PMID- 33506275 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210518 LR - 20211204 IS - 1573-4978 (Electronic) IS - 0301-4851 (Linking) VI - 48 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Feb TI - Differential expression of ABCB1, ABCG2, and KLF4 as putative indicators for paclitaxel resistance in human epithelial type 2 cells. PG - 1393-1400 LID - 10.1007/s11033-021-06167-6 [doi] AB - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is the second most common malignancy of the head and neck region in the USA with a declining 5-year survival rate. Paclitaxel resistance of tumors including LSCC still stands as a vital cause for poor clinical outcome in patients. In the current study, our aim was to explore the expressions of ATP-binding cassette transporters and stemness associated genes in human epithelial type 2 (Hep-2) cells with paclitaxel resistance. Resistant cells were developed via treatment with increasing doses of paclitaxel to acquire four sub-lines resistant to one-, two-, four-, and eightfold concentrations of paclitaxel (1x, 2x, 4x, 8x). Then, we profiled the expressions of ten selected ABC transporters (ABCA5, ABCB1, ABCB6, ABCC1, ABCC2, ABCC3, ABCC5, ABCC10, ABCF2, and ABCG2) and four stem cell markers (SOX2, OCT4, KLF, and CXCR4) using quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction in paclitaxel resistant cells to look for a link between these markers and chemoresistance. We demonstrated that ABCB1 and ABCG2 expressions gradually elevated and reached a maximum level in Taxol 8x cells. Considering stem cell markers, KLF4 expression elevated significantly, as soon as parental cells acquired resistance to the lowest dose of paclitaxel and its expression elevated stepwise. Expression levels of other tested ATP-binding cassette transporters and stem cell markers also elevated, although at different steps of paclitaxel resistance acquisition. Our findings suggest that higher expressions of ABCB1, ABCG2, and KLF4 might be considered as putative indicators for paclitaxel resistance in LSCC patients. FAU - Duz, Mehmet Bugrahan AU - Duz MB AD - Department of Medical Genetics, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. FAU - Karatas, Omer Faruk AU - Karatas OF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0379-2088 AD - Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Erzurum Technical University, Omer Nasuhi Bilmen Mah. Havaalani Yolu Cad. No: 53 Yakutiye, Erzurum, Turkey. faruk.karatas@erzurum.edu.tr. AD - High Technology Application and Research Center, Erzurum Technical University, Erzurum, Turkey. faruk.karatas@erzurum.edu.tr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210128 PL - Netherlands TA - Mol Biol Rep JT - Molecular biology reports JID - 0403234 RN - 0 (ABCB1 protein, human) RN - 0 (ABCC2 protein, human) RN - 0 (ABCG2 protein, human) RN - 0 (ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B) RN - 0 (ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (KLF4 protein, human) RN - 0 (Kruppel-Like Factor 4) RN - 0 (Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - P88XT4IS4D (Paclitaxel) SB - IM MH - ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B/genetics MH - ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2/*genetics MH - Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Drug Resistance, Multiple/genetics MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics MH - Epithelial Cells/drug effects MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Kruppel-Like Factor 4 MH - Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/*genetics MH - Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2 MH - Neoplasm Proteins/*genetics MH - Paclitaxel/adverse effects/pharmacology MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/*drug therapy/genetics/pathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - ABC transporters OT - Hep-2 cells OT - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - Paclitaxel OT - Stem cell markers EDAT- 2021/01/29 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/19 06:00 CRDT- 2021/01/28 05:45 PHST- 2020/10/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/28 05:45 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11033-021-06167-6 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11033-021-06167-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Biol Rep. 2021 Feb;48(2):1393-1400. doi: 10.1007/s11033-021-06167-6. Epub 2021 Jan 28.