Low expression of GATA3 promotes cell proliferation and metastasis in gastric cancer

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GATA3, a member of the GATA zinc finger transcription factor family, has been widely investigated for its role in cancer. Although a recent report has found that GATA3 is downregulated in gastric cancer (GC), the detailed mechanism of GATA3 in GC is still unknown. Here, we investigated whether GATA3 was downregulated in GC patients’ tissue samples and cell lines using quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. In addition, we conducted several functional experiments to investigate the effect of GATA3 in GC, including cell proliferation, metastasis and epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT). The results showed that GATA3 was downregulated in GC tissue samples and cells. Moreover, the expression of GATA3 was associated with tumor size, stage and metastasis. Restoration of GATA3 levels suppressed GC cell proliferation, migration and invasion. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation and luciferase reporter assay also revealed that GATA3 transcriptionally regulated ZEB1, thereby suppressing EMT. All these findings suggest that GATA3 serves as an oncogene in GC development.

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Overexpression of Snail induces epithelial–mesenchymal transition and a cancer stem cell–like phenotype in human colorectal cancer cells

Fan Fan, Shaija Samuel, Kurt W Evans … (2012)

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a critical process providing tumor cells with the ability to migrate and escape from the primary tumor and metastasize to distant sites. Recently, EMT was shown to be associated with the cancer stem cell (CSC) phenotype in breast cancer. Snail is a transcription factor that mediates EMT in a number of tumor types, including colorectal cancer (CRC). Our study was done to determine the role of Snail in mediating EMT and CSC function in CRC. Human CRC specimens were stained for Snail expression, and human CRC cell lines were transduced with a retroviral Snail construct or vector control. Cell proliferation and chemosensitivity to oxaliplatin of the infected cells were determined by the MTT (colorimetric 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay. Migration and invasion were determined in vitro using modified Boyden chamber assays. EMT and putative CSC markers were analyzed using Western blotting. Intravenous injection of tumor cells was done to evaluate their metastatic potential in mice. Snail was overexpressed in human CRC surgical specimens. This overexpression induced EMT and a CSC-like phenotype in human CRC cells and enhanced cell migration and invasion (P < 0.002 vs. control). Snail overexpression also led to an increase in metastasis formation in vivo (P < 0.002 vs. control). Furthermore, the Snail-overexpressing CRC cells were more chemoresistant to oxaliplatin than control cells. Increased Snail expression induces EMT and the CSC-like phenotype in CRC cells, which enhance cancer cell invasion and chemoresistance. Thus, Snail is a potential therapeutic target in metastatic CRC.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cancer Manag Res

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Cancer Manag Res

Journal ID (publisher-id): Cancer Management and Research

Title: Cancer Management and Research

Publisher: Dove Medical Press

ISSN (Electronic): 1179-1322

Publication date Collection: 2017

Publication date (Electronic): 07 December 2017

Volume: 9

Pages: 769-780

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[1 ]Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital

[2 ]Department of Gastroenterology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

[3 ]School of Life Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

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Correspondence: Shuangqin Wei, Department of Gastroenterology, Zhoupu Hospital, No. 1500 Zhouyuan Road, Pudong District, Shanghai 201318, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 21 6813 5590, Email sq_wei@ 123456yeah.net

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DOI: 10.2147/CMAR.S147973

PMC ID: 5724715

SO-VID: c32b97c4-b3cc-41a3-ac52-2c788d315f20

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GATA-3 maintains the differentiation of the luminal cell fate in the mammary gland.

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