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ArticleJournal of gynecologic oncology2025

Pan-cancer analysis of ARNT2 and its oncogenic role in cervical cancer.

Dongdong Jin, Nannan Wang, Yang Xue, Yan Yang, Kaige Shi, He Wu, Jim Jinn-Chyuan Sheu, Ji-Hak Jeong, Zhenying Ban, Dandan Shen and 1 more

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Dongdong Jin *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8068-6289
Nannan Wang *Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2865-8344
Yang XueDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0005-1696-5602
Yan YangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5975-5545
Kaige ShiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0005-3174-7806
He WuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.ORCID 0009-0002-3281-444X
Jim Jinn-Chyuan SheuInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yatsen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-2088-5822
Ji-Hak JeongResearch Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9637-5461
Zhenying BanDepartment of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0003-3112-0865
Dandan ShenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0000-0622-5794
Li YangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3972-4298

Funding

Henan Province middle-aged and young health science and technology innovation talent training project YXKC2022019Henan Provincial science and technology attack project 232102310092
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Abstract

objectiveThis study aims to elucidate the role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear transporter 2 (ARNT2) in cervical cancer (CC) and explore the potential mechanism by which ARNT2 promotes the progression of CC through the protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A)/Akt signaling pathway.

methodsBioinformatics tools were used to analyze the expression level of ARNT2 in cancer and its correlation with cancer prognosis. Western Blot and immunohistochemistry staining were used to detect the expression of ARNT2 protein in CC tissues and cells. ARNT2 was knocked down in SiHa and HeLa cells, respectively. Cell Counting Kit-8 assay and colony formation assay were used to detect changes in cell proliferation. Transwell assay and plate scratch assay were used to detect changes in cell migration and invasion. Western Blot assay was used to detect changes in the expression of PP2A/Akt signaling pathway after ARNT2 expression was downregulated. Finally, a CC xenograft tumor model was constructed to evaluate the effect of ARNT2 on SiHa cell tumorigenesis in vivo.

resultsARNT2 is highly expressed in tumor tissues and cell lines. ARNT2 knockdown can significantly inhibit the proliferation, invasion and migration of SiHa and HeLa cells in vitro and in xenograft models. Further studies have shown that ARNT2 may promote tumor formation by regulating the PP2A/Akt pathway.

conclusionARNT2 promotes the malignant biological behavior of CC cells through the PP2A/Akt signaling pathway, confirming its potential as a prognostic marker for CC.

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Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear TranslocatorBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleHeLa CellsHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeNeoplasm InvasivenessPrognosisProtein Phosphatase 2ARNT2 protein, humanAryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear TranslocatorBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsProtein Phosphatase 2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktAryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear TranslocatorCervical CancerMetastasisNeoplasm Invasiveness

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