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ArticlePathology oncology research : POR2019

Quantitative Proteomics Identify the Possible Tumor Suppressive Role of Protease-Activated Receptor-4 in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells.

Ming Wang, Shuhong An, Diyi Wang, Haizhen Ji, Min Geng, Xingjing Guo, Zhaojin Wang

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Article in Pathology oncology research : POR, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ming WangDepartment of Human Anatomy, Taishan Medical University, 2 Ying Sheng Dong Lu, Tai'an, 271000, China.
Shuhong AnDepartment of Human Anatomy, Taishan Medical University, 2 Ying Sheng Dong Lu, Tai'an, 271000, China.
Diyi WangDepartment of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Tai'an, 271000, China.
Haizhen JiDepartment of Physiology, Taishan Medical University, Tai'an, China.
Min GengDepartment of Human Anatomy, Taishan Medical University, 2 Ying Sheng Dong Lu, Tai'an, 271000, China.
Xingjing GuoDepartment of Physiology, Taishan Medical University, Tai'an, China.
Zhaojin WangDepartment of Human Anatomy, Taishan Medical University, 2 Ying Sheng Dong Lu, Tai'an, 271000, China. zjwang@tsmc.edu.cn.
Taishan Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81371234Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China 2016ZRB14346
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to carcinogens of tobacco smoke may result in methylation of protease-activated receptors-4 (PAR4) gene and further induces the loss of PAR4 expression, which is considered to be involved in carcinogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Here we employed a TMT-based quantitative proteomic approach to identify PAR4-regulated changes of proteomic profiles in ESCC cells and to identify potentially therapeutic value. A total of 33 proteins were found significantly changed with 15 up-regulated and 18 down-regulated in PAR4-activating peptide (PAR4-AP) treated ESCC cells compared with controls. Bioinformatics analysis showed that key higher expressed proteins included those associated with apoptosis and tumor suppressor (e.g. CASP9), and lower expressed proteins included those associated with anti-apoptosis, autophagy and promoting cell proliferation (e.g. CHMP1B, PURA, PARG and HIST1H2AH). Western blot verified changes in five representative proteins including CASP9, CHMP1B, PURA, PARG and HIST1H2AH. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that CHMP1B, PURA, PARG and HIST1H2AH expression in ESCC tissues were significantly higher than those in adjacent nontumorous tissues. Our findings will be helpful in further investigations into the functions and molecular mechanisms of PAR4 in ESCC.

Indexed as

ApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDown-RegulationEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryPromoter Regions, GeneticProteomicsReceptors, ThrombinUp-Regulationprotease-activated receptor 4Receptors, ThrombinApoptosisEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaProtease-activated receptors-4ProteomicTumor suppressor

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PMID29502225
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