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Decreased expression of nemo-like kinase in melanoma is correlated with increased vascularity and metastasis

Yang, Yvying ; Zhe, Hong ; Massoumi, Ramin LU and Ke, Hengning (2019) In Melanoma Research 29(4). p.376-381
Abstract

Melanoma is a highly metastatic cancer, and its incidence has increased over the past several decades. Angiogenesis is associated with melanoma metastasis and a poor prognosis. Many genetic and epigenetic factors affecting tumour vascularization and metastasis have been investigated, despite the heterogeneity of cancer cells and the complicated mechanisms involved in melanoma. Nemo-like kinase (NLK) is a serine/threonine kinase regulating the transcription factor by negatively regulating Wnt and downstream vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) signalling. This study aimed to investigate whether NLK expression in melanoma correlates with VEGFR2-related angiogenesis and melanoma metastasis. Immunohistochemistry analysis... (More)

Melanoma is a highly metastatic cancer, and its incidence has increased over the past several decades. Angiogenesis is associated with melanoma metastasis and a poor prognosis. Many genetic and epigenetic factors affecting tumour vascularization and metastasis have been investigated, despite the heterogeneity of cancer cells and the complicated mechanisms involved in melanoma. Nemo-like kinase (NLK) is a serine/threonine kinase regulating the transcription factor by negatively regulating Wnt and downstream vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) signalling. This study aimed to investigate whether NLK expression in melanoma correlates with VEGFR2-related angiogenesis and melanoma metastasis. Immunohistochemistry analysis using 175 biopsied tissues of melanoma patients showed that NLK is expressed in 73.7% of melanoma tissues, whereas 26.3% of the samples showed absent expression of NLK. In metastatic melanoma, the expression of NLK was significantly lower than that in primary melanoma (P = 0.002). Furthermore, tissues with a lower expression of NLK showed a higher microvessel density as detected by VEGFR2 expression compared with tissues showing higher NLK expression. These data suggest that reduced expression of NLK in melanoma correlates with VEGFR2-related microvessel formation and melanoma metastasis. This study showed that NLK may serve as a novel prognosis marker and revealed new mechanisms in melanoma metastasis.

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10.1097/CMR.0000000000000576
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  abstract     = {{<p>Melanoma is a highly metastatic cancer, and its incidence has increased over the past several decades. Angiogenesis is associated with melanoma metastasis and a poor prognosis. Many genetic and epigenetic factors affecting tumour vascularization and metastasis have been investigated, despite the heterogeneity of cancer cells and the complicated mechanisms involved in melanoma. Nemo-like kinase (NLK) is a serine/threonine kinase regulating the transcription factor by negatively regulating Wnt and downstream vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) signalling. This study aimed to investigate whether NLK expression in melanoma correlates with VEGFR2-related angiogenesis and melanoma metastasis. Immunohistochemistry analysis using 175 biopsied tissues of melanoma patients showed that NLK is expressed in 73.7% of melanoma tissues, whereas 26.3% of the samples showed absent expression of NLK. In metastatic melanoma, the expression of NLK was significantly lower than that in primary melanoma (P = 0.002). Furthermore, tissues with a lower expression of NLK showed a higher microvessel density as detected by VEGFR2 expression compared with tissues showing higher NLK expression. These data suggest that reduced expression of NLK in melanoma correlates with VEGFR2-related microvessel formation and melanoma metastasis. This study showed that NLK may serve as a novel prognosis marker and revealed new mechanisms in melanoma metastasis.</p>}},
  author       = {{Yang, Yvying and Zhe, Hong and Massoumi, Ramin and Ke, Hengning}},
  issn         = {{0960-8931}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{376--381}},
  publisher    = {{Lippincott Williams & Wilkins}},
  series       = {{Melanoma Research}},
  title        = {{Decreased expression of nemo-like kinase in melanoma is correlated with increased vascularity and metastasis}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CMR.0000000000000576}},
  doi          = {{10.1097/CMR.0000000000000576}},
  volume       = {{29}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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