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ArticleJournal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology2026

Inhibition of the EP300/Notch Signaling Pathway Regulates Proliferation and Apoptosis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Honglan Wang, Yanzhen Fu, Gaoren Lin, Dandan Zhang, Xiaoxu Nan, Jiaming Liu, Xuelin Mou, Changyue Liu, Yuxuan Fan, Tong Zheng and 1 more

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Honglan WangDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Yanzhen FuDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Gaoren LinDepartment of Stomatology, Cangnan People's Hospital, Wenzhou, China.
Dandan ZhangDepartment of Jiaxing Dental Hospital, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China.
Xiaoxu NanDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Jiaming LiuDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Xuelin MouDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Changyue LiuDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Yuxuan FanDepartment of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Tong ZhengDepartment of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Ying LiuDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.

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North Sichuan Medical College CBY23ZDA10the Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College 2024PTZK015the Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College 2025CX003
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Abstract

objectiveOral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is highly recurrent and metastatic; EP300 drives tumorigenesis, but its mechanism is unclear. MATERIALS AND

methodsEP300 expression was profiled in OSCC via databases, RT-PCR, and Western blot. Knockdown effects on proliferation (CCK-8, colony), cell cycle, and apoptosis (flow cytometry) were measured. EP300-Notch interplay was probed with Valproic acid, a Notch signaling activator (VPA) rescue assays.

resultsOur experimental results showed that EP300 was upregulated in OSCC Cell Lines. In addition, bioinformatics analysis showed that EP300 upregulation was significantly associated with poor prognosis of OSCC. Prior research and bioinformatics analyses have demonstrated a close relationship between EP300 and the activation of the notch signaling pathway in OSCC. After EP300 knockdown in OSCC cells treated with VPA, our results indicated that VPA could partially reverse the effects of EP300 knockdown on cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, and EMT processes in OSCC Cells.

conclusionIn this study, we observed that EP300 knockdown suppressed the Notch signaling pathway, consequently inhibiting OSCC cell proliferation, the cell cycle, and EMT while also promoting apoptosis. These findings suggest that EP300 is crucial for OSCC cell growth and development.

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ApoptosisCarcinoma, Squamous CellE1A-Associated p300 ProteinMouth NeoplasmsReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansUp-RegulationValproic AcidE1A-Associated p300 ProteinEP300 protein, humanReceptors, NotchValproic AcidapoptosisE1A‐binding protein p300notch signaling pathwayoral squamous cell carcinomaproliferation

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PMID42299711
PMCPMC13533867

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