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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2013

Tumor suppressor function of ezrin-radixin-moesin-binding phosphoprotein-50 through β-catenin/E-cadherin pathway in human hepatocellular cancer.

Xiu-Lan Peng, Meng-Yao Ji, Zi-Rong Yang, Jia Song, Wei-Guo Dong

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Xiu-Lan PengDepartment of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China.
Meng-Yao Ji
Zi-Rong Yang
Jia Song
Wei-Guo Dong
Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo determine the effect and molecular mechanism of ezrin-radixin-moesin-binding phosphoprotein-50 (EBP50) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

methodsThree human HCC cell lines, i.e., SM-MC7721, HepG2 and Hep3B, were used. We transfected the Pbk-CMV-HA-EBP50 plasmid into SMMC7721 cells with Lipofectamine 2000 to overexpress EBP50. Western blotting were performed to determine the effects of the plasmid on EBP50 expression and to detect the expression of β-catenin and E-cadherin before and after the transfection of the plasmid into SMMC7721 cells. In vitro cell proliferation was assessed with a Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. Cell cycle distribution was assessed with flow cytometry. Invasion and migration ability of before and after the transfection were determined with a transwell assay. Cell apoptosis was demonstrated with Annexin V-FITC. The effect of EBP50 overexpressing on tumor growth in vivo was performed with a xenograft tumor model in nude mice.

resultsThe transfection efficiency was confirmed with Western blotting (1.36 ± 0.07 vs 0.81 ± 0.09, P < 0.01). The CCK8 assay demonstrated that the growth of cells overexpressing EBP50 was significantly lower than control cells (P < 0.01). Cell cycle distribution showed there was a G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in cells overexpressing EBP50 (61.3% ± 3.1% vs 54.0% ± 2.4%, P < 0.05). The transwell assay showed that cell invasion and migration were significantly inhibited in cells overexpressing EBP50 compared with control cells (5.8 ± 0.8 vs 21.6 ± 1.3, P < 0.01). Annexin V-FITC revealed that apoptosis was significantly increased in cells overexpressing EBP50 compared with control cells (14.8% ± 2.7% vs 3.4% ± 1.3%, P < 0.05). The expression of β-catenin was downregulated and E-cadherin was upregulated in cells overexpressing EBP50 compared with control cells (0.28 ± 0.07 vs 0.56 ± 0.12, P < 0.05; 0.55 ± 0.08 vs 0.39 ± 0.07, P < 0.05). In vivo tumor growth assay confirmed that up-regulation of EBP50 could obviously slow the growth of HCC derived from SMMC7721 cells (28.9 ± 7.2 vs 70.1 ± 7.2, P < 0.01).

conclusionThe overexpression of EBP50 could inhibit the growth of SMMC7721 cells and promote apoptosis by modulating β-catenin, E-cadherin. EBP50 may serve as a potential therapeutic target in HCC.

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AnimalsAntigens, CDApoptosisbeta CateninCadherinsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationHumansLiver NeoplasmsMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm TransplantationAntigens, CDbeta CateninCadherinsCDH1 protein, humanCTNNB1 protein, humanPhosphoproteinssodium-hydrogen exchanger regulatory factorSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersEzrin-radixin-moesin-binding phosphoprotein-50GrowthHepatocellular carcinomaInvasionMigration

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PMID23483729
PMCPMC3587489
OpenAlexW2121438059

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