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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2018

HMGA2 gene silencing reduces epithelial-mesenchymal transition and lymph node metastasis in cervical cancer through inhibiting the ATR/Chk1 signaling pathway.

Wen-Yan Wang, Yun-Xia Cao, Xiao Zhou, Bing Wei, Lei Zhan, Liu-Tao Fu

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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Wen-Yan WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei 230601, Anhui Province, P. R. China.
Yun-Xia CaoTeaching and Research Group of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Anhui Medical University Hefei 230032, Anhui Province, P. R. China.
Xiao ZhouDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei 230601, Anhui Province, P. R. China.
Bing WeiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei 230601, Anhui Province, P. R. China.
Lei ZhanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei 230601, Anhui Province, P. R. China.
Liu-Tao FuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei 230601, Anhui Province, P. R. China.
Anhui Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many cervical cancer (CC) patients suffer from cancer invasion and lymph node metastasis, resulting in poor therapeutic outcome. Evidence has indicated the involvement of misexpressed high-mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) in poor survival of cancer patients. This study hereby aims to investigate the role of HMGA2 in CC cell biological functions via the ATR/Chk1 signaling pathway. The cell line with the highest HMGA2 expression was selected to establish cell lines with wild-type and stable HMGA2 silencing. The underlying regulatory mechanisms of HMGA2 in CC cells were analyzed with the treatment of the ATR/Chk1 signaling pathway activator, inhibitor, shRNA against HMGA2 or pcDNA-HMGA2 plasmids, followed by quantification of expression levels of ATR, Chk1, Bcl-2, Bax, MMP-2, MMP-9, E-cadherin and N-cadherin. CC cell apoptosis, proliferation, migration, invasion and lymph node metastasis in nude mice were evaluated. The HeLa cell line with the highest HMGA2 expression was selected. HMGA2 inhibited the activation of the ATR/Chk1 signaling pathway. Notably, HMGA2 silencing or inhibition of the ATR/Chk1 signaling pathway inhibited epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT), CC cell proliferation, invasion, migration, tumorigenicity and lymph node metastasis while promoting apoptosis, indicated by reduced expression of Bcl-2, MMP-2, MMP-9 and N-cadherin, with increased expression of E-cadherin and Bax. Collectively, our study provides evidence that HMGA2 gene silencing inhibits the activation of the ATR/Chk1 signaling pathway, whereby repressing EMT, proliferation, migration and invasion of CC cells and lymph node metastasis, and promoting CC cell apoptosis.

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ATR/Chk1 signaling pathwaycervical cancerepithelial mesenchymal transitionHMGA2lymph node metastasis

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PMID30416649
PMCPMC6220229
OpenAlexW2998089732

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