; ELAVL1 protein, human ; ESR1 protein, human ; Estrogen Receptor alpha ; GATA3 Transcription Factor ; GATA3 protein, human ; Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors ; RNA, Messenger ; RNA, Neoplasm ; RNA, Small Interfering ; RNA-Binding Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-09-02
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604563-7
    ISSN 1573-7217 ; 0167-6806
    ISSN (online) 1573-7217
    ISSN 0167-6806
    DOI 10.1007/s10549-009-0517-8
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  4. Article ; Online: Liver myeloid-derived suppressor cells expand in response to liver metastases in mice and inhibit the anti-tumor efficacy of anti-CEA CAR-T.

    Burga, Rachel A / Thorn, Mitchell / Point, Gary R / Guha, Prajna / Nguyen, Cang T / Licata, Lauren A / DeMatteo, Ronald P / Ayala, Alfred / Joseph Espat, N / Junghans, Richard P / Katz, Steven C

    Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII

    2015  Volume 64, Issue 7, Page(s) 817–829

    Abstract: Chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cell (CAR-T) technology, a promising immunotherapeutic tool, has not been applied specifically to treat liver metastases (LM). While CAR-T delivery to LM can be optimized by regional intrahepatic infusion, we propose ... ...

    Abstract Chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cell (CAR-T) technology, a promising immunotherapeutic tool, has not been applied specifically to treat liver metastases (LM). While CAR-T delivery to LM can be optimized by regional intrahepatic infusion, we propose that liver CD11b+Gr-1+ myeloid-derived suppressor cells (L-MDSC) will inhibit the efficacy of CAR-T in the intrahepatic space. We studied anti-CEA CAR-T in a murine model of CEA+ LM and identified mechanisms through which L-MDSC expand and inhibit CAR-T function. We established CEA+ LM in mice and studied purified L-MDSC and responses to treatment with intrahepatic anti-CEA CAR-T infusions. L-MDSC expanded threefold in response to LM, and their expansion was dependent on GM-CSF, which was produced by tumor cells. L-MDSC utilized PD-L1 to suppress anti-tumor responses through engagement of PD-1 on CAR-T. GM-CSF, in cooperation with STAT3, promoted L-MDSC PD-L1 expression. CAR-T efficacy was rescued when mice received CAR-T in combination with MDSC depletion, GM-CSF neutralization to prevent MDSC expansion, or PD-L1 blockade. As L-MDSC suppressed anti-CEA CAR-T, infusion of anti-CEA CAR-T in tandem with agents targeting L-MDSC is a rational strategy for future clinical trials.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; B7-H1 Antigen/genetics ; B7-H1 Antigen/metabolism ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; Carcinoembryonic Antigen/immunology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Disease Models, Animal ; Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/biosynthesis ; Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/metabolism ; Liver/cytology ; Liver/pathology ; Liver Neoplasms/pathology ; Liver Neoplasms/secondary ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Transgenic ; Myeloid Cells/immunology ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/immunology ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins/therapeutic use ; STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism ; Tumor Burden
    Chemical Substances B7-H1 Antigen ; Carcinoembryonic Antigen ; Cd274 protein, mouse ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins ; STAT3 Transcription Factor ; Stat3 protein, mouse ; Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (83869-56-1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-07
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 195342-4
    ISSN 1432-0851 ; 0340-7004
    ISSN (online) 1432-0851
    ISSN 0340-7004
    DOI 10.1007/s00262-015-1692-6
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  5. Article ; Online: Biliary obstruction results in PD-1-dependent liver T cell dysfunction and acute inflammation mediated by Th17 cells and neutrophils.

    Licata, Lauren A / Nguyen, Cang T / Burga, Rachel A / Falanga, Vincent / Espat, N Joseph / Ayala, Alfred / Thorn, Mitchell / Junghans, Richard P / Katz, Steven C

    Journal of leukocyte biology

    2013  Volume 94, Issue 4, Page(s) 813–823

    Abstract: Biliary obstruction is a common clinical problem that is associated with intrahepatic inflammation and impaired immunity. PD-1 is well known to mediate T cell dysfunction but has been reported to promote and attenuate acute inflammation in various injury ...

