Comparison study of the expressions of myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate in hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, and normal liver

  • Authors:
    • Tsutomu Masaki
    • Masaaki Tokuda
    • Shuhei Yoshida
    • Seiji Nakai
    • Asahiro Morishita
    • Naohito Uchida
    • Toshiharu Funaki
    • Yuko Kita
    • Fumi Funakoshi
    • Takako Nonomura
    • Takashi Himoto
    • Akihiro Deguchi
    • Yasuhiko Kimura
    • Kunihiko Izuishi
    • Hisao Wakabayashi
    • Hisashi Usuki
    • Hitoshi Yoshiji
    • Seishiro Watanabe
    • Kazutaka Kurokohchi
    • Shigeki Kuriyama
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  • Published online on: March 1, 2005     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.26.3.661
  • Pages: 661-671
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Abstract

The myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate (MARCKS) is a prominent substrate for protein kinase C (PKC) in a variety of cells. The aim of this study was not only to evaluate the expression and localization of MARCKS in various pathological liver tissues, including HCC, but also to analyze the difference in MARCKS expression between hepatitis virus-induced HCC and cirrhosis. The level of MARCKS and its phosphorylated proteins, as well as its localization, were determined using Western blot and/or immunohistochemistry in HCC and other pathological liver tissues. We also analyzed the change of MARCKS localization on the influence of MARCKS phosphorylation in the HLF cancer cell line by phosphorylation study. In addition, the relationship between MARCKS expression and proliferative activity was studied in HCC. In the immunohistochemical study, a very small amount of MARCKS protein was found along the contour of the hepatocellular membrane in normal liver and in cases of chronic hepatitis. MARCKS was up-regulated in liver cirrhosis tissue and was localized in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes. The expression of MARCKS was down-regulated in HCC tissues, as compared with non-tumorous liver cirrhosis tissues from the same patients. Furthermore, MARCKS was serine-phosphorylated in liver cirrhosis and HCC, and phosphorylated MARCKS was detected in a cytosolic fraction of these tissues. In a phosphorylation study using the HLF HCC cell line, MARCKS was displaced from the plasma membrane to the cytosol following the activation of protein kinase C (PKC) by phorbol 12-myristrate 13-acetate (PMA). Furthermore, the activity of cyclin D1 and cyclin E kinases was found to be higher in HCCs with low MARCKS expression than in HCCs with high MARCKS expression. These results suggest that up-regulation of MARCKS might be essential in the generation of cirrhotic nodules through chronic hepatitis from normal liver, and that the phosphorylation and/or down-regulation of MARCKS might play an important role in the development and progression of HCC from liver cirrhosis.

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Masaki T, Tokuda M, Yoshida S, Nakai S, Morishita A, Uchida N, Funaki T, Kita Y, Funakoshi F, Nonomura T, Nonomura T, et al: Comparison study of the expressions of myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate in hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, and normal liver. Int J Oncol 26: 661-671, 2005.
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Masaki, T., Tokuda, M., Yoshida, S., Nakai, S., Morishita, A., Uchida, N. ... Kuriyama, S. (2005). Comparison study of the expressions of myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate in hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, and normal liver. International Journal of Oncology, 26, 661-671. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.26.3.661
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Masaki, T., Tokuda, M., Yoshida, S., Nakai, S., Morishita, A., Uchida, N., Funaki, T., Kita, Y., Funakoshi, F., Nonomura, T., Himoto, T., Deguchi, A., Kimura, Y., Izuishi, K., Wakabayashi, H., Usuki, H., Yoshiji, H., Watanabe, S., Kurokohchi, K., Kuriyama, S."Comparison study of the expressions of myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate in hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, and normal liver". International Journal of Oncology 26.3 (2005): 661-671.
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Masaki, T., Tokuda, M., Yoshida, S., Nakai, S., Morishita, A., Uchida, N., Funaki, T., Kita, Y., Funakoshi, F., Nonomura, T., Himoto, T., Deguchi, A., Kimura, Y., Izuishi, K., Wakabayashi, H., Usuki, H., Yoshiji, H., Watanabe, S., Kurokohchi, K., Kuriyama, S."Comparison study of the expressions of myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate in hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, and normal liver". International Journal of Oncology 26, no. 3 (2005): 661-671. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.26.3.661