PMID- 24005052 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140409 LR - 20211021 IS - 1523-1747 (Electronic) IS - 0022-202X (Print) IS - 0022-202X (Linking) VI - 134 IP - 3 DP - 2014 Mar TI - Prognostic impact of PHIP copy number in melanoma: linkage to ulceration. PG - 783-790 LID - 10.1038/jid.2013.369 [doi] AB - Ulceration is an important prognostic factor in melanoma whose biologic basis is poorly understood. Here we assessed the prognostic impact of pleckstrin homology domain-interacting protein (PHIP) copy number and its relationship to ulceration. PHIP copy number was determined using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in a tissue microarray cohort of 238 melanomas. Elevated PHIP copy number was associated with significantly reduced distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS; P=0.01) and disease-specific survival (DSS; P=0.009) by Kaplan-Meier analyses. PHIP FISH scores were independently predictive of DMFS (P=0.03) and DSS (P=0.03). Increased PHIP copy number was an independent predictor of ulceration status (P=0.04). The combined impact of increased PHIP copy number and tumor vascularity on ulceration status was highly significant (P<0.0001). Stable suppression of PHIP in human melanoma cells resulted in significantly reduced glycolytic activity in vitro, with lower expression of lactate dehydrogenase 5, hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha subunit, and vascular endothelial growth factor, and was accompanied by reduced microvessel density in vivo. These results provide further support for PHIP as a molecular prognostic marker of melanoma, and reveal a significant linkage between PHIP levels and ulceration. Moreover, they suggest that ulceration may be driven by increased glycolysis and angiogenesis. FAU - Bezrookove, Vladimir AU - Bezrookove V AD - Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment, California Pacific Medical Center and Research Institute, San Francisco, California. FAU - De Semir, David AU - De Semir D AD - Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment, California Pacific Medical Center and Research Institute, San Francisco, California. FAU - Nosrati, Mehdi AU - Nosrati M AD - Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment, California Pacific Medical Center and Research Institute, San Francisco, California. FAU - Tong, Schuyler AU - Tong S AD - Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment, California Pacific Medical Center and Research Institute, San Francisco, California. FAU - Wu, Clayton AU - Wu C AD - Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment, California Pacific Medical Center and Research Institute, San Francisco, California. FAU - Thummala, Suresh AU - Thummala S AD - Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment, California Pacific Medical Center and Research Institute, San Francisco, California. FAU - Dar, Altaf A AU - Dar AA AD - Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment, California Pacific Medical Center and Research Institute, San Francisco, California. FAU - Leong, Stanley P L AU - Leong SPL AD - Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment, California Pacific Medical Center and Research Institute, San Francisco, California. FAU - Cleaver, James E AU - Cleaver JE AD - UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, California. FAU - Sagebiel, Richard W AU - Sagebiel RW AD - Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment, California Pacific Medical Center and Research Institute, San Francisco, California. FAU - Miller, James R 3rd AU - Miller JR 3rd AD - Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment, California Pacific Medical Center and Research Institute, San Francisco, California. FAU - Kashani-Sabet, Mohammed AU - Kashani-Sabet M AD - Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment, California Pacific Medical Center and Research Institute, San Francisco, California. LA - eng GR - R01 CA114337/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA122947/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA114337/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA122947/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130904 PL - United States TA - J Invest Dermatol JT - The Journal of investigative dermatology JID - 0426720 RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (PHIP protein, human) SB - IM CIN - J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Mar;134(3):600-2. PMID: 24518113 MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Animals MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Female MH - Gene Dosage/genetics MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/*genetics MH - Kaplan-Meier Estimate MH - Male MH - Melanoma/*genetics/mortality/pathology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Nude MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Transplantation MH - Prognosis MH - Skin Neoplasms/*genetics/mortality/pathology MH - Skin Ulcer/*genetics/mortality/pathology PMC - PMC3945648 MID - NIHMS520227 EDAT- 2013/09/06 06:00 MHDA- 2014/04/10 06:00 PMCR- 2014/09/01 CRDT- 2013/09/06 06:00 PHST- 2013/04/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/08/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/08/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/09/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/09/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/04/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0022-202X(15)36675-6 [pii] AID - 10.1038/jid.2013.369 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Mar;134(3):783-790. doi: 10.1038/jid.2013.369. Epub 2013 Sep 4.