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Inhibition of mitochondrial carrier homolog 2 (MTCH2) suppresses tumor invasion and enhances sensitivity to temozolomide in malignant glioma

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MOLECULAR MEDICINE
卷 27, 期 1, 页码 -

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1186/s10020-020-00261-4

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MTCH2; Glioma; Temozolomide; Mitochondria; Cell migration; invasion; Cell death

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  1. Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program [2017SZ0006]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [31501155, 81571195]

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The study revealed a close association between MTCH2 expression and glioma malignancy, as well as poor patient survival. Silencing MTCH2 expression weakened cell migration/invasion abilities and increased sensitivity to temozolomide, possibly through regulating mitochondrial oxidative damage and repressing AKT signaling.
BackgroundMalignant glioma exerts a metabolic shift from oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOs) to aerobic glycolysis, with suppressed mitochondrial functions. This phenomenon offers a proliferation advantage to tumor cells and decrease mitochondria-dependent cell death. However, the underlying mechanism for mitochondrial dysfunction in glioma is not well elucidated. MTCH2 is a mitochondrial outer membrane protein that regulates mitochondrial metabolism and related cell death. This study aims to clarify the role of MTCH2 in glioma.MethodsBioinformatic analysis from TCGA and CGGA databases were used to investigate the association of MTCH2 with glioma malignancy and clinical significance. The expression of MTCH2 was verified from clinical specimens using real-time PCR and western blots in our cohorts. siRNA-mediated MTCH2 knockdown were used to assess the biological functions of MTCH2 in glioma progression, including cell invasion and temozolomide-induced cell death. Biochemical investigations of mitochondrial and cellular signaling alternations were performed to detect the mechanism by which MTCH2 regulates glioma malignancy.ResultsBioinformatic data from public database and our cohort showed that MTCH2 expression was closely associated with glioma malignancy and poor patient survival. Silencing of MTCH2 expression impaired cell migration/invasion and enhanced temozolomide sensitivity of human glioma cells. Mechanistically, MTCH2 knockdown may increase mitochondrial OXPHOs and thus oxidative damage, decreased migration/invasion pathways, and repressed pro-survival AKT signaling.ConclusionOur work establishes the relationship between MTCH2 expression and glioma malignancy, and provides a potential target for future interventions.

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