PMID- 23517670 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131223 LR - 20211021 IS - 1878-0261 (Electronic) IS - 1574-7891 (Print) IS - 1574-7891 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 3 DP - 2013 Jun TI - EVI1 splice variants modulate functional responses in ovarian cancer cells. PG - 647-68 LID - S1574-7891(13)00032-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.molonc.2013.02.008 [doi] AB - Amplification of 3q26.2, found in many cancer lineages, is a frequent and early event in ovarian cancer. We previously defined the most frequent region of copy number increase at 3q26.2 to EVI1 (ecotropic viral integration site-1) and MDS1 (myelodysplastic syndrome 1) (aka MECOM), an observation recently confirmed by the cancer genome atlas (TCGA). MECOM is increased at the DNA, RNA, and protein level and likely contributes to patient outcome. Herein, we report that EVI1 is aberrantly spliced, generating multiple variants including a Del(190-515) variant (equivalent to previously reported) expressed in >90% of advanced stage serous epithelial ovarian cancers. Although EVI1(Del190-515) lacks approximately 70% of exon 7, it binds CtBP1 as well as SMAD3, important mediators of TGFbeta signaling, similar to wild type EVI1. This contrasts with EVI1 1-268 which failed to interact with CtBP1. Interestingly, the EVI1(Del190-515) splice variant preferentially localizes to PML nuclear bodies compared to wild type and EVI1(Del427-515). While wild type EVI1 efficiently repressed TGFbeta-mediated AP-1 (activator protein-1) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) promoters, EVI1(Del190-515) elicited a slight increase in both promoter activities. Expression of EVI1 and EVI1(Del427-515) (but not EVI1(Del190-515)) in OVCAR8 ovarian cancer cells increased cyclin E1 LMW expression and cell cycle progression. Furthermore, knockdown of specific EVI1 splice variants (both MDS1/EVI1 and EVI1(Del190-515)) markedly increased claudin-1 mRNA and protein expression in HEY ovarian and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Changes in claudin-1 were associated with alterations in specific epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers concurrent with reduced migratory potential. Collectively, EVI1 is frequently aberrantly spliced in ovarian cancer with specific forms eliciting altered functions which could potentially contribute to ovarian cancer pathophysiology. CI - Copyright (c) 2013 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Dutta, Punashi AU - Dutta P AD - Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. FAU - Bui, Tuyen AU - Bui T FAU - Bauckman, Kyle A AU - Bauckman KA FAU - Keyomarsi, Khandan AU - Keyomarsi K FAU - Mills, Gordon B AU - Mills GB FAU - Nanjundan, Meera AU - Nanjundan M LA - eng GR - P30 CA016672/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 123219/PHS HHS/United States GR - R01 CA123219/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 CA098258/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 CA083639/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA087548/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 - 20130305 PL - United States TA - Mol Oncol JT - Molecular oncology JID - 101308230 RN - 0 (CCNE1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Claudin-1) RN - 0 (Cyclin E) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (MDS1 and EVI1 Complex Locus Protein) RN - 0 (MECOM protein, human) RN - 0 (Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (Protein Isoforms) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta) SB - IM MH - Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial MH - Cell Cycle MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Claudin-1/genetics MH - Cyclin E/metabolism MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/analysis/*genetics/metabolism MH - Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition MH - Female MH - Gene Deletion MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - MDS1 and EVI1 Complex Locus Protein MH - Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial/*genetics/metabolism/*pathology MH - Oncogene Proteins/metabolism MH - Ovarian Neoplasms/*genetics/metabolism/*pathology MH - Ovary/metabolism/*pathology MH - Protein Isoforms/analysis/genetics/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogenes/*genetics MH - Transcription Factors/analysis/*genetics/metabolism MH - Transcriptional Activation MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism PMC - PMC3805042 MID - NIHMS451536 EDAT- 2013/03/23 06:00 MHDA- 2013/12/24 06:00 PMCR- 2013/06/01 CRDT- 2013/03/23 06:00 PHST- 2012/12/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/01/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/02/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/03/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/03/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/12/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1574-7891(13)00032-X [pii] AID - MOL2201373647 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.molonc.2013.02.008 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Oncol. 2013 Jun;7(3):647-68. doi: 10.1016/j.molonc.2013.02.008. Epub 2013 Mar 5.