ArticleThe Journal of surgical research2023
Inhibition of Glypican-3 Cleavage Results in Reduced Cell Proliferation in a Liver Cancer Cell Line.
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- HBx Induces the Production of N-GPC3 in Hepatoma Cells to Promote the Evasion of Macrophage Phagocytosis Through Activating Furin.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026Article
- EZH2 is a key component of hepatoblastoma tumor cell growth.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2024Article
- Glypican-3 deficiency in liver cancer upregulates MAPK/ERK pathway but decreases cell proliferation.American journal of cancer research · 2024Article
- Glypican-3 (GPC-3) Structural Analysis and Cargo in Serum Small Extracellular Vesicles of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Structural and Functional Impact of Posttranslational Modification of Glypican-3 on Liver Carcinogenesis.Cancer research · 2023Review
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Abstract
introductionGlypican-3 (GPC3) is a surface-bound proteoglycan overexpressed in pediatric liver cancer and utilized clinically as an immunohistochemical tumor marker. Furin is a proprotein convertase that is ubiquitously expressed and shown to modify GPC3 post-translationally. In experimental models of epithelial-based cancers, furin inhibition decreased tumor cell migration and proliferation representing a potential therapeutic target.
methodsUsing a synthetic furin inhibitor, we evaluated proliferation, migration, protein, and RNA expression in two liver cancer cell lines, HepG2 (GPC3-positive) and SKHep1 cells (GPC3-negative). Total furin protein and GPC3 protein expression were assessed to evaluate functional levels of furin.
resultsThere was a reduction in HepG2 proliferation with addition of furin inhibitor at the 48-h timepoint, however there was an increase in HepG2 migration.
conclusionsGPC3 cleavage in hepatoblastoma (HB) has a role in cell proliferation with therapeutic potential, however furin inhibition is not an appropriate target for GPC3-expressing HB due to increased migration which may enhance metastatic potential.
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