PMID- 32838760 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210414 LR - 20210414 IS - 1471-2407 (Electronic) IS - 1471-2407 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Aug 24 TI - OTX1 exerts an oncogenic role and is negatively regulated by miR129-5p in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PG - 794 LID - 10.1186/s12885-020-07279-1 [doi] LID - 794 AB - BACKGROUND: Orthodenticle homeobox 1 (OTX1) is a transcription factor that plays an important role in various human cancers. However, the function of OTX1 in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is largely unknown. We aimed to explore the roles of OTX1 in LSCC and its possible molecular mechanism. METHODS: The expression levels of OTX1 were assessed in LSCC cell lines and tissue samples. We further examined the effect of OTX1 on LSCC progression. The upstream regulator of OTX1 was identified using a computer algorithm and confirmed experimentally. RESULTS: OTX1 was highly expressed in 70.7% (70/99) of LSCC tissue samples. The OTX1 expression in LSCC was significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis. High OTX1 expression in patients with LSCC was correlated with poor prognosis. Knockdown of OTX1 inhibited proliferation, colony formation, migration and invasion in LSCC cells. Knockdown of OTX1 inhibited tumor growth in a xenograft mouse model. Mechanistically, OTX1 might act as a direct target of miR-129-5p. OTX1 enhanced tumorigenicity and tumor growth both in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings support that OTX1 is an oncogene in LSCC tumorigenesis and progression. Furthermore, OTX1 is a direct target of miR-129-5p in LSCC cells. Taken together, OTX1 is a promising diagnostic and therapeutic marker for LSCC. FAU - Tu, Xiu-Ping AU - Tu XP AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China. FAU - Li, Hao AU - Li H AD - Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China. AD - State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China. AD - Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China. FAU - Chen, Liang-Si AU - Chen LS AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China. FAU - Luo, Xiao-Ning AU - Luo XN AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China. FAU - Lu, Zhong-Ming AU - Lu ZM AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Si-Yi AU - Zhang SY AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China. szhang555@hotmail.com. FAU - Chen, Shao-Hua AU - Chen SH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3544-3138 AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China. chenshaohua1168@163.com. LA - eng GR - A2018151/Medical Scientific Research foundation of Guangdong Province of China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200824 PL - England TA - BMC Cancer JT - BMC cancer JID - 100967800 RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Mirn129 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (OTX1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Otx Transcription Factors) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/*genetics MH - Carcinogenesis/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Disease Progression MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Humans MH - Kaplan-Meier Estimate MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/diagnosis/*genetics/mortality/surgery MH - Laryngectomy MH - Larynx/pathology/surgery MH - Male MH - Mice MH - MicroRNAs/*metabolism MH - Middle Aged MH - Otx Transcription Factors/*genetics MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/diagnosis/*genetics/mortality/surgery MH - Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays PMC - PMC7446126 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - MiR-129-5p OT - Orthodenticle homeobox 1 OT - Prognosis OT - Tumor progression COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2020/08/26 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/15 06:00 PMCR- 2020/08/24 CRDT- 2020/08/26 06:00 PHST- 2020/04/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/08/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12885-020-07279-1 [pii] AID - 7279 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12885-020-07279-1 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Cancer. 2020 Aug 24;20(1):794. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-07279-1.