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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

NF-YA promotes the cell proliferation and tumorigenic properties by transcriptional activation of SOX2 in cervical cancer.

Wen-Ting Yang, Qian Feng, Hong-Mei Ma, Dan Lei, Peng-Sheng Zheng

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wen-Ting YangDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, Xi'an, China.
Qian FengDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, Xi'an, China.
Hong-Mei MaDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, Xi'an, China.
Dan LeiDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, Xi'an, China.
Peng-Sheng ZhengDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, Xi'an, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6069-3887
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

NF-YA is considered as a crucial regulator for the maintenance of cancer stem cell (CSC) and involved in various types of malignant tumours. However, the exact function and molecular mechanisms of NF-YA in the progression of cervical cancer remains poorly understood. Here, the expression of NF-YA detected by immunohistochemistry was gradually increased from normal cervical tissues, to the high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, and then to cervical cancer tissues. NF-YA promoted the cell proliferation and tumorigenic properties of cervical cancer cells as well as tumorsphere formation and chemoresistance in vitro. The luciferase reporter assay combined with mutagenesis analyses and Western blotting showed that NF-YA trans-activated the expression of SOX2 in cervical cancer. Furthermore, quantitative chromatin immunoprecipitation (qChIP) and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) confirmed that NF-YA protein directly bound to the CCAAT box region located upstream of the SOX2 promoter. Together, our data demonstrated that NF-YA was highly expressed in cervical cancer and promoted the cell proliferation, tumorigenicity and CSC characteristic by trans-activating the expression of SOX2.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCCAAT-Binding FactorCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SeparationCell SurvivalFemaleHumansMiceMice, NudeNeoplastic Stem CellsSOXB1 Transcription FactorsTranscriptional ActivationUterine Cervical DysplasiaCCAAT-Binding FactorNFYA protein, humanNfya protein, mouseSOX2 protein, humanSox2 protein, mouseSOXB1 Transcription Factorscancer stem cellcervical cancerNF-YASOX2

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PMID32954681
PMCPMC7686972
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