Downregulation of CENPF Remodels Prostate Cancer Cells and Alters Cellular Metabolism

Metabolic alterations in prostate cancer (PC) are associated with progression and aggressiveness. However, the underlying mechanisms behind PC metabolic functions are unknown. The authors’ group recently reported on the important role of centromere protein F (CENPF), a protein associated with the centromere–kinetochore complex and chromosomal segregation during mitosis, in PC MRI visibility. This study focuses on discerning the role of CENPF in metabolic perturbation in human PC3 cells. A series of bioinformatics analyses shows that CENPF is one gene that is strongly associated with aggressive PC and that its expression is positively correlated with metastasis. By identifying and reconstructing the CENPF network, additional associations with lipid regulation are found. Further untargeted metabolomics analysis using gas chromatography‐time‐of‐flight‐mass spectrometry reveals that silencing of CENPF alters the global metabolic profiles of PC cells and inhibits cell proliferation, which suggests that CENPF may be a critical regulator of PC metabolism. These findings provide useful scientific insights that can be applied in future studies investigating potential targets for PC treatment.     

非小细胞肺癌组织CENPF、KLF4表达与上皮-间质转化和预后的关系研究

摘要 目的：探讨非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）组织中着丝粒蛋白F（CENPF）、Krüppel样因子4（KLF4）表达与上皮-间质转化（EMT）和预后的关系。方法：选取2017年1月至2019年12月期间于泰州市第四人民医院行手术切除的120例NSCLC患者的癌组织和距癌组织5cm癌旁组织标本,采用免疫组织化学法和免疫印迹法检测癌组织和癌旁组织中CENPF、KLF4及ETM相关标志物[E-钙粘蛋白（E-cadherin）、波形蛋白（Vimentin）]的阳性表达率和表达量。采用Pearson检验分析CENPF、KLF4与EMT相关标志物的相关性,并分析CENPF、KLF4表达与NSCLC患者预后的关系。结果：NSCLC癌组织中CENPF、Vimentin的阳性表达率显著高于癌旁组织（均P<0.05）,而KLF4、E-cadherin的阳性表达率均显著低于癌旁组织（均P<0.05）。NSCLC癌组织中CENPF与E-cadherin呈负相关,与Vimentin呈正相关（P<0.05）;而KLF4与E-cadherin呈正相关,与Vimentin呈负相关（P<0.05）。NSCLC癌组织中CENPF、KLF4的阳性表达率与TNM分期和淋巴结转移有关（均P<0.05）。入组患者3年无病生存率（DFS）为60.00%。CENPF阳性表达的NSCLC患者3年DFS显著低于CENPF阴性表达患者（56.25% vs 75.00%,P=0.014）,KLF4阳性表达的NSCLC患者3年DFS显著高于KLF4阴性表达患者（68.75% vs 54.17%, P=0.048）。结论：CENPF的高表达及KLF4的低表达可促进NSCLC的EMT发生、进展,并导致患者预后不良,CENPF和KLF4可辅助预测NSCLC患者的预后。