Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8456840 | Neoplasia | 2018 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs) are transcription factors that mediate the response of cells to hypoxia. HIFs have wide-ranging effects on metabolism, the tumor microenvironment (TME) and the extracellular matrix (ECM). Here we investigated the silencing effects of two of the three known isoforms, HIF-1α and HIF-2α, on collagen 1 (Col1) fibers, which form a major component of the ECM of tumors. Using a loss-of-function approach for HIF-1α or 2α or both HIF-1α and 2α, we identified a relationship between HIFs and Col1 fibers in MDA-MB-231 tumors. Tumors derived from MDA-MB-231 cells with HIF-1α or 2α or both HIF-1α and 2α silenced contained higher percent fiber volume and lower inter-fiber distance compared to tumors derived from empty vector MDA-MB-231 cells. Depending upon the type of silencing, we observed changes in Col1 degrading enzymes, and enzymes involved in Col1 synthesis and deposition. Additionally, a reduction in lysyl oxidase protein expression in HIF-down-regulated tumors suggests that more non-cross-linked fibers were present. Collectively these results identify the role of HIFs in modifying the ECM and the TME and provide new insights into the effects of hypoxia on the tumor ECM.
Keywords
ECMMT-MMPHIFqRT-PCRTMEsHGDABP4HMMPTNBCH&Esmooth muscle actinLOXSecond harmonic generationSMATriple negative breast cancerHypoxia Inducible FactorLysyl oxidaseExtracellular matrixmatrix metalloproteinasemembrane-type matrix metalloproteinaseTumor microenvironmentHematoxylin and Eosinquantitative real time polymerase chain reactionProlyl hydroxylaseCol1Collagen I
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Authors
Eibhlin Goggins, Samata Kakkad, Yelena Mironchik, Desmond Jacob, Flonne Wildes, Balaji Krishnamachary, Zaver M. Bhujwalla,