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This article has been corrected. Correction in: Oncotarget. 2017; 8:55767.

Increased expression of SKP2 is an independent predictor of locoregional recurrence in cervical cancer via promoting DNA-damage response after irradiation

Hung-Chun Fu, Yi-Chien Yang, Yun-Ju Chen, Hao Lin, Yu-Che Ou, Chan-Chao Chang Chien, Eng-Yen Huang, Hsuan-Ying Huang, Jui Lan, Hsi-Ping Chi, Ko-En Huang and Hong-Yo Kang _

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Oncotarget. 2016; 7:44047-44061. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10057

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Abstract

Hung-Chun Fu1,2,3, Yi-Chien Yang1,2,4, Yun-Ju Chen1,2, Hao Lin3, Yu-Che Ou3, Chan-Chao Chang Chien3, Eng-Yen Huang5, Hsuan-Ying Huang6, Jui Lan6, Hsi-Ping Chi7, Ko-En Huang2,3, Hong-Yo Kang1,2,3

1Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2Center for Menopause and Reproductive Medicine Research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

4Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

5Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

6Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

7Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, UK

Correspondence to:

Hong-Yo Kang, email: [email protected]

Keywords: SKP2, local recurrence, radioresistance, cervical cancer, DNA damage

Received: March 11, 2016     Accepted: May 16, 2016     Published: June 15, 2016

ABSTRACT

Although radiation therapy was known to be effective to cervical cancer, loco-regional recurrences are frequently found in patients. We aimed to identify a molecular marker predicting the response of cervical cancer to radiotherapy. We included the patients (n = 149) with cervical cancer who had undergone radiotherapy from 2004 to 2006. Tumor samples were collected to examine the association between the expression of S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (SKP2) and prognosis in cervical cancer. We found higher expression of SKP2 associated with recurrence (HRs: 2.52, p < 0.001), death (HRs: 2.01, p < 0.001) and higher locoregional recurrence rate (HRs: 3.76, p < 0.001). Cervical cancer cell lines with higher expression of SKP2 showed higher colony formation, cell survival rate and fewer DNA damages after irradiation. SKP2-C25, an inhibitor for SKP2 activity, dose-dependently decreased cell viability after irradiation and knockdown of SKP2 impaired DNA-damage response and sensitized the cervical cancer cells to irradiation. Our data showed the SKP2 represents a promising tool to identify patients with cervical cancer who have a higher risk of locoregional recurrence after radiotherapy. Targeting SKP2 may serve as a potential radiosensitizer for developing effective therapeutic strategies against cervical cancer.


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