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Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α‐nuclear factor‐κB feedback circuit modulates liver cancer progression
Author(s) -
Ning BeiFang,
Ding Jin,
Liu Jiao,
Yin Chuan,
Xu WenPing,
Cong WenMing,
Zhang Qing,
Chen Fei,
Han Tao,
Deng Xing,
Wang PeiQin,
Jiang CaiFeng,
Zhang JunPing,
Zhang Xin,
Wang HongYang,
Xie WeiFen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.488
H-Index - 361
eISSN - 1527-3350
pISSN - 0270-9139
DOI - 10.1002/hep.27177
Subject(s) - hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 , hepatocyte nuclear factors , ectopic expression , cancer research , transcription factor , medicine , microrna , biology , cell culture , nuclear receptor , gene , genetics
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α) is a liver enriched transcription factor and is indispensable for liver development. However, the role of HNF4α in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression remains to be elucidated. We report that reduced HNF4α expression correlated well with the aggressive clinicopathological characteristics of HCC and predicted poor prognosis of patients. HNF4α levels were even lower in metastatic HCCs, and ectopic HNF4α expression suppressed the metastasis of hepatoma cells both in vitro and in vivo . Forced HNF4α expression attenuated the expression and nuclear translocation of RelA (p65) and impaired NF‐κB activation through an IKK‐independent mechanism. Blockage of RelA robustly attenuated the suppressive effect of HNF4α on hepatoma cell metastasis. MicroRNA (miR)‐7 and miR‐124 were transcriptionally up‐regulated by HNF4α, which repressed RelA expression by way of interaction with RelA‐3′ untranslated region (UTR). In addition, nuclear factor kappa B (NF‐κB) up‐regulated the expression of miR‐21 in hepatoma cells, resulting in decreased HNF4α levels through down‐regulating HNF4α‐3′UTR activity. Conclusions : Collectively, an HNF4α‐NF‐κB feedback circuit including miR‐124, miR‐7, and miR‐21 was identified in HCC, and the combination of HNF4α and NF‐κB exhibited more powerful predictive efficiency of patient prognosis. These findings broaden the knowledge of hepatic inflammation and cancer initiation/progression, and also provide novel prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for HCC. (H epatology 2014;60:1607‐1619)

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