title: Bikunin target genes in ovarian cancer cells identified by microarray analysis.
abstract: Bikunin, a Kunitz-type protease inhibitor, could potentially suppress tumor cell invasion and metastasis. Our previous study revealed that overexpression of bikunin in a human ovarian cancer cell line, HRA, resulted in a down-regulation in uPA and uPAR gene expression. For identifying the full repertoire of bikunin-regulated genes, a cDNA microarray hybridization screening was conducted using mRNA from bikunin-treated or bikunin-transfected HRA cells. A number of bikunin-regulated genes were identified, and their regulation was confirmed by Northern blot analysis. Our screen identified 11 bikunin-stimulated genes and 29 bikunin-repressed genes. The identified genes can indeed be classified into distinct subsets. These include transcriptional regulators, oncogenes/tumor suppressor genes, signaling molecules, growth/cell cycle, invasion/metastasis, cytokines, apoptosis, ion channels, extracellular matrix proteins, as well as some proteases. This screen identified suppression of several genes such as CDC-like kinase, LIM domain binding, Ets domain transcription factor, Rho GTPase-activating protein, tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase, hyaluronan-binding protein, matriptase, and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), which have previously been implicated in enhancing tumor promotion. Northern blot analysis confirmed that several genes including matriptase and PAPP-A were down-regulated by bikunin by approximately 9-fold. Further, genetic inhibition of matriptase or PAPP-A could lead to diminished invasion. These results show that bikunin alters the pattern of gene expression in HRA cells leading to a block in cell invasion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Handayama 1-20-1, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan.
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirashima
authors.forename: Naohiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kanayama
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takei
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saga
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Terao
mesh_terms: D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D011266:Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000187:drug effects; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology; D014162:Transfection; D014357:Trypsin / Q000187:drug effects; D014360:Trypsin Inhibitor, Kunitz Soybean; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; C109148:SPINT2 protein, human; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors; D014360:Trypsin Inhibitor, Kunitz Soybean; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; C485595:matriptase; C485596:ST14 protein, human; D014357:Trypsin; D011266:Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A