期刊
CANCERS
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cancers12010033
关键词
melanoma; CREPT; proliferation and migration; cytoskeleton organization; RhoA activation
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资金
- Erasmus MC Mrace grant [343566]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81830092]
- China scholarship council for the doctorate program
Melanoma is one of the most aggressive cancers, and patients with distant metastases have dire outcomes. We observed previously that melanoma progression is driven by a high migratory potential of melanoma cells, which survive and proliferate under harsh environmental conditions. In this study, we report that CREPT (cell-cycle related and expression-elevated protein in tumor), an oncoprotein highly expressed in other cancers, is overexpressed in melanoma cells but not melanocytes. Overexpression of CREPT stimulates cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in several melanoma cell lines. Further, we show that CREPT enhances melanoma progression through upregulating and activating Ras homolog family member A (RhoA)-induced actin organization and focal adhesion assembly. Our study reveals a novel role of CREPT in promoting melanoma progression. Targeting CREPT may be a promising strategy for melanoma treatment.
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