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Increased expression levels of Syntaxin 1A and Synaptobrevin 2/Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein-2 are associated with the progression of bladder cancer.

Sadaf Azad Raja, Seher Abbas, Syed Tahir Abbas Shah, Aamira Tariq, Nazia Bibi, Arzu Yousuf, Athar Khawaja, Muhammad Nawaz, Arshad Mehmood, Muhammad Jadoon Khan and 1 more

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Sadaf Azad RajaDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.
Seher AbbasDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.
Syed Tahir Abbas ShahDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.
Aamira TariqDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9448-0986
Nazia BibiDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.
Arzu YousufDepartment of Urology and Kidney Transplant, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Athar KhawajaDepartment of Urology and Kidney Transplant, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad NawazArmed Forces Institute of Urology (AFIU), Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Arshad MehmoodArmed Forces Institute of Urology (AFIU), Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Jadoon KhanDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.
Alamdar HussainDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4888-7280
COMSATS University Islamabad · PKArmed Forces Institute of Pathology · PKShifa International Hospital · PK

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Abstract

Gene expression is tightly regulated in time and space through a multitude of factors consisting of signaling molecules. Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive-factor attachment protein receptors (SNARE) are membrane proteins responsible for the intercellular trafficking of signals through endocytosis and exocytosis of vesicles. Altered expression of SNARE proteins in cellular communication is the major hallmark of cancer phenotypes as indicated in recent studies. SNAREs play an important role in maintaining cell growth and epithelial membrane permeability of the bladder and are not only involved in cancer progression but also metastatic cell invasion through SNARE-mediated trafficking. Synaptobrevin2/Vesicle associated membrane protein-2 (v-SNARE) and Syntaxin (t-SNARE) form a vesicular docking complex during endocytosis. Some earlier studies have shown a critical role of SNARE in colon, lungs, and breast cancer progression and metastasis. In this study, we analyzed the relative expression of the STX1A and VAMP2 (SYB2) for their possible association in the progression and metastasis of bladder cancer. The profiling of the genes showed a significant increase in STX1A and VAMP2 expression (p < 0.001) in high-grade tumor cells compared to normal and low-grade tumors. These findings suggest that elevated expression of STX1A and VAMP2 might have caused the abnormal progression and invasion of cancer cells leading to the transformation of cells into high-grade tumor in bladder cancer.

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