Cloning of a novel insulin-regulated ghrelin transcript in prostate cancer
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24/12/2012
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Ghrelin is a multifunctional hormone, with roles in stimulating appetite and regulating energy balance, insulin secretion and glucose homeostasis. The ghrelin gene locus (GHRL) is highly complex and gives rise to a range of novel transcripts derived from alternative first exons and internally spliced exons. The wild-type transcript encodes a 117 amino acid preprohormone that is processed to yield the 28 amino acid peptide ghrelin. Here, we identified insulin-responsive transcription corresponding to cryptic exons in intron 2 of the human ghrelin gene. A transcript, termed in2c-ghrelin (intron 2-cryptic), was cloned from the testis and the LNCaP prostate cancer cell line. This transcript may encode an 83 AA preproghrelin isoform that codes for the ghrelin, but not obestatin. It is expressed in a limited number of normal tissues and in tumours of the prostate, testis, breast and ovary. Finally, we confirmed that in2c-ghrelin transcript expression, as well as the recently described in1-ghrelin transcript, is significantly upregulated by insulin in cultured prostate cancer cells. Metabolic syndrome and hyperinsulinaemia has been associated with prostate cancer risk and progression. This may be particularly significant after androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer, which induces hyperinsulinaemia, and this could contribute to castrate resistant prostate cancer growth. We have previously demonstrated that ghrelin stimulates prostate cancer cell line proliferation in vitro. This study is the first description of insulin regulation of a ghrelin transcript in cancer, and should provide further impetus for studies into the expression, regulation and function of ghrelin gene products. |
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BioScientifica Ltd. |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/56346/1/Cloning_of_a_novel_insulin.pdf DOI:10.1530/JME-12-0150 Seim, Inge, Lubik, Amy A., Lehman, Melanie, Tomlinson, Nadine, Whiteside, Eliza, Herington, Adrian C., Nelson, Colleen C., & Chopin, Lisa K. (2012) Cloning of a novel insulin-regulated ghrelin transcript in prostate cancer. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. |
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School of Biomedical Sciences; Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation |
Palavras-Chave | #111201 Cancer Cell Biology #111203 Cancer Genetics #ghrelin #cryptic exon #splicing #testis #prostate cancer #insulin |
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Journal Article |