scholarly journals Human FAT1 cadherin controls cell migration and invasion of oral squamous cell carcinoma through the localization of β-catenin

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuhiko Miyazaki
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Migration And Invasion ◽  
Cell Migration And Invasion

scholarly journals Molecular Pathogenesis of the Coronin Family: CORO2A Facilitates Migration and Invasion Abilities in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (23) ◽  
pp. 12684
Author(s):  
Ikuko Kase-Kato ◽  
Shunichi Asai ◽  
Chikashi Minemura ◽  
Kenta Tsuneizumi ◽  
Sachi Oshima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cancer Cell ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Molecular Pathogenesis ◽  
Migration And Invasion ◽  
Cancer Cell Migration ◽  
Cell Migration And Invasion

In humans, the coronin family is composed of seven proteins containing WD-repeat domains that regulate actin-based cellular processes. Some members of the coronin family are closely associated with cancer cell migration and invasion. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) analysis revealed that CORO1C, CORO2A, and CORO7 were significantly upregulated in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) tissues (p < 0.05). Moreover, the high expression of CORO2A was significantly predictive of the 5-year survival rate of patients with OSCC (p = 0.0203). Overexpression of CORO2A was detected in OSCC clinical specimens by immunostaining. siRNA-mediated knockdown of CORO2A suppressed cancer cell migration and invasion abilities. Furthermore, we investigated the involvement of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the molecular mechanism underlying CORO2A overexpression in OSCC cells. TCGA analysis confirmed that tumor-suppressive miR-125b-5p and miR-140-5p were significantly downregulated in OSCC tissues. Notably, these miRNAs bound directly to the 3′-UTR of CORO2A and controlled CORO2A expression in OSCC cells. In summary, we found that aberrant expression of CORO2A facilitates the malignant transformation of OSCC cells, and that downregulation of tumor-suppressive miRNAs is involved in CORO2A overexpression. Elucidation of the interaction between genes and miRNAs will help reveal the molecular pathogenesis of OSCC.

scholarly journals Downregulation of miR-221 Inhibits Cell Migration and Invasion through Targeting Methyl-CpG Binding Domain Protein 2 in Human Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuqi He ◽  
Renfa Lai ◽  
Dan Chen ◽  
Wangxiang Yan ◽  
Zhaoqiang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Migration And Invasion ◽  
Cell Migration And Invasion ◽  
Qrt Pcr ◽  
Domain Protein

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), the most frequent of all oral cancers, is a type of highly malignant tumors with a high capacity to invade locally and form distant metastases. An increasing number of studies have shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in regulating cancer metastasis and invasion. In the present study, we detected the expression of miR-221 in two highly metastatic OSCC cell lines and two OSCC cell lines that are less metastatic using quantitative real-time PCR analysis (qRT-PCR). The qRT-PCR results indicate that miR-221 is upregulated in highly metastatic OSCC cell lines. Then, miR-221 expression was knocked down by transfection with miR-221 inhibitor, and UM1 cell migration and invasion were assessed using transwell migration and invasion assays. The results indicate that inhibition of miR-221 suppressed migration and invasion of UM1 cells. Furthermore, methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2 (MBD2) was identified as a direct target gene of miR-221. Additionally, MBD2 silencing could partly reverse the effect of miR-221 on cell migration and invasion. In conclusion, downregulation of miR-221 inhibits cell migration and invasion at least partially through targeting MBD2 in the human OSCC cell line UM1.

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