PMID- 37372998 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230629 LR - 20230701 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 12 DP - 2023 Jun 7 TI - BCL11A Expression in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers. LID - 10.3390/ijms24129848 [doi] LID - 9848 AB - B-cell leukemia/lymphoma 11A (BCL11A) may be one of the potential biomarkers of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, its role in the development of this cancer has not yet been precisely established. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of BCL11A at the mRNA and protein levels in NSCLC cases and non-malignant lung tissue (NMLT) and to determine the relationship between BCL11A expression and the clinicopathological factors and Ki-67, Slug, Snail and Twist. The localization and the level of BCL11A protein were examined using immunohistochemistry (IHC) on 259 cases of NSCLC, and 116 NMLT samples were prepared as tissue microarrays and using immunofluorescence (IF) in the following cell lines: NCI-H1703, A549 and IMR-90. The mRNA expression of BCL11A was determined using real-time PCR in 33 NSCLC cases, 10 NMLT samples and the cell lines. BCL11A protein expression was significantly higher in NSCLC cases compared to NMLT. Nuclear expression was found in lung squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cells, while cytoplasmic expression was demonstrated in adenocarcinoma (AC) cells. Nuclear expression of BCL11A decreased with increasing malignancy grade and correlated positively with Ki-67 and Slug and Twist expression. The opposite relationships were found for the cytoplasmic expression of BCL11A. Nuclear expression of BCL11A in NSCLC cells may affect tumor cell proliferation and change their phenotype, thus promoting tumor progression. FAU - Katnik, Ewa AU - Katnik E AD - Division of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland. FAU - Gomulkiewicz, Agnieszka AU - Gomulkiewicz A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2256-1055 AD - Division of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland. FAU - Piotrowska, Aleksandra AU - Piotrowska A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4093-7386 AD - Division of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland. FAU - Grzegrzolka, Jedrzej AU - Grzegrzolka J AD - Division of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland. FAU - Kmiecik, Alicja AU - Kmiecik A AD - Division of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland. FAU - Ratajczak-Wielgomas, Katarzyna AU - Ratajczak-Wielgomas K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6175-2204 AD - Division of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland. FAU - Urbaniak, Anna AU - Urbaniak A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2803-0952 AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland. FAU - Glatzel-Plucinska, Natalia AU - Glatzel-Plucinska N AD - Division of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland. FAU - Blasiak, Piotr AU - Blasiak P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5694-0638 AD - Department and Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, 53-439 Wroclaw, Poland. AD - Lower Silesian Center of Oncology, Pulmonology and Hematology, 53-439 Wroclaw, Poland. FAU - Dziegiel, Piotr AU - Dziegiel P AD - Division of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland. LA - eng GR - STM.A110.17.022/Wroclaw Medical University/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230607 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Ki-67 Antigen) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (BCL11A protein, human) RN - 0 (Repressor Proteins) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology MH - *Lung Neoplasms/metabolism MH - Ki-67 Antigen/metabolism MH - Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Repressor Proteins/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC10297982 OTO - NOTNLM OT - BCL11A OT - Ki-67 OT - non-small cell lung cancer OT - slug OT - snail OT - twist COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/06/28 06:42 MHDA- 2023/06/29 06:43 PMCR- 2023/06/07 CRDT- 2023/06/28 01:16 PHST- 2023/04/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/05/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/06/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/06/29 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/06/28 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/06/28 01:16 [entrez] PHST- 2023/06/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms24129848 [pii] AID - ijms-24-09848 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms24129848 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jun 7;24(12):9848. doi: 10.3390/ijms24129848.