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ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2020

S100A6 promotes proliferation and migration of HepG2 cells via increased ubiquitin-dependent degradation of p53.

Dongqiang Song, Beili Xu, Dongmin Shi, Shuyu Li, Yu Cai

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Article in Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dongqiang SongLiver Cancer Institute, Department of Hepatic Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, P. R. China.
Beili XuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, P. R. China.
Dongmin ShiLiver Cancer Institute, Department of Hepatic Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, P. R. China.
Shuyu LiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, P. R. China.
Yu CaiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, P. R. China.
Zhongshan Hospital · CNFudan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeS100A6 protein (calcyclin), a small calcium-binding protein of the S100 family, is often upregulated in various types of cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to illustrate the molecular mechanism of S100A6 in regulating the proliferation and migration of HCC cells.

methodsThe expressions of S100A6 in human HCC and adjacent non-tumor liver specimens were detected using immunoblotting and quantitative PCR (qPCR). The recombinant glutathione S-transferase (GST)-tagged human S100A6 protein was purified and identified. After treatment with S100A6, the proliferation of HepG2 cells was detected by the MTT and colony formation assay, and the migration of HepG2 cells was investigated by the transwell migration assay; the protein levels of cyclin D1 (CCND1), E-cadherin, and vimentin were also tested by immunoblotting. The effect of S100A6 on p21 and nuclear factor-κB pathway was verified by performing the dual luciferase assay. Then, the expression of p21 and its transcription activator, p53, was examined using immunoblotting and qPCR, the ubiquitination of which was investigated through co-immunoprecipitation.

resultsIt was found that the level of S100A6 was higher in the HCC tissues than in the adjacent non-tumor liver specimens. Exogenous overexpression of S100A6 promoted the proliferation and migration of HepG2 cells. S100A6 was observed to regulate p21 mRNA and protein expression levels and decrease p53 protein expression level, not mRNA level, by promoting the ubiquitination of p53 via the proteasome-dependent degradation pathway.

conclusionOur study indicated that S100A6 overexpression could promote the proliferation and migration of HCC cells by enhancing p53 ubiquitin-dependent proteasome degradation, ultimately regulating the p21 expression level.

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hepatocellular carcinomap21p53S100A6ubiquitination

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PMID33335992
PMCPMC7712203
OpenAlexW3023873481

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