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ArticleOncogene2016

Repression of TIF1γ by SOX2 promotes TGF-β-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in non-small-cell lung cancer.

L Wang, H Yang, Z Lei, J Zhao, Y Chen, P Chen, C Li, Y Zeng, Z Liu, X Liu and 1 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

L WangSoochow University Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
H YangSoochow University Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Z LeiSoochow University Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
J ZhaoSuzhou Key Laboratory for Molecular Cancer Genetics, Suzhou, China.
Y ChenDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
P ChenSystems Biology Laboratory, Research Programs Unit, Genome-Scale Biology, and Institute of Biomedicine, Biochemistry and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, Helsinki, Finland.
C LiSuzhou Key Laboratory for Molecular Cancer Genetics, Suzhou, China.
Y ZengSuzhou Key Laboratory for Molecular Cancer Genetics, Suzhou, China.
Z LiuSuzhou Key Laboratory for Molecular Cancer Genetics, Suzhou, China.
X LiuSoochow University Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
H-T ZhangSoochow University Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Soochow University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CNUniversity of Helsinki · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TIF1γ is a novel regulator of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β/Smad signaling. Our previous studies show that dysregulated expression of transcriptional intermediary factor 1 γ (TIF1γ) and abnormal TGF-β/Smad signaling are implicated in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) separately. However, how TIF1γ contributes to NSCLC by controlling TGF-β/Smad signaling is poorly understood. Here, we investigated the mechanistic role of TIF1γ in TGF-β-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), as well as a link between TIF1γ and SOX2 in NSCLC. We show that TIF1γ is a downstream target of SOX2 in NSCLC cells. SOX2 overexpression negatively regulated TIF1γ promoter activity and thereby attenuated TIF1γ mRNA and protein expression levels; SOX2 knockdown significantly enhanced TIF1γ promoter activity and augmented TIF1γ expression. Moreover, TIF1γ mRNA expression was downregulated in human NSCLC tissues and negatively correlated with SOX2 protein, which was upregulated in NSCLC tissues. Importantly, knockdown of TIF1γ or SOX2 overexpression augmented SMAD4 (human Mad (mothers against decapentaplegic)-related homologous protein 4)-dependent transcriptional responses, and enhanced TGF-β-induced EMT and human NSCLC cell invasion; knockdown of SOX2 impaired TGF-β-induced EMT and NSCLC cell invasion. In an in vivo model of metastasis, knockdown of TIF1γ promotes NSCLC cell metastasis. In addition, our data suggested that TIF1γ inhibited TGF-β-induced EMT through competing with SMAD4 in NSCLC cells. Taken together, our findings reveal a new mechanism by which SOX2-mediated transcription repression of TIF1γ promotes TGF-β-induced EMT in NSCLC.

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AnimalsBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorChromatin ImmunoprecipitationElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesHeterograftsHumansLung NeoplasmsMiceMice, NudeRNA, Small InterferingSOX2 protein, humanSOXB1 Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsTransforming Growth Factor betaTRIM33 protein, human

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