期刊
CLINICAL EPIGENETICS
卷 10, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13148-018-0592-y
关键词
Colorectal cancer; Snail2; E-cadherin; Metastasis; EZH2; HDAC6
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81301803]
BackgroundThe transcription factor Snail2 is a repressor of E-cadherin expression during carcinogenesis; however, the specific mechanisms involved in this process in human colorectal cancer (CRC) remain largely unknown.MethodWe checked the expression of Snail2 in several clinical CRC specimens. Then, we established Snail2-overexpressing and knockdown cell lines to determine the function of Snail2 during EMT and metastasis processes in CRC. In addition, we used luciferase reporter assay to explore how Snail2 inhibits the expression of E-cadherin and induces EMT.ResultsWe found that the expression of Snail2 was higher in clinical specimens of colorectal cancer (CRC) compared to non-cancerous tissues. Overexpression of Snail2 induced migration and metastatic properties in CRC cells in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, overexpression of Snail2 promoted the occurrence of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), downregulating the expression of E-cadherin and upregulating that of vimentin. Specifically, Snail2 could interact with HDAC6 and then recruited HDAC6 and PRC2 to the promoter of E-cadherin and thus inhibited the expression of E-cadherin, promoting EMT and inducing invasion and metastasis of CRC.ConclusionOur study reveals that Snail2 might epigenetically suppress the expression of E-cadherin during CRC metastasis.
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