Review Article

Clinical Significance and Biological Role of HuR in Head and Neck Carcinomas

Table 1

HuR expression, modification, and activity in studies investigating cell lines.

StudyCell lines investigatedHuR expressionHuR modification and activity

OSCCs
Hasegawa et al. [66]HSC3, Ca9-22Presence of cytoplasmic(i) HuR knockdown (via siRNAs) ↓ c-myc export and accumulation
(ii) LMB after 7 h did not achieve HuR knockdown
(iii) s-fos and c-myc stabilisation
Cha et al. [63]YD9, Y10B, Y32, Y38, HSC2, HSC3, and Ca9-22Predominantly cytoplasmic(i) HuR knockdown (via LMB and siRNAs) ↓ cytoplasmic HuR and COX-2 induction
Cha et al. [64]YD9, Y10B, Y32, Y38, HSC2, HSC3, and Ca9-22Predominantly cytoplasmic(i) HuR knockdown (via LMB and siRNAs) ↓ cytoplasmic HuR and cIAP2 (concentration dependent)
Kakuguchi et al. [21]HSC3, Ca9-22High expressionHuR knockdown (via siRNAs)
(i) ↓ cytoplasmic HuR
(ii) ↓ cytoplasmic c-fos, c-myc, and COX-2
(iii) ↓ cyclin A, B1, D1, and CDK1 expression
(iv) ↓ average invasion rate of cells (Matrigel invasion assay)
(v) ↑ loss of ability for anchorage-independent cell growth
Hwang et al. [65]YD10BPresence of expression(i) HuR knockdown (via shRNAs) ↓ cytoplasmic HuR and MMP-9
(ii) KPS-A controls HuR expression via ERK and PI3K/AKT activation under hypoxia
Talwar et al. [67]UM74BOverexpression of HuR-CP1(i) HuR-CP1 associates with c-myc mRNA thus ↓ its translation
(ii) HuR knockdown (via siRNAs) ↑ c-myc expression

Thyroid lesions
Baldan et al. [97]Nthy-ori-3.1, BCPAP, K1 TPC1, FTC133 WRO, FRO, and SW1736Overexpression in all PTCs and in SW1736(i) HuR knockdown (via siRNAs)
 (a) ↑ apoptotic cells
 (b) ↑ distinct gene expression modifications in BCPAP and Nthy-ori-3.1 cell lines
(ii) Different HuR-bound RNA profiles among BCPAP, K1, TPC1 and Nthy-ori-3.1
Human oesophageal epithelial cells
Donahue et al. [101]Derived from human specimensRegulates survivin, in the absence of p53