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Kruppel-like factor 4 induces p27Kip1 expression in and suppresses the growth and metastasis of human pancreatic cancer cells.

Abstract
The zinc finger transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) has been implicated in both tumor suppression and progression. However, its function in pancreatic cancer has not been well characterized. Here, we show that pancreatic cancer cell lines expressed various levels of KLF4 RNA and protein. Ectopic expression of KLF4 by FG and BxPC-3 pancreatic cancer cells resulted in cell cycle arrest and marked inhibition of cell growth in vitro and attenuation of tumor growth and metastasis in an orthotopic mouse model. Overexpression of KLF4 also led to significant induction of p27(Kip1) expression, at both the RNA and protein levels, in a dose- and time-dependent manner, indicating that KLF4 transcriptionally regulates the expression of p27(Kip1). Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays consistently showed that KLF4 protein physically interacts with the p27(Kip1) promoter. Promoter deletion and point mutation analyses indicated that a region between nucleotides -435 and -60 of the p27(Kip1) promoter and intact of the three KLF4-binding sites within that region were required for the full induction of p27(Kip1) promoter activity by KLF4. Our findings suggest that KLF4 transactivates p27(Kip1) expression and inhibits the growth and metastasis of human pancreatic cancer.
AuthorsDaoyan Wei, Masahsi Kanai, Zhiliang Jia, Xiangdong Le, Keping Xie
JournalCancer research (Cancer Res) Vol. 68 Issue 12 Pg. 4631-9 (Jun 15 2008) ISSN: 1538-7445 [Electronic] United States
PMID18559508 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • KLF4 protein, human
  • Klf4 protein, mouse
  • Kruppel-Like Factor 4
  • Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27
Topics
  • Animals
  • Blotting, Northern
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cell Cycle
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27 (metabolism)
  • Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
  • Humans
  • Kidney (cytology, metabolism)
  • Kruppel-Like Factor 4
  • Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors (antagonists & inhibitors, genetics, metabolism)
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Nude
  • Mutagenesis
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms (metabolism, prevention & control, secondary)
  • Point Mutation
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • RNA, Small Interfering (pharmacology)
  • Sequence Deletion
  • Transcription, Genetic

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