Objective:Partitioning defective protein 3(Par3)has recently been found to have important roles in cancer progression.Interestingly,Par3's functions vary among cancers:both Par3 elevation(in the prostate or liver)...Objective:Partitioning defective protein 3(Par3)has recently been found to have important roles in cancer progression.Interestingly,Par3's functions vary among cancers:both Par3 elevation(in the prostate or liver)and loss(in the breast or lung)have been implicated in cancer metastasis.Although Par3 overexpression has been correlated with diminished survival in renal cell carcinoma(RCC),data indicating the role of Par3 in RCC metastasis are lacking.Given reports of interactions between Par3 and oncoproteins such as Yesassociated protein(YAP)/WW domain-containing transcription regulator 1(TAZ),we investigated whether Par3-mediated RCC metastasis might be due to activation of the Hippo pathway components YAP and TAZ.Methods:Par3 levels were analyzed in RCC cell lines and human RCC patient tissues by western blotting and immunohistochemical(IHC)staining,as appropriate.Co-immunoprecipitation(co-IP)and immunofluorescence studies were conducted to examine the interaction between Par3 and YAP.Quantitative PCR and luciferase assays were used to investigate the effects of Par3 on YAP target gene expression and co-transcriptional regulation.PDZ domain deletion mutants of Par3 were generated to elucidate the structural basis of the interaction between Par3 and YAP.Results:Higher Par3 levels were found in distant-organ-RCC-metastasis-derived ACHN sublines than wild type ACHN cell lines.Par3 levels were also higher in the patient tissue obtained from metastatic sites than in normal kidney and primary RCC tumor tissues.Co-IP and IHC experiments demonstrated that Par3 directly interacted and co-localized with YAP/TAZ proteins.Moreover,Par3 upregulated the transcription of YAP/TAZ downstream target genes and increased the luciferase activity of YAP/TAZ responsive elements.PDZ domain 3 in the PARD3 gene was demonstrated to be particularly important in the interactions between Par3 and YAP.Furthermore,Par3 was found to upregulate intracellular levels of YAP/TAZ molecules and promote nuclear translocation of YAP.Conclusions:Together,these results indicate the role of Par3 in RCC metastasis,via driving metastatic RCC progression by promoting the YAP/TAZ pathway.展开更多
Renal cell carcinoma(RCC)is an aggressive tumor known for its propensity to invade the inferior vena cava(IVC)into the heart.Cardiac metastasis of RCC without IVC involvement is rare.Even rarer is ventricular arrhythm...Renal cell carcinoma(RCC)is an aggressive tumor known for its propensity to invade the inferior vena cava(IVC)into the heart.Cardiac metastasis of RCC without IVC involvement is rare.Even rarer is ventricular arrhythmia as the primary manifestation of cardiac metastasis of RCC with only two cases reported.[1,2]We add to the literature the third case,the diagnosis of which was only possible with cardiac magnetic resonance(CMR).展开更多
Coral reefs have tremendous benefits to both humans and marine biodiversity but are globally endangered. Traditionally, data collection of coral reefs was fieldwork based, which is time-consuming, costly and lacking i...Coral reefs have tremendous benefits to both humans and marine biodiversity but are globally endangered. Traditionally, data collection of coral reefs was fieldwork based, which is time-consuming, costly and lacking in full coverage. This study shows that optical imageries can be utilised to map coral reefs, by fusing visible bands and depth invariant index (DII) to classify benthic features. Overall accuracy of at least 68 percent is achieved. However, to overcome the challenge of cloud cover, which is common in coastal areas, microwave imagery is used to map the emergent coral reefs. Again, remote sensing proves to be reliable in estimation of sea surface temperature (SST) and extraction of water quality parameters through Case-2 Region CoastColour (C2RCC) processor. Thereafter, regression analysis is performed to evaluate the correlation of SST and water quality. It is concluded that higher spatial resolution can improve coral mapping and that there is a need for more research on correlation to its environment.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the American Urology Association(AUA)Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar AwardKidney Cancer Research Alliance Research Grant+3 种基金Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center(SCCC)Early-Stage Clinical Investigator AwardDedman Scholar Awardsupported by the Simmons Cancer Center’s Tissue Management Shared Resourcethe National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health(grant No.P30 CA142543)。
文摘Objective:Partitioning defective protein 3(Par3)has recently been found to have important roles in cancer progression.Interestingly,Par3's functions vary among cancers:both Par3 elevation(in the prostate or liver)and loss(in the breast or lung)have been implicated in cancer metastasis.Although Par3 overexpression has been correlated with diminished survival in renal cell carcinoma(RCC),data indicating the role of Par3 in RCC metastasis are lacking.Given reports of interactions between Par3 and oncoproteins such as Yesassociated protein(YAP)/WW domain-containing transcription regulator 1(TAZ),we investigated whether Par3-mediated RCC metastasis might be due to activation of the Hippo pathway components YAP and TAZ.Methods:Par3 levels were analyzed in RCC cell lines and human RCC patient tissues by western blotting and immunohistochemical(IHC)staining,as appropriate.Co-immunoprecipitation(co-IP)and immunofluorescence studies were conducted to examine the interaction between Par3 and YAP.Quantitative PCR and luciferase assays were used to investigate the effects of Par3 on YAP target gene expression and co-transcriptional regulation.PDZ domain deletion mutants of Par3 were generated to elucidate the structural basis of the interaction between Par3 and YAP.Results:Higher Par3 levels were found in distant-organ-RCC-metastasis-derived ACHN sublines than wild type ACHN cell lines.Par3 levels were also higher in the patient tissue obtained from metastatic sites than in normal kidney and primary RCC tumor tissues.Co-IP and IHC experiments demonstrated that Par3 directly interacted and co-localized with YAP/TAZ proteins.Moreover,Par3 upregulated the transcription of YAP/TAZ downstream target genes and increased the luciferase activity of YAP/TAZ responsive elements.PDZ domain 3 in the PARD3 gene was demonstrated to be particularly important in the interactions between Par3 and YAP.Furthermore,Par3 was found to upregulate intracellular levels of YAP/TAZ molecules and promote nuclear translocation of YAP.Conclusions:Together,these results indicate the role of Par3 in RCC metastasis,via driving metastatic RCC progression by promoting the YAP/TAZ pathway.
文摘Renal cell carcinoma(RCC)is an aggressive tumor known for its propensity to invade the inferior vena cava(IVC)into the heart.Cardiac metastasis of RCC without IVC involvement is rare.Even rarer is ventricular arrhythmia as the primary manifestation of cardiac metastasis of RCC with only two cases reported.[1,2]We add to the literature the third case,the diagnosis of which was only possible with cardiac magnetic resonance(CMR).
文摘Coral reefs have tremendous benefits to both humans and marine biodiversity but are globally endangered. Traditionally, data collection of coral reefs was fieldwork based, which is time-consuming, costly and lacking in full coverage. This study shows that optical imageries can be utilised to map coral reefs, by fusing visible bands and depth invariant index (DII) to classify benthic features. Overall accuracy of at least 68 percent is achieved. However, to overcome the challenge of cloud cover, which is common in coastal areas, microwave imagery is used to map the emergent coral reefs. Again, remote sensing proves to be reliable in estimation of sea surface temperature (SST) and extraction of water quality parameters through Case-2 Region CoastColour (C2RCC) processor. Thereafter, regression analysis is performed to evaluate the correlation of SST and water quality. It is concluded that higher spatial resolution can improve coral mapping and that there is a need for more research on correlation to its environment.
