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ArticleTranslational oncology2025

PER3 suppresses tumor metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma by promoting HIF-1α degradation.

Yaoxu Li, Bing Li, Kai Yang, Lihua Zhu, Hong Tang, Yinpei Huang, Jinhai Deng, Jun Duan

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Article in Translational oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Yaoxu LiDepartment of Stomatology, Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Wanzhou District, Chongqing, 404100, PR China; Clinical Research Center (CRC), Medical Pathology Center (MPC), Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Center (CEDTC) and Translational Medicine Research Center (TMRC), Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Wanzhou District, Chongqing, 404100, PR China. Electronic address: liyaoxu2024@163.com.
Bing LiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China. Electronic address: 1390658110@qq.com.
Kai YangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China. Electronic address: cqfyyk@hotmail.com.
Lihua ZhuDepartment of General Practice, Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Wanzhou District, Chongqing, 404100, PR China.
Hong TangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China.
Yinpei HuangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China.
Jinhai DengClinical Research Center (CRC), Medical Pathology Center (MPC), Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Center (CEDTC) and Translational Medicine Research Center (TMRC), Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Wanzhou District, Chongqing, 404100, PR China.
Jun DuanDepartment of Stomatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The low expression of period circadian regulator 3 (PER3) in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is closely correlated with tumor size and invasion depth. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha (HIF-1α) regulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) transcription factors, activates EMT, and promotes tumor metastasis. Here, we investigated the role and molecular mechanism of PER3 in regulating HIF-1α and metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) by using bioinformatics analyses and in vitro and in vivo experiments. PER3 expression was decreased in OSCC, and PER3 expression was significantly negatively correlated with T stage, N stage, clinical classification, and survival time. PER3 overexpression inhibited, while PER3 knockdown prompted EMT and metastasis of OSCC cells. HIF-1α reversed the effects of alterations in PER3 expression on OSCC metastasis. Mechanistically, PER3 bound to HIF-1α via the Per-ARNT-Sim 1 domain and promoted its ubiquitination degradation. Hypermethylation at CpG site cg12258811 of PER3 promoter inhibited PER3 expression and prognosis of OSCC. Decitabine combined with LW6 upregulated PER3, downregulated HIF-1α, and inhibited lymph node metastasis of OSCC in nude mice. Our findings reveal the role and mechanism of HIF-1α regulation by PER3 and support the potential clinical application of targeting PER3 in treating OSCC metastasis.

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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alphaMetastasisOral squamous cell carcinomaPeriod circadian regulator 3Promoter methylation

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