Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 17, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms17071025
Keywords
pancreatic cancer; CD133; cancer stem cell; HIF-1; hypoxia; migration; EMT
Funding
- JSPS KAKENHI from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan [25293288]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [25293288, 26462069] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Although CD133 is a known representative cancer stem cell marker, its function in tumor aggressiveness under hypoxia is not fully known. The aim of this study is to demonstrate that CD133 regulates hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1 expression with tumor migration. The CD133(+) pancreatic cancer cell line, Capan1M9, was compared with the CD133(-) cell line, shCD133M9, under hypoxia. HIF-1 expression levels were compared by Western blot, HIF-1 nucleus translocation assay and real-time (RT)-PCR. The hypoxia responsive element (HRE) was observed by luciferase assay. The migration ability was analyzed by migration and wound healing assays. Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) related genes were analyzed by real-time RT-PCR. HIF-1 was highly expressed in Capan1M9 compared to shCD133M9 under hypoxia because of the high activation of HRE. Furthermore, the migration ability of Capan1M9 was higher than that of shCD133M9 under hypoxia, suggesting higher expression of EMT related genes in Capan1M9 compared to shCD133M9. Conclusion: HIF-1 expression under hypoxia in CD133(+) pancreatic cancer cells correlated with tumor cell migration through EMT gene expression. Understanding the function of CD133 in cancer aggressiveness provides a novel therapeutic approach to eradicate pancreatic cancer stem cells.
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