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CARCINOGENESIS
Volume 34, Issue 12, Pages 2851-2860Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgt226
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81201915, 81200643]
- Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China [20120073120098]
- Special fund for cultivation of outstanding young teachers of Shanghai University [82013011870002]
- outstanding doctor cultivation fund of Shanghai Jiao Tong University [YBPY2009007]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2010CB912104]
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MPS-1 (metallopanstimulin-1), also known as ribosomal protein S27, was overexpressed in gastric cancer cells. However, how MPS-1 contributes to gastric carcinogenesis has not been well characterized. Here, we show that high expression of MPS-1 was observed in gastric cancer tissues and associated with gastric cancer cell metastasis. Alteration of MPS-1 expression regulates invasion and migration of gastric cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, by using Signal-Net and cluster analyses of microarray data we identified integrin beta 4 (ITGB4) as a downstream target of MPS-1 that mediates its effects on cell metastasis. Knockdown of MPS-1 expression in gastric cancer cells led to significant reduction of ITGB4 expression at both the RNA and protein levels. Mechanically, we found that overexpression of ITGB4 in MPS-1 knockdown cells largely recovers the ability of invasion and migration. Conversely, knockdown of ITGB4 partially reduced cell invading/migrating ability induced by MPS-1 overexpression. Moreover, MPS-1 and ITGB4 expressions are positively correlated in gastric cancer cell lines and tissues. Finally, the survival analyses show that the expression of MPS-1 and ITGB4 is associated with poor outcomes in gastric cancer patients. Collectively, our findings suggest that MPS-1 regulates cell invasiveness and migration partially through ITGB4 and that MPS-1/ITGB4 signaling axis may serve as therapeutic targets in the treatment of gastric cancer.
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