Journal
ONCOTARGET
Volume 6, Issue 16, Pages 13994-14004Publisher
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4374
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P73; p21; PUMA; epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT); MDCK
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- National Institutes of Health [CA 081237, CA 076069]
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P73, a member of p53 tumor suppressor family, plays a crucial role in tumor suppression and neural development. Due to the usage of two promoters, p73 is expressed as two isoforms, TAp73 and Delta Np73, with opposing functions. Here, we investigated the potential role of p73 in epithelial polarity and morphogenesis by using Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells as a model system. We found that knockdown of TAp73 enhances, whereas knockdown of Delta Np73 inhibits, MDCK cell proliferation and migration in two-dimensional (2-D) culture. We also found that knockdown of TAp73, but not Delta Np73, disrupts cyst formation of MDCK cells in three-dimensional (3-D) culture. Interestingly, we found that p21 and PUMA, both of which are induced by TAp73 but repressed by Delta Np73, are required for suppressing cell proliferation and migration in 2-D culture and for MDCK ce II morphogenesis in 3-D culture. Finally, we showed knockdown of TAp73, p21 or PUMA induces epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) with a decrease in E-cadherin and an increase in EMT transcription factors. Together, our data suggest that TAp73, p21 and PUMA play a critical role in modulating MDCK cell morphogenesis by maintaining an appropriate level of the EMT.
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