    Abstract Biliary obstruction is a common clinical problem that is associated with intrahepatic inflammation and impaired immunity. PD-1 is well known to mediate T cell dysfunction but has been reported to promote and attenuate acute inflammation in various injury models. With the use of a well-established murine model of BDL, we studied the effects of intrahepatic PD-1 expression on LTC function, inflammation, and cholestasis. Following BDL, PD-1 expression increased significantly among LTCs. Increased PD-1 expression following BDL was associated with decreased LTC proliferation and less IFN-γ production. Elimination of PD-1 expression resulted in significantly improved proliferative capacity among LTC following BDL, in addition to a more immunostimulatory cytokine profile. Not only was LTC function rescued in PD-1(-/-) mice, but also, the degrees of biliary cell injury, cholestasis, and inflammation were diminished significantly compared with WT animals following BDL. PD-1-mediated acute inflammation following BDL was associated with expansions of intrahepatic neutrophil and Th17 cell populations, with the latter dependent on IL-6. PD-1 blockade represents an attractive strategy for reversing intrahepatic immunosuppression while limiting inflammatory liver damage.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bile Ducts/metabolism ; Bile Ducts/pathology ; Cell Proliferation ; Cholestasis/complications ; Cholestasis/immunology ; Cholestasis/pathology ; Cholestasis/physiopathology ; Inflammation/complications ; Inflammation/immunology ; Inflammation/pathology ; Interleukin-6/metabolism ; Jaundice/complications ; Jaundice/immunology ; Jaundice/pathology ; Jaundice/physiopathology ; Ligation ; Liver/immunology ; Liver/pathology ; Liver/physiopathology ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Neutrophils/immunology ; Neutrophils/pathology ; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology ; Th17 Cells/immunology ; Th17 Cells/pathology ; Up-Regulation
    Chemical Substances Interleukin-6 ; Pdcd1 protein, mouse ; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-07-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 605722-6
    ISSN 1938-3673 ; 0741-5400
    ISSN (online) 1938-3673
    ISSN 0741-5400
    DOI 10.1189/jlb.0313137
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  6. Article ; Online: Anti-KIT designer T cells for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

    Katz, Steven C / Burga, Rachel A / Naheed, Seema / Licata, Lauren A / Thorn, Mitchell / Osgood, Doreen / Nguyen, Cang T / Espat, N Joseph / Fletcher, Jonathan A / Junghans, Richard P

    Journal of translational medicine

    2013  Volume 11, Page(s) 46

    Abstract: Background: Imatinib mesylate is an effective treatment for metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). However, most patients eventually develop resistance and there are few other treatment options. Immunotherapy using genetically modified or ... ...

    Abstract Background: Imatinib mesylate is an effective treatment for metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). However, most patients eventually develop resistance and there are few other treatment options. Immunotherapy using genetically modified or designer T cells (dTc) has gained increased attention for several malignancies in recent years. The aims of this study were to develop and test novel anti-KIT dTc engineered to target GIST cells.
    Methods: Human anti-KIT dTc were created by retroviral transduction with novel chimeric immune receptors (CIR). The gene for stem cell factor (SCF), the natural ligand for KIT, was cloned into 1st generation (SCF-CD3ζ, 1st gen) and 2nd generation (SCF-CD28-CD3ζ, 2nd gen) CIR constructs. In vitro dTc proliferation and tumoricidal capacity in the presence of KIT+ tumor cells were measured. In vivo assessment of dTc anti-tumor efficacy was performed by treating immunodeficient mice harboring subcutaneous GIST xenografts with dTc tail vein infusions.
    Results: We successfully produced the 1st and 2nd gen anti-KIT CIR and transduced murine and human T cells. Average transduction efficiencies for human 1st and 2nd gen dTc were 50% and 42%. When co-cultured with KIT+ tumor cells, both 1st and 2nd gen dTc proliferated and produced IFNγ. Human anti-KIT dTc were efficient at lysing GIST in vitro compared to untransduced T cells. In mice with established GIST xenografts, treatment with either 1st or 2nd gen human anti-KIT dTc led to significant reductions in tumor growth rates.
    Conclusions: We have constructed a novel anti-KIT CIR for production of dTc that possess specific activity against KIT+ GIST in vitro and in vivo. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the therapeutic potential and safety of anti-KIT dTc.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cell Proliferation ; DNA Primers ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/pathology ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/therapy ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Nude ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/cytology ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology
    Chemical Substances DNA Primers ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit (EC 2.7.10.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-02-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1479-5876
    ISSN (online) 1479-5876
    DOI 10.1186/1479-5876-11-46
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  7. Article ; Online: Cytoplasmic accumulation of the RNA binding protein HuR is central to tamoxifen resistance in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer cells.

