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Lysyl oxidase-like 2 represses Notch1 expression in the skin to promote squamous cell carcinoma progression.

Abstract
Lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2) is involved in a wide range of physiological and pathological processes, including fibrosis and tumor progression, implicating intracellular and extracellular functions. To explore the specific in vivo role of LOXL2 in physiological and tumor contexts, we generated conditional gain- and loss-of-function mouse models. Germ-line deletion of Loxl2 promotes lethality in half of newborn mice mainly associated to congenital heart defects, while Loxl2 overexpression triggers male sterility due to epididymal dysfunction caused by epithelial disorganization, fibrosis and acute inflammation. Remarkably, when challenged to chemical skin carcinogenesis, Loxl2-overexpressing mice increased tumor burden and malignant progression, while Loxl2-deficient mice exhibit the opposite phenotypes. Loxl2 levels in premalignant tumors negatively correlate with expression of epidermal differentiation markers and components of the Notch1 pathway. We show that LOXL2 is a direct repressor of NOTCH1. Additionally, we identify an exclusive expression pattern between LOXL2 and members of the canonical NOTCH1 pathway in human HNSCC. Our data identify for the first time novel LOXL2 roles in tissue homeostasis and support it as a target for SCC therapy.
AuthorsAlberto Martin, Fernando Salvador, Gema Moreno-Bueno, Alfredo Floristán, Cristina Ruiz-Herguido, Eva P Cuevas, Saleta Morales, Vanesa Santos, Katalin Csiszar, Pierre Dubus, Jody J Haigh, Anna Bigas, Francisco Portillo, Amparo Cano
JournalThe EMBO journal (EMBO J) Vol. 34 Issue 8 Pg. 1090-109 (Apr 15 2015) ISSN: 1460-2075 [Electronic] England
PMID25759215 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Copyright© 2015 The Authors.
Chemical References
  • NOTCH1 protein, human
  • Receptor, Notch1
  • Amino Acid Oxidoreductases
  • LOXL2 protein, human
Topics
  • Amino Acid Oxidoreductases (genetics, physiology)
  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell (genetics, pathology)
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic (genetics)
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Disease Progression
  • Down-Regulation
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms (genetics, pathology)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Receptor, Notch1 (genetics)
  • Skin Neoplasms (genetics, pathology)
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

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