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P3.09 - Pathology (Not CME Accredited Session) (ID 975)
- Event: WCLC 2018
- Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
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- Presentations: 1
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- Coordinates: 9/26/2018, 12:00 - 13:30, Exhibit Hall
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P3.09-14 - Pathobiology of Notch2 in Lung Cancer (ID 13789)
12:00 - 13:30 | Author(s): Takaaki Ito
- Abstract
Background
Notch signaling is known to be involved in the initiation, progression, and suppression of various types of cancers. The pathological significance of Notch1 has been well studied in lung cancer, but that of Notch2 is still unclear.
a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Method
Immunohistochemical study was performed to measure the expression of NOTCH2 in non-neoplastic lung tissues and lung cancers in comparison with the Clara (Club) cell 10 kD protein (CC10), and Western blotting analysis was performed to detect NOTCH2 in human cancer cell lines. Notch2 gene knockdown experiment and transient transfection of the intracellular domain of the Notch2 (N2ICD) gene were conducted to reveal the function of Notch2. In addition, we studied the relationships between the expressions of Notch1, 2, and 3.
4c3880bb027f159e801041b1021e88e8 Result
Immunohistochemical study of lung tissues revealed that NOTCH2 was detected in bronchiolar epithelial cells and was often colocalized with CC10, and that adenocarcinoma tissues were more positively stained than those of squamous cell carcinoma and small cell carcinoma tissues. In human lung cancer cell lines the expression of NOTCH2 was similar to that of NOTCH1 and preferentially detected in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cell lines. Knockdown experiments of the Notch2 gene in NSCLC cell lines showed no significant changes in the expression of molecules associated with cell differentiation, proliferation, apoptosis, and motility. The effects of Notch2 gene knockdown could have be masked by concomitant Notch1 activation, as indicated by an increase in the intracellular domain of NOTCH1. Additionally, the transient transfection of the N2ICD gene induced CC10 expression in an adenocarcinoma cell line.
8eea62084ca7e541d918e823422bd82e Conclusion
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The present study revealed that Notch2 is important in Club cell differentiation in normal lungs and in adenocarcinoma. We also determined that Notch1 and Notch2 are covariant, and the balance of the expression of Notch receptors could determine the biological behaviors of lung cancer cells.