Journal
BIOMOLECULES
Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom11040503
Keywords
syndecan-4; heparan sulfate; cancer; prognosis; biomarker; signal transduction; proteoglycan; metastasis
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- German Academic Exchange Service DAAD [91782193]
- Open Access Fund of the University of Muenster WWU
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Syndecan-4 plays crucial roles in cell behavior and interactions with growth factors, extracellular matrix molecules, and signaling proteins in various cancers. The expression level of syndecan-4 is important for understanding malignant transformation and it emerges as a target for cancer therapy and diagnosis.
Cancer is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Advances in research on the biology of cancer revealed alterations in several key pathways underlying tumorigenesis and provided molecular targets for developing new and improved existing therapies. Syndecan-4, a transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan, is a central mediator of cell adhesion, migration and proliferation. Although several studies have demonstrated important roles of syndecan-4 in cell behavior and its interactions with growth factors, extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules and cytoskeletal signaling proteins, less is known about its role and expression in multiple cancer. The data summarized in this review demonstrate that high expression of syndecan-4 is an unfavorable biomarker for estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer, glioma, liver cancer, melanoma, osteosarcoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma and testicular, kidney and bladder cancer. In contrast, in neuroblastoma and colorectal cancer, syndecan-4 is downregulated. Interestingly, syndecan-4 expression is modulated by anticancer drugs. It is upregulated upon treatment with zoledronate and this effect reduces invasion of breast cancer cells. In our recent work, we demonstrated that the syndecan-4 level was reduced after trastuzumab treatment. Similarly, syndecan-4 levels are also reduced after panitumumab treatment. Together, the data found suggest that syndecan-4 level is crucial for understanding the changes involving in malignant transformation, and also demonstrate that syndecan-4 emerges as an important target for cancer therapy and diagnosis.
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