Hokkaido University · Medicine
Professor Yosuke Konno's research lab focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying endometrial cancer (EC) progression, with a particular emphasis on non-coding RNAs, metabolic reprogramming, and immune regulation. The lab investigates tumor-suppressive roles of microRNAs (e.g., miR-101, miR-216a), piRNAs, and long non-coding RNAs (e.g., MEG3) in regulating cancer cell proliferation, apoptosis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and chemoresistance. They also explore metabolic pathways such as GLUT1-mediated glycolysis and the Warburg effect in EC, and examine the tumor-intrinsic functions of immune molecules like PD-L1. Their work integrates functional genomics, clinical correlation, and translational research to identify novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers for endometrial cancer.
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MicroRNA-101 has been implicated as a tumor suppressor miRNA in human tumors. However, its potential functional impact and the underlying mechanisms in endometrial cancer progression have not been determined. Here, we report that in aggressive endometrial cancer cells, re-expression of microRNA-101 leads to inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis and senescence. Ectopic overexpression of microRNA-101 attenuates the epithelial-mesenchymal transition-associated cancer cell migr
These results reveal an unappreciated tumor cell-intrinsic role for PD-L1 as a tumor suppressor in aggressive EC cells, and identify MEG3 and miR-216a as upstream regulators of PD-L1.
Increased glycolysis in tumor cells is frequently associated with drug resistance. Overexpression of glucose transporter-1 (GLUT1) promotes the Warburg effect and mediates chemoresistance in various cancers. Aberrant GLUT1 expression is considered as an essential early step in the development of endometrial cancer (EC). However, its role in EC glycolysis and chemoresistance and the upstream mechanisms underlying GLUT1 overexpression, remain undefined. Here, we demonstrated that GLUT1 was highly
P-element-induced wimpy testis (PIWI)-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNA molecules that are 24-31 nucleotides in length. PiRNAs are thought to bind to PIWI proteins (PIWL1-4, a subfamily of Argonaute proteins), forming piRNA/PIWI complexes that influence gene expression at the transcriptional or post-transcriptional levels. However, it has been recently reported that the interaction of PIWI proteins with piRNAs does not encompass the entire function of PIWI proteins in
Our strategy seems reasonable to omit lymphadenectomy and could be generalized in clinical practice. JCOG1412 is a high-quality lymphadenectomy trial in terms of the quality of surgical procedures, which would draw the bona-fide conclusions regarding the therapeutic role of lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer.
Resection of 20 or more PLNs was associated with improved pelvic control and better survival outcomes in EC patients at risk of recurrence who underwent pelvic lymphadenectomy alone and were treated with adjuvant chemotherapy.
https://jrct.mhlw.go.jp/re/reports/detail/66957, identifier jRCT1011190007.
The clinical relevance of PALX was challenging to evaluate in the JGOG2043 cohort; however, the presence of 2 or more para-aortic node metastases was identified as an independent unfavorable prognostic factor in EC patients at risk of recurrence.
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