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ArticleOncology letters2018

Oct3/4 is potentially useful for the suppression of the proliferation and motility of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

Minoru Tomizawa, Fuminobu Shinozaki, Yasufumi Motoyoshi, Takao Sugiyama, Shigenori Yamamoto, Naoki Ishige

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Article in Oncology letters, 2018. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Minoru TomizawaDepartment of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284-0003, Japan.
Fuminobu ShinozakiDepartment of Radiology, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284-0003, Japan.
Yasufumi MotoyoshiDepartment of Neurology, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284-0003, Japan.
Takao SugiyamaDepartment of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284-0003, Japan.
Shigenori YamamotoDepartment of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284-0003, Japan.
Naoki IshigeDepartment of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization, Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba 284-0003, Japan.
National Hospital Organization · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells are immature compared with healthy mature hepatocytes. Transcription factors serve a role in hepatocyte differentiation. The expression levels of transcription factors in HCC cell lines have been investigated to determine potential therapeutic targets. In the present study, the HLE, HLF, PLC/PRF/5, Huh-7, Hep3B, Huh-6 and HepG2 HCC cell lines were subjected to reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of transcription factors, including NANOG, Oct3/4, GATA binding protein 4 (GATA4), GATA6 and hematopoietically expressed homeobox (HHEX). In addition, these cell lines were analyzed using RT-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) of NANOG and Oct3/4. The 201B7 human induced pluripotent stem cells were evaluated as a model of pluripotent cells. The HLF cells were transfected with Oct3/4 small interfering RNA (siRNA) and used in an MTS colorimetric assay and a scratch assay. NANOG was not expressed in any of the cell lines. However, GATA4, GATA6 and HHEX were expressed in the majority of the HCC cell lines. In addition, NANOG and Oct3/4 were expressed in 201B7 cells. Oct3/4 was expressed in HLE, HLF and Hep3B cells; however, its expression levels were significantly reduced compared with those in 201B7 cells. RT-qPCR demonstrated that the expression of Oct3/4 siRNA suppressed the proliferation and motility of HLF cells. Oct3/4 siRNA may be a potentially effective therapy for the suppression of the proliferation and motility of HCC cells.

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hepatocellular carcinomaMTS assayOct3/4scratch assaysmall interfering RNA

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PMID30250594
PMCPMC6144932
OpenAlexW2887265032

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