Deregulation of the cell polarity protein Lethal giant larvae 2 (Lgl2) correlates with gastric cancer progression

作者：Nam Kyung Han; Kim Min A; Choe Gheeyoung; Kim Woo Ho; Lee Hye Seung^*

来源：Gastric Cancer, 2014, 17(4): 610-620.

DOI：10.1007/s10120-013-0324-0

• Stomach neoplasm
• Lgl2
• Immunohistochemistry
• mRNA in situ hybridization
• Epithelial-mesenchymal transition

We investigated the roles of Lethal giant larvae 2 (Lgl2), an epithelial cell polarity protein, during gastric carcinogenesis and gastric cancer (GC) progression and evaluated the correlation of Lgl2 with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers.
Lgl2 protein and mRNA expression were determined by immunohistochemistry and mRNA in situ hybridization in a large series of GC and preneoplastic lesions. Additionally, expression of 7 EMT markers was examined by immunohistochemistry.
Loss of membrane Lgl2 staining in GC was observed in 347 of 409 GCs. Lgl2 loss was associated with diffuse histological type (P < 0.001), advanced stage (P = 0.021), and worse prognosis (P = 0.047). Furthermore, Lgl2 loss correlated with reduced E-cadherin expression (P < 0.01) and increased expression of vimentin (P < 0.01). Combined analysis of Lgl2 and the EMT markers, S100A4 and MMP2, improved predictions of patient outcomes. During gastric carcinogenesis, membrane expression of Lgl2 was progressively lost in 4 % of normal mucosa, 75 % of intestinal metaplasia, 58 % of gastric dysplasia, 69 % of intestinal type GC, and 96 % of diffuse type GC.
Our results suggest that Lgl2 loss occurs at an early stage of gastric carcinogenesis and contributes to GC progression.

• 出版日期2014-10