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ArticleCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2010

Specificity protein 1 regulates fascin expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma as the result of the epidermal growth factor/extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling pathway activation.

Xiao-Feng Lu, En-Min Li, Ze-Peng Du, Jian-Jun Xie, Zhang-Yan Guo, Shu-Ying Gao, Lian-Di Liao, Zhong-Ying Shen, Dong Xie, Li-Yan Xu

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Article in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao-Feng LuInstitute of Oncologic Pathology, The Key Immunopathology Laboratory of Guangdong Province, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou 515041, People's Republic of China.
En-Min Li
Ze-Peng Du
Jian-Jun Xie
Zhang-Yan Guo
Shu-Ying Gao
Lian-Di Liao
Zhong-Ying Shen
Dong Xie
Li-Yan Xu
Shantou University · CNShantou University Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The overexpression of fascin in human carcinomas is associated with aggressive clinical phenotypes and poor prognosis. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the increased expression of fascin in cancer cells is largely unknown. Here, we identified a Sp1 binding element located at -70 to -60 nts of the FSCN1 promoter and validated that Sp1 specifically bound to this element in esophageal carcinoma cells. Fascin expression was enhanced by Sp1 overexpression and blocked by Sp1 RNAi knockdown. Specific inhibition of ERK1/2 decreased phosphorylation levels of Sp1, and thus suppressed the transcription of the FSCN1, resulting in the down-regulation of fascin. Stimulation with EGF could enhance fascin expression via activating the ERK1/2 pathway and increasing phosphorylation levels of Sp1. These data suggest that FSCN1 transcription may be subjected to the regulation of the EGF/EGFR signaling pathway and can be used as a viable biomarker to predict the efficacy of EGFR inhibitors in cancer therapies.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellCarrier ProteinsDown-RegulationEpidermal Growth FactorEsophageal NeoplasmsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHumansMicrofilament ProteinsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProteinsSignal TransductionCarrier ProteinsEpidermal Growth FactorExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesfascinMicrofilament ProteinsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProteins

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PMID20502940
PMCPMC11115853
OpenAlexW2079400144

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