PMID- 35681602 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220716 IS - 2072-6694 (Print) IS - 2072-6694 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6694 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 11 DP - 2022 May 25 TI - Pilot Investigation on p75ICD Expression in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. LID - 10.3390/cancers14112622 [doi] LID - 2622 AB - We investigated the p75 Neurotrophin Receptor (p75NTR) expression and cleavage product p75NTR Intracellular Domain (p75ICD) as potential oncogenic and metastatic markers in human Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (LSCC). p75NTR is highly expressed in Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) of the laryngeal epithelia and it has been proposed as a marker for stemness, cell migration, and chemo-resistance in different squamous carcinomas. To investigate the clinical significance of p75NTR cleavage products in solid tumors, full-length and cleaved p75NTR expression was analyzed in laryngeal primary tumors from different-stage LSCC patients, diagnosed at the Policlinico Umberto I Hospital. Molecular and histological techniques were used to detect the expressions of p75NTR and p75ICD, and ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily G Member 2 (ABCG2), a CSC marker. We found regulated p75NTR cleavage during squamous epithelial tumor progression and tissue invasion. Our preliminary investigation suggests p75ICD expression and localization as possible features of tumorigenesis and metastaticity. Its co-localization with ABCG2 in squamous cells in the parenchyma invaded by the tumor formation allows us to hypothesize p75NTR and p75ICD roles in tumor invasion and CSC spreading in LSCC patients. These data might represent a starting point for a comprehensive analysis of p75NTR cleavage and of its clinical relevance as a potential molecular LSCC signature, possibly helping diagnosis, and improving prognosis and personalized therapy. FAU - Triaca, Viviana AU - Triaca V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8290-7279 AD - Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council (CNR), International Campus A. Buzzati-Traverso, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Rome, Italy. FAU - Fico, Elena AU - Fico E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1730-277X AD - Department of Sense Organs, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council (CNR), University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy. FAU - Rosso, Pamela AU - Rosso P AD - Department of Sense Organs, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council (CNR), University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy. FAU - Ralli, Massimo AU - Ralli M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8776-0421 AD - Department of Sense Organs, University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy. FAU - Corsi, Alessandro AU - Corsi A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6896-4509 AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy. FAU - Severini, Cinzia AU - Severini C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6932-704X AD - Department of Sense Organs, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council (CNR), University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy. FAU - Crevenna, Alvaro AU - Crevenna A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5580-3711 AD - Epigenetics and Neurobiology Unit, EMBL Rome, International Campus A. Buzzati-Traverso, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Rome, Italy. FAU - Agostinelli, Enzo AU - Agostinelli E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2508-8868 AD - Department of Sense Organs, University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy. FAU - Rullo, Emma AU - Rullo E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4152-5025 AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy. FAU - Riminucci, Mara AU - Riminucci M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8643-9211 AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy. FAU - Colizza, Andrea AU - Colizza A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0639-806X AD - Department of Sense Organs, University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy. FAU - Polimeni, Antonella AU - Polimeni A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2679-7607 AD - Department of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy. FAU - Greco, Antonio AU - Greco A AD - Department of Sense Organs, University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy. FAU - Tirassa, Paola AU - Tirassa P AD - Department of Sense Organs, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council (CNR), University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy. LA - eng GR - GrandiProgetti 2019/Sapienza University of Rome/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220525 PL - Switzerland TA - Cancers (Basel) JT - Cancers JID - 101526829 PMC - PMC9179539 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ABCG2 OT - CSCs OT - LSCC OT - p75ICD OT - p75NTR OT - tumor invasion COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. EDAT- 2022/06/11 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/11 06:01 PMCR- 2022/05/25 CRDT- 2022/06/10 01:08 PHST- 2022/04/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/05/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/05/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/06/10 01:08 [entrez] PHST- 2022/06/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/11 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/05/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cancers14112622 [pii] AID - cancers-14-02622 [pii] AID - 10.3390/cancers14112622 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cancers (Basel). 2022 May 25;14(11):2622. doi: 10.3390/cancers14112622.