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Tumor-augmenting Effect of Histone Methyltransferase WHSC1 on Colorectal Cancer Via Epigenetic Upregulation of TACC3 and PI3K/Akt Activation.
Fan, Yuejuan; Zhou, Lei; Pan, Lizhen.
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  • Fan Y; Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
  • Zhou L; Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
  • Pan L; Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China. Electronic address: Lizhen_P8251@126.com.
Arch Med Res ; 53(7): 658-665, 2022 11.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36336500
BACKGROUND: Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome candidate 1 (WHSC1) is a histone methyltransferase which is frequently expressed in an aberrant manner in tumors, but its specific roles and targets in colorectal cancer (CRC) remain unclear. METHODS: Expression of WHSC1 in CRC tissues and cells was examined by RT-qPCR, immunohistochemistry and immunoblot assays. WHSC1 was knocked down in CRC cells to examine its effect on cell proliferation, invasiveness, migration, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) activity and apoptosis. The binding between WHSC1 and transforming acidic coiled-coil containing protein 3 (TACC3) was predicted using bioinformatics systems and subsequently validated. In addition, altered expression of TACC3 was introduced into CRC cells to perform functional assays. Stably transfected cells were injected into nude mice to induce xenograft tumors. RESULTS: WHSC1 was highly expressed in CRC tumor tissues and cells with a positive correlation with TACC3 concentration. Specific downregulation of WHSC1 in two CRC cell lines blocked cell proliferation, invasiveness, EMT and migration activity and promoted cell apoptosis. WHSC1 triggers H3K36me2 modification at the level of the TACC3 promoter to induce TACC3 activation. TACC3 suppression similarly blocked the malignant activity of CRC cells, whereas TACC3 restoration in cells counteracted the cancer-suppressive functions of WHSC1 silencing. TACC3 levels were correlated with increased phosphorylation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in cells. Likewise, WHSC1 suppression blocked tumor growth in nude mice. CONCLUSION: The results of this study revealed TACC3 as a target of WHSC1 in CRC that is positively correlated with PI3K/Akt pathway activation and tumor development.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias Colorretais / Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias Colorretais / Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article