    Hostetter, Christine / Licata, Lauren A / Witkiewicz, Agnieszka / Costantino, Christina L / Yeo, Charles J / Brody, Jonathan R / Keen, Judith Clancy

    Cancer biology & therapy

    2008  Volume 7, Issue 9, Page(s) 1496–1506

    Abstract: With prolonged exposure, a majority of estrogen receptor positive cancers develop resistance to tamoxifen and subsequent therapies including selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) and aromatase inhibitors (AIs). While much is known about ... ...

    Abstract With prolonged exposure, a majority of estrogen receptor positive cancers develop resistance to tamoxifen and subsequent therapies including selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) and aromatase inhibitors (AIs). While much is known about overexpression of key growth promoting receptors including EGF, erbB2/Her2 and IGF receptors and subsequent activation of MAPK signaling associated with resistance, the underlying mechanism in the development of resistance still remains unknown. We found that inhibition of JNK, a member of the MAPK family, decreases cytoplasmic accumulation of the RNA binding protein HuR. This data combined with previous reports that erbB2/Her2 and IGF-IR signals through JNK, led us to hypothesize that cytoplasmic accumulation of HuR may be a key contributor to development of tamoxifen resistance. Therefore, we tested the effect of HuR expression on tamoxifen responsiveness in both tamoxifen sensitive MCF7 and tamoxifen resistant BT474 cell lines. We found that decreasing the cytoplasmic HuR levels in the cells increases tamoxifen responsiveness in both cell lines. Conversely, the overexpression of HuR establishes tamoxifen resistance in MCF7 cells. Therefore, our data indicate that HuR is central to tamoxifen resistance. Interestingly, we found that acute exposure (24 and 48 h) of MCF7 cells to tamoxifen increased cytoplasmic levels of HuR and concomitantly it's ligand pp32, suggesting a novel molecular mechanism of resistance and acute response to tamoxifen through increased stability of mRNA transcripts that code for drug-resistant transcripts. Indeed, evaluation of primary breast tumors revealed a correlation between tumor grade, tamoxifen responsiveness and cytoplasmic HuR status. Therefore, inhibition of the cytoplasmic accumulation of HuR concomitantly with the administration of current therapeutics may be a successful treatment strategy. Our data describe a novel mechanism for the development of tamoxifen resistance and is the first study to identify an RNA binding protein as a key mediator of resistance in breast cancer cells.
    MeSH term(s) Antigens, Surface/genetics ; Antigens, Surface/metabolism ; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal/pharmacology ; Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Breast Neoplasms/genetics ; Breast Neoplasms/metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cytoplasm/metabolism ; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/drug effects ; ELAV Proteins ; ELAV-Like Protein 1 ; Female ; Humans ; RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics ; RNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Receptors, Estrogen/drug effects ; Receptors, Estrogen/genetics ; Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism ; Tamoxifen/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Surface ; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal ; ELAV Proteins ; ELAV-Like Protein 1 ; ELAVL1 protein, human ; RNA-Binding Proteins ; Receptors, Estrogen ; Tamoxifen (094ZI81Y45)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2008-09-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2146305-0
    ISSN 1555-8576 ; 1538-4047
    ISSN (online) 1555-8576
    ISSN 1538-4047
    DOI 10.4161/cbt.7.9.6490
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