scholarly journals Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway Upregulates c-Myc Expression to Promote Cell Proliferation of P19 Teratocarcinoma Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 295 (12) ◽  
pp. 2104-2113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Zhang ◽  
Yi Li ◽  
Yuling Wu ◽  
Kun Shi ◽  
Lujun Bing ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 3153 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Muñoz-Bello ◽  
Leslie Olmedo-Nieva ◽  
Leonardo Castro-Muñoz ◽  
Joaquín Manzo-Merino ◽  
Adriana Contreras-Paredes ◽  
...  

The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway regulates cell proliferation and differentiation and its aberrant activation in cervical cancer has been described. Persistent infection with high risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is the most important factor for the development of this neoplasia, since E6 and E7 viral oncoproteins alter cellular processes, promoting cervical cancer development. A role of HPV-16 E6 in Wnt/β-catenin signaling has been proposed, although the participation of HPV-18 E6 has not been previously studied. The aim of this work was to investigate the participation of HPV-18 E6 and E6*I, in the regulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Here, we show that E6 proteins up-regulate TCF-4 transcriptional activity and promote overexpression of Wnt target genes. In addition, it was demonstrated that E6 and E6*I bind to the TCF-4 (T cell factor 4) and β-catenin, impacting TCF-4 stabilization. We found that both E6 and E6*I proteins interact with the promoter of Sp5, in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, although differences in TCF-4 transcriptional activation were found among E6 intratype variants, no changes were observed in the levels of regulated genes. Furthermore, our data support that E6 proteins cooperate with β-catenin to promote cell proliferation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 096368972096518
Author(s):  
Jia Liu ◽  
Qing Zhang ◽  
Nan Ma

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are crucial regulatory molecules involved in diverse biological processes and human diseases, including preeclampsia (PE). The lncRNA growth arrest associated lncRNA 1 (GASAL1) has been implicated in multiple malignant solid tumors and other diseases, while it is poorly known as the potential molecular mechanism of GASAL1 in PE. In this study, GASAL1 was significantly downregulated in the placentas’ of tissues from primipara with PE and trophoblast cell lines. Then, the upregulation of GASAL1 dramatically decreased proliferation and invasion and enhanced apoptosis in HTR-8/SVneo and JAR cells. Bioinformatics tool predicated that there is a potential interaction between GASAL1 and serine/arginine splicing factor 1 (SRSF1). RNA pull-down assays showed that GASAL1 directly binds with SRSF1 that could promote cell proliferation and invasion and suppress cell apoptosis. Further research showed that promoting effects of trophoblasts proliferation and invasion caused by co-transfecting GASAL1 and SRSF1 into HTR-8/SVneo and JAR cells were impaired by SRSF1 knockdown. Moreover, inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity by rapamycin influenced the effects of GASAL1 on cell proliferation, invasion, and apoptosis. Taken together, these findings suggest that lncRNA GASAL1 interacts with SRSF1 to regulate the proliferative, invasive, and apoptotic abilities of trophoblast cells via the mTOR signaling pathway.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-126
Author(s):  
Wenkun Lu ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Xunjian Gao ◽  
Fuqiang Yang ◽  
Jianjian Ge

Osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs is beneficial for osteoarthritis (OA) treatment. Silent information regulator (SIRT1) plays a role in endocrine diseases and aging-related diseases. However, the role of SIRT1 in OA has not yet been elucidated. Rat BMSCs were isolated and divided into control group, inflammation group (BMSCs were cultured with IL-6), SIRT1 group (SIRT1 agonist Resveratrol was added under the action of IL-6) followed by analysis of cell proliferation by MTT assay, Caspase 3 activity, ALP activity, expression of osteogenic genes Runx2 and OC and adipogenic differentiation gene PPARγ2 by Real time PCR, NF-κB expression by western blot and secretion of TNF-α and IL-6 by ELISA. In inflammation group, SIRT1 expression was significantly decreased, cell proliferation was significantly inhibited, and Caspase 3 activity was increased. Meanwhile, ALP activity, Runx2 and OC expression was decreased, PPARγ2 and NF-κB expression was increased, along with elevated TNF-α and IL-6 secretion compared to control (P < 0.05). Resveratrol can significantly promote the expression of SIRT1 in BMSCs of inflammation group, promote cell proliferation, decrease Caspase 3 activity, and increase Runx2 and OC expression. In addition, it decreased PPARγ2 and NF-κB expression and reduced the secretion of TNF-α and IL-6 (P < 0.05). The expression of SIRT1 was decreased in BMSCs under inflammation. SIRT1 overexpression in BMSCs under inflammation inhibits inflammation, promotes proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs through regulating NF-κB signaling pathway.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1311-1316
Author(s):  
Yuechuang Liang ◽  
Liang Ma ◽  
Yu Wu ◽  
Youwei Tian ◽  
Dongyue Li ◽  
...  

Osteoporosis (OP) is a common and frequently-occurring disease in orthopedics. BMSCs play a role in OP. Simvastatin (SVA) is a commonly used lipid-lowering drug, but its role in OP remains unclear. Our study intends to assess SVA’s effect on BMSCs in osteoporosis rats. SD rats were randomly and equally divided into control group and OP group. BMSCs in control group and OP group were cultured in vitro treated with 5 μM and 10 μM SVA followed by analysis of cell proliferation by MTT assay, apoptosis activity by Caspase 3 activity, Wnt5/TGF-β signaling pathway protein expression by Western blot, ALP activity; Runx2 and OC expression by Real time PCR as well as BMP-2 and TGF-β secretion by ELISA. OP rat BMSCs showed significantly inhibited cell proliferation, increased Caspase 3 activity, decreased Wnt5, Runx2 and OC expression and ALP activity, as well as reudced BMP-2 and TGF-β secretion (P < 0.05). SVA can promote cell proliferation, inhibit Caspase 3 activity, increase Wnt5, Runx2 and OC expression and ALP activity, as well as promote BMP-2 and TGF-β secretion in OP rat BMSCs. Compared with OP group, the difference was statistically significant with more significant changes with increasing concentration (P < 0.05). Simvastatin activates Wnt5/TGF-β signaling pathway, regulates BMSCs proliferation and apoptosis and promotes their differentiation into osteogenic direction in OP rats.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (22) ◽  
pp. 4201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Yang ◽  
Shujie Jin ◽  
Yunping Tang

Marine collagen peptides (MCPs) with the ability to promote cell proliferation and migration were obtained from the skin of Nibea japonica. The purpose of MCPs isolation was an attempt to convert the by-products of the marine product processing industry to high value-added items. MCPs were observed to contain many polypeptides with molecular weights ≤ 10 kDa and most amino acid residues were hydrophilic. MCPs (0.25–10 mg/mL) also exhibited 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydroxyl, superoxide anion, and 2′-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) radical scavenging activities. Furthermore, MCPs promoted the proliferation of NIH-3T3 cells. In vitro scratch assays indicated that MCPs significantly enhanced the scratch closure rate and promoted the migration of NIH-3T3 cells. To further determine the signaling mechanism of MCPs, western blotting was used to study the expression levels of nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) p65, IκB kinase α (IKKα), and IκB kinase β (IKKβ) proteins of the NF-κB signaling pathway. Our results indicated protein levels of NF-κB p65, IKKα and IKKβ increased in MCPs-treated NIH-3T3 cells. In addition, MCPs increased the expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and transforming growth factor (TGF-β) in NIH-3T3 cells. Therefore, MCPs, a by-product of N. japonica, exhibited potential wound healing abilities in vitro.


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