期刊
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 116, 期 8, 页码 1766-1775出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25135
关键词
EPIGENETIC INACTIVATION; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; METHYLATION; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; PROTOCADHERIN 20; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; Wnt; -CATENIN
资金
- National Key Clinical Specialties Construction Program of China [[2012]649]
- National Natural Science Foundation [81372898, 81101492, 813732238]
Genetic alterations of 13q21 (PCDH 8,9,17, and 20) are frequently observed in multiple tumors, suggesting the presence of critical tumor suppressor genes (TSGs). Protocadherin20 (PCDH20), located at 13q21.2, belongs to the 1-protocadherins, which constitutes one of the largest subgroup within the adherin superfamily. Frequent downregulation/silencing of PCDH20 was found in NPC cell lines using semiquantitative PCR. PCDH20 mRNA was broadly expressed in normal nasopharyngeal tissues and cell lines. Promoter methylation of PCDH20 was observed in 80% (4/5) of NPC cell lines and 78.4% (40 of 51) of primary tumors by methylation-specific PCR, but rarely in normal nasopharygeal tissues and nasopharyngeal epithelial cell line (NP69). The silencing of PCDH20 can be reversed by pharmacological demethylation, indicating an epigenetic mechanism. Restoration of PCDH20 expression in NPC cells strongly suppressed cell numbers and colony formation. Overexpression of PCDH20 antagonized Wnt/-catenin signaling pathway and promoted -catenin to translocate from nucleus to cytoplasm and membrane. PCDH20 significantly inhibited the migration and invasion ability of NPC cells. PCDH20 also inhibited epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through enhanced expression of E-cadherin. Our study identified PCDH20 as a functional tumor suppressor and an important antagonist of Wnt/-catenin signaling and EMT, with frequent epigenetic inactivation in NPC. J. Cell. Biochem. 116: 1766-1775, 2015. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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