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Prognostic significance of amino-acid transporter expression (LAT1, ASCT2, and xCT) in surgically resected tongue cancer.

Authors: Toyoda, M  Kaira, K  Ohshima, Y  Ishioka, N S  Shino, M  Sakakura, K  Takayasu, Y  Takahashi, K  Tominaga, H  Oriuchi, N  Nagamori, S  Kanai, Y  Oyama, T  Chikamatsu, K 
Citation: Toyoda M, etal., Br J Cancer. 2014 May 13;110(10):2506-13. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.178. Epub 2014 Apr 24.
RGD ID: 151361157
Pubmed: PMID:24762957   (View Abstract at PubMed)
PMCID: PMC4021522   (View Article at PubMed Central)
DOI: DOI:10.1038/bjc.2014.178   (Journal Full-text)


BACKGROUND: Amino-acid transporters are necessary for the tumour cell growth and survival, and have a crucial role in the development and invasiveness of cancer cells. But, it remains unclear about the prognostic significance of L-type amino-acid transporter 1 (LAT1), system ASC amino-acid transporter-2 (ASCT2), and xCT expression in patients with tongue cancer. We conducted the clinicopathological study to investigate the protein expression of these amino-acid transporters in tongue cancer.
METHODS: Eighty-five patients with surgically resected tongue cancer were evaluated. Tumour sections were stained by immunohistochemistry for LAT1, ASCT2, xCT, 4F2hc/CD98hc (4F2hc), Ki-67, and microvessel density (MVD) determined by CD34, and p53.
RESULTS: L-type amino-acid transporter 1 and 4F2hc were highly expressed in 61% (52 out of 85) and 45% (38 out of 47), respectively. ASC amino-acid transporter-2 and xCT were positively expressed in 59% (50 out of 85) and 21% (18 out of 85), respectively. The expression of both LAT1 and ASCT2 was significantly associated with disease staging, lymph-node metastasis, lymphatic permeation, 4F2hc expression and cell proliferation (Ki-67). xCT expression indicated a significant association with advanced stage and tumour factor. By univariate analysis, disease staging, lymphatic permeation, vascular invasion, LAT1, ASCT2, 4F2hc, and Ki-67 had a significant relationship with overall survival. Multivariate analysis confirmed that LAT1 was an independent prognostic factor for predicting poor prognosis.
CONCLUSIONS: L-type amino-acid transporter 1 and ASCT2 can serve as a significant prognostic factor for predicting worse outcome after surgical treatment and may have an important role in the development and aggressiveness of tongue cancer.



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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Slc1a5  (solute carrier family 1 member 5)
Slc3a2  (solute carrier family 3 member 2)
Slc7a11  (solute carrier family 7 member 11)
Slc7a5  (solute carrier family 7 member 5)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Slc1a5  (solute carrier family 1 (neutral amino acid transporter), member 5)
Slc3a2  (solute carrier family 3 (activators of dibasic and neutral amino acid transport), member 2)
Slc7a11  (solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 11)
Slc7a5  (solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 5)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
SLC1A5  (solute carrier family 1 member 5)
SLC3A2  (solute carrier family 3 member 2)
SLC7A11  (solute carrier family 7 member 11)
SLC7A5  (solute carrier family 7 member 5)


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