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ArticleMolecular cancer2015

Intelectin 1 suppresses the growth, invasion and metastasis of neuroblastoma cells through up-regulation of N-myc downstream regulated gene 2.

Dan Li, Hong Mei, Jiarui Pu, Xuan Xiang, Xiang Zhao, Hongxia Qu, Kai Huang, Liduan Zheng, Qiangsong Tong

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Article in Molecular cancer, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Dan LiDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, P. R. China. d.li26@hotmail.com.
Hong MeiDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, P. R. China. drmeihong@gmail.com.
Jiarui PuDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, P. R. China. jiaruipu82@gmail.com.
Xuan XiangDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, P. R. China. xuan_xiang86@hotmail.com.
Xiang ZhaoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, P. R. China. xiangzhaotongji@hotmail.com.
Hongxia QuDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, P. R. China. quhongxia02@gmail.com.
Kai HuangClinical Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, P. R. China. kaihuangunion@gmail.com.
Liduan ZhengClinical Center of Human Genomic Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, P. R. China. ld_zheng@hotmail.com.
Qiangsong TongDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, P. R. China. qs_tong@hotmail.com.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNUnion Hospital · CNUnion Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent studies have revealed the potential roles of intelectin 1 (ITLN1) in tumorigenesis. However, its functions and underlying mechanisms in neuroblastoma (NB), the most common extracranial solid tumor in childhood, still remain largely unknown.

methodsHuman neuroblastoma cell lines were treated with recombinant ITLN1 protein or stably transfected with ITLN1 expression and short hairpin RNA vectors. Gene expression and signaling pathway were detected by western blot and real-time quantitative RT-PCR. Gene promoter activity and transcription factor binding were detected by luciferase reporter and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays. Growth and aggressiveness of tumor cells were measured by MTT colorimetry, colony formation, scratch assay, matrigel invasion assay, and nude mice model.

resultsMining of public microarray databases revealed that N-myc downstream regulated gene 2 (NDRG2) was significantly correlated with ITLN1 in NB. Gain- and loss-of-function studies indicated that secretory ITLN1 facilitated the NDRG2 expression, resulting in down-regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), in NB cell lines SH-SY5Y, SK-N-BE(2), and SK-N-SH. Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4), a transcription factor crucial for NDRG2 expression, was up-regulated by ITLN1 in NB cells via inactivation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT signaling. Ectopic expression of ITLN1 suppressed the growth, invasion and metastasis of NB cells in vitro and in vivo. Conversely, knockdown of ITLN1 promoted the growth, invasion, and metastasis of NB cells. In addition, rescue experiments in ITLN1 over-expressed or silenced NB cells showed that restoration of NDRG2 expression prevented the tumor cells from ITLN1-mediated changes in these biological features. In clinical NB tissues, ITLN1 was down-regulated and positively correlated with NDRG2 expression. Patients with high ITLN1 or NDRG2 expression had greater survival probability.

conclusionsThese findings indicate that ITLN1 functions as a tumor suppressor that affects the growth, invasion and metastasis of NB through up-regulation of NDRG2.

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AnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCytokinesDown-RegulationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsLectinsMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 9MiceMice, NudeNeoplasm InvasivenessCytokinesGPI-Linked ProteinsITLN1 protein, humanKLF4 protein, humanKlf4 protein, mouseKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsLectinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 9NDRG2 protein, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor ProteinